Volume 1: The Night Is Coming: Chapter 7: The Black Market
Kane was about to continue walking forward when suddenly a figure caught his eye. With long yellow hair and a long nose, Munett walked past Kane and into the old man's bookstore with two books under his armpits.
The old man looked very happy to see Munet's arrival, and he got up and greeted him with a smile: "Oh! You're finally here, and I thought you'd be busy fiddling with the quick prophecy crystal again. The old man took Munet's hand and walked towards the shop, "Come on, show you good things, I have recently obtained two very good books from Thales, which have analyzed the problems of some countries very thoroughly, especially on the economic side. You know, I've always been interested in the economy. ”
Munet stopped, pulled away the old man's hand and grabbed him, and said with a serious expression: "Listen to me Schlenes, I'm not here to look for a book today, I want to tell you that I predicted a very terrible thing, and the Harrence dynasty may suffer a great disaster!" Do you know! The blood-colored moon hung high above the red canopy, and Harrens's doom was over. Munitt clawed his hands at his hair.
"Now it's very chaotic outside, the battle of the ice sea was lost, the Maren grain depot was resisted by slaves, yesterday there was a large group of people in the Champ de Mars Square to protest, but when winter came, there was a famine in this dynasty! It's going to be messy outside. I'm here to help you find a way to save this dynasty. ”
Schlenes shook his head helplessly: "I can't help it, it's not my turn to think about these things at all, I think you found the wrong person." You should go to Kaiser Wilhelm, or the "Black Iron Triangle", they are the ones who can really help you. I'm just a foreign traveler and I'm really not in a position to help you, I'm sorry. ”
With that, the old man walked towards the store, leaving Munett alone outside.
Munet looked at the old man's back unwillingly, he knew that Schleines was very powerful, and there must be a way to save this dynasty. He had read Schleines's reform notes, which analyzed the causes of the rise and fall of some dynasties very well and had very good views.
The problems that Harrnes was experiencing now were very similar to some of the cases he had recorded in his notes, except that there were some things that he could not understand, so he hoped that Schlenes would help him find a solution.
Munet was Harrens' Minister of State, and his fame spread throughout the dynasty. There are still many legends about him, born with the extraordinary ability of prophecy, at the age of eighteen he was promoted by the Holy See to become the youngest archbishop, and was also recognized by an ancient prophecy crystal in the Holy See, with the ability to spy into the future, and become a respected existence in one step.
Munet knew his temper, and no one could change his decision once he didn't have the heart to help. Munet, who couldn't get help, put down the book and left in disappointment, Kane's eyes stayed on him until the platform slowly rose. As the black market was about to disappear from his vision, Munit suddenly turned his gaze to Kane, and the two of them happened to be looking at each other, but only for a moment the platform cut off their gaze.
Kane's beating heart suddenly slowed down by half a beat at that moment, and the look on his face was slightly unnatural, but it quickly returned to normal.
The blacksmith Joe Dai is a well-known blacksmith in the black market, and the quality of the iron forged from his hands is very good, and some people say that Jo Dai's craftsmanship is the best in the whole of Harrons, even the forged farm tools are cultivated faster than others.
Therefore, there was an endless stream of people looking for him to forge weapons, and of course no one asked him to forge farm tools, because his wages were not low, and the starting price was calculated in gold coins. The price is high, but fair, everyone acquiesces to Qiao Dai's wages, and no one has ever come to him to make trouble, perhaps because he Qiao Dai has accumulated a lot of favors over the years.
After inquiring on the way, Kane found Joe Day's blacksmith shop in a clean and surprisingly neat alley. The clanging sound echoed through the alley, and a large box of black coal was piled up in front of the door, and the fire was burning vigorously, and from time to time a few tongues of fire stuck out of the mouth of the stove, licking the walls of the furnace outside.
Strong, shirtless, Jo Dai swung a huge hammer and smashed it into the red-hot iron, splashing a circle of sparks with each fall. His unkempt hair obscured Qiao Dai's face, and he worked hard as if he were isolated from the outside world.
Kane stood quietly by the coal box and did not make a sound.
Kane was a patient customer, and it wasn't until Joe Dai put the beaten iron pieces into the cold water next to him and quenched them, and there was a sizzling sound, that he spoke: "I want to ask you to help me forge a fire crossbow, but I don't have the materials with me, and if the price is there, I will count it in after you have finished forging it." ”
Qiao Dai straightened his waist, hammered his back that was sore from long hours of work, put down the hammer, and wiped his rough face covered with sweat with a towel, "Fire crossbow? According to what specifications, different specifications have different prices, you first say your requirements and pay a deposit. ”
"The greater the killing power, the better, it is best to forge it according to the fire eagle crossbow in the army, if it doesn't work, ....."
Kane couldn't finish his backup plan when he was interrupted by Joe Dai, "Then forge according to the specifications of the Fire Eagle Crossbow, first three gold coins as a deposit, and the remaining six will be settled when you pick up the goods." No problem, right? If there's a problem, don't talk about it, I'm not allowed to bargain. ”
Although I had already heard that Qiao Dai had heard the scary price of forging and was prepared, I was still a little distressed when I heard the offer, but when I thought about it, I didn't earn this money anyway, and I was instantly relieved.
