Mercenaries and Adventurers

The Pantheon was quite quiet, and one could only hear a few people kneeling and praying in front of the symbols and paintings of unknown gods not far behind.

Zhao Ji'an sat quietly on the chair, as if he could feel that he was being attracted by an unknown force. This feeling is faint, but in this quiet temple, Zhao Ji's mind is quite vigilant.

Glancing at the interior of the Pantheon, Zhao Ji saw that the interior of the Pantheon was empty in the middle, and many small grids were divided around the circle, and each grid was arranged as a small exhibition room for a god. .

After only a glance, Zhao Ji didn't want to look any further. Although he didn't know what attracted him, he still suppressed his curiosity and didn't want to cause any trouble for himself.

The place where he is sitting now is a rest area inside the Pantheon. There are many seats arranged here, and some cold coats are placed on the backs of some chairs. From the coats on the back of the chair, Zhao Ji could see that the people who could come here to pray and communicate with God were not ordinary people. They probably were the family members of the nobles, or the family and friends of the knights, or people from the government offices in the city or some chambers of commerce. of the top bar.

Anyway, not ordinary people in the slums.

Zhao Ji thinks this is quite funny. I heard that the Pantheon is the main method for the gods to select the first believers among the people, but the Pantheon is built in the upper area where ordinary civilians are not allowed to enter and leave. , Aren't they all high-level relatives in the original city?

Zhao Ji smiled, then quickly covered his mouth, looked around, and found that no one was paying attention to him. People pray to God in the middle of the pantheon.

crunch.

The gates of the Pantheon were opened, and Jamura and Knight Crow stood outside. After they saw Kiel, they looked into the temple, and then Jamura waved to Kiel, gesturing out.

Thinking that the Pantheon is full of runes of the gods, it is indeed not a place to negotiate and trade, so Kiel walked out with the opened door and followed the two people walking along the path outside the Pantheon.

"It's not a place where you can negotiate a deal. We can't be disrespectful to God, although God never cares." Jamura was two steps behind Knight Crowe, approaching Keir and explained to him.

Knight Crowe was very familiar with the surrounding environment. He took the two of them to a small garden in the backyard of the Pantheon. There were no seats or pavilions in the garden, so they just stood and talked.

Showing the etiquette in the local society to Knight Crowe, Knight Crowe nodded in response to Kiel: "Jamura said you agreed to the previous transaction conditions?" Knight Crowe is still wearing clothes that are not warm in cold weather. It seemed that the temperature of his breath had no effect on him at all.

"Yes, Lord Knight. I agree to the terms of the transaction. Young people like me are looking forward to becoming a real strong man. I hope you will give me this opportunity." Kiel said with a smile, and the words he said were all It was what he had already prepared.

Jamura took two steps back and stopped disturbing the deal between the two. This transaction is beneficial to both parties, so Jamura hopes that the transaction will be successful.

"When you came here, did you take the elemental crystal from later?"

Kiel took out a small piece of pure elemental crystallization from the inner pocket of his clothes. The piece was as big as a thumbnail, with a slightly curved surface.

After receiving the crystal from Kiel, Knight Crowe placed the crystal between his eyebrows and inspected it: "Very good, it is the same as the previous crystal. Then, the transaction has begun. Jamura!"

Knight Crowe called Jamura, who was on the side, and took a piece of thick, fragrant white paper from Jamura. The terms of the transaction were stated on the paper. It can be seen that the above text was written by Jamura, and he had already signed the paper as a witness.

And Knight Crowe also left a glowing trace of his name on the paper.

Might think Gere doesn't know what this is,

Knight Crowe specifically explained that it was the preserved handwriting containing his life energy, which was proof of his extraordinary status. Compared with ordinary name writing, it has more universal effect.

Knight Crowe finished his explanation, then turned to the Pantheon, and in the name of the God of Contract, asked the God of Contract to supervise his transaction. Just after he finished speaking, a tiny golden lightning flashed from the Pantheon and went straight to the paper on which the transaction conditions were recorded. After hitting the paper, it left a beautiful circle of lightning patterns on the edge of the paper.

No need to look, this is the testimony of the gods, and it is the testimony of the god of the contract.

Seeing Keel staring at the pattern on the edge of the paper, Knight Crowe handed the transaction contract to Kiel casually, then slapped the muscles on Kiel's arms and back, and told Kiel to train himself to the utmost in the spring of next year. good condition.

What is the best state? Knight Crowe pointed to his arm, which was as thick as Kiel's thigh, and said that it should be at least similar to this level.

