Chapter Twenty-Seven: Bright's Workshop
Then Cao Yanchao followed Daddy Bayin and went to the magic shop and the medical hall together.
I ordered a full suit of leather armor and purchased a magic pouch that could hold ten items at the Magic Tool Shop, which could be carried close to your body.
The only drawback is that you need to carry it to the bag and put the magic crystal, otherwise the magic circle in the bag will not work, and all the items in the bag will fall out.
And what made Cao Yanchao speechless the most was that a mere magic pocket actually cost him three thousand magic crystal coins.
If you add the 2,000 magic crystal coins for customizing the whole body leather armor, and the 900 magic crystal coins for purchasing weapons, in the blink of an eye, he only has 600 magic crystal coins left.
This money really comes and goes quickly.
Then the two also went to the medical hall, although Cao Yanchao was not practical and could not use the recovery medicine, but he still spent a hundred magic crystal coins to buy ten copies of the best recovery medicine in the medical hall.
Because, according to the young lady who sells medicine, the effect of this recovery medicine is particularly good, and it is basically a miracle medicine that cures the disease.
Although Cao Yanchao didn't believe her words very much, he finally bought it, because he needed such a medicine to hide his golden finger.
And Daddy Bayin didn't speak the whole time, just watched silently from the side, but when Cao Yanchao didn't pay attention to him, he couldn't help but shake his head.
After buying the recovery medicine, Cao Yanchao said to Daddy Bayin on the side.
"Daddy Bayin, I still want to go to Artisan Street, can you take me there?"
After Daddy Bayin was stunned for a moment, he instantly understood.
"Do you want to go to Artisan Street and find that craftsman to help repair the gun? You kid is really a clever little ghost, Nalan's girl, sure enough, she didn't see the wrong person. β
Cao Yanchao smiled a little embarrassedly, and didn't explain much, sometimes saying more and making more mistakes, and saying less and making fewer mistakes.
Seeing that Cao Yanchao didn't speak, Daddy Bayin stopped asking, but took him to Artisan Street.
Not to mention here, after more than 100 years of development, the current Blackwater City is no longer what it was at the beginning, and there is a complete set of production, processing and sales systems in the city.
This may be the relationship between inertial thinking!
Therefore, Daddy Bayin has always bought ready-made goods on the commercial street, but he never thought that he could buy goods in the artisan street, and the price is very cheap.
Soon after, the two came to Craftsman Street in Xicheng, which can be said to be the worst street in the city.
Further afield, however, there are poorer slum streets, but there are no commercial facilities at all, and even public facilities are minimal.
On the side of Artisan Street, although it is not like the commercial street, it is very lively with people coming and going, but there is still some flow of people.
Often, horse-drawn wagons full of trucks leave from here, some to other streets, where they trade directly, and some to go straight out of the city to other cities.
Originally, Cao Yanchao thought that it would be difficult to find the maker of the magic musket, but what he didn't expect was that the owner of the weapon shop had no discipline at all, and directly sold the maker's address to him.
So when Cao Yanchao and Daddy Bayin came to the gate of No. 116 Craftsman Street, they couldn't help but be stunned.
Unlike the shops on the commercial street, which have beautiful stores, the artisan street is full of small courtyard-style private workshops, where people can live and create various items.
But when they saw the somewhat dilapidated door of the workshop, there was not even a decent signboard.
Cao Yanchao's heart couldn't help but lament, after all, he was still too young, and he would be deceived by the owner of the store.
But it was Daddy Bayin, but he didn't think that the shopkeeper would deceive them, so he was very smug and walked in.
Although Cao Yanchao was a little depressed, he still followed Daddy Bayin into the door of the workshop.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered the gate, both of them were stunned, because in front of them, a person who should not have appeared suddenly appeared.
This man was none other than the always restless Thors, who was boasting about cowhide and drinking wine with the three men in the workshop with a proud face.
It seems to be saying that it was he who captured the golden baron alive with his own hands.
