After watching the competition, there was nothing to do for the time being, so Sir Dias rarely allowed Carl and Pine to move around freely, and generously gave some Natas, which was regarded as a splurge for his two sons.

Adding to the fifty Natas that Karl himself had earned before, he still had some spare money.

Pine walked to the armor shop without hesitation. Although he couldn't even buy a gauntlet with his money, it didn't stop him from looking at those majestic armors.

Karl thought about it and walked towards the blacksmith shop. He would like to polish his sword if possible.

"You're like you and you still want to build something that can deal with the knight? Forget it, don't piss yourself and take care of it yourself, bah!"

Before entering the blacksmith's shop, Karl heard insults coming from inside. A gray-faced young man was kicked to the ground, but he seemed to be holding something to prevent those things from falling to the ground.

"What's going on?" Karl walked up and couldn't help but ask.

It’s just that the kicking man glanced at Karl and didn’t even bother to pay attention to him. He just started building his own things. It could be seen that he should be a blacksmith here, or an apprentice or something like that.

"Are you okay?" Karl was not angry when he saw that the man ignored him, and just helped the young man who fell on the ground.

"Thank you, sir." The young man cast a grateful look at Karl.

"Here comes a nosy guy." Seeing Karl's behavior, the man shook his head.

"Why would you...?" Karl seemed a little confused and looked at the young man.

"I have built a batch of things. I think if they can be used on the battlefield, they can definitely cause a lot of damage to the knights, but they don't believe me..." The young man was a little disappointed and shook his head.

"Weapons that can be used against knights? That's whimsical, tsk tsk tsk, wasting time on these things is better than making an iron sword. You should also think about why the master doesn't like you. Well, you can save me some trouble, hahaha.

"At first, the man also heard his words and sneered again.

Karl finally understood. Although he felt that this young man was a little pitiful, he also understood that in this era, the fully armed knight was like a fortress. Wherever he stood, the thick armor could make people despair.

Now you say that you have created a weapon that can cause damage to knights. Who would believe it?

"Can you show me what you built?" Karl was a little curious. He could see that this young man was very confident in his weapons. Although he didn't quite believe it, it did arouse his curiosity.

"Of course sir, look, that's it." The young man put the things in his arms on the ground, which immediately caught Karl's eyes.

It is something similar to a triangle, with three toes on the ground and one tip pointing upward. The distance between its feet is pretty good. No matter what angle it is, as long as it is placed on the ground, one of the pointed toes is pointed upward.

It's very immature, it can only be said to be a prototype.

"Sir, I call this thing a spur horse. I think if I sprinkle it on the ground, it will definitely make the opponent's knights dare not move!" The young man boasted that this thing was a masterpiece that he had racked his brains to come up with.

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This thing looked very simple and not very difficult to make, but it shocked Carl's heart.

He knew about this thing. In his previous life, this thing had a name, Zha Ma Nail!

According to what he had seen, it seemed that Zhuge Liang used it to defeat the cavalry in the north, and they showed great success on the battlefield.

At that time, the land of Shu Han did not produce war horses, so it was impossible to train cavalry. It was very difficult to face the huge cavalry army in the north, so this kind of thing appeared.

This kind of defensive thing really caused a lot of trouble for Cao Wei's cavalry.

In other words, if this thing is used properly, it can really cause a lot of damage to the knights. After all, if the opponent's horse is hit and a person is knocked over, the knight's combat effectiveness can be reduced by more than half on the spot.

"Tell me your name." Karl asked. It was really not easy for this young apprentice to have such a great idea.

"Sir, my name is Allen." Allen didn't know why Carl suddenly asked his name, but he still proudly said it.

"Very well, Alan, I'm Karl. I bought all these tacks of yours, and I also want you to make another batch for me. It doesn't need to be too much, just a dozen more. You can do it."

"?" Karl said in a deep voice.

"Sir, are you telling the truth?" Allen was obviously very excited, because the other party wanted to buy his creations, which was undoubtedly an acknowledgment of his work.

"Of course it's true, I'm just asking if it can be done?" Karl nodded, this thing might come in handy.

"Of course sir, you only need to give me four days... Oh no, three days! It only takes three days and I can do it for you. As long as sir, if possible, I hope you can pay me ten natas as a reward...