"If you want to surpass ordinary people, you must at least reach your strongest point." After Knight Crowe finished speaking, he called Jamura and left.

Jamura patted Kiel on the head, telling him to eat more meat and exercise more this winter so that he can grow more muscles.

It's fine to eat more meat, but where does he have time to exercise? In the days that followed, he had to deal with the unfinished silver and supplies in the elven ruins, and he had to go south to deal with a businessman whose relatives were kidnapped by bandits.

Sighing, Zhao Ji carefully checked the transaction contract that Crow Knight gave him.

The contract specified in detail what Keir was going to do, and what Crow Knight was going to do.

What he has to do is to steadily provide pure elemental crystals to Crow Knight after the establishment of the contract, and the quality of the crystals provided cannot be lower than the trading samples provided for the first time. And what Knight Crowe has to do is to train Joe Kiel to officially enter the knight rank in the spring of next year, but if Kiel doesn't work hard and fails, Knight Crowe is not in violation of the contract.

To be honest, what Zhao Ji really wanted was a way to become a knight, and it would be okay to have a master to guide him, and it didn't matter if he didn't. After all, he is from another world and has his own views on this world.

Zhao Ji found that there was no place for him to sign in the contract, only the signatures of Jamura and Crow Knight.

After thinking about it, Zhao Ji realized that this contract was for Kiel to see, and Knight Crowe didn't need any contract to guarantee his own interests. Knight Crowe's own interests were damaged, and he could recover his own interests without any contract guarantee.

This thing was reserved for him, a guarantee for him to trade with confidence.

There is a very big gap between the status and strength of the two. The gap is so big that Knight Crowe does not need to use a contract to protect his own interests. Moreover, the terms of the transaction are also favorable to Knight Crowe, so naturally there is no need for any guarantees.

After figuring it out, Zhao Ji carefully folded the contract and put it in his inner pocket.

There is nothing to see in the upper area of ​​Kendall City, so let's go back and make preparations. He has to tell Todd that he will leave tomorrow to deal with the merchant's commission. In addition, in the afternoon, he has to buy two new weapons. Back then, he was short of money, and the dagger was a gift from a friend, and the long spear with an iron tip also felt that it was too bad after seeing Lao Duomu's steel spear.

If you want to fight fierce and cunning bandits, you must upgrade your weapons and equipment.

----

Table Corner Tavern.

"The father of the missing girl has sent over the entrustment gold, which is two silver coins. By the way, is the bounty from the government office gone?" Todd handed two silver coins to Keel, and Keel also took the money from the purse Take out twenty copper coins and give them to Todd, which is a share that Todd deserves.

Putting it in the money bag, Keel took a sip of ale and replied: "The girl didn't disappear for no reason, but she ran away and hid herself. Naturally, there is nothing to do with the government affairs office. Naturally, it is impossible to get any reward. Fortunately, I made it clear to the father who took the girl before that the two silver coins are more important than the missing girl, so people can naturally tell what is really important."

After taking another sip, Keir whispered to Todd: "By the way, I will set off tomorrow to deal with the merchant's entrustment. This time, I have narrowly escaped death. I want to get a bigger one. After all, the entrustment of these two silver coins is meaningless." If you want to do it, come to a big one. See if you can find a way to destroy the gang of robbers and rescue the kidnapped people."

Todd felt that Keir was bragging, but he still persuaded Keir to be careful in handling the entrustment this time and not to take risks.

Nodding to receive Todd's kindness, Keel asked Todd if he knew anyone who had cheap trolleys for sale. He had a lot of luggage when he went out this time. Travel long distances in armor.

The impact on physical strength is one aspect, and the wear and tear on the armor joints is also very important. The joints of his leather armor are mainly composed of belts and some metal components, which will wear out after long-term use.

After thinking about it, Todd finally asked Keel to go to the stonemason's workshop. Because they have to move raw stone materials, the trolleys are used frequently, and the repair and update speed is also very high. They definitely have good, but cheap wheelbarrows out there. After all, one could get a new wheelbarrow from a carpenter for less.

After bidding farewell to Todd, Keel first went to the stonemason's workshop and bought a 70% new wheelbarrow at a super low price under the name of the master Lean Shude whom he had met once.

He bought it for one silver coin, the price the masons and craftsmen would have paid for it knowing that Kiel had helped their master before.

