This blacksmith shop is sandwiched between the extremely large martial arts guild and the administrative area of the parliament. It is in a street with a strong smell of fireworks. It is surrounded by other types of shops, which is why the business is so booming.
At about 12:30 noon, Roland came to the shop and ate all the broccoli. He had finished his lunch. The blacksmith relative was naked from the waist up, holding a sledgehammer in his hand, and was "dealing" with a sword. embryo.
Seeing that Roland was coming, the blacksmith grinned at him and said hello. He kept swinging the sledgehammer in his hand and breathed heavily:
"Then who... uh... the water in the tank is almost out, go get a few buckets and come back! The bundle of things at the door will be delivered tomorrow, Kaifeng's work is left to you!"
Roland nodded honestly, picked up the pole and bucket and walked out. The kitchen window on the right was pushed open with a bang. A fat aunt raised a spoon, pointed at the blacksmith and shouted:
"The food is cold! It doesn't matter if you don't eat, others are still hungry! Roland, don't pay attention to that bastard! Go to the back room to rest for a while, and the fat aunt will prepare you a hard meal. Look at this little body. Yes, if you don’t have enough food, how will you have the energy to work!”
A laundry girl in the corner of the yard also got up and walked over, wiped her hands on the plain coarse clothes, took the pole and bucket, smiled warmly, and said:
"Listen to Fat Aunt, go and eat quickly."
All the guys in the shop started making noises when they saw this. They had been hungry for a long time, but they were really a little anxious for the batch of work at hand. The boss was a very kind boss, and his wages were never less than half a cent of theirs. The boss was always there. Even though they were taking the lead to rush the work, they were too embarrassed to stop.
The fat aunt who was busy in the kitchen and the girl who was doing the laundry, Roland, both knew each other, and they were both regular customers of this shop. His blacksmith relative was a rough-tempered man, so he hired them to help with laundry and cooking, and they had been doing it for several years.
The hammer in the blacksmith's hand finally fell to the ground, he wiped the sweat casually, and said with a naive smile:
"Eat, eat first!"
Several waiters who could no longer hold themselves back rushed out like flies, but instead of going to the kitchen, they rushed to take the poles and buckets. Seeing this, the laundry girl smiled again. Her face was just ordinary, and she had an elegant temperament. But she was extremely gentle. Several strong men were having fun in front of her, and they didn't know where to put their hands and feet. The waiter who had grabbed something was even more proud. He didn't care about being hungry, so he turned around and ran out to get water. Like a victorious general.
People who know this girl now call her "Huanyi". Like "Fat Aunt" and "Blacksmith", she has become a familiar name for people in the nearby neighborhood. On the contrary, not many people know her real name. The three of them are from other places. Those who have moved here have been there for several years. They have no family members in Tower 1, and they don’t have much cultivation talent. Their strength is not as high as Roland’s. Naturally, they have to make a living by doing laundry and cooking, so they Such small groups formed naturally.
In the eyes of everyone who knows it, it is normal for a shop owner to hire two helpers. Such a small group is normal. Except for some gossips about the middle-aged blacksmith who lives alone and the girl with outstanding temperament, it has only been a few years. However, they have made no progress. The blacksmith is now well-known for his rough temper, and the girl in Huanyi has never taken the initiative to express her feelings. This makes many of the guys start to feel excited.
The fat aunt's cooking skills were average, but her cooking speed was very fast. She brought a steaming plate of bacon fried with green onions and two large bowls of rice into the back room. The blacksmith started to walk into the back room, but was stopped by the fat aunt. , the fat aunt pursed her lips towards Huanyi, and gave the blacksmith a few fierce glances, as if she hated iron for not being able to become steel.
Only then did the blacksmith react. He quickly opened the door and opened the curtain for the girl Huanyi behind him. Huanyi walked over with Roland in hand. He paused slightly before entering the door and chuckled at the honest blacksmith, like a girl. An elegant lotus flower.
There was a commotion in the kitchen, mixed with a few whistles, and the guys who had already started devouring their food stuck their heads out with ambiguous expressions on their faces. The old blacksmith blushed, rushed to the kitchen, and plunged into the crowd of people grabbing food. He squatted on the ground and started eating.
