The next day, everyone came to the alley adjacent to the forging house on the commercial street in the west of the city early in the morning, and walked straight into the cold little shop in the corner. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Josephine, the shopkeeper who helped Alicia reforge the Holy Sword before, was still smoking a pipe like last time, and she looked like she was ignoring the customers, even if she saw these repeat customers coming to the door, her expression was not very happy.

Darlon, who had been here for the first time, frowned, his face full of confusion, because Alicia had left the street full of forging houses alone, but chose this shop that seemed to be about to close.

"Kyle, is the owner of this shop a magician?"

"Why do you ask, Darron?"

"He's the only one in the shop, so I wonder if he's going to get the hammer and bellows moving on their own. ”

Look at the shop opposite, the store is more than three times larger than here, and all kinds of people are busy for a moment. On the other hand, on this side, the cold pot is cold and the steel is cold, and the boss also looks like a hanger, no wonder there is no business.

"Young man, I know what you're thinking. Josephine smoked his pipe indifferently, and then exhaled a puff of cloudy smoke to block his slightly sharp vision, "I think that as a blacksmith, opening a shop is not about the number of people, and it doesn't matter how big the scene is, the most important thing is the craftsmanship. ”

"Looks like you're pretty confident in your craft. Daron laughed.

"Well, whether this is good or bad, you can see it at a glance. Another puff of smoke came out of Josephine's mouth.

"But the business on the other side is so good, the craftsmanship won't be bad. Otherwise, the 'wind review' would have blown their guests to you a long time ago. ”

"You're a smart guy, so you should be able to see why they get big orders, right?"

"Is it because of the army?"

"That's right, they're here to supply the army with weapons. ”

"Isn't that nice?"

"Don't you understand, young man? If you've been in the army, you'll know that their weapons are consumables, the blades are relatively thin, and the edge of the blade will become dull after a few uses, and if you keep polishing it, the blade will become thinner and thinner, and eventually it will be easy to break. Therefore, the army will place a large number of orders for sword casting every six months, thus becoming a source of income for those forgers to support themselves. ”

"Hmm...... Therefore, in order to support themselves, those forgers also deliberately made their swords of this indurable quality. Because of this, the army will repeatedly give them orders?"

"Haha, I like you kid. Josephine took the cigarette holder to his lips and laughed heartily, "You're right, if they had made every sword very good and durable, then the army wouldn't have given them a bill." ”

Daron nodded silently, feeling that the strange man in front of him seemed to have a point.

"And that's the opposite of my professionalism. I think that as a blacksmith you have to take responsibility for your work first and foremost, so even though my shop is rarely frequented, there are still some regular customers who allow me to make a living, and that's enough. ”

"There shouldn't be many regular customers. ”

"Customers are to be accumulated, haven't you also become repeat customers?"

"Hehe, I now know why they chose you. Daron said with a grin, pointing to the holy sword on Alicia's waist and asking, "By the way, since you said that you are very good at craft, then the weapon you built can last for decades?"

"Are you kidding, young man?" said Josephine, who suddenly laughed like a cough, "as long as you take care of it, and don't keep using him to cut down gargoyles, it won't be a problem for a hundred years." ”

"Good. Daron nodded in satisfaction.

"So~ what do you want to do today?" asked Josephine after a while.

At this moment, Alicia walked up, pointed to her and Talon's tattered armor, and said:

"Boss, do you have ready-made armor for sale?"

"You should go to the armor shop to buy ready-made armor, I have a forge here. Josephine cocked Erlang's legs and reverted to her unreasonable attitude.

"But the holy sword you helped me build is very easy to use, because I have seen your craftsmanship, so I want to ask if you have made any armor in the store. ”

Josephine looked at Alicia lazily with her eyelids drooping for a while, then looked away and said:

"I do have two sets of armor in my store, one man and one woman, and your figure fits almost well, as long as you adjust the size, you should be able to wear it. ”

"Really? Take it out and show me. Alicia said impatiently.

Then Josephine slowly put down her pipe and got up, and went into the back room. There was some rummaging sound in the room, and then, with a lazy "found", Josephine walked out with two full sets of protective gear, one large and one small.

"Wow!" Alicia cried out, for the two sets of armor were unexpectedly good-looking.

One of the scarlet armor suits that appears to be for women is made of lightweight mixed metal, the surface painted with red matte dye looks very textured, and the lines of the whole suit make people feel light and practical. This set of armor is divided into four pieces: breastplate, shoulder armor, knee pads, and wrist guards, which looks much more high-end than the brown leather armor worn by Alicia before.

