Chapter 221 [Famous Craftsman] (2-in-1~)
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When Ross said this, the steward's face suddenly changed, and his eyes immediately increased with a little more awe and respect when he looked at Chen Daolin.
What kind of identity is Ross, he has inherited the title of earl at a young age, and his family is a wealthy family in the empire, deeply rooted in the army, and in the imperial capital, among the younger generation, he can be regarded as the number one great person. Listening to his words, he admired Chen Daolin so much, and he had already been a little more careful about this matter, and at this moment, he heard Ross report Chen Daolin's identity.
The title of court knight is not enough, in the imperial capital, there are countless counts and marquises, and a small court knight is not even a real nobleman.
But the identity of the court magician is different. What's more, add a full-fledged professor from the Academy of Magic!
Magicians are already very remarkable, and being able to be a professor in the School of Magic is even better among magicians.
Although Chen Daolin looks very young, this steward can be regarded as having seen the world, and knows that most magicians are mysterious and secretive, and there are many strange ways to hide their true faces, and it is difficult to ensure that the young guy in front of him is not an old monster in his seventies and eighties.
With so many thoughts turning in his mind in an instant, the steward hurriedly apologized to Chen Daolin again and again, and then quickly took out a card from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.
Chen Daolin took it, this card surface is actually made of pure gold - with the world's craftsmanship level, it is also a great effort to polish the metal into such a thin piece.
There is a ghostly symbol on the face of the card. Chen Daolin couldn't understand it, he only knew that this must be some special mark.
"Your Excellency, this is the admission membership voucher of this auction house, and the auction will be held in the future. You can come to the auction with this card, and you can book these private rooms upstairs. And if you're willing to leave an address. Every month, our auction house will regularly send you a list of items that are excluded from the scheduled auction for that month, in addition to ......"
Chen Daolin didn't wait for him to finish, he put away the pure gold card, and said with a faint smile: "Okay, needless to say, I accepted this thing." As for the address...... I'm living in the Academy of Magic right now, so you can just report my name, Darling Chen. ”
As he spoke, he didn't let the steward be embarrassed, and took the initiative to take out a few golden tickets. Laughing: "This is a deposit." A golden ticket of 20,000 gold coins. ”
Rose glanced at Chen Daolin. smiled: "The magician is really rich, and I'm worried that you won't have the money." ”
Chen Daolin shook his head: "I am a lonely family, where can I compare to the great cause of the earl's family." That's the money I put on the bottom of the box, and I don't plan to buy anything anyway. Just buy a ticket to watch the excitement, and don't you have to return it to me in the end? ”
The steward of the city was quite profound, and when he heard this, he did not change color, smiled and accepted the money, and then presented a golden ribbon.
Chen Daolin had been secretly looking at this steward, took his ribbon, and suddenly said coldly: "Has there been any new goods in the gladiatorial arena of Freeport recently?"
When the steward heard this, he smiled slightly, and said, "There are new people who are routinely every quarter, but if Your Excellency Mage wants some special fresh goods, then you have to make an appointment." ”
After a pause, he asked rhetorically, "It seems that Your Excellency Mage has visited the gladiatorial arena of Freeport?"
Chen Daolin just wanted to test it to see if his guess was correct, which confirmed the speculation in his heart, so he nodded: "I've been there, that place is good." ”
Then the steward glanced at the hourglass placed in the corner of the wall, and said with a smile: "Then I won't disturb your interest, and I wish you all a full return tonight." ”
"Haha! If we return with a full load, then your master will be rich. Rose smiled and waved his hand, letting the steward step away.
Then Ross pulled Chen Daolin and sat down in front of the Roddy glass window, thinking that Chen Daolin would quickly and briefly introduce the matters of the auction.
In front of the windowsill, there is a brass pipe, which is used to transmit sound, and there is a wooden cork on the brass pipe. When you want to make an offer, just take the cork and speak into the brass pipe, and the person who is on the stage below can hear the offer. And if you put on the cork, you don't have to worry about being heard by the people below what is said in the room.
As for the quotations for the other rooms, it will naturally be read out by the host on stage.
Rose just finished introducing, and on the stage below, Gu Le had already walked up again, standing in the center of the platform, this personable middle-aged man, still owing to the surroundings, and laughed loudly: "The procedures have been completed, and the auction is about to start." Thanks to your appreciation, a total of 146 guests participated in the auction today. A few of the guests who did not plan to participate in the auction had already been invited out of the auction hall to drink at the dance party in front of them. During the auction, if the guest has any discomfort or wants to leave, he can call the servant outside the room at any time. Okay, so I won't waste your precious time, and today's auction will start now. Next, it's the first lot of the evening......"