The door to the back room was closed, and the fat aunt had already eaten and was waiting to clear away the dishes. She moved a small bench and sat in the shade under the eaves, looking at everyone with a smile.
This room is not big, with high and narrow windows. It is the place where the blacksmith usually sleeps. It only has a single bed and a few old pieces of furniture, but it is not messy and does not have the sleazy smell of a man living alone. The bedding and clothes are all good. The neatly tidied place is of course the credit of Miss Huanyi.
The food in the room was placed on the small table, but no one was there.
As soon as Huanyi entered the room, the smile on her face disappeared. She walked straight to the wardrobe and reached out to lift it. The heavy solid wood wardrobe was lifted up by her seemingly weak body, revealing a person-sized hole underneath. She easily lifted the wardrobe. It lay aside without making any movement.
There was actually a secret passage that went straight up and down under the entrance of the cave. Roland followed Huan Yi and jumped down. The secret passage was very long and surrounded by hard stone walls reinforced by magic. There was nothing to climb.
They slid in the darkness for dozens of seconds before landing on the ground. In front of them was a semicircular metal door. Huanyi leaned his face towards the door, and a beam of light quickly swept across, and the door quietly opened. , slid into the gap between the stone walls on both sides, and when the two of them entered, the door quickly closed again, and there was still no sound during the whole process.
No one could see anything inside the door, but Huanyi and Roland didn't seem to have any influence.
This space is not big. The four walls are made of metal, and the seams are welded together. There are four "beds" like things placed along the ring-shaped outer wall, but they are covered by transparent crystal plates. Inside Almost filled with liquid.
There are several pipes under the four beds, connected to an instrument in the middle. The main body of this instrument is also a cylindrical transparent crystal plate, but it goes straight to the top of the room, where there are dense arrays, which is actually a space transmission array.
An operating area is fixed next to the cylinder, and the buttons and knobs on it are densely packed.
Roland walked to the instrument and stood there, waiting quietly.
Huanyi raised her arm, and one of her fingers suddenly changed and became as sharp as a needle. She walked around behind Roland, raised her hand skillfully and stabbed it, and the needle finger went straight into the back of Roland's head.
Huanyi said expressionlessly:
"Turn on Internet mode!
"Apply for access! Self-code name: 03!
"…Permission confirmed!
“…The internet channel is normal!
“…The docking agreement is normal!
“…interconnection status test…
"...Normal! Internet mode has been activated!
"Mission reason: routine physical examination!
"Mission level: normal!
"...the receptor goes into standby mode!"
Roland's eyes darkened, his head drooped slightly, and Huanyi's other hand squirmed, turning into an extremely sharp bone knife! The bone knife was raised high and slashed down on Roland's head!
Blood spattered, and Roland's skull was cut off by Huan Yi, revealing the pale white brain inside, but it was not injured at all!
The bone knife quickly turned into a palm, grabbing the skull in his hand. Huanyi pressed it a few times on the operating table. One of the four "beds" lit up with a faint light, and the top crystal plate cracked with a semicircular mark, slowly Lift slowly.
"…Start the mission process!
“…Disrupt Internet Mode!
"…the receptor detached itself!"
Huanyi retracted her needle, and following her mechanical command, Roland's brain began to squirm violently, like a living creature, and actually crawled out of his head. The dense nerve lines connected to the bottom of the brain were rapidly retracted from the inside of the body. Like wild hair!
The brain rose to the sky with tangled hair, went straight into the "bed", and became quiet in the lukewarm liquid.
Looking through the empty head, there is still a nerve trunk next to the spine, which maintains the body's breathing and heartbeat.
Under Huanyi's control, the ring-shaped crystal plate on the main body of the instrument slowly opened. Huanyi put Roland's body inside and continued to operate the instrument. After the crystal plate was closed, the liquid in the other three "beds" was quickly poured in. , and soon it was almost filled with the crystal plate, and Roland's body slowly floated.
Several steel cables shot out from the inside of the crystal plate and wrapped around the limbs of the body, fixing him in the center.
"…Routine physical examination begins!
