Lord Helanza

Today, the temporary market at the foot of the forest farm is at least three times larger than a month ago. The battle of Mo Yun Mountain Range not only attracted a large influx of caravans, but also some artisans. We all rushed to this camp on the edge of Handanal County.

This temporary market stretches out for a long period of time. Gradually, the new merchants are dissatisfied that there is only one street, so the merchants reopened another street next to the market. , The new blacksmith's shop is on this street. Although it is farther from the barracks, it is close to the river.

This temporary blacksmith shop is actually very simple. In addition to the two tents, there is a large cutting board on the open space. Next to the cutting board are two firestone slabs. The furnaces are connected to each other, and there is a large wind box on the side of the furnace. This kind of furnace can not smelt iron ore, but there is no problem with precision forging and the like.

Larkin took He Boqiang Surdak to the front of the blacksmith’s shop, and just saw a burly man with a naked upper body and a leather apron holding a hammer in his hand and was forging a burnt The red iron bar, beside a young man squatting next to the wind box, yanked his hand, every time I pushed the wind box, there would be an azure flame soaring about one chi from the stove.

When the iron bar was burnt red, the burly man took the iron bar in the furnace to the chopping board and forged it hard.

He Boqiang looked aside for a while, and the blade of a Knight long sword slowly smashed out of the blacksmith's hand.

Outside the tent, there is a row of wooden shelves randomly, on which there are a lot of iron blanks, as well as some semifinished product swords. In addition to these, there are also ironware such as picks, hoes, horseshoes and iron pots. .

At this time, the burly man saw someone at the door and inserted the cold iron bar back into the furnace.

He put down the hammer in his hand, wiped the sweat from his face with the towel on his neck, walked straight to Surdak, with a simple smile, said to Surdak: "This Sir, what can I do for you?"

Surdak took the somewhat curly-edged Roman sword from He Boqiang. The pattern on the blade was soaked in purple blood. The whole sword There is a strong smell of blood on the blades.

Surdak placed the Roman sword in front of the blacksmith and said:

"I want to repair this Roman sword. Here you can re-cover the edge of the Roman sword with a steel blade. Is it?"

The burly man stretched out his hand and picked up the Roman sword. He scratched the blade with his thumb. He grinds the blade back and forth twice with a whetstone. He saw that the blade was not so sharp. When it was worn out, he handed the Roman sword to Surdak and said:

"Of course you want to re-wrap the blade, but although the blade of your this sword is rolled, there is no serious damage. There is no need to re-wrap the steel blade. It will last a long time if you sharpen the edge well."

As he said, the oilstone in his hand kept rubbing back and forth on the Roman sword a few times, and it turned out that the place where the blade was rolled was no longer so ugly.

Surdak glanced at He Boqiang, then compared this Roman sword and said:

"I plan to lengthen this Roman sword. This Roman sword is not only somewhat Short, it’s a bit too light for me."

He said these words on behalf of He Boqiang. When the blacksmith heard Surdak say this, he nodded agreed:

"Okay, I see, as you wish, I can increase the length and weight of the Roman sword for you, but the pattern on the blade may not be retained. I am not good at engraving the pattern on the sword. The clad steel of the cutting edge can only be forged into a layered pattern by stack forging. Can you accept this?"

Surdak said very simply: "Yes!"

Come on, the blacksmith and Surdak discussed the specific details.

If it is a simple repair, such a Roman sword requires at most three or five silver pin, but Surdak requires the blacksmith to not only re-cover the steel blade for the Roman sword on the basis of the original Roman sword blank. , And let the Roman sword lengthen and increase its weight. In this way, the Roman sword needs to be added with some iron, so the maintenance cost of this Roman sword suddenly soared to fifteen silver pins.

Such a high repair cost is almost equal to the apprentice's half-month salary for the civilians.

But in Surdak's view, the fee charged by the blacksmith was quite reasonable, so he handed over the Roman sword in He Boqiang's hand to the blacksmith, and he made an appointment to fetch the sword in the evening of the 2nd day. , Surdak is also very happy to pay half of the deposit.

Then Surdak asked the burly blacksmith again: "Are you selling iron essence shields?"

When the blacksmith heard it, he smiled honestly and pointed. A shop next door said: "Two executives, if you two want to buy finished shields, you might as well go to the shop over there. There are several kinds of finished shields in different styles, and the price is not high. It’s more expensive than what I’ve built now..."

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In the forge's burly blacksmith’s heroic laughter, He Boqiang followed Surdak into the smithy next door Three shops.

