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Chapter 52 Two Hundred Sets of Armor

"Pay attention to your attitude." Patrick emphasized coldly, "This is a serious Sir."

Arthur didn't care about the attitude of the owner of the blacksmith shop, "I don't care if I can do it or not! You don't want door-to-door business, do you?"

Tob Mott, the best blacksmith in King's Landing, had no choice but to answer with a smile at this moment: "I'll just hit it. Can I add some rivets around the hammer head, so that it can strengthen the damage."

He still thinks that this is a joke played by a few bored young nobles, or that it is just a toy to play.

After all, there are not many people who can lift such a heavy hammer, let alone dance to hammer people.

But he still insisted on giving advice, which is his professional ethics.

"You look at the fight. In terms of technology, I trust you." Arthur didn't object.

Then he added: "In addition, I need a custom-made plate armor, the kind that protects the whole body."

This Tob's blacksmith shop is located on the top of Visenya Hill. The rent of the shop alone is not a small amount, not to mention the goods sold in the shop.

The armor for Arthur himself can be made here, and for other soldiers, such as Jules, just find a few blacksmiths.

After all, this is the steel street, and the most indispensable thing is the craftsman who makes iron.

"Plate armor, do you have any special requirements? For example, some patterns?"

Taub asked, because adding patterns can increase the selling price, which is the point of making money.

"No, practicality is the priority." Arthur flatly refused.

He now has more than 800 golden dragons in his hand. After this set of custom-made armor, at least ten golden dragons will start, and with some carved patterns, the price will increase a lot.

Maybe with this pattern function, he can buy another set of ordinary plate armor.

Armor is different from soldiers, it can be used for a long time if it is well maintained.

The cloaks of the cavalry are for maintenance, not for being handsome.

The cloak can prevent the cowhide part of the armor from rain and moisture, so as to prolong the use time.

And as long as they have armor, soldiers can be trained to be elite.The elite can form the framework of an army.

When all the soldiers are exhausted, they can be recruited again. The recruits recruited will be filled with veterans and elite men, and a new army will be formed immediately.

But once the real elites are exhausted, they will really disappear. It will be too troublesome to start training from recruits.

The reason why ancient wars did not last long was that the core elite trained out of production was exhausted, and the peasant soldiers recruited were not capable of fighting, so they had to stop fighting.

After Arthur and Tob confirmed the details of the sledgehammer and armor, they came up with their own idea of ​​the golden Guan knife.

"There is no problem with this, just thicken the blade and lengthen the handle, but how to get the gold, copper plating or gold plating?" Tuobu raised his own doubts.

Arthur stared at him, "Do I look like a very foolable person? Gold and copper are soft, and they look good when plated, but they are not practical. What I want is a good knife that can cut people."

"Then how do you say it should be finished into gold?" Tob was a little surprised. This seemingly indifferent young nobleman actually knew the softness of gold and copper.

"I don't care about it. In short, you make the knife golden, and the speed of making it should be fast. If I miss the martial arts competition, I won't want it."

Arthur dropped the deposit of three golden dragons, took the store token, and left with his companions.

They had to go to an ordinary smithy to have some ordinary armor trimmed.

Ordinary chain mail, tie armor, plate armor, etc. for veterans, soldiers, and full-armor elites.

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"A full set of eight golden dragons for the plate armor, five pieces for the full set of armor, and no chain armor." The shop owner, wearing a loincloth and bare upper body, said.

After visiting several blacksmith shops, Arthur found the cheapest one, but the owner was very angry.

Compared with Tuobu's shop, this one is much shabby, and even the owner blacksmiths himself.

"Why doesn't the chain mail fight?" Arthur wondered.

Chain mail is the cheapest iron armor, as far as he has more than 2000 gold dragons, there is no problem with the entire set of hundreds of pieces.

Hundreds of third-level veterans or fourth-level fighters in full chain mail, coupled with dozens of fifth-level elites in plate armor, is already a considerable force.

With this opening, Arthur is enough to make a name for himself in the Battle of the Five Kings.

But the first step failed, and there was no chain mail to sell.

"The workshops in the western region and the valley are cheap and of good quality. I go there to buy chain mail. Here I only accept the production of plate armor and armor. What's more, the order has increased greatly in the past two days, and it will take longer to print out. ’” explained one of the apprentices.

Arthur nodded, indicating that he understood.

"Two hundred sets of armor, can you do it?" After thinking for a while, he asked.

Two hundred sets of armor are enough. There are only three to four hundred adult males in his territory, and there are only over two hundred people wearing moving armor on the battlefield.

If there is a lack of armor after the war starts, it can be done directly from the dead.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he immediately became enthusiastic: "My lords, please sit down."

He instructed the apprentices around him to give half of the bench over, and then said with a smile:
"There is no problem with our shop, but the delivery time is very long. Besides, due to the martial arts competition recently, there are a lot of orders. But please rest assured, we will definitely be able to make it."

"How soon?" Arthur asked.

The shopkeeper rolled his eyes, "For two hundred sets, I need to find more than a dozen apprentices, and I can finish it in a month, almost a month."

"No, it's too slow." Arthur refused firmly.

The martial arts tournament only takes a few days, and if it is finished in two weeks, Ed will be injured by the Lannister family in three weeks, and in a week or two, the Mountain will come directly.

In just one month, the continent of Westeros will be turned upside down.

He thought for a while and said to the shopkeeper, "I will pick up the goods in two weeks, at most half a month."

The shopkeeper suddenly frowned, "Master, can't you be a little more relaxed? We are just a small shop, and the efficiency is not the same as the large workshops in the west."

"If you can't do it, I'll go to another store to buy it." Arthur issued an ultimatum, and at the same time took out a handful of golden dragons from his money bag.

Suddenly there was light in the shopkeeper's eyes.

"We will definitely be able to deliver the goods in two weeks. Master, even if I don't eat or drink, I will still meet your request."

He refused to accept the business of [-] sets, but his colleagues rushed to accept it.

Anyway, a shop can't sell [-] sets no matter what, and in the end it still has to distribute some to its own hands.

That being the case, why not pick it up?

Arthur was very satisfied, and after discussing with the shop owner, he paid an initial deposit of [-] gold dragons.

After two days, they took out several sets of samples, and after Arthur was satisfied, he made up the full deposit of 180 gold dragons.

After taking the token, several people left.

They walked around for almost a morning, and they had to go to those well-known taverns to eat something good.

PS: Ask for a recommendation ticket and ask for a monthly ticket.

Some people in the chapter commentary said that the armor was wrong. This is my fault. I don't have much knowledge in this area, and I have been making up for it recently, but there are still some omissions.

If there is something wrong, please point it out in time.

(End of this chapter)