The cracks on the Tower Shield were fine and dense. Amidst the continuous crisp sounds, they spread like a plague. In the blink of an eye, they had covered the surface of the shield.
As for the fat boss, his small eyes widened as the cracks appeared one after another …
"Bang!" Then, there was a muffled sound. Countless tiny fragments flew in all directions, like scattered dust, filling the spacious weapon shop.
The sturdy and heavy Tower Shield was smashed with just one strike.
What kind of perverted weapon is this …
Everyone's eyes were stunned. Their mouths were open wide enough to stuff an egg in.
At the same time the Tower Shield shattered, the fat boss sat on the ground. His heart was even more disheartened. It's over, it's all over …
This Tower Shield was specifically requested by Mr. Aaron Matsis, and now it was smashed into pieces by a sword. If the people from the Blood Brotherhood asked in two days, where could he find another one for him? The fat boss really wanted to kill himself now. Why did he have to make a bet with someone instead of doing business? And it was a bet with a mage. Ever since Felic appeared in the Guild of Magic, all the mages in Jarrosus were like monsters. Why did he have to provoke them …
"Thank you for a thousand gold coins." Lin Li was in a good mood after smashing the Tower Shield with one strike. A weapon forged of rainbow adamantine was indeed different. He tried to control it with a trace of mana just now, and it easily triggered the crushing attribute. This was a sharp weapon that specialized in dealing with all kinds of heavy armor. In the hands of a real powerhouse, even a mountain could be smashed, let alone a small Tower Shield.
The fat boss got up from the ground, shivering. He didn't even have time to pat the dust off his clothes before he hurried behind the counter and handed a heavy bag of gold coins to Lin Li. Even for a weapon shop like the Gilded Rose, a thousand gold coins was by no means a small amount. When the bag of money passed through his hands, the fat boss really felt a throbbing pain in his heart.
But the throbbing pain was one thing, but he did not dare to go back on his word.
He knew that he had kicked an iron plate when he slashed out with the sword just now. Who would dare to go back on their word in the face of such a monster?
"Is there really no trouble?" Lin Li reached out to take the money bag, and weighed it in his hand before putting it into his bag contentedly. Before he left, he even asked the fat boss a question out of goodwill.
"No … I really didn't!" The fat boss gritted his teeth, but he could only watch Lin Li leave.
"Hey, Felic, why are you here?" As soon as Lin Li stepped out of the Gilded Rose, he saw a familiar face walking towards him.
"Ah … So it's Chief Ysera. What a coincidence …" No matter how thick-skinned Lin Li was, he could not help but feel embarrassed to greet Ysera. He had just broken one of Ysera's Tower Shields and got 1,000 gold coins from him.
"Haha, Felic, you're treating me like an outsider." After witnessing the duel with his own eyes, Ysera did not dare to put on airs in front of Lin Li. "We have known each other for a long time, and we are about the same age. Why don't you just call me Ysera? That's what President Gerian calls me. "
"Okay, okay, Ysera." Even Lin Li himself felt awkward addressing him as the chief of the Gilded Rose. Since Ysera had said so, of course, he would follow the good advice. Anyway, with the old man Gerian backing him up, he could call anyone by their name in Jarrosus City. Including the Castellan, who would dare to say anything to him?
"Felic, you're a rare guest … Why are you visiting the Gilded Rose today?"
"I'm looking for a blacksmith to ask about something." Hearing Ysera's question, Lin Li thought of the half an arrow in his pocket. "Oh yes, Ysera, is there a better blacksmith in your Mannes Family? I have something in my hands, and I want to ask them about it."
"A better blacksmith …" Hearing Lin Li's question, the young patriarch's gentle and handsome face revealed a wry smile. "If the Mannes Family had a better blacksmith, I would have opened a few more weapon shops long ago. It's not like you don't know that in Jarrosus City now, selling weapons is much more profitable than selling magical equipment."
"Oh yes, Felic, it's not easy to meet you today. There's something I want to discuss with you. Can you get me a few bottles of Mana Potion? I've already told President Gerian the details last time. I only need three bottles in total. As a reward, you can choose any three items from the Mannes Family's collection. "
Ysera once again brought up the matter of the Mana Potion. This time, Lin Li could not reject him directly, and could only give him a bunch of excuses about how difficult it was to get the ingredients. Finally, Lin Li had no choice but to agree for the time being. If Ysera could get the ingredients, Lin Li would help him concoct three bottles. As for the remuneration, it was up to him to decide …
While the two were talking business outside, the fat boss who had just stood up inside was so scared that he fell to the ground again.
With the Mannes Family's money, how could he not know who the gentle and handsome young man outside was?
He had never thought that this Magician would be friends with the Lord Patriarch.
The fat boss felt that he had never been so unlucky, and he had never been so hesitant. What should he do …
Just because he had made a bet with someone, the Tower Shield that Aaron-Matsis had asked for was smashed by someone. Then, he found out that this person had a close relationship with the patriarch. Looking at their expressions when they were talking, the patriarch even had a favor to ask of him. If the dispute just now was exposed, then the consequences …
After chatting with Ysera for a while, Lin Li saw that it was getting late, so he turned around and left the Gilded Rose.
What the fat boss was worried about soon became a reality. Among the passersby who had surrounded the Gilded Rose to watch the show, there were already people who had exaggerated the previous dispute. Although it was only a few words that reached Ysera's ears, how smart was this young patriarch? When those few words reached his ears, he deduced the general situation in a moment.
