The Dragonman led Gordon and his party to an open-air restaurant near the counter of the assembly hall and found a place to sit.

"This restaurant is not ordinary."

When he sat down, the dragon man smiled and introduced: "'Xi Dinisia' is the name of this restaurant, we have been traveling from south to north for many years, and the taste is not much like this restaurant." ”

"Looking forward to meow!"

Looking at the huge fish head on the grill at the door of the restaurant, the pork chop excitedly raised its little paws.

Gordon and Hayatta, who had been nibbling on dry food on the airship for a few days, were also hungry, ordering a lot of dishes that seemed to be very delicious, and some local sugar cane wine.

As he waited expectantly for the food to be served, Gordon chatted with the Dragonman man.

"Ah, this gentleman, I haven't had time to ask for advice.?"

"Many people call me 'Mr. Haoshang', and you can call me 'Mr. Haoshang' like Anhill, or 'Uncle Haoshang' like the little girl in the wind.

I'm really at this age, hahaha! The merchant clasped his hands in the wide sleeves and smiled heartily.

"Is Mr. Haoshang a businessman?"

Hayatta glanced curiously at the black scabbard behind the wealthy merchant.

She can naturally see that this is not a weapon that ordinary people can use, but a typical hunting knife.

"Yes, I have a few trading ships, and I usually run around the mainland to do some business." The wealthy merchant said quite astonishing words with a casual face.

"Mr. Haoshang used to be a hunter, right?" Gordon asked, but his tone was affirmative.

"Oh? Why does Brother Gordon think so, because I have a big knife behind me? ”

"And the Hunter's Guild insignia on your cuff." Gordon laughed, "Ordinary people don't use this pattern for ornamentation. ”

"Your eyes are very sharp!"

Haoshang glanced at his cuffs, and said with a smile, "It's all been many years ago, don't mention it, don't mention it." ”

Gordon didn't mean to continue to ask, and the two continued to gossip.

At this time, the meals they ordered were also delivered one after another.

Gordon picked up a skewer of what looked like an ordinary grilled fish and tasted it, "Oooh! This taste, this fragrance! ”

"Great, right?"

The merchant smiled and said, "As a trading port, Tangia Port is close to the desert country rich in spices, so you can find any spices here.

This restaurant is particularly good at grilling with a variety of spices, and you can't eat it anywhere else. ”

Delicious food always whets people's appetites, and the pork chops bury their heads directly into the plate, and the chewing action of Hayatta is much faster.

When the wine and meat on the table gradually decreased, the few people who were gradually full began to talk again.

"If I'm not mistaken, Miss Hayatta is carrying the famous knife 'Flying Dragon Knife [Aoi]' on her back, she is so young, she is really powerful."

Hayatta put down her glass and smiled reservedly.

You can't reply directly to people, you have everything if you hunt a female fire dragon, right?

Haoshang changed his words at this time, "Then again, does Miss Hayatta have a water-attribute sword?" ”

Hayatta was stunned when she heard this, she didn't quite understand what the other party meant by asking this question, and she didn't know how to answer.

Gordon took over at this time, "Do you have any suggestions from the senior merchants?" ”

"Well, I'm not going to beat around the bush."

Hao Shang untied the black knife from behind him, placed it flat on the dining table, stretched out his palm and pointed, "Look at this knife." ”

Gordon and Hayata's gaze immediately became wary.

With the exception of a few novice-level weapons, weapon trading is strictly prohibited by the guild, and once someone is found to have violated the ban, the revocation of hunting qualifications is considered light.

Realizing that the two had misunderstood, the wealthy merchant waved his hand and said, "No, no, no, I don't plan to sell the knife to you, I won't do anything illegal."

This knife is called 'Nanban Knife [鲛断]", and it is a style from my hometown, Shikikoku, and it can't be made on the mainland, but I have its manufacturing drawings.

If you can do me a favor, I'll give you the drawings, so that you can craft the Nanban Sword in any workshop as long as you have the materials ready. ”

In order to avoid deepening the misunderstanding, Haoshang said his purpose in one breath.

