For such a group of people, Xia Ya instinctively felt that such people were not easy to mess with, and did not want to deal with Junkers and others more. He said neither humble nor arrogant: "Lord Junker, I didn't know you were visiting..."
Junker did not enter the door, but stood on the road outside the door. Xia Ya's attitude was indifferent, but his expression was even more indifferent. He was originally the leader of the dark night forest, and the emperor's loyal dead man. It is customary not to make friends with any courtiers. Yes, only by maintaining an indifferent attitude towards any high-ranking ministers can we maintain the emperor's trust. So Junker simply nodded to Xia Ya, then raised his hand, and the following two attendants took several boxes of different sizes from a carriage by the roadside and put them in front of the door.
"Your Majesty, on the order of Your Majesty, I have brought you some items. These items were selected by me in the palace arsenal. If you feel that it is not in your hand, you can send someone to exchange them."
His tone was flat, with a business-like attitude. After he finished speaking, he didn't seem to be interested in saying anything to Char Yaduo, and he didn't seem to want to wait any longer.
Looking at the pile of long, short, large and small boxes on the ground at the door, Xia Ya was stunned for a moment, only to remember that this was the weapon and equipment that the emperor gave him after he had donated a dragon scale.
He didn't care, he carried people into the yard at will, only to feel that these boxes were abnormally heavy!
After closing the courtyard door, Sharba, Cato, and Avre Carter also came out long ago. Everyone opened these boxes together, and they all wanted to see what the weapon gifted by the emperor looked like. Wait for a while. After all the boxes were opened, everyone in the yard couldn't help but gasp!
Cato was a logistician in the army. After a long while, he raised his head to look at Xia Ya, and couldn't help but smile: "Xia Ya, you are very prosperous now! There are several of these things that I used to only know about. I've heard of it, but I haven't seen it! Damn it, the things in the arsenal in the palace are really good!"
Although Junker's attitude is indifferent, he is really dedicated to the things that the emperor explained. The things that Xia Ya chose in the arsenal are all genuine and good things, and he did not save the emperor at all.
Here is a complete set of long and short weapons, armor and vests! And Junker didn't know what weapons Xia Ya used to his hand, so he just chose the same for each type of long and short weapons!
There are three kinds of short weapons, a silver cross sword. This is not a common commodity used by those warriors on the market. Although quite a lot of warriors in the empire like to use this kind of gorgeous and imposing long sword, but Most are knockoffs. And the real silver cross sword should be the legendary special weapon used by the Knights Templar in the church hundreds of years ago!
The real church's Knights Templar is composed of a group of devout, strong and powerful ascetic knights, who are specially responsible for protecting the church and maintaining the glory of the church. Legend has it that this knight order was founded at the beginning of the empire. Under the suppression of the imperial power of the empire, the scale of the knight order owned by the church has always been small, and the total number has never exceeded fifty people, but each of these fifty knights has Is a master of superior strength. At the beginning of the empire's founding, it also made illustrious military exploits for the empire, and it was prominent for a while, but after the establishment of the empire, after countless struggles between theocratic and imperial power, the church was gradually suppressed by the royal family, and the Knights Templar also Gradually fell off.
According to legend, the knights of the Knights Templar used this silver cross sword, which was gorgeous in shape and extremely suitable for close combat.
The most important thing is that the real silver cross sword is not the ordinary silver inlaid on the hilt, but the mithril! !
This is a special rare metal that can add magical properties!
The silver cross swords that are popular on the market are just those of ordinary warriors who admire the holy knights of the year and envy the silver cross swords used by the Templars. In small arms shops, there are imitations.
But the real silver cross sword is only found in the arsenals of the church and the royal family! Because swords are easy to imitate, but mithril is extremely difficult to get!
After all, Avre Carter was born in a samurai, his eyes lit up when he saw this sword, he grabbed it and looked at it for a while before sighing: "Damn, I saw the real thing today! This sword is made of refined steel. In terms of texture, Jianfeng's pure fire is a special process, not comparable to those fake products on the market."
With that said, he drew out his saber, a sword in each hand, and the two swords fought hard! With a bang, there was a gap on the edge of his own saber! Alfrekat lost his sword, took the silver cross sword and looked at it carefully for a while, and said with emotion: "It's really sharp! This sword has mithril on the hilt! If you can find a magician to help with the magic, then This sword is a magical weapon! When fighting an enemy, its power is multiplied."
