I like traveling the most

Aqua is a goddess with the power of a god. But that doesn't mean Aqua is omnipotent. Even Aqua, the goddess of water, can't do anything.

That is to recast the mecha parts.

She is very good at modeling, performance debugging, and body design, but she is powerless if she wants to recast the mecha to change its original shape.

But I have to say that Aqua is very smart. Since she can't do it herself, then find someone who can. Therefore, Aqua found a blacksmith with superb skills in Novice Village.

"Yes, it's me!"

"Bill..."

Xiao Lin raised his head slightly.

The corner of Xiao Lin's mouth twitched unconsciously when he saw this 2-meter-tall, one-eyed, hunky man with bronze skin and tendons all over his body. He was raising his thumb towards himself, showing a hearty smile and white teeth.

I have the beauty of a gay guy trying to unzip my pants.

He is the profiteer blacksmith who has not appeared in more than a hundred chapters. Oh, wrong. It had appeared before when changing equipment, but it was just ignored in an understatement. After all, he is not a beautiful girl, so there is no need to waste words.

"Xiao Lin, what's that look in your eyes? I always feel like you're thinking of something bad."

"You're overthinking."

This guy hadn't seen me for a long time. When he appeared, he caused trouble for me and made him a little angry.

He quickly walked to the chair above the lobby, sat down, crossed his legs, propped his head and squinted.

He coughed lightly and asked, "Tell me, why does Aqua owe you money?"

"...Eh? Question?" Bill was dumbfounded. He scratched his smooth head and looked at Aqua on the side unconfidently, and asked: "If I remember correctly, you owe me money, right?"

"Yes, yes. Hahahaha...haha..."

Aqua didn't dare to speak at all.

Xiao Lin leaned on the chair and deliberately extended his voice and said: "Don't you know that the person who owes money now is the uncle? Hey, hurry up and serve the uncle tea."

"...I've never heard of it." Bill clenched his fists, with unobvious veins appearing on his forehead.

This shows that he is not in a good mood.

After all, anyone who is obviously a debtor and comes to apply eye drops like an uncle will not be in a good mood.

Aqua was also taken aback by Xiaolin's arrogance.

She quickly came up and whispered in Xiao Lin's ear: "Hey, Xiao Lin. The money I owe is indeed entrusted to him. Is it really okay to be so arrogant? Didn't we make money during this time? , just think it’s my fault and pay him the debt.”

This guy has changed his gender and is actually not defaulting on his debt?

Kobayashi glanced at Aqua in surprise.

In the past, this stupid goddess was eager to pay off every debt. Why is she so scared now that she takes the initiative to pay off the debt?

However, Xiao Lin still overestimated her shamelessness. ♜ ♦ ♗♦

Aqua continued: "Look, he looks so angry that he is not easy to mess with. If he gets angry, both of us will get beaten!"

It was immediately clear why she wanted to pay back the money, because she was afraid that the macho man with bronze skin and tendons would get angry. Xiao Lin is sure that if it were that weak Lich lady - Wiz, she would have refused the bill without saying a word.

The shameless goddess who bullies the weak and fears the strong!

Xiao Lin looked at her with disdain, and the disrespectful look made the face-conscious Water Goddess very worried.

But no matter how she explained it, the label of being a bully and afraid of the strong was still attached to her.

"It's not that I didn't repay the money." Xiao Lin explained: "If it had been anyone else, I would have repaid the money without any complaints, but Bill is an exception because this profiteer uncle screwed me over."

That's right!

That was when he was still a novice adventurer.

As we all know, the giant toad is the weakest around Axel’s novice village, and it is also the most suitable crusade mission for novice adventurers.

If you want to succeed in your crusade, the key is equipment.

After being reminded by Miss Luna, the guild receptionist, I learned that giant toads hate iron the most, so as long as they wear iron armor, they can be defeated easily and stress-free.

When Xiao Lin happily came to Bill's blacksmith shop to buy equipment with half a month's salary from his part-time job, the profiteer uncle emptied his wallet mercilessly.

The most infuriating thing is!

It would be fine if the equipment was useful, but this profiteer uncle passed it off as inferior and sold him tattered armor that was just clad with iron.

This caused him to rush towards the giant toad, where he was immediately bound by his tongue and swallowed into his stomach.

If Dast hadn't happened to pass by, he might have gone to see Eris at that time and become the most frustrated time traveler with cheats!

