The epic story of green monsters

Chapter 246
  The trip to the misty forest went smoothly. Although they knew that there were a large number of magical beasts gathered in the misty forest, there were very few people and teams who actually dared to venture into the misty forest.

Firstly, the legendary and high-level monsters in the forest are naturally powerful. Those who are truly capable of dealing with them will not miss out on ways to make money. They take such a big risk and only harvest some materials and glands; secondly, there is a constant flow of water over the foggy forest. The shrouded fog is really annoying. Even if there is a tool like a compass to identify the direction, teammates around you will disappear if you don't pay attention. Even if they are only a few dozen meters away from each other, it is rare to see traces of each other.

No one found the python skin hidden in the outskirts of the forest. Although there were traces of scratches and bites from birds and animals, the snake scales of the python skin were indeed strong and there was basically no movement from being torn out.

Allen planned to make several sets of leather armor from this python skin and take them back to distribute to people who performed well. As iron ore was discovered by the Green Field tribe, two gray dwarf blacksmiths would be able to forge all-iron armor and mail sooner or later. However, compared to the heavy fine iron armor, this python skin is not inferior to iron in terms of defense. It is lighter and does not cause inconvenience to wear. It can be worn all the time. It is a better armor material.

The only thing that makes Allen a little unsure is whether it will cost a lot to use this Warcraft material to make defenses. With the dimensional bag as a warning, Allen always felt that the few hundred gold coins he had on him might not be enough to make leather armor. You must know that according to the size of this python skin, it is more than enough to make 5 sets of leather armor suitable for bugbears and hobgoblins. of
  . In fact, Allen has already thought about it. The front claws of the two void spiders left in the dimensional bag will not be used to make weapons for Irene for the time being. Anyway, Irene is still young and will be built for her after she becomes an adult. It’s not too late for weapons.

Thinking about the money problem, Allen's head hurts a little. The outside world is really wonderful, but it is also helpless. Without money, you can't do anything. It is far worse than living in the wilderness and never having to pay for those yellow and white people. Worry about things.

Coming and going from the misty forest was very fast. Allen's journey only took less than half a month. As soon as he entered the city, his keen intuition told him that something seemed to be wrong, but he secretly After observing and peeping, I found nothing.

"I said you are not interesting at all. After paying the reward, you turned around and disappeared. Only now did you think of treating me. No, I will kill you today!!"

In a small restaurant in South City, which was not too big, Allen, who was sitting at the head of the table, invited Kaiya and Richard to the banquet. He originally planned to invite Albian to join them, but the other party seemed to have accepted some task. Allen They failed to contact him and left it at that.

Kaiya has long wanted to give Alan a meal. He made more money alone than Kaiya and Richard. The more he thought about it, the more unbalanced he felt. Kaiya muttered. The ground is about to greet the clerk and prepare to order food.

"This time I'm going to treat you to dinner. The budget is only 2 gold coins. If there's any extra, you can take care of it yourself!"

Allen's words made the aggressive Kaiya pause. She picked up the menu and looked at it for a long time before slowly starting to order. Of course, although she looked down on Allen on the surface, when it came time to order, Kaiya only ordered 2-3 of her favorite dishes, and then gave the menu to Allen and Richard and asked them to order. Order a few more that you like.

Two gold coins are actually enough to have a good meal. No matter how expensive things are in Mansha City, they are not sky-high. Allen pushed the menu in front of Richard: "Come on, order some. To be honest, the food here is also expensive." It’s just so-so, it’s really not as diverse and delicious as the ones in our village. If you have a chance, you can go to my village as a guest, and then I will let you taste my craftsmanship.”

This is not Allen's boasting, it's really that the level of catering in Mansha City is not very good. There are just the same things over and over again: barbecue, stew, fried fish...

"Europe???"

Richard's eyes looked up at Allen, as if he had a mental connection with Kaiya. His eyes were full of suspicion.

“Don’t believe it, if I hadn’t asked you to have a meal this time and asked for something else, I would have taken you outside the city and cooked a meal for you myself!!”

Allen saw the doubtful looks in their eyes and replied calmly in the affirmative. As for whether they still didn't believe it in the end, he didn't care. Only after the other party eats the pasta and barbecue made by you, will they truly understand whether they are talking big or not.

After Richard casually ordered two dishes, he put down the menu and began to ask: "You said you have something to ask us for, please tell us what it is first. I will definitely help if I can."

"You're asking for help, and you actually set standards. Why do you think I should help you?"

