Chapter Ninety-Four: Asking for Help
Frankly speaking, buying a sword in Shenmu Ridge is definitely a stupid thing, and taking a peerless swordsman with you is a stupid thing among stupid things!
"What are you pulling me out for? Don't you want me to comment on it?" Leo looked dissatisfied, but he was suddenly interrupted by someone who was in high spirits just now, and anyone would be upset.
Xu Zhige sighed: "You still say, didn't you see the boss's face just now? If I hadn't pulled you out, the boss would have turned his face and cut people." β
"What does this have to do with me? The weapons in his shop are shoddy, not to mention excellent, even the entry-level craftsmen of my ancient dynasty would not have such inferior products, and what is even more infuriating is that this unscrupulous profiteer has put these inferior products on the shelves of goods to sell, which is simply fooling people! If it were my temper at the beginning, this shop would have been razed to the ground by me a long time ago!" The more Leo talked, the more energetic he became, and in the end he even said that he would drag the boss's family out on the street to make him understand how important weapons really are for a samurai!
Leave this guy alone, go buy a boat first, and then think about buying a sword after you leave here.
When it comes to buying a ship, in fact, Xu Zhige originally meant to go to the shipyard in Shenmuling. Because in addition to the big shipyards in the Yan Country, only here in Shenmuling are those professional craftsmen who build ships, so Xu Zhige wanted to come here to see if he could find a ship that suited his heart.
But after a morning of shopping, he realized that the idea was a little too naΓ―ve.
In today's Yan Kingdom, most of the shipbuilders work in the shipyards.
You must know that this is also a traditional handicraft, and it does not mean that you can make a sea ship if you know the production process. It takes a lot of exercise and a lot of experience.
Where does the experience come from? Of course, it's the shipyard, otherwise any normal person would be able to build a sea ship at will to accumulate experience.
There are four large shipyards within the borders of the Yan Kingdom, and the other small and medium-sized shipyards do not meet Xu Zhige's requirements. In other words, if you want to build a sea ship, you have to have a large shipyard. And three of them are under the control of the Yan Kingdom royal family, and the remaining one is on the side of Shenmuling.
With the advantages of natural materials, it is naturally easy to attract technicians, so Shenmuling can establish the fourth large-scale shipyard in Yanguo.
However, the master is not an idler, not that any cat or dog can be seen, the shipyard hires a master with a high salary to come over to produce results, to put it mildly, the masters are idle for a moment, and the shipyard will lose a lot of money. In such an environment, if you come to a random person and look for the masters, who is responsible for the loss of the shipyard?
After touching the wall several times in a row, Xu Zhige understood that even in Shenmuling, these shipbuilding masters could not be seen everywhere.
At noon, inside the restaurant.
Xu Zhige sighed at lunch. "I can't imagine that it is so difficult to even find a master to meet now, let alone ask him to help me build a ship...... Do you have any good ideas?"
Leo thought for a moment, "Frankly speaking, after becoming famous at a young age, I really haven't met anyone who dares to disobey me......!
"What if...... Someone doesn't give you face now?"
"Tie people up, threaten people, smash the field!" Leo's theory is simple and crude.
β...... When I didn't ask!"
It is not a way to sigh for a long time, and the most important thing now is to find a way to get the shipbuilders to be willing to meet them.
After eating lunch, Xu Zhige still wanted to continue to try his luck, maybe the masters would take the time to go out for a walk after lunch?
"You two...... Are you looking for a shipbuilder?"
After hitting the wall again, when he walked to the door, the old man who guarded the door suddenly stopped Xu Zhige and the others.
"Uncle, what did you say?"
The old man asked, "I said, you two have been running to the shipyard since the morning, are you looking for a shipbuilder?"
"Nonsense, is it a blind date?" Leo had a hot temper, he had been busy all morning, and the temper tantrum in his stomach was very tolerated.
Xu Zhige pushed Leo away with one hand, and then smiled politely at the uncle, "That's right, uncle, but you also know that this shipbuilder is very busy, and it is difficult for ordinary people to see them without an appointment, so I have been busy all morning, and I haven't seen anything......"
Seeing Xu Zhige's politeness, the old man finally nodded with satisfaction and said: "I wanted to tell you before, don't be busy, the list in this shipyard will be lined up for the next year, even if the master is willing to see you, he won't have the time to help you build a ship!"
The orders are scheduled for the next year?