It is said that it is a shop, but in fact, there are two rows of weapon racks in front of the tent.

On the weapon rack there is only one kind of armor, shields of various shapes, from small round shields with a thin layer of iron covered with yellow pine to square shields with a layer of iron covered with hard oak. The pure iron essence forged dwarf chain shield, the strong and light Knight light shield, the kite-shaped shield with a wide top and a narrow bottom, and even a bone shield cut from devil chest ribs, a bronze shield made of bronze, etc. , Have everything.

This is a shield merchant who specializes in selling shields. Among these shields, bronze shields are the most expensive, but it is the bone shield that attracts the eyes of He Boqiang and Surdak. The bone shield is actually The sternum and ribs of devil have a solid metal bracket behind the shield, so the bone shield is very delicately designed.

The two leaned in front of the bone shield, Surdak said in amazement: "It turns out that the devil's sternum can still be used like this..."

It looks like he regrets it very much. Make full use of the previous devil's corpse, and it is possible to saw off those devil's sternum to make this kind of strange-looking bone shield.

The shield merchant is an ordinary-looking old man. Hearing Surdak’s sigh, he hurriedly stepped out and said:

"What's the matter? Some people use devil leg bones. The bones are broken, the skeleton on the devil is as hard as the iron essence, and this shield has an extra magical effect on the battlefield."

Surdak asked curiously:

"What's the magical effect?"

He Boqiang said in his heart, what else can you have on the battlefield with the breastbone of your companion? It comes with a mocking effect...

Sure enough, The shield merchant said:

"A warrior holding a bone shield will become the target of the devil’s fire no matter where it stands. In order to attract the hatred of the devils, and create some opportunities for their companions to kill the devil, but the warrior who dares to take this kind of bone shield must be the elite of the team, otherwise it will be directly killed by the devil on the battlefield. This kind of bone shield has not been sold in our shop."

"Ah, there is such a statement...but it seems quite reasonable." After hearing this, Surdak showed a His face was surprised, but he pulled He Boqiang decisively away from the weapon rack with the bone shield, and asked He Boqiang: "Which one do you like?" The square shield stopped in front of the dwarven chain shield.

But he didn't say anything yet, the shield merchant raised a dwarf chain shield from the shelf, and he could see that he was holding it a little hard.

The shield merchant said to Surdak and He Boqiang:

"If the two are warriors of the infantry regiment, then there is no need to carry heavy dwarf chain shields. The whole dwarf chain shield uses dwarves. The strength of the iron essence of the kingdom is of course nothing to say, but its only drawback is that it is too heavy."

He suffocated again, flushed his face, and put the dwarf chain shield back on the wooden frame. Said:

"The standard heavy armor of the infantry regiment itself is very heavy, and it is necessary to carry the Roman heavy sword. Without the burden of horses, choosing the dwarf chain shield is a bit too heavy, not as good as this The oak square shield is covered with only a layer of iron. It is strong and durable. There are that many woods here, which is easier to repair..."

It seems that this shield merchant is suitable for different professional warriors. Kind of shield, with a wealth of experience, he does not recommend Surdak to buy the Dwarf Chain Shield.

But before coming, He Boqiang had already indicated to Surdak that he didn't want a wooden shield anymore.

Because this shield can't stop the spike in Devil's hand.

Surdak knew He Boqiang’s thoughts, and said to the shield merchant: "Never mind the hardwood shield."

Go back and ask He Boqiang again: "Dwarf chain shield and Knight light shield compare Which one do you like?"

He Boqiang tends to look good on the Knight light shield, but the Knight light shield is clearly designed for cavalry, so he hesitated, and he also felt that the Dwarf Chain Shield might be Be more practical.

Just when He Boqiang was a little entangled, the shield merchant came in at the right time and said:

"Uh, if two guests want to choose between these two shields If you like, you can buy the next one first. The two chiefs may as well try it for a few days, because the price difference between the two shields is not much. If you are not used to it, you can get me back without much wear and tear. Here is the return."

Surdak eyes shined, and asked: "That's okay?"

"Yes..."

The face of the shield merchant With a confident smile, he said to Surdak.

Shortly after, He Boqiang and Surdak walked out of the shield shop. He Boqiang has a heavy dwarf chain shield on his back...

Surdak still wants to be in the market Wandering around, looking for a set of full-covered armor for He Boqiang, only to see the curly-haired boy Gaby gasping for breath running over, whispered beside them, Larkin has found a buyer for four devil heads... …