Chapter 34: Trading and Leaving
Walking into the guild hall, Henry found that the thieves here were obviously a lot more than the previous few times, and after seeing the puzzlement on his face, Alatus smiled and explained, "You must be very strange, why are we here so many people all of a sudden, right?" In fact, it is because there are fewer people on the streets in winter, and many pickpockets and thieves have no way to act. They gather here to rest for a few months, exchange some information with each other, and then go out to work at the beginning of spring next year. We've had a bleak business in recent months, so I hope you can bring us something good today. ”
Henry nodded understandingly, and said, "I did bring you some good things, but you also have to promise me one condition." ”
"On what terms?" The leader of the thieves subconsciously asked, he was cheated in the last transaction.
Henry pointed to Robert standing behind him and said, "I hope he will join the guild for a while, after all, he has too little practical experience." ”
Alatus looked at Robert and was taken aback, then shouted at Henry, "Damn! You've outfitted this rookie with a powerful magic leather armor! Do you know that I've been the leader of the thieves in this city for so many years, and I haven't mixed up a decent piece of armor. ”
"Don't get excited! Calm, calm. You see, I've brought you a few of them too. As he spoke, he took out a few lite copies and put them on the table, thinking, "It's good that Robert's weapons are covered, otherwise this leader of thieves might have snatched them."
Alatus greedily stroked the surface of the leather armor and almost licked it with his tongue, and with his level of recognition, he could only confirm whether it was a magical object or not. As for the effect and whether it is strong, it is not his specialty. After confirming that several pieces of magic leather armor were all magic leather armor, he raised his head and asked, "Tell me about the special features of these treasures, and then I'll make a price." ”
"Unified production, unified enchantment. Forming a layer of energy stance on the leather armor can negate some physical damage, while invisibility can be used once a day. Due to the use of pterosaur skin, it is hard enough on its own, and it is also quite good at fighting toxins. Henry gave a brief introduction to the leader of the thieves.
Alatus stood up, took off his leather armor and threw it on the ground, then picked up one and quickly put it on for himself. After doing a few simple movements, he said, "Very good, it fits perfectly." The materials themselves are rare enough, and the spells are even more suitable for thieves. I'll ask for all the 18,000 gold coins each. However, I don't have that much cash on hand for the time being, and I hope you can accept some ore and alchemy materials to offset the bill. And you agreed, I will try my best to ensure Robert's safety. ”
Henry nodded and said, "No problem, I've never had too much of rare materials. When to see the goods? ”
The leader of the thieves stood up, picked up the magic leather armor, stood up and said to him, "For now, we will evaluate it after you have selected it." I will make up for the deficiency with gold. After saying that, he took the group to the guild's underground warehouse.
It is a cave built on the second basement floor, and the doorway is guarded by two of Alatus' henchmen. After confirming that it was the boss himself who led it, they opened the huge iron door without any threats or spell control. Walking into the treasure house, Alatus found a few shelves to put away the magic leather armor, pointed to the ore piled on the side, and said, "Those are rare ores, including Adamantite, Mithril, Cold Iron, and some that we didn't recognize. There are some seeds of magical plants and some special poisons, ecstasies, and aphrodisiacs on the shelves over there, and if you are interested, you can choose some very cheap. With that, he stood aside with Robert and Amy and started chatting.
Henry began to walk around the treasury, looking at this and that. Soon he had a general idea of the classification of items here, mostly raw materials such as ores, gemstones, animal sinews and hair. There were also a small number of thieves' supplies, some strange tools. There were almost no magic items, and some books on the shelves on the upper floors had fallen a thick layer of dust. He took it down with a mage's hand, looked at it, and found that most of them were experience notes and poison recipes, and after jotting them down in his head, he put them back where they were. While selecting the ore, he found a large pile of gray fragments with a peculiar sheen. When I picked it up and looked closely, I found that it was very brittle, and these were all pure silicon. A glance at the pile was probably close to five tons piled up in the corner, and it seemed that the thieves did not know what it was used for. With this, he was able to make hundreds of millions of transistors, which could be cobbled together into a transistor computer. As for electricity, that's not a problem.
In order not to arouse suspicion, he picked up some more cold iron and pure gold, and then walked over to Alatus and said, "I have chosen, the pile of gray ore plus these cold iron and pure gold. Let's estimate the price. ”
"What do you choose for that useless pile of ash mines? Do they have any special uses? The leader of the thieves asked, confused.
