Volume 2 The Beginning of the Legend Chapter 19 The Sword of the Brave
Russell could tell that the farmer really wanted to sell the sword in his hand, but Russell could also clearly see the farmer's timidity on his face.
It was evident that the peasant did not come to the bazaar very often, and that he had never been to the weapons shop, and that he was frightened by the sight of a sword-bearing passer-by in it, so he could only huddle in the corner and tremble, not daring to shout.
Russell was very interested in this, this matter is a bit unreasonable, how can a farmer's daily job be to plough the land, how can he have a long sword in his body? besides, this farmer is short in stature, and he does not look like he has practiced physically.
It's okay to check it out, but I haven't found the right weapon yet, so maybe this sword is exactly the type I like.
Thinking of this, Russell took Betty and walked straight to the farmer's place, but at this moment, another group of people took the lead and walked up to the farmer's side and asked him about the price of the sword.
The bodies of this group of people are very strong, and it can be seen from the weapons and equipment on their bodies that this group of people is most likely a group of mercenaries, and for some reason they noticed the farmer huddled in the corner and came over to ask about the price of the weapons.
The mercenary at the head was a thin man compared to his teammates, but he was also more than a head taller than the farmer, he walked in front of the farmer, looked at the farmer condescendingly, pointed to the long sword in his arms and said, "Hey, farmer, how did you sell this sword? If you don't show us all the sword, how can we buy your sword, uncle?"
The farmer was already frightened by this group of mercenaries, and when he was frightened by the man, he even fell to the ground with the sword in his arms, he looked up at the man, and said timidly: "Do you really want to buy my sword? The price of my sword will not be very cheap." ”
"Don't talk nonsense, why don't you take it out and show it to us!"
The farmer shuddered at the roar, but finally took out his sword tremblingly.
At this time, the people present saw the whole picture of this long sword, and saw that its sword body was about one and a half meters long, and the blade was still sharp, without a trace of curved blade notch, but there was crimson rust everywhere on the surface of the sword body, and such flaws made the quality of this sword decrease a lot.
But the most eye-catching thing is a sapphire the size of a fingernail on the sword grid, and it was this bright and transparent sapphire that attracted the group at first.
Originally, the sword was held in the farmer's arms, and the attention of this group of people could only be on the sword grid.
However, it seems that the farmer also knew that the sapphire was very valuable, and he somehow did not detain the gem from it, but took out the sapphire and the sword and sold them untouched.
The leader of the mercenaries looked at the sword, shook his head and sighed deliberately: "Your sword is really worthless! Look at the body of this sword for yourself, what kind of worn-out it has become? You must know that the sword was originally intended to cut people, and this sword has become like this, what are you asking me to buy it for? Can it still be hung on the wall for collection?"
The farmer couldn't help but get anxious when he saw this, he finally waited for a customer who came to see the goods, and now he probably didn't want to buy a sword.
The farmer hurriedly explained: "Well, this is not my ordinary sword, it is my grandfather's grandfather, in short, it is a sword handed down from my ancestors! According to my grandfather, this sword was once a sword left by the brave man, and it also has a name, it is called the Legacy of Heroes! I really am not lying!"
When the mercenaries heard this, they couldn't help laughing,
"Haha, I'm laughing to death, this hillbilly still swears that this sword is handed down by a brave man, I already know that even the current blacksmith will not use this statement when selling swords, you are still talking about the head of the way here, you are all fools who don't understand the amount of money when we are? Don't talk nonsense, make a price!"
With that, the mercenary leader looked covetously at the sapphire on the sword's blade.
The farmer hesitated for a moment, but still stretched out five fingers, and said timidly: "A total of fifty silver coins, money can't be, can't be less!"
The mercenary leader's eyes widened in disbelief when he heard this, he pointed to the long sword on the ground and said, "You dare to charge me fifty silver coins for this sword, are you joking with me?
Then the leader of the mercenaries stepped forward, and the farmer was so frightened that he retreated with his sword in his hand.
The leader of the mercenaries showed an impatient look and said, "Uncle doesn't want to talk to you more, so be it, I will give you a maximum of ten silver coins for this sword, and I will not add more than one." ”
When the farmer heard this, he said in a panic, "No, my lord, my sword is really an ancestral heirloom, my daughter is sick, she is very sick now, and I have to take the money to go to the doctor to treat her!"
The mercenary leader couldn't help but sneer, "I said ten silver coins are ten silver coins, uncle, my brothers and I are standing here now, you have to sell if you don't want to!"
After that, the mercenary leader also led his men to come over step by step, looking like he wanted to buy and sell.
Russell, who was hiding behind the corner, saw the whole scene, and he knew that the farmer was probably not lying, because when he was in San Caron before, after Carlos's introduction, Russell knew many masters of swordsmithing.
Therefore, Russell can see from the shape of the long sword that this sword is a good sword that is difficult to obtain, and the price demanded by the farmer is much lower.
