Yun Zhe was slightly surprised. How did the blacksmith figure that out?

Yun Zhe smiled and shook his head in denial, "It was a gift from a friend."

The blacksmith nodded. "This sword is clearly in poor condition, yet the master carries it with him at all times. It seems its sentimental value outweighs its practical use."

What is the price of this sword?

Three copper coins will suffice.

Yun Zhe nodded. "Did you fight all of these?" Yun Zhe pointed to the dusty weapons behind him.

The blacksmith's face darkened, and he nodded.

Yun Zhe turned around and carefully examined the weapons, suddenly his attention was drawn to the design of a sword. This sword was almost identical in shape to his human king's sword, except that Yun Zhe's sword was extremely exquisite and ornate, with its hilt and guard inlaid with gold and diamonds. This sword, on the other hand, was very simple, made entirely of iron, with a leather-wrapped hilt.

Yun Zhe picked up the sword and looked at the blacksmith. "This sword has a rather ancient design. Is it from the Golden Eagle Dynasty?"

The blacksmith's face lit up with joy; clearly, in any profession, finding a kindred spirit is a happy thing.

"This two-handed sword is a classic. Its balance and lethality are top-notch among two-handed swords. Moreover, it is beautiful and is a two-handed sword that mercenaries love."

Yun Zhe brandished his longsword. Regardless of the quality of the sword, its sheer size gave him a sense of security.

As the two were chatting, they heard a seductive female voice, "Oh, isn't this Lord Yun Zhe? I happen to have something to discuss with you."

Yun Zhe knew that Hamelin had arrived. He turned around and saw Hamelin dressed in a black noblewoman's outfit, looking straight at Yun Zhe with a smile in her eyes, standing there with an elegant demeanor, one hand on her hip and the other holding a pipe.

"Did you recently give your soldiers a substantial paycheck?" Seeing that Yun Zhe remained unmoved, Xue Wei smiled awkwardly and cut to the chase.

Yun Zhe's eyes were full of questions. Hamelin was referring to the two gold coins. "Why did she ask that question?"

Seeing Yun Zhe nod, Hamelin continued, "Actually, this matter has nothing to do with me, but recently your soldiers have been asking my children to exchange silver and copper coins. As you know, our family has fallen on hard times and we don't have that much money..."

Yun Zhe suddenly realized, and now it was his turn to feel embarrassed.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry to have caused you so much trouble. I'll take care of it as soon as I get back. It was my oversight at the time."

Yun Zhe scratched his head, then put the greatsword back in its place. "I'll go back and deal with this now. Oh, and you can tell Debini that he can also exchange those gold coins with me. I'll make sure he doesn't have money he can't spend."

Hamelin smiled and watched Yun Zhe leave. Then she glanced at Higgins, who was hammering iron, and then at the Golden Eagle Dynasty's two-handed sword hanging on the wall. Hamelin cleared her throat and asked, "Can you forge another one of that swords?"

Higgins followed Hamelin's gaze, looked at the two-handed greatsword, and nodded.

“Very good, but I have a few more requirements for this sword. Of course, the price will also satisfy you. My son will bring the sample sword over tonight. You need to have a two-handed sword made exactly like that sword. As for the gold and gems needed, they will also be delivered tonight.”

Higgins put down what he was holding and pondered. "Bring the sword over and I'll give you a definite answer. Clearly, the sword you want, Madam, is far more exquisite than that one."

Hamelin nodded, pleased with Higgins's caution. "Alright, you can tell my child tonight." With that, Hamelin tossed a gold coin onto the blacksmith's anvil.

"Don't tell anyone about this," he said, turning and leaving the blacksmith's shop.

Upon returning to the stable, Yun Zhe quickly gathered all the soldiers together.

"I heard you guys have been trying to exchange money with Debbini lately?"

The soldiers looked at each other and then slowly nodded.

"Alright, you don't need to look for Debini anymore. Whether you need to exchange for silver or copper coins, just come to me and I'll do it for you. Also, if you're not comfortable keeping your gold coins on you, you can store them here with me. I'll give you a discount: two copper coins a year."

The soldiers looked at each other; they had never heard of anything so outrageous, or rather, so novel.

"Of course, this service is limited to you. After all, I don't have that much energy, and I have no interest in storing gold coins for irrelevant people."

These words had some effect, and the soldiers began to take out their money to exchange for copper coins. After all, in this small village, copper coins were the real hard currency.

Of course, Yun Zhe didn't have many copper coins, but basically every soldier exchanged one gold coin for the corresponding silver and copper coins. Many soldiers also chose to leave their remaining gold coins with Yun Zhe for safekeeping.

Yun Zhe didn't feel uncomfortable doing this; in fact, he felt a slight sense of joy. He naturally knew this was the prototype of a bank. And clearly, banks didn't exist in this world yet. Therefore, Yun Zhe developed the idea of ​​becoming a banker.

However, Yun Zhe quickly dismissed this idea. The reason was simple: his own strength was still insufficient. Moreover, Yun Zhe wasn't sure if running a bank in this world was suitable for him.

After all, capitalist things are best when they emerge during the development of capitalism. And as the school rules say, what's suitable is best.

After finishing the gold coin exchange, it was already getting dark. Yun Zhe returned to the second floor of the stable and chatted with Usa Elie. Through the second-floor window, he saw Dai Bin carrying a long, slender package and heading towards the blacksmith shop.

But this matter did not attract Yun Zhe's attention much.

At dinner time, Yunzhe saw the village chief and many villagers walking towards the stable, among them was a woman who was crying.

Yun Zhe gestured for everyone to continue eating, then called Gao and Lorraine over and went to greet them.

"My lord, my lord! Someone has been attacked by vampires!" Yun Zhe heard the village chief's aged voice from afar.