"This is Katerina, uh, what Katerina?"

"Katrina Van Firs. I'm very happy to meet you, Miss Sehiliu, Miss Primra, I believe: we will definitely become good friends." In Lu Xi's living room, Karin greeted Sehiliu and Lim generously.

One of the two girls was stunned and the other was expressionless, but neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little cold. Lu Xi could only sneak in sweat while energizing the atmosphere with a smile: "Well, for some special reasons, she is going to stay here temporarily now... Well, everyone must get along well?"

"Get along well...you're so big! What's going on? Explain it to me clearly! Luxi Berencaster!"

"Oh, Sexirius..."

"No, hey, hey, you say that every time you are about to fool me."

"Why are you learning too? You were so cute before. I was desperate. I was desperate about this world where even the arrogant and natural system began to be dark!"

"No matter what you say, it's useless! Luxi Berenkast, if you dare to use public funds to bring the wrong women home, just wait for the Alliance Discipline Investigation Bureau to ask questions!"

"Do you want to report? Haha, you're really a top student."

"Whatever you say, but this is my duty!"

"Wait, who do you mean by 'a woman' you just said?" Karin asked with her hand raised, still smiling, but everyone clearly felt a strong low pressure brewing.

Sehiliu bit her lip and didn't say anything. For a serious and outstanding student like her, calling a girl she had just met "not irrelevant" has exceeded her polite bottom line. If it weren't for the sudden incident, she wouldn't have lost her composure. Karin's rhetoric made her feel guilty, and she didn't know how to respond for a while.

"Actually, I am just a poor girl forced to marry by my family. Because I really couldn't accept the status quo of being enslaved in marriage and the future, I resolutely decided to run away from home. Well, then I occasionally met Lord Lu Xi. He is a great man, and he sympathized with my experience and extended a helping hand to me. Now, I'm here. So, I'm definitely not a bad thing, three, no, four, female, human!"

Just as Karin and Sehiliu looked at each other in a flash, the girl Sanwu next to her suddenly uttered two words expressionlessly.

“Impurity.”

"ha?"

"That's right," Seiriu said coldly, "To put it bluntly, isn't it just abducting the girl from home? Do you think we will be fooled by you?"

"That's to elope." Primra added expressionlessly. Her tone seemed extremely ethereal and clear, and her emptiness was so empty that Lu Xi almost sweated profusely.

"How did you understand that? Oh, it hurts... why did you hit me again?"

Primra put away his hand knife, left another sentence "impurity", and stood up expressionlessly and left without saying anything, leaving Lu Xi with no room for defense. Sexilu glared at Lu Xi fiercely and followed quickly.

Even if you glar at me, it's useless. You really misunderstood.

Lu Xi did not make any excuses in the end, because he knew that his reasons were too unconvincing, and it would be difficult for him to believe it. He looked at Karin beside him. After a while, Karin suddenly smiled and patted Lu Xi on the shoulder: "You are so pitiful, but don't worry, the root of the matter is still me, so I will not be irresponsible."

"Haha, thank you very much." Lu Xi laughed dryly. For some reason, he could always find a trace of unconcealed gloom in Karin's beautiful face with a clever smile.

"By the way, I still want to go to Nancheng, so you can accompany me. Well, last time I caught a sword in a small arms store there, but unfortunately I didn't bring any money. I must not miss it this time."

"Hey, why are swords not jewelry, clothes, dolls, etc.? You are too unlovely, right?"

"Ha? Are you a fool? Every day, Ijilian's special dress and Xingxuan's limited edition jewelry are delivered to me for selection. I may not be interested in it. Why do you have to go to Nancheng Tao?"

"That's why I hate you, these rich people..." Lu Xi murmured in a low voice, and found that the other party had no reaction. His eyes rolled and he suddenly said, "It's not impossible to accompany you. It just so happens that I have something to go to Nancheng, but... it must be evening."

"Why do you need to be at night?"

"Although I, as a counselor, have nothing to do, I always get the embassy to do it and act like I go to get off work hard. In addition, I also need your help if I have something to do."

The next day, Lu Xi and Karin came to Nancheng. At this time, the dinner time had just passed and the night had slowly come. This time, he was wearing an inconspicuous gray-black coat, but had secretly brought a full set of equipment inside. Karin finally changed into her priceless evening dress and put on a lightweight outfit.

"I really don't understand. The big sword you used last time should be a rare magic weapon. Why did you run to Nancheng to buy a sword?"

"I love collecting high-quality weapons. Is there anything wrong with this? Besides, that big sword is a relic left by my grandmother. If I hadn't had anything else around me last time, I wouldn't have used it so casually."

"Usually, grandmother left her to her granddaughter should be family jewelry, gems, or wedding dresses, etc., right? Your grandmother, too..."

"What else?"

"It's really a maverick."

Karin looked up and down at Lu Xi, and the look made the latter instantly think of the big cats before hunting. She finally snorted in a nasal tone to express her warning, but finally she didn't say anything else.

"Okay, that's it." Karin stood outside a small blacksmith shop, pointing to the sign above and said to Lu Xi.

This is a small shop in an alley. The small shop door can only accommodate one person. If you don’t look carefully, you can easily ignore it. An iron frame extends above the cracked door frame, and a dilapidated sign sways in the wind. The "squeak" sound is full of depression, and it seems that it may fall down at any time. No matter how you look at it, you can’t associate this shop that looks like it will be closed in a few days with the magic weapon.

