7 Episode 6 Shield and Tail

I showed my ID at the gate and entered the city. Although it's evening now, it's not too dark yet, and the town is quite lively.

It is not as densely populated as a big city like Tokyo, but it is as crowded as a small shopping street in a rural area.

Most of them are normal people, but about 10% of them have ears or tails, and most of them have cat ears or dog ears. The majority of them are cat-eared or dog-eared. If you check them, you will get cat-eared or dog-eared.

I don't feel comfortable appraising people I don't know without their permission, but I don't have enough information about this world. The means to gather information without being suspicious is valuable, and I'll try to appraise as many people as I can.

As a result of my investigation, I found out that all the people on this path are either human, cat, dog, or rabbit. The ratio of people to cats, dogs, and rabbits is about 90:4:4:2.

The average status is about 10. INT is about 7. The average of AGI and STR of the adventurer-like person was a little higher, but it was about 30, and DEX varied a lot.

DEX varies from person to person. A wizard-like person had about 30 INT, but other stats did not seem to change much.

HP is about 30 for most of them, but MP is only about 8 for most of them. Their levels are about 5 to 10.

The HP of most of the adventurers seemed to be in triple digits, but the maximum was 183. Is it a difference in level or a difference in physique? It is possible that it is both. People with bows tend to have high DEX. Their MP is also a little high, about 20, probably due to their level.

In the case of those who seem to be wizards, HP is about 60, AGI, STR, and DEX are about the same as ordinary people, but INT is close to 30. MP is about 20 to 30 like an adventurer, but is it usable? Well, he has a staff, and as long as he is a wizard, he can do something with it. If he can shoot 30 stone spears, he can be a good fighter.

His skills are not that high. No one had any magic or martial arts skills, and adventurers only had one or two swordsmanship skills or one or two magic skills, while ordinary people had no skills other than life magic. It seemed that almost everyone had life magic. I don't have it, though. And I could only find two people who had magic 2. Most of the wizards had only one attribute, and the number of those with two attributes was small, though not as small as those with level 2 magic.

If I increase the number of attributes I use in the future, I'll stand out, but it's too late now, since people know I have magical qualities. I'm not going to hide it.

While you are thinking about your skills and status, you arrive at the guild. Now comes the first report of the request.

Well, it's a request you don't need to take.

"Hello Sally. I've collected some zunana grass.

"Yes, please put them out here.

Mr. Sally will take care of it. She's got a big smile on her face. It seems that the receptionists at the guild have a great attitude.

"Here you go.

She takes out about 200 sticks of zunana grass and puts them on the counter.

"That's a lot of weed. Did you bring Doc's weed too?

"No, sir. No. I've checked them and I think they're all zunnanas.

What? ....... Wait a minute, please. Wait a minute.

Sally brought a box from the back of the room and put a bunch of zucchini into it.

"......!　It looks like it's all zunnanakis, 203 of them! How did you get all that? You didn't just buy them, did you? I'm sure you're not the only one who's had it. I'm not sure if you have a magic tool or not.

I'm not sure what you mean by that.

I have a little ability that allows me to identify Zunana grass just by looking at it from a distance.

That's amazing! You can live off of zunana grass! And what's with the appraisal?

Please calm down. The appraisal is ...... not shown in the status for some reason, maybe the herb search is something like that.

"I'm sorry, I'm distraught. Anyway, here's the settlement. Two hundred and twenty-three zunana plants will cost you sixty-nine hundred ter.

He then offers me six silver coins and nine copper coins. You take them, toss them into the item box, thank him before he asks any strange questions, and walk away.

Thank you, sir. That's all.

"Okay. We look forward to seeing you again. ...... Nice face, polite attitude, good property. .......

As I left the guild, I thought I heard Sally say something, but I couldn't quite make it out.

If it was something important, she would have called out loudly, so it probably wasn't a big deal.

I made 6,090 Tel in just one day. That's a total of 7,440 Tel with what I had. You can buy a shield even if you pay for lodging. I don't think it's worth it to have just a shield, but it's good to have one in your item box so you don't have to pack it. Besides, as long as the shield blocks the attack, you can attack with magic in the meantime. You don't need any mental concentration to use magic, and you can do it while fighting with your shield.

In the meantime, go to the inn and pay for two days of accommodation. There seems to be no discount because the price is so low.

I don't remember the route I took the last time I went to the blacksmith, so I went back to the guild and went to the blacksmith. I wasn't thinking, and I wasn't lost.

I opened the door and entered the blacksmith shop. The last time I was there, the owner was tending the store, but now he seemed to be gone. Instead, I hear a rumbling sound from the back.

Excuse me!

Shut up! I can hear you! Wait a minute!