The material of the other piece is black steel, the cuirass of the upper body is connected to the shoulder armor, wrist guards and handguards, and the lower body is a complete set of leg guards and shin guards, and the whole set of protective gear is pitch black and domineering.

Seeing Alicia's satisfied expression, Josephine took it to the workbench without saying a word and began to knock and beat, and after some adjustments to the shape of the armor and the belt, he directly asked Alicia and Daron to try it on, and the result was just the right fit.

"It's so beautiful. Mei Lufa gave the most intuitive evaluation.

"However, why these two sets of protective gear are kept, it seems that they have been built with great care. Daron asked curiously.

"I was commissioned by two adventurers, a man and a woman, but they didn't get it. Josephine said indifferently.

"Why?" asked Alicia.

"Because they lost their lives on that subsequent mission. ”

Because Josephine's tone was too understated, Alicia suddenly felt that something was wrong after saying "oh", and realized that she had just heard a tragedy.

"That's really...... It's so unfortunate. Alicia didn't know what to say for a while, and looked down at the armor on her body, and suddenly felt that its color seemed to be a little like blood.

"It's okay, it doesn't make my work feel ominous, after all, their owner died before he could put it on. ”

“...... We'll treat them well. ”

Later, after asking Josephine for advice on how to maintain them, Alicia sold the duo's original armor to the shop as scrap metal, and after paying a modest fee, prepared to leave. At this time, when Josephine inadvertently tilted his head, he saw the red greatsword on Darlon's back.

"Hey, the sword, show it to me. Josephine suddenly stood up from her chair and said unceremoniously.

Daron listened and obediently removed the "lone wolf" behind him and handed it over to this skilled blacksmith.

I saw that after Josephine took the big sword, she first showed a somewhat evasive expression, and then boldly slashed the blade with her thumb. A red cut was left in the center of the thumb, and a few drops of bright blood were left on the knife, but then something magical happened. The red greatsword glowed red like a living object, and then the few drops of blood were sucked into the body of the sword and disappeared.

"A blood-sucking sword, this is a magic sword, right?" asked Josephine as she looked at Daron with a frown.

"That's true. Daron replied.

"Hmm. Josephine didn't say anything, and directly returned the sword to Darlon, and at the same time said with a solemn expression, "You have to be careful, although this sword has been demonic, but the anger is still there, if you feel something uncomfortable in your body......

"I know what to do. Daron put away his sword and said confidently.

"You guys are really an interesting group of people, both magic swords and holy swords, if you still have weapons to build in the future, please feel free to visit my broken shop. Josephine returned to her seat, picked up the pipe on the table, and smoked.

In this way, everyone officially left the forging house and returned to the commercial street.

Their plan was to go and buy the necessary dry food and then leave the city on their respective horses. From here it is estimated that it will take about five days to ride a horse to the central metropolis of Dicalren. For five days, they will travel along the Transcontinental River of Semas, passing through two forests and four villages, and if they set out after lunch, they will arrive at the first village in the evening.

Everyone chatted all the way to the bazaar about what was happening in the arena. At this time, Daron happened to talk about the encounter with Zazacha in the dungeon after the decisive battle with the Whisper, and Alicia heard it and said with great interest:

"I watched his warm-up show, and he's pretty skilled, right, Merufa?"

"Hmm...... Still, to be honest, it's kind of scary......"

Because Zazacha showed the unique trick of the Yi tribe in that performance, Mei Lufa seemed a little resistant to this person.

"It's scary, but he's also an interesting person, and it's a pity that such skills have been reduced to a tool to help Shalie make money. Daron said regretfully.

"Darron, I have an idea!" Alicia said suddenly.

"I know what you're trying to say, but not this time. That Shari seems to have a lot of power in the city, and before Arato's murder in the street, no one took care of him afterwards, which shows how powerful he is. It is estimated that the money earned in the arena was used to win over the city government, so it is so arrogant. If you provoke him, then just frame us for a crime that will be enough for us to go to prison for the rest of our lives. Daron knew that Alicia cherished her talents, and she must want to take someone like Zazacha for her own use, so he analyzed the pros and cons for her.

"Can't you spend money to ransom him?"

"Do you think Shareh will give up his cash cow easily?"

While the two were discussing, a dark shadow fell from the sky from the roof of a three-story building, falling right on a fruit stand behind Daron. The wooden table and the fruit on the table were smashed to pieces, and all kinds of juice flowed to the ground. The dust on the loess flew into the wind with the impact, obscuring the view.

With a wave of his hand, a gust of wind blew away all the dust, and a swarthy young man with shackles on his hands and feet sat there with a tired face.

"Hey, say Cao Cao Cao Cao is here. As he spoke, Daron whistled.