Grom untied his sword from his belt, and Rhodes posed for it. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info The great swordsman shot like lightning, and the young man watched the scabbard stab at his throat, although his nerves and sight could react to keep up with it, but the big guy in his hand was as stiff as if he was nailed in the air, so he had to retreat and dodge first, but unfortunately he was still dragged down by the guy in his hand, and he was inevitably hit in the throat by the scabbard.

The trick ended in a flash of lightning, and it wasn't until Grom withdrew from his position and looked at the boy with intriguing eyes that Rod managed to overcome the inertia of the great iron sword and raise it in front of him.

"If it's a real fight, you're dead. ”

"Okay, okay, I'm just playing around. Rod, who was educated on the spot, instantly understood Grom's intentions, and put the iron plate back in its place with some regret - such a big guy, with a lot of wind on his back, but the wind is the wind, and it is not beautiful if he dies accidentally.

"On the premise that lethality can be guaranteed, the selection of weapons follows the principle of lighter the better. The owner of the shop wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, watched Rhodes put the big iron sword back on the pedestal, and shouted to the man to prevent others from trying again, and said with some fear: "This guest has amazing strength, and it is a bit of a waste to use a sword that is too light, my suggestion is to pick a heavy one-handed sword, or a lighter two-handed sword, or a mixed sword." ”

"Well, then pick the best two-handed sword, the hardest and toughest. Rod compromised, "Do you have any recommendations?" ”

Fernand pointed to the weapon rack: "You can recommend a few, but you have to make it clear first, there is no best sword in the world, only the most suitable one." The 'hardest and toughest' weapons do not exist, hardness and toughness are in conflict with each other, we can only ensure that the toughness and hardness of the weapon are up to standard, but we cannot go to extremes. Materials that are too hard are not only difficult to forge, but also rigid and easy to break, and if the toughness is too much, it will appear soft, and this is the case for people and things in the world. The foundry dragged a philosophical remark, and walked back to the area where the sword was hung, explaining as he spoke: "In the past, we used hard core for the blade, and then covered the edge of the sword with a layer of soft iron to facilitate the sharpening of the blade. But now, we have more sophisticated tools and techniques, so we use more modern techniques and solutions - soft core wrapped in hard steel, so that the weapon is both tough and sharp. ”

Rod didn't know how to forge a sword at all, so he just nodded his head.

"All the weapons in the store are of the highest grade, and the top one, on the basis of the new technology, also contains the sword core of Shun Demon, mixed with a special substance, so that they are enough to withstand the infusion of fighting energy, and it is a top-grade sword. As he spoke, he looked at Grom, "Although this one's sword is unsheathed, I can tell that it should belong to this category." The finest swords are also carved with inlaid runes to have some special functions, but this is beyond the knowledge of our forgers, and few can afford to pay that price. ”

"Okay, then take it down and pick it for me. ”

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Several swords that could withstand the infusion of fighting spirit were removed, and Rhodes tried them casually, and finally chose the most convenient one, but he had some regrets: "Why, these swords are not so comfortable to hold...... Ciri, can you take your sword down and show us? ”

"Of course. The girl raised her hand and drew her sword, turned around and handed it to him.

"Master, you see, my friend's sword is very comfortable to hold, and it feels like it is glued to his hand. ”

"The handle of the new sword has not been processed in any way, and it can be sharpened for you later for free to fit the shape of your hand...... You can also wrap things around yourself to prevent slipping. As he spoke, the shopkeeper also took Ciri's sword, and the charcoal in the furnace glowed red, shining on its wavy blade, and Fernand's face suddenly changed: "Hey, what a good sword, who forged it?"

"It's called Givie El, 'Swift'. Produced by goblins, it is not clear who the caster is. ”

"Goblins, isn't that a legendary creature?"

Ciri came from another world, and Rhodes couldn't explain it to the swordsmith, so he had to urge, "The sword is a good sword, but I'll show you its hilt." ”

Fernande nodded, flipped through and studied it, and finally raised it to carefully observe its hilt, and his face changed again: "What kind of skin is this? There seem to be many small barbs on it, so small that they can not scratch people, but can be attached to the palm of people's hands, what is that?"

"Ray skin. ”

"Is it a fish in the sea, what does it look like, and where does it grow?" another noun he had never heard of, and Fernande asked with wide eyes when he saw that he was happy. If he could buy the fish skin in large quantities, he would wrap all the weapon handles in the store to make his brand even louder.

"I'm sorry...... I'm not very sure. Ciri was a little embarrassed: "This sword was given to me by someone else, I'm sorry." ”

"Well, well, I'll find my way myself. The swordsmith sighed regretfully and returned the sword to the girl: "I can't help solve the matter of the hilt, but if you like to stick it in a big guy like that, I can actually provide a service." I have a master scabbard maker in my shop who can make a wide scabbard for you. ”

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"Make a scabbard that wide?" the scabbard maker who was called out looked at Rhodes suspiciously: "What is the use of that thing except for pretending? If it looks good, it can be carved or inlaid with gemstones." ”

"It can also be used as a shield at critical moments. ”

"Then why don't you just hold a shield in one hand and a sword in the other?"

