Don't call me evil god

Chapter 259: Ma Lun's Dark History
Hearing this, Petunia became unhappy.

"What do you mean by not good enough?"

His weapons were custom-made products that were forged by the dwarf master Maren at the "Dwarf Craftsmanship" shop in Ceylon City and then shipped to him.

In terms of quality, these weapons should be more sophisticated than the standard products of the dwarves.

Conventional weapons made by dwarves can stably and easily break through the defenses of level 2 monsters.

What’s more, it was specially customized for him!

This sword cost him 3 gold and 47 silver, which was equivalent to nearly two months' pocket money!

Normally, the price of a nondescript dwarven sword made of fine steel would be just over 1 gold coin.

This weapon is so expensive, it must be more powerful.

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged captain of the Deep Blue team said angrily, "Well, maybe I was wrong."

Then he muttered quietly, "The weapon score in the Secret of All Things is only 27, not even 100 points. How can it be a good weapon? It is far inferior to the weapon forged by Mr. Maren..."

"What did you say?" Petty Twain didn't hear clearly, he only vaguely heard the name "Mullen": "Mullen? Do you know Master Mullen?"

The middle-aged captain said "Huh?" and replied, "Of course I know."

"His blacksmith shop is open in Westville, but he is not often in the shop."

"It seems he went back to the store today."

Petun was stunned: "There are dwarves in Xiwei Territory? Master Maren has also come to Xiwei Territory?!"

The middle-aged captain subconsciously asked back: "Dwarf? What dwarf?"

Petun: "Master Maren, isn't he the dwarf forge master of Stone Castle?"

"Who told you that Mr. Maren is a real human being, just a half-blood with a little dwarf blood!"

"What does he have to do with Stone Castle?"

"..."

The scene fell into silence.

Pete Twain's brain was overloaded.

If the "Maren" they both mentioned is the same person, it means:

The weapon he bought at a huge price in Ceylon City, which was specially customized for him by the so-called dwarf blacksmith Maren, turned out to be the product of a human blacksmith?
The difference in price and quality between equipment made by humans and dwarves is extremely large.

Did he spend all his money on the knife handle?
Was he cheated by the owner of the "Dwarf Precision" shop?
Petunia asked through gnashing teeth:

"...Where is Mr. Mullen's blacksmith shop?"

The middle-aged captain did not doubt him and pointed a direction to Petunia: "It's probably over there. Go along the road and pass two intersections. You will see a store called Yaan Magic Supplies. Then turn left and you should be able to see it not far away."

Location confirmed.

Pete Twain set off without saying anything.

He wanted to confirm whether this Maren from Xiwei County was the guy he met in the Dwarf Precision Shop in Ceylon City!
……

Following the route guided by the middle-aged captain, Pei Twain was also amazed by the [Illumination] magic balls that could be seen everywhere on the road. It seemed that the territory of Xiwei could bring him surprises everywhere.

You can see the Radiant Priest appearing in the team heading to the Dark Forest to hunt monsters.

There are still a large number of spellcasters in the territory. Whether using magic scrolls or formally casting spells, they are so luxurious that they can use their precious spellcasting opportunities to provide lighting for the territory!

Unfortunately, Pete Twain had no intention of stopping to appreciate or marvel at these things.

He was thinking about going to the blacksmith shop to find the guy named Mullen to confirm the situation.

When the sturdy and beautiful blacksmith shop appeared in front of Petunia, and she saw the familiar name of "Dwarf Craftsmanship" and the short figure greeting customers in the shop, Petunia's murderous intent suddenly emerged.

Real hammer!
He really is the owner of the “Dwarf Precision” shop in Ceylon City!

No wonder he found that the shops in Ceylon City had put up closed signs when he passed by by chance some time ago. It turned out that they had come to Xiweiling!

Petunia stormed into the blacksmith shop in a rage.

He pulled out the long sword from his back and slammed it hard on the counter, causing a loud bang.

"Maren! Damn it! Didn't you say that this sword was specially made for me by a dwarf forging master? You lied to me!"

There were many other customers in the Dwarf Seiko shop when Petunia entered.

His roar naturally drew all attention to himself.

Maren was also startled when he saw Petun.

He remembered this guy too.

The foolish son of a typical noble family, the biggest enemy among enemies, the last "business" that Maren did in Ceylon City, which was the time when he was seen by the goblin Hugo, was to deliver the sword to Petunia.

At that time, Maren had not yet mastered the dwarven level of casting magic, and the weapons he forged were indeed of the quality of human blacksmiths.

Exaggerating that he was a dwarf blacksmith was indeed his way of fooling those noble descendants who didn't know what he was doing.

However, after being taken to the Misty Valley by the goblin Hugo and converting to Norwen, he was considered to have "resigned himself to a new life". The weapons and equipment he produces now can indeed be regarded as at the level of a dwarf blacksmith.

The sword that Petunia took out became the last piece of black history left by Mullen.

When he was in Ceylon City, Malen had never encountered such a situation of being caught and exposed.

Because the customers don’t know that he is the dwarf blacksmith Maren!
Mullen would never tell them his name. When asked, he would just say his pseudonym and that they could call him "Freeman."

If a customer really discovered quality problems with the weapons, Maren would use the tactic of procrastination, first suggesting that there might be some misunderstanding, then saying that there might have been a mistake at Stone Fort, and that the decorative ceremonial weapons had been accidentally shipped over, and that the real weapons were still at Stone Fort and that they would have to wait for a while.

Drag if you can.

Finally, the customer lost his patience and Maren told him that there was a problem with the storage at Stone Fort and the weapons were missing, so he could give him a refund.

In short, just remove your own responsibility from it.

On the surface, he was just a small equipment merchant who acted as a middleman and provided customization services in Ceylon City.

After converting, Maren mastered the truly powerful casting magic. He no longer planned to hide his identity and directly used the name "Forging Master Maren". After all, the quality of the equipment he produced now was worthy of this name.

Petunia's coming to him was like having his dark history discovered.

Fortunately, Ma Lun was a man who had been cheating for many years, so he had already made a plan for this.

He skillfully put on an apologetic and relieved expression, clapped his hands and said:
"Oh! Mr. Tostin, great! You're here at last!"

"I discovered your weapon before. Sorry, I accidentally gave you the weapon I practiced with a long time ago. In fact, I should have given you another weapon!"

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(End of this chapter)