Green Monster Epic

Chapter 246 Armor Making

The trip to the Misty Forest went smoothly. Although I knew that a large number of magical beasts gathered in the Misty Forest, very few people and teams dared to enter the Misty Forest to take risks.

Firstly, the legendary high-level magical beasts in the forest are powerful, and those who are truly capable of dealing with them would not lack ways to make money. They wouldn't take such a big risk just to harvest some materials and glands; secondly, the mist that has always shrouded the Misty Forest is really annoying. Even with tools like compasses to identify directions, one's teammates would disappear if one is not careful. Even if they are only tens of meters apart, it is difficult to see each other's tracks.

The python skin hidden on the periphery of the forest was not discovered. Although there were traces of birds and beasts scratching and biting, the scales of this python skin were indeed strong, and basically nothing was torn off.

Allen plans to make several sets of leather armor from this python skin and distribute them to those who perform well. As the iron ore was discovered by the Green Field Tribe, two gray dwarf blacksmiths can forge full-iron armor and chain armor sooner or later. However, compared to the heavy fine iron armor, this python skin, whose defensive power is not inferior to iron, is lighter and more convenient to wear. It can be worn all the time and is a better armor material.

There is only one thing that Allen is not sure about, that is, whether the cost of using this magical beast material to make armor will be very high. With the precedent of the dimensional bag, Allen always feels that the hundreds of gold coins on his body may not be enough to make leather armor. You must know that according to the size of this python skin, it is more than enough to make 5 sets of leather armor suitable for bear goblins and earth goblins.

Even, Allen had already thought about it. The two front pincers of the Void Spider left in the dimensional bag will not be used to make weapons for Irene for the time being. Anyway, Irene is still young, and it is not too late to make weapons for her after she comes of age.

Thinking of the problem of money, Allen's head ached a little. This outside world is really wonderful, but it is also helpless. You can't do anything without money. It is far better to live in the wilderness, and you never need to worry about those yellow and white things.

Coming and going to the Misty Forest was very fast. With Allen's pace, it only took less than half a month. As soon as he entered the city, his keen intuition told him that something seemed wrong, but after a secret observation, he gained nothing.

"I said, you are not interesting at all. You disappeared after receiving the reward, and only now you remember to treat us. No, I must rip you off today!!"

In a small restaurant in the south of the city, Allen, who was sitting in the main seat, invited Kaya and Richard to the banquet. He originally planned to call Albion together, but the other party seemed to have taken on some task, and Allen and the others were unable to contact him, so they gave up.

Kaya had wanted to fleece Allen for a meal for a long time. The money he earned alone was more than what Kaya and Richard earned together. The more she thought about it, the more unbalanced she felt. Kaya muttered and was about to greet the waiter to order.

"This time I invite you to dinner, the budget is 2 gold coins. If there is more, you can figure it out yourself!"

Allen's words made the aggressive Kaya shrink back all of a sudden. She picked up the menu and looked at it for a long time before slowly starting to order. Of course, although she showed contempt for Allen on the surface, when it came to ordering, Kaya only ordered 2-3 dishes that she liked before giving the menu to Allen and Richard, letting them order a few more that they liked.

2 gold coins can actually be a good meal. No matter how expensive the prices in Mansa City are, they haven't reached the sky-high level. Allen pushed the menu in front of Richard: "You order, to be honest, the food here is just so-so. It's really not as good as the variety and taste in our village. If you have the opportunity, you can visit my village and taste my craftsmanship."

This is not Allen boasting, it is true that the catering level in Mansa City is not very good, it is just those few things over and over again: barbecue, stew, fried fish...

"Oh? ? ?"

Richard took the menu, and like Kaya, looked up at Allen with suspicion in his eyes.

"Don't you believe me? If it wasn't for the fact that I have something to ask you for this dinner, I would have taken you outside the city and cooked a meal for you myself!!"

Allen saw the questioning look in their eyes and gave a calm reply. As for whether they still didn't believe it, he didn't care. Only after the other party had eaten the pasta and barbecue he made would they truly understand whether he was bragging or not.

Richard casually ordered two dishes, put down the menu and began to inquire: "You said you have something to ask us for, tell us what it is first, I will definitely help if I can."

"You are asking for help and treating people to dinner, but you still set a standard. Tell me, why should I help you?"

Kaya on the side looked at Allen jokingly with a sly look on her face.

"But you can tell me first, and I will consider whether to help you."