Rod was speechless for a moment, he actually just felt that he was very handsome with such a big guy on his back, and wanted to give up, but he was a little unwilling, but the shopkeeper spoke for him: "If the customer has a demand, you just find a way to complete it, what do you do with so much?"

"Okay. The scabbard maker gave in to the shopkeeper: "There happens to be a piece of superb demonic rock rattan wood in the shop, which was originally intended to be used to make a high-grade knight's shield, or it should be used to make a one-piece scabbard." Such a large scabbard can easily fall apart if it is pieced together with ordinary materials. ”

"Hmm. The shopkeeper nodded and looked at Rhodes: "There are ready-made materials, if you want them, you can get them tomorrow, the toughness of the demonized rock vine wood is comparable to steel, but the density is only one-tenth, which is suitable for increasing the size of the weapon." But that big piece is more expensive than the same weight of silver, you decide. If you don't want it, you can only replace it with ordinary materials. ”

"How much?"

"Thirty golden dragons, you must have bought this whole piece of demonized rock vine wood. Because it is difficult for me to use the excess scraps that I have taken out and scraped off, I can give it all to you when the time comes. The processing fee will not be charged, and it can be regarded as a bonus business for buying a sword. ”

"Okay, so be it. Rod said without hesitation: "I'll pay first, I'll get it tomorrow, put the sword here first, you must do a good job." ”

"No problem. ”

The sword is worth fifteen gold dragons, and customizing a scabbard actually costs twice the price of the sword...... The newly minted gold coins of one empire are equivalent to about 2.1 gold dragons, but because the gold content of the milder is slightly higher than that commonly used in the northern kingdoms, the actual exchange rate is more than that. He didn't count too much, and left twenty Mild and Dieter and the others behind.

"You don't even blink an eye when you spend money. Ciri couldn't help but spit out, "Kind of like my old friends...... But their money was robbed, so they didn't care. ”

Rod hesitated for a moment, could he have done something wrong, and had to defend himself in a low voice: "My mother told me that if people with money in their pockets hide it and refuse to spend it, the world will become very bad. ”

"What bullshit, no one has taught you to be thrifty. Pauli said coldly: "That price, the shopkeeper earns at least half of it, you don't even cut the price, and give more, it's really not distressing to spend your parents' money." ”

"Other people's money, it's your turn to point fingers, what's sour. Morfan unceremoniously refuted the former: "People educate their children in the way of cultivating the ruling class, and naturally they don't look at problems from the perspective of people at the bottom." Can thrift create a powerful empire, expand the territory, and win the sea? ”

"Don't say that, in ancient times, when productivity was very low, frugality made a lot of sense. Because if you are not frugal, even if all the material things are distributed equally, you will not be able to feed everyone. However, with the development of the times, the things produced by human beings have greatly exceeded the necessities of survival, and the necessity of frugality has begun to gradually decrease. Dieter joined the conversation, "First of all, I made my position clear – frugality is not meaningless, but 'consumption' and 'waste' of eating half and half eating and half eating are not the same concept. Rhodes's family leased a large amount of the fiefdom of Upper Winwei to the wealthy nobles to build estates and villas, and earned thousands of gold coins every year. When gold coins are piled up in the storeroom, and the goods produced are hung on the walls and dusted all day long, both are like stones – both can only function if the holder of the gold coins takes them out in exchange for goods and puts them into circulation. ”

"There are still so many people who don't have enough to eat, why can't they donate some?"

"I don't see many people who don't have enough to eat, but I believe they do. Dieter shook his head and did not answer Pauli's question directly: "You say that the shopkeeper earns at least half, then why can't he earn half of it? The twenty Milds were in the hands of the shopkeeper, who would buy better raw materials, hire more helpers, and pay the scabbard maker and other skilled workers more...... In this way, the income of a large number of people upstream and downstream has increased, and those who have increased income will wear better clothes and eat better food...... New consumption continues to lead to new incomes – and finally, a legitimate and reasonable income for all has increased, not only have fewer people have enough to eat, but the economy has also become more prosperous. ”

"This is the multiplier effect of consumption, which is a macro instrument that is infinitely higher than direct relief to the poor. Therefore, Rod's mother said that those who have money must be willing to spend money, which is the truth, and Mrs. is a person who is truly wise. The merchant summed it up: "It's you, Pauli." Obviously he is not young in his twenties, how can he still look at the problem from such a naïve and angry angle? He has no money to spend, but he sours others to spend his own money -- he is not satisfied with the status quo, and either he will revolt and overthrow the original ruling class and take the throne himself, or he will work hard to increase his own income. Neither of them will be willing to live and live with such an attitude, and they will always be just the bottom of society. ”

"Hmph. A bunch of people spoke for the bear child, and Pauli had nothing to answer, so he stopped talking.

Mother has great wisdom Rod doesn't know, Dieter is probably just thinking too much and overinterpreting her casual remarks...... But being reminded that he was using his parents' money made Rhodes a little unhappy.

Can you earn some money to spend on yourself?

Speaking of money, he quickly remembered the bounty of the road bandits, he had never received the bounty in his life, let's see what the process was.

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