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As a few attendants slowly pushed a cart to the center of the stage, the cart was covered with a black cloth. Judging from the size, it is not small, it seems to be as tall as a person. The silhouette covered with cloth also looks like a human form.
Chen Daolin was curious, and quickly flipped through a list sent in by the servant, but found that the first item of goods listed on the list did not match at all. The first thing on the list clearly states that it is a precious piece of jewelry, but this huge thing on the shelf is obviously not jewelry.
However, Ross has already told Chen Daolin before, this is a common thing, this auction house has great powers, and can often get some special rare things, these things are of unknown origin, if you want to encounter them, you can only try your luck, and they will never be listed on the auction list.
Gu Le slowly walked to the side of the thing, stood on the edge of the black cloth, and said with a slight smile: "Everyone, please see, the first thing tonight, it can be said to be extremely rare, it was just obtained from a special channel in our store yesterday, so I didn't have time to be included in the list, please understand." The origin of this thing. It's like thunder. This thing is invincible among foreign races, whether it is the dwarf, the orc, or the elf, all of them are terrified! His Royal Highness Du Wei, the great Duke of Tulip, once wore it to fight in the north and south, sweep the interior of the country, and attack the chief enemy outside!
Ladies and gentlemen, please take a look. The first treasure tonight is the armor worn by His Royal Highness Du Wei, Duke of Tulip in the past, the famous artifact in the United States!
As he spoke, Gu Le vigorously opened the black covering it with one hand, the black cloth fluttered, and the things underneath revealed their true faces.
When he just heard the name "Duke Tulip", Chen Daolin had already paid attention immediately, and after hearing it, his face was even more moved!
Good guys!The armor worn by Duke Du Wei of Tulip! or ...... Artifact?
The first thing that came out of the auction house. Is it that scary?
Don't you want to be so cruel!!
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After the black cloth was opened, a complete metal armor was revealed underneath.
This is a complete set of full-body armor, and it is extremely beautifully shaped. From afar, Chen Daolin couldn't confirm what the texture of this armor was, but felt that this armor was emitting a soft glow around it.
The shape of the armor is also extremely peculiar, so to speak...... Gorgeous!
Whether it is the breastplate and the arm and leg guards, they are covered with exquisite hollow patterns, and I don't know what kind of text or special pattern this pattern is, it looks more like some kind of ancient totem. Generally speaking, the hollow pattern on the armor will only reduce the thickness of the armor and make it flashy, but the whole body of the armor is hollow pattern, but it looks not only frivolous, but more and more gorgeous and noble, so that people dare not force the awe-inspiring atmosphere.
On both sides of the armguards, there are sharp inverted blades, the helmet is covered with iron, and the whole armor has beautiful and stretched lines, which suddenly does not look like a sharp weapon on the battlefield, but more like a work of art.
Chen Daolin only glanced at it, and couldn't help but be attracted by the gorgeous shape of this armor, and couldn't help but sigh.
Just when Chen Daolin sighed, Rose on the side suddenly became angry.
He quickly ripped off the soft plug on the copper pipe, and scolded at the copper pipe.
"Gu Le! What kind of tricks are you doing! Which one of you can sit here and bid for is not an old customer? Are you making such fancy things to deceive people? Lack of moon and five light armor? I'm going to tear down the door of your house when I go out today! If it's really a lack of moon and five light armor, don't say you dare to sell it, but dare to bring this thing into the door. Don't say it's your ancient music, even if you are the master here, don't want to live in the Roland Continent in the future! The people of the Tulip family know about it, and it would be strange if they didn't just chop you up and throw you into Loulan Lake to feed the fish! You got this kind of bastard out of the house, and you are not ashamed to say that we are all idiots!!"
Gu Le was scolded like this, but he was not angry.
He didn't tell where the voice came from, but leaned over the walls and windows on all sides, and said with a smile: "Honorable guest, don't be angry, I haven't finished my words yet." ”
After a pause, he laughed, pointed to the armor beside him, and said with a smile: "What I said just now is the real thing. The legend of Duke Tulip is naturally familiar to everyone, and there have been countless legendary rumors on the mainland about all those artifacts and equipment of His Royal Highness Du Wei. If there is really a lack of Moon Five Light Armor, even if I have three guts, I will never dare to get it into the door, let alone put it in auction here. Although I am not cowardly, the thunderous anger of the Tulip Family is not something that a small role like mine can bear.
