4. Receiving a request (5)
“Where on earth did you hear that?”
“What the young guys riding the wagon were talking about in the bar reached my ears through several people.”
In fact, it was their story, but they confidently bluffed because they knew that Solus’ son, Baryes, was not here right now.
“Alex, let’s go somewhere else. If it’s not a fir tree
, it’s probably a pine tree or a pine tree. “Where is the Holly Pine family?”
“I will guide you.”
Alex carefully took each piece of jewelry with his gloved hands. Then he dropped one of the pieces and made it roll right in front of Solus.
What Alex was fascinated by was a diamond, the size of a thumb, the most expensive of all the jewels he owned.
That alone seemed like it would be enough for 1,000 gold.
“excuse.”
Alex picked up the diamond
and put it in the bag.
“A shield… I happened to get one recently.”
Solus couldn’t hold back and finally opened his mouth.
“shield? “So it’s made of scales?”
“I see.”
“I’m picky about colors. “If it’s not blue, I won’t buy it.”
“You mean the scales of the blue dragon? That thing…
“If you can get it, buy it. “Or else.”
Deus spoke and
grabbed Alex.
“Take care of your jewelry. I need to go to another house quickly. “I have to buy it before it’s sold out.”
Solus tried to calm his mind as he watched the jewels dwindling further and further.
Older families were often in worse financial condition than they appeared on the outside.
It was for face reasons.
It was the Holifer family of the world.
Knights and special wizards only hired special types.
They had several airships,
but one recently crashed due to a fire.
It was good to obtain the dragon’s body, but to process it and make it into a weapon, a large amount of money was needed.
It was a dragon that no one but a short charcoal would even dare to attack.
If I had more money, I could turn all the dragon fluids I have into weapons.
As I thought about that, the customers in front of me even more felt like an opportunity.
Even if you were to throw a dragon’s weapon to a contract hero, there was no way he would become a competitor.
“Just wait and see. “Why are you so impatient?”
“I just hate waste.”
“You mean the Blue Dragon’s shield? I can save it. But time…
“If you’re thinking of buying it from somewhere else, stop. “It’s faster to go there and buy it yourself.”
“It’s not like that. “I still have a few unprocessed scales.”
“is it? Then it would be faster that way
. “I’ll subtract the processing cost, so why don’t you sell it?”
“It is not easy to process dragon scales.”
Deus laughed at Solus’ words.
“don’t worry. “This person’s business is selling weapons.”
Solus smiled bitterly at his story.
It definitely felt like a low-class businessman, and indeed, it was that person.
A hired warrior and a wealthy man. It was
a story that showed its size just by looking at it
.
“Okay then let’s do that. But I have no intention of selling it cheap. Originally, dragon weapons had high value as one-of-a-kind items. Just as a painting is not calculated based on the price of paint and canvas, dragon scales are also sold only to those who recognize its value.”
“Is this a problematic item? Why is it so long and wordy?”
“What do you mean!”
“If it’s an item that could get caught up in an unnecessary dispute, I’ll decline.”
“It’s not like that. “Just wait a moment
, let’s see for yourself and decide on a price.”
Solus immediately called a servant and gave orders in whisper.
After the servant left the room, Solus invited the three for tea and talked about various things.
However, out of the three, only Zeke answered sincerely, while the other two passed the conversation half-heartedly.
Time for a cup of tea passed and the servant returned with a tray covered in black silk.
A dragon’s scales
were about the size of the palm of an average adult’s hand.
The tray was big enough for two people to eat. However, the servant was holding it with ease as if it was light.
The servant put the tray down on the table in the drawing room and took a few steps back.
Solus said, looking at the group before putting the silk away.
“Before you see this thing, you have to make me swear something.”
” vow?”
“If word spreads across the continent that we have the materials to make dragon weapons, all kinds of
people will come and bother us. “You must never spread the rumor that our family obtained the dragon scale.”
“If that’s the case, fine. Except for our hero here, we don’t really like the idea of anyone else having dragon equipment. But if it were a rumor, I think it would have already spread.”
“It’s just a rumor, it doesn’t matter if it spreads as much as it wants. “There are many more rumors related to our family.”
“Okay, I know what you’re talking about.”
“If you run a business,
it would be quicker to write a contract. “If you tell anyone else that you bought dragon scales from us, you will have to pay a penalty equal to three times the transaction amount.”
“I said I understand. “Please write me a memorandum, Alex.”
“Yes, my lord.”
While Alex was filling out the paperwork, Solus took off the silk.
The moment Deus saw it, he let out a short groan.
It was truly a dragon’s scale. It was also a form that had been processed to some extent and
just needed to be connected to the shield.
“Then let’s make a deal. As I said before, a dragon’s weapon cannot be discussed simply based on its purpose.”
“Tell me how much you want to be paid.”
“100 gold. “One piece per piece.”
One gold was equivalent to half a year’s income for a commoner.
The city’s semi-noble high-ranking officials also had annual salaries set at around 20 gold.
