In the blacksmith shop, as soon as Ma Shen walked in, he felt the hot air rushing to his face, and the sound of intense iron striking continued to echo in the shop.

After just taking Xiao Nasha to buy some daily necessities, I will send Xiao Nasha back to the Prime Minister's Tower, after all, the registration point is also close to the Red Fort, by the way, let her tidy up her things, and then Ma Shen himself came to the blacksmith shop alone.

"Is there anyone? The boss is not there?" Ma Shen asked loudly when he walked into the store, only to find that no one had come up to greet him.

It's just that after asking, no one answered, only the sound of striking iron still sounded rhythmically.

Walking along with the sound of iron, Ma Shen opened a curtain in the store, only to see a shirtless blacksmith holding a pair of pliers in his left hand, with a piece of burnt red iron between the pliers, and his right hand was constantly beating the iron, sweat constantly dripping from his body, occasionally dripping onto the iron to make some sizzling sounds.

"Excuse me, are you the boss here?" Ma Shen asked the blacksmith who was engrossed in striking iron, but the blacksmith ignored himself at all, completely ignoring himself as a guest, and still kept his eyes wide open, and lowered his head intently to strike iron.

Seeing that the blacksmith ignored him, Ma Shen didn't continue to bother him, reluctantly loosened the curtain, and wandered around the shop by himself.

The walls of the shop are densely packed with weapons, including heavy tomahawks, commonly known as broad-headed axes, which are larger than hand axes and are used to split armor and shields, which can be wielded with one hand, and some of the tomahawks on the walls are bladed on both sides, except for those that are bladed on one side.

Next to the tomahawk is a hand axe, which looks much smaller than the tomahawk on the side, so it must be mainly used for throwing.

Next to the hand axes are long axes, war hammers, and other heavy weapons.

On the other side were a number of sharp swords, the majority of which were longswords, which were the usual weapons of the knights of Westeros, the long sword, also known as the broadsword or more simply the sword, about 3 feet long, with blades on both sides and heavy cross gauntlets above the hilt.

Occasionally, there is a Braavos sword or two and an Arax scimitar, which are not used much in Westeros, and are mostly used in Free City-States or Dothraki.

"Guest, are you going to buy armor or weapons?" asked a rough, loud voice behind him.

Ma Shen turned his head to look and found that the blacksmith who had struck iron just now had put down the pliers in his hand, took a cloth and wiped the sweat on his face and walked out, looking like he had already made iron.

Seeing Ma Shen looking at him, the blacksmith hurriedly smiled and said, "I'm really sorry just now, that piece of iron is about to be beaten, and you can't stop, otherwise you will fall short, so it's really a slack." ”

The blacksmith had a warm smile on his face, and he couldn't bear to blame him, and Ma Shen felt that the blacksmith who had put down his pliers and the blacksmith who was attentive and cold at work were like two people.

"It's okay, I'm going to buy the armor and weapons you said. Ma Shen didn't care, and replied with a smile, "Are you the boss here? I was introduced by Prime Minister Ed."

"I'm the blacksmith and the boss here, you can call me Jace. The blacksmith introduced, "I don't know if you are in a hurry, but if you are not in a hurry, I can tailor a suit of armor for you according to your figure." “

"Time should be tight, there will be a martial arts competition soon, and it is best to have ready-made armor. Ma Shen said helplessly.

"Oh, since you're going to participate in a jousting tournament, you're definitely not an ordinary person, you're definitely a "noble" knight. Jace deliberately accentuated the word honorable.

"I don't know if it's noble or not, but I'm a knight, and I need some "partners" that I can trust, I wonder if you have anything here?" Ma Shen asked in a distrustful tone.

"Of course, I have anything you trust here, as long as you ask for it, since you are recommended by Prime Minister Ed, then I will take out my bottom goods. Jace said, pulling out a large box from under the table, and after lifting the lid vigorously, Ma Shen found that there was a delicate pale gold armor inside, with gorgeous patterns carved on it, and it looked very handsome, as handsome as it was, far more than the armor worn by those knights just now.

