Broad World

Compared with other cities, the night of Mirabar is extraordinarily noisy, and the hammers forge weapons and armor day and night. However, the location of the "Golden River" hotel is relatively remote, and the sound of blacksmithing in the distance cannot be heard. After eating a large pot of stew, Ares lay down beside the stable and fell asleep contentedly. Bazel glanced at it with a smile, and went in to fill the three horses with hay.

The next morning, just after dawn, Henry got up, he simply cleaned up his personal hygiene, and came to the lobby on the first floor. Vaughn was having a hot chat with Bazel at the bar, and the two laughed loudly while drinking. It can be seen that they are very familiar with each other, maybe they are still companions fighting side by side.

"Seeing that you are so happy, you must have chatted all night." Henry walked to the front of the bar and sat down on a chair.

The one-armed old man laughed and took out a glass and poured him a glass of wine. "We didn't start until around four o'clock in the morning. This guy said he couldn't sleep, so he insisted on pulling me up to talk about the experience during this time."

The orc warrior gulped down the wine in his glass and belched. "Hey! It's you clamoring to hear adventure stories, and now it's on me instead."

Henry pushed the wine glass to Vaughn calmly, then looked at the two people and asked, "By the way, who of you knows the more famous shops in the city, I want to buy some high-quality gems and rare metals."

"Haha! It's the wisest choice to buy these things in Mirabar. I suggest you go to the Thunderstone Shop in the East City. Although those dwarves have a bad temper, their mining skills are absolutely top-notch." After speaking, Bazel took out a pipe and lit a pot of shredded tobacco.

Henry stood up and patted Vaughn on the shoulder and said, "Go, take me there to have a look. We will have some breakfast and continue on our way when we come back."

The half-orc warrior stood up and waved at Bazel, then led Henry towards the door. Since it was just dawn, most of the residents in the city hadn't gotten up yet. The street was deserted, except for the occasional patrols passing by, basically no one else could be seen. Leishi Business Management is not far away, and the two of them walked there in only twenty minutes.

Vaughn pointed to the copper gate in front of him: "Head, this is here. But you'd better go in by yourself, you must know that the dwarves here are not very friendly to half-orcs."

"Then you go back to the hotel first, remember to wake up Zuwosa to pack up, and leave after I go back."

The half-orc warrior nodded, turned around and walked back. Seeing him disappearing from sight, Henry stepped forward and knocked hard on the brass ring on the door. After a while, there was a sound of cursing in the house, and then a rude voice asked loudly: "Damn! Who knocked on the door so early, we haven't started business yet."

"You rock-headed person, the people who come here must be customers. Hurry up and open the door, or your wine sale tonight will be cancelled." Another voice threatened.

"Oh! God! How can you be so cruel, okay, okay, I'm going to open the door."

Soon a man in pajamas opened the door. He looked down at Henry and asked, "Hello, the guest who disturbs other people's dreams. This is Leishi Shop. Do you want to buy anything?"

Henry nodded with a smile, he didn't bother with this complaining dwarf. "I'm here to buy some high-quality gemstones and some rare metals. But the quantity may be a lot. I don't know if you have enough stock."

"Yes! Of course there is! We have the most perfect gems cut in the whole city, and there are sufficient reserves of rare metals. As long as you have enough gold coins, of course, there is no problem paying the bill with magic items." Hearing the word "a lot" in the room, another dwarf immediately emerged. While inviting Henry inside, he graciously introduced various products.

Henry randomly found a chair, sat down and said to the dwarf, "Take out your gemstones first and have a look. Remember, I only want the best ones. Those that are not big enough or have flaws in cutting are all rejected."

"No problem, please wait a moment." The dwarf kicked his kindred hard. "Rurik! You lazy bastard, hurry up and get all the fine gems out of the warehouse."

The guy who was kicked trotted all the way to the house, and after a while, he came back with two big boxes. He fiddled with the keyhole of the box twice with his stubby fingers, and after a "click", the whole box opened automatically. The inside of the box is divided into countless small grids, each of which contains cut gems. In order to prevent them from colliding with each other and causing scratches, a thick animal hide is placed under the grid.

Henry stood up and took a ruby ​​to observe carefully. The sections were very smooth and the cut edges were perfect. Such a gem can store at least a seventh-level spell, or be embedded in a powerful magic item. He casually looked at the other pieces, and found that the quality was not much different.