Allen was actually helpless, so he found these two temporary teammates who had only been together for 2-3 days. It is said that using the materials of magical beasts to make equipment, if you can find a good craftsman to stimulate the original energy of the material, there is a high probability that you can make magical equipment.

He has been in Mansa City for too short a time and does not know the situation in the city. He does not know which craftsman is more famous and which one is stronger, so he urgently needs someone who is familiar with the situation in the city to help him solve his doubts.

Originally, if Master Oscar was still in the temple, Allen would have shamelessly gone back to ask the other party for help again and asked the craftsmen trained by the Oak Temple to help make the python leather armor. However, Master Oscar is not here, and Captain Nordin's relationship with him is too shallow. He can't even see the other party now, let alone ask for help.

Leidel, this clansman, always wanders around him when he has nothing to do, but when he has something to do, he disappears. When he asked someone, he said that he had gone to a certain tribe in the wilderness to spread the gospel and develop believers.

In the end, Allen thought of Kaya and Richard. After all, everyone cooperated in fighting together. Compared with other unfamiliar people, they were still closer.

"I have a magical beast skin here. I want to make it into leather armor. If I find an ordinary craftsman, I am afraid that I will waste good materials, so I want to ask you to see if you have any familiar craftsmen and recommend one to me."

"I'm afraid I can't help with this matter. I haven't been in Mansa City for long either."

Richard replied apologetically: "But Kaya is probably the most familiar with the things in this city."

"Hmph, so you want to ask me about this? Then you have come to the right person!!"

Kaya's arrogant temper appeared again, with an expression of 'I know you're going to beg me', which made Allen frown slightly.

What Allen doesn't understand most about Kaya is why she always likes to go around in circles instead of getting to the point. This is very different from Allen's usual straightforward way of talking, so Allen always feels that the other party's words go around and around, making Allen not want to communicate with the other party unless necessary.

"Hey, I said, Kaya, beauty, please help him."

Richard on the side saw Allen's expression and helped persuade him, and the word beauty immediately brought a few shy looks to Kaya's face.

"Okay, for the sake of the meal you treated me to today, and for Richard's sake, I will take you to find an excellent armorer after dinner."

"But I have helped you this time, you must remember to repay my favor!"

Kaya finally agreed, but she playfully told Allen to remember. After Allen thought about it carefully, he nodded seriously, which was considered an acceptance of this favor.

Bread, roast meat, and fried fish were quickly served. Allen only took a few bites before putting down his cutlery. Seeing Kaya and Richard eating with relish, Allen even wondered if there was something wrong with his taste buds. He really didn't think these roasts were very delicious. Compared with the barbecue sauce he made with spicy fruit, the roasts here were completely tasteless, and the charges were really expensive. A piece of roast meat costs 3 silver coins!!

It was not easy to wait for Kaya and the others to finish their meal, and then sit and enjoy an after-dinner dessert and digest it for a while before Kaya took Allen and the others to find the armorer she knew.

They talked and laughed on the road. Of course, most of the time it was Kaya who was talking. From time to time, she would stop at a small stall on the side of the road, pick up one by one the simple or exquisite crafts and accessories on the stall, and gesture with them. Although Kaya didn't intend to buy them, it didn't prevent her from picking them up and enjoying the addiction of wearing them.

"We seem to be being followed!!"

Just when Kaya was happily shopping by herself and Allen was feeling a little irritable, Richard, who had been very quiet, suddenly whispered in Allen's ear, immediately lifting Allen's listless spirit.

"Have you found the stalker? ?"

Allen had already felt something was wrong. Ever since he entered the city yesterday, he had always felt uncomfortable, but he could never find the source of the discomfort. Now it seems that his intuition was not wrong at all.

"There are too many people around, and the other party is also very cautious. They have been changing positions and using stealth skills, so I can't lock his position."

Richard shook his head lightly. The shadow talent, which is difficult for others to detect, can also be roughly detected under the spell effect of detecting invisibility cast by Richard on himself. This is the bad thing about Mansa City. There is always a lot of traffic on the streets. Although it has not reached the point of shoulder-to-shoulder rubbing and crowds of people, it is not much different.

"But fortunately, there is only one tracker. Maybe he has taken a fancy to something good on one of us. Just be careful."

Richard didn't think there was a big problem. Mansa City is a mixed bag, and there are all kinds of people, but at least the basic order still exists. After all, there are dozens of powerful legendary powerhouses sitting in the city, and even demigods exist. No one dares to cause trouble under their noses.

