Home of the Brave

After meeting at the hot spring pool at the other end of the market after an appointment for half an hour, Dai Yang and the two girls moved separately. He first went to a nearby store to say hello, and by the way, he also placed the merchandise order, and then watched that the time was almost up, and strolled leisurely all the way to the agreed meeting place, only to find that Xia Luwei and Miranda had not come yet.

Since there has never been a security incident other than a fight in Tieyanbao, Dai Yang is not worried that the two will be in trouble. It is estimated that he was attracted by the dazzling array of goods on the market, and he forgot the time for shopping. Because he had anticipated such a situation at first, he had already been mentally prepared to wait a while.

Dai Yang yawned and sat down at the hot spring pool. After half an hour passed, Xia Luwei and Miranda still did not appear. He was a little impatient, so he had to stroll around to pass the time.

He stopped in front of a booth selling handicrafts. The stall owner was a young dwarf with a beard just reaching his chest, sitting under a mineral lamp and concentrating on polishing the utensils, without looking up at him. The merchandise on the young dwarf booth is mainly decorations, such as wrist wheels, necklaces, rings, etc. All kinds of jewelry are simply classified according to different materials, and then they are piled up on the booth very boldly. Dai Yang took a cursory look. From left to right, they were brass, black iron, silver, and gold, and a few ore materials—of course, the more they went to the back, the fewer the number.

Gold, naturally don't need to think about it, Dai Yang picked up a silver mirror and looked at it. The size of the silver mirror is similar to the palm of the hand. The back is composed of countless elegant streamlines like flowing clouds, and the front is heavily polished, illuminating the shadows of the people. It can be said to be an exquisite work of art with both practicality. If it is in a shop in a big town, it must be put in a sandalwood incense box, carefully enshrined on the counter, and will never be placed in the open air like this.

(Well, do you want to buy Xia Luwei as a gift...)

Such a thought suddenly popped into Dai Yang's mind, and it was lingering like a devil's whisper. The matching picture was the happy expression of the female knight after receiving the gift.

Dai Yang touched the purse subconsciously. As the head of the family, he must carefully plan the livelihood of a family of three. For the distressed economic situation of the prop store, this kind of thing is undoubtedly an extremely sinful luxury. Although this gift will undoubtedly make Xia Luwei happy, compared with the momentary happiness and the long-term life, which one is more important?

The black-haired youth couldn't help scratching his head in distress, but he still took the silver mirror and asked the dwarf stallholder for the price. The young dwarf just glanced up at him, then quoted a very shocking price.

"Eight hundred lien."

"Eight... Eight hundred lien!"

Damn someone! Dai Yang almost yelled at this sentence.

In the off-season when the adventurers died down, eight hundred lien was almost the three-month turnover of the prop store, and based on the average daily living expenses of five lien per capita, it was enough for the living expenses of three Dai's family for nearly two months! Although from the perspective of the material and workmanship of the silver mirror, the price of eight hundred lien is not too expensive, but after all, it is a luxury that far exceeds the current consumption level. Dai Yang cursed the evil deficit **** in his heart, and regretfully put down the silver mirror, got up and left the young dwarf's booth.

Back in the hot spring pool, I saw two girls from far away. The two seemed to be discussing something, Xia Luwei looked rather cramped, and Miranda seemed to be cheering her up.

"Oh, are you here?" Dai Yang walked over to say hello.

"Stupid! It's too late. It's not a gentleman's behavior to let a lady wait." The witch put her hands on her chest and complained dissatisfiedly.

"It's because you are too slow to come back. I went shopping around and came back." Dai Yang explained briefly. "How? Does it feel like an eye-opener when visiting the Dwarf Fair for the first time?"

"Hmm...well, I saw a lot of new things." Miranda nodded, and then pushed the female knight behind him out. "In addition, Xia Luwei has a gift for you!"

"Mi, Miranda, I didn't mean to wait until I go back..." The female knight looked at the Miko in embarrassment.

"Humph! This kind of thing should be hit while the iron is hot, or else you don't know when it will be sent out according to your personality... Okay, hurry up! I'll support you in the back!"

"Woo..." Under Miranda's repeated urging, Xia Luwei hesitantly reached into her arms, took out a half-foot-long dagger and presented it to Dai Yang.

"Well, Yang, this is me...I picked it at random, do you like...Do you like it?"