Then Alfrekat explained in detail: "This magic blessing is generally nothing more than a strength blessing or agility blessing, but with a good thing like Mithril, the blessing magic can be more complicated, and even Bless some wind magic or fire magic! When I was young, I once saw a real Templar in the church. When the sword was slashed out, a flame could be thrown from the edge of the sword! I think it was blessed with fire magic. effect."
Xia Ya laughed: "I don't like using swords, this sword will be given to you."
Avre Carter was stunned for a moment. Seeing that Xiaya's face was sincere, not joking, he was surprised: "Sir!"
"It's just a sword. I'm used to using my fire fork, and both Sharba and Cato were born in cavalry. They can't fight on foot, and their martial skills are not as good as yours. The people around me now, you are the only orthodox warrior. , this sword is given to you, and it can be regarded as the best use."
Avre Carter was overjoyed and bowed to Xia Ya: "Thank you for the sword!"
He couldn't contain the joy in his heart, even if it was an imitation silver cross sword (such as the one used by Philip of his nemesis, the Silver Python Warriors), the value on the market was at least a few thousand gold coins. And a genuine product, the value will be doubled!
In addition, the short weapon also has a light saber, which is also forged from stainless steel, but the blade is a little longer and narrower, so it is easy to hold in the hand, Xiaya glanced at it, and simply gave it to Cato - among several people, Sharba Powerful, Cato's martial arts belong to the category of light skills, and this kind of light saber is the most suitable for him.
As for Sharba, there is also a double-edged epee held in both hands in the weapon, which weighs more than 20 kilograms, which is suitable for a strong man like Sharba.
Although the saber and the two-handed epee do not have mithril like the silver cross sword, they are also of the highest quality. If they are in the army, I am afraid that only senior officers of the general level are qualified to use such weapons.
In addition to the short weapons, the long weapons on the horse, Juncker chose a total of three types, a cross gun, the style of this gun made Xi Ya involuntarily think of Hasting's black gun , but this gun is obviously much more gorgeous in appearance than Hasting's black and dark war gun.
The cross-shaped gun head, the tip of the gun sees a cross edge, which strengthens the lethality, and the gun body is made of iron, which increases the weight. I don’t know what metal the gun body is, it is hard and flexible. Although Ya has never learned the martial arts of a war gun, he can see at a glance that to use this kind of war gun, the martial arts of the person who uses it need to be combined with hardness and softness, in order to exert the full power of this war gun.
He gave it a try, grabbed the gun in his hand, exerted force on both arms, and even pierced through the power of the crimson murderous aura, almost bending the gun shaft into an arc like a longbow! And as soon as he let go, the barrel of the gun immediately swept out with a "hoo"! With its strong elasticity, the gun barrel smashed to the ground, smashing a square piece of bluestone into pieces! And after the gun barrel is straightened again, there is no deformation!
"Good thing!" Xia Ya praised, but then looked at the three people around him. Although Sharba and Cato were born in cavalry, their martial arts skills were a little worse, and Avrekat was born in samurai. He was not good at cavalry, and the three of them couldn't use such a good gun.
As for Char himself, he still likes to use heavy weapons such as long axes or prismatic hammers.
"Keep it for now." Xia sighed: "I seem to have heard that Green's mad dog is a master at making guns, so keep it for him."
In addition, there are two long weapons on horses, an axe and a heavy hammer.
The handle of the axe gun is plated with a layer of golden metal, with a golden light, while the axe blade is sharp white steel, and the tip of the gun is solid iron point steel, Xiaya thought for a while, and simply gave it to Cato.
As for the hammer, it was given to Sharba. Three hundred and sixty steel thorns are on the body of the pure iron hammer! The weight has reached dozens of kilograms. Even for a strong man like Sharba, it is quite difficult to use. Shaerba's martial arts have not yet reached the level of practicing vindictiveness, but in the future, after his martial arts breakthrough, this handle The heavy prism is his best weapon.
Long and short weapons are not suitable for Xia Ya to use by himself, and the turtle can't help but feel a little disappointed, but then he opened the biggest wooden box and looked at it, Xia Ya finally cried out with joy!
"What a piece of mountain armor!!" Cato exclaimed first.
The Byzantine Empire was famous for its cavalry, although generally speaking, the quality of individual soldiers could not compete with those of the berserkers of the northern kingdom of Odin, but they were better equipped. Especially the cavalry equipment is the best in the mainland.
Generally speaking, Byzantine-made armor is the best thing on the continent. In the imperial army, defense equipment is divided into several grades: ordinary cavalry generally do not wear iron armor, mainly leather armor and cotton armor. Occasionally, in order to strengthen defense, they will strengthen some key parts on the basis of leather armor. The iron sheet is the lowest level of lightweight "iron armor". The real iron armor is only prepared by the captain of the cavalry, that is, the ordinary plate armor, with two pieces of chest armor on the chest and back, as well as shoulder guards and arm guards. This kind of armor is the lowest team officer level. Armor.
