Early the next morning, Merkel went to the blacksmith shop alone.

"Victor, who hasn't slept all night, has been drawing there...... Downer, your question is stumping him."

Donner looked innocent, but Richard couldn't help but laugh.

Merkel already has a feeling that the eldest son of the blacksmith family in front of her may not be so simple. He has been dealing with weapons for decades, but he can't see through the mystery of his strange sword, although Victor is disrespectful to the old, but he is always a little really talented, and he is also stumped by his seemingly random puzzles. If at this time, it still feels that all this is just a coincidence, it is too dull. Originally, according to his character, if people have secrets that they don't want to reveal, they are embarrassed to get to the bottom of it, but this time it's different.

Merkel's family has been running armory shops all over the province of Tres, which is said to be a good business, but since the Fermont Empire, the Thorn Empire, and the Silver Sparrow Federation reached a three-country armistice agreement eighteen years ago, the Hulse continent has ushered in a rare peace. So over the years, whether it is the military or the people, the demand for weapons is no longer what it used to be, and the family business has deteriorated, even if he has to find a logistics position in a knight's school, the role is very limited. Therefore, if you can get the means of this sword, you may be able to alleviate the current decline. Merkel's father was a businessman, and of the three sons, only his eldest son had the gift of a knight. He also had enthusiasm when he was young, but after several setbacks, he has long recognized the reality of his humble background and mediocre talent. Now, his greatest wish is to use his knighthood to give some help to the family and share some pressure for his old father.

"Donner...... Oh, and Mr. Tom. I probably didn't tell you about it before, but my father, Kylie's grandfather, was in the arms business. To tell you the truth, because of the long period of peace, the arms trade is very sluggish, so the pressure on the family is very high. ”

Merkel decided before going out today to explain her meaning to the Donald father and son openly and honestly.

"So, when I saw this sword that you made Donner, I thought, maybe this is an opportunity, like I said, it's a magic sword. If the price is right, I'd like to order it from you, and of course, if I can get the means to build it, I'm willing to pay a lump sum. After saying this, Merkel's whole person was a lot more relaxed.

Old Tom looked at Merkel and then at Donner, not knowing how to answer.

Donner didn't expect Merkel to be so direct, and now it was his turn to make a mistake. If he had taken over the business of ordering, his father would have become busier and probably have to spend all his time in it, which he did not want, and if he had sold the building method, the windfall might not have been a good thing for the father and son. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the sword pinned to Richard's waist, and suddenly had a bold idea.

Donner pulled Richard into Merkel's eyes, pointed at him solemnly, and made a sword-swinging gesture. Merkel was at a loss, and Richard and Old Tom were also baffled by Donner.

Donner did the previous action again, and seeing that the three of them still didn't react, he hesitated for a moment, and then said word by word: "Send Richard...... Go to the knight's school, I tell you...... Method. ”

The sound that came out of his mouth was like a stranger talking.

has been silent, it's not that he is tricky, after the silence at the beginning of the crossing, others have already tacitly acquiesced that he has become mute, if he suddenly speaks, it will inevitably startle everyone, and it will be troublesome to explain at that time.

The reaction of the father and brother confirmed Donner's fears, and they looked at him in amazement, both in surprise and in what he meant.

Merkel was much less shocked, "You mean, using the method of sword refining in exchange for me sending Richard to the knight's school?"

Donner nodded, giving Richard an encouraging look, who had not yet recovered from his shock.

"However, there are exams at the knights' school...... And the tuition ...... "Old Tom is finally calmer than his younger son."

"Mr. Tom, rest assured, this deal will of course also cover all the costs of Richard's studies at the Knight School, and as for the exams, you don't have to worry, I'm sure that with Richard's talent, there will be no problem at all in passing the exams. In fact, Merkel did not test Richard's knightly talent, but with his position at the knight's school, it is nothing to find someone to accommodate during the entrance exam, and the tuition fee of the knight's school is much smaller than the remuneration he originally intended to pay, so if the transaction is successful, he will take advantage of himself.

"Well, then, that's all that remains, Richard, would you like to go to knight's school?"

Richard was first frightened by the fact that his brother was not dumb, then suspected that he had misheard, and now Merkel repeated it, still feeling that it was a little unreal. Although he swore in front of his friends that he would become a knight, if someone told him that you were indeed going to be a knight, and that you were going to knight school soon, he would think that the other party was a liar. But now, this opportunity is really in front of me.

The elder brother looked at himself encouragingly, Mr. Merkel was waiting for an answer, and the father ...... Will the father agree?

Looking at his youngest son's pleading eyes, the old blacksmith knew how sad he would be if he didn't agree. And, what's the reason not to agree?

"I do. Richard, who got his father's approval, finally said these three words.

Donner watched his brother, the child who had lost his mother at the age of four, and many things came back to him: he was desperate to scuffle with children his age because they called him dumb, he took the wrong things of his brother on his own head and preferred to be misunderstood by his father, and if he was a little sensible, he would not eat the bread that his brother had saved for him, and lied that he was full, even if the rumbling in his stomach betrayed him. Now, his voice was so soft, but so pure, so sincere, full of determination and gratitude.

Donner smiled happily, this was the first time he had smiled so happily since he came into this world, he even reached out and hugged his brother. Richard suddenly had a sour nose and cried.

Mr. Merkel was also pleased with the scene in front of him, and of course, he did not forget to get down to business: "So, the deal?"

Donner nodded vigorously.

I don't know why, seeing the kid nodding, Merkel suddenly became steady.

After Merkel left, the old blacksmith and Richard asked Donald a lot of questions, and finally confirmed that he was not dumb, and cried with joy.