industrial lord

Chapter 569 I bought new armor, come to my house
The sky was getting light and the city was waking up from its slumber.

Boli runs a butcher shop that has been passed down for nearly a hundred years. There are more than ten butchers and an uneducated and crude magician who hid here after being wanted elsewhere.

The butcher shop brought in pigs and sheep from outside the city every evening, started slaughtering pigs and sheep in the second half of the night, and delivered the meat to long-term cooperative restaurants and wealthy families at dawn. When the sun rose, housewives would come to buy meat for their homes.

These housewives buy whatever is cheap. The best-selling items in the butcher's shop are the mixed minced meat, which is packed into bags by kilogram and placed on the ice made by the crude magician. They are never shortchanged. Just pay the money and take the meat away. There are bags to put it in so you don't have to worry about flies crawling over it.

That morning, just as Paulie had sent away the sausage maker who was buying intestines and minced meat, his old friend came to buy meat as usual.

Shitou always buys 4 bags of minced meat every day and settles the bill once a month.

Today he said to Paulie, "Two more bags of minced meat."

"It's been a busy day today."

He found that there were more pigs and sheep in the slaughterhouse behind than usual, as well as cattle and deer.

Boli personally brought over two packages of minced meat and said, "There will be a grand banquet at the Grand Duke's house tonight, so meat is a must."

He then asked, "Did you borrow money last night?"

Shitou replied, "I saved a man who was being robbed last night, and he rewarded me with 8 ores."

Boli was quite happy at first, but when he found out there was no follow-up, he realized that he had not borrowed the money.

"We still need two more ores." Boli was a little embarrassed. "Today is the deadline for registration."

He lent 2 ores to Shitou a few days ago. That was all the cash he could take out from his personal savings. The family's savings could only be used when it came to birth, aging, sickness, and death, or sudden disasters, even if Shitou was pursuing his sister.

Shitou said: "The deadline for registration is this evening. I will go and register first."

"I thought about it last night. I must buy new armor, but I can buy a normal sword."

Boli would go to the arena occasionally to place bets. Some of the butchers went there regularly. During breaks, they would often talk about the battles in the arena. The theoretical knowledge of these "mouth cannon kings" was quite good.

The most important thing during the competition is to survive. Even if you only have a stick in your hand, you must not be careless about your armor.

Boli said, "You need better armor, or you can stop using the sword and buy a war hammer."

Their butcher shop has a lot of "war hammers", which are just galvanized steel pipes imported from the Principality of Wesson. They take them to the blacksmith shop, fill the hammer head mold with molten iron and insert it into the pipe. After cooling, it's ready.

The big gangs in the city don't dare to mess with the butcher shops in the city, but there are always some young and ignorant people who don't know what's going on.

People like Boli are also good at using Warhammer, so he recommended this to Shi Tou.

Shitou smiled and shook his head, saying, "No, it's more convenient to use a sword."

"I'll just buy a sturdy heavy sword. There's no need to kill anyone in the competition anyway."

Boli just said it casually, and after chatting for a few words and telling him to be careful, they went about their own business.

When Shitou returned to his residence, the barley and pea rice in the magic crystal pot was already cooked.

This magic crystal pot imported from the Principality of Wessen is very convenient. It has two knobs on it, one for adjusting the temperature and the other for controlling the heating time. Each one costs 1 orei.

It is an ancient tradition for warriors in the arena to eat barley, which needs to be soaked for a period of time before being cooked.

Shitou soaked barley and peas last night and started the fire before going out to buy meat this morning. When he came back, the day's meals were ready.

He bought two such pots. It was definitely not because he fell in love at first sight with the girl who sold the pots, but because he used one for cooking rice and the other for cooking vegetables.

In another pot, a large pot of red tomato sauce has been boiled. Pour all the minced meat into it, stir it, and boil it for a while. Today's dish is ready.

The stone bowl looks like a small basin. Half a pot of rice and half a pot of red tomato meat sauce mixed together taste much better than the food in the cafeteria.

After he finished his meal, he took out a bottle of iced happy water from a small refrigerator, twisted the wire, and the cork flew out of the window with a "bang", and he drank it all in one breath.

This refrigerator, also imported from the Principality of Wessen, was sold for 3 ores. Shi Tou thought it was worth it because when he went to buy it, he asked the store clerk's name - Aidelie.

