Floor 48, Linda Division.
This is a town with a structure of criss-crossing waterways and waterwheels installed everywhere.
The scenery of the town is very beautiful. Although it does not give people the feeling of a developed steel city like Grantham on the 55th floor, the rural flavor here feels far away from the hustle and bustle of the world.
Since there are structures equipped with waterwheels everywhere, this place is actually quite popular with professional production players.
Because, player cabins that come with a water wheel will be able to use the water wheel at the same time to power their own work.
For example, a blacksmith needs a furnace to carry out smelting work, so the power provided by the water wheel is very precious. Otherwise, the player needs to constantly push the fire box to light the fire, which is not only troublesome but also inefficient. .
The same goes for other types of production occupations, which require more or less tools and props to complete the work.
In view of this, in Linda Division, the sound of hammers from the forge can often be heard on the street during the day, which is considered one of the characteristics and selling points of this place.
Under the leadership of Asuna, Luo Zhen came here.
"That friend of yours is here?"
Luo Zhen looked at Asuna in surprise.
In response, Asuna just nodded.
"Her name is Lisbeth. She opened a weapons store here. It has a high reputation among players. The store also employs NPC waiters. She is quite famous in this industry." Asuna looked at Luo Zhen said: "Is there something wrong?"
"It's nothing." Luo Zhen shook his head and said, "It's just that I feel a little relieved now."
Although it was the forger personally introduced by the deputy leader of the Blood Alliance Knights, Luo Zhen had never seen him before, so he still had to have some doubts about his skills.
You must know that the skill familiarity of the blacksmith will greatly affect the performance of the weapons that the opponent can forge.
Since Luo Zhen wants a weapon, he naturally wants the best weapon. Even if it is not stronger than Kirito's "Elucidator", it must at least not be weaker than it.
In this case, Luo Zhen naturally needs to test the blacksmith's ability.
Now, seeing Asuna bringing him here, Luo Zhen was almost relieved.
"If you can own a player's cabin here, then the other party's net worth should be very good."
A player's cabin with a waterwheel may seem convenient, but in fact, convenience has its own disadvantages, that is, if you want to buy it, you will need to spend an extremely shocking amount of money.
According to Luo Zhen's judgment, if you want to buy a small house with a water wheel here, you will have to spend about 3000k at least.
The k here refers to the unit of money, usually 1k = 1000 kel.
In other words, if you want to buy a player's cabin with a waterwheel, you will have to spend at least 3,000,000 koels.
A blacksmith with this level of wealth is either a nouveau riche, or he really has the skills to raise so much money.
In other words, being able to open a weapons store here would be a status symbol in itself. Only then did Luo Zhen say that he was finally relieved.
"Lisbeth?" Luo Zhen muttered the other party's name in his mind, and then said to Asuna: "Then take me there now."
"Yes." Asuna nodded again, then walked ahead, leading Luo Zhen to the destination.
As mentioned before, it was a hut with a water wheel.
In front of this cabin, there is a plaque with the words Lisbeth Weapon Shop written on it.
Asuna stepped forward and pushed the door open.
The next second...
"welcome!"
Such a lively voice came from the store.
Luo Zhen, who was walking behind Asuna, immediately saw the source of the sound.
It was a girl who looked very cheerful and full of energy in line with her lively voice.
The girl has pink hair and a pair of big dark blue eyes. She looks to be only about fifteen or sixteen years old. She seems to be the same age as Luo Zhen. She is wearing a dark ocher puff-sleeved top and an umbrella skirt of the same color. Wearing a pure white apron and a red bow on her chest, she looks more like a waiter than a store manager.
At this moment, the other party seemed to be inspecting the weapons displayed on the counter in the store, with a very professional smile on his face.
This made Luo Zhen think that the other party was the hired NPC waiter.
However, after using the ability of the "Mind's Eye" to see through the opponent's heartbeat, movements and even cell activity, Luo Zhen confirmed that the opponent was not an NPC character who could only act according to a fixed pattern, but a player.
The moment Asuna saw this player, a smile appeared on her usually cold face for the first time.
It was a smile that gave confidence without warning.
If he didn't regard the other person as a close friend, he would never be able to smile like this.
Luo Zhen never expected that Asuna would actually show such a smile.
What Luo Zhen didn't expect was that Asuna took the initiative to speak to the other party.
"Hello, Liz, long time no see."
Asuna showed a rare friendly attitude.
The other party was more generous.
"What, it turns out to be you, Asuna."
The professional smile on the face of the girl known as Liz disappeared without a trace, and was replaced by an extremely natural carelessness.
The two came close to each other, stretched out their hands, and patted each other's palms, looking very familiar.
Needless to say, Asuna and the other party are definitely more than just acquaintances, and a very deep relationship can be seen between the two.
"Why did you come here?" Liz said to Asuna with some confusion: "Isn't there a 60th floor boss strategy meeting for the practice area today? With your personality, you shouldn't be able to meet with talented people all day long. Bar?"
"I'm bringing guests here for you." Asuna said helplessly: "Someone I know wants a high-performance weapon, so I introduced you to him."
"Thank you for taking care of me." Liz said with a smile, and then said: "Then, where is that valuable guest?"
After saying that, Liz poked her head out, looked behind Asuna, and saw Luo Zhen.
"Hello."
Luo Zhen nodded, indicating that he had taken care of him.
However, after seeing Luo Zhen, the carefree smile on Liz's face suddenly froze, and her eyes suddenly widened.
how
Does this blacksmith know me
Luo Zhen was immediately confused.
Just when Luo Zhen was confused, Liz pulled Asuna forcefully, and the two turned their backs together and put their heads together.
"Li...Liz...?"
Asuna was shocked by this.
Obviously, even Asuna didn't expect that Liz would suddenly make such a move.
But Liz's expression was surprisingly serious.
"What...what's going on? Asuna!"
Liz spoke eagerly.
"Why... why did you bring a man with you!"
One sentence expressed how surprised Liz was in her heart.