The sun shines on the river at the mouth of the sea.
Bits of broken light are like reflected starlight.
On a quiet path.
Three men were galloping on three horses.
After wiping the sweat from Yi Xia's face, Zhang Qi took out a water bag on horseback and drank several mouthfuls of cool well water.
He had forgotten how many times he had traveled between towns and villages.
Anyway, they are purchasing more iron ore every time.
From the beginning, there were one horse and three people pulling goods, but now there are three horses and three people pulling goods. The blacksmithing business is getting bigger and bigger.
Touching the cloth bag on the horse's back, his horse carried a full fifty yuan of iron ore, and the same was true for the imperial recruits and Sojaer behind him.
It has been eight days since he came to 'Epicrothea'. During these eight days, Zhang Qi has filled up his wallet little by little.
This time I bought all the iron ore from two villages near the town, and I still had about a thousand dinars in my pocket.
One hundred and fifty pieces of iron ore and three hundred pieces of wrought iron. If Zhang Qi came by himself, he could forge seventy-five two-handed swords.
These seventy-five two-handed swords would bring him nearly fifty thousand dinars.
It also means that five hundred kilograms of supplies can be taken out to the outside world.
However, this is just Zhang Qi himself. Don’t forget, he has recruited a blacksmith NPC!
Riding his new love Sturgia cross-country horse, Zhang Qi couldn't hide the smile on his face.
Soon, the group of three returned to the town.
In the blacksmith shop, Zhang Qi was refining wood collected from houses and buildings in the town.
As for the iron ore, he wanted to hand it over to Sogyal for refining after his physical strength gauge was full.
Unlike Zhang Qi, Suo Jiaer's character operation rules are still consistent with those in the game. He has physical limitations when blacksmithing. Once the physical strength gauge is empty, it will take a CD period before it can be filled up.
Of course, Sokal could also do other things during this waiting process.
No, Zhang Qi was refining charcoal here, and Sojal and the new recruits from the empire were sent to the arena by him to play training matches there.
With Sogyal's ability, it is not difficult to earn more than ten or twenty dinars at a time.
The time spent recovering and refining his physical strength was enough for him to play about two games.
This is naturally good for Zhang Qi who is short of money. After all, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat.
As for the new recruits of the empire, they are just a foil. If they are lucky, they step on dog shit and kill someone.
Experience points also allow him to complete upgrades.
It's a pity that after playing for so many days, I am always the first to be eliminated.
Clang clang clang.
Several more pieces of charcoal fell out of the blacksmith's furnace. Zhang Qi stepped forward to pick them up and threw them into a wooden box.
The blacksmith shop is now filled with wooden boxes, which are filled with the charcoal he has refined these days. Adding the charcoal just now, there are about 800 pieces in total.
"Um - ah, I'm exhausted. Let's take a rest and wait for Suojiaer to do the rest."
After a long stretch, Zhang Qi walked out of the blacksmith shop.
It's not that he is lazy. One hundred and fifty pieces of iron ore can only be refined into three hundred pieces of wrought iron in his hands. But if Sojaer is allowed to come, then he can get one hundred fifty more pieces and four hundred pieces. Fifty pieces of wrought iron.
This is the function of system skills, and it is also why Zhang Qi was so excited when he saw Suo Jiaer for the first time.
This is a disguised form of creating more wealth for him.
Sogar's blacksmith skill has reached 75 points. He originally had two skills: [Efficient Carbon Smelter] and [Curious Smelter].
Of these two skills, one is to increase the output of charcoal, and the other is to increase the probability of unlocking blueprints. However, after being able to buy wood for free, Zhang could not activate it. As for the smelter skill, Zhang Qi asked Suo Jiaer to try it many times without success. As a result, he spent some dinars and took Sogyal to the person in charge of the arena to wash off the skills.
[Efficient Ironmaker] and [Steelmaker] were re-selected.
The Ironmaker's skill can turn iron ore that originally produced two pieces of pig iron into three pieces.
Not to mention the Steel Maker, which can give Sojal the ability to refine 'steel'.
After walking out of the blacksmith shop, Zhang Qi took off the cross-country horse's reins from the pillar outside the blacksmith shop, got on the horse, and went to the tavern.
People are like rice and steel, and no matter what the system NPC is, they still have to eat.
If Zhang Qi left them hungry or withheld their wages, they would defect.
Fortunately, there are only two of them now, and giving them a few dollars a week is enough.
In the tavern.
The fireplace that originally belonged to the tavern owner was requisitioned by Zhang Qi. With his innocent eyes open, the innocent tavern owner huddled in a corner and continued his work of cleaning glasses.
Only this cup was gone. If Zhang Qi hadn't been a good man with a conscience, the tavern owner wouldn't have even left this cup.
Sauté ginger and garlic until fragrant.
Zhang Qi chopped up the beef, cabbage, and carrots and threw them into a pot. He added water and salt and began to stew.
The flour roughly ground from wheat had long been made into dough. Zhang Qi kneaded it a few times, kneaded it into dough, and pasted it on the stone wall of the fireplace.
He made the flour himself, and there is no detailed classification of food in the world of riding and slashing.
Cereal is a bag of cereals, including wheat, oats, and rye.
And he found those vegetables by searching here and there in the market.
The food began to cook, and Zhang Qi had already cooked it for so many days. With the stable flame temperature of the system fireplace, these dishes could be eaten in just twenty minutes.
As for why he spent so much time getting food, on the one hand, Zhang Qi really didn't want to make do with it, and on the other hand, he found that letting NPCs eat food that he personally prepared would increase their morale!
Although he doesn't go out to fight much now, if it can increase his morale, of course he still needs to increase it.
"Calculating the time, Suo Jiaer's side is almost over. It's time to pick them up."
Zhang Qi stood up from the fireplace, rubbed his somewhat dirty hands on the tavern owner, then went out and mounted his horse to go to the arena.
In the arena.
The new recruit from the empire stood blankly next to the person in charge of the arena. He had long been eliminated, but he would not make any extra moves until he received Zhang Qi's instructions.
In the arena below, the battle continues.
Zhang Qirao raised his eyebrows in surprise, "He hasn't been sent out yet, but Suo Jiaer has entered the finals."
Looking past the imperial recruits, Zhang Qi put his hands on the railings of the stands and looked down.
Sure enough, Suojial was holding a two-handed sword and fighting with a shield sword warrior, and there were no other NPCs around.
"Well done! Sogyal, come on and kill him. If you kill him, we will get a reward of 260!"
Zhang Qi's waving arms cheered Suo Jiale up.
It's a pity that it's not a real sword competition, otherwise Zhang Qi would have wanted to place a bet.
As if he heard Zhang Qi's voice, Suojial raised his sword with both hands and struck it down with all his strength. With a click, the shield in the hands of the shield sword warrior shattered, and he seemed to be staggered.
After the heavy chop, Sojaer returned the sword even faster. A sideways slash with his two-handed sword sent the shield sword warrior out of the game.
Cheers erupted.
Zhang Qi laughed and patted the person in charge of the arena on the shoulder and received 260 dinars. After a while, Sojal's figure appeared on the stand.
Zhang Qi waved and the three of them walked out of the arena.