When Bill ran back angrily to confront him, Bill instead mocked him by saying it was all your own lack of vision.

Yes, just like when he learned from Eris.

That's why Xiao Lin is angry.

"Hey, hey, hey, please forgive me for what happened half a year ago." Bill lost his temper after hearing Xiaolin's words, and even explained aggrievedly: "Didn't I give you a junior novice suit as compensation later? Then? The price of a set of equipment is several times more than the money you were cheated of.”

"That can't change the psychological trauma you caused me in the first place! Do you know how much psychological trauma a piece of junk equipment will bring to me?" Xiaolin's words were very lethal.

Bill scratched his head, with a distressed expression on his face but unable to defend himself.

Because it's true.

Xiao Lin, as if he had seen through him, squinted and deliberately mocked: "This time too! You must think Aqua is an easy fool to deceive, so you just raise the price and charge a high fee."

"Wait, wait! Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding! This time it's not what you think, Xiaolin!"

Bill raised his hands and quickly defended himself.

Xiao Lin raised his eyebrows and said nothing, which meant that he was asking him to explain himself.

Bill simply said: "I may have gone too far in the past, but this time I assure you that I definitely did not charge high fees. Rather, these are material fees, and I still pay high fees." There is no craft fee.”

Um? Have you transitioned too?

Xiao Lin looked at him in surprise.

You must know that a country is easy to change and its nature is hard to change. Bill's favorite thing is to deceive novice adventurers or fools like Aqua. It is impossible to say that he did not take advantage of the opportunity to charge high fees.

Bill saw Xiaolin's doubts.

"How should I put it..." He rubbed his hands and said with some embarrassment: "Everyone has their own hobbies. I like to build equipment, and I also dream of building a huge set of equipment that no one can stop. At this time, Aqua The lady sincerely invited me to transform the mecha together, so I simply agreed.

His bronze skin was abnormally tinged with red. It seemed that he also felt that this reason made him shy and unconvincing.

But Xiaolin believed it.

"I see, that's it."

"...Do you believe it?"

"Ah, after all, there are many weird people in this world, and it's normal to have weird hobbies, not to mention that your hobbies are normal."

He thought of Megumin.

The little chuunibyou loli in the team who has been clamoring to become the strongest explosion mage also likes large robots, doesn't she?

Looking at it this way, Bill's hobbies are quite normal and have a lot to do with his career.

Bill was very happy. He gasped and came over and said loudly: "Xiao Lin, Xiao Lin! I have a good proposal! Let me be your team's exclusive blacksmith! From now on, I will make all your equipment! Of course, Ah If Miss Kuya wants to forge a mecha, I will fully cooperate with you, and I won’t charge you anything except the material fee. What an exciting proposal!”

"Wait, wait, don't come close to me!"

Xiaolin pushed his panting head away.

To be honest, the sight of him looking at him with gleaming eyes and breathing inexplicably made him subconsciously tighten his buttocks.

Get some distance and let the excited Bill calm down.

Xiaolin asked strangely: "Why do you want to be our exclusive forger? Don't tell me the reason is just to build mechas. In that case, as long as you spread the news that the mechas that showed great power in the Destroyer War were made by you. , I think many adventurers will come here."

"No, no, no, you think too simply, Xiaolin."

As if he had already guessed what Xiaolin would say, Bill raised his index finger to deny what he said.

"What's the meaning?"

"Think about it carefully, even if I can build a mecha, can it be as powerful as before without the support of relevant technologies? And the most important thing is you, Xiaolin, who is driving the mecha. Others can Can the full performance of the mecha be used? No, it’s impossible! Only the mecha and the pilot can fully unleash the power of the mecha!”

"……I see."

To put it simply, he not only took a fancy to Aqua's mecha skills, but also took a fancy to Xiaolin's driving skills.

The transformable body - [Supreme Throne] has been blown up. Can it be transformed into a mecha again?

"No problem, I have successfully recovered the broken mecha." Bill gave a thumbs up and grinned heartily with white teeth.

"Did it turn out to be recycled?!" Xiao Lin was surprised.

After thinking about it, he slowly said: "Okay, let's let you become the exclusive blacksmith of our team. However, to sign a contract, you will not only build the mecha, but also the normal equipment. But We will pay you accordingly, and of course it would be even better if we get a half discount.”

