Mercenaries and Adventurers

Kil scratched his head and laughed.

His smile, coupled with the fact that he was not wearing strong and cold metal armor at this time, made him feel like a young man who was less than twenty years old.

"I lost my memory once before. When I woke up, I was rescued in the wild and brought to the city. To be honest, I didn't have much money before I became a knight. It was all the trophies I got from the battles in the recent period."

The old man touched his beard and nodded clearly: "That's it. I can think of some simple ways to make you look more knowledgeable."

He waved to the surrounding businessmen and called the rescued people over: "You heard it, everyone, think of a way, our Lord Knight needs help at this time."

Others gathered around, commented on Knight Kiel, and discussed in low voices. Kil also stood confidently, with his legs spread apart and his waist, asking everyone to give him advice. Most of these people are knowledgeable people who have traveled extensively and should be able to offer some pertinent opinions.

The old man first touched the head of the young man who was leaning next to him: "Come on, let's talk about it first."

Although the young man had spoken little since he was rescued before and looked like a frightened little beast, he actually came from a wealthy family. At this time, he was asked and he was grateful to the knight eldest brother for his previous action of bringing back his sister's relics. , so he said: "The knight needs a hat. Everyone has a good-looking hat."

Keir touched the top of his head, and sure enough, except for hair, his head was somewhat empty.

"It's not that I don't have a hat, it's just that the hat I like is a bit weird, so it's better not to wear it." Kil laughed when he thought of his rabbit hat.

The old man didn't know what Knight Kiel was giggling about, so he reminded: "An ordinary hat will do. It's simpler. You can temporarily decorate it with bright bird feathers. If you want it to look better, you can temporarily add some gems to embellish the fabric. Don’t think about it and Seiko. Gold and silver decoration can’t be done in a short time. You can try the two I mentioned.”

"I picked up a few ordinary hats during the battle, um, gems, bird feathers."

When Kil thought of gems, he naturally thought of the Elf Charged Gem obtained from the ancient ruins of the Elf. He quickly shook his head, feeling that this thing was still too valuable to be used as a decoration. But what, Toba?

He said: "I have a batch of bright blue bird feathers. Let's take them over and see if we can do it."

After saying that, Kil asked everyone to wait where they were. He quickly ran back to the carriage and opened the ordinary box on the carriage as soon as he got in. He did not enter the lady's dream this time. After all, the captured hat and the previously plucked bird feathers were not precious things and did not need to be put into the dream camp.

"Here it is, here it is, let's take a look."

Keir ran over with a few things in his hand, and in one hand he held several ordinary hats. Although they were ordinary, the hats had been cleaned and dried by his men. They were quite new and very clean. They didn't look like bandits. Odor after time wear.

The old man was well-informed and recognized the source of the feather at a glance: "It is the tail feather of a blue magpie. Although it is common, it is quite suitable for decoration. This can be used. Sir, don't you use gems?"

Keir handed the things to the other party and shook his head: "We don't need gems anymore. It's probably not easy to put them on the hat, right? It's hard to put them on temporarily without a gem holder. What will happen if they fall somewhere? It's really heartbreaking. .”

The old man smiled, picked out several hats, chose a hat with a younger style, and handed it to the middle-aged woman among the rescued companions along with the tail feathers of the blue magpie.

"Please lead someone to sew the hat and tail feathers together. Please be better at your craftsmanship and move faster to get rid of it."

The middle-aged woman smiled, took the things, called to the other rescued women, took the sewing bags that had been distributed to them before, and started tinkering with them.

They first cleaned the blue magpie's tail feathers with clean water, then used a little grease to comb the feathers so that the fine feathers on them would not split. Then they used a knife to carefully carve friction grooves on the bottom trunk of the tail feathers, and finally I found needles and threads of matching colors and used complex techniques to properly sew the tail feathers onto the front of the hat.

Seven or eight bright blue magpie tail feathers stand on the front of the hat, which is quite beautiful.

While the ladies were busy, the businessmen were also busy and began to give guidance to Keir.

The old businessman took the lead this time and accurately pointed out that Knight Kiel could replace the strange ornament on his neck with a gold or silver necklace.

"Anyway, it is used for hanging. It is the simplest and most suitable action to directly replace the ordinary string with a precious metal pendant necklace."

Kil lowered his head and pinched the string of the big black bird wood carving, and felt that the other party was right: "But where can I get the necklace? I don't have it on hand."

The old businessman said with certainty: "Please don't worry, Lord Knight. There are jewelry stores in Dorne town for wealthy people. You can just go there and buy a precious metal single necklace before going to the banquet. Please believe me, old man, jewelry There may not be many precious gems in the store, but the gold and silver necklaces made by the goldsmiths will definitely be more than one. You can buy them and replace them for use."

Keir nodded and wrote down this method. On his way to the banquet later, he could take a detour to a jewelry store.

His wood carving of a god is not a complete whole. Although the bottom of the wood carving is a solid piece of black wood, the bird image that occupies most of the volume on top has gaps for a slender rope to pass through.