Lu Xi narrowed his eyes and finally recognized a few words from the crumbling sign.

"Uncle Tom? Uncle Tom's cottage?"

"It's the 'Uncle Tom Iron Shop'." Karin gave the other party a blank look, carefully pushed open the door, and walked into the shop, and Lu Xi had to follow him.

Walking into the shop, Lu Xi found that the space inside the shabby blacksmith shop did not seem to be as narrow as imagined. Inside the house was a shop with dozens of square meters, with several neatly arranged cabinets and weapon stands against the wall, with various weapons placed on it, from general standard swords to double-handed heavy swords, from single-sided axes to long pole halberds, from iron rods to maces, it was simply a small arsenal. From the appearance of these weapons, you can feel a terrifying chill, obviously they were all from the hands of the forging masters, and their exquisiteness and texture even surpassed the standard equipment of the most elite troops of the Federation and the Empire.

"These weapons can at least be equipped with a 100-man team, right? The imperial government is not afraid of triggering an uprising?" Lu Xi couldn't help but be shocked.

"All the weapons stores in the Empire have official authorization documents. If you want to buy weapons in these stores, you must have a license to use weapons and an official identity certificate. Every weapon transaction will be registered, and there is no problem you mentioned. As for this weapon store, it is a bit special..."

Before Lu Xi asked about something special, Karin had already walked to a counter. There was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old elementary apprentice napping. Karin slapped the counter vigorously and finally woke up the elementary apprentice.

The primary apprentice opened her sleepy big eyes and looked at Karin's face in a daze, as if she didn't understand what was going on.

"Where is Uncle Thomas?"

"Well, are you having something to do with your dad?"

"He still owe me a sword, tell him that I've brought the money."

The primary apprentice stared at Karin with her big eyes for a while, and finally decided to leave the matter to the person involved to deal with it.

"Dad, someone is looking for it!" the apprentice shouted back at the top of his voice. His voice seemed full of energy, completely inconsistent with the pink and tender face.

A gust of footsteps came from the back hall, and the curtain on the back door of the hall was pushed apart by a thick hand, revealing a not-tall but giving people a feeling of being in a terrifying and chaotic manner. When he saw the true face of the visitor, Lu Xi finally knew why there were so many fine weapons in this seemingly dilapidated small shop.

The person who came in was only as tall as the chest of an average adult. There were quite a few children who were ten years old, but his body was extremely strong. He wore a sleeveless short jacket, and the muscles on his arms exposed outside were as hard as the vines of an old tree but were not without vitality. He had a thick beard on his face, and the color of his hair reminded people of the best red copper. Of course, because of his beautiful beard, it was difficult to judge his real age.

It was a dwarf, and more importantly, a golden nameplate was hung on the chest of the dwarf, with ancient inscriptions engraved in the text of the dwarf. It was the symbol of the highest title of "Master of the Great Man" owned by the dwarf craftsmen.

This race with an average height of only two-thirds of humans is called the "Elf of the Earth". They are born with the ability to communicate with rocks, mines and metals. They are the best geological and mining experts in the world of Gabriela and the best casting and engineering masters. In this race, the elders with the most casting or mechanical attainments are called "Masters". Every weapon or equipment that comes out of the hands of the dwarf masters is a priceless master. If a small weapon shop is in charge, the store's level can immediately rise from a street stall to a luxury specialty store.

However, why does a dwarf who has never liked to deal with outsiders have a great craftsman who opened an inconspicuous small blacksmith shop in the southern district of the city of Serocchia, the center of the human world? This is probably a long story.

The dwarf could not see any ripples through his thick beard. He looked Karin up and down, then stretched out a hand.

"Money!" It's really the momentum of Elder Tang, and it's concise and to the point.

"Where is the goods?" To Lu Xi's surprise, Karin seemed to have become a different person and responded in a similar way.

"Hmph." The old dwarf snorted coldly, walked straight to the shelf, and took a long sword from the cabinet.

This is a one-handed sword, about one meter long. Karin drew his sword out of the sheath, and a trace of cold light flashed across the sharp blade. It was indeed a good sword, but that was it.

(Name: Handguard sword. Quality: Excellent. Attributes: Sharp 12~~15, hard 25, durability 40.)

The sword should be above average in terms of workmanship and texture, but it is just a mediocre work in this dwarf shop. No matter how you look at it, Karin, a rich and violent woman, will never forget it.

According to Lu Xi's imagination, what Karin could buy in person should be the low-key but simple and elegant shape. Once unsheathed, the sword energy shines on the level of Jiuzhou.... The so-called magic sword will inevitably appear, and it is a divine light everywhere in the sky, with auspiciousness scattered...

"It's over, it's over, and it's time to indulge in emotions." Lu Xi suddenly felt that he was ignited for no reason and was like a fool.

Karin also imitated the dwarf, snorted slightly, took out a cloth pocket from her arms, and threw it to the other party.

"According to your requirements, there are fifty gems of various colors in your pocket. There are definitely more than a thousand gold coins you can get in any jewelry store. Is this worthy of you?"

The dwarf snorted again, flipped his wrist and his pocket disappeared, and he couldn't see what trick he had changed.

"The deal is completed, I'm