But he felt that the washing machine in the corner was a waste, because when he bought it, he found out that Adele was Paulie's biological sister, who used to live with her uncle in the countryside and had recently come to the city to make a living.

So Shitou has been looking for an opportunity to beat up Boli, and he didn't even mention his sister coming. Boli actually wanted to beat him up, but he couldn't. What else could he do?

After Shitou had eaten and drunk his fill, he washed the bowls and spoons, and the street began to become lively.

He took all the gold coins, including the 8 ores he got from Shang last night, the 2 ores given by Boli, and his own savings of 3 ores, a total of 13 ores, and some change, and went to the registration point of the arena not far away to register and pay the fee.

Those who came to register at this time were basically those who were delayed on the way. One person would come from time to time, so there was no need to queue. The bald staff member in charge of registration was an acquaintance of the arena, and it was done quickly.

The bald man stamped Shitou's name on the competition sign and joked with him: "I must bet on you to win the championship."

Shitou replied calmly: "Then place your bet. If I don't win the championship, I'll give you my washing machine."

The bald man added, "You are not famous. The odds for someone like you to win are 1:20. Baron Pioli from the Golden City has the highest chance of winning, with odds of 1:1.08. Baron Gresco from the north has slightly lower odds, with odds of 1:1.10."

At this time, the head coach's voice came from the side: "You might as well give me the money if you bet on Shitou. I will give you a can of golden bean pork elbow."

"He is at most at the level of the top 16. If he can make it to the top 8, I will give everyone three cans of Golden Bean Pork Knuckle, one more for each level he advances."

"If he makes it to the finals, I'll perform a handstand and diarrhea in the arena!"

Shitou didn't argue with him as it was futile. He just pretended he didn't hear anything and turned away.

The Colosseum is not far from the commercial center of Milan, and next to it is a place selling weapons.

Shitou came to a shop selling armor and gave 7 gold coins to the owner.

He ordered a complete set of protective gear here. The helmet, half-body armor, skirt armor, arm armor and greaves are all made of the finest elemental steel from the Principality of Wessen. He also has a multi-layer assembled suit made of blacksmith cloth inside, so he is not afraid to walk back and forth on the battlefield.

Shi Tou asked the boss to pack up the things first, and then he went to a weapons store not far away.

According to the plan, he was going to buy a good sword worth 3 ores, which would be made of elemental steel from the Principality of Wessen like his armor, but now he only had 1 ores, so he could only buy an ordinary heavy steel sword.

After finally moving all the things back to our residence, it was already noon and the weather was getting hot.

Shitou drank another bottle of ice-cold happy water, went to a nearby steam bread shop to eat a few steam breads for lunch, and then came to a large store in the city center.

This shop specializes in selling magical household appliances imported from the Principality of Wessen. The cheapest item is the electric mosquito swatter. The more expensive items are on the second floor, and you can only go up if you spend 30 ores on the first floor.

Shitou really wants to buy a record player so that he can listen to Princess Lola's singing at home.

But such a record player cost 20 ores, and each record cost two dinars, which was far beyond his affordability, so he could only watch from the side.

The waiters didn't chase him away because everyone knew what he was there for.

A young and pretty waitress sold ten electric mosquito swatters and two magic crystal pots. As soon as the customer left, Shi Tou went over immediately.

"Aideli," Stone said to his lover, "I have just completed the registration for the competition."

Aideli smiled, took an electric mosquito swatter from the cabinet and pretended to introduce the product, and whispered, "That's great, but I don't have a day off tomorrow, so I can't watch your game."

Shitou said: "It doesn't matter, tomorrow is just a qualifying round, there's nothing to see."

Then he said seriously: "By the way, I bought armor, and I can't wear it by myself. Come and help me when you get off work."

Adele's face suddenly turned red like a ripe cherry. She understood his little thoughts and nodded in agreement.

When the sunset climbed up the sky, Shitou took a bath, sprayed some perfume, and waited anxiously in the room.

There was finally a knock on the door.

He immediately rushed over and opened the door, and sure enough, it was Adellie.

But... behind Adly was her brother Paulie, and behind Paulie were three of the strongest butchers in the butcher shop.

Boli said with a dark face: "I heard that you bought armor, so I came to see it."

The butchers behind him tried to hold back their laughter and made faces at Shitou. One of them mouthed to Shitou, "The boss said if you don't come, you won't get paid."

(End of this chapter)