Therefore, it is very easy to change the rope.

"Anything else? Do you have any other suggestions?"

Gere was quite satisfied with the two image transformations and immediately asked.

Of course, others also had suggestions. A middle-aged slender businessman who had always looked quite forlorn said: "Sir Knight, if you have some jewelry for men in your hand, you can show it. This is the function of jewelry, their own The secret of value lies not in one’s own collection and use, but more in letting others see the value and meaning of the jewelry itself, and recognize the wearer’s tendency and wealth status!”

What the middle-aged businessman said was complicated, but everyone understood the meaning. Keir nodded: "So, what about the specifics."

As he spoke, he took out the wooden bracelet of the Church of Saturn that was originally hidden in the sleeve of his right hand and exposed it on his wrist so that others could see it when he raised his hand.

The bracelet itself has always been stuck on his forearm, so that it does not hinder the movement of the wrist when wearing armor. Now that he is not wearing armor, he can put it back to its original position.

No one reminded him, and he had completely forgotten about it.

Afterwards, Kil returned to the carriage, took out the captured magical luminous pendant, and hung it on his belt, along with two daggers. He never knew how to turn this thing off, so after a few days, its continuous operation exhausted the magic power inside, and now it no longer glows.

But anyone with a discerning eye can tell it is a magic prop at a glance, so even if it cannot be used without magic power, it can still be used for decoration. After all, it is difficult for people who don’t often come into contact with magic props to know what they are used for by just looking at the appearance of a magic prop before using it.

It's perfect for decoration and gives you face.

He didn't wear a ring on his hand. After all, he was a warrior. If he had an inappropriate ring on his hand, it would greatly affect the feel of holding the weapon. It is normal to not have a ring to show off.

A businessman also offered to add a decoration to the front of his belt buckle, but there was nothing good available at the moment, and he didn't know what to do. Kil also thought about it distressedly for a while, and compared the size, he felt that the dwarf coins obtained in the rocky mountain in winter were just the right size to fit on the front of the belt, which was more suitable.

Moreover, the dwarf coins are square, large-denomination coins with fine gemstones inlaid on them, which are perfect for decoration.

This time Kil returned to the camp in the dream and quickly took out the dwarf coins that the elf was tired of playing with.

He showed this thing to everyone. No one had ever seen such a large denomination coin from a dwarf, so the thing was turned around in everyone's hands and let everyone look at it.

Then Kil placed the dwarf's large-denomination coin on the front of his belt buckle and checked that it was the right size.

This thing looks like it emits orange-yellow reflections, but it is actually not gold, but an unknown metal or dwarf alloy. It is anti-oxidation and wear-resistant, but its hardness is not particularly high.

At least with the help of Kil's fingers that used all his life energy, he folded back the four corners of the coin and fixed it firmly on the iron buckle of his original leather belt.

After playing with it hard, it is very strong and cannot be pulled off with normal force.

The merchants were quite sorry about this, because they felt that the dwarf coins decorated with gemstones in this way were very valuable without even thinking about it.

Even if you don't trade it with dwarves, you can get a lot of money if you exchange it for a wealthy collector.

In addition, a pair of Kiel's trousers also had to be slightly modified.

Straight trousers are in line with the aesthetic sense of the Kiel natives who come from a different world for the locals, but local men prefer trousers that fit the curves of their legs.

So soon, Gere took off his pants, leaving his bare legs, and handed the pants to the ladies to temporarily slim down and modify the style.

"Boots! Sir, although your boots look good and are a popular style, some changes must be made!"

This time it was the young businessmen's turn to express their opinions. Although they were not wearing the shoes they originally liked (the original shoes were worn out by thieves), these young businessmen still have a unique personality that is different from other age groups. Section's popular opinion on suitable shoes.

"These boots need to be cuffed so they can match the tighter trousers!"

One said this.

Another young businessman also said: "If possible, having unique patterns on the soles is a good way to distinguish them from ordinary boots! But this technology is in the hands of highly skilled shoemakers, and we can't do it."

Keir also felt a little pity.

At this time, the old businessman proposed to add some decorations to the knight Kiel's horse.

To put it simply, it is to add some ‘clothes’ to the blood-licking grass, that is, a decorative shawl for the horse. No need to make it complicated, just use the camp tarp that Kiel no longer needs.

As soon as he thought of it, Kil quickly carried over the original old tent that was packed into rolls. Everyone worked together to cut the entire square tent tarpaulin into pieces with a portable dagger that could be hung on the back of the horse. large piece of fabric.

Keir removed the saddle from Blood Licker and several fixed straps around the abdomen, and then used the captured leather tools to sew large pieces of fabric onto the harness.

After re-installing the sewn harness one by one on Blood Licker's body, his unformed 'war horse', which is actually a strong and tall prairie horse with excellent bloodline, was dressed in a suitable gray suit. Waterproof cover-up.

On the whole, from the horse's neck to the long tail that swings left and right, and the visible parts of the front of the body, it is simply covered. It not only increases the protection against ordinary sharp weapons, but also protects against rain. It will not rain when it rains. The whole horse got wet.