However, when Uncle Thors also noticed that someone was coming, he was immediately confused.
And Daddy Bayin, who was the first to come back to his senses, immediately asked unceremoniously.
"Ouch, isn't this our hero, Uncle Thors? Why didn't you go to Qingfeng Pavilion and come here for fun?"
At this moment, Thors's strength woke up, and he immediately said with a surprised face?
"Hey, why did you come here? What kind of place is Qingfeng Pavilion, I've never been to it before!"
I didn't expect Tors to start pretending to be stupid, and Daddy Bayin couldn't help but be stunned.
After all, everyone is a good brother in the same boat, so he still knows Thors's character very well, and when he gets along with acquaintances, Thors never lies, but once he starts to lie, it is surprising that the people on the scene are very important and cannot be served casually.
So Daddy Bayin, while looking at the three people present, asked playfully.
"Forget it if you haven't been there, we'll go together next time. By the way, who are these three friends, why don't you introduce us to each other?"
Unexpectedly, Thors looked at the two of them with some embarrassment, and then still looked like he wanted to say something.
Seeing Toles' embarrassed expression, Cao Yanchao immediately assisted on the side.
"Yes, Uncle TΓ³rles, I want to make a friend with this kid too. β
After finishing speaking, Cao Yanchao didn't forget to look at the little boy on the side and nodded slightly.
At this time, the old man, who had not spoken at the side, answered for Thor.
"Everyone who comes is a guest, come, sit down first. β
Cao Yan Supernatural would not object, so he set his sights on Daddy Bayin, after all, Daddy Bayin is the oldest among the mercenaries, and Cao Yan Supernatural respects him very much.
Daddy Bayin didn't hesitate, and went directly to the table where several people were and sat down directly.
Since the adults all sat down, it was impossible for Cao Yan to sit down supernaturally, so he found it directly, and the child who looked a little sloppy on the side said.
"Hi, hello, my name is Cao Yanchao! and I'm good friends with Uncle Thors. β
Although the child's clothes were a little sloppy, he was very polite and only listened to his milky reply.
"Hello, my name is Alice Bright, and I am the granddaughter of the owner of this workshop. β
This time it was Cao Yanchao's turn to be embarrassed, and the hand that had been stretched out couldn't help but be taken back.
It's a bit embarrassing to say, people who have lived for two lifetimes, but Cao Yanchao doesn't even have a girlfriend, let alone holding a girl's hand.
And just when Cao Yanchao looked embarrassed, the old man who was sitting on the side finally opened his mouth to explain.
"My name is Cassius Bright, everybody calls me Old Car, and this is my youngest son, Josua Bright, and that's my little granddaughter, Alice Bright. β
As a result, without waiting for Cao Yanchao to react, Daddy Bayin, who was originally sitting, couldn't help but stand up a little excitedly, and he hurriedly asked.
"So, who are you Westinghouse Bright?"
After hearing this familiar name, Cassius couldn't help but be stunned, and he didn't speak for a long time, but Joshua, who was standing on the side, hurriedly asked.
"Do you all know my eldest brother? Then why hasn't he come home yet? It's been ten years. β
For a while, Daddy Bayin and Uncle Thors couldn't help but be embarrassed and didn't speak, and Cao Yanchao on the side was also confused.
Fortunately, at this time, Alice on the side explained to Cao Yanchao in a low voice.
"Westinghouse was my father, but when I was very young, he ran away from home, and then my mother also returned to my mother's house, and I grew up with my uncle.
But this Uncle Thors would often come over to take care of our family's business.
But we didn't think he actually knew my dad. β
At this time, Cassius asked a little tiredly.
"Well, Westhouse, is he gone?"
But I didn't expect that Daddy Bayin and Uncle Thors would answer in unison.
"He's not dead!"
Then, after the two looked at each other, it was finally Daddy Bayin who explained.
"West Houses, he's not dead, it's just that he's guarding a very powerful demonic beast in a very special place right now, and it will take about ten years before he can come back. β
Obviously, such an answer is not convincing, but the reactions of the three are different.
