my age of magic

Chapter 64 65. Kurtz's Alloy Bow (3)

When I saw the alloy bow for the first time, I was attracted by its soft and smooth shape. This is a short metal bow. Narrow and slender, and has a very exaggerated radian.I think it is made of refined black iron mixed with other metals. It is like a crescent moon. The whole bow is polished into fine sand patterns, which makes the whole bow look extraordinarily black, and it will not reflect light. For those who lurk in the dark For the assassin in the bow, there should be no reflective points on the entire bow, which is very important.

There is a simple magic circle engraved on the body of this alloy bow. I have never seen such a weird magic circle structure in the old Kuru's sheepskin scroll. Kurz stared blankly. The alloy bow was maintained as if it were brand new, and it was a magic weapon with a magic circle.

Kuz took it from Old Man Su's hand and carefully held it in his hand. When Kuz was holding the alloy bow, I could clearly see the weird magic circle emitting a faint green light. Disappeared, and there was a "cha", very crisp.But I was surprised to find that the people around, including Qige, didn't seem to find anything abnormal, and they seemed to be waiting for Kurtz to test the arrow.Kurtz seemed to notice it, looked suspiciously at his left hand, then looked up at me again.

I winked at him cryptically, we still have this little tacit understanding.His eyes were filled with a smile, and he knew that the wonderful state he just felt was not wrong, not an illusion.The old man Su was not in a hurry to hand over Kurz's feather arrow, but introduced to us: "This bow is actually a magic weapon, but it is a bit special. I have never found any difference between it and other alloy bows. Although it has engraved magic patterns on the back of the bow."

Maybe it was because we saw the clues of the two previous bows, so after taking out this bow, he told the truth about the defects of this alloy bow, so as not to make us feel that he was not being honest.I'm a little surprised, just now it was obvious that the magic pattern circle of this bow was activated by Kurtz, why old man Su couldn't see it.

"So the price of this alloy bow, I will give you the price of ordinary alloy bows." Old man Su sighed softly, I could see that he was really reluctant.He took out a feathered arrow from the quiver and handed it to Kurtz, then turned around and stood aside. Kurtz's shooting posture was very standard, and he was accurate enough to easily hit the bull's-eye.

Sure enough, he can easily draw this alloy bow, and the strength and range of the bow are even better than the iron-wooden bow. I don't think Kuzra's iron-wooden bow may be so easy.Seeing Kurz's expression of liking, I said to Katerina calmly: "Katerina, you should try it too!"

Katerina took the alloy bow in Kurtz's hand and looked at me blankly with her beautiful red eyes. Although she didn't understand what I wanted to do, she still picked up a feathered arrow as I said, and felt a little uncomfortable. She said sheepishly, "I've never used a bow before, so I don't know if I can draw it."

In fact, there is no need to pull it away at all. When the alloy bow was transferred to Katerina's hand, the magic pattern circle on the alloy bow did not respond at all, as if Katerina was holding an ordinary bow. I took it out of curiosity, and the moment I held it in my hand, I felt strong magic elements pouring out from the magic circle on the back of the bow, emitting a dazzling green light, which startled me .

But the others still looked at me without seeing anything, and didn't notice the dazzling light just emitted by the alloy bow, not even Kurtz.I was a little puzzled by how nervously I hid back after taking the bow.At this time, Qige looked at me suspiciously. Of course, I can't explain to her what I met here.Holding the alloy bow in my hand, I found that it was not as heavy as I imagined, but very light, and the alloy bow itself had a force to support me. I felt more powerful than usual.

I suddenly thought that this should be the power of magic, to be precise, it should be the power triggered into the magic pattern circle.

I didn't test fire it because I didn't think I could pull it off yet.

I raised my head and asked old man Su: "How much does this bow cost?"

