Mercenaries and Adventurers

After Kil had finished shooting a whole pot of arrows, he was released by the old hunter Tost. He agreed to come back at noon to shoot another pot of arrows, so Kil bid farewell to them.

When he came to the front yard, Keir also helped the young hunter he asked to clean the stables of his horses, and then fed them water.

After that, Kil alone took the long sword contaminated by evil power, walked out of the hunter's stronghold, and came to the craftsman area in the next area. Walking into the weapons workshop that was bustling early in the morning, Kil found the craftsman who had agreed to repair the long sword.

"Have you made your decision?" The craftsman had just arrived at the workshop in the morning and his clothes were relatively clean. He took Kil's sword, pulled it out, took a look, and casually asked Kil.

Kil hummed, took out the money bag from his arms, shook it, and the money bag full of silver and copper coins made a clanging sound as the coins overflowed.

"The money is also prepared. In fact, it doesn't cost much to simply heat the long sword and then forge and quench it. But I told you, the long sword body is thin and tough. After being corroded by evil forces, part of it will be lost. Some new materials need to be added here to at least ensure that the long sword is restored to its original level." The craftsman pulled out the long sword, then used a small wooden stick to poke the eroded areas on the long sword and said.

"Uh, what do you mean?" Kil asked with a frown.

Glancing at the money bag that Kiel was clenching, the craftsman laughed heartily. He asked Kiel to wait a moment, then turned and walked to the inside of the workshop. After tinkering for a while, he took out a wooden tray with a bright piece of wood on it. The colored cloth covers something.

Walking to the door of the workshop, the craftsman asked Keir to sit down, and then he also sat down. After sitting on the stone table and chair for entertaining guests, the craftsman did not take off the colored cloth from the tray, but said to Keir: "Do you know about magic weapons?"

Kil looked at the items on the tray, then looked at the craftsman sitting opposite and said: "I know, I heard that they are weapons with better performance than ordinary sophisticated weapons."

"It's good to know. The so-called magic weapons are weapons made of rare and precious magic materials. They are indispensable gadgets for famous warriors. Compared with sophisticated steel weapons, their performance often has various advantages. The ability to anticipate.”

"Various?" Keir noticed the word.

"Yes, all kinds. You don't think there is only one kind of magic material, right? In fact, there are countless types of magic materials, but in fact, there are far fewer ones suitable for adding to weapons. There are also many types of weapons, and there are many types of magic materials suitable for adding There are even fewer weapons such as long swords and machetes." As he said this, the craftsman pointed to the items on the tray in front of him.

There was a slight smile on the corner of Kil's mouth. He had already figured out what this craftsman meant. He wanted to sell him materials for magic weapons, and he probably had the idea of ​​​​killing him.

However, Kil is still quite curious about the magic materials in the hands of this craftsman, especially those suitable for forging into weapons. He has never found out any such information in the tavern. It seems that this kind of information is very important. , no one who knew it said anything, or maybe his level was too low before, and there was basically no need to know similar information.

But why is he recommended by the craftsmen now? really weird.

"Let me see, what do you have on your hands?" Keir asked directly.

"Of course, please take a look." The craftsman took off the obstructive colored cloth and put it into his arms. Six small piles of materials were placed on the wooden pallet, with different images. Kil also looked at them curiously, waiting for the craftsman's introduction.

After coughing twice, the craftsman who saw that Kiel was very interested pointed at the materials and introduced them to Kiel in turn.

He first pointed to the one on the left among the three in front of Kiel. This thing was a small pile of fiery red metal particles. The red color was very shiny, and the surface looked like it had been oiled. Each of these metal particles was only two millimeters in size. , Kier looked carefully and found that the small particles were all irregular in shape.

"This is red copper. It is a rare mineral that comes from copper mines. Although it is an associated mine, it is not mixed with copper ore raw materials when it is mined. Even if it is smelted, it will not be mixed with ordinary copper ore. The copper is fused together. What's special about it is that the flexibility of the weapon becomes extremely high with the addition of red copper. Steel that was originally very hard becomes soft, but its strength does not weaken."

Kir curiously picked up a red copper ore pellet with his fingers and found that it was not light. When he squeezed it, his nails could slightly deform the red copper.

After putting it down, Geer motioned to the craftsman to continue the introduction.

Seemingly sensing that Kil was dissatisfied with red copper, the craftsman continued: "The one in the middle in front of you is the most common magic material."

What the craftsman is talking about is a small black metal ingot. This metal is completely black and looks very stubborn.

"It is black iron, commonly associated with iron ore. Its weight is higher than that of ordinary iron, and its hardness is also higher, but its flexibility is relatively poor."

Keir smiled: "Then if it is combined with red copper, wouldn't it be a hard and flexible material?"

Unexpectedly, the craftsman nodded: "That's right. I heard that some high-end knight weapons are made of metal materials with various properties mixed together as the base material. This way, it not only has excellent material properties, but also does not have any Various material weaknesses.”

Hearing this, Keir muttered softly: "Really, that's it."

Immediately afterwards, the craftsman introduced Keir to the material on the right in front of him.

