Chapter Twenty-Three: Artifact?

Leaving the Hunters' Guild, Cadell takes Swain to a backwooded country, commonly known as the city's "Poor Quarter". Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 ο½‰ο½Žο½†ο½

The alleys of the poor area north of the city are intricately intricate, and Swain follows Kader around and around until he finally reaches his destination.

"Bang, bang, bang!" was the sonorous sound of striking iron.

What catches your eye is a dilapidated blacksmith shop.

The faΓ§ade of the shop was blackened with smoke, and the plaque with a missing corner read the words "Hammer of the God of War" - the faded handwriting was almost blurred, and the plaque hung there crookedly, and when the hammer struck, it shook and could not fall......

Below the workbench, a red-bearded, red-haired dwarf, with two huge arms, wielded the heavy hammer in his hand.

Unlike the fat, fat Kadr, the dwarf was unspeakably strong, especially the two thick and long arms, which could be used as feet when one stood upright, touching the floor.

"Haha, Second Green, see who's coming to see you?"

As soon as Green Tieqiu heard this, his face immediately sank, and the hammer in his hand almost smashed over!

"Do you have a hammer! Do you still have the face to come? Lao Tzu won't stone you to death!"

Frightened, Kader hurriedly hid behind Swain, poked his head out quietly, and said, "We brothers haven't seen each other for so long, and you welcome me like this?"

Green scolded: "If you are my brother, I will not strike iron in my life!"

"Don't, if you don't strike iron, it's a loss to the blacksmith world, and there will be no good blades in the world from now on. ”

"Gon!"

Green put the hammered iron into the water, and puffs of white smoke burst out of the water, and the iron "hissed" and wailed, gradually turning from red to blue.

Swain greeted him, "Uncle Green, yes." "Because of the frequent punishment in the academy, sometimes Green came over, and Swain would be called by Marceau to help out, and the two were not strangers.

"Hmm. Green nodded, untied her dirty blacksmith skirt, washed her hands, and asked them, "What's the matter?"

Khadel said, "Good thing, I've sent you money." As he spoke, he took out the money bag from his bosom that was swollen with coins and threw it at him.

Green stretched out his hand to catch it, weighed it, and said, "You're here to pay off your debts, even if it's full of gold coins, it's not enough!"

Kadell hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I don't owe you any money, you want to go to the other side, don't come to me." ”

"! I should have killed you with a hammer in the first place!"

Khader sneered, "Don't get excited, I'm here to see you for business." ”

"Say!"

Caddell rubbed his hands together and asked weakly, "The ...... My guy, have you done it well?"

"Nope!"

"Don't be like this, how many years have you been cultivating, how can it not be good?"

Green glared and said: "Lao Tzu is so much in debt by you, eating is a problem, how can you take care of your shitty things?"

Kadell hurriedly leaned over, rubbed his shoulder affectionately, and said with a smile: "We can discuss it again, how many years have we been in a relationship, you can bear to treat me like this?"

"I spared your life at the beginning, and I was already very worthy of you! Lao Tzu ended up like this, who do you think it was thanks to?"

Swain didn't understand again, and was left to the side again, as he was at Garff's. I had to go into the blacksmith shop and see the weapons inside.

The weapons inside look far less good than those in the arms market, and some of them are even rougher, but they all seem to be quite sturdy.

Sven played casually, taking it here and touching it there, and it was a lot of fun.

"It's so light. "I found that there was no one to take advantage of, even if I picked up the largest giant hammer and axe, it was like holding a chopstick, and it was not enjoyable.

After sweeping around, he finally fixed his eyes on a black greatsword leaning against the corner.

Sven couldn't help but narrow, "This...... Could it be ......" hurriedly walked over and took a closer look at the greatsword.

The blade of the sword was as thick as a black ice brick - smooth and cold.

Double-edged without a blade, if it weren't for the tip of a sword, it could be said to be a giant black ruler.

The length of the entire sword is about two meters, and the hilt alone occupies one-third of the entire length.

Seeing this, Sven couldn't hold back anymore and blurted out: "Uncle Luo's sword!" His heart suddenly trembled, and he stretched out his hand towards the sword very excitedly......

"Don't touch it. A voice said suddenly.

Hearing this voice, Sven's hand immediately paused, and he turned his head to look, "It's you......"