Okay, without further ado, this one you see can't be genuine, the real Missing Moon Five-Light Armor is naturally owned by the Tulip family, and we have never had a chance to get our hands on such artifacts in our lifetime. As for the one in front of him, it is naturally a counterfeit. ”
Speaking of this, Gu Le deliberately paused again, as if he heard the guest in which window he was scolding, he grinned and said, "Don't worry, and listen to me!"
This one is an imitation though. But it also has a great history! If it is something worthless, how dare we put it on it and stain the eyes of your distinguished guests? Although this armor is an imitation, it is from the hand of Master Kang!"
As soon as these words came out, Ross was immediately included. The guests who were originally scolding or slandering in their respective rooms suddenly dissipated their anger.
"Master Kang, who is this?" Chen Daolin was an outsider after all, and listened to Gu Le's words. I couldn't help but turn my head to look at the people around me.
Dalglish, as Darling's side and snake, naturally wanted to solve his master's confusion at this moment, so he hurried up and introduced it in a low voice.
"Master, this Master Kang, but a celebrity in the imperial capital, is also currently recognized as the top blacksmith in the empire, and it is said that the weapons, swords and armor he created are comparable to the craftsmen of the dwarf race. Arguably. I am among the alchemists of the Roland Empire. This Master Kang can be said to be a grandmaster.
It is rumored that his family has been a blacksmith for five generations. At the age of ten, he began to learn ironsmithing with his father, and by the age of thirteen, his father had no skills to teach him. When he was fifteen years old, he was already one of the leading craftsmen in his hometown. Afterward. He left his hometown and traveled to various parts of the mainland to study, and all famous craftsmen would come to visit him and ask each other for advice on the skills of forging and refining weapons, and in ten years, he had traveled all over the empire, and countless famous craftsmen had lost to him. After that, he went to the northwest for three years, and in the territory of the Tulip family, he joined the Tulip family's private army, specializing in building equipment for the Tulip family's private army, and was hired by the Tulip ironmaking workshop at a high price. He is known as the first craftsman in the Northwest.
At the age of thirty, he quit the tulip family's high salary and left the country on his own, went to the Kilimaro Mountains, and traveled among the dwarven tribes for five years, learning from the dwarves many of the secrets of metal refining. According to some rumors, he is also said to have won the appreciation of several dwarven tribal kings, and learned the secret from several dwarven master craftsmen, and even the dwarves, who have always been xenophobic, are full of praise for his iron-forging skills. You must know that in this world, the dwarf race has always been the strongest in the ability to smelt iron and distinguish ores, and even the dwarf race respects him so much, which shows this person's ability.
But he didn't arrive first, but this Master Kang was still not satisfied, he later went to the frozen forest, stayed in the elven tribe for three years, and learned from the elven tribe......"
"Learn from the elven clan?" Chen Daolin couldn't help but be curious when he heard this, and asked, "The elven clan is not good at iron smelting, what can you learn from them?"
Dalglish said with a smile: "This Master Kang said that if a piece of equipment is to be built to the best, the thing itself will have aura and life, and it will no longer be a dead thing. Whether it's a weapon or an armor, no matter how good it is, if it can't be endowed with aura, it can't be considered top-notch after all. And this Master Kang's original words, no one can understand, because he went to the elf clan, but he learned from the elf clan......"
Speaking of which, Dalglish's own expression was also a little odd: "Study art." ”
Art?
Chen Daolin's eyes widened.
When it comes to artistic talent, the world is indeed respected by the elves. The elves are born to love a beautiful thing, and have no resistance to any beautiful things, the elves are naturally sensitive and sensitive, as if they were born with the art cells of the whole body, when it comes to art masters, the artistic attainments of the elves have always been incomparable to human beings, and the art masters among human beings will inevitably have traces of chiseling, and the elves' understanding of art is often natural and unique.
"Master Kang once said that if you want things to have aura and life, you must attach the life of art to it. A thing, not only to be easy to use, but also to look good......" Dalglish said this, and he felt that he couldn't justify himself, so he had to shake his head helplessly, and continued with a wry smile: "He has traveled in the elven tribe for three years, and when he returns to the imperial capital, he will be almost forty years old. Originally, in the years since he left Roland, his former fame had gradually dissipated, but after he returned to the imperial capital, he immediately made an amazing big thing.