Generally speaking, the armor prepared by this low-level team officer is mostly black in appearance because it is relatively flat, so it is called "black flat armor".
Those with a higher level are above the battalion officer and are considered to be intermediate officers in the army. Most of the armor is still mainly iron armor, but in the key vital parts, it is reinforced with steel sheets, and in order to strengthen the defense, it is no longer simply made of flat steel sheets, but some advanced technology is used. The steel sheets are covered like fish scales. Because the iron armor itself is black, and the color of some steel sheets is white, and the shape shows some black and white lines, such armor is called "pattern armor".
A higher level is generally a flag regiment-level officer in the main corps, or a garrison commander in some local second-line troops, etc. Some senior officers who can take charge on their own, at this level, generally speaking, they are considered One foot has stepped into the ranks of the senior officers of the empire. Generally speaking, the armor prepared at this level is based on exquisite steel armor, and iron is no longer used. Both the texture and the defense have been upgraded to a higher level. At the same time, in the nail-making process, a large number of advanced craftsmanship are used, and senior officers generally rarely fight on the front line, so they no longer use plate armor. Craftsmanship - The shape of plate armor is more suitable for frontal defense weapons, and because senior officers do not need to fight on the front line, the manufacturing process of armor is mainly defensive arrows, and scales in the shape of fish scales are considered. It is a sharp and penetrating weapon such as bow and arrow. It is called "Mingguang Armor".
Getting here is a watershed.
Generally speaking, in the Byzantine army, if you encounter an officer, even if you don't look at the opponent's badge and rank, you can roughly see the position of the opponent by looking at the opponent's armor.
If the armor is mainly black iron, most of them are below the battalion officer.
And if it is white and bright steel armor, then it is a senior officer at the flag regiment level.
When Xia Ya returned to the Imperial Capital from the front line to report his work, the officials along the way were polite to him because he was wearing a bright white military steel armor. This is a status symbol.
When it comes to "Mingguang Armor", it is the highest level of armor for ordinary officers in the Imperial Army.
Further up is the general level. The real power general of the empire who can command a corps alone to fight alone.
At this level, the level of military craftsmanship of the Byzantine Empire is even more prominent on the armor.
Plate armor is suitable for resisting frontal slashing, while fish scale armor is better at defending sharp penetrating weapons such as bows and arrows. But at the general level, the requirements for armor need to be able to be close and far, and the defense power is more balanced.
Therefore, at this level, the armor completely abandoned the style of plate armor and fish scale armor, but used a large number of "chain armor".
This kind of armor is mainly made of high-grade soft steel. This kind of soft steel is harder than ordinary steel sheets, but it is also flexible, so that the body will not become stiff and bloated after high-level generals wear it. , when fighting will not limit the display of personal superb martial arts. At the same time, the small soft steel pieces are nailed together like locks, and one ring hooks the other. When encountering a frontal heavy weapon, the force can be instantly dispersed through the countless lock rings, and the force is expanded. , reduce damage. At the same time, because it is tightly locked together and the gaps are dense, it also has a strong defense against sharp penetrating weapons such as bows and arrows.
At this level, it can no longer be called "armor", but is called "armor".
The equipment of such high-ranking generals made of mild steel is generally called "hill armor".
The source of the name is said to be this kind of lock-shaped armor, which was first created by an armor forge master named "Qiu Shan" in the empire.
It can be said that those who wear Qiushan armor are all high-level figures with real power in the army, either generals who command an army, or high-level military leaders.
This time, when Xia Ya returned to the imperial capital, he was wearing a set of soft steel chain armor "Qiushan armor". Wearing such armor is a symbol of identity!
But Qiushan armor, naturally, there are also distinctions. The suit that Xia Ya wore before was just basic equipment extorted from the military headquarters in the war zone, and those who can wear Qiushan armor are either rich or expensive. On the basis of this soft steel chain armor, they made another Various improvements and modifications to strengthen defense.
For example, the mountain armor in the box in front of me, although it is still in the style of soft steel chain armor, has been improved in many ways.
For example, on the breastplate, the surrounding edges are plated with a layer of silver lines, and if you look closely, the silver lines are obviously mithril powder! And the inside of the breastplate is padded with a layer of first-class rhino leather! Because of the forging of metal armor, after all, there are always some seams in the joints, which gives the enemy an opportunity to take advantage! The inside is lined with a layer of rhino leather to make up for the joint seam. The weight did not increase much, but the defensive power increased by at least 20%.