A girl stepped out of it, holding a large bundle of arrows in both hands, none other than Trixis, whom she had only met before.

Seeing that she seemed to be struggling to hold on, Sven asked, "Do you want to help?"

"No, I don't. Trish shook her head, then put down the arrow, looked at the greatsword, and asked, "You want to buy it?"

Sven didn't answer, but asked, "Why can't you touch it?"

"Because it's a pseudo-artifact. ”

"Pseudo-artifact?"

"Not bad. Trithis explained, "The name of this sword is 'Order', and it is forged in imitation of the weapon of the god of order, the great sword 'Justice', which you saw yesterday. ”

Swain said, "Is there anything wrong with that?"

Trish said, "I don't know, I only know that the people who used this sword are all dead." ”

"Huh?" Sven was startled, and hurriedly withdrew his hand from the greatsword, opening his mouth wide in surprise, "Really?"

Trixis shrugged and said, "I just heard that if you're not afraid, you can buy it." ”

"Then I'll have to figure it out first. How many people died, you say?"

"I don't know. ”

"Uh...... How did they all die?"

"I don't know. ”

Swain: "......"

Trixie said, "If you think I'm lying to you, you can ignore my words." ”

Sven guessed, "Pseudo-artifact, will it be cursed by the gods?"

Trixis said: "Since ancient times, there have been many pseudo-artifacts, and I haven't heard of any of them being cursed, but I can't rule out this possibility." Because the degree of fidelity is too high, maybe that's probably the reason. ”

"Dead girl, what are you talking nonsense again!"

Green just came in, and when he heard Trixi's words, he was immediately furious!

Trixi's face changed, and she hurriedly picked up the arrow and ran away.

"Stop!

As soon as she heard that there was no discount, Trixisi immediately stood up obediently.

"Say!" Green walked up to her and asked, "What curse did you just say?"

Trixie pointed at Swain and said, "He said it first." ”

Green glared at Swain!

"Uh......" Sven craned his neck and said busily, "I'm just guessing ......"

"Guess you're a hammer!" Green walked over to the greatsword, grasped it with both hands, and held it high in the air - it looked funny, the dwarf and the greatsword were too incompatible.

Green's two thick arms were all bruised, and his hands were shaking violently from overexertion...... You can see how much weight this sword is!

"The name of this sword is 'Order', two meters long, twenty centimeters wide, two centimeters thick, weighing two hundred catties, and the price is 20,000 gold coins!"

Swain: "......"

Trixis: "......"

I heard his introduction earlier, and I listened to it with relish, but before he could introduce much, a 20,000 gold coin suddenly popped up, which scared Sven into not interesting directly......

"Second Green, I didn't say you, how can you sell things like this? No wonder you can't sell your weapons, and you can't blame anyone for being so poor. Kadell shook his head helplessly and walked in.

Green glared and said, "People who know the goods will naturally sell it! You also have a share in this sword, why don't you come to help sell it?"

"Twenty thousand gold coins, brother, what fool would spend this price to buy a pseudo-artifact? Besides, don't you keep biting so hard, can you be flexible?"

"My Grimm's weapons are never priceless!

Kader waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, then you sell it slowly, I'll go first." He said to Swain, "Boy, let's go on the road, don't pay attention to this stupid comparison." ”

"Oh. ”

The two left the blacksmith's shop.

Green glared at Trixis angrily, pointed at her nose and scolded, "You damn girl! keep giving me weapons and making up stories, so scared that no one dares to buy them!"

Trixie whispered, "Your own problem." ”

"What did you say!"

"Nope. ”

Trixisi looked at the giant sword and said, "If you can't sell it, you will melt it, and recast something else that is easy to sell, this weight can at least be forged." ”

Green sighed, put down the giant sword, stroked it lovingly, and said, "Don't cry, don't cry, it's because they have eyes and no beads, no one wants you, and I, Green, will not melt you in my life." ”

"I'm gone, and you're slowly making out with your weapon yourself. Trixise finished speaking, and turned to leave.

"Wait. Green stopped her and suddenly asked, "I heard that your sister was chosen by the temple?"

Trixie nodded.

Green said, "What about you?"

"Nope. Trixie lowered her head, her expression a little gloomy......

Green cared: "Will you be able to do it alone in the future? Do you want me to help?" ”

"I don't know. No. ”

Green looked at her and said, "If it doesn't work then, just say it, don't hold it up." ”

"Hmm. Trixie nodded, "Thank you." ”

......