Kaiya on the side looked at Allen jokingly with a cunning look.

"But you can talk and listen first, and then I will consider whether to help you."

Allen actually had no choice but to find these two temporary teammates who had only been together for 2-3 days. It is said that if you use Warcraft materials to make equipment, if you can find a good craftsman to stimulate the original energy of the materials, there is a high probability that you can make magic equipment.

He has been in Mansha City for a short time and does not know much about the situation in the city. He does not know which craftsman is more famous or stronger, so he urgently needs someone who is familiar with the situation in the city. Help clarify.

Originally, if Master Oscar was still in the temple, Allen would go back and ask him for another favor even if he was shameless, and let the craftsmen trained in the Oak Temple help make the python skin armor. But Master Oscar is not here, and the relationship between Captain Nordin and himself is too shallow. Now I can't even see him, let alone ask for help.

Leidel, a member of the same tribe, always hangs around him when he has nothing to do, but when he is in trouble, he disappears. When he asked someone, he said that he had gone to a tribe in the wilderness to give alms and develop believers.

In the end, Allen thought of Kaiya and Richard. After all, they all worked together to fight together. Compared with other unfamiliar people, they were still closer.

"I have a piece of Warcraft skin here, and I want to make it into leather armor. If I find an ordinary craftsman, I'm afraid I will waste good materials, so I want to ask you to see if there is a craftsman you are familiar with who can help me. Recommend it.”

"I'm afraid I can't be of much help with this matter. I just came to Mansha City not long ago."

Richard replied apologetically: "Kaiya, I'm afraid, knows the things in this city best."

"Humph, so you want to ask me about this, then you've found the right person!!"

Kaiya's arrogant little temper appeared again, with an expression like "I know you'll come and beg me soon", which made Allen frown slightly.

What Allen puzzles most about Kaiya is why she often likes to go around in big circles without getting to the point. This is very different from the straight-forward way of talking that Allen is used to, so Allen always feels that the other person talks in circuits, which makes Allen unnecessary and doesn't want to communicate with the other person.

"Hey, I said beautiful Kaiya, please help me."

Richard on the side saw Allen's expression and helped to persuade him. The words "Beauty" brought a hint of shyness to Kaiya's face.

"Well, for the sake of the meal you invited today and Richard's help in speaking for you, I will take you to find an outstanding armor master after dinner."

"But I helped you this time, so you have to remember to return the favor!"

Kaiya finally agreed, but playfully warned Allen. After thinking about it carefully, Allen nodded seriously, which was regarded as accepting the favor.

Bread, barbecue, and fried fish were served quickly. After eating only a few bites, Allen put down the tableware. Seeing Kaiya and Richard eating with gusto, Allen even felt that there was something wrong with his taste buds. ah. I really don’t realize how delicious these barbecues are. Compared to the barbecues made with barbecue ingredients made from chili berries, the barbecue here has no taste at all. The charges are really expensive. A piece of barbecue costs 3 silver coins! !
  After Kaiya and the others finally finished their meal, they sat and enjoyed a dessert. After digesting their food, Kaiya took Allen and the others to find the armor master she knew.

They were talking and laughing on the road, and of course the person talking most of the time was Kaiya. From time to time, they would stop at a small stall by the roadside, picking up the simple or exquisite handicrafts and accessories on the stall and making gestures. Although Kaiya had no intention of buying it, but it didn't stop her from picking it up and getting addicted to wearing it.

"It seems we are being followed!!"

Just when Kaiya was happily shopping alone and Allen felt a little irritable, Richard, who had always seemed very quiet, suddenly whispered something in Allen's ear, which immediately lifted Allen's depressed spirit. got up.

“Have you found any stalkers??”

Allen had long felt that something was wrong. He had always felt uncomfortable since entering the city yesterday, but he could never find the source of the discomfort. Now it seemed that his intuition was not wrong at all.

"There were too many people around, and the other party was very cautious. He kept changing positions and using stealth skills. I couldn't lock his position."

Richard nodded slightly. The shadow genius, which was difficult for others to detect, could roughly detect the presence of the other party under the effect of Richard's invisibility detection spell on himself. That's one thing that's not good about Mansha City. There's always a lot of people on the streets. Although it's not so crowded or crowded, it's not much different.

"But fortunately there is only one follower. Maybe he has taken a fancy to something good in one of us. Just be careful."