This material is a kind of white, small snow-white particles that are similar to salt. If he hadn't known that the craftsman opposite would not fool him with salt, Kiel would have really thought it was salt.

Seemingly seeing what Kil was thinking, the craftsman opposite said with a smile: "It's not salt. It's a rare metal broken out of volcanic rocks. It's metal, not salt. After melting at high temperature, this thing It will become a shiny liquid like other metals."

"It's called fire-absorbing gold. It has a magical ability to absorb flames. Of course, it's not unlimited. It absorbs as many high-temperature flames as there are components, and then releases them slowly over a long period of time."

Kil was very interested in this thing and thought it was very useful for making armor. Adding it to the shield and armor can resist the burning of fire very well.

Thinking of this, Kil asked what the price of this fire-absorbing gold was.

Unexpectedly, the price of this thing shocked Kil.

"Two gold coins for such a small pile? No, what can such a small amount be used for?" Kil was very surprised. He knew the purchasing power of local gold coins. A fine steel long sword only costs this much. .

"We have said that this material is mined from volcanic rocks. Wherever there are volcanoes here, they are all brought in by caravans from outside. They are very rare."

"Well, then you can continue the introduction first, and I will look at other materials." Kil said helplessly. He thought the items were good, but the price was too exaggerated. He also asked about the prices of other red copper and black iron items, all of which could be purchased with silver coins. Only the fire-absorbing gold was priced at gold coins. Of course, the price between the two also represents the different effects of their magical powers.

Then, the craftsman opposite smiled and pointed to a piece of bright yellow wood on his left side.

This piece of wood looked inconspicuous, but when Kier looked carefully, he found that there was a slight green light emanating from the surface of the wood. It was just daytime and the sky was bright, so he couldn't see it clearly. And vaguely, Keir could feel that he seemed to have a vague connection with this piece of wood.

"This wood is the core material of the big tree in the center of the Temple of the Church of Saturn. The big tree was planted by the Church of Saturn after it first came to Kendal. It has been several decades old. Every year, the Church of Saturn will surround it. A lot of rituals have been done to make a big tree, so this wood is filled with a lot of magical power. You can try holding it in your hand." The craftsman smiled and picked up the wood and placed it in the palm of Kiel's hand. .

Kil first held the wood in front of his eyes and looked at it, and found that there was indeed a subtle green light shining on the surface of the wood, but it seemed that because of shyness, after being stared at by Kil, its green light quickly shrank inside.

Kil then held it in his hand as the craftsman said. There was no difference at first, and he looked across.

The craftsman opposite asked him to wait for a while.

After a while, Kil felt as if he felt a steady flow of energy from the wood he was holding. It was very slight, but he could feel it, and it kept flowing.

"It's amazing, I feel it." Kil nodded and returned the thing to the craftsman.

The craftsman seemed to have something in mind and asked with a smile: "How about it? If this thing is mounted on the hilt of a sword, wouldn't it be very powerful?"

Kil was noncommittal, but he had a question: "The thing is very powerful, but isn't it from the Church of Saturn? If you put it out for sale, aren't you afraid that the other party will find you and me in trouble?"

Unexpectedly, this craftsman whose name was unknown to Kiel reached into his chest and took out a badge hanging around his neck. Kil took a look and found that it was exactly the same as a metal badge hanging on the wall in the weapons workshop.

That is the talisman emblem of the God of Craftsmen.

Kil raised his eyebrows: "Are you a priest of the Church of the God of Artisans?"

"Isn't that right? I am a shepherd, but I am also a craftsman." The craftsman smiled and nodded at the badge hanging around his neck.

Kil quickly stood up and saluted: "I'm sorry, Master Makishe."

After he saluted and sat down, the shepherd opposite, a middle-aged craftsman, said to Keir: "Don't worry, these materials are either obtained from traveling merchants through trade, or are materials exchanged between churches. We Under the command of the God of Craftsmen, these materials must be turned into real things in order to realize their value."

After finishing speaking, he began to introduce several small round metal balls in the middle.

Each of these round metal balls was about the size of a table tennis ball. They were smooth and reflected the surrounding scene. Keir picked up one and bumped it. It still had some weight.

"What material is this?"

Facing Kil's question, the shepherd's craftsman on the opposite side explained: "This is a newly acquired material, called moonlight iron. It is the latest method of a new shepherd who received divine grace and became a moon god's shepherd a few days ago. Something made during a ritual. I know what you are asking about. Moonlight Iron, as long as it comes at night, it will emit hazy moonlight. It is said that it can expel bad luck and evil spirits for the user. Anyway, the Moon God Shepherd is That’s what he said.”

Kil carefully looked at the moonlight iron in his hand. The smooth ball reflected the surrounding scene, and Kil's face became huge on it, as weird as a plate.

"In addition, I have to tell you that regarding this moonlight iron, we have not yet mastered the relevant forging technology here, so if you like it, you have to buy it in its entirety and install it in your weapons and equipment in a manner that cannot be destroyed. In addition, once the shape of the moonlight iron is destroyed, it will be destroyed from the spherical shape, and its power will be greatly reduced. Let me explain it clearly to you first."

