Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 110 Two-Star Dagger
When Li Wei went to the market again, he immediately felt that it was different from yesterday. Many people were talking about him and took the initiative to greet him and chat with him.

If you go to buy salted fish again, you're still limited to two, but it only costs three silver coins.

When they arrived at the caravan, the caravan owner's eyes were filled with cunning and smugness. Li Weicai would never believe that this was done without his tacit approval.

Without a doubt, this guy was also testing the waters, trying to find out if Li Wei was acting as a hook for the lord.

After all, entrapment is a law enforcement tactic that transcends time and place, and even different worlds.

Now that Li Wei has obtained permanent residency, although he is still a commoner, he has acquired a small amount of property. Therefore, although the transaction cannot lower the price, it is very smooth.

Li Wei emerged from the caravan in a few minutes and calmly left amidst the boos of a group of men.

Hmm, task completion progress—two-fifths!
Afterwards, Li Wei wandered around the market again, but still couldn't find any seeds other than wheat and beans. They weren't even on the caravan's stalls. Well, not that they weren't there, but rather that they had already been handed over to the lord's farm manager the day before yesterday.

Because high-quality seeds are also strategic resources.

So it might be the wrong season. It's late spring now, not the harvest season in autumn. He wanted to buy seeds, but he really came at the wrong time, because this is the time when all farmers need seeds.

"It seems we have to find another way."

Li Wei wasn't discouraged. After leaving the market, he headed straight for the row of stone houses to the west. There were blacksmith shops, tailor shops, mills and bakeries, breweries, candle workshops, barbershops that also served as surgical clinics, stonemasons' guilds, tile setters' guilds, herbal shops, leather workshops, and places whose functions Li Wei couldn't discern, all of which were frequented by wealthy and generous young ladies.

In addition to the stone houses, there are also some small workshops set up along the street-facing side of the wooden houses on the east side.

For example, there is more than one bakery.

Anyway, this place looks quite prosperous. However, before this, Li Wei was not qualified to enter some of the shops here, such as the blacksmith shop, the stonemason guild, the leather workshop, and so on.

"Sir, please stop. You look like an outsider. I'm sorry, but this is a place authorized by the lord. If you cannot produce the relevant documents, you will not be allowed to enter."

At the blacksmith shop, Li Wei was stopped by a blacksmith apprentice who looked quite young.

It's okay, I forgive your stupid dog eyes.

Li Wei directly presented his permanent residency document, which worked incredibly well. The blacksmith apprentice immediately changed his attitude and let Li Wei in.

This blacksmith shop was also a two-story stone building. The first floor was a place to entertain guests, which also served as a kitchen and an apprentice's living quarters. The second floor was where the blacksmith's family lived, and there was also a backyard, but no vegetables or fruits were grown there. Instead, a small blast furnace of good quality was built.

At that moment, a muscular, shaved-beard, middle-aged man with a bare torso sat dejectedly at the simple dining table, munching on a huge piece of bread. When he saw Li Wei enter, he didn't say a word, as if he was still immersed in some kind of sadness.

Another heartbroken person amidst the ravages of the plague.

The first floor of the house leads directly to the backyard, where three blacksmith apprentices are busy at work. The oldest is no more than twenty-five years old, and the youngest, the one who just asked Li Wei for the permanent residency document, is only fourteen or fifteen years old and as thin as a skeleton.

But these three blacksmith apprentices were very strong and powerful. They worked methodically and were well-trained. In terms of professional skills, they were definitely on par with Penny from the previous version.

Therefore, according to the standard, this middle-aged blacksmith must be at least a three-star blacksmith.
"Sir, what kind of weapon do you wish to purchase, or do you wish to have a weapon custom-made?"

At this moment, the oldest blacksmith apprentice stopped his forging work, straightened up and looked at Li Wei. He was a resolute young man with a calm and experienced gaze, clearly ready to graduate.

Maybe we could take him to a family camp?

Okay, that's a stupid idea, because Clyde is a three-star blacksmith.

As long as he becomes the head of the family next month, he can have Clyde forge arrows through the main quest. Apart from not being able to take them out of this world, they are good and convenient to use, and most importantly, they are free.

So Li Wei was purely curious, and also had the idea of ​​finding a bargain, since all the supplies he bought here were his personal belongings.

"I would like to purchase some arrows of good quality, as well as daggers. If you could forge me even better spearheads, I would be very grateful."

Li Wei spoke calmly, while simultaneously taking in everyone in the blacksmith shop and the entire building structure, imagining how he would fight and retreat if the house were filled with enemies and suddenly attacked...

Sigh, it's become a habit.

However, the blacksmith apprentice opposite him, upon hearing this, pointed somewhat perfunctorily to a row of shelves behind him. It wasn't that he looked down on Li Wei, but rather that he found it as boring and uninteresting as a Platinum-level expert being asked to carry a newbie through AI matches.

"Go pick one yourself, and tell me if you like it."

Ha ha!

