Hey, King!

2021-06-17

Chapter 68 Chapter 68 Small Purchases (Part 2)
"Nailed parchment or cheaper handwriting Paper, a blackboard, and a lot of chalk if it can be folded." Dagon was clearly prepared: "A wide rain hat with a neck cord, a set of alchemy matches, a soft fanny pack. I want to dry meat, pure Air-dried, don't use a pinch of salt..."

"This kind of air-dried meat is hard to find, but I can ask the hunters in town, they sometimes prepare it for their hunting dogs." Olison's owner quickly wrote on the chalkboard Record the demand for Dagon, and write the unit price next to it. "It looks like you need a backpack. I guess you already have a backpack. I have a backpack that can be hung on the front of the chest. It has many pockets for easy access. The most important thing is that it has a quick release buckle, A single pull in the right direction will drop the backpack on the ground, freeing you up."

"Thanks, that's a great idea." Dagon said, "Can you show me that clasp? If so I'll buy a few more and a set of sewing tools by the way."

"I can modify your backpack for you here, for this amount." The owner of Olison wrote a number on the blackboard, Then he said: "these all are the lowest price, save you and me time, if you want, if you don't..."

"This price is acceptable, but I have to see if the goods meet the requirements. ”

Olison, smiling confidently, called one of his sons and showed him the blackboard. His son did not take the blackboard, as if to ensure that the unit price on the blackboard would not leave the sight of the guests.

"They'll go and prepare something for you, and you'll test it later, and you can take it with the money." Manager Olison took out two small ceramic cups from under the counter and a bottle of wine. "Drink?"

Dagon shook his head: "Thank you, no more. I'll see if there's anything else in your store that I haven't seen."

"Just look, But there's really nothing good in my store." The manager put away a cup and poured himself a drink. "Follow the Golden Dog Caravan, they have a good reputation, and you can rest assured. But I heard that the White Horse Town to the north is not very peaceful, you have to be more careful."

"I'm not familiar with the terrain. , where is this White Horse Town, and what's going on?"

"North along the avenue, and first Boar Castle. Bauer Count has lived there for generations, and he has a huge horse farm and camp that can accommodate ten Tens of thousands of troops used to be the rallying point for the attack on our Jiangu territory. However, in the past few hundred years, human beings have ceased, and Bauer Count holds a large-scale competition every two years, which has become the only major event in Wild Boar Fort. "

"After Boar Castle, the Golden Dog Caravan always goes east, and then passes by White Horse Town. There used to be good horses, and the people and kings used their horses. Now the king is gone, only the elf governor is left, and White Horse Town has become a normal place. I heard that there is a wave of wandering knights eyeing White Horse Town, who may want to take advantage of the new death of the consul there. One stroke. I don't know what's going on, but it's alright to be careful."

"Hmm... Boss, do you have a crossbow here?"

"haha, Are you kidding me? We Jiangu clansman can hold crossbows on this side of the horse trap, but on the other side, crossbows are contraband, especially our Jiangu clan's repeating heavy crossbows. I have crossbows here, but they can't be sold to You. Your last name is Neil, and you're an Ancient Clan anyway, so I don't get into that kind of trouble."

Dagon scratched his beard, which made it a little trickier. He is trained as a weapon master and can use a variety of weapons, but only the crossbow is proficient in ranged weapons. There are very few long and short bows in Jiangu City, and his family has no money. He can only use models to practice some blocking and striking methods of the bow used by the close, and he has not had any archery training.

The shooting of the crossbow is relatively simple. The firing relies on the twisted string. It does not require the continuous force of the shoulders and arms like the bow, and it does not depend on the feel. Although the family can't afford a crossbow, Dagon feels that he can quickly learn to use a crossbow, but a bow... can't be done without long-term training.

"I think you are quite strong. You want a ranged weapon that is easy to use and not banned. How about a slingshot? It's stiffened, and most people can't pull it."

Indeed, This is a good choice. Although the lethality is relatively small compared to throwing axes and javelins, projectiles and slingshots are easier to carry and have a higher maximum range. Although he is good at throwing, Dagon generally does not carry a flying axe. On the one hand, the killing distance of the flying axe is a bit close, which will affect the exchange of long-handled weapons such as the first hunting axe. On the other hand, throwing out a flying axe may not be able to pick it up, and the poor will feel distressed.

A projectile is just a stone. The better projectiles are rounded stones the size of pigeon eggs, while the poorer ones can be used directly with the stones, or by firing caltrops. The function of the slingshot is greater than the lethality. It only solves the problem of whether it is available or not. It can also practice the long-range precision head, and by the way, it can also hunt, such as persecuting rabbits and pheasants.

"Just the slingshot, it needs more power."

"Okay!"

Enthusiastic store manager and reliable goods, Dagon is very Happy to complete the purchase before leaving the dwarf kingdom. He took a box back to the team station, then took the backpack to the grocery store and fitted it with quick-release buckles.