However, with the addition of new 'clothes', the blood-licking grass was a little uncomfortable with it. It jumped left and right, and then spun around, always wanting to bite and pull the new clothes on its body with its teeth.

Kil comforted him for a while and fed him a few more beans before calming him down and allowing him to accept the small changes in his body.

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Soon, the trousers were changed, and Kil finally got rid of the embarrassment of having his hairy legs exposed. The boots are also cuffed at the back to match them with the pants.

The modified gorgeous hat was also brought up. Kiel put it on his head, got on his horse, and asked everyone: "How is it? It looks much better now, doesn't it?"

The young knight showed an excited and cheerful smile, and the front of the hat on his head was decorated with bright and lively blue magpie tail feathers. What is attractive is the alternative belt buckle decoration in the middle of the belt. The exotic style reveals the unique aesthetics and adventure experience of the belt owner.

The multiple weapons on both sides of the belt reveal the excellent combat ability of this young knight. Together with a magic pendant that has not been used yet, it also reveals a hint of the knight's heritage.

A wooden bracelet with blue light flowing out of it on the wrist clearly shows the religious tendency of the owner of the bracelet.

Even if you can't feel the huge power of the Saturn's blessing ability in Knight Kiel, you can easily know his relationship with the Church of the Saturn.

The tight trousers reveal the muscular curves of his strong legs, coupled with the well-fitting black boots, the young age of Knight Kiel is clearly revealed.

Coupled with the tall and strong war horse, after being blocked by the tarpaulin, the body of the war horse looks more and more powerful, filling the viewer's sight.

The merchants looked and looked again, and the ladies' eyes flashed, waving their arms excitedly. Even though the young knight was not handsome, he was young and powerful, cold to his enemies, and gentle to his own people. This was enough. .

The old businessman frowned and pointed out the most conspicuous shortcoming of Kil's body at this time: "Sir, this ordinary cloak drags down your style. Hey, it would be nice if you could change it to another one."

Everyone else nodded, it was indeed the case. After all the modifications to Kil's body, the only thing holding him back was the ordinary cloak.

"Do you have a better-looking cloak? This hood is really unsuitable."

Kil scratched his cheek and said: "It's not that there is nothing. I have two wolf fur cloaks, but they are both for winter. It is too hot to wear them now. They are not suitable."

There was nothing we could do, so we had to regretfully resign.

Before leaving, the rescued middle-aged woman approached Kil on horseback and said that if possible, please do not let her leave the team in the town of Dorne.

"Why? To be honest, I thought madam, you had left here on your own initiative just like Ms. Fenia in the afternoon. No one here stopped everyone from leaving. You want to repay me for saving your life. This is a good thing and I welcome it. But in the same way, you can leave directly if you want, after all, everyone's current situation is not very good, and no one is stopping everyone from walking out of here."

The pungent middle-aged woman shook her head: "Lord Knight Kiel, that's not the case. I know Dorne Town very well. It's really a good place for rich and powerful people. It couldn't be better. . But if you don’t have money, this is not an easy place to live. It’s terrible, it’s really terrible here. Although my husband is rich, his business has not extended here. If I leave, I will not be able to eat. Accommodation is difficult.”

"Except for Dorne, any other big town nearby is fine. If so, can you please send me to another place? My lord?"

Kil nodded: "It's easy, madam. Although there is no specific direction yet, my partner, Bloodfangster has already gone to inquire about the news nearby. When he comes back, we will know which direction to move in. By then I will make arrangements for you to meet your husband. Of course, if possible, a reasonable remuneration would be best."

The middle-aged woman nodded and retreated into the crowd with a smile: "Although the current situation is not good, please believe that there will be a reward that satisfies you. I have a lot of property myself."

"Then, thank you for your help. Let me attend the banquet in Dorne town and meet with the big businessmen who manage the local area. Let's see what they have to say to me."

The old businessman said at this time: "You don't have to say anything, Lord Knight. For us, although we are not as good as the nobles, banquets and exchanges between businessmen are also an indispensable activity. Especially nowadays In a chaotic situation, a young knight leading hundreds of people is even more worthy of holding a banquet."

"Please relax, you will face all kinds of moderate scrutiny and prying, and take turns to deal with small situations. This is what they think you will do when you are alone."

Keir raised his eyebrows: "Oh? All kinds of temptations? How do you know so clearly?"

The old businessman nodded and said seriously: "Because that's what I do here."

"This is what chambers of commerce above designated size do. Please relax, ignore the annoyance, eat and drink, and don't take the initiative to answer some questions that are asked of you. After a few trials, your perfunctory attitude will let them understand. The town of En is just a place you pass by on your journey, you won’t do anything with it.”

Keir laughed: "Are they so afraid of everything from the outside?"

The old businessman shrugged and rubbed the head of the young man leaning next to him: "You are right, they are very scared. We businessmen are a group that relies on a stable situation. We can make money in chaotic times, but ordinary people Only in this way can you make a lot of money.”