Chapter Forty-Three: Daddy Hill's Blacksmith
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Now that traces of humans have been discovered, Ye Xiao also slowed down the march after letting the stinging snake beauty who played Nie Xiaoqian return to the team.
There are still 10 miniature scout insects in front, radiating out in a fan-shaped formation, exploring the way first, and Ye Xiao leads the elite Zerg to follow.
It wasn't until the time was close to the afternoon that Ye Xiao finally arrived near the bushes on the outskirts of the human town.
From here, the number of people began to increase, and a few kilometers ahead, the microscopic scout bugs had already spotted four or five hunters, one by one, examining the traps they had laid last night.
Ye Xiao felt that it was a bit exaggerated to take 50 menacing bodyguards to inquire about the news, and the total number of patrols in that town was only a dozen or twenty people.
"You have to keep a low profile, you have to be a traveler. Ye Xiao decided to let the 49 elite Zerg turn into insect shapes, all of them lurking in this shrub on the spot, and he took the big man who turned into the Qinglong and the Swift Insect King and walked towards the human town not far away.
Of course, the remains of the green bear beast packed with animal skins, a total of two major burdens, all fell on the bodies of the green dragon and the swift insect king.
As for An is not safe, first of all, Ye Xiao thinks that with his growing strength, plus the two top bodyguards of Qinglong and Swift Insect King, there is no opponent at all in this kind of dilapidated town.
What's more, if you are always cringinge, you really can't live the days ahead, as long as you are cautious and careful in everything, there will not be any big problems.
After more than an hour of walking, Ye Xiao and the two bodyguards behind him finally arrived at the outskirts of the town near the stream.
I have to say that although this town is a little old and simple, but the environment is on the hillside, accompanied by the stream, there is a lush shrub in front of it, and the buildings are made of local materials, wood and stone for living, there is a kind of medieval Nordic style on the earth, this exotic scenery, very good.
"Hey, people in front, stop. β
Ye Xiao was walking and looking at the scenery, but at the entrance of the wooden wall of the town, he was stopped by a voice that was not angry.
There is a question here, why can Ye Xiao understand the language of the inhabitants of this planet, and what he says can be understood by others?
That's because almost all the ecological stars in the universe are ruled by some advanced civilizations with huge power. These advanced civilizations use a lingua franca in the universe to communicate with each other, and in the eco-planets they rule, they are divided into many regional derivative languages.
In the Zerg system, the languages and cultures of all the civilizations they have encountered are recorded, from high to low, countless, so analyzing a simple side language is just a matter of moments.
So Ye Xiao, who has the Zerg system and has undergone physical transformation, these language problems are not a problem at all.
Ye Xiao followed the prestige, and the person who spoke up was the town patrol captain he had seen with the miniature scout bug before.
This person is less than thirty years old, although he is thin, his eyes are shining, and he has a level 2 ** strength, plus he has a stainless steel long sword around his waist, which is enough for him to be alive in this town.
"Hey, didn't you hear what you said? Where did you come from?" The team leader came up with four followers, looked at Ye Xiao and the three of them, and asked, "Huh? You are still wearing animal skins, are you barbarians? What are you barbarians doing in our town?"
The patrol team leader dared to speak like this because Ye Xiao ordered Qinglong and the Swift Insect King to suppress the strength of their bodies when they approached the town, and at this time, they were no different from ordinary people except for their size.
What kind of barbarian thing is it? Ye Xiao didn't understand what the squad leader in front of him was talking about, and he didn't plan to talk to these ground snakes, otherwise they would stick to him like a mess of mud.
Ye Xiao didn't answer, and casually took out a crimson, half-thumb-sized, low-quality energy crystal from the animal skin pocket on his waist, stretched it out in front of him, shook it, and said, "I'm not a barbarian, I'm a nobleman." β
The pupils of the patrol squad leader contracted rapidly when they saw this energy crystal, and then followed Ye Xiao's shaking, expanding and contracting rhythmically, very flexible.
It wasn't until Ye Xiao stopped the energy crystal in front of him that he took a shalt, quickly stretched out his hands, and called out crisply: "Master!"
"Thank you, noble lord!" the patrol team leader smiled completely the moment he received the energy crystal.
You must know that he is only 5 silver coins a month as a town guard here, and ordinary hunters can earn 2 silver coins a month, even if it is lucky.
And the crystal nucleus of this piece of demonic beast in front of him is more than his annual income! Especially the demonic beasts with crystal nuclei are all in the depths of the terrifying dense forest, no hunter or warrior here dares to hunt, and now that he can have such an energy crystal, how can he not be happy?
