Chapter 42 (2/2)

The owner didn’t say anything else but went to the back of the shop. When he returned, he held a box and placed it on top of the counter. The box itself was black in color, the wood was furnished, and the edge were round. Just seeing it and one would know that it was made by a high leveled craftsman.

“The box was given by the people from the palace?” Lin Xiao asked without waiting for the owner to speak.

“Ah, yes. I guess everyone could see that. No one would dare to make a storage box black in color. Only craftsmen hired by the Emperor would dare,” the owner replied. He then lifted the lid of the box to reveal the weapons inside.

Just as the owner mentioned, there are indeed thirteen of them inside the box, except, each were designed differently. “They are a set?” Lin Xiao asked.

“I am not sure of that myself. I’ve never seen the blueprint, only the blacksmith did,” the owner replied.

“Can I speak with the blacksmith?” Lin Xiao asked once again.

“Unfortunately, he has retired a year ago after he finished the final piece. He’s no longer at the capital.”

Lin Xiao can’t help but frown as he heard that but there wasn’t anything else that he can do about it. At first, he only wanted to buy one but when he saw that it was a set, he felt that he would suffer a loss instead since he would end up buying a non-completed item.

“Are ten gold pieces your lowest price?” Lin Xiao asked.

“Well, maybe I can give you seven gold pieces, but nothing less than that,” the owner replied.

“Deal! I will take them all,” Lin Xiao said as he quickly took out seven gold pieces and handed it over to the owner.

Seeing this, the owner’s smile became wider and he can’t help laughing. “Good young lad! Pleasure doing business with you! Let me help you wrap your items,” the owner said as he put the lid back on then went reached down underneath the counter for silk cloth. He carefully wrapped the box in front of Lin Xiao’s eyes before he handed the bundle over. “Thank you for your patronage! If you ever need your weapons repaired, just come here and I’ll give you a special price for the repairs!”

“I’ll think about it,” Lin Xiao replied as he took the bundle.

After getting what he wanted, Lin Xiao finally left the shop. He was just about to return to the plaza to meet with Fei YuXing when he had another idea. ‘Since I am already here, I may as well go around and take a look. I still have few money lefts,’ Lin Xiao thought to himself. With that, he continued to walk around and browse the weapons on display.