Naturally, the young Josua didn't believe what the two said, and in his opinion, Papa Bayin and Tors were two complete liars, but he didn't dare to say it directly, for fear that it would break Cassius's heart.
After all, there is always hope when people are alive, and if they die, there is nothing.
Cassius, who was sitting on the side, naturally understood the truth, but he was still willing to believe that his son was alive, so after hesitating for a while, he chose to believe the words of the two, so he said lightly.
"If you can see him in the future, please help me pass on a word, everything happened back then, let him go home early! β
After finishing speaking, Cassius turned around and left a little silently, while the young Josua left with him, leaving only Cao Yanchao and the three of them looking at each other awkwardly for a while.
Fortunately, Alice on the side was not affected by the adults, because to her, Sistraz was just a name, after all, she had never seen her father.
Seeing that none of them spoke, Alice asked curiously.
"What are you two doing here? No, you're here to chat!"
glanced at Daddy Bayin and Uncle Thors, who were standing aside and did not speak, and then Cao Yanchao said the purpose of his trip.
"I have two muskets here, one has a broken barrel and the other is good, can you help me here, replace the good barrel with this bad musket. β
After finishing speaking, Cao Yanchao handed the two muskets to Alice.
Alice was very fond of firearms, so she happily took the two muskets and examined them carefully.
"Well, it's not a big problem, I'll be able to pick it up tomorrow. Is there anything else?"
Cao Yanchao immediately picked it up again, and said with a dual-purpose magic musket.
"Do you know who made this musket? I have some tips for talking to the maker. β
After seeing the magic musket, Alice's eyes flashed with a fine light, and then she said with a firm face.
"If you have any opinions, just say them! I'll tell him when I get back!"
Looking at Alice's determined expression, Cao Yanchao hesitated a little, and only said after a while.
"I'd better see him in person, or I'm afraid he'll beat you." β
After hearing this, Alice felt that she was being looked down upon, and she was immediately a little unhappy, so let you just say it!
After hearing this, Cao Yanchao had no choice but to say his thoughts helplessly.
"First of all, the design of this gun is very problematic, it does not consider the problem of balance, the structure of the front is heavy and the rear is light, which makes it difficult to use, and then the power of the magic array, which is a bit excessive.
If I could, I would like to be able to move the clip from the middle of the gun to the position of the handle, so that the weight of the gun is balanced, and the design of the gun magic array, although very clever, is basically already stuck in hand-to-hand combat when it comes to using muskets.
The power of this magic bullet is too great, and if it can be replaced with a defensive magic array, it may be able to get some miraculous effects. β
After hearing this, Alice nodded thoughtfully, and then she said with a smile.
"Okay, I understand, but your gun is a prototype No. 1 gun, which has already been finalized, and there is no value in remodeling, so you can use it first!
After hearing this, Cao Yanchao couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, although he felt that it was unlikely, but he still asked.
"Listen to you, did you make this gun?"
Alice said with a smug face.
"Naturally, I made it, and I originally made it to earn a little pocket money, but whether it was my grandfather or my uncle, they all felt that the musket was of no practical use, so I asked the shopkeeper who came here to buy the gun and asked him to help me sell this gun, but I didn't expect it to be bought by you. β
Cao Yanchao was stunned for a moment when he said this, he hesitated for a moment, and then asked a little eagerly.
"Then you can also make other firearms here?"
Alice looked at Cao Yanchao's appearance, and couldn't help but smile, after all, it was the first time for her to talk about business with her peers, and when those adults talked, they were like talking to children, and they didn't use any honorifics at all, although she was indeed a child.
So, Alice said with a smug face.
"Tell me what kind of firearms you want, if it's not too complicated, there should be no problem. β
After Cao Yanchao heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, and then he asked.
"Do you have paper and pen here?"
This time it was Alice's turn, and Alice was embarrassed, but she quickly remembered the role of paper and pen, so she said.
