Shadow Covenant

Chapter 71 "Commission and Instinct"

On the second day, when the sun had not completely enveloped the seaside city standing on the hills, the usual fog was still filling the middle of the urban buildings of Palermo.

Woody, who was tired all night, stepped out of the wine estate. At this moment, the money bag just taken from Cromwell lay quietly in his dimensional ring.

And what he is going to now is the blacksmith shop in a market in the trade area that he went with Veranduo last night.

Breaking through the fog, the black carriage painted with double swords representing the emblem of the Edith family drove along the quiet long street, as if guiding the way forward for the golden warm sun that diffused from the east behind it.

Until the sound of jingling in the distance gradually became clear, and after the carriage stopped, Woody came to a smelting market that was located in the west of the mansion area halfway up the mountain, backed by mountains.

Most of the styles here are rough and simple, and the houses seem to be treated with the same stone as the dock area for fire prevention.

And the most eye-catching thing is the stout red fireplace that never goes out day and night in each house.

Before getting out of the carriage, Woody just opened the door when he felt a wave of heat coming.

He didn't react too much, but took the drawn blueprints, and after telling the driver to park the car, he identified the direction and walked towards a blacksmith shop called "Wagner's Hammer and Iron".

In fact, last night he and Verando found many homes, but the only one that satisfied Woody was this blacksmith shop in the corner of the market.

Wagner, the owner of the blacksmith shop, is the father of Wagner Old, who used to be a blacksmith specializing in making weapons for the military, but the threat of the wilderness gradually dissipated.

The military weapons of Palermo and the weapons used by the nobles gradually purchased swords produced by St. Lawrence, the capital of Bavialo.

The sword of St. Lawrence is not only full of elven artistry on the blade and hilt, but also has a unique aesthetic of slenderness and dexterity. It quickly replaced the dark and simple standard military weapons in Palermo.

Therefore, most of the weapons orders received by Palermo's smithy are from adventurers traveling from north to south.

Soon, the signboard of "Wagner's Hammer and Iron" became more and more clear in the sound of tinkling and clanging irons in many blacksmith shops on the street.

When Woody came to the door, he saw a middle-aged man observing a piece of iron embryo with a hammer, as if looking for a better angle.

This is the owner of the blacksmith shop, Wagner.

He inherited the physique and appearance of his father, who used to forge weapons for the military, exuding an innate temperament of a blacksmith.

With red-black skin, a strong body, and a square and resolute face, he is bare-chested like all the blacksmiths on this street, and a sweat towel is casually wrapped around his head. A pair of calm and capable eyes reflect the light of the fire in the house .

After seeing Woody come in, Wagner put down the heavy hammer in his hand very neatly, and greeted Woody.

"Good morning, Mr. Aleister."

"Good morning, Master Wagner."

Woody responded politely, and at the same time handed the drawing of the curved sword to Wagner.

"This is the special weapon I told you about yesterday. I hope you can create three of the same weight."

Although the heavier the curved sword, the higher the damage, but as a demon hunter of the Shadow Snake School, he still has self-knowledge in the early stage.

Therefore, the curved sword he made is not too heavy, only slightly heavier than the steel long sword Woody is using now, and its arc and length are also quite satisfactory, not exaggerated to the extent that it needs to be carried to swing.

After all, he is fighting with two weapons. The most famous feature of two weapons is that the attack speed is faster than that of a one-handed weapon. The player's strength and the weight of the weapon play a decisive role.

Now his strength attribute is only 16 points, if he wants to quickly swing the curved sword without strength penalty, he has to wait for his strength attribute point to reach 20 points before he can consider it.

Limited by time last night, Woody didn't communicate much with Wagner at the blacksmith shop, but only told him that he would come to the door with the weapon blueprint the next day.

"Hmm... very special weapon, but the blueprint brought by Mr. Aleister is very detailed, and it can be crafted, but I need a certain amount of time. If there are three weapons, it will take at least a week."

Wagner put the drawing of the curved sword on the forging table, stroked the thick stubble on his chin, and gave the answer Woody wanted to hear.

Because of Woody's noble status, Wagner can easily put this list into the risk-free category. Noble status is more reliable than adventurers, at least you don't have to worry about the trouble of being approached by city guards for selling weapons .

"Well, it's troublesome. The main point of making this weapon is that the counterweight groove in the front half is slightly lighter than the back half of the blade..."

……

Woody told the blacksmith in front of him some of the skills of making curved swords. After the noise outside the door gradually expanded and the sunlight gradually dispelled the fog that filled the city, he roughly explained to the blacksmith his various requirements for curved swords. After Woody paid the deposit and confirmed the delivery time, he walked out of the blacksmith shop and drove to the next location in a carriage.

Adventurer's Guild in the Docklands.

It’s not that he doesn’t want to find a business traveler who left Palermo first, but after last night’s carnival, there are only a few people in the commercial market, and there are not many people who get up early. In order to save time, he can only choose to go first. Go to the Adventurer's Guild, collect collection materials, and issue a commission.

