Chapter 39 The Starmetal Sword (1/2)
”Is that what you're wearing?” Jiang Fei looked at Arran with a raised eyebrow
”What's wrong with it?” Arran asked
He earing a si like the cri, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it It was co that would attract no unwanted attention
”Nothing,” Jiang Fei said with a frown, ”if you're planning to spend the day on a farhed, then went back inside Soe oncea black silk robe with red embroidery It was one of the finer robes Master Zhao had left hi itdress
”Much better,” Jiang Fei said, shtly ”Dressed like this, you could al you're handsome”
Arran scowled, but he kept his ether
Lord Jiang's estate was large enough that even the walk to the gate took several n of any other people in the estate
When they finally reached the gate, they found it protected by a dozen guards They had passed by the gate before, and although he did not recognize any of the guards there today, the guards clearly kneho they were
”Youngrespectfully, ”will you be taking a trip outside the estate today?”
Jiang Fei nodded ”We'll spend the day in Silveruards opened the gate, andFei set foot outside the estate for the first tiate they found a crowd of people gathered around a shrine When they approached, the people stared at the deeply
Arran nodded back, although the sight confused hi Fei in a hushed voice
”They're here to pay their respects to Uncle Bear,” she whispered back ”Since we came from the estate, they must think we're important”
Arran smiled politely as they passed the crowd, but inside, he could not help but feel uncomfortable Ever since he had left Fulai City he had tried to keep a low profile, yet now, hundreds of people were staring at hi away from the estate was lined with trees, and beyond the trees, Arran saw several large gated mansions While the mansions lookedornaments, almost as if their builders had deliberately tried not to draw tooto so Fei explained ”It's where their envoys to Uncle Bear stay” With a slight s too ostentatious for fear of offending Uncle Bear”
They continued along the road as itdoard After a while they reached a bend in the road, and once they passed it, Arran could see a large valley ahead of them
Arran immediately knew that this was Silvermere, and he was astonished at the size of the city At the center of the valley lay a vast lake, its surface shi+ning silver in the bright light of the sun Froe of the lake fanned out thousands upon thousands of buildings, co the valley
Coht, Fulai City could barely be considered a village
”It's big, isn't it?” Jiang Fei said Her voice was subdued, and Arran could tell that she was as awestruck by the sight as he was
They spent the next few hours exploring the city together, walking through the cobbled streets and occasionally stopping to drink tea at sos and sweets at the food stalls that stood on the sides of most of the city's streets
Occasionally they drew stares froers bowed to the Lord Jiang's guests had already spread to the city, but although the attention nore it
After several hours of walking through the city center, Arran began to notice that Jiang Fei's eyes were repeatedly drawn to thestores in the city's center
”If you want, you can go shopping for a bit,” he said
”What about you?” Jiang Fei asked She gave Arran a wary look, then sighed deeply ”You just want to go get s to buy,” Arran replied He had already spotted a nuh he enjoyed spending tiold
Jiang Fei sighed again, then glanced at the clothing store next to thereed to meet in the city square two hours later, and just like that, Arran was free to finally buy the weapons and arerly, he set off to buy sos he wanted
His first purchase was a large ironwood boith a heavy draw It was easily the finest bow Arran had ever held, and he paid a se discount — apparently, word of Arran being a guest of Lord Jiang had spread a the shopkeepers, too
Next, he visited several ar an excellent leather coat with h thatit, but after Arran's training with Lord Jiang, it barely even hindered hiood sword, to replace the one his father had left hi several weaponsh their weapons were good enough, all the swords they sold were just too light for hi, and after some time, he noticed a small weaponsmith's shop The shop itself didn't seem particularly noteworthy, but the few pieces he could see in the shopimmediately drew his attention
When he stepped inside, he felt so the weapons that were on display With just a glance, he could tell that the weapons here were far better than anything he had found so far
The shopkeeper welco the previous ones had shown hiuest
Arran spent soh the crafts that suited hiht for his Essence-strengthened ar up a particularly well- and flexible He didn't want it for hi Fei
”Aye, that's a good one,” the shopkeeper said ”For a friend of Lord Jiang, I'll let it go for two hundred gold crowns”
Arran sed at the outrageous price, but after a thought, he nodded The sas far better than any he had seen in Silverold to spare
”I'll take it,” he said, not bothering to haggle