..." As he spoke, Allen quietly glanced at Karl's expression, and his voice became a little lower, probably because he was afraid that the other party would think that his price was too high.

"This is five Natas. As a deposit, I will pick up the goods in three days. If there is no problem, I will pay the remaining five Natas." On the contrary, Karl generously gave the deposit directly. In his opinion, it cost ten

Natas will definitely not lose money buying these. When the time comes, Sir Dias may be able to reward himself when he takes them back. Besides, Natas has won these back in the first place, so he doesn't feel too bad about it.

"Excellent sir, may God bless you!" Allen nodded quickly and took the five Natas, his eyes sparkling. This was the first pot of gold he earned, and its significance to him is self-evident.

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"A fool actually bought that thing of yours. Who is this dude? In this world, ugh." When the man at the beginning saw that Karl actually bought it, he looked like he was looking at a fool.

It made Carl very uncomfortable.

But Karl didn't bother to pay attention to him, turned around and left. This man was ignorant and had a bad mouth. He didn't want to stay here, and he also knew that this man was obviously jealous.

But what surprised Karl was that when he took the razor nails back to show them to Pine and Sir Dias, both of them also expressed their incomprehension about Karl buying such a thing.

"My brother, you want to tell me that you wasted ten Natas just to buy these useless things? Well, you are going to laugh me to death, hahahahaha." Pine had the same bad mouth as always,

He seemed to be laughing so hard that he was about to cry.

"Karl, I have to say that you did buy some useless things this time. Although you earned the money yourself, I shouldn't say anything, but I still think it is too wasteful." Sir Dias also said the same.

He shook his head, wondering why his little son, who was usually very smart, did something stupid now?

"Father, this is really useful! If we can use it properly..." Karl wanted to say something else, but was directly interrupted by Sir Dias.

"That's enough. I won't let my soldiers bring these useless toys. They will only distract them during the battle."

Seeing Sir Dias being so determined, Karl sighed and said no more.

After all, Sir Dias is the patriarch of the Dias family, and the army listens to him. If he doesn't agree with something, then even if Karl thinks it is useful, it will be useless.

But this also gave Karl some thoughts. It would be great if he could have his own army...

But this is just a thought. After all, he does not have the qualifications now. As the second son, he is destined not to inherit the title and fiefdom of Sir Dias, and with his current status, he definitely does not have enough financial resources to raise an army.

"Okay Karl, don't think about what...what's your name...Oh oh oh, by the way, horse nails, don't think about horse nails. Just now, the Earl of Lens invited you

The letter came, asking us to go to the castle for a banquet. The Earl of Lens seems to want to bring all the vassals together before the war." Sir Dias seemed to see Karl's loss, patted him on the shoulder and said

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"Banquet?" Karl raised his head. Banquets held in the castle are the most popular activities to connect emotions in this era. They can be with other nobles or with one's own vassals. At the same time, they can also be a way to improve oneself.

Prestige activities can make your name spread throughout the kingdom along with the banquet.

This is a banquet for building relationships, and it is also a banquet for political exchanges.

"Hey, I haven't attended the Earl's banquet yet. There must be a lot of delicious food." Pine was indeed Pine, and the focus was actually placed here.

"When you get to the castle, you must maintain sufficient etiquette. You must know that there are nobles there, barons and so on. It would be bad if you lose etiquette."

Sir Dias warned, especially when he said this, his eyes were fixed on his eldest son, Paine, and he could tell who he was talking to.

His eldest son is brave enough, but often lacks IQ and is too reckless, which makes him a little worried, although having a brave heir in this era is not a bad thing.

"I know, I know." Pine waved his hand, as if he was impatient.

"You'd better know." Seeing him like this, Sir Dias became very angry and glared at him.

"Okay, let's pack up and we'll set off." Sir Dias obviously attaches great importance to this banquet. Also, the Dias family can't afford to hold banquets. There are usually no other nobles except relatives, so they can just use it.

This is an opportunity to get to know more nobles, and the most important thing is for the Dias family to be exposed in front of the Earl of Lens, so that the Earl will remember that he still has such a family of knights.


Chapter completed!