"For me?" Dai Yang took the dagger with an unbelievable expression, and took it in his hand and looked at it carefully.

The outside of the dagger was covered with a simple cowhide sheath, and after it was drawn out, it showed a jet black luster. He realized that it was a material called black steel—a weapon forged with black steel had a hardness and hardness that was far better than that of ordinary iron. Resilience, but the price is also much higher. I saw a sharp thin blade on one side of the dagger, and thick serrations on the other. In addition, various convenient functional designs were also applied to the other parts of the dagger. It was obviously a top-quality product made by a dwarf craftsman.

"Uh..." Dai Yang held the heavy black steel dagger, and looked at the female knight as if she could not figure out the situation. "Well, I don't quite understand... Why did you suddenly give me such a thing?"

"Huh? Then, that's..." The female knight didn't seem to know how to answer, she appeared bewildered, but fortunately the witch stepped forward in time to scold the incomprehensible man.

"Stupid! Big idiot! Do you still need a reason to give a gift to your lover?"

"No need..." Overwhelmed by the imposing manner of the witch, Dai Yang looked quite embarrassed. "But this, shouldn't it be expensive?"

"Hmph, when I saw Xia Luwei's martial arts, I made a special half-fold, only two hundred lien!" Miranda said triumphantly.

"Two hundred lien..."

That is already a lot of money. Dai Yang knew the female knight's financial situation very well, and couldn't help looking at her with surprise. "Xia Luwei, where did you get this money?"

"Then... that, before, Yang, didn't you give me pocket money?"

"Huh? Did I give it?" Dai Yang scratched his head and recalled.

"Um... well, just during the last time the monster riots in Lanlos Town."

"Monster riot...Hey, how long ago was that?" Dai Yang said in surprise. "Have you never used that pocket money?"

"Because...because, I don't have a place to spend money..."

"There is no place to spend money..." A certain complex emotion mixed with anger came out of his heart, and Dai Yang's tone became unwell. "What then? The pocket money that I finally saved, but I spent this time so rashly that I bought a dagger like this for me?"

"Yes...yes." The female knight cowered a little.

"Hey! What is your attitude? Xia Luwei is for you..."

"Shut up! I didn't talk to you!"

Miranda tried to defend her friend, but was stopped by the man's roar. Dai Yang ignored the frightened maiden and turned to look at the female knight. His expression seemed to be irritating, but in the end he endured it.

"You stupid lady! That's your pocket money! It's for you to buy things you like. What's the matter with me? If you say that there is no need to spend money, you simply don't even have one. I don't have any jewelry, right?" The man scratched his head irritably, scolding the female knight very angrily. "You are my daughter-in-law, and I said I'll raise you. If you don't have enough pocket money, I will ask for it. If you don't say anything, I don't even know what's going on... Damn! You stupid lady! Die! Brains! I really want to give you a meal!"

Dai Yang scolded the female knight viciously, but cherished the dagger into his arms. Xia Luwei lowered her head aggrieved by the scolding, and Miranda next to her seemed to figure out the situation, showing an appearance that she wanted to laugh but felt inappropriate, so she turned her face to one side and didn't watch the man's clumsy acting skills.

"Wait here! Don't leave!"

After leaving these words, Dai Yang hurriedly left the scene and flew towards the market. It didn't take long before he ran back, and squeezed something into the female knight's hand.

"Take it, put it away."

"Huh? Huh?" Xia Luwei looked down at the delicate silver mirror in her hand, which seemed to be very precious, and seemed a little at a loss. "Yang, this is..."

"This is a gift for my wife."

"But, but, such a valuable thing..."

"Wow! Are you the wife of Dai's family? Just accept it for me, not for others!" The man said impatiently.

"I...I accept it! I will accept it!" Xia Luwei was shocked to hold the silver mirror tightly in her arms when she heard the man say this.

"It's almost..." The man snorted, threatening the female knight with a wicked look. "Remember, you can use the pocket money for yourself! If you dare to use it in such a strange place next time, be careful when I move a golden mountain back to kill you!"

"Yes...Yes." The female knight pressed the silver mirror to her heart, and smiled shyly at the man.

At the same time, the Duke's daughter was watching the clumsy emotional performance of the two men, and concluded with a not-so-interesting expression.

"Two fools..."