"Paper and pens are too expensive, and we can't afford to use them in a small workshop like ours, but we have a special sand table here, you can come and see if you can use it." β
Cao Yanchao didn't expect that paper and pen would become luxury goods, no wonder he hadn't seen them when he was in Black Mountain Village, but he still followed Alice to the edge of the sand table.
Looking at the flat sand table, although it is not too accurate, it can barely be used.
So Cao Yanchao nodded and said.
"It's not too precise, but it's barely usable. β
Hearing this, Alice didn't say anything more, and directly handed over a small wooden root to Cao Yanchao.
This time, Cao Yanchao didn't ramble anymore, and directly scratched what he wanted on the sand table.
Then, Cao Yanchao asked.
"Can this thing be made?"
Alice looked at it and breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, if it was too complicated, she couldn't do it, but it was simple, so she replied.
"No problem, it's simple, when do you want it? How many do you want?"
Cao Yanchao didn't think too much about it and said directly.
"Within 10,000, you can make whatever you want, I want them all, by the way, plus the money for changing the barrel before, how much does it cost?"
With such a big order, Alice couldn't help but be stunned, she thought for a moment before she said.
"This thing, although the structure is simple, but it costs a lot of materials, but if you want 10,000, I can be cheaper, then 10,000 magic crystal coins!
As for the money for the replacement of the barrel, even if you get it for free! Tomorrow afternoon, you can come and get it. β
Hearing that he actually needed 10,000 magic crystal coins, Cao Yanchao couldn't help but be embarrassed, so he explained.
"But I don't have that much money for the time being!"
Alice said playfully.
"And how much money do you have now?"
Cao Yanchao estimated it in his heart, and then said.
"There are probably five or six hundred magic crystal coins!"
I didn't expect Cao Yanchao to be so rich, Alice's eyes couldn't help but light up, so she said with some excitement.
"Then you can give five hundred magic crystal coins first, even if it is a deposit! β
Cao Yanchao nodded, and then he took out five hundred magic crystal coins from the magic pocket on his body.
However, just as Cao Yanchao was about to hand over the money to Alice, he thought of another thing, so he asked.
"Also, I still need 10,000 rounds of gunpowder bullets for your gun, can you do it?"
Alice was stunned, no one had ever needed so many bullets, was this to be eaten as jelly beans, but she still nodded seriously.
"Okay, I still have some stock here, and I can pack them all for you tomorrow. β
Cao Yanchao asked with some hesitation.
"How much does that cost?"
Alice said calmly.
"This is very cheap, as long as one magic crystal coin, you can buy ten gunpowder bullets!"
After hearing this, Cao Yanchao suddenly asked with a look of disbelief.
"What? What do you say, a magic crystal coin, for ten rounds of gunpowder bullets?"
may have been frightened by Cao Yanchao's momentum, or maybe she felt that she was too dark-hearted, so Alice said with some grievances.
"Is it too expensive? It can be cheaper to buy in bulk here, or else one magic crystal coin can buy twenty rounds of gunpowder bullets, what do you think?"
Cao Yanchao's face changed for a while, it seems that he was miserable by the store owner, this may be the difference between factory direct sales and store retail!
However, Cao Yanchao still said very seriously.
"I didn't mean that, one magic crystal coin for ten bullets, it's fine, but I want to ensure absolute quality, in case there is a defective product, then I'm not welcome. β
After saying that, Cao Yanchao probably felt that he was too fierce, so he smiled awkwardly at Alice.
And Alice looked at Cao Yanchao with some surprise, she thought to herself that if there is a discount, this person can't be a fool, right?
However, it is obvious that Cao Yanchao is not a fool, but he has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and he is a little handsome!
For a moment, Alice couldn't help but be a little cautious, although she didn't know what it meant.
And Cao Yanchao didn't notice Alice's change, but handed over five hundred magic crystal coins to her.
Then, Cao Yanchao left the Bright family's workshop with Daddy Bayin and Uncle Thors.
Completely ignored, behind them, there was a reluctant gaze.