Volume 2 The Beginning of the Legend Chapter 20 The Legend of the Brave
Russell smiled and said to the panicked farmer: "Uncle, I'm here to buy your sword, I don't know if you still have the idea of selling the sword?"
It was only then that the farmer truly understood Russell's intentions, and it turned out that he had also come here to buy his family's ancestral sword.
The farmer remembered his sick daughter, so of course the sword continued to be sold.
The farmer took out the sword from his bosom and placed it in front of the two of them, and said gratefully: "My lord, I know that you and this young lady saved me, and of course I will sell this sword to you! You are my benefactor, although I am a farmer, I am a man who will repay my kindness."
I was supposed to give this sword to you, but my daughter is still sick, and I have to sell the sword to heal her. ”
Russell couldn't help but be a little moved when he heard the farmer's heartfelt words, seeing that the farmer still misunderstood that the two of them were relatives of the lord, Russell and Betty looked at each other and smiled, and slowly explained their plan.
When the farmer realized that the two were just civilians like him, he couldn't help but be a little surprised and confused.
The farmer looked down at the long sword in his hand, put it in Russell's hand and said, "Benefactor, I really need money to treat my daughter, so I only need you thirty silver coins for this sword, and then you can take it." ”
Russell knew that the farmer had sold the sword for a low price in order to repay him for saving his life, but Russell looked at the elegant sword and had some doubts in his heart.
"Uncle, I think you should know the price of the sapphire on the blade of this sword, as long as you sell it to someone else, I believe you will be able to exchange enough money to cure your daughter's illness, why do you have to sell this sapphire with this sword?"
The farmer suddenly sighed deeply and said: "Benefactor, you don't know, this sword is called the legacy of Yingjie, and its name is not something that an illiterate farmer can make up, in fact, according to my family's ancestral tradition, this sword is the treasure left by the brave."
Legend has it that the brave man once visited our village when he was traveling with his companions, and then he was ambushed by the enemy here, and with the help of my village's ancestors, the brave man finally defeated the enemy, and in order to commemorate the villagers who died in this battle and to thank the villagers for their kindness, the brave man finally gave this sword to my ancestor, who was the village chief at that time. ”
Russell couldn't help but ponder when he heard this, "Brave, he has heard this name here more than once or twice, who is this person, and why is there a legend of him everywhere?"
The farmer's story was intermittent, and Russell still had a lot of questions that he didn't understand, and he went on to ask many doubts in his heart,
"I know where this sword came from, but what does it have to do with you not separating the sapphire from the sword?"
The farmer was asked by Russell, and finally brought the topic back to the topic, "This is exactly what I just wanted to say, the brave man told us that this sword is a magic sword, but this sapphire was used to seal the evil when it was cast, but the brave man was reluctant to discuss too much about it at that time, and only told his ancestors not to talk about the separation of this gem, it would be fine, if you forcibly talk about the separation of this gem, it will be cursed for generations."
Ever since the brave man left the village, this sword has lost its magic in the hands of my ancestors, and apart from being very sharp, it is no different from ordinary long swords, so this sword has been hanging on the wall of my house until now. ”
The farmer looked at the reflective sapphire and said with a mysterious expression: "To tell you the truth, I once secretly pried this sapphire with a nail when I was desperate, but it was very strong on the long sword, and no matter how much strength I tried, I couldn't pry open this gem. ”
Russell cupped his chin and thought in his heart, maybe what the farmer said was really true, and he could tell himself the ins and outs of this sword, so it proved that this legendary brave man also existed?
Russell didn't want to think too much about the brave, he was a person from another world, and the ethereal brave people in this world had nothing to do with him, so if he had this thought, it was better to find more clues that could make him go back, which was a very important thing.
Russell could see from the story of his family that the sword meant a lot to his family, and if it weren't for his daughter's illness, he wouldn't have sold the ancestral sword, so the farmer was indeed in a desperate situation.
Russell then asked sincerely, "Uncle, does your daughter need a lot of medical expenses, and does the money from selling the sword be enough for your daughter's medical expenses?"
When the farmer heard this, he secretly looked left and right, and when he found that there were no other people nearby, he whispered the secret in his heart.
"Benefactor, I'll tell you the truth, my daughter has been coughing for almost half a year, she can't eat, she has lost weight, and I have called countless doctors to cure her, until a few days ago, I heard from a black market merchant that there is a new cure for the church in the church.
But this medicine is very expensive, so I took out my family's sword, hoping to exchange it for money to treat my daughter!"
Seeing the farmer's pleading expression, Russell had to sigh that his father's love was like a mountain, and he could not accept the farmer's half-sell-half-give-away price, so he forcibly bought the sword at the original price of fifty silver coins.