However, from Allen's perspective, that wasn't necessarily the case. This tracker was clearly the presence that had been making him uneasy since yesterday. Since the other party hadn't given up tracking him from yesterday until now, they probably weren't acting on a whim, but had ulterior motives.

Although he felt a sense of crisis, Allen didn't reveal it in front of Richard and Kaya. He simply nodded calmly and urged Kaya to take them to find the armorer as soon as possible.

Unable to withstand Allen's urging, Kaya finally abandoned her womanly nature and led Allen and Richard through various alleys, eventually arriving at an area in the west of the city where workshops gathered. She found an inconspicuous wooden building and gently pushed open the somewhat dilapidated door.

"Grandpa Levi, how has your health been lately?"

The Kaya who entered the door was a completely different person from the one in front of Allen and the others. Facing the only elderly half-elf in the house, she spoke sweetly and obediently to the old man.

"Oh, it's little Kaya. You rarely come to see me when you don't need something. Tell me, what do you need this old man's help with?"

Levi was an old man with gray hair, but his face still had the delicate features of an elf. A somewhat soiled apron covered his body. He was sitting at a wide table, cutting a piece of tanned cowhide on the table. Hearing someone enter, the old man looked up, and after seeing that it was the familiar Kaya, he lowered his head again and continued his work, but began to tease Kaya.

"How could that be, Grandpa Levi? Haven't I been very busy lately? Look, I just finished a mission outside and brought my friends to see you. If you don't believe me, ask them!"

Kaya's face flushed red, as if she herself felt a little embarrassed, but she defended herself insincerely.

"Is that so?"

Levi raised his head, glanced at Allen and Richard, and then lowered his head again.

"Old Mr. Levi, it's true that I just returned from the wilderness, but Ms. Kaya seems to have been in the city for more than half a month."

Allen said expressionlessly, directly betraying Kaya. Anyway, Kaya no longer had any value, so instead of helping her lie, it would be better to appear simple and honest in front of the old man, perhaps gaining his favor.

"Allen, you…"

Kaya's phoenix eyes widened, staring fiercely at Allen, really wanting to shoot him dead right there.

"Hahaha, you see, your friends are more honest."

As Allen had hoped, the old man Levi raised his head amidst laughter and looked at him approvingly.

"Hmph!!"

Kaya seemed too embarrassed to face the old man Levi, and snorted softly at Allen before turning around and leaving the wooden building, leaving only Allen and Richard to interact with the old man.

"This little girl…"

The old man Levi shook his head kindly as he watched Kaya leave, then looked at Allen and Richard: "Young men, what brings you here?"

Seeing the half-elf old man inquire, Allen quickly stepped forward and took out the somewhat shrunken python skin from his seemingly bulging bag. The old man had sharp eyes and immediately saw the dimensional bag hidden under Allen's luggage. A gleam flashed in his eyes, and he gave Allen a meaningful look, but didn't say anything, just took the python skin Allen handed over and squinted his eyes, carefully stroking the delicate texture of the python skin with his hands.

"Good stuff!!"

"This should be the skin of a mid-level forest venom python!!"

"This python skin is well-preserved and very complete. It seems that there's enough to make five sets of leather armor."

"Young man, it seems you're looking for me because of this python skin."

The old man's face glowed when he encountered good materials, as if he had become several years younger. He stroked the leather in his hand while making various judgments.

"Yes, Old Mr. Levi."

Allen solemnly asked: "If I ask you to make this python skin into leather armor for hobgoblins and earth goblins, how much remuneration will I need to pay?"

"Well, with such good materials, with my craftsmanship, I have at least an 80% certainty of stimulating the properties of its material and making magical equipment."

"According to the market price in Mansa City, the production fee for an employer to provide their own materials to make a piece of magical equipment is 150 gold coins. This python skin can probably make five sets of well-fitting leather armor. The production fee is 750 gold coins, plus some auxiliary materials, you'll have to pay 1000 gold coins."

The old man Levi quoted the price while counting on his fingers, and the price he gave really surprised Allen, but it was also within expectations.

"Old Mr. Levi, I…"

"Of course, considering that you are Kaya's friend, and that this python skin will improve my craftsmanship, I'll give you a 20% discount and charge you 800 gold coins, how about it?"

The old man Levi obviously saw the embarrassment on Allen's face, and with a wave of his slender fingers in the air, he gave Allen a discount of 200 gold coins.