There was no problem with the price, but Kane was worried about the time, and the danger would come back at any time, so he couldn't wait too long and asked worriedly: "Then how long will it take to be forged, I hope it will be soon." ”
"It's the morning after tomorrow at the earliest, which is the fastest speed, but you have to pay more."
"The day after tomorrow!" Kane's tone was surprised, obviously not satisfied with this time, in the original plan he hoped to get the finished product between tomorrow morning and noon, and the day after tomorrow was a bit long for him.
"How long do you think it will take to forge it? This thing is a fire eagle crossbow, not a hoe for farming! It's good to get it the day after tomorrow. ”
"Hey, I thought I could get it at noon, aren't you known as the best forging master in Harrens, is there a way to hurry up."
"Tsk, that's just a false name, and besides, I haven't seen anyone forge a fire eagle crossbow in half a day, unless that person is the reincarnation of Hestos, the god of fire and forging!"
The time was too long, and Kane hesitated to continue forging or go directly to someone to buy a ready-made one, although the price would be higher, after all, the army-sized Fire Eagle crossbow was not a roadside cabbage.
Just as Kane was still considering whether to ask for it, Joe Day opened his mouth and gave him hope, "If you are in a hurry, I can lend you a hand and give you the first time." You'll get it back when you're done, but you'll have to add three more gold coins as a deposit, how about it? ”
Kane thought for a few seconds and agreed.
Jo Dai went back to the house and rummaged for a while, and the clanging sound sounded, and it took a while to come out with a black iron box and place it on the forging table.
The box was ordinary, covered with a layer of dust.
Kane was a little worried that the Fire Eagle crossbow wouldn't look rusty.
Joe Dai opened the iron box, and a black crossbow with an eagle's head appeared in front of Kane's eyes.
Qiao Dai carefully took it out, wiped the two ruby eyes of the eagle's head with his hand, and introduced to Kane: "This Fire Eagle Crossbow is my improved work, it is a great improvement in all aspects compared to the ordinary Fire Eagle Crossbow, although it doesn't look very good, but the power is definitely enough." ”
Joe Dai handed the crossbow to Kane, indeed, it didn't look good, but the weight in his hand was enough, especially the two ruby eyes with a little weird dark red pattern, giving people a powerful feeling.
Kane was very pleased with it, and immediately took out six gold coins and gave them to Joday, and by the way, he bought a few arrows, and when he left, Joe Dai gave him two explosive arrows for the first time.
It was the first time that Qiao Dai had made such a generous move, and if it was spread out, I was afraid that no one would believe that this forging master who slammed the door would give people arrows. But that's exactly what happened.
Kane tucked the Fire Eagle crossbow under his coat and made his way through the crowd to a small, closed window with a strange word for medicine painted on it.
Kane tapped his fingers on the window, and the partition was pulled open by a withered hand, and a wrinkled old woman's face with dark eyes occupied the window.
Kane was startled when he first appeared, and he took a few steps back.
The old woman did not speak, but stared at the young man who had been frightened by her with dark eyes without the whites of her eyes.
Although it was uncomfortable to be stared at, Kane still spoke up to her gaze and said what he needed, "I want a bottle of potion that can strengthen the body for a short time." ”
The old woman closed the partition when she understood, as if she did not want to let anyone see anything in the room.
The black market is full of weird shops, weird people, and they have their own rules and ways of doing business. These people only know gold, and as long as you have enough gold, they can get you a lot of forbidden items that you don't expect, even the disgusting dark things.
On the ground, the customer is God. In the underground transaction, the shopkeeper is God, and since it has been sold, it doesn't matter about anything, there is no after-sales guarantee at all.
If an inexperienced person comes here to buy something they are not familiar with, they will kill themselves in a minute.
The old woman pulled back the partition and pushed out a vial of green potion, tapping twice on the panel with her wizened fingers, and Kane sensibly handed over the two gold coins.
The old woman quickly closed the window when she got the coin.
After shopping and coming out of the black market, it was still bright outside, Kane didn't expect to be in the black market for so long, he hurried back to his home.
Arya had cleaned up the traces of the fight last night and waited anxiously and appreciatively at home all night, several times when she almost wanted to run out to find Kane.
It wasn't until dawn that she sat down and fell asleep.
Kane pushed open the door that was about to fall off, and when he entered, he saw Arya sitting and asleep, and he stepped inside, and the sound of small footsteps startled Arya who was asleep.
"You're finally back, are there any injuries in the field?" Arya stood up, looking worried about Kane's face to check for any injuries.
Kane reached out to stop Arya, signaling that he was not injured and did not need to be examined. Then he said that he was very tired and needed to rest, and he also asked Arya to get a good rest, after all, it was not easy to sit and wait for a night.
Walking back to the bedroom, Kane took out the Fire Eagle crossbow and placed it in the corner, slumping heavily on the bed. He pulled out the green potion of potion and looked through the glass-walled tube at the tiny clumps of sediment. From what he had heard, the Powerful Recovery Potion could heal physical damage to the body for a short period of time.
As long as the injury is not fatal, it can heal in the shortest time, but these drugs also have drawbacks, after the effect of the drug, the user will be in a weak state, weak or take too much or even fatal.
The war-fighting armies liked to use this type of potion, but their use was not as expensive as the bottle that Kane bought from the black market, after all, in the eyes of those decision-makers, the soldier was worth less than three gold coins, at most he was worthy of the white restorer cost a silver coin, and the restorative had to be paid for out of their own pockets.