The dilapidated manor was only a temporary residence, so the grass inside the gate had not been cleaned. The atmosphere was desolate when they walked in.
Inside the two-story manor, a small number of maids were pacing back and forth. When they saw Roddy and the others, they would respectfully greet them. Suren noticed that they called Sodelor "Lord Baron" and Roddy "Lord Roddy."
This also meant that Roddy did not have a noble title.
For people born and raised in this era, the gap between "commoners" and "nobles" was not something that could be smoothed out with a few words. Suren had been a mercenary before. In his seven or eight years as a mercenary, he had seen all kinds of nobles. Some were arrogant, some were arrogant, and some were arrogant. It wasn't that there were no "good" nobles, but he had never heard of any nobles who would lower themselves and chat with commoners.
It was obvious that Roddy and Sodelor's relationship had broken Suren's "habitual thinking."
"What do you think of that mercenary group?"
"Actually, we've already made preparations to deal with them a few days ago. We originally planned to close the net tomorrow, but we didn't expect them to play a trick today … It's a bit of a miscalculation, but it's not a problem."
Listening to the two's conversation, Suren suddenly felt that the "Wolverine Mercenary Group" that he could not defeat was too pitiful. They had been arrogant in front of others, but in the eyes of Sodelor and Roddy, they did not even have the right to be opponents.
Roddy was not in the mood to understand Suren's thoughts. He was very satisfied with Sodelor's answer. Clearly, this meticulous baron had already arranged everything. So, in the end, the long speech he had prepared was reduced to a simple sentence. "I won't ask about the specific methods, but the direction is very simple. Once our foundation is stable, we can be more 'forceful'."
Sodelor understood immediately. "Of course. Otherwise, we won't be able to handle the small fries coming to bother us every day."
The two looked at each other and smiled. Their gay expressions made Suren's mouth twitch a few times.
The group entered the conference hall. Natha went to her room to rest, and Akasha left first with the excuse of learning the High Elf language.
Roddy had a maid take Suren to the guest room. After everyone left, Sodelor took out a few parchments and handed them to Roddy. "This is about the results of the past few days. The rest is in the hands of that mercenary group. It should be done in three days."
"That's right. I can't do this kind of method of leaving a bunch of people hanging, beating them, and pulling them back." Rody looked at the things recorded on the parchment and laughed. "Looks like you are really suited to be the Overlord. These things give me a headache."
Rody had said this many times before. At first, Sodelor was not used to it. However, now that he thought about it, having someone do the work for him was much better than having someone do everything at the same time. If Rody did all these things, how would he have the time to make leather armor? If Roddy were to do this, he would not have time to make leather armor.
"The town has calmed down. There are a few undead spies in the Potioneers' Guild. I brought people to catch them yesterday. As for how to deal with them …"
"What's there to say about those who betrayed their country?"
Roddy shook his head, his finger lightly brushing across his neck. "Tsk … I hate traitors the most."
While they were talking, Suren had already returned. Rody knew that the leathermaker had something to say to him, so he got up and said that he would go to the study on the second floor. Sodelor nodded, turned around and continued to study the map left behind by Anzadin.
"I know what you're curious about," said Roddy as he walked in front of Suren. "I'm not a noble."
Suren looked up in confusion. "Then why —"
"But I'm not a 'commoner' either. In fact, according to my identity, I'm the leader of the Dukes Of Angmar's scouting team." Roddy had no intention of hiding it. "By chance, I saved Duke's life. That's why I have my current position and identity."
He pointed behind him. "Baron Sodelor is my subordinate. I think he's more suitable to be a noble than I am, so I gave him the title that Duke bestowed upon him."
"You … You're saying that you refused the noble title?"
Suren thought it was nonsense. If it were him, he would rather be beaten to death than give up the chance to be a noble.
"Yes." Roddy nodded and pushed open the door to the study. "I know what I want, so I made my choice."
In the study room, the crafting equipment was scattered on the table. Suren was originally thinking about the meaning behind Rody's words, but when he saw the pile of materials on the table and smelled the unique smell of tanned leather, he immediately forgot about everything he had just seen.
"These materials … Are you making leather armor?"
Suren took a few steps forward and saw the neatly cut pieces of leather armor. He could no longer hide his surprise. When he wanted to make some equipment for Roddy, he was politely rejected. He thought that Roddy had gone to find a better leathermaker, but he never thought that Roddy would make them himself!
"I made them. Are you interested in taking a look?"
Rody casually asked. Su Lun immediately nodded and said, "Alright!"
Suren, who used to be a mercenary, was not very interested in leather making. However, he had been in this line of work for a long time. He also had the title of 'the best leather maker in Giger Town'. It was inevitable that he would want to 'compete' with Rody. Rody would rather make the materials himself than let Suren do it. This in itself was a hint: I can make things better than you.
This made Su Lun feel indignant.
Although he admired Roddy's strength, he did not think that Roddy could surpass him in terms of "leather making".
Making equipment with leather was much easier than using metal to forge armor, but the simpler something was, the harder it was to make it well. "Details" were one thing, but the most important thing was the unique manufacturing method. Leather was just a raw material in the eyes of modern people, but in "Earthbreaker", "magic beast leather" was far more than just raw material.
To put it simply, a magic beast's hide was like a huge magic circle, and the cut "hide" was like pieces of scattered runes. When they were pieced together and made into equipment, it was equivalent to a "runic reorganization". Whether each piece of leather could bring out its full potential depended on the leathermaker's skills in "tanning", "cutting", "stitching", and other steps.
If there was even the slightest deviation during the process, the effect of the whole equipment would be greatly reduced.
Roddy's leather making skill was at the top of the "Grandmaster" level, but that was only in the game. In today's real world, many pieces of leather could not be cut and stitched as easily as before without the assistance of the system. Therefore, what Roddy could make at present was only some simple and low-level equipment.
But even so, when it came to making equipment of the current level, his level was still 30 times higher than Suren's.
But the reason why Roddy wanted to rope Suren in was that he knew Suren's strength. This dwarf could not do anything else, but his "tanning" effect was far better than other leathermakers!
When a leathermaker of the same level tanned leather, 40% of the magic effect of the leather could be retained at most, but Suren could increase this value to more than 75% because of his "adventure". At the same time, he could give the leather the effect of "magic mutation"!
When each piece of armor kit could be 30% more effective than ordinary armor of the same level, how much stronger would a "set" made with dozens of armor kits be?
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