Chapter 158 Spending Money
Seeing Brian's actions, and then looking at his own silver-gray, frighteningly low-key full body armor, Gervis's mouth twitched slightly. He now regretted why he had such an idea and how he should learn to be low-key.
Of course, the matter is done and there is no point in regretting. Gervis can only keep comforting himself in his heart, I am so outstanding, it is right for me to be low-key, it is not that the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind, yes, that is exactly it!
"It was forged by Bernard, the town's blacksmith!"
Gervis replied weakly.
"What? Bernard?"
Brian's eyes widened and he turned to look at Gervis. He scratched his head but couldn't imagine that there was such a skilled blacksmith in this coastal town.
Seeing Brian's look of disbelief, Gervis just nodded at him and continued, "Brian, I will leave this armor with you for a while, so you can admire it later. Now let's talk about strengthening these weapons and equipment!"
"Of course, my Lord!"
Hearing Gervis' words, Brian sat back in his chair without hesitation, looked at Gervis with a sharp gaze and said, "My Lord, when I was in the capital, I also strengthened full body armor and weapons such as spears and shields for many knight nobles, and they have also been verified on the battlefield. If you believe in me, let me strengthen them, and I guarantee that you will be satisfied!"
"Oh? Brian, all my equipment is forged with mithril, are you sure?"
Gervis asked back casually. It was not that he did not trust Brian, but these weapons and equipment cost him too much financial and material resources, so he had to be cautious.
"Of course I am sure. The helmet of the full body armor can be engraved with two runes. Strong and light are essential. The full body armor can be engraved with at least five runes: strong, light, and anti-shock..."
Next, Brian told Gervis about the various auxiliary functions that needed to be strengthened on the full body armor and the spear.
"Brian, this set is not cheap, right?"
Seeing that Brian spoke so clearly, Gervis knew that Brian was not kidding him. After strengthening the weapons and equipment according to his ideas, although it was the simplest auxiliary function, it was also the most useful on the battlefield. However, when Gervis heard the long list of enhanced functions, he knew that the price would definitely not be cheap.
"Ahem... Lord, don't worry, I will give you the cost price. Besides, this is mithril equipment, and only better enhancements can match it..."
"Brian, just tell me, how much does a full set of armor and a spear enhancement cost?"
"Ahem! About... 15 gold coins, Lord! Although there are a lot of inscriptions, they are auxiliary inscriptions and the patterns are not complicated, so the price is lower."
Brian was a little nervous. If he could get the enhancement deal done this time, all the enhancement paint in his stock could be used up, and he could get back about thirty gold coins. Even if he did nothing for the rest of his life, he would be a rich man. Now he just had to wait and see if Gervis wanted to enhance him. After all, 30 gold coins was a huge sum of money.
Of course, if Gervis had strengthened a few fewer functions, the price would be much lower.
"Brian, when you were in the capital before, did the nobles also enhance so many functions when they were enhanced?"
Gervis didn't say anything like "expensive" directly, but asked about other things out of curiosity.
"My Lord, most nobles only engrave one or two strengthening runes on their armor. Of course, some nobles will engrave more strengthening runes, but the number is still not as many as yours."
Brian didn't know the meaning of Gervais's question, but he still answered Gervais's question truthfully.
"So what's the highest cost for strengthening the full body armor with the previous paint?"
"About 5 gold coins, sir. I only have the improved paint here..."
Brian was a little worried.
"Okay, let's strengthen it! But Brian, there is one thing I want to tell you in advance. I can't take out so many gold coins at once. The most I can take out is 20 gold coins to pay you for the strengthening."
"But I will pay you the remaining gold coins within three months. What do you think? If possible, I will leave these equipment here for you to strengthen. If not, I will take the full body armor back first and strengthen it later!"
Gervis asked about the previous prices just to give himself an idea, and he had no intention of using the unimproved paint.
First of all, not to mention that Brian didn't have any, even if he had, he had his own mithril-forged armor, so there was no way he would think about saving these few gold coins. After all, armor is worn to save lives, and the more protection he has, the safer he will be.
"My Lord, of course I can. Your credibility is known to all!"
Brian was delighted to hear what Gervis said. Gervis always kept his word, so of course he believed him and agreed without hesitation.
"Then, Brian, I'll leave these weapons and equipment to you!"
Gervis was not a talkative person. Since Brian was willing to accept this payment method, he immediately made the decision!
"As the saying goes, money is a bastard. You can earn it again if you lose it!" Although the payment for the monster meat received from Pat has not yet warmed up and he has to pay it to Brian in a few days, Gervis believes that he now has so many money-making tools and will soon be able to get rid of the predicament of being penniless. So although it hurts, he will use it without hesitation.
"As you wish, my lord!"
After discussing the matter of strengthening weapons, Gervis did not stay in Brian's stone house for long and quickly returned to the castle.
When Gervis entered the castle, several other members of the Royal Guard were already waiting in the vestibule. Everyone's eyes lit up when they saw Gervis return to the castle.
"grown ups!"
"grown ups!"
The guards lined up neatly, saluted and greeted Gervis loudly.
"You guys return to the team!"
Gervis gave orders to several guards following him.
"Yes, sir!"
When they saw the sophisticated weapons and equipment piled up in the vestibule, their eyes lit up and they seemed a little impatient. Upon hearing Gervis's order, they quickly ran to the front of the team and joined them in a standard standing posture.
"All of them, look to the right, look forward, stand at attention!"
When all the SS members returned, Ik immediately reorganized the team and then stood on the far right of the team, waiting for Gervis to come forward and speak and then equip the weapons and equipment.
After Ike returned to the team, Gervis walked up to the guards. Looking at the guards with shining eyes and excitement, Gervis smiled slightly, and then asked them loudly: "Do you know what the guards do?"
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