There was no doubt that this proud thief, "Quick Hand", did have excellent strength that matched his pride.
But Gerrard did not accept his suggestion and chose to cooperate with him.
Experienced adventurers knew that when choosing teammates, the first thing to consider was not strength, but character.
As adventuring teammates, they often needed to help each other, and sometimes they needed to entrust their lives to each other. If the teammates were weak, they should be careful and choose jobs with lower returns and lower risks. But if the teammates had bad character, it would be a tragedy!
Just like when Sui Xiong played games before his time travel, it didn't matter if the teammates' level was low, but he was afraid that they would cheat him. The so-called "Once brothers are out, there will be no more brothers" had even become a famous story.
Although Gerrard had never heard of such words as "black equipment", as an experienced adventurer, he would never make a rookie's low-level mistake. He would rather not have a teammate whose character was not confirmed!
"Please help me check the mission resume of Mr." Quick Hand "Ryan," he said to the waitress of the Adventuring Guild. "Check how many missions he has taken, how many teams he has joined, how he gets along with his teammates, and how he has completed the missions."
Ryan's eyes narrowed slightly, and a trace of coldness flashed through his eyes.
This giant, who looked young and simple at first glance, was not as simple and honest as he looked. He was unexpectedly quite sophisticated, which made Gerrard feel a little tricky.
Although he had prepared for this and would not show any flaws in this kind of thing, could his previous plan be carried out smoothly in the face of a cautious opponent? He was a little worried.
The young waitress soon came back from the archives with an old file.
It was clearly written: Ryan, nicknamed "Quick Hand", is extremely skillful. He is not only the top pickpocket, but also good at traps, sneaking and fighting. He has participated in many well-known adventure teams and helped teammates to successfully complete missions. His performance is outstanding, and he can be called the most powerful thief in the Four Towns. He retired about 20 years ago, and came back half a year ago for some unknown reason. His fighting ability has declined, but his skills are still excellent.
Gerrard carefully looked at this file, which was a special service of the Adventuring Guild. Such a file was established for every adventurer who registered and took a mission in the guild. When needed, this file would be the most reliable proof.
From the file, Ryan was very reliable. However, he was still a little worried. There was no reason for it. It was purely his intuition.
"Senior Ryan, you already made enough money twenty years ago and retired. Why did you come out to roam the world again at this age?" he asked.
Ryan was silent for a while. He lowered his head and sighed deeply, but didn't say anything.
Not far away, among a table of middle-aged adventurers who were drinking, one of the more talkative ones voiced out the reason. "It's all because of his son! This little rascal didn't learn good things and provoked a big shot, so he was cursed by a very powerful person. In order to remove the curse, he used up all the favors he had accumulated in the past and even owed a large sum of money. I have no choice but to work hard to earn a little more before my hands start to tremble. "
Gerrard was taken aback. He turned his head and saw that Ryan did not deny it, but he looked bitter, with a kind of desolation of a hero past his prime.
To be able to leave behind the title of "Strongest" in the archives of the Adventurer Guild, he must have been someone who stirred up a storm in the past. When he was in his prime, no one dared to hurt his family! But now, he had to spend all his money to save his son's life, and he also owed debts for this. He had to return to the dangerous life of an adventurer with an old body. This was not only desolation, but also extreme desolation.
Gerrard also noticed that Ryan's mission resume in the past six months was almost not worth mentioning. In other words, although he returned to his old business, he had never been able to find any decent work.
It was conceivable how much pressure he had been under during these days!
Thinking of this, he, who had also been desolated, could not help but sigh deeply and pat the old thief's shoulder.
"Don't worry, everything will be fine!"
Ryan nodded and forced a smile. "I usually wait here for work. Call me when you are ready, and we can go at any time."
"I don't think you are a rookie. I don't need to explain what you need to prepare before you go out."
After saying that, he walked to an empty table next to him and sat there motionlessly, without even ordering a glass of wine.
Gerrard was silent for a long time, and then he turned around and went out.
Now that he had teammates, he just needed to prepare what he needed to go out.
"Be careful." Sui Xiong's voice sounded in his heart. "Although I can feel that these people are not lying, don't you think there is something wrong?"
Gerrard was shocked. It was the first time for him to encounter a situation where even His Majesty, Oscar, was hesitant. It was like going all the way to a South Korean internet cafe to watch his idol play a practice match, only to see that his idol was beaten by a Chinese game commentator.
For a moment, he was not feeling well.
