I always feel that I have taught the children badly...
He scratched his cheek in embarrassment and turned his head hard but couldn't think of the right words to express it.
So he simply said: "For now, let me judge the good guys and the bad guys, and then you sum up the experience. In the end, one day you will understand who is the good guy and who is the bad guy."
"Is that so? I understand!" Teresa lightly clenched her fists and put on an "I can do it" look.
Then there were calm days.
It was probably indeed influenced by the war rumors. The news told to me by the mercenaries who came to this place was always full of an inexplicable sense of urgency.
Grain prices are rising, cotton yarn prices are rising, and pig iron inventories are tight.
Everything indicates the coming of war.
But I'm still not ready...
In every sense.
Those who sharpen their guns in battle are not polished.
I originally planned to welcome the arrival of the heroes, but after waiting around and waiting, no one came. Afterwards, I re-read the newspaper and discovered a problem. The heroes did not come through the "Magic Power Train", but all the way like I did before. Came on horseback...
The news was spread through the communication technique, so a long time had passed by the time the hero arrived.
"There is no other way... I can only go to the Immortal Fortress to purchase supplies."
After talking to Teresa and Kellas, we came to this place.
When I entered the city, I looked at the soldiers who were checking as usual, and suddenly I remembered that I should have some defensive measures.
Whether it is light armor or leather armor, wearing only ordinary clothes and fighting with others fully armed is a disadvantage in various senses. Although defensive spells can be overwritten on it, the conduction and carrying capacity of ordinary cloth must be It's not as good as armor that has a certain degree of toughness and strength naturally.
So this time I found out the location of the blacksmith shop and planned to purchase a simple light armor.
Specifically... the joints and forearms will be wrapped with a certain amount of iron armor, and then the torso will be lined with chain mail. Finally, I plan to use animal skins for the final leggings and other lower body parts.
But when I arrived at the blacksmith shop, I discovered that the furnace had been cold for a long time.
"The pig iron is gone."
This is what the blacksmith with a red nose and a big beard told me when I asked him about it.
"Everyone knows that it is a rumor... but those merchants are hoarding goods maliciously. There is no normal iron on the market now, and even if there is, the price is really ridiculously high."
...Although I have heard about the situation in the Immortal Fortress before, I really didn’t expect it to be this serious.
The shops are no longer open.
"The same is true for the Immortal Fortress, isn't it..."
This is a border area, so collecting pig iron in such a big way would be very troublesome for the city guards.
"Seizing the opportunity to make war fortune...Humph, it may be a war against the demons, but it is a stumbling block at this time."
He really doesn't have a good mind.
But having said that, I can also think of another possibility.
Could it be that in order to control the market, they deliberately promoted the rumor that "the demons are about to go to war with humans"?
In this case, it is really sad for consumers.
"Then, in that case, do you have any ordinary armor that you have used before?"
Since chain armor is probably out of the question, I still place my hope on ordinary plate armor.
Then as expected it failed.
"Someone purchased a large amount of standard armor before, so now there is no stock."
"So—if I can find pig iron, can you make me some simple armor?"
I was actually thinking that there might be something I want in the black market.
If you have pig iron, ask a blacksmith to simply make a standard plate armor. If you can find suitable armor, buy it directly.
"That kind of thing still takes a lot of time." After thinking for a while, the blacksmith cautiously spoke, "If possible, I can start the forging right away."
"Where's the time?"
"The simple method only takes two days. This is my fastest speed." When he mentioned this, the blacksmith seemed a little proud. "I am definitely right if I want to dig the ground quickly and easily."
Two days... I really couldn't leave the hotel for so long.
"I understand, thanks anyway."
After saying goodbye to the blacksmith, I loaded the missing daily necessities onto the carriage. Then I took the big sack and wandered through the alleys until I found the tavern.
After going down the narrow stairs, the tavern was still so crowded, but there seemed to be a bit of blood in the air.
The inside of the store is still the same, and I feel like the people who were sitting in the same position and drinking the same wine when I came last time...
Except for a few sad men missing, these are probably bodyguards, right?
Nod to the code and go underground.
Still noisy, as if nothing has changed.
As a result, my trip to the black market seemed to be coming to an end just as it started.
There is only one stall directly opposite the door - selling pig iron.
Probably knowing that there is a real shortage of this stuff recently, speculators in the black market have taken good positions...
After thinking about it, I decided to take another look to see if there was any finished light armor or chain mail.
Chain mail is used as inner armor, because the iron rings on it are relatively evenly arranged, so it can be easily drawn in a standard format when overwriting the magic circle. For me, I can add some more special defensive spells.
In this world, most light armor is made of Warcraft skin, which has good toughness and slightly poor strength. At the same time, because it is made of biological materials, the response speed to overwriting spells and the transmission efficiency of magic power are greatly improved. of.
This time there was no Emil to lead the way, and within a few steps I realized that the world seemed completely different.
Looking forward and looking back, it seems that there are all forks in the road, and it is completely confusing where it comes from.
Simply put, I was lost.
"The underground waterways are really intricate."
If I remember correctly, this place is just a forgotten part of the sewer. It is said that when the sewage system was rearranged during the reconstruction of the Immortal Fortress in the early years, ancient sewers were always dug out accidentally...
Since I still have plenty of time, I’m not too anxious about getting lost.
——At worst, I'll just ask for directions. There are people on both sides of me, and everyone has set up their stall in this place for a long time. Can't you remember how you got in?
With this idea in mind, I gradually went deeper into this place.