Richard doesn’t think the problem is big. There are all kinds of people in Mansha City, but the minimum order still exists. At any rate, there are dozens of powerful legendary strongmen and even demigods sitting in the city. existence, no one dares to cause trouble under their noses.

But in Allen's opinion, this is not necessarily the case. This tracker is obviously an existence that has made him feel uncomfortable since yesterday. Since the other party has not given up tracking him from yesterday to now, then the other party must not have done it temporarily, but With ulterior motives.

Although he had a sense of crisis in his heart, Allen did not show it in front of Richard and Kaiya. He just nodded calmly, and then urged Kaiya to take them to find the armor master.

Kaiya couldn't stand Allen's urging, and finally let go of her feminine nature. She led Allen and Richard through various alleys until they came to an area where craftsmen's workshops gathered in the west of the city, and found an inconspicuous place. The wooden building gently opened the somewhat old door.

"Grandpa Levi, how are you doing lately?"

Kaiya who entered the door was completely different from the person in front of Allen and the others. Facing the only elderly half-elf man in the room, the sweet and sweet old man spoke.

"Oh, it's little Kaiya. You rarely come to see me when you have nothing to do. Tell me, do you need help from this old guy like me?"

Levi, an old man with gray hair and an elf-like face, was sitting in front of a wide table, cutting a piece of cooked cowhide on the table. Hearing someone coming in, the old man raised his head and glanced up. After seeing the familiar Kaiya, he lowered his head again and continued the work at hand, but he began to joke about Kaiya.

"No way, Grandpa Levi, haven't I been very busy lately? Look, I just finished a task outside and brought my friends over to see you. If you don't believe me, ask them!"

Kaiya's face flushed, as if she felt a little embarrassed, but she defended herself insincerely.

"is it?"

Levi raised his head, glanced at Allen and Richard, and then lowered his head again.

"Mr. Levi, it's true that I just came back from the wilderness, but Ms. Kaiya seems to have been in the city for more than half a month."

Allen had no expression on his face and directly betrayed Kaiya. Anyway, Kaiya had no use value now. Instead of helping her to cover her lies, it would be better to be honest in front of the old man, and maybe gain the old man's favor. "Alan, you..."

Kaiyafeng's eyes widened and she stared at Allen, really wanting to shoot him to death with an arrow.

"Hahaha, look, your friends are still honest."

As expected, Old Man Levi raised his head while laughing, and glanced at himself approvingly.

"Humph!!"

Kaiya seemed to be really embarrassed to face old man Levi. She snorted at Allen and turned around and walked out of the wooden building, leaving only Allen and Richard to get along with the old man.

"This little girl..."

Elder Levi watched Kaiya leave, shook his head kindly, and then looked at Allen and Richard: "Two young men, what are you here for?"

Seeing the half-elf old man asking, Allen quickly stepped forward and took out the somewhat shrunken python skin from the bulging luggage. The old man's eyes were very sharp, and he saw the covered dimensional bag under Allen's luggage at a glance. His eyes flashed and he looked at Allen meaningfully, but he didn't say anything and just took the python handed to him by Allen. He squinted his eyes and carefully touched the delicate lines of the python skin with his hands.

"Good stuff!!"

"This should be the python skin of an intermediate forest venom python!!"

"This python skin is well preserved and complete. It seems that it is too much to make five sets of leather armor."

"Young man, it seems that you are looking for me just because of this python skin."

When the old man came across good material, his face lit up, as if he had suddenly become several years younger. While stroking the leather in his hand, he made various judgments.

"Yes, Mr. Levi."

Allen asked solemnly: "If I ask you to help me make all this python skin into leather armor worn by bugbears and hobgoblins, how much compensation will I need to pay?"

"Well, with such a good material, I am at least 8% sure to use its material properties to create magic equipment with my skills."

"According to the market price in Mansha City, the production fee for the employer to make a piece of magic equipment from the main materials is 150 gold coins. Your python skin can probably make 5 pieces of well-fitting leather armor suits, and the production fee is 750 gold coins. If you add some auxiliary materials, you have to pay 1000 gold coins."

Old man Levi quoted the price, and at the same time he started to count with his fingers. The price given really surprised Allen, but it was expected.

"Mr. Levi, I..."

"Of course, because you are the friend brought by Kaiya, and because this python skin has improved my skills, I will give you a 8% discount and charge you 800 gold coins. How about it?"

Elder Levi obviously saw the embarrassment on Allen's face. He waved his slender fingers in the air and gave Allen a discount of 200 gold coins.

"I only have 757 gold coins with me. Sir, do you think it can be cheaper?"