Looking at this situation, Russell has to take action himself!
However, there are many people on the other side, Russell is only one person, and he has a child, how to deal with them?
Russell suddenly had a plan, he leaned down and leaned into Betty's ear, "Brother Russell needs to punish the bad guys, but I need your cooperation!"
After that, Russell quickly told Betty about his plan, and Betty immediately agreed.
By this time, the farmer had been surrounded by mercenaries, who had surrounded him in a circle to leave no way for him to escape, and even some of the impatient mercenaries had already begun to tear the farmer's clothes and try to snatch the worn-out sword from his hand.
"Stop, you are breaking the law!"
A loud shout came from behind the crowd, focusing all their attention on the rear.
The leader of the mercenaries squeezed out of the crowd, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be a young man with a child standing behind them.
The mercenary leader's heart relaxed, and he scolded: "Who did I think it was? It turned out to be two little kids, are you two playing here? This is not a place for your entertainment, get out!"
Russell showed a mocking look when he heard this, he took out a wooden sign from his pocket and said, "Do you know the character on this wooden card?"
The leader of the mercenaries looked intently when he heard this, and saw the name engraved on the wooden plaque.
Suddenly, the arrogance of the leader dissipated a lot, the name engraved on this sign was the most influential person on this street, the Sandra family's shops were all over the country, and their strength was everywhere in the kingdom, this person was not something he could afford to provoke.
Russell saw that the mercenary leader had been frightened by him, so he hurriedly pointed at Betty beside him, and pretended to say: "Do you know who this young lady is? She is a relative of the lord who came from afar, and she is visiting the scenery of this town under my protection, but she has seen your actions all the way, do you want to feel the taste of being in prison?"
The mercenary couldn't help but feel a little stunned when he heard this, he quietly glanced at Betty with his spare eyes, but was shocked to find that Betty was wearing a very luxurious dress, and it was likely that its style was purchased from Sandra's shop, those were clothes that cost a lot of money, not clothes that ordinary civilians could afford.
By this moment, the mercenary leader had almost believed Russell's words, thinking of the consequences of angering the lord, the mercenary leader's legs couldn't help but tremble a little, his luck was really bad, he came to knock on the bamboo pole once in a while, but he didn't expect him to anger the rare noble lady, it seems that this time it is not a big bleeding, and there is no way to escape this catastrophe!
The leader of the mercenaries bent down to Betty's eyes with a smile on his face, bowed to Betty, and whispered: "Respect the beautiful young lady, we are just a group of helpful civilians, we saw that this farmer could not sell his goods, and we came to solve his difficulties!"
Although Betty was a little frightened when she saw the tall man in front of her, she still raised her head proudly as Russell taught her, and said: "You rude and stupid commoner, you are actually tyrannical in front of me, I will report your crimes to my uncle!"
Betty's coquettish reprimand almost made the fanciful mercenary leader fall to the ground with weak legs.
It seems that no matter how clever he is, he can't change his sins.
The leader still had the last glimmer of hope, he looked at Russell and begged: "My lord, please spare us! We are also interested in wealth, and we will not dare to do these things again! We are willing to take out all our wealth to atone for our sins!"
Russell couldn't help but be a little surprised by the leader's decisiveness, he was the courage to make a decision on the spot, Russell appreciated his courage a little, seeing that the time was ripe, Russell couldn't force them too much, if they made a few of them red-eyed and decided to break the net.
Russell pretended to think for a moment, and pulled Betty into the distance, as if he had discussed it with the young lady for a long time, before returning to them alone.
Russell said condescendingly: "Under my painstaking persuasion, my young lady agreed to your request for atonement, and praised her kindness, she forgave the sins of several of you!"
When the mercenaries heard this, they immediately began to sing praises, and then, under the leadership of the leader, they took out all the money from their bodies and put them in Russell's money bag.
A moment later, with Betty's permission, the mercenaries left the place without looking back, never to look back.
Russell counted the money in the money bag, but after counting the money, Russell's face suddenly became a little gloomy.
Unexpectedly, this group of people are all poor ghosts, and they don't have much money in total, so many people only have less than a hundred silver coins, which is enough for him to buy a piece of equipment.
Russell handed Betty the bulging money bag, and after Betty took it, she almost couldn't grasp such a heavy money bag, so frightened that Betty hurriedly wrapped the money bag with her own skirt.
Now it was the farmer's turn, and Russell turned to look at the farmer who was shivering and hiding in the corner, and when the farmer saw Russell's kind eyes, he thought that he was going to question his sins too, and sat down on the ground in fright.
Seeing this, Russell laughed and helped up the collapsed farmer, Russell looked at him with a smile and said to him, "I came to buy your sword, and your sword is still being sold!"
The farmer was flattered and was helped up by Russell, and hurriedly replied: "Thank you for your support, I have no money, I have no money!"
Suddenly, the farmer seemed to understand Russell's inquiry, and asked Russell with some surprise, "What do you say to me?"