"But ......," the uncle gasped, "I know that there is a master shipbuilder who should be available lately, and if you are willing to help him, he will definitely help you build ships." β
"Really, please ask the uncle for guidance!" Xu Zhige took out a small silver ingot and stuffed it to the uncle.
"Young man, I don't want this ......" The old man returned the silver ingot and said with a wry smile: "Actually...... I think the outfits of the two of you belong to adventurers or mercenaries or something, right? β
"What's the matter?"
The old man said: "Actually, it is also my old friend's business, and my old friend is also the shipbuilder. He has been in some trouble at home recently, I heard that his son has an accident and his whereabouts are unknown, I think, if you really have time and patience, then it is better to help him find his son, if you really find it, I think he will definitely help you build a ship. β
Xu Zhige nodded and replied: "In this way, I don't know where your old friend lives, uncle, we want to go over and visit, if it is really as you said, then we should do our best!"
Under the guidance of the old man, Xu Zhige and Leo came to a quiet small house.
"Tsk, it seems that the status of the profession of shipbuilder in this place is quite high, look at this living environment. Leo sighed with some emotion: "No matter what time it is, such a thing as social class will never be eliminated. β
"Come on, don't sigh there, come here. β
Although the hut was quiet, as soon as I approached the door, I still heard a cry, which showed that the owner of the house was not in a good mood at this time.
Xu Zhige knocked on the door carefully, and in a rush of footsteps, the door was opened.
Seeing that it was a stranger knocking on the door, the old woman who came to open the door changed from surprise to disappointment, and finally cried on the spot.
"This ...... Grandma, we ...... This ......" Xu Zhige was a little in a hurry, the old lady cried as soon as they met, and it would make people misunderstand that he had done something bad.
"What's wrong, wife?"
A somewhat tired voice came from inside the house, a stout old man with gray hair walked out of the room, and when he saw the old lady crying, and Xu Zhige was at a loss, he immediately frowned, "What's the matter? Who are you?"
Xu Zhige saw the old man as if he saw a savior. Hurriedly asked, "That...... Is it Master Haiyuan? We were introduced by Mr. Li. β
"Lao Li, what did he introduce you to do?" As soon as he heard that he was introduced by an acquaintance, Haiyuan also lowered his guard and asked softly.
"Actually...... We want to find a master to build a sea ship......" Xu Zhige said without waiting for Haiyuan to refuse: "However, we heard from Old Man Li that something seems to have happened to Master Hai's house recently, so I want to come over to greet him first." β
"Alas, Lao Li has a heart. Haiyuan sighed, "As you can see, I'm really not in the mood to build a ship, if you want to build a ship, please go to the shipyard." β
"I heard that something happened to Ling Gongzi, Master Hai, can you tell us if you don't mind? We just listened to Old Man Li to make a general statement. If it's not a big deal, we might be able to help. β
The old lady, who had been crying all the time, heard Xu Zhige say that she could help, her eyes suddenly lit up, "You guys are really ...... Can you really help us get my son back?"
"Wife!" Master Hai shouted in a deep voice, it was obvious that he didn't believe Xu Zhige, but he couldn't stand the eager eyes of his wife, and finally sighed: "Please come in and talk." β
The story is actually quite simple to tell, Master Hai's son inherits his father's business, and he is also a shipbuilder, and he has a good talent, and there is a great trend of being blue, and both father and son are quite famous shipbuilders in this Shenmu Ridge. With fame, it is natural that many people come to visit and ask for shipbuilding. And about half a month ago, Master Hai's son took a private job. However, the wood used has special requirements.
But fortunately, there is not much in Shenmu Ridge, that is, there is a lot of wood, even some special wood can be searched. In the sea of sacred trees, the most important thing is wood. So Master Hai's son went out in a hurry, and this time, he didn't come back for more than half a month. Not even a word of it came back.
At this time, Master Hai and his wife were in a hurry, and hurriedly invited a large number of people to go out to look for them, but they still couldn't find them, and some people even said...... Master Hai's son has died in the sea of trees.
"I don't believe it! My son has been wandering with me in the sea of trees since he was a child, he is more familiar with the road inside than anyone else, and he also knows how to avoid danger, how can he die in the sea of trees, so, I think he must have encountered something and can't get out!" Master Hai's emotions suddenly became excited, "Two, if you can help me find my son, even if he is...... If you're dead, I'll help you build a ship. β