Old man Su didn't expect me to be the one who decided to buy the bow in the end. He thought it would be Kurtz or the red-haired beauty next to him. After a trace of surprise appeared on his face, he immediately calmed down and thought for a while and said, "Although apart from Except for my father, no one has ever thought that the magic pattern on this bow is real, but it cannot be denied that this is an excellent alloy bow. I guess maybe the magic pattern may be damaged. If you find a skilled Maybe it can be repaired. My father once told me that the ability of this magic circle is: speed stimulation, which has a certain increase in the speed of shooting arrows. At least the metal plate on this bow is red copper, so I The pricing is three gold coins."

For a magic weapon, three gold coins are obviously not expensive, but to old man Su, this bow is more like an ordinary weapon inlaid with rare magic metal plates, so simply using magic materials plus ordinary Judging from the value of the bow and arrow itself, it is a bit inflated.

In fact, I actually wanted to say yes right away and buy it.

Kurtz was a little hesitant. After all, if this bow could only be bought back with three golds, then its value would be twenty times more expensive than that of ordinary neti bows.Perhaps the little orc had never spent so much money before, he looked at me a little hesitantly.

I hesitated again and again, but in the end I didn't make up my mind to bargain. I just thought about it for a long time before I said to old man Su: "In addition, three bowstrings made of thunder rhinoceros tendons and a pot of finely forged cone-headed feather arrows."

Old man Su's eyes flickered, and it seemed that this made him feel distressed, but he still said, "Okay."

When I finished saying this, I felt that the old man was piled up in an instant, and the spirit was completely dissipated in his body. He asked the orc girl Sucamio to go downstairs to get the bowstring and quiver, and he sat down. Sitting in a daze on the chair, rubbing the three gleaming gold coins in his hands, he felt an indescribable desolation.

Kurz stood beside me and wrapped the alloy bow in oilcloth happily, but he didn't want to take the heavy wooden box any more. He just carried it behind his back very lovingly, and said excitedly with his arms around me: "Jia, alloy bow, I actually have an alloy bow!"

I asked old man Su: "Do you have the fangs of the wind wolf? We also want to make two arrows of the wind wolf teeth."

Old man Su glanced behind Kurz, finally sighed and shook his head and said: "In winter, the sheep on the wasteland hide in the valleys of the mountains at the northern foot of the plateau to spend the winter, and only in spring do they graze on the wasteland. Those demon wolves will also migrate to the mountains with the demon antelope. The teeth of the wind demon wolf are so easy to get. I think you guys are of extraordinary status. To say something that should not be said, remember not to reveal your money and weapons when you go out. It's not just monsters that eat people in the wasteland!"

Kurz and I were stunned at the same time, and looked at each other very tacitly.

I thought of another thing, so I asked old man Su if he had a crossbow. Old man Su said with a wry smile: "That thing is more expensive. I can't even make an alloy bow here. Where can I find that thing? But you can do it." Go to the auction house to try your luck, our town of Yemen holds some small private auctions every month, every time there will be some rare treasures and rare materials, if you are lucky, you may come across it.”

When they walked out of the crossbow shop, it was already late.

We were not in the mood to go to the free market again, so we picked small alleys with few people and quickly passed through the town. When we passed the well on the west side of the town, the orc women who were washing clothes by the well at noon had disappeared. It was some half-grown children who gathered water by the well, and they cooperated with each other to lift the water up from the well, because the well was too deep and the bucket was too big for one person to lift up the whole bucket of water in one go, so they usually There will be two children standing by the well, pulling the rope alternately, while the other children are playing with stones by the well and watching us pass by curiously.

Facing the sunset in the west, I squinted my eyes and saw an old man with a hunched body sitting on a stone at the gate of the camp. A gust of southwest wind blew up and raised a cloud of dust. The figure of the old man was looming in the sand.In the afterglow of the setting sun, in the flying yellow sand, his figure looked extremely thin.