Only then did he understand why Mage Felic's expression was so strange when he left …
"Joseph, you idiot!" When he walked into the Gilded Rose, Ysera's handsome face was frighteningly dark, as if he wanted to eat someone. Whether it was the two blacksmith apprentices or the fat Joseph who was called an idiot, none of them had seen the patriarch so angry.
Joseph had just struggled to stand up, but when he heard Ysera's roar, he was so scared that he sat down again …
"Do you know what you've done?" Ysera walked into the Gilded Rose and pointed a finger at Joseph. He was so angry that his hand was trembling. "You … Do you know who the person who bet with you is?"
"Patriarch, I know I was wrong. I was blind, I deserve to die, I shouldn't have offended your friend." This fatty called Joseph had some sense. Once he saw that Ysera had delivered the goods, he hurriedly cried and pounced over to beg for mercy. "Please, on account of the twenty years of service I've served the Mannes Family, please spare me this time …"
"20 years?" Ysera's face was livid with anger. "You could have bet with anyone else, but you had to bet with him. You've offended him. Not to mention 20 years, even if you served the Mannes Family for a thousand years, you wouldn't be able to afford it!"
"Please give me another chance. I'll apologize to this mage tomorrow. He's your friend, so I'm sure he won't mind …"
"Friend? Do you think I, Ysera, have the right to be friends with such a person? "
At this moment, Joseph could hardly believe his ears …
He was stunned, one of his hands stopped in mid-air, not knowing where to put it.
What did the patriarch say just now? He seemed to be saying … What right do I, Ysera, have to be friends with such a person?
Joseph seemed to be struck by lightning as he stood there dumbfounded. He could not imagine that there was anyone in Jarrosus City that even the patriarch was not qualified to be friends with …
"Idiot! He's called Felic — Felic from the Guild of Magic! "
"My God …" The patriarch's exasperated roar reached his ears. Joseph finally knew who the mage who had bet with him just now was. Felic from the Guild of Magic … In Jarrosus City today, whose name was more resounding than him?
After a round of scolding, Ysera's anger finally subsided a little. But thinking about it was still not enough, so he kicked the fat boss on the ground. "Scram to the Guild of Magic tomorrow and beg for Mage Felic's forgiveness. If you can't get it, you don't have to come back. Find a place to hang yourself."
"Patriarch … Patriarch …" Upon hearing the patriarch's words, Joseph finally heaved a sigh of relief. With a feeling of having survived a disaster, he reached out to wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and asked carefully, "Just now … Just now … When Mage Felic was making a bet, he destroyed the Tower Shield that Mr. Aaron-Matsis wanted. What should I do if the Blood Brotherhood asks about it?"
"The Blood Brotherhood?" Ysera sneered. "It's Aaron Matsis's honor that Mage Felic was willing to break that shield. He can't even thank you enough, why would he find trouble with you … Prepare yourself. Scram to the Guild of Magic tomorrow and beg for Mage Felic's forgiveness."
"Yes!"
Lin Li did not know anything about what happened in the Gilded Rose. He was now on his way back to the Guild of Magic. Although he did not manage to ask about the whereabouts of the half arrowhead after a day of walking around, the bet with the fat boss had made him feel much better.
"Fe … Mage Felic! Please wait … "But not long after he left the Gilded Rose, Lin Li suddenly heard someone calling his name behind him.
"Sean?" Looking back, he saw the young man who was as strong as a black bear in the Gilded Rose chasing after him from behind, panting. Lin Li could not help but stop in his tracks, feeling strange.
"Please wait a minute, Mage Felic …" Sean was already out of breath when he caught up from behind. His tanned face was covered in sweat, and his body, which was as strong as a black bear, was heaving violently with heavy panting.
Lin Li was a little puzzled. "Sean, how do you know my name?"
"When … When I was in the Gilded Rose just now, I heard … heard Patriarch Ysera say it." Sean wiped the sweat off his forehead. When this bear-like strong young man smiled, there was always a sense of simplicity and honesty.
"Hehe, then why did you chase after me?" Although it was the first time they met, Lin Li had a good impression of this honest young man. He felt that a person who could put up with the fat boss's vicious insults for the sake of his seriously ill father would not be bad in nature.
"Is it because of this?" Lin Li thought about it, and reached out to hand over the double-edged sword wrapped in cloth. "If you can't bear to part with it, you can take it back first. When you have the money, you can come to the Guild of Magic to look for me."
"No, no …" Sean panted and hurriedly shook his head in denial.
"Then what is it for?"
Sean was a little hesitant at first, but after thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "The people of Jarrosus say that you are a very powerful pharmacist, so … so … I want to beg you … to save my father …"
"Save your father?" Lin Li was a little puzzled. "Is a thousand gold coins not enough?"
"No, Mage Felic," Sean said, and his eyes turned red. Sean's eyes reddened as he spoke. "My dad and I are adventurers in Jarrosus City. Just a few days ago, we took on a mission to kill the Golden-Eyed Lizard. But when we were hunting the Golden-Eyed Lizard, Dad was accidentally bitten by it … I heard that you're a very powerful pharmacist … so … so …" Sean's eyes reddened as he spoke.
Sean's voice became lower and lower, and he said two "so" in a row, but nothing came out.
But Lin Li understood. Back in the Sunset Mountains, he had killed two Golden-Eyed Lizards. This magical beast was not strong, but its venom was frighteningly strong. Once bitten, it would be more troublesome to deal with than a curse.
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