Chapter 187 Tearful Sale
The total population in the Misty Valley is less than 100.
Get rid of those who do not plan to take the professional path, do not know how to fight monsters, and have no need for weapons and armor at all;
Remove those who take the route of mages and priests;
What is left can actually digest the craftsmanship of Malen There are only a dozen people who can produce equipment.
After using the metal mineral raw materials Hugo purchased this time to make equipment that meets the needs of the followers of the Seeking Church, he can also use the remaining materials to create a lot of light armor.
Mullen had no intention of using up all the raw materials. His previous store in Ceylon City almost only accepted custom-made orders.
His reason at that time was also very simple:
“Ready-made finished products cannot meet the needs of customers!”
"The equipment in our store is produced by the famous dwarf blacksmith. In order to meet the needs of customers as much as possible, your request will be sent to the stone castle and made by Master Mullen himself."
Of course, the actual reason is that he wants to control costs.
If what he created couldn't be sold, he would suffer huge losses if he recast it.
Recasting is a very troublesome thing. On the one hand, it wastes time and fuel. On the other hand, during the forging process, he mixes various metal minerals to forge the finished product. The same ratio of raw materials may be suitable for making armor, but may not be suitable for it. Let’s build weapons again.
This time, Hugo firmly stated that Mullen should feel free to build it and use up all the raw materials.
So there were more than a dozen sets of iron light armor in the store.
Light armor has different shapes, but generally it simply protects important parts such as the chest, hands, and waist, and can provide a certain degree of defense.
Of course, as for those parts that are exposed without protection.
If you get hit in battle, you'll have to ask for luck.
Hugo accepted this batch of Mullen's latest light armor with satisfaction.
Now Hugo is not lacking in numbers, but he is lacking in gold coins. After all, the money he earns is basically used to buy metal minerals.
Calling a few refugees who had been recruited by him before and promising to give a certain amount of knowledge points as reward, these new believers helped Hugo carry his things.
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Following the familiar route, he smuggled through [Past Glory] again and returned to the Kingdom of Leyak.
This time Hugo did not go to Ceylon City, but took people in a circle and went directly to Ceylon's No. 3 defense line!
Hugo found a place in the acquisition market behind the defense line, and directed the new believers who helped him to take out the light armor they brought from the packages and put them on his "stall" .
In the evening, when the adventurers and mercenaries dragged their loot to the purchase market, Hugo saw the opportunity and started selling loudly:
"High-quality light armor carefully crafted by the dwarf blacksmith!"
"Excellent protective performance!"
"Add a layer of thoughtful protection to your adventures and battles!"
"Look! Look!"
"Everyone, please see, this is the quality of real dwarf products!"
Hugo's shouting naturally attracted the attention of many adventurers.
Of course, this attention... is not a positive one.
The quality of the weapons and armor produced by the dwarves is well-known in the mainland, and they are also notoriously expensive.
Not to mention that it is always measured in gold coins, and the output is still very limited.
Some blacksmith shops even treat the dwarf master's proud work as a treasure, placing it in the most conspicuous place in the shop and requiring regular maintenance.
In short, the dwarves' products are never difficult to sell, and they are often of high quality. Normally, they would not be sold in places like Ceylon's 3rd Line of Defense, let alone just setting up a street stall.
The small market here on Ceylon's 3rd Line of Defense is basically filled with merchants who purchase monster materials.
If it was really a product of dwarves, how could it be "reduced" to come to this place to set up a stall and sell it?
What's more, this stall guy is a notoriously unreliable goblin on the mainland who is good at taking advantage of loopholes!
“It’s fake, right?” “It’s hard to say whether it’s made of metal or not. Maybe it’s painted on the outside.”
"Maybe there's another trick where you pay three for every fake one, but all the compensation turns out to be fake. I was deceived last time!"
"..."
Hugo was not surprised by people's reactions and comments. He looked back and forth among the adventurers with his big eyes and picked a suitable "lucky person".
[Mystery of All Things] Mystical magic can tell that the short sword on the opponent's waist has a low score, which is probably the level of an ordinary human blacksmith.
"Your Excellency! This is your Excellency! Yes, it's you!"
Hugo waved to the other party.
"Whether the things I sell are of the quality of a true dwarf blacksmith, you will know once you try them!"
"Use your weapon to find any piece of light armor and attack it!"
"Don't worry, don't worry! With so many people watching, this is not a ploy or a trick!"
Hugo was very confident.
The confidence comes from knowing Mullen well.
This guy still has some skills, otherwise he wouldn't dare to cheat in the name of "dwarf blacksmith".
What's more, now that he has dedicated his faith to the God of Knowledge and became a believer, he has really used knowledge points to learn and master the magic of the God of Forging.
With the blessing of divine magic, the product quality is actually on par with real dwarves.
With weapons at the level of ordinary human blacksmiths, let alone destroying these light armors, it would be difficult to leave obvious marks on them!
The adventurer who was called by Hugo came forward in disbelief: "Let me hit you casually?"
"Is it okay if it's broken?"
Hugo said generously: "If it breaks, I'll give it away for free!"
The adventurer confirmed again: "There are so many people around here, everyone has heard it, don't be lying!"
Hugo's hawking, especially the claim that these light armors were produced by dwarf blacksmiths, indeed attracted many adventurers and mercenaries to stop nearby and watch the fun.
Anyway, it’s free to take a look, and they won’t have much fun sleeping at the border defense line at night, so they might as well stay here and take a look.
"Please!" Hugo gave way.
The adventurer pulled out the dagger attached to his waist and slashed at the shiny iron light armor with all his might!
"Zheng!!!"
When the metal collided, there was a sudden hard and sharp sound, which made the adventurer's jaw hurt slightly. He really used his strength.
Look at the light armor again.
There is almost no change at the location where it was attacked. Not to mention any obvious cracks, not even a shallow trace can be found!
"hiss……"
The adventurer took a breath of surprise.
Although the quality of his weapons is not very good, and this attack did not use anger or anything, if he replaced it with a shoddy armor, there would definitely be obvious damage.
The light armor is intact, there is only one possibility, it is really the quality of the armor produced by the dwarf blacksmith!
Hugo took advantage of the surprise of the onlookers and mercenaries to drop a bombshell:
“The armor has such excellent protective performance, today I will give you a chance to pick it up. , a tearful sale!”
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(End of chapter)