Allen saw that old man Levi was so cheerful, so he didn't make much counter-offer. He had to take out a few gems and the remaining gold coins in his wallet, and looked at Levi in ​​embarrassment.

Richard on the side just watched. He knew that Allen had received a lot of rewards before, so he was not surprised to see Allen take out so much money at once. However, he and Allen only met by chance and were not close enough to lend each other money, so he just watched silently without speaking or supporting.

"Oh, well, seeing as how honest you are, I'll give you a cheaper price!!"

The old man quickly put away the gems and gold coins on the table, then looked at the dozen silver coins and copper plates left in Allen's wallet. He sighed and threw 4-5 gold coins in exchange for Allen: " I don’t want this little change, you can keep it for yourself!!”

"Thank you, old man, thank you, old Mr. Xie!!"

Allen was overjoyed and bowed respectfully to the old man, expressing his gratitude with actions.

Richard next to him was naturally happy to see Allen making progress, although he was also envious that the other party would soon be able to obtain several sets of magic equipment. If any piece of magic equipment is sold, it will be a huge fortune.

With envy in his eyes, Richard also consciously forgot to remind Alan that in fact, to produce the equipment himself, he only needed to pay a small deposit at most, and there was no need to pay all the production fees to the other party on the spot.

Of course, this half-elf armor master is an acquaintance of Kaiya, so he should not abscond with money, but Allen's risk is really too high.

"It takes a long time to make 5 pieces of leather armor. Come back to me in a month!"

Elder Levi carefully calculated the production time, and then told Allen.

"Ah? Does it take so long?"

Allen was a little surprised. It had been a long time since he came out. It seemed that almost four months had passed. He was a little worried about whether there would be any problems with the Green Field Tribe.

"Do you think that making magic equipment is like making bread? It requires careful carving and incorporating materials to stimulate properties. This is why I have made great profits. Otherwise, if it were any other armor master, it would take at least a month longer for them to complete it."

When it comes to his own craftsmanship, the old man is very confident. He blows his beard and glares at Allen, making Allen, who doesn't know the details, apologize awkwardly and nod in agreement.

"Then let's sign a contract, shall we?"

It seemed that Richard's previous worries were unnecessary. After he understood everything, Allen took out a magic contract brought from the village, then asked Richard to help write down the previous contents, and then checked it out himself. Afterwards, he made his only request.

"Hey, boy, you don't trust me, a bad old man!"

Half-elf Levi shook his head slightly. In fact, his eyes showed no sign of anger because of Allen's actions, he just made a joke.

"Of course I trust Mr. Levi, but compared to trust, I still think that the magic contract can make us feel more at ease with our duties and restrain each other's bad thoughts."

"You also know that I, a guy from the wilderness, don't know much, and I will inevitably do some impulsive things. Its existence will at least make me have some concerns about my behavior, don't you think?"

When Allen said this, he was very satisfied with the old man Levi. After carefully checking that the contents of the contract were correct, he simply signed his name and left a blood seal, and then handed it over to Allen.

After everything was settled, Old Man Levi put down other tasks in his hands, drove Allen and the others away, and began to prepare to close the door and concentrate on making these five sets of leather armor.

"boom!"

The moment the wooden door closed, Alan and Richard faced each other. They were both a little uncomfortable. They tried to find traces of Kaiya but found nothing. In the end, the two said goodbye to each other and went back.

After Allen and the others left, Kaiya's figure suddenly appeared, slipped into the backyard of Old Man Levi's wooden house, and then opened the door of the old man's backyard and entered the old man's house.

"Hey, Grandpa Levi, this time I brought you such a big business, you have to increase the commission!!"

The coy and shy attitude towards the old man was gone when she was in front of Allen and the others. Kaiya opened her mouth and revealed her philistine side.

"Because I am your friend, I have already charged a lot less in production fees, okay!!"

Levi no longer has kindness and understanding, and he talks with every penny in the face of Kaiya's conditions.

"No, I have to add some money at least. This transaction of yours is more than my reward for several months of missions..."

"It's impossible, I have to add a lot of auxiliary materials myself..."

"..."

If Allen were present, he would probably be completely stupid, and then directly put Kaiya, a human woman, on the blacklist, and maybe they would never interact with each other until they die.

　I know the content is a bit delayed, but if I don't write it out, I always feel that the story is not complete enough. There are more than a dozen chapters left, so please bear with me for now, a new chapter is coming soon.

　　
  　
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