Chapter 17 Everything is ready
"Get out!"
The blacksmith was so angry that his business was robbed again (although it was impossible to do it in the first place) that he almost ran away from William on the street.
Levi had no choice but to follow.
"Hoo-hoo-sir, I heard you. You want gold, don't you?"
William, who was chased all over the street, was gasping for breath, but he did not forget to promote his business.
"Yes, I want gold. I am curious, are you squatting at people's doorsteps every day waiting to steal their business? If I were a blacksmith, I would beat you up too."
"Haha, no no, not every day, I just happened to be here today."
The corner of Levi's mouth twitched.
If not every day, then often? "Okay, tell me about your goods. How much do you sell your gold for?"
"As an old customer, you can give me 80% of the market price of gold."
“So affordable?”
"We retail merchants are always very affordable." William said confidently.
However, thinking of the rotten equipment William sold him last time, Levi was skeptical about these words.
Don't bring me a batch of copper gilding.
However, Levi is not worried about being cheated. After all, no matter what falls into the backpack, it will be marked with an ID, and the material can be seen at a glance.
Although he was skeptical, Levi followed William to his small warehouse.
This remote little neighborhood remained unchanged, dark and quiet.
If I had to say something, there seemed to be more dust in some of the houses, and it looked like no one had been there for a month or so.
"That's all, sir."
William searched around and pulled out a box from deep inside the warehouse.
When Levi opened the box, he was stunned.
I saw that it was filled with dull, rusty and spotted jewelry.
"Look, sir, this is pure gold!" William picked up a bracelet and patted his chest to assure.
"No, you..."
Levi's eyelids twitched. He took the bracelet with so many spots on the surface that the original color could hardly be seen and put it into his backpack.
【Rusty gold bracelet】
Estimated recoverable amount: 2-3 gold grains.
I see.
Li Wei understood.
The bracelet is indeed made of gold, but perhaps due to poor storage environment or too long, although gold itself is stable, it cannot prevent things from being adsorbed on the surface and affecting the appearance.
"Sure. I'll take them all."
Quality is not important to Levi.
It's the same anyway if it's thrown into the anti-smelting furnace.
Upon hearing what Levi said, William immediately rubbed his hands and gestured a number.
Levi really had no silver coins on him, so he had to take out a bunch of antique jewelry again. This wave of transactions directly emptied half of Levi's inventory.
However, a lot of gold products were obtained in return.
Most of the antique ornaments Levi looted from the corpse demons were made of silver, but he exchanged them for gold products more than twice their size from William.
In fact, in Middle-earth, the price of silver products is very high, especially among the elves. It is said that the elves prefer silver to gold.
Looking at William's upturned mouth, Levi knew that he would definitely not lose out.
But it doesn't matter, the goal has been achieved anyway.
I have to say that William is a bit of a talent. Although his warehouse is full of junk, maybe his business can be pretty good.
He would dare to sell anything that might be related to the customers' needs.
This guy is definitely not as poor as he appears, he must be quite wealthy.
After finishing his work, Levi didn't stay for long and went straight back to the inn.
William stood there, watching Levi leave and wiping the sweat from his head.
"How's the business going?"
A man with untidy beard and dark clothes suddenly walked out of a shabby house nearby.
"It's barely a loss." William twitched the corner of his mouth.
"Did he find anything?"
"At the moment, no."
"My suggestion is that you'd better not let him know what you did."
The bearded man said slowly, "That night, I heard a noise like thunder on the road. A huge fire started in the forest, which was then extinguished by the rootless water from the sky... I couldn't help my curiosity and went to the forest to check. I eventually found a bunch of big pits and the bodies of orcs. None of them were intact."
William's legs felt a little weak.
"I have advised those villains not to go after him."
"But the weapons they have are all obtained by you."
"Haven't you dealt with those orcs before?" William asked in a low voice.
"That's all in the past. My advice is to stop and leave here. Otherwise, if he finds us, we might not be able to keep our heads."
“…”
William fell into deep thought.
…
Levi didn't know what was going on.
But inexplicably, a prompt [Bree area reputation +10] popped up above his head.
It seemed like I had done something good unintentionally.
Back at the hotel, Levi, bored, checked his harvest.
These gold products can be melted into about two or three gold ingots.
Not much, but enough to make two golden carrots.
The next two days were uneventful. Apart from resting and eating at the inn, Levi went out for a stroll to experience the customs and culture of Bree.
Taking advantage of his free time, Levi bought two chickens from a farmer and prepared to take them home to raise. As for the other pigs, cows, sheep, etc., to be honest, it was a bit difficult for one person to take care of them, after all, there were also two horses.
Levi suddenly realized that being alone also has its inconveniences.
But there is a solution. There are actually quite a few wild animals in the forests and plains near the roadside fort, including wild boars and bison. I didn't think of opening a ranch before, so I just slaughtered them and ate their meat when I saw them. This time I can try to bring some home and raise them.
Come back.
In a place like Bree, there are usually more humans and hobbits.
But occasionally some other races would pass by, such as dwarves.
"Every time a dwarven caravan passed by, my pockets of silver would be filled, and then they would empty my wine cellar."
One winemaker said so.
Levi was lucky enough to encounter a dwarf caravan.
Out of curiosity, he took a look and found that there was either wine or some metal tools. Although they looked well-made, Levi didn't need them.
But it was at least an acquaintance with the dwarves.
These short guys with big beards are really interesting. Each of them speaks like a crosstalk, which is really entertaining.
Also, the dwarves have very strong vitality.
【25/25】
Same health bar as the Dúnedain.
Although the dwarf merchant Levi was chatting with asked him whether he wanted to buy goods almost every other sentence, Levi didn't buy anything after chatting for a long time.
Finally, I returned to the inn with the dwarf brother looking at me with a glare on his face.
As soon as we got back to the inn, the bartender came up to us.
"Sir, the horses you requested are ready."
"Okay, I'll go take a look."
When we arrived at the manger, we saw two horses that looked quite energetic.
Levi took a look and the relevant information was immediately displayed on the horse.
【26/26】Maximum speed: 11m/s.
【24/24】Maximum speed: 10m/s.
“…”
To be honest, both of these horses are a bit average.
But it's OK as a means of transportation.
Now everything is ready and you can go home.
However, the moment he took the leash, Levi suddenly thought of a question.
He can't ride a horse.
(End of this chapter)
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