It might be a good idea to wait until the time is almost up before looking for the caravan to Korvar Forest.

There are already some people in the Adventurer's Guild in the early morning, most of them are mercenaries who are ready to go. Judging from the look on their faces, they are obviously carefully selecting suitable commissions.

Each entrustment can bring them enough gold coins to live a wealthy life for a few months, but it also means that behind the gold coins is a danger that is enough to drive a small team into the River Styx.

Woody has heard too many stories of adventurous teams that perish because they overestimated their capabilities and saw the benefits, but not the risks that came with them.

They complained that the income of low-level commissions was too low, and it was extremely troublesome to clean up the kobold lair, and they had to bend over to be careful of the various landslides and traps made by the kobolds.

But when he really encounters monsters that are beyond his own level and difficult to deal with, he will know how cute the group of kobolds who can only bark wildly but are always in fear of you are.

In Palermo's adventure guild, many commissions were issued jointly with nearby city-states.

The most common task is that a group of migratory monsters appeared in a certain village outside the city, usually kobolds, jackals, goblins and other creatures.

For more difficult commissions, occasionally a few ogres, bear goblins, shark lizards, and ferocious animals will pop up.

But the probability of the former is higher. They are like weeds in the wilderness. You never know when another nest will emerge.

For example, Woody saw a commission message posted in the union hall about an event he was familiar with not long ago.

——"The gradually cold tide brought the worst and most corrupt bandits in the shallow sea, the sahuagin, to Palermo. They attacked the city at night and plundered our compatriots. In order to avoid greater casualties, the Palermo City Hall is now in This call is to gather brave people to patrol the dock area of ​​Palermo at night to prevent the sahuagin from invading again in the next rainy season. The Palermo City Hall is willing to pay 5 gold coins a month to hire you , killing the sahuagin during the period will calculate the reward."

——"It is recommended to accept the task adventurer level: lower, difficulty: lower."

——"Number of employees: 50 people."

In the adventurer's guild, adventurers who accept commissions are generally divided into four categories, and commissions are also divided into four categories.

从最新手初级的“下位”挑战等级（1-5）之间，再到逐渐资深的“上位”挑战等级（6-10），然后便是专家级的“大师”挑战等级（11-15），最后便是拯救世界的“传奇”挑战等级（15+）。

At that time, whether it was the monster army of the ancient red dragon that rioted in the Star Vortex Mountains, or the drow in the dark underground area, and the red comet that finally landed in the southern territory of Asenland, all of them were marked with gold-plated symbols on the commission of the Adventurer's Guild. "legend".

The rewards for completing the "Legendary" commission are extremely generous. After all, behind every commission, it means that at least one adventure team with an average level of 15 or above is required to complete it.

"The city hall is asking for a price to hire adventurers. It seems that the defense force in the city is a bit empty!"

Woody could see at a glance the key point of the entrustment, that is, there was a loophole in the city's defense line, and adventurers needed to be summoned to make up for it.

However, over the years, the Palermo City Hall has rarely hired adventurers. Why did they issue the commission at this time?
Soon, Woody knew the reason. In the afternoon, the boat carrying hundreds of city guards in Palermo sailed back to the city pier, and brought "Blood Skull", one of the four pirate kings of Sea of ​​Thousand Sails, who was wiped out. The news, among other things, brought a large number of captured hostages.

……

At the same time, in the shabby hut that had been abandoned for several days in the slums, a mysterious man dressed in a black robe to hide his figure returned here.

But if you look closely, you will find that she has long wine-red hair that cannot be completely hidden by the black robe that covers her face, and her figure that is about to be revealed even by the loose robe, and the left half of the sleeve is empty. If you are familiar with her People can see it at a glance.

Angelina, the "fist girl" from the ghetto is back.

Everything that happened in the past few days, to her, seemed like a lifetime away.

From the despair brought about by the deep predicament to the hope of seeing the dawn, and finally to the unwillingness to do nothing, and the heart that can't do anything, to the hope that finally breaks through the ground.

The emotional ups and downs made the girl look haggard these days, her face was pale, and her energy and spirit were a little sluggish.

But the expression on her face at the moment was a smile.

--"so good!"

Angelina recalled just now when she was hiding in the crowd and saw the three small figures rescued by the city guard of Palermo.

"very nice."

However, at this time, her expression was gradually smiling with tears, because she recalled her crazy actions under the sea a few days ago, which meant that it was not a dream a few days ago, and her stomach began to secrete unceasingly, which made her nauseous. of acid.

The desire to vomit that Angelina's stomach was finally overwhelmed became more and more intense, so that not long after she landed, she let out another wow and vomited out the culprit in her stomach.

Along with the smelly mucus and acidic water, she spat out a piece of flesh with bones visible.

That's a piece that hasn't been digested yet...

half palm.

　It adds up to more than [-] words~ plus one chapter from yesterday and two chapters from this morning.

　　Sorry, it's a bit late, there are still two chapters in the afternoon, now I can ask for a monthly ticket loudly, laughing.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)