This Master Kang went directly to the Knight Association, and there was a street behind the Knight Association in the imperial capital, called 'Gold Making Street'.
It was a well-known blacksmith shop in the entire empire, and there were a total of thirty-three blacksmith shops on that street, and it can be said that half of the famous craftsmen of the Roland Empire were on that street. After Master Kang went to the gold making street, he bought a house directly in the most inconspicuous corner at the end of the street, and opened a shop there to specialize in making utensils.
There is an old traditional rule in the gold street. Whenever someone comes to open a new shop, he must always show it to the other blacksmiths, and if the famous craftsmen on the gold street nod their heads together and approve of this person's ability. to be eligible to open a blacksmith shop there. Otherwise, the blacksmith shop in Gold Street is not open by anyone.
But this Master Kang doesn't care about this. He opened the shop directly, and then attracted the dissatisfaction of other blacksmith shops, and it is said that there are craftsmen in several shops, so they take people to block the door to find him.
It has been many years since Master Kang left the empire, and after he came back, those people naturally refused to let him go, so Master Kang said in dialect: Since you are not convinced, I will visit you one by one, and I must convince you. ”
Hear here. Chen Daolin couldn't help but be interested: "What do you mean by this?"
Dalglish couldn't help but show a hint of yearning on his face. Eyebrows fluttered and said, "He...... He really started on the streets. Door-to-door visits to every blacksmith shop, saying that it is a visit, but in fact...... I'm going to kick the gym!"
Kick the gym?
Chen Daolin smiled. I've only heard that those who open martial arts halls can kick the gym, but I haven't heard that those who open a blacksmith shop can also kick the gym.
"His way of kicking the gym is simple. Every time he entered a blacksmith shop, he would ask the master, 'What is the best and sharpest sword weapon in your shop?', this kind of thing is the rule of their craftsman's business, kicking the door of the gym, is to let the other party take out the best weapon, and then take out the best weapon he brought, try it, cut and collide, in short, to divide a superior, whose weapon is sharper, whose armor and shield are stronger, these do not need to be said, just try it!
According to the early rules, after he came to the door, the first blacksmith shop took out a knife with its sharpest and best sword, waiting to compete with Master Kang. No one expected that this Master Kang would come to the door empty-handed, he didn't bring any weapons to compete at all, just waiting for the other party to take out his sword, he smiled and said, "Okay, wait for me for a long time." ', Master, do you guess what this Master Kang did?"
Chen Daolin glared at Dalglish fiercely: "Don't sell Guanzi, say it quickly!"
Dalglish shrunk his neck, smiled, and then continued: "This Master Kang is really a god, he doesn't bring a weapon for the competition, but is in someone's blacksmith shop, and after a casual look in the shop, he casually picked up the most common sword that people threw on the shelf, and said, 'But all utensils have a living aura, it depends on whether the craftsman who makes the artifact can polish this aura.' If I bring some sharp weapon and cut off your knife, you may not be convinced, so I will take local materials from your shop, and use your knife to make a good knife with your stove and your tools!"
"Oh?" Chen Daolin was refreshed when he heard this!
"This Master Kang, in front of everyone's eyes, took a broken knife that he picked up casually in someone's blacksmith shop, used someone's stove and tools, and began to forge it. It took him half a day to forge the ordinary knife...... Then ......"
Dalglish swallowed hard and spit: "It's been many years since this happened, I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but I heard rumors, I heard that Master Kang re-forged that ordinary knife in one day, and then picked it up on the spot and compared it with the good knife of the treasure of the town shop in the other party's shop, and the result was ...... One knife and two sections! The best treasure knife in the other party's shop was cut off on the spot by the newly forged thing in the hands of Master Kang! In front of everyone's eyes, this thing must not be faked!
On that day, there were many onlookers!
But this matter is not over, Master Kang defeated the first blacksmith shop, and let it out, from that day on, he will visit the thirty-three blacksmith shops on this gold street door to door, and visit one every day!
And that's exactly what he said. In the following days, starting from the streets, he would go to the door next to door every day to find a blacksmith shop to kick the gym, every time he went, it was the same, he came to the door empty-handed, and did not bring any prepared weapons, but asked the other party's shop to take out the other party's best sword on the spot, and he picked up the most ordinary goods in the other party's shop and re-forged it.
Every time he forges, it only takes less than a day, but every time this day seems to be a weapon forged casually, but he can always directly cut off the best sword in someone else's shop!
By the eighth day, he had lost eight stores in a row. Such news suddenly spread to the entire imperial capital!' (To be continued)