No matter how you buy a new wheelbarrow at a grocery store, you can buy it for more than three silver coins. Even if you bring the wood yourself and find someone to make it at the carpenter workshop, the price will not come down much.

In short, selling face also saved a lot of money.

Pushing his own trolley, Zhao Ji returned to the leather shop, where the wolf skins he had brought for processing had been finished. The wolf fur of the alpha wolf is quite beautiful, although there are some damages on the wolf skin due to the fierce fight between him and the wolf, but it is still very beautiful.

After paying the Punika craftsman for the fur treatment fee, Zhao Ji pushed a cart full of fluffy furs to the tailor who had previously made wolf fur cloaks.

The Wild Grape Market seemed a little sparsely populated in the cold afternoon. I wondered if it was because in the morning, people had already done all the things that needed to be traded, so there were not many people in the afternoon.

Of course, those who can come to the market at this time naturally have work to do, and the same is true for Zhao Ji.

The owner of the tailor shop welcomed Keir's coming again. He didn't believe that the guests would come again, after all, his tailor shop was not a shop selling necessities of life.

When people come, they say they will come to your place next time, but in fact, they are just talking. As the shop owner, he didn't take it seriously, and the customers never took it seriously.

But Zhao Ji is serious. The wolf fur cloaks made by this tailor shop are meticulous and beautiful, and the damaged fur is carefully sewn with delicate techniques, so that it cannot be seen.

Zhao Ji felt that there was nothing to say about his craftsmanship.

However, as for the wolf's fur, he still listened to his friend's advice and did not process it in a tailor shop in a slum area. This kind of high-grade fur naturally has to find a better shop to deal with. Tailors in shops in rich areas have better experience and better-looking designs.

Regardless of the tailor's owner's request, Zhao Ji took the wolf's fur and went to the nearest tailor shop in the rich area.

Knowing that Kiel was here to make the cloak, the shop's apprentice brought Kiel in.

The owner of this tailor shop is also very interested in the high-grade wolf fur that Kiel is holding. Knowing that the cloak made is to be given away, he specially asked Kiel to choose a favorite model from their existing cloaks. Then make it.

The owner of the shop measured the size and length of the wolf's fur, and told Kiel that the fur of this size was too big, so it was more than enough to make a cloak, at least the fur of the hind legs and tail was completely useless, because the head When a wolf stands up, it is taller than a normal person.

And the cloak cannot drag the floor with its hem, so you only need to use two-thirds of the fur.

As for the rest of the fur, the store owner recommended that Keel make it into a shawl with a neckerchief, which is just right for keeping warm in cold weather and looks good.

The cost of making cloaks and shawls and scarves here is not low, and it actually cost him more than seven silver coins. Sure enough, these shops serving rich people in rich areas are really making money.

It was also agreed that he would come to pick up the finished product tomorrow morning, so Kiel pushed the trolley and left here, directly passed through the city gate square, and entered the artisan area. First, I went to the weapons workshop next to the blacksmith shop and bought a ready-made steel dagger. This dagger has double-sided blades, and the dagger is three fingers wide. The blade is no longer as sharp as the apprentices' sharpening.

During the hands-on experiment, Kiel could easily pierce a two-finger-thick wooden board with this steel dagger, and the dagger is more than ten centimeters long. This length can easily pierce through the body of any animal, destroying the tissues and organs inside the body.

As for the spear head, Kiel specially selected a steel spear head that was similar in shape to Old Domo's steel spear head.

The head of the gun is shorter than that of Old Domo. After all, he did not intend to change the body of the long gun. After all, his own height is not as high as that of Old Domo, and the length of the body of the long gun is the same as the height of the user. matched.

If he uses a longer body, then he becomes a spear. The spear does not have the flexibility of the spear and the lethality of the left and right blades.

The longer the weapon, the more likely it is to stab.

But he himself is not a cavalryman himself, and he has no horses to control, so naturally he does not need stabbing-based weapons.

As for long-range weapons, it takes a long time of training to be useful. He doesn't like those things very much, so he doesn't use them for the time being. The craftsmen in Kendall City have made crossbow bolts that are easy to use. Zhao Ji saw the structure of some crossbow bolts, but the craftsmen did not sell them. Those are weapons directly provided to the guards and militiamen, and the decree of the government affairs office does not allow crossbow arrows to be sold in the market.

Asking the apprentices, the apprentices with big mouths explained the reason. It is said that there are two reasons. The second reason is that they are afraid that the crossbow arrows will be bought and snatched by robbers, which will cause more trouble to the commercial roads in the county.