The southeast trade wind in spring brings a lot of water vapor in the endless sea. The cumulonimbus clouds in the sky and the dust on the dry surface of the wasteland at the northern foot of the Pai Plateau are mixed together by the strong wind, making the whole sky chaotic, except for the feet The rest of the place is dim yellow, and the scorching sun hanging in the west is like egg yolk. When the strong wind blows on the face, you can clearly feel the numbness and itchiness of the fine sand and gravel hitting the face.The dust was blown into the neck, cuffs and sweat from the body by the wind, forming streaks of dirt.

Qige and Katerina were obviously very afraid of seeing the old Kuru, so they separated from us outside the camp and went to the caravan alone.

Kurz and I walked straight to old Kuru.

This is the reason why I have been staying in the caravan. There are people I know best here, he will bring me a sense of warmth and security. He is an old orc, and people like him as old Kuru.Old Kuru saw that Kuz and I returned safely, and vivid colors finally appeared on his dry and turbid face. It was not until we approached that he stood up from the stone and walked back with his hands behind his back. The two of us hurriedly followed, the wind and sand It was so big that it was almost impossible to speak.Everyone in the caravan hid in tents, only the night watchman who was in charge of guarding wrapped himself up like a mummy, then put on a thick blanket, and squatted in several watchtowers in the camp.

Walking into the old Kuru's tent, the old Kuru sat next to the steaming clay stove, his body was covered with dust, and it seemed that a handful of dust would fall from his body when he moved.

"I heard from the people in the camp that the two of you had conflicts with the noble children of the Starry Adventure Group, and that the youngest child stabbed one of them and ran away while taking advantage of the confusion. I'm worried Those people will ambush you outside the camp, so they waited for you there, it seems that they don't intend to make a big deal, after all, this is the territory of the orcs. But before entering the wasteland, it is not a good thing to have a grudge against the adventure group." The old man Kuruga opened the leather shawl on his body, shook off the sand from his body, raised his head and looked at me with wise eyes.

Kurz stood up bravely and said stubbornly, "It's not our fault."

I stood a step forward and looked up at the old Kuru who was getting older and older in front of me. I found that the closer he was to home, the faster he was getting old. The wrinkles on his forehead were already deeper than the ravines on the Loess Plateau.I lowered my head and sighed, "I stabbed the boy who provoked me with a dagger. There are some troubles that I can't avoid even if I want to. I will take care of it."

Old Kuru slowly lowered his eyelids and said: "I heard from Luipas that tomorrow the Starry Adventures Group plans to leave the caravan and go hunting in the North Foot Wilderness alone, but because some members were injured, the plan will be postponed for a day. I think they may not Honestly hunting in the wilderness, those kids are spoiled, as long as they plant a seed of hatred in their hearts, that seed will continue to take root and sprout in their hearts, and they will do whatever they can. I just want to remind you two that if you We met them on a narrow road in the wilderness, and running away is not a shameful thing. If I were you today, Jia, I would stab the dagger in when I finally let him go. Since there is hatred that cannot be resolved, the easiest way Just cut it straight."

I thought that old Kuru would scold me for fighting. When I was young, my parents would always punish me for fighting. Teach me how to get along with other children in harmony, be polite and humble, and respect the older ones.But at that time, I didn't understand a little bit. I was bullied by older children all day long, and I had to be wronged by ignorant children. So what is the point of me doing this?Is it my greatest achievement just to be scolded by the neighbors as a brat?When I grew up, I read a story about a wolf totem, which talked about sheep and wolves. At that time, I thought, I am afraid that I am just a sheep that only knows how to graze and milk to produce wool!So who is the wolf?
When I came here, I suddenly found that my outlook on life had been completely subverted. The old Kuru actually thought that my heart was not hard enough, which left me with future troubles, which might cause trouble for my trip to the wilderness a few days later.Why can't they be like wolves, staring at their prey and killing them.I stared at old Kuru with wide eyes, and felt that what he said to me really made sense.

After a while, the old Kuru asked me: "How do you feel about the orc tribe after you went to the free market in Yemen Town today?"

"..." I didn't know how to answer for a while.

(End of this chapter)