novellaaa Chapter 176 Is the hilt of this sword made of gold? Or is the blade made of gold?
Chapter 176 Is the hilt of this sword made of gold? Or is the blade made of gold?
Chapter 176 Is the hilt of this sword made of gold? Or is the blade made of gold?
After Li Ang quietly told Maya that he couldn't tell the difference between the good and bad weapons, Maya began to carefully help Li Ang choose suitable weapons.
With Maya's help, Li Ang finally selected a fine steel one-handed sword with a small amount of refined gold mixed in, worth fifty silver coins.
Although Li Ang didn't know how much better this sword was than his previous white iron sword, it was definitely more than a hundred times more expensive.
However, this sword was not Maya's first choice. She originally had her eye on the store's prized possession, a longsword made entirely of dark gold refined gold and engraved with runes.
But the shopkeeper's exorbitant price of one hundred gold coins left even the wealthy Maya speechless, muttering, "One hundred gold coins! Why don't you just rob me?"
Looking at the gleaming, fine gold longsword, Li Ang secretly shook his head, knowing that one hundred gold coins were equivalent to ten years of tax revenue for Carter Village.
Maya took out her wallet, smiled somewhat awkwardly, and paid the shopkeeper fifty silver coins. Then she turned to Li Ang and said, "I'm sorry, Lord Li Ang, once I become queen, I will definitely get you a pure gold one."
Holding the heavy steel longsword, Li Ang felt a pang of emotion. To be honest, he wasn't a real knight, so what use was such a fine sword to him? He smiled and replied, "Thank you for the sword, Your Majesty. I think this sword is quite good."
"Hehe, it's nothing." Seeing that Li Ang didn't seem to mind, Mei Ya happily patted his arm.
"Since Your Highness has given me this precious sword, I cannot be stingy and must return the favor." After saying this, Li Ang walked to the jewelry section to pick out some items.
Maya wanted to refuse, after all, what kind of subject would give a gift to a monarch?
But in the end, she did not refuse.
She couldn't resist the temptation of the jewelry Li Ang gave her.
In the end, Li Ang chose a necklace with a small sapphire inlaid on it and gave it to Maya.
Maya blushed, took the necklace, and whispered, "Thank you."
Li Ang didn't notice Maya's flushed face, and simply smiled and replied, "Your Highness, no need to thank me, I'm glad you like it."
She gently stroked the necklace, and finally solemnly put it around her neck.
Just then, a commotion arose outside the shop, seemingly mixed with Olivia's disgruntled grumbling.
Hearing the commotion outside mixed with Olivia's dissatisfied grumbling, Li Ang and Mei Ya felt a pang of anxiety and rushed out of the metal crafts shop.
Not far away, a group of dwarves had gathered in front of the dazzling glass shop, pointing and gesturing at Olivia in the center.
Olivia stood in the center of the crowd, her arms tightly holding three glass artifacts of different sizes, but all equally dazzling.
A glass bird about to take flight, a multi-layered, openwork glass pagoda, and a glass ball the size of a fist with what appears to be nebula flowing inside.
Her red, vertical pupils scanned warily at the dwarf shopkeeper and his assistant who were trying to approach, her lips pursed as she muttered, "I don't want to hurt you, so you'd better get out of the way."
"What's going on?" Li Ang quickly stepped forward, standing between Olivia and the dwarf shopkeeper, and asked the shopkeeper, whose beard was trembling with anxiety, in as calm a tone as possible.
Upon seeing Li Ang and the specially identified Sandramea following closely behind, the shopkeeper's anger subsided somewhat, but he remained indignant. He protested in a heavily accented Common mixed with Dwarven, "This—this Miss Antlers! She—she took my goods and tried to leave without paying! Even if she's one of your companions, this is against the rules!"
Maya first reassured the shopkeeper in Dwarven language, assuring him that they would pay.
After Meiya translated, Li Ang finally understood the reason.
It turned out that Olivia had entered the glass shop, taken a fancy to these few of the most sparkling handicrafts, held them in her hands with great affection, and then—naturally wanted to leave with them, completely ignoring the fact that she had to pay for them.
Li Ang rubbed his temples, turned around and bowed to the shopkeeper and the dwarves who were watching, his tone sincere: "Gentlemen, I am truly sorry, it was my colleague's momentary oversight that caused you all trouble."
Li Ang used the word "negligence" in an attempt to characterize the incident as a misunderstanding rather than a robbery, while his gaze swept over Maya.
Sandra Maya instantly understood and stepped forward, saying loudly, "Gentlemen, you must all know me. I am Sandra Maya Maxwell, and this is my knight Olivia. She is new to Ironforge and not familiar with the rules here, so please bear with her for my sake."
The princess personally apologized, which immediately calmed the shop owner and the onlookers.
The shopkeeper's tone softened: "In that case—we'll let it go this time. But these things—" He stared longingly at the valuable handicrafts in Olivia's arms.
"Either pay up, or—please put it back where it was."
Li Ang nodded, looked at Olivia, and said in an unquestionable tone, "Olivia, did you hear that? Either pay up, or return the item."
Olivia hugged the handicrafts in her arms even tighter, shaking her head vigorously: "No, these are all mine!"
In the dragons' minds, whatever they set their sights on is theirs; this seems to be a matter of course.
Li Ang was puzzled and lowered his voice, "Why? You're not short of money. Don't you have lots of gold coins and gems in your room? If you like them, just pay for them!"
He remembered Olivia's dormitory, which was like a treasure trove, with thousands of gold coins scattered all over the floor.
Upon hearing this, Olivia's face instantly contorted with panic, and her voice became shrill: "Those are my collection! Not a single gold coin, not a single gem can be touched! If you touch them, it won't be complete!" She looked like a miser who had been robbed of her manhood.
Li Ang was speechless, utterly dumbfounded.
He finally understood the habits of dragons. Hoarding treasure was their instinct, but asking them to spend money from their own treasures was worse than taking their lives.
Seeing the stalemate and the crowd around them starting to murmur again, Li Ang sighed.
He couldn't really let Olivia forcibly seize things from the people, nor could he let Maya continue to rely on her reputation to stubbornly resist.
He thought for a moment and said to Olivia, "How about this, I'll pay for you first this time. But there's one condition."
Li Ang extended one finger.
"Now that we're on a mission, you must perform well and follow orders. If you do, I'll buy one of these items for you, how about that?"
Olivia's red, vertical pupils darted around, as if weighing the pros and cons.
Ultimately, her desire for these handicrafts prevailed.
She hesitated for a moment, then put down the two handicrafts in her hands, leaving only the most dazzling and largest glass ball. "Then—I want this one."