Chapter 225: Armory
Located near the west gate of Nam Lo, Jianhu Street is home to a night market where lanterns hang in front of shops and hawkers set up stalls along the road.
Men, women and children walk endlessly, and it is the most lively time.
Zhao Lin and Xiang Bao'er walked east, turned west, and unconsciously came to a medicine hall.
The medicine hall is lined with six doors, and it is very magnificent, although it is night, there are still many people coming in and out.
Xiuzhao's climate is humid and hot, the rainforest is lush, and there are many rare medicinal materials that are not found elsewhere, and Zhao Lin and others have also heard of it in Dayue.
Xiang Bao, Zhong Yewu and Li Liang had a solid family, and with the idea of a rare visit, they bought a lot of precious medicinal materials.
Zhao Lin was not as rich as them, so he turned around and only bought two medicines, rhinocos paste and coix powder.
Rhizo cocos ointment moistens the lungs and relieves cough, and coix powder can treat rheumatism of muscles and bones, both of which are local specialties and are brought back to the second elder.
After buying the medicinal herbs, the four of them came out of the medicine hall with large bags and small bags, and continued to wander the streets.
After a while, I saw an armory shop in front of me, and a rattan shield was erected in front of the door, and a spear was horizontal next to the shield, which was quite "self-contradictory".
Zhong Yewu's eyes lit up and said with a smile: "Interesting, let's go in and have a look?" ”
Zhao Lin and the others knew that Zhong Yewu had a hobby of collecting weapons, and at the same time said "yes" and walked into the store.
Entering the gate is a large courtyard, and the walls of the courtyard are lit with air death lanterns, illuminating the inside as if it were daylight.
There are many weapon racks in the courtyard, and they are filled with various weapons.
There were many customers in the store, standing in front of the weapon rack to select weapons, and the guys were greeting them attentively.
In fact, for the Blood Realm martial artists, weapons are not necessary, or even dispensable.
But for low-level martial artists, weapons are still a means to strengthen their strength.
Another point is that people who practice martial arts have an almost natural love for weapons, and even many Yuan Realm martial artists like to collect all kinds of weapons.
Zhao Lin looked around and was surprised to find that there were many Blood Realm martial artists in the weapon shop, and a rough count showed that there were actually more than a dozen.
Several of them are stout and rugged-looking, with obvious Western or Northland features.
Zhao Lin guessed that they were likely to be the same as himself, and they were also here to participate in the martial arts competition.
These people also noticed Zhao Lin and the others, and their eyes were instantaneous, and they knew each other.
Since everyone knew that the well water did not interfere with the river water, Zhao Lin also relieved himself and walked to a weapon rack to watch.
Xiuzhao was deeply influenced by the Central Plains, and the weapons could see traces of imitation, but they also had their own characteristics.
The straight sword, for example, has a much narrower body than the Central Plains sword, with a scabbard carved with delicate patterns, and a hilt made of precious wood or ivory, decorated with pearls.
Zhao Lin looked at it for a while, felt that these weapons were a little fancy, and knew that the price was expensive without asking, so he walked to another weapon rack.
"Huh?"
There was a long knife on the weapon rack, the style was the same as the Yanling knife used by the Dayue general, Zhao Lin touched it with his hand curiously.
"Guest, what do you think of this knife?"
A guy leaned up and asked.
"Where did this knife come from?"
Zhao Lin did not answer the rhetorical question.
The guy gave a thumbs up and praised: "The guest officer really has a vision, this knife is made in Dayue!" ”
"You see, this knife posture is stretched, the blood groove of the knife body is neat and powerful, the blade is sharp, the shape is wonderful, and it has both actual combat and etiquette......"
The man's mouth is like a river, and he praises this knife in the sky, but there is nothing in the ground, and he can't stop talking at all.
Zhao Lin wanted to laugh a little, listening to the tone of the guy, the weapons produced by Da Yue were ...... Senior?
Zhong Yewu and the others also heard it and looked over with a smile.
This is not difficult to explain, just as most people generally have the idea that foreign monks can recite sutras, and think that things elsewhere are good.
And although the Xiu Zhao people dislike Da Yue on the surface, the influence of thousands of years is deep-rooted, and there are many people who admire the Celestial Empire, so that the goods from Da Yue are highly sought after.
The guy didn't pay attention to the expression on Zhao Lin's face, and still said to himself: "Oh, Da Yue's weapon is good!" I remember that there was a poem praising the Yan Ling knife, how do you say it? ”
frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly slapped his head, shook his head and said: "The general was born bold and heroic, and his waist is full of autumn water and goose feathers!" ”
I can also chant poetry!
Zhao Lin was really shocked this time, an ordinary shop guy could actually recite Da Yue's poems.
"Hmph, it's just an ordinary knife, what's there to brag about?"
Suddenly, a cold voice said.
The man glanced at the man, and immediately seemed to be choked by the neck, and did not dare to speak anymore, and walked to the side in a gloomy manner.
The man who spoke was not tall, with a slightly pointed chin and two mustaches on his lips, and he looked to be in his twenties, looking at him with resentment.
Zhao Lin saw that this person was wearing a cyan practice robe, and a lotus flower was embroidered on his chest, which was exactly the same as the one on the clothes of Elder Ruan of the Lotus Sect.
"It turned out to be a disciple of the Lotus Sect."
As soon as he thought about it, he understood why this man was upset.
didn't care at the moment, and saw Zhong Yewu talking to a guy, and seemed to have encountered his favorite weapon, so he walked over.
In the center of the courtyard is a long sword with a thick hilt and a mirror like water, which should be a weapon solemnly recommended by the store.
"This sword looks just a little sharper, why is it here? Is there anything special about it? ”
Zhong Yewu asked, pointing to the long sword on Lan Qi.
The guy smiled: "Guest officer, this is not an ordinary sword, but a sword of the mother and child." ”
"The Sword?"
Zhong Yewu raised his eyebrows, "Could it be that there is a sword in a sword?" ”
The man praised: "The guest officer is really an expert!" ”
As he spoke, he grasped the hilt of his sword and pressed the pearl on it.
With a "choking" sound, he pulled out a thin sword from the blade.
"You see, this sword is long and short, one bright and one dark, and they share the same hilt."
"The mother sword is hollow, and the sub-sword is set in the mother sword, which looks like a sword on the surface. If the mother sword is stuck during combat, you can pull the mechanism and pull out the sub-sword in an instant, so that the enemy is unable to defend against it, and you can win with one hit! ”
Seeing Zhong Yewu's eyes shining, the guy continued: "This sword is exquisitely designed, and it is extremely difficult to make, we only have such a sword in the store, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the treasure of the town...... store."
Zhong Yewu nodded while listening, and was about to open his mouth to inquire about the price, when suddenly a voice next to him said: "This sword is good, I bought it!" ”
The guy was momentarily stunned, and looked up to see a man with a pointed chin and two mustaches.
Zhong Yewu's face sank suddenly, and he forcibly suppressed his anger and said: "Friend, I have taken a fancy to this sword, it's not appropriate for you to cut off the beard halfway like this, right?" ”
The mustache chuckled, "Look at yours, I bought mine, what's in the way?" ”
As soon as these words came out, the weapon shop was quiet.
(End of chapter)