Out of the poor area, Khader hired a carriage and took Swain south of the city.

It's a bit of a long way to enjoy the scenery of the city all the way.

Swain couldn't help but marvel at the grandeur and bustle of the frozen city.

Rows of buildings are brushed over, some are big and some are small, and the shapes are all strange;

The trees swept by, lush and lush, and it was really vibrant;

All kinds of races walk on the street, free and harmonious, it is simply a perfect picture of prosperity!

"Kadeer, I see the temple!"

"What a fuss, so high, who can't see it? ”

"It's different, it's close. Look, there's a Templar!"

"What is a Templar?" said Kadel, "Foolish is a Templar." ”

"Uh...... "Being a Templar has been Swain's dream since he was a child, and when he thinks that his dream is now shattered, he can't help but feel a little stunned, and the good mood he has just cultivated is all gone......

Kader said: "Don't be sad, if you dare to put on this face when we meet Dofra, then we will not live." ”

"Oh. ”

"Remember to put dessert in your mouth, just behave as usual, you kid is a sycophant, sometimes even I sigh to myself. ”

Swain: "......"

From Kaderna, it is revealed that Dovra is the proprietress of the "Sea of Books".

The Sea of Books is the largest bookstore in the city, and almost all the books on the market flow from there.

The two arrived in the south of the city.

Instead of going directly to the sea of books, I went to the gift shop first, wrapped the robe beautifully, and then walked to the bookstore.

The architecture of the Sea of Books is another great wonder in the city.

The shape of the entire building is like an open giant book, standing tall and contrasting with the surrounding buildings.

Before I even entered the door, I smelled the strong smell of books, and when I got inside, it was like bathing in a sea of books.

There are unimaginable numbers of people inside!

There are countless bookshelves in the hall, and the shelves are filled with countless books. Each row of bookshelves was full of people, each holding a book in their hands.

Swain asked, "Is it that pretty? Like a wet market." ”

"What do you think?

"Huh?" Sven was taken aback and hurriedly asked, "Fighting Qi cheats?"

"Isn't it?" Caddell said, pointing upstairs, "There are three floors here, the first floor is dedicated to Dou Qi cheats, the second floor is dedicated to magic books, and the third floor is dedicated to all kinds of books. ”

Swain pointed to the people reading the book and said, "That'...... Then they all read it directly, and they don't have to buy it at all. Look! Look, that man just let off steam, and he has already learned everything!"

"Calm down. Cadell smiled faintly and said, "It's called giving them a taste of the sweetness first, and you'll find out later." With that, he led him upstairs and went straight to the third floor.

The third floor is surprisingly quiet, and the decoration is much higher than the bottom two floors, and the environment is extremely elegant, and the air is filled with a refreshing fragrance......

The people reading here are very peaceful, and the posture of standing and sitting is very good.

"Most of these people are literate people. Caddell said, pointing to a man who was reading a book called "The History of the Races of Fairwood," he said, "Someone who can read this kind of book is much better than those reckless men who can only do magic and vindictiveness." ”

Swain said, "Why?"

"If you're willing to get to know a race in depth, you'll be able to avoid a lot of inexplicable disputes with them. ”

Sven didn't understand, "What do you mean?"

Khader said: "Let's just tell you this, in fact, we dwarves are not called 'dwarves' at all, the correct name is 'Wei Niya', and the most disobedient thing is that others say that we are short;

Sven scratched his head and said, "Is there such a thing?"

"There's so much you don't know," Khadr said. Another example is a half-elf like you, you can't enter the elf forest, once you are discovered, you will be killed by random arrows!"

Sven frowned, "Why? Aren't everyone elves?"

"Hehe, they don't treat you like an elf. In short, this kind of thing can't be explained for a while. Also, what is in the book is not necessarily right: like some cunning human, cruel orc, stubborn dwarf, dog-eyed elf, psychotic fish-man Naga...... That's all nonsense! Only those who have personally experienced and thought about it are qualified to comment on it. ”

Sven didn't understand it again: everyone in the city didn't get along well, and there were people who sat together and laughed, so why did he say that? He had never been in such a situation before.

At this time, a voice suddenly sounded behind him: "Who said Naga was mentally ill just now?"