The sun gradually set, casting an orange-red glow over the town.
Before night falls, the "ping-pong" sounds coming from the dwarf gathering place in Makuder are gradually replaced by all kinds of laughter and joy.
This phenomenon of people of the same ethnic group gathering in a certain area is not uncommon in Makuder.
Compared to living with other races, it is more comfortable to live with people who look similar to you.
As a result, different ethnic groups formed "settlements" within the city of Makuder.
Most of these "settlements" within the city maintain internal marriages, but they will not refuse to marry with other subhuman races.
But couples of different races will have a lot of troubles.
This is especially true of the dwarf race.
In this world, the setting of dwarves is similar to that of dwarves in most games. They are a group of short people with an average height of about 1.23 meters.
They are short and strong with big muscles.
Even women are as strong as men.
Only a very small number of races with the same aesthetics as the dwarves will accept them.
To understand dwarven men, one must learn to appreciate their beards, forging skills, and fine wine.
Since dwarves are proficient in forging, many people come here to seek their fortune, and the dwarf settlement in Makudel has no shortage of business.
They worked non-stop during the day and got drunk at night, often sleeping until noon.
Of course, not all dwarves are addicted to wine.
Some dwarves who want to create the best equipment and achieve self-transcendence often forge all night long.
These dwarves are also the most likely to possess sophisticated blacksmithing skills.
It’s not that they don’t like drinking, but they understand that if they want to create a unique work, they must concentrate and complete it in one go.
They only have a drink after completing their masterpiece.
Visitors who are aware of this secret will often follow the hammering sounds under the cover of night to choose a satisfactory blacksmith.
Yang Yucai would never adopt such an unreliable method. His goal was clear from the beginning.
When he was in the Library of All Things, he found several dwarf blacksmiths whose skills were recognized as superb. Some of them had actually forged epic equipment, and those who had not were also rated as having the potential to forge epic equipment.
After asking around on the way, Yang Yu learned that many famous masters would retire after forging a few pieces of epic equipment.
When some people wanted to invite them out of seclusion, they would just politely refuse and let their disciples greet the guests.
It is extremely difficult to meet them.
They would only meet visitors if they were offered good wine.
Coincidentally, Yang Yu got some rare Baihua liquor from Baihuadu, and there were also a large amount of Moutai and Laobai Gan in the system.
Meeting a famous blacksmith shouldn't be a difficult task.
Soon, Yang Yu found the first famous forging master who was willing to meet him.
The name of the famous blacksmith was Braan Redbeard.
Led by Braan Redbeard's apprentice, Yang Yu and his companions braved the heat and passed through a series of fiery forging furnaces. Then, they walked through the messy mineral storage room and met Braan Redbeard in a small, shabby room.
He was an old man with a red beard, who was shorter and stronger than an ordinary dwarf.
Due to lack of care, his hair and beard looked messy, his eye sockets were sunken, and his mental state was not very good. He was completely different from the dwarf recorded in the Library of All Things, who was full of vigor and even had a small braid on his beard.
After opening the wine jar and smelling the aroma of wine, Braan Hongxu, who was lying on the hammock, rolled down the hammock, dragged his sturdy body, came in front of Yang Yu, and snorted coldly.
It was obvious that Braan Hongxu was in a bad mood. Yang Yu did not back down and offered the wine as planned.
"Mr. Braun Hongxu, my name is Yang Yu. This is the Baihua wine I brought from Baihua City. Please enjoy it."
Braan Redbeard had a blank expression on his face and did not respond. His apprentice took out a wooden beer glass, filled it for Braan Redbeard and handed it to Braan Redbeard.
Taking the wine glass, Braun Redbeard sniffed it hard, smelling the faint floral scent in the wine before pouring the wine into his mouth.
After drinking, Braan Redbeard returned to the hammock.
Yang Yu was speechless for a while. "Why did you drink my wine when you were not doing anything? How can I visit other famous forging masters?"
After hearing what Yang Yu said, Braan Hongxu spoke in a deep voice.
"If you are specifically visiting those famous blacksmiths and want them to forge epic equipment for you, I advise you to give up this idea as soon as possible."
"Why do you say that?"
Braan Hongxu did not respond to Yang Yu. He just raised his hand and waved, asking his disciples to send the guest away quickly.
After all, this is someone else's territory. Even if Yang Yu has some complaints, he can only leave here temporarily and go visit other famous forging masters.
And just as Braan Hongxu said, even if Yang Yu had a lot of fine wine in his hands, those famous people would still avoid him.
Even though Yang Yu said that the reward was not a problem and he only wanted a handy weapon, few people were willing to talk to him and they all rejected his forging request.
The famous forging master who was the best to Yang Yu also shook his head secretly and said goodbye to Yang Yu after Yang Yu took out the materials he wanted to forge.
This pace was far beyond Yang Yu's imagination.
It's not that they don't want to forge, but rather that they are afraid of forging.
After thinking about it, Yang Yu found Braan Hongxu's apprentice again, and said that there was a kind of wine that Braan Hongxu had never drunk before, and wanted to ask Braan Hongxu to taste it. He successfully met Braan Hongxu again.
Braan Hongxu got up from the hammock, and saw Yang Yu took out a goblet and poured a glass of 1982 Lafite for Braan Hongxu.
This is the most expensive wine Yang Yu can take out, and there is only one bottle.
After smelling an aroma that was mellower than Baihua wine, Braan Hongxu's stern face relaxed a little. After drinking the wine, he asked Yang Yu to show him what he was going to forge.
Yang Yu placed the Heavenly Stone and the Qili Stone on the table. Braan Hongxu picked up the two pieces of raw materials, looked at them, shook his head, put them back on the table, and said:
"I'm sorry, I can't fight this thing. Can you give me another glass of the wine I just drank?"
Yang Yu had never seen such a shameless person. He said he couldn't fight, but he still came so blatantly to ask for wine.
Holding the bottle and not putting the wine back into the system, Yang Yu said:
"You said you couldn't fight, but you're just afraid of forging, right?"
Braan Redbeard sighed deeply and put down his wine glass. "My master once told me that even if I have the ability to forge epic equipment one day in the future, I should not forge epic equipment. Before, I never understood this sentence.
It was not until I actually forged the epic equipment that I gradually understood what he said."
(End of this chapter)