Eternal Sword

Chapter 288 The Old Blacksmith

Chen Tang gradually quickened his pace.

Not long after, I saw a seven-story building standing next to a crossroads, standing out among the surrounding one- or two-story houses.

At this time, the afterglow of the setting sun fell on the building, casting a huge shadow on the road.

Under this shadow, the three big words "Shadow Building" are faintly visible!
There is no plaque on it, the door is closed and there is hardly any visitor.

However, as soon as Chen Tang arrived here, he noticed that there were many hermits gathered nearby.

These hermits have long been integrated into the entire city. Some are busy making a living, some are bargaining in front of the stalls, and some are shouting and wandering nearby...

There are more hermits gathered near Shadow Tower than the hermits Chen Tang met on the way here!
More importantly, among these hermits, many had slightly bulging temples on both sides, and it was obvious that they had cultivated to the fourth level!

Fifth- and fourth-grade warriors are all considered middle-level hidden warriors!
To deal with him?
Chen Tang gradually slowed down his pace, not daring to be careless.

But he didn't walk far before he discovered that these hermits would inadvertently glance in the direction of the entrance of Shadow Building.

Some will look at their shadows on the ground, as if trying to calculate the approximate time.

These people didn't seem to be looking for him.

Chen Tang passed by several middle-level hermits.

These Zhongyin didn't even look at him.

Perhaps the information about his mission has not been updated yet, perhaps these Zhongyin have not accepted the mission, or perhaps, they have other missions...

Chen Tang still did not relax. He was extremely cautious and slowly approached the blacksmith shop next to the Shadow Building.

The blacksmith shop has no frontage and is in a semi-open state. A wide variety of weapons and hidden weapons related to the hermit are hung on three walls.

An elderly man with half white hair and beard but a thin body was half lying in a rocking chair, holding a round bamboo fan in his hand and closing his eyes to rest.

Chen Tang came to the blacksmith shop and asked, "Excuse me, if I provide the materials, can you make armor here?"

The old blacksmith didn't even open his eyes, as if he didn't hear anything.

Chen Tang pondered for a moment, took out a golden hidden coin from his arms and placed it on the casting table, making a slight crisp sound.

The old blacksmith raised his eyebrows, slowly opened his eyes, and squinted them slightly. He first looked Chen Tang up and down, then glanced at the hidden coin on the casting table.

"You are not a hermit."

The old blacksmith said lightly.

Chen Tang said: "But I have hidden coins."

The old blacksmith seemed reluctant to accept the order and said, "There are armors on the wall. You can pick any one. If you want me to customize armor, it will be expensive."

"How much Yinbi do you want?" Chen Tang asked.

"That depends on what material you have," said the old blacksmith.

Chen Tang hesitated for a moment, then took off the package on his back, looked around, listened carefully, and was ready to respond to any emergency at any time.

Seeing Chen Tang's nervous look, the old blacksmith took a palm-leaf fan, knocked on the casting table, and said, "No violence is allowed in Yingzi Building and related shops."

"Oh?"

Chen Tang was slightly startled, a little unsure, and asked again: "As long as I am in the blacksmith shop, all the hermits cannot attack me?"

The old blacksmith said, "If you even step half a foot into my place, all assassinations must stop immediately."

At this moment, a young man with bleeding abdomen ran through the crowd, stumbled here, and dived into the blacksmith shop.

Behind him, a hermit chased to this place and immediately stopped. He just looked at this person coldly but did not come forward.

"buy what?"

The old blacksmith looked at the man and asked expressionlessly.

"I……"

The young man looked hesitant, with some panic in his eyes.

As a bystander, Chen Tang could see that this person probably didn't have any hidden coins on him.

The old blacksmith waved his cattail leaf fan.

The young man swallowed and seemed to be quite afraid of the old blacksmith. After hesitating for a moment, he slowly walked out of the blacksmith shop.

As soon as this person left the blacksmith shop, the hermit took action.

Puff! This person didn't hold out for long before he was killed by a single blow!

The hermit cut off the young man's head, wrapped it in black cloth, turned and walked into the Shadow Building next door.

The people around were already accustomed to this and were not surprised by it at all; the crowd was not even in a panic.

Two men in gray robes walked over, and after passing the headless corpse, the corpse disappeared from the ground!
Chen Tang was about to go and look for the two gray-robed men when he heard the old blacksmith ask in a low voice, "What are you buying?"

Chen Tang untied the package on his back, took out the dragon skin inside, handed it to the old blacksmith, and said in a deep voice: "I want to use this skin to customize a piece of armor."

The old blacksmith was not very interested at first, but when he took a look, he couldn't help but exclaimed.

“Is this dragon skin?”

The old blacksmith took it and looked at it carefully.

This old man is really good. He can tell the origin of this skin at a glance.

If it were an ordinary blacksmith, he probably wouldn't know it at all.

Moreover, in order to cut the dragon skin, extremely sharp tools are needed, which cannot be done by ordinary blacksmith shops.

"It's a pity, it's a pity."

After the old blacksmith unfolded the entire dragon skin, he shook his head and sighed twice.

Chen Tang asked, "What's a pity?"

"This dragon skin was originally intact, but most of it has been burnt."

The old blacksmith measured Chen Tang's body shape and said, "It's impossible to make a piece of armor that completely covers the upper body, but I can make you an inner armor that protects the torso."

"Fortunately, the remaining part of the dragon skin after burning happens to be the toughest area on the dragon's back, which is perfect for making inner armor."

"Row."

Chen Tang nodded.

The old blacksmith took a quick look and noticed the dragon tendon around Chen Tang's waist. He asked, "Is that a dragon tendon wrapped around your waist?"

"good."

“This is good stuff too.”

The old blacksmith said, "Leave it all to me. I'll go find some good ore and forge a top-quality bow. Paired with this dragon tendon, it will be a peerless dragon bow!"

Chen Tang said truthfully: "I don't have much hidden currency on me."

"It doesn't matter."

The old blacksmith said, "One hidden coin will do."

"One?"

Chen Tang asked: "One inner armor and one inner armor, or..."

"The inner armor and the Jiaolong bow together cost one hidden coin."

The old blacksmith interrupted impatiently.

Chen Tang hesitated slightly.

The old blacksmith was so concerned that he was a little hesitant.

But after hesitating for a moment, Chen Tang untied the dragon tendon, handed it to the old blacksmith, and asked, "How long will it take to make these two pieces of equipment?"

"Total, about a month."

Said the old blacksmith.

Afterwards, he quickly put away the dragon skin and tendons, and took the hidden coin, then waved his hand and said, "Let's go. We're closing the stall today."

Chen Tang glanced outside.

More and more Zhongyin gathered near the Shadow Building, as if they were waiting for something.

"What are these hermits outside doing gathering here?"

Chen Tang asked.

The old blacksmith said without even looking up: "It has nothing to do with you. We are all here for that girl from Shenzhou. The reward is two million, purgatory level, six hidden coins, tsk tsk..."

(End of this chapter)