I also found unsalted pure air-dried meat. All things cost him 50 gold coins in total. The air-dried meat is prepared for Star Helmet. If it is too salty, it will cause more eye drops and feel very uncomfortable. It's just that the general team uses food with a longer shelf life, either smoked or salted, which is not suitable for bear lizards to eat.

"Don't get excited, what kind of dried meat do you eat in the town? I'll see if there's any fresh meat."

Walking around town with a weapon like a hunting axe will inevitably cause a A lot of attention, but it is always a dog or a cat who first set their sights on Dagon, and I don't know why. Whether it was a dog playing in the mud, or catching a mouse through the debris piled in the corner, he would suddenly stop moving, look towards Dagon alertly, stare at him for a few seconds, and then go back to the previous work.

This is weird, Dagon never encountered this in Jiangu City, and of course there are no cats and dogs in Jiangu City. In fact, there are very few domesticated animals in Jiangu City. In addition to the bear lizard, there is probably a fat ground mole used as food, and there is a flock of chickens in the lord's house.

Chicken and eggs are things that only Neil's family can eat, and finally this Neil named Dagon · Olison ate it at the Sterling Horse Fort. The chicken was so soft that it seemed like nothing to Dagon. And the eggs were really fragrant. He ate ten boiled eggs in a row, and ordered two raw ones for Starhelm to taste.

"There's nothing better than this!"

This exclamation was quickly overturned, because Dagon came across a vegetable and fruit stand. Those green leaves looked suspicious, as if they had been in the meals that caused him to have diarrhea. To insert a sentence here, his diarrhea was not due to someone prescribing medicine, but simply unaccustomed to the soil and water and unaccustomed to eating. Then Rusiga used the red horseradish and the white goblin silver slipper to cook again, and he was fine. After this month, Dagon has adapted to the flavors of the ground meals, more red venomous horseradish and Earth Dragon herbal tea mainly in order to guard against the unexpected.

As a Jiangu clansman whose childhood dream is to hunt and eat meat, the vegetable leaves are not very attractive, but the light green melon next to them is particularly attractive. Dagon looked at the melon from a distance and felt craving to eat it. After picking it up and smelling the fragrance, his stomach was immediately hungry. Melons are not expensive. One Silver Coin is three pounds. Dagon bought one first.

Then a second, a third, and then three more to take home. "It's weird, I've never eaten this stuff, but I know it's delicious and I'm going to love it. The truth is, I do love the sweetness."

star Helmet sticks out of his beard and shakes his head. How could it possibly have an answer to the question Dagon asked? It also took a bite just now, and it tasted good, just not bad. Bear lizards are omnivores, just like bears, they can eat melons, but prefer meat and eggs.

Dagon was so satisfied with the melon that he even lost interest in going around town. He turned around and walked back, exclaiming that melons were the perfect food to eat without waste.

Back in the team, Dagon felt a little nervous, which was evident from the speed at which Gerlos was blowing smoke rings. There are still two days to go, and the two dwarf brothers have already reinforced the car with wooden boards and oiled the axles. As usual, Dagon found Toby following the garbled whistles, and when he saw him staring at his melon, he gave him one.

Slightly distressed.

"You ask what's going on? hehe, your senses are sharp. Too bad I don't know why." Toby wiped the melon with his sleeve, then jumped up and sat on the box, Holding the melon in both hands and chewing. "Well, you bought a good one, it's so sweet. The boss went out for a while, and when he came back, he changed his waistband and became a little nervous. He asked Bart brother to repair the car and Maipu to buy things. He rarely takes Maip out of the team to do things, so I don't think it's unusual."

"I heard it seemed a little dangerous over there in White Horse Town, with wandering knights - black coal groceries. The owner of the store, Olison, said it, and I don’t know the specifics.” Dagon tried his best not to watch the halfling gnawing at the melon with his yellowed stump teeth, so he looked away and looked at the rising smoke not far away. lock up. "Toby, do you want to tell Gerlos about this?"

"Don't be so quick, tell Rusiga first. You don't know, Olison likes Rusiga, he told you the news , most likely hoping that Rusiga would go to him and ask further, so he could talk. He had done this before, and Rusiga had slapped him, but... dwarves are stubborn and hard to learn A lesson. Let Ruxiga ask, and tell the boss after asking, it's better."

"Will Ruxiga be willing?"

"She If they don't want to, it means that there is something between them. And there seems to be nothing between them, so Ruxiga will be willing."

Dagon didn't understand at all, he tugged at his beard and asked: "What the hell are you talking about?"

"It doesn't matter, you treat me as nonsense." Toby took out a knife and cut a circle around the edge of the melon, so that the rest There are no teeth marks on that half. He ate the pitted melon ring, then shook half of the melon, and said, "Give this to Rusiga, and she'll be in a better mood. According to her, her family used to grow melons."

"My mother seems to grow pumpkins, as well as winter squash and cucumbers." Dagon thought of this, and patted his forehead. "I should go to the market to see what these three kinds of melons taste like!"

"Have you never eaten it? It's pathetic."

"It's all a matter of the lockdown. ."

(end of this chapter)