"It took me and a few of my apprentices a full month to complete this armor, and this armor is just right for your figure, and you are the perfect fit, I don't know if the guests are not satisfied. Blacksmith Jace clapped his hands in satisfaction.

"Well, it's pretty good, how much does it cost?" The craftsmanship of this boss in front of him is really good, Ma Shen stared at this armor intently, and couldn't help but fantasize about the scene when he wore this handsome armor and won the title of the strongest knight in the Seven Kingdoms, at that time, would there be thousands of girls who were fascinated by me.

Ma Shen was thinking about it, but heard Jace say arrogantly: "The things in my blacksmith shop are cheap and high-quality, this set of armor will be sold for at least 1,000 gold dragon coins in other places, and the quality is not as good as this one, for the sake of this armor is so suitable for you, I will count you for 700 gold dragon coins." “

700 gold dragon coins!!! Ma Shen's whole person was sluggish, because he had no other income, and the previous loot had also been squandered, so his entire value was less than one-tenth of this armor.

"Ahem, how about the defensive ability of this armor?" Ma Shen looked at it for a while, and couldn't directly say that he didn't have so much money, how embarrassing it was, so he could only barely come up with an excuse, as long as the blacksmith shop owner in front of him said that the defensive power of this armor was average, he had an excuse to refuse.

"Don't look at it so fancy, but the defense ability of this armor can be said to be the top, its main part is second only to Valyrian steel, Rodley steel, ordinary attacks can't penetrate at all, the joints are hundreds of small armor pieces linked, so that it is not as clumsy as ordinary plate armor, and there is a layer of padded leather armor inside, which is made of the strongest cowhide in Erin's place. Jace said proudly, his craftsmanship is not comparable to the scum outside.

"Oh, that's right. Ma Shen lowered his head and thought for a while, and said solemnly: "Although this armor has so many advantages, I myself like it, but maybe it is not suitable for me to go to the battlefield, I want a reliable "partner", not a good-looking appearance, dressed too glamorous to live on the battlefield for a short time." ”

"You are a true knight. Blacksmith Jace said with some respect, and did not doubt Ma Shen's ability to pay, not to mention that Ma Shen himself was a knight, and he was introduced by Prime Minister Ed.

"If you're not satisfied, I've got some other armor here, but it's not too conspicuous on the outside, so you can come and take a look. The blacksmith greeted Ma Shen and walked towards the back of the shop.

Well, I finally got through the trick, Ma Shen sighed in his heart, and hurriedly followed the blacksmith's footsteps.

In the Seven Kingdoms, armor was generally made of steel, with the occasional rare antique armor made of bronze, and those with more money could opt for high-grade full-body armor or scale armor made of relatively lighter steel. The ornamentation attached to the armor can be quite elaborate, and the usual means of decoration include lacquer painting, enamel, or blue baking, and the truly skilled blacksmith is able to dissolve the color into the metal itself to avoid scratches or peeling, which is a very expensive process that most of the time only the nobles can afford, that is, the golden armor that Jace showed to Ma Shen.

Ma Shen followed Jace slowly to the back room, "Take a look, I didn't add any decorations to the armor here, it was all real armor, created for the purpose of enhancing defense." The blacksmith said, pointing to the two sets of armor on the side and said, "The armor with the best defensive effect is plate armor and plate scale armor, but the price is a little more expensive, they are made of a certain number of metal plates or scales, I am wearing ring armor and padded leather clothing inside, if you want to participate in the martial arts competition, I recommend these two, more than 200 gold dragon coins are enough." ”

"Huh, what is this?" asked Ma Shen, interrupting Jace's introduction, pointing to an interlocking shirt made of small metal rings riveted to resemble a shirt, covering from head down to knees, and the links seemed to be made of steel or iron.

"It's chain mail, and it's not bad for defense. Blacksmith Jace casually glanced at the dress Ma Shen was pointing to.

"Hmm. Ma Shen nodded, pretending to be a big money, looking around, and couldn't see the feeling of weakness at all.