Kil squinted his eyes and looked at the moonlight iron ball in his hand: "Can't this just be made into a weighted ball on the hilt of the sword?"

"I also think it would be better to use it as a weighted ball at this stage." Craftsman Makite said with a smile.

Kil felt a little strange. He looked at the shepherd craftsman opposite and said: "Red copper and black iron repaired the missing sword, fire-absorbing gold strengthened the armor, the heart of the Saturn tree made the hilt, and the moonlight iron turned into a weight ball. It looks like A whole set of things, so there is one last item, could you please introduce it?”

The shepherd's craftsman opposite clapped his hands, clapped a few times and said to Kil with a smile: "It's still quite sharp. In fact, this is what the baron and the knight mean. Little warrior Kil, you were very brave in the fight against the Warcraft. , adults always want to reward you with something, right?"

As soon as he said this, Keir understood that this was the case. No wonder some magical materials that had rarely been seen before suddenly appeared in front of him. Moreover, the other party asked him to come back later yesterday, and it seemed that he was going back to discuss preparations.

Thinking of this, Kil laughed and asked quietly with a smile on his face: "Since it is a reward given to me by the baron and knight, are these things free? They are worth a lot of money."

The shepherd's hand craftsman smiled strangely: "How can such a good thing be possible? We have so many magic materials reserves in Kendall City. These things cost money, and you have to pay for it. Didn't you just come here yesterday? I sold some metal ingots here. If you have money on hand, please spend it. Of course, you have to do what you can."

When Keir heard that he was asked to spend money to buy magic materials, his face immediately fell. What, if I were to be rewarded, I would have to spend my own money to buy it. What kind of reward is this?

But after thinking about it, he felt that he had rarely heard of places selling these things before. They were probably rare, and even if Keir was given permission to purchase them, it would already be considered a reward.

And the other party also knows that he has money in his pocket, so there is no way he can't afford everything. Besides, at least among the magic materials, cheap red copper and black iron are definitely affordable. At least his long sword can be repaired and strengthened after driving away the evil power. As for other goodies, it depends on how much money Kiel has in his pocket.

"Then you'd better introduce the final material first, and I'll listen to it first and then think about it." Kil said weakly.

"Young man, don't be unhappy, this is a good opportunity. These magic materials are all good things, and together with me, a forger with excellent skills, I guarantee that your long sword will have a brand new look and become a famous sword. Please pay attention carefully Think about it, isn’t this the reward adults give you?”

Keir raised his eyebrows and looked at the various materials in front of him, and gradually became excited. That's right, if these things are added, his long sword will definitely become very different.

"Then please introduce the last one." Kil said eagerly, rubbing his hands.

The last material is on the right side. Unlike the other materials, which are all semi-raw materials, the last material looks like several metal sheets, but there are many small characters densely carved on them.

Gere got permission, picked up a piece of metal, and found that it was very thin. I broke it off with a little force and it was very strong. And when it is moved, the entire metal piece is covered with a layer of white light protection.

When he held it in front of his eyes, Keir discovered that the small words engraved on the metal piece were all praise. Because the characters were too small and dense, Keir could only tell from the topmost talisman that this thing was made by the Church of the Sun God.

"What is this? It looks like a hymn engraved on a metal plate?" Kil asked doubtfully.

It's funny. The shepherd's craftsman on the opposite side picked up a metal piece with his fingers in disgust and said, "This is a blessing prop made by the Church of the Sun God. It can be directly embedded in weapons and armor. When used, it can pass through the blessed The weapon releases a strong light that blinds the enemy." As soon as he finished speaking, he put the things down, as if he didn't want to come into contact with other church's things.

Keir didn't care. He held the metal piece in his hand, looked it over and over, and asked: "It's said to be used, but how to use it? How many times can it be used in total? Is there a number of uses per day? It won't let me be noticed. Are you blind?"

"Stop, stop, I'll answer you one by one. By the way, do you have so many questions?" said the Makote craftsman who was being asked all the questions.

"That's probably it. Can you answer these questions for me? Don't tell me that you don't know either."

"How is that possible? The Church of the Sun God will make these fancy things." He said the last part in a low voice. Immediately afterwards, he continued: "About how to use it. It can be inlaid with metal sheets or glued to the weapon with molten metal. After the weapon owner picks up the weapon, he will naturally know how to release it. In addition, about how much it can be used Secondly, as long as the words on the surface are not severely damaged, it can replenish its energy by receiving more sunlight."

Hearing this, Keir's expression became strange and he muttered: "Solar energy, hey, it's still clean energy."

"What did you say?" The shepherd's hand worker glanced at Kil in confusion.

"It's nothing, you continue, I'm listening." Keir waved his hand and said quickly.

"As for the blindness when using it, of course the user will not be attacked. You will only feel dazzling, but will not be injured. As for the blindness, it actually just makes the opponent unable to see clearly for a short time, no Especially powerful." It seemed that he didn't like the Church of the Sun God very much, and the shepherd's hand craftsman was full of disgust.

Keir smiled: "Then the last question, is it expensive?"