Henry replied cautiously, "Oh! I've found that the gray ore has good magical properties, and I can take it back and see if I can add it to the crafting of magic items. Where did you get this? ”
"It was an unlucky thief who was digging a hole in the ground to enter someone's house to steal, when he suddenly dug up a huge gray stone. He chiseled hard and made a note of it, but the stone shattered and crippled him, and then someone brought back the strange ore and put it here. These ores are about five tons, which is worth 2,000 gold coins, plus cold iron ore and adamantite ore, which will count you as 20,000 gold coins. Henry nodded his head in agreement without making a counteroffer, and then the leader of the thieves counted fifty-two thousand gold coins from the vault and handed them to him. The transaction ends after putting everything into the dimensional bag.
Several people returned to the ground, and Henry was about to take his leave, and before leaving, he said to Robert: "Follow Alatus and learn all his experience, don't perform too dangerous tasks, and it's best not to let others see when you use magic weapons." The boy nodded and said, "Don't worry, master, I will work hard to train myself to be a dagger behind your back." Then he turned to his sister and said, "Amy, take care of yourself while I'm away." Don't be naughty, listen to your master. The girl nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry, I will." After saying goodbye, Robert approached the leader of the thieves, and Alatus gave him a hug with open hands and said, "Welcome to the guild, my dear apprentice." I met the respected Mr. Master and the lovely little girl again, and I hope you can bring more good things when we meet next time. ”
Henry waved at him and said, "See you again Mr. Alatus, I hope you have a prosperous business." Then I'll take my leave. With that, he walked out of the thieves' guild with Amy Ares and Bamberk. After walking past the mouth of the Dragon Bridge, he looked back at the city and thought, "The next time I come back, it will be the day to go out to sea in search of the island." Hopefully it won't be too far off. "Walked south along the avenue and had a simple night's rest at the Friendly Arm. After all, camping in the wild in the winter is not a good idea. Hungry beasts search for anything they can eat, and it is said that the winter wolves of the north will head south during this season. He's not like these cunning guys in the wild. Unfortunately, it backfired, and on the coastal avenue, they encountered a pack of wolves led by two winter wolves, attacking a caravan.
Seeing that someone was attacked, Henry pointed out that everyone listened, and then Bambock flew over and taunted: "Cute little dogs! You're being naughty here again, let Daddy Bamberk teach you a deep lesson! When the winter wolf heard this, he immediately turned his head and stared at the red-haired parrot, and then he opened his mouth and said, "Shut your mouth, stinky bird, or I will tear you to pieces." "Fragments? With your weirdly ugly mouth? Can you catch me? Can you fly? Don't make me laugh, your poor IQ isn't worth a single feather of mine. The parrot flew in the sky and continued to taunt. The winter wolf's eyes were red with anger, and it howled angrily, and the wolves laid down the merchants and began to gather.
Henry found that there was a chance to shoot a fireball, and the huge explosion took away all the wolves, only two cunning winter wolves dodged, and one of them took the opportunity to pounce. "Ares! on," he shouted, and the brown bear slapped the winter wolf in the face. The poor winter wolf rolled several meters away in the snow and struggled to get to its feet. It was another winter wolf rushing towards Amy. The little girl looked a little flustered and directly activated the missile staff, and a magic missile hit the winter wolf's nose with precision. The sharp pain immediately stopped it and began to wail. Ares rushed to the newly stood up Winter Wolf to deliver the fatal blow, but the Winter Wolf turned his head violently and used the Frost Spit. The brown bear rolled on the spot but was still sprayed a little, and the thick fur had begun to freeze.
Seeing that Ares was in danger, Henry threw the ready-to-prepare monster to the Winter Wolf, then pulled out his scimitar and stabbed it in the eye, destroying its brain. Amy calmed down after interrupting the other one's sprint, and released a scare that the winter wolf began to turn and run away. The parrot flying in the sky chased after him and made up a colorful rainbow, and the winter wolf stood stunned. Henry walked over and took the opportunity to stab it in the eye and destroy its brain. Henry examined his animal companion and found that nothing was wrong except for a little frostbite. The merchant on the opposite side found the wolves wiped out and stepped out of the back of the van.
"Hello, Dear Mr. Mage. My name is Poppy, thank you for saving us. If we hadn't met you, we would have died today. A slightly chubby middle-aged man saluted Henry.
Henry nodded slightly and said, "It's nothing, travelers on this cold winter road need to help each other." Also, I think you'd better hurry up, the smell of blood here will soon attract more predators. ”
Poppy nodded, took out a sapphire brooch and said, "This is a small thank you, please take it." ”
After accepting the gifts, Henry packed the carcasses of the two winter wolves, after all, the fur of the winter wolves was still very good, and he could make two coats for his sister and mother. After bidding farewell to the caravan, he continued on his way to Belgost.
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