I was quite looking forward to Mr. Tufalu raising his arms, shouting "I am the man who is going to be the king of forging", and then readily agreeing to my proposal.
But judging from his ashen complexion, he probably didn't have this idea.
Tufalu just barely maintained that condescending appearance, and said coldly:
"A child with no hair, what do you know..."
"Even if the child has no hair, he is now the lord of the five cities."
I smiled and said to him:
"The things I can see and the resources I can master are not what your dull head can imagine. I really don't know much about forging skills, but it doesn't mean I don't know anything about appreciation. I have never eaten pork. Pigs go, I am wielding swords and swords in Lingyun City, and when I am picking and picking in the treasury, you should still hold your pile of rags and be complacent."
I was too lazy to do face-saving projects, so I waved my sleeves and said:
"The monthly payment of 500 gold coins is not unaffordable for us in Yuxi City, but it is not used to support waste like you. If you understand, pack up and leave quickly."
Tufalu clenched the sword case in his hand, stood upside down with his beard and hair, and raised his hand, as if he was about to slap the sword case on my face in the next moment.
But after hesitating again and again, he still lowered his hand and handed the sword box to the maid. The maid took it tremblingly, probably because she had never seen her master so angry, her hands trembled a little, and she dropped the sword box on the ground.
She hurriedly bowed to pick it up, but Tufalu stepped on her back and kicked her to the ground. The head hit the corner of the sword box, and the blood flowed non-stop.
Tufalu showed no pity, scolded her, grabbed her arm, and dragged her away. Another maid ran over in three steps at a time, picked up the sword case on the ground, and followed Tufalu cautiously.
Blood dripped all the way.
It's also thanks to him not throwing the sword box in my face, otherwise he would have thrown at least one arm here.
In order to leave a good impression on the outsiders, I don't want to fight the people who come to Yuxi City when I come up. But if there is a reason such as [Intent to assassinate the city lord], it is not too much to do. But Tufalu endured it in the end, vented by beating the maid, and left after venting his breath.
Strictly speaking, Tufalu is not that good. He is still a bit forged. You must know that stacking is also a way of forging, not everyone is a small genius forging, who can turn a pile of rags into a miracle. Under the premise that one's own level is not that strong, it is also a skill to forcibly pile up a high-grade weapon with high-quality materials and countless gems.
What Tufalu can do on this point is still possible.
But this is not the forging technique I need.
Because Yuxi City...
So fucking poor!
There are no high-quality materials and attribute gems for him to use, okay? In this case, Tufalu's technology has become a complete show, completely useless. If you can't even see this, you still come to me and talk loudly. There must be a limit to ignorance.
Seeing that I sent Tufalu away with a few words, Khantu, who brought him here, was a little embarrassed.
It's not a good feeling to flatter and slap the horse's leg.
After Tufaru left, Khantu immediately said to me:
"My lord, this person really doesn't know how to flatter you. When I found him, he promised that he would talk about the conditions when he saw you. I didn't expect this to be the case. It's my inability to do things well, and you don't care about the small things." People have... ”
I waved my hand and said to him:
"Retire. Do your job well. Let the next blacksmith come in."
Please invite the next blacksmith to appear!
Not long after Hantu went out, Sha Yan, the owner of Zhenweilou, walked in with a gentle young man.
He is about thirty years old, and he is well maintained. If you don't look closely, you will probably feel younger. However, his attire really doesn't look like a blacksmith, but rather a businessman. Not to mention that he doesn't have any calluses on his hands, and his figure is very thin. No matter how you look at it, he is not a person who lives by the stove all year round, with hammers and flames.
But Shayan quickly introduced me:
"This is Nicky, Mr. Nicky Gormo, on behalf of the blacksmith Gormo family, to talk with the city lord."
Nicky smiled, bowed to me, and said politely:
"I have met the Lord of the City. I am a member of the Gormo family. The Lord of the City can just call me Nicky. Our Gormo family has been blacksmiths for generations. Today, we have signed agreements with many territories and provided for many territories. It has sent excellent blacksmiths. I happened to hear that the city lord is looking for talents in this field recently, and I am willing to connect the city lord and the family to facilitate this mutually beneficial business."
This young man gave me a better first impression than Tufaru, so I also smiled and said:
"Tell me."
Nikki clapped his hands, and a boy held a sheathed dagger in his hand and presented it to me. I took it, took a look at it, and returned it:
"It's really good. It doesn't pursue luxury but is more practical. The blacksmith's proficiency can be seen in the simple forging method."
The boy backed away with the knife in his arms, a look of joy flashed across Nicky's eyes, and he continued:
"We plan to send three batches of blacksmiths to Yuxi City. The first batch will arrive within half a month at the earliest. It is mainly used to meet the daily forging needs of Yuxi City, and to show the forging level of our Gormo family to the city owner. The second batch can be used for military use, and the third batch will depend on the future development scale of Yuxi City."
"It sounds good. I wonder what you hope to get from Yuxi City?"
Nikki crossed his fingers together and said with a smile:
"At present, we can't talk about getting anything. But in the future, when Yuxi City develops, we, as the partner of the city lord, can get more things. Now we just hope to have some privileges. For example, we hope to give Yuxi City transports iron ore, charcoal and other necessities for forging, but I don’t want to be embarrassed by the guards at the checkpoint.”
I nodded:
"As for the blacksmith who forged this knife, how many can you provide here? How about the monthly payment?"
Nicky replied:
"Two or three, I need to discuss with the family. As for the monthly payment... six gold coins per month are enough."
I pointed my finger at the table, with a meaningful smile on my face, and said:
"Okay. Did Mr. Nicky bring anything like a treaty?"
Nicky hurried over to me, and took out a bundle of rolled parchment from his arms.
But before he opened the agreement, I said first:
"There is no rush to sign the contract... Before that, I still have a few questions that I want to ask my husband."