Moreover, this mild steel is not comparable to ordinary Qiushan armor. The metal color of this armor is brighter, and it looks more faintly luster than ordinary mild steel. The color is like a silver cross. The color of the sword edge of the swordsmanship is the same! There is a radiance in the luster!
"God..." Avre Carter watched carefully for a while before he let out a breath: "This is mild steel, I'm afraid it was made with a secret fire! This kind of craft is very difficult, and generally it can only be used in Use a little on the edge of the weapon to strengthen the hardness and sharpness of the edge. How much is it to spend such a large set of armor?"
Xia Ya lifted the suit of armor, and then couldn't help but try it on. That Junker seemed extremely careful. The armor was modified according to Xia Ya's body shape. Once he wore it, it fit perfectly.
Originally, Xiaya didn't care much about things like armor, because he had dragon scales to protect his body, and his body was strengthened by dragon blood, so his own defense was strong enough, but such a set of "Qiushan armor" was worn on On his body, he was suddenly full of suffocation, and he was full of heroism! The three people next to them couldn't help cheering loudly after seeing it.
Sharba couldn't help sighing: "Damn, this armor seems to be born on you!"
Afre Carter next to him moved in his heart and shouted: "Sir! Look at the sword!"
Saying that, he waved the silver cross sword and chopped it down at Xia Ya's arm!
Xia Ya smiled slightly, raised his arm to block...
Keng! !
The sword edge of the silver cross sword slashed on the armguard of Qiu Shanjiao, and a string of sparks burst out immediately! The sword's edge was gently bounced off by the elastic soft armor! Xia Ya looked down and saw that there was no crack on the armguard, just a shallow white mark, stretched out and wiped it hard, and it was wiped away!
Although Alfrekat did not use his full strength with this sword, he was holding a silver cross sword in his hand! This test made several people fully feel the power of this mountain armor!
Cato sighed: "There is a legend that when Duke Minas fought on the battlefield when he was young, His Majesty once gave him a set of hills and mountains armor that was secretly made in the court. It's hard to split... Duke Minas has become the number one general of the empire. After many years of battle, that armor has saved his life many times... Today, it seems that the one you got, Char, is not necessarily better than Duke Minas back then. The one is bad!"
Saying that, Alfre Carter also said, "Yes! There is mithril powder on the chest of this armor! If you want to find a magician to help, you can bless the magic! Only then can the power of this armor be fully revealed!"
Xia Ya's heart was overjoyed, he laughed, and was quite proud.
This suit of armor really made him very satisfied. He walked back and forth in the yard a few times, and even took out a fire fork to try a set of martial arts to kill thousands of troops. After special treatment.
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Chara was naturally happy to get such a few good things, and that night, another person was sent from Duke Minas' house.
This time, it wasn't the little Lord Roddy who pretended to be the groom, but a few servants from the Minas family. The people who came here didn't say much, but just handed in a set of keys and a few more. Divide the real estate contract and the like, and then leave without saying anything.
Char knew in his heart that this was what Cavie Hill said, and Duke Minas "returned" the secret house of the Tulip family to himself.
Although the affairs of the Tulip family made him somewhat fearful, it was an unexpected gain to get such a large house for nothing.
As for the question from the people around him, why Duke Minas suddenly came to give such a big gift, Xia naturally wouldn't tell the truth, but just laughed, deliberately said cheekily: "I think it's the Duke who sees that Laozi is young and promising and has a bright future. Boundless, I want to call Lao Tzu to be my son-in-law, so I'll give you something to show me, okay?"
For Xia Ya's remarks, several companions in the family naturally laughed, but seeing that Xia Ya could get the attention of the most important minister in the imperial army, they were also happy for Xia Ya. At this moment, Xia Ya is already the core of everyone. Everyone will be regarded as subordinates attached to Xia Ya from now on. He can be appreciated by such a big man as Duke Minas, and everyone's future will naturally be guaranteed.
Xia Ya is an impatient person who can't hide things. After he got the house, he took people out of the city to see it again that day. Although he took people there, he couldn't open the secret room in public, but he saw such a big manor built on the middle of the mountain. Although It has been dilapidated for a long time, but the magnificent building still makes everyone open their mouths in shock.
The turtle's face was very proud, and he burned the buns for a while, but when the account was settled at night, the turtle was dumbfounded!
"How, how is it possible?"
The turtle's eyes widened: "I got such a big house, but I'm about to go bankrupt?!"