"I only have 757 gold coins on me. Old Mr., do you think you could make it a little cheaper?"

Allen saw that the old man Levi was so straightforward, so he didn't bargain too much. He had to take out the gems and the remaining gold coins in his money bag and looked at Levi with a troubled expression.

Richard, who was on the side, just watched. He knew a lot about Allen's previous rewards, so he wasn't surprised to see Allen take out so much money at once. However, he and Allen were just chance acquaintances, and they weren't close enough to lend money to each other, so he just watched silently without saying anything or offering support.

"Oh, well, seeing that you're being honest, I'll give you a little more discount!!"

The old man neatly collected the gems and gold coins on the table, and then looked at the dozen or so silver coins and copper plates left in Allen's money bag. After a long sigh, he threw out 4-5 gold coins to exchange for Allen: "I don't want these odds and ends, you can keep them yourself!!"

"Thank you, Old Mr., thank you, Old Mr.!!"

Allen was overjoyed and respectfully gave the old man a salute, using actions to express his gratitude.

Richard, who was next to him, was naturally happy to see Allen make progress. Although he was also very envious that the other party would soon be able to obtain several sets of magical equipment. Any piece of magical equipment that was taken out and sold would be a considerable fortune.

While envious and jealous, Richard also consciously forgot to remind Allen that, in fact, when making equipment with your own materials, you only need to pay a deposit at most, and there is no need to pay the full production fee on the spot.

Of course, this half-elf armorer was Kaya's acquaintance, so he shouldn't do something like absconding with the money, but Allen was taking a rather big risk.

"It will take a little longer to make five sets of leather armor. Come back and find me in a month!"

The old man Levi carefully calculated the production time, and then told Allen.

"Ah? Does it take that long?"

Allen was a little surprised. He had been out for a while, and it was almost four months. He was a little worried about whether something would happen to the Green Field Tribe.

"Did you think making magical equipment is like making bread? It requires careful carving, integrating materials and stimulating properties. This is still because my skills are excellent, otherwise, any other armorer would need at least another month to complete it."

Speaking of his craftsmanship, the old man was very confident. He blew his beard and glared at Allen, giving him a scolding, which made Allen, who didn't know the details, apologetically apologize and nod in agreement.

"Then let's sign a contract?"

It seemed that Richard's previous worries were unnecessary. After everything was understood, Allen took out a magic contract he had brought from the village, and then asked Richard to help record it according to the previous content. After Allen reviewed it again, he put forward his only request.

"Yo, kid, you don't trust me, this old man!"

The half-elf Levi shook his head gently. In fact, his eyes didn't show any signs of anger because of Allen's actions, he just joked.

"Of course I trust Old Mr. Levi, but compared to trust, I still think that a magic contract can make us more at ease and restrain our bad intentions."

"You also know that I'm a guy from the wilderness, I don't understand too many things, and I may inevitably do something impulsive. Having it at least makes me have some scruples in my behavior, don't you think?"

Allen had said enough here to satisfy the old man Levi. After carefully reviewing the contract content to make sure it was correct, he signed his name and left a blood seal very simply, and then handed it to Allen.

After everything was settled, the old man Levi put down his other work, drove Allen and the others away, and began to prepare to close the door and concentrate on making these five sets of leather armor.

"Bang!"

At the moment the wooden door closed, Allen and Richard looked at each other, both feeling a little uncomfortable. They wanted to find Kaya's trace again, but found nothing. Finally, the two bid each other farewell and went their separate ways.

After Allen and the others left, Kaya's figure suddenly appeared. She easily slipped into the backyard of the old man Levi's wooden building, then opened the door to the old man's backyard and entered his house.

"Hey, I said Grandpa Levi, this time I brought you such a big deal, you have to add a little to my commission!!"

Without the obedient and shy attitude she had in front of Allen and the others, Kaya revealed her mercenary side as soon as she opened her mouth.

"I've already reduced a lot of the production fee because you're my friend, okay!!"

Levi also lost his kindness and understanding, and bargained with Kaya over her conditions.

"No, you have to add a little bit. This one deal is more than my mission reward for several months…"

"Impossible, I have to add a lot of auxiliary materials myself…"

"…"

If Allen were there, he would probably be completely dumbfounded, and then directly blacklist Kaya, never interacting with her again.

I know the content is a bit dragging, but if I don't write it out, I always feel that the story is not complete. There are only a dozen chapters left, please bear with it, a new chapter is coming soon.