Not long after Kirito and Eugeo arrived in Sakarya, they almost became someone else's son-in-law because of their ability to make a living. They could only pray that the road ahead would not be filled with girls again.
Of course, the only one who wasn't good at dealing with it was Eugeo, and Kirito was more worried about the fire in the backyard.
After entering the city, Kirito strutted around normally, but Eugeo had a villager's inferiority complex facing the citizens, plus he was worried about the swordsmanship competition, so he almost walked with his head bowed.
"Eugeo, you have been practicing hard during this period. Are you still worried about weapons?" Kirito asked.
"Yes, you can only use the swords issued by the organizer."
"Of course. If you can bring your own weapons, it will be beneficial to those who have money or high-end weapons. But it doesn't matter. I have seen it in advance. The swords used in the competition have a machete with a center of gravity similar to an axe. When the time comes,
Just pick that one." Kirito said confidently.
"Speaking of weapons, Kirito doesn't have his own weapons yet, right?"
"Forehead……"
They left the village with quite a lot of weapons this time, the most important of which were the main trophies from killing the kobold lord Irfangu: a nodachi, a tava scimitar, an ax made of raw ore, and a seemingly
They had daggers that could protect them from the poisonous mines, but they were too big, so they put their luggage and these things on the trailer they had transferred to and embarked on the journey.
There are wild beasts in the wild from time to time, so there are not no weapons available. The dragon bone ax is the property of the village and cannot be taken away, so Eugeo picked a kobold guard's steel battle ax from the trophies of each village in that battle.
, Kirito took a fairly handy goblin long sword that he picked up in the northern cave.
During the journey, I met an aristocratic girl named Medina Ortinanos who looked like a noble and used "fire" as a mantra. She was involved in the battle with the beast fighting practitioner because of her talent. Unexpectedly, the quality of the goblin weapons was so poor.
Surprisingly, Kirito's sword was broken easily.
In the end, I was not given a good look, but I was thanked for the time being, and we parted in Sakarya. Of course, the sword would not compensate me.
Kirito actually wanted to refine all the weapons he got from the kobold lord Irfangu. The only reason he carried those heavy objects was to see that the ores and metals were of good quality, and to continue refining them into smaller ones that fit his size.
Weapons of this size can definitely be improved to the next level. There are a lot of materials, and the extra metal should be sold as payment. Unfortunately, the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny. This is not a game, and not every city has supporting industries.
Complete, Sakarya does not have such a powerful blacksmith.
"Well, there is always a way. I don't believe you don't have one. At worst, just sell them as metal and go to the weapons store to buy a good one." Kirito said.
"Let me tell you, Kirito, you are taking it too far."
"Then what do you think we should do?"
"If there are people from the central capital here, maybe we can ask for more specific information?"
"But if we can't win the swordsmanship competition before that, we'll have to give up even going to the central capital, right?"
"...That's right. We should work hard for the swordsmanship competition first. By the way, what if we are drawn into the same group?"
"Uh... pray to God?"
"You...but it's true, even if you have a way to make a fortune, it's against the rules."
However, after being tricked by some insect familiars, they all successfully passed and won, and successfully became town guards. However, it is not easy to get the qualifications to go to the central capital as a guard. Those who stop here
It's the vast majority.
In order to get a letter of recommendation, you still have to work hard for several months or even years. There is a long way to go.
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Vesdalasi Empire, Mirada Glacier——
This is an area with a strange landscape. Although there is ice and snow everywhere, the river is not frozen, and there is no snow on the trees. Moreover, everything from the river to the leaves shows a bright purple color.
The locals in Feidis Village have lived here for more than two hundred years and would not feel anything wrong, if it were not for that nightmare city.
This time, Crownpiss wanted to see the social skills of the naughty children, so she sent them to visit and investigate on the pretext that it was a bit troublesome to take care of the dragon in the ice and snow.
This trip lasted several hours.
When they came back, Crownpis had already built more than ten snowmen in the open space.
"What is that?"
"So cute, what are you doing?"
asked Figel and Lineel.
"I made it to pass the time. It might be good as a road sign, but it also has another use." Crowenpis broke open the snowball that served as a structure on a snowman, revealing the metallic texture inside.
"Iron ball?"
"Well, it's a metal ball made of sacred magic. It's hollow and has a lot of heat sealed inside." Clawnpisi said as she patted Snowball.
Feijieer and Lineel suddenly escaped dozens of meters away.
It is said in the book that if the heat is sealed in this way, it will explode soon.
"It's okay, it's okay. It's cold enough here. If the cold air is effectively blocked from invading the interior, it shouldn't be a problem to store it for a day." Cronpis explained.
"First tell me how the investigation went. Why did it take so long?" she asked.
"The villagers are very scared, and the survivors have psychological shadows. It's very difficult to have conversations."
"So we help them with some housework, or run errands and deliver groceries to people who are unable to go out."
"Finally, someone can talk to us calmly."
"But they still advise that even if they are from the church, the little brats should stop messing around and go find the integrity knights or something like that, huh!"
"Then, do you know anything?" Cronpis asked.
"To sum up, investigation teams have entered Nightmare City many times so far, but the number of survivors seems to be very few.
"The process is similar. People who entered the castle encountered something that could not be explained by common sense. They fainted on the way, and when they woke up, some people were already dead.
"Just now we found an uncle who was a member of one of the investigation teams. They were divided into two groups in the castle, but I heard that within a few hours of the search, the teams got into an argument over something as trivial as stepping on a foot.
"But the disputes gradually accumulated and turned into fierce quarrels. The friendly teammates lost their order and began to chase around and kill each other. When they heard the screams, they calmed down and looked for their teammates. When they came back to their senses, they found that they were already lying in a pool of blood with everyone.
Inside.
"There are teammates who have fallen dead or seriously injured everywhere, and you can hear faint screams accompanied by the sound of beasts chewing."
After Feijieer and Lineel finished their statements, they looked at each other and then at Crounpis.