"Please rest assured that our dwarves' business has always been real materials. Every gemstone here has been carefully crafted to ensure that there will not be any defective products." The dwarf boss patted his chest as a guarantee.

Henry put down the sapphire in his hand and nodded in satisfaction. "It's very good indeed. I want them all. How much are these gems worth?"

"Did I hear you right? You said you want everything!" The boss opened his mouth wide in surprise. Although he knew that the young man dressed as a mage in front of him should be very rich, it still far exceeded his expectations. "Please wait a moment, I need to do a good calculation. Rurik! Didn't you see the big customer coming? Hurry up and start counting the quantity with me!"

The two dwarves counted the gems by type with their buttocks pouted, and finally the boss came over with a list. "There are forty rubies here, thirty-eight sapphires, twenty-five diamonds, and sixty emeralds... Finally, you need to pay a total of two hundred and fifteen thousand six hundred gold coins."

Without hesitation, Henry took out his dimensional bag and paid the cash. Before he set off, he stuffed all the general taxes in the territory into his pocket. In the southern region, not to mention whether to buy or not to buy gemstones of such good quality, the price alone would at least triple. The face of the dwarf boss was full of joy. While counting the gold coins on the ground, he asked the staff to transport them to the warehouse behind.

After the two dwarves finished their work, Henry bought some rare metals and got up and returned to the "Golden River" hotel by a long distance. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw half-orc warriors and rangers sitting and cleaning their weapons. It seemed that they had already had breakfast and were ready to leave at any time.

Seeing Henry sit down, Bazel pushed a piece of breakfast on the table over. "Hurry up and start after breakfast. I just got some bad news. The caravan coming back from Icewind Dale said that after the beginning of spring, for some reason, groups of winter wolves ran south like crazy. They attacked many barbarian tribes along the way, and Vaughn's tribe was probably among them."

Henry glanced at the half-orc warrior, and then began to eat quickly. It took only five minutes for a large plate of food to be settled. "Thank you for the news. We're leaving now. I hope it's not too late." As he spoke, he took out a small bag of gold coins and put them on the table, then turned around and took his two companions to the stables.

Along the way, Vaughan kept his head down and was unhappy. Although the barbarian tribe was not a soft persimmon, they still seemed a little vulnerable in front of the packs of winter wolves. Especially his father is over fifty years old this year, which is already a rare longevity for humans living in the extreme north.

"Don't worry too much, these winter wolves attack the tribes along the way, as long as they are not on the way to the south, they will not be attacked." Henry saw the worry of the half-orc warrior, and patted him on the shoulder on the horse to comfort him.

Vaughan shook his head with a wry smile. "You don't know my father at all. He is a stubborn and powerful warrior. If he hears that there are winter wolves nearby, he will definitely lead his tribe to hunt. This is what worries me the most."

Zuwasa stared at him with wide eyes in surprise. "You mean, they would take the initiative to attack a pack of winter wolves? This is simply crazy. I can't believe that someone would do such a thing."

"The way of thinking of barbarians is a bit different from ours, but these are not important now. Hurry up and hurry up, and try to reach Ten Towns as soon as possible to find out what's going on." Henry urged the horse to speed up.

A group of people ran quickly along the road leading to Luskan, and then turned north when they were about to approach. As the towering mountains in the distance became clearer and clearer, the surrounding temperature became lower and lower. The half-orc warrior pointed to a path that was trampled out and said, "It only takes a day to pass from here to see the giant cone of Kane. If we cross there, we will truly step into the land of Icewind Dale."

Henry glanced at the rugged mountain road and sighed. It seems that horse riding is not allowed here. He jumped off the horse, took the rein and walked forward step by step with difficulty. The road was covered with hard frozen soil, and there was no trace of what spring should be like here.

"Damn it! I really can't imagine that anyone can survive in such a harsh environment." The ranger tightened her cloak, obviously she was not used to the howling wind here.

"Humans are one of the most adaptable races in the world, and they can be seen even in poisonous places like the bottomless abyss." After speaking, Henry blessed himself with a spell. The wind here is really too strong. The cold wind blowing through the valley made strange noises, as if someone was crying in pain. (To be continued.)