Bill subconsciously refused: "No, for this kind of money..."

"No." Xiao Lin refused and said: "Only transactions of equal value can the cooperative relationship be maintained for a long time. This is what you deserve, and you cannot let you pay in vain."

My brothers are still settling accounts.

Although Bill's proposal can save them a lot of money, it will inevitably make Bill have other ideas in the long run, and this is also necessary to promote a good relationship.

But if Aqua, Sato Kazuma and the others are allowed to come, I wish Bill would give them free money.

After all, that's who they are.

In that case...

"Have you enjoyed working together?"

“Happy to work with!”

After holding Bill's hand tightly and reaching a deal, Xiaolin suddenly relaxed and leaned on the chair with a long sigh.

"Ah——, I'm so tired."

"...Eh?"

"Exclusive blacksmith? I didn't expect such a harvest. It's a huge profit!"

"Huh?!"

The contrast between front and back was a bit big, and Bill blinked and didn't understand why.

There's something funny about the stupid macho guy.

"Actually, my original intention was to take the opportunity to ask for a free weapon, but I didn't expect that I actually signed a blacksmith."

"That means...I was cheated?"

"Yes, you were cheated."

Xiao Lin had a wicked smile on his face.

The purpose of deliberately looking for trouble before was to pave the way for benefits for himself. Unexpectedly, Bill did not follow the routine in the middle, but there was no reason why he would not accept the benefits that were delivered to his door, so Xiao Lin naturally couldn't let it go.

Bill smiled helplessly after learning the truth.

But he wasn't too angry. One was that he had indeed done something wrong before, and the other was that his goal had been achieved.

It's a win-win situation.

"Then Xiaolin, just pick any weapon you want. Of course, it's free. Think of it as your reward for saving Axel's novice village."

"Oh, thank you very much."

Xiao Lin did not refuse.

Not only Bill, after the villagers learned that Xiaolin saved the town, he would receive gifts from others to express his gratitude every time he went out. Xiaolin did not refuse everyone's kindness.

This time is no exception.

When choosing a long sword, both material and craftsmanship are the best.

It has to be said that Bill is indeed the best blacksmith in Axel, there is no doubt about this.

Aqua didn't find fault either.

"By the way, there is still money." Xiao Lin took out a check from his arms and handed it to him: "Here, 500W Eris."

"...Eh?"

When Bill saw the check, he didn't accept it, but was stunned for a moment.

Xiao Lin was also stunned for a moment.

"What's wrong? It's probably because we're short of money."

"No, it's more."

"Um?"

"The total material cost is 300W Eris, not 500W Eris."

"…………"

Xiao Lin was silent.

He thought the material fee was 500W Eris, so he thought Bill was asking for a high price, so he came to trouble arbitrarily.

I didn’t expect that the material cost was not that much.

Then, he slowly turned his head and looked at the stupid goddess who was trying to leave the blacksmith shop.

"A-Ku-Ya!"

"Yeah, sorry!!!"

Aqua was startled when she was discovered. She apologized loudly and ran away without looking back. Upon seeing this, Xiaolin immediately chased after her.

Bill, who was sitting on the chair, sighed: "It's great to be young..."

Aqua's profession is the high priest, her speed and physical strength are beyond words, and she was quickly caught by Xiaolin.

He rubbed her face desperately and forced her to tell her where to spend the remaining debt.

"Buying wine! I bought some bubble wine!"

"Why is the wine so expensive?"

“It’s a super rare limited-edition premium bubble wine!”

"Where's the wine?!"

"Drink it all."

What kind of wine can cost 2 million Eris? And he hadn't even seen the bottle of wine yet, it was all drunk by the stupid goddess, so it's strange that he was in a good mood.

But the money has been spent and the wine has been drunk, what else can be said?

Sigh deeply.

Xiao Lin held the cheek of the stupid goddess, his eyes were not affectionate, but threatening, and asked: "There are no debts outside, right?"

"...Eh?" Aqua blinked.

"I said! Outside! There is no more! The debt is owed! Right!"

"Ying, there should be no more... right?"

Even though her cheeks were fixed, her eyes were darting around, not daring to look at Xiao Lin.

"Aqua, why don't you dare to look at me?"

"This, this...hey?"

"Hey, what a big guy!!!"

Aqua suddenly made a cute expression, and Xiao Lin felt bad.