Li Wei didn't take it seriously. He simply took off his one-star wooden spear and handed it over, saying, "Sorry, I need a spearhead that can match this kind of wooden spear. Also, both daggers and arrows need to be of this level."

The blacksmith apprentice glanced at Li Weiyi, then at the one-star wooden spear. As a blacksmith apprentice who was ready to graduate, he should have at least a two-star level. He could tell the difference with just one look, and his expression immediately became serious. He took the one-star wooden spear and tried to pierce it a couple of times.

"So this is a wooden spear that's better suited for throwing? Alright, I'll give it a try. You can come and pick it up the day after tomorrow. As for the dagger and arrowhead, we have them ready-made. Thomas, take the guest to see them."

Another blacksmith apprentice responded and led Li Wei from the backyard into the basement.

The basement was relatively large and somewhat dark, but it was dry and not stuffy at all, indicating that it had good ventilation.

Just then, the apprentice named Thomas carried over a large wooden box. When he opened it, he saw that there were layers of sandbags inside that were waterproof, moisture-proof, and even fireproof. It was in very good condition.

It seems to be a good item. At this moment, Li Wei was even a little worried that he didn't have enough gold coins. After all, he had really been spending money like water these past two days.

"Guest, please look!"

Apprentice Thomas carefully took out a very exquisite dagger, which was even engraved with intricate patterns.

"I don't want this one. I need something simpler and easier to use." Li Wei refused directly. The quality of this dagger was not much different, but the price might be several times more expensive.

"Oh, then I understand."

The blacksmith apprentice nodded, closed the large box, and then brought out another large box. Inside were two daggers, a slightly longer and heavier short sword, and finally a straight dagger.

These were all clearly high-quality items. Li Wei simply ignored the straight-pike sword; although it was good, it was beyond his control.

In fact, the reason he wanted to buy the one-star dagger was simply because he needed to be able to take it out of this world, and he didn't want to compete with those veteran players anymore.

However, this time he seemed to have struck it lucky, because both daggers and the short sword were quite good.

He wiped his hands and picked up the dagger that caught his eye the most. This dagger was slightly sharp, not because of its material, but because it had blood grooves on it, making it very suitable for stabbing, but not so suitable for cutting.

On the other hand, the other weapon is a combination of cutting and stabbing, each with its own merits.

At this moment, Li Wei's three cards appeared silently, hovered, and disappeared in an instant. He also saw the attributes of the dagger.

【Name: Deboning】

【Quality: Two Star】

[Crafted by Ned, a three-star blacksmith in the city of Kah, this is a sharp, tempered steel dagger perfectly suited for stabbing, but without sufficient close-quarters combat skills, it can easily injure the user.]

[Damage +50]

[Characteristic: Bleeding. This was created by Ned in mourning for his deceased wife; the blood of sorrow is like this sorrowful rain.]

[Warning: If your opponent is wearing chainmail, or well-crafted, laminated leather armor of level two or higher, then unless you are blessed by the gods or your strength exceeds the critical threshold, you are better off targeting their throat or other unarmored areas.]

Price: 10 standard gold coins, no bargaining, no credit.

[Can be taken out of this world]

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What a baby!
Li Wei liked it very much.

However, he still did some careful calculation.

He initially had 53 gold coins, 5 silver coins, and some copper coins. Upgrading to the three-star farmer card cost him 10 gold coins.

The bounty was 5 coins. Seven silver coins were used to buy four salted fish. One silver coin and all the copper coins were used to buy food. One silver coin was used to stay at the inn.

I spent four gold coins yesterday and today buying salt.

He used three gold coins to buy permanent residency, and he bought the two one-star eagle feather arrows directly from the caravan guards, which cost him another gold coin.

At this point, he had 35 standard gold coins and one silver coin left.

If nothing unexpected happens in the next three days, he will have to pay six gold coins and three silver coins, leaving him with only 28 standard gold coins and nine silver coins.

In addition, he wanted to buy some seeds, and even a cow...

"Forget about cattle and horses."

"I can't just think about the future development of my family. I also have to think about returning to base camp after completing the mission and entering the chaotic killing battlefield. So the goal is very simple."

"First, try your best to be re-elected as the head of the family. That way, after clearing the level, you can get another bronze-quality level-clearing token, which is just enough to upgrade the Hunter Card to three stars."

"Secondly, we should cultivate private land and store star-level resources that can be taken out of this world."

With this thought in mind, Li Wei didn't even glance at the remaining dagger.

"This is it. Could you include a scabbard as a bonus?"

"Of course, it's only right."

Thomas's apprentice was delighted and quickly found a leather sheath that matched the dagger, with cork inside for locking. With the addition of straps, it was tied around his waist, making it quite convenient. Even if he did somersaults, he didn't have to worry about the dagger falling out.

However, it can be easily pulled out with just a little force, making it very flexible.

However, Li Wei needs to practice his dagger combat skills when he has time in the future. Hmm, he can also use it for throwing.

(End of this chapter)