It seems that there is no such thing as a customer service manual in a blacksmith shop. Well, the last time was terrible. I appraised the dwarf, and found out that he has high STR, DEX, and HP. His name seems to be Dverag. Since I'm bored, I'll observe Dverag's smithing. He seems to be forging with a furnace, but when he's finished, he plunges it directly into water to cool it down.

It's done. You're here so fast, have you collected the money yet?

I've only got enough to pay for the shield, so I thought I'd get you one. I'm a wizard, so a shield will do me some good.

You're a wizard and you use a sword and a shield? It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

It's not common to be a magic swordsman? Well, it will come out sooner or later, so let's be honest. Honesty is the best.

I can cast spells at a practical speed without using a wand. I can also cast spells while moving around.

You're not actually a famous wizard or something, are you? It's not something that a youngster like you can do, and I've never heard of anyone being able to do magic that fast without a wand.

I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that. I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but I think it's a good idea.

You can't help it. I can't remember what I was doing before, but ......

Well... I'm sure you'll be happy to know that I'm not the only one.

It's still subtle and gentle.

And the shield. A small round shield would be good for a man of your size. Try holding it.

It's a circular shield about 50 cm in diameter. It has a fixture that attaches to your arm. You put it on and try to move your arm, but it doesn't feel right.

It's a little heavy. How about this one?

This time you are given a shield of about 45cm in diameter. It fits better than the previous one, but it feels a bit shaky.

The weight is probably about right. Wait for me to adjust it to your arm.

Mr. Dwellerg removes the metal fittings, gives it a good beating, and then puts it back on. You can take it off, too?

I put the shield on, and this time it felt right.

That's about right. Did you bring the money?

"Yes. Thank you. Now, about the sword...

He says as he hands you five silver coins. Mr. Dveragh takes the silver coins and tosses them carelessly into his pocket.

Hmm? What do you want? I thought a one-handed sword of this size would be good for you.

Mr. Dveragh opens his hand, expressing that it's about a meter long.

No. I was just wondering if you're going to harden it or something.

"Hardening? What's that? If it's fire, you use it before you strike.

Apparently there's no such thing as hardening in this world.

No. If you heat it up and then cool it down afterwards, the metal gets harder.

What? Don't be ridiculous. If you heat the metal after hammering, it will become softer. That's why I don't heat the metal after it's struck. If you hit it badly, it often breaks in a strange way, so that's where you should show your skill. That's where the skill comes in. Well, it only works about one in three times.

Mr. Dverag was proud. Is he taking advantage of the stiffness caused by the strain created during processing?

No, I've already said that, but what if there really is no effect of quenching in this world? The effect of nasuna is also a bit different from that of Earth. .......

It is also possible that the carbon content is not just right. Well, I've already said that, and if I succeed, I'll have a powerful weapon. Charge!

"Yeah. That's because the warping of the metal is removed when you hit it. But it can be hard depending on the temperature before it cools. Hmm.

"Hmm. If you say so, let's try the one that failed earlier, though I don't think it will make any difference.

He plunges the blade of his sword into the fire, removes it after a while, and plunges it into the water.

I don't know what temperature it is, but I'll take it for now.

Mr. Dveragh takes out the sword himself. Mr. Dveragh takes out the sword himself. The shape of the sword has changed and it is warped to the right.

I don't know what temperature it is, but I'll take it.

Mr. Dveragh flicks the sword with his fingers and changes his expression.

"It's hard! Really? This is awesome!

It's .......

Mr. Dveragh finishes his rant and throws the blade of another sword into the fire to burn it. He's not listening to me.

The second sword has also been warped. But it still seems to be hard. After a while, Mr. Dverag came to his senses.

"Oh, I know that hardening makes iron hard. The distortion can be managed depending on how it's hammered. But this is too hard and it might break.

If you heat it again at a relatively low temperature for a while and then cool it down slowly, it will soften slightly.

Okay. Well, if you cool it slowly, it will take a long time to find out. I'm going to study the method of quenching, so come back the day after tomorrow. If you can make a good weapon with this method, I'll give you a sword for free. I'm closing for the day.

He was thrown out of the store. I'm sure it's a bit harsh, since I taught him how to harden swords, but I'll accept it if he gives me a free weapon. I'll take this as a kindness from Mr. Dveragh.

I put the shield in the item box and headed home. Well, not home, but on the way to the inn. I eat next to the inn and then enter the inn. Today I ordered the Gargon set meal for an extra 10 teru. It was as good as ever.

I don't know why, but my body and clothes seem to be clean without washing. I don't know why, but my body and clothes don't seem to get dirty without washing. It would be nice if there was a bath.

I fell asleep thinking about this.