After Russell learned that fifty silver coins might not be enough to cure the farmer's daughter, he took out twenty silver coins from the wealth he had just seized and gave them to the farmer, and in the farmer's gratitude, Russell finally gave his heart to the farmer's daughter.
The farmer took one last serious look at his family heirloom, it was something he had seen since he was a child, but the sword of the brave was not so important compared to his own daughter.
So, after the farmer took Russell's silver coin, he handed the hero's legacy into Russell's hands, and he solemnly said to Russell: "Please take care of it, this sword can only show its true light in the hands of its true master!"
The two discussed on the spot for a while, and after the farmer said goodbye to Russell, he hurried to the black market to buy medicine for his daughter, and Russell looked at the back of the farmer leaving and sincerely wished his daughter to be truly healed.
Russell pulled the long sword out of the scabbard and carefully observed the details on the sword, and after observing it carefully for a while, Russell couldn't help but nod in admiration.
The shape of this sword is really good, the sword body is slender but very strong, the tip of the sword is still sharp, except for the rust on the body of the sword has not been worn off, everything else proves that it is a superior sword!
However, in the course of the conversation, Russell noticed one detail, and that was the existence of the church.
The church is everywhere in this world, and even Betty, who is now beside him, is a faithful believer in the goddess of grain, which is enough to show the strength of the church's influence in this world.
This intrigued Russell, who noticed the largest building in the town, the church's temple.
Once he's done buying his equipment, he'll have to go to the temple to see what the hell is going on.
Now that he had received the money contributed by the mercenaries, Russell had become rich again, and he no longer had to worry about the situation of not being able to afford these very expensive equipment, so Russell did not hesitate at all, and directly bought a piece of his favorite iron armor from the best blacksmith shop in the bazaar.
Russell's biggest regret was that he didn't buy the horses he liked, according to the merchants in the horse market, the sturdy horses were all bought by the lords, and now all that is left are some crooked melons and cracked dates.
Russell smiled awkwardly when he saw this, but he didn't expect that he actually lifted the stone and hit his own foot.
By the time he had finished buying his equipment, the bustling bazaar was about to disband.
The sky reflected a sunset in the afterglow of the setting sun, which made Russell's joyful mood even more pleasant.
Russell and Betty walked back to the hotel with their belongings, while Buddy had already returned to the inn and was anxiously awaiting their return.
When Buddy saw Russell and Betty's embarrassed appearance, the anxiety in his heart vanished, and he hurriedly ran to Russell's side and carried their things on his back, and the three of them transported the things they bought back to the room.
After a long day, Russell and Betty were finally able to sit down at the table and rest.
But Russell is the only one here who is really tired, and Russell won't let Betty carry something too heavy.
Betty, on the other hand, sat here energetically, glancing at her room upstairs from time to time, seeing that she should want to go back to her room and try on the new dress she bought today.
As for Buddy, he was also very tired, of course he was overworked from gambling for a day.
While the chef was cooking, Russell told Buddy today's bizarre story, and Buddy was stunned by Russell's story, although Russell and Betty Betty returned with a full load today, if their disguises in front of the mercenaries were exposed, the consequences of this incident would be unimaginable.
Russell doesn't care too much about these things, for him, he has seen all the swords, mountains and fires, and if he really makes a move, he is not afraid of this group of mercenaries who bully the soft and fear the hard.
Russell was concerned about the church, and he took the opportunity to ask Buddy about the church.
Buddy heard Russell's questioning and told Russell everything he knew about the church in one breath.
"Russell, as far as I know, the belief in the Goddess of the Grain has been passed down in our kingdom for a long time, and we have never known how long ago we have believed in the Goddess.
It's just that the church in the town hasn't been established for a long time, it is rumored that it was only established when my great-grandmother was young, and the church usually preaches how merciful the goddess is, and we can basically eat every year under the protection of the goddess, so we are grateful for the kindness of the goddess.
In addition to promoting the belief in the goddess, the church often gives food to the beggars in the town, and also gives free medical treatment to the common people at the beginning of each month, which is all I know about the church, if Russell still has any questions, you can go to the church tomorrow to find out some news!"
Russell also has this intention, if there are really strange powers in this world, then only the church is likely to hide these powers, Russell has just finished sorting out all the weapons and equipment he needs to buy, and now he also needs to go to the church to inquire.
After dinner, Russell returned to his bed, and Russell pulled out the relics of the hero, and looked at the details of the sword by the light, it was really a wonderful sword, Russell could hardly find the slightest fault with the top of the sword, but its rust was a problem.
After buying the sword, Russell rushed to the blacksmith's shop in the hope that the blacksmith would help him wipe off the rust, but no matter what method the blacksmith used, he could not erase the rust.
Therefore, Russell couldn't help but wonder if he had overlooked some of the details on the sword!