"I'm a passing traveler and want to rest here. Ye Xiao said with a pretentious gesture. In fact, I thought about it but secretly had fun, and finally one day I had a local tyrant addiction, so cool!
"There is no problem, sir, with me, our town is just like your home. The patrol captain and several of his roots squad all patted their chests and promised, "If anyone collides with you, report the name of my squad leader Simon, and I promise to take my brother to break his leg." β
Ye Xiao couldn't cry or laugh, this patrol team that maintains law and order is simply a fight with the chengguan, anyway, without any trouble from them, it is enough.
So Ye Xiao stopped talking, waved his hand to signal not to follow, and then turned around and walked towards the interior of the town.
Walking out of the distance, there was a warm shout from Captain Simon in the distance behind him: "Noble lord, welcome to our Linxi Town!"
There is also a sentence in the back, "He lives in the east of the town, you can come to him at any time if you have something, etc.", Ye Xiao has no interest in listening to it.
Sure enough, there is no door in this world that money can't open, and if that door can't be opened, it's because there is not enough money.
Ye Xiao walked along the streets of the town, looking at both sides of the street at the same time. The streets here are paved with bluestone of various sizes, so they are not as damp as they look from the outside, and the smell of stream water in the air and the smell of sour wood from old houses.
The town is not very large, and there are only two main streets that intersect, especially the avenue in the middle, which divides the town into two main parts.
The southeast part is mostly residential, while the northwest half is a market area composed of some vendors, hotels and other places.
Ye Xiao is walking to the northwest part, and along the way, you can find that one-third of the buildings in this town are hotels that can be used for living, and it seems that in the past, this was indeed a border town that provided a foothold for tourists.
In addition, there have been a lot of mercenaries and tourists recently, and this originally deserted town has gradually become lively.
Because of this, the vendors on both sides of the street did not feel strange because Ye Xiao and his party were wearing animal skins, but looked at Ye Xiao with an expectant look, hoping to complete their last business of the day on Ye Xiao.
However, Ye Xiao went to disappoint them, at this time the sun began to set west, Ye Xiao's gaze followed the direction of the sunset, and turned to an old signboard not far away.
Ye Xiao saw a big hammer painted on the signboard, and there was this line of words underneath: "Daddy Hill's blacksmith shop." β
This is exactly the place I was looking for.
Ye Xiao strode over, the faΓ§ade of the blacksmith shop was not very large, there was a small table covered with a navy blue tablecloth under the signboard, on which were placed horseshoes, short swords, rough armor, and a shield wrapped in iron sheet and wood on the edge of the table, and next to the shield, there was a stack of iron traps used by hunters to catch pheasants.
On such a small table that has not yet reached the length of the arm, there is almost everything, and Ye Xiao even found daily utensils such as kitchen knives, axes, and hoes on it.
Behind the small table sat a short, lean old man with a felt hat, who must have been the Daddy Hill on the sign.
Interestingly, the old man's brow and beard were like snow on the edge of a winter roof, so thick and long that even his eyes and lips were almost invisible.
"Outlander, what do you like? That dagger only costs 30 copper coins, and that silver-scale armor, give me 5 silver coins, and it's yours." The old man took a few puffs of his pipe, shook his beard, and said, "The price is absolutely fair, and what I have here is the best in town." β
The old man was not wrong about this, because he had a blacksmith shop in the whole town.
"Old man, my coins were lost on my journey, but I have something better than coins. Ye Xiao pointed to the two major animal skin packages behind the Qinglong and the Swift Insect King, which were all the remaining remains of the Blue Bear Beast.
Since he hadn't found a place like a pawnshop before, Ye Xiao thought that the blacksmith shop that made weapons and armor should be able to sell these things.
"Hides? Recently, we have a large production of hides in our town, and the prices are not high now. The old man raised his thick eyebrows, spit out a circle of eyes, and looked not very interested: "I don't know what's going on recently, but many wild beasts have begun to come to us from the side of the Haigel Forest......
"You see. Ye Xiao ordered the Qinglong and the Swift Insect King to throw the package in front of the old man, and then Ye Xiao personally lifted the tattered animal skin package.
Under the golden sunset, a touch of azure light was immediately reflected from the animal skin package, and the old man was stunned on the spot, and he didn't even react when the pipe in his mouth fell to the ground.
"Green ...... How did you get it?" the old man's beard was about to rise with excitement.
"How's that? Ye Xiao smiled and said, "I have something here, but I don't have anything in the whole town." β