“…vital signs scan!
"…normal!
“...Energy core scan!
"…normal!
“…body interface scan!
"…normal!
“…Neural Network Compatibility Scan!
"…normal!
“…Inspection completed!
"Conclusion: Normal!
"Recommendation: None!"
Huanyi stood quietly in front of the instrument, one hand always pressed on the instrument. Her continuous commands and the response of the instrument were seamless, as if she had become one with the instrument.
Under the control of the instrument, the liquid returned to the three "beds", the crystal panel opened, Roland's brain flew out, jumped into the instrument, and quickly jumped onto his head, countless nerve lines were quickly inserted into it, and soon Soon, the brain has returned to its original position.
Huanyi placed the skull on Roland's head. The formation above lit up, and a healing light ball was thrown down. The wound healed quickly under the influence of divine power, leaving no trace of injury.
The two people quickly left here, the metal door was closed, their hands turned into claws, grabbing the side wall, and quickly climbed up along the narrow secret passage, the wardrobe moved silently, covering the entrance of the hole, everything They all responded as they were.
The cold food was devoured in a few mouthfuls. Roland opened the door with a plate in his hand and walked to the kitchen with a natural expression. The girl in Huanyi behind him followed with her head lowered. In front of everyone who had taken a break for lunch, she seemed to inadvertently He glanced at the blacksmith, then walked to the kitchen to help the fat aunt clean up, still as gentle as ever.
The rest time was very short. Around 1:30, the blacksmith stood up first and returned to the shop to start working.
The work of fetching water had long been completed. Roland picked up the bundle of weapons, sat in front of the smooth whetstone in the yard, and carefully sharpened the weapons. This kind of work was not suitable for a five-star junior martial artist. Despite the difficulty, Roland's expression remained extremely serious, and he polished it carefully without any hint of impatience.
As a child who was semi-foster, this behavior was perfectly normal.
The girl in Huanyi had already washed her clothes and left, and the fat aunt was sitting under the eaves bored. She still had a dinner to make, and most likely had to prepare some late-night snacks before she could go home to rest. This happened almost every day, and everyone who knew them People have long been accustomed to it.
At six o'clock in the evening, the sun had already set. Everyone started to have dinner at the invitation of the fat aunt, but two guests came to the shop.
The blacksmith quickly stood up to greet them. The two guests were wearing large cloaks, covering their faces. One of the guests was slender and looked like a woman. The other was taller, but he was always half a step behind the woman. , showing great respect.
They walked around the shop and looked at the finished weapons that Roland had polished. They seemed very satisfied and placed an order on the spot.
The blacksmith was illiterate, so he called Roland to record the requirements. The two guests only ordered a few ordinary sticks, but they had requirements for length and thickness. Roland recorded them carefully and took the initiative to send the two guests out for the blacksmith. Go back to the shop and continue polishing the remaining weapons.
The two guests walked out of the alley. The taller one lifted his cloak slightly and looked back in the direction of the shop. It was Captain Nalan.
Nalan Yimin murmured:
"...It's actually him?"
The woman turned to look at him, shook her head, and they quickly walked away in the lights of the night market.
Around nine o'clock in the evening, Roland finally got rid of the bundle of weapons. The fat aunt had already gone home. The blacksmith was still busy, but the assistants had changed a lot, and it looked like they were going to stay up all night again.
Girl Huanyi came here before and brought some pastries she made, but most of them ended up in the stomachs of the guys.
Roland said goodbye to everyone seriously. Although most of the workers could not remember his name, he was still very polite. Before leaving, the blacksmith did not forget to pay him his wages. After working hard for most of the day and deducting meals, Roland got Fifty magic crystal coins are enough to pay next month's rent.
Tower District No. 1 is still lively at night. Many night markets are open late, and there are street lights on the roads until dawn. Although Roland's rented place is far away, he is not afraid of getting lost. He will be there at a quarter past ten. Got back home.
After collecting the crystal coins and briefly rinsing them, Roland went to bed at exactly eleven o'clock at night.
At least his physical condition was no different from that of ordinary people after falling asleep, and the time coincidentally was exactly the same as the time he fell asleep every day.