It’s five times that much. This was money
that ordinary people could
not earn even if they worked all their lives.
“Okay then, shall we buy about 6? “Pay Alex.”
“Yes, my lord.”
I didn’t have 600 gold coins.
Of course, Alex took out the jewelry package and tried to pay.
Solus naturally called a gem appraiser.
After that, we negotiated the price of the jewels for quite a tedious amount of time and were able to pay a total of 600 gold.
About 10% of the jewelry I had
was used to buy 6 dragon scales.
After purchasing the scale, the party left the Hollifer family without delay.
Zeke felt like everything that happened in the Hollyfer family castle was like a dream.
The Holifer family also knew Zeke well.
Jose was one of the most famous warrior families on the continent, and its power even now rivals that of the principality.
I was curious about the identity of Deus, who made the deal on
equal terms with the head of the family .
He even defeated the dragon that visited Zoryx Castle a few days ago.
Even though I was with my butler Alex, it was like a miracle to face the dragon alone.
“I…
“Do you have a lot of questions?”
“yes.”
“Just live curious. “If you know too much, you’ll get hurt.”
“Yes, yes.”
Zeke agreed with Deus’ words
and nodded.
The son of an F-class warrior who was not even a C-rank met a D-class colleague.
We must be thankful for the good fortune that has come our way.
You shouldn’t dig too much into where it came from.
You’ll end up being hated by Lucky.
“Now I understand.”
This time Alex opened his mouth.
” what’?”
“The scales of this blue dragon will serve as evidence.”
“Oh, is that what you’re talking about?”
“Isn’t that why you came all the way here?”
“It’s because you talk about something so obvious as if you’ve realized something great.”
“I just wanted to be the star of the conversation.”
“Let’s put the stupid talk aside and go back to where we started. Those guys who think they’re Holifer must have tagged him.”
“That’s right. “Then, shall we run towards Zoryx Castle at full speed?”
“Take care of Zeke.”
“Don’t worry. “Aren’t you a butler?”
The three rode for another few days and returned to the hotel in Joryx Castle.
And as soon as we arrived, Yulgeum appeared as if she had been waiting.
Zeke opened his mouth in surprise as he saw a blonde beauty suddenly appear out of thin air.
“That guy…
“What did I say?”
“You said you would get hurt if you found out.”
“You will find out little by little, so for now just accept what you see.”
“Yes, Deus.”
Calming Zeke, Deus
spread the dragon’s scales on the sofa table.
” how is it?”
Yulgeum looked at the scales with a confused expression.
Whether it was the dragon they were looking for now or a dragon that had died a long time ago, there was no change in the fact that it was the corpse of a comrade.
Yulgeum lifted the dragon’s scales and stroked their surfaces one by one.
“Dragon scales grow with different grain patterns depending on the climate and mana waves of the year.”
“It’s like the rings of a tree.”
“It’s similar.”
“so?”
“This child was born 521 years ago. “The year of death is… this year.”
“this year? Are there any more sapphire dragons that died this year?”
“No, there is not.”
“Bingo.”
Deus snapped his fingers.
He looked at Alex with a triumphant look on his face.
At that time, Yulgeum poured cold water into the atmosphere.
“But not him.”
“why’?”
“42 years ago, during the great famine, that child happened to be away from the Blue Jade Palace. There’s no trace of it. “This is another child’s scale.”
Yulgeum’s story added to the confusion.
“I heard no dragons died this year?”
“Ugh, not as far as I know.”
“what do you mean?”
“…Something is happening to dragons in a place I don’t know about.”
Yulgeum lowered his scales.
He had a gloomy expression. She disappeared into the other side of the dimension without a word.
Deus said as he looked at her drooping remains.
“Can I have the scales?”
There was no answer and Deus looked at Alex and asked.
“So you’re saying I can have it?”
“Because your silence means yes.”
“Then I need to make a shield right away. “If I send you to Doomforge, they’ll make something useful, right?” “
Aren’t you taking advantage of me too conveniently after breaking off the relationship ?
“Same with Cerberus last time.”
“I remember giving up my duties, but I have never given up my rights.”
“Oh, that’s right. … It’s Dow.”
“yes? Send it there quickly.”
“I will go there myself. “A shield will suffice?”
“huh. It’s better if you block the attack yourself. Because his skills are obvious.”
“I’ll put it in the options.”
Alex took the six scales, put them in his jacket pocket, and jumped out of the hotel.
All Zeke could do was look at them all in a daze and say this to himself.
-I’m not curious. I’m not curious. Deus spoke to him.
“Go home. “My younger brothers won’t wait.”
“ah! Yes Deus.”
Deus rummaged through his pockets. Since Alex was managing all the money, there were only two silver coins rattling around in his pocket.
I threw one of them away with a flick of my finger.
“It’s been a while. “Go buy some snacks for your younger siblings.”
“Thank you, Deus!”
Zeke rushed out of the hotel with a big smile on his face.
After sending the two away, Deus leaned on the sofa and looked out the window.