"Your Majesty … I will be more careful …"
Sui Xiong nodded, yawned, and did not delve further into this topic.
The wind in the sky was too warm, and the sun was too bright. He was so sleepy that he was half asleep.
Gerrard went to prepare the things needed for the adventure, mainly camping equipment, things that might be used in the crypt, and various consumables.
The three space bags seized from the Cavalry of Orcs and Wolves were a great help. He bought enough supplies for ten people for two months in one go, and slowly filled the three space bags.
As for the commonly used healing and detoxification potions, as well as low-level magic scrolls, he did not prepare too many because of the price. Although he had made a fortune, he was still a poor man, and did not like to spend money extravagantly.
After buying the consumables, he went to the blacksmith shop. The dwarf "Wrought Iron" temporarily lived there. The dwarf who had promised to help him make a weapon was helping him make some simple ironware to recover his touch as a blacksmith. When Gerrard visited, he said that he had not fully recovered his touch, so he could not make a satisfactory weapon for the time being, so he could only make a poor one first.
Of course, Gerrard had no objection to this. The poor quality of the dwarf's products was actually a good weapon, at least enough for daily use.
Dwarves were not naturally better at forging, but they generally had a strong body and were more adapted to high-temperature environments. For the craft of blacksmithing, this was a good foundation. In addition, the average life expectancy of dwarves was almost twice that of humans, which meant that young dwarves had more time to hone their skills, and old blacksmithing masters could teach more apprentices in their lifetime.
All these reasons combined created the golden signboard of "Dwarven Forging Must Be Fine".
Wrought Iron was not old, and he was still young among dwarves at less than 50 years old. His forging skills could only be said to be good. Compared with ordinary human blacksmiths, he was only stronger, and could forge the red-hot iron more densely, so the weapons he made were stronger. He had not yet been able to master those superior skills that really needed time to accumulate.
What he made for Gerrard was a huge battle axe. The handle of the axe was made from a whole log, which was peeled, burned, and carefully polished. Finally, it was wrapped with animal skin to ensure that it was stable in his hand. The axe head was made of wrought iron, and the blade was made of steel, which was extremely sharp.
"In fact, the axe core should be made of steel first, and then wrapped in iron, so that it can transmit power better." Wrought Iron said with some regret, "But it takes a lot of time to make such a battle axe. I see that you are in a hurry, so I will make do with this first. "
For this axe, Gerrard paid 1,300 gold coins, 400 gold coins for wrought iron, 600 gold coins for steel, 100 gold coins for raw wood, 100 gold coins for consumables such as charcoal, and the last 100 gold coins were the remuneration for inviting the blacksmiths to help.
As for Wrought Iron himself, he did not take a penny, and only told Gerrard to use this axe to cut more bad things.
"When fighting, count my share." That was what he said.
When Gerrard left the blacksmith's shop, he had already put on a strong coat made of canvas, and a specially made strong leather belt formed a hook on his back, so that he could conveniently carry the ridiculously large battle axe on his back, without any hindrance to his movements.
The entire battle axe weighed close to two thousand kilograms. This was a terrifying weight that could make anyone tremble. When it was swung, even dragons would have to retreat. Even the giants, who were known for their monstrous strength, were rarely able to wield such a heavy weapon. But in Gerrard's hands, the weight seemed to be just right, neither so heavy that he would lose flexibility, nor so light that he could not exert force.
When Gerrard returned to the Adventurers' Guild with this huge battle axe on his back, everyone in the guild was stunned. Some young adventurers could not help but come over to talk to him, just to see this huge weapon up close, which they had never heard of before.
"With this, you can even fight with a dragon!"
"Are you kidding? What do you mean by 'can fight with a dragon'? If you are cut by this axe, even if you are a dragon, you will lose half of your life! "
"If you hit it with the back of the axe, even a large part of the city wall can be smashed down … No wonder giants are called 'living siege vehicles', their strength is so strong!"
"If I have this strength, how good it will be!"
"Don't dream, if you are as strong as him, I am afraid that all your belongings will not be enough to eat for a few days …"
In the laughter, Gerrard handed a few gold coins to the waiter in charge of the bar, and said loudly, "Please have a drink, and wish me good luck!"
In the laughter and blessings, he left the Adventurers' Guild with Palin, who was a little dizzy from reading, and Ryan, who was so unsociable that strangers avoided him, and headed for the secret hiding place of the Cavalry of Orcs and Wolves according to the location found in the memory of "Bloody Hand" Ruhr.
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