Gordon was still a little wary, and although the merchant said that he had a relationship with Anhill, it did not make him fully trust the other party.

After pondering for a moment, he said seriously: "Before I promise you, I still have two questions to ask, and I hope you can answer them." ”

"That's nature." The merchant put his hand back into his sleeve.

Gordon picked up the Nanban sword, unsheathed it, observed the blade, and handed it to Hayatta.

After the two of them roughly confirmed the grade of this knife, Gordon spoke: "This knife is of a very high grade, and it has completely reached the level of high-level equipment.

Can it be crafted as is, or does it need to be strengthened to reach this level, and what materials are required? ”

The merchant didn't mind Gordon's questioning at all, on the contrary, he appreciated the caution and was willing to put everything on the table.

"It needs to be strengthened once, and with some simple materials that can be obtained around here, you can create the 'Nanban Knife', the level of the Nanban Knife, well, it's similar to the 'Flying Dragon Knife [Emerald]".

Using the materials of the Yan Ge Long subspecies, it can be strengthened into the 'Southern Barbarian Knife [Shark Break]', and it can really reach the upper level, of course, the drawings I gave you also include the follow-up enhancement methods. ”

Gordon nodded.

He was not surprised by Hao Shang's answer, if he could simply create a high-level weapon, it would make him suspicious.

"In addition to the weapon drawings themselves, I also want to ask, why do you want to find the two of us, there are not so few four-star and five-star hunters that can be seen in Tangia Port, right?"

When the merchant heard this, he smiled and said, "This question can be answered together with 'What do I want you to help with'."

The reason is actually very simple, of course, there are four-star and five-star hunters in Tangia Harbor, but it is really too rare to encounter five-star hunters who have encountered ancient dragons. ”

Gordon: "."

This guy doesn't want to call himself an ancient dragon, right?

"Jean Moran (Fengshan Dragon), have you heard of that name?"

Gordon raised an eyebrow, "Fengshan Dragon? ”

"That's right, it's the Fengshan Dragon, a very small number of ancient dragons that can be known to the lower hunters, and even among the ordinary people in some areas, there is a universal cognition.

A symbol of courage and prosperity, the 'dragon of abundance' that nourishes the desert. ”

"I see, it's autumn now, and the monsoon in the desert is coming, the harvest festival of Locklac."

Gordon roughly guessed the other party's purpose.

"You want us to attend the annual 'Great Desert Feast' in Locklac, and you want to get your hands on that special ore?"

At this, Gordon frowned.

"But if it's for the ore, as a merchant, you can buy it directly, even if we participate in the 'gluttony', it is impossible to bring you back too much quantity."

Haoshang stroked his palms and chuckled, "Brother Gordon, you have a wide range of knowledge, and your brain moves quickly. That's right, my ultimate goal is Fengshan Dragon Ore.

It's just that I don't need you to bring the ore back to me, you just need to participate in the 'feast'. ”

Gordon didn't understand, "IMHO, what's in it for you if you're just participating in the 'feast'?" ”

"I heard that Little Brother Gordon has faced the ancient dragon directly, but you can return unscathed, coupled with the achievement of being promoted to five stars at a young age, your strength is naturally beyond doubt.

If you can participate, this 'feast' will go more smoothly. ”

The merchant crossed his arms and smiled heartily, "I don't need you to bring back the ore, because I plan to buy all the ore produced by this year's 'Gluttonous Feast'.

If you can participate, the sand fleet will have a good harvest, and the amount of ore I can buy will be even more? ”

Ps.

Here is a hidden setting, the setting book states that the wealthy merchant (the captain of the trading ship) was born in the "Shiki country", and his status in the Shiki country is extremely high.

This country is not indicated on the map, but looking at the style of clothing, it should be a country of the Western Continent. (It's all Japanese)

At the same time, the equipment made of the Fengshan Dragon material (obvious Japanese-style martial armor style) has been equipped by a certain country to equip the army, which should be the Shikikoku.

I won't mention the country, the war, etc., but the rationality of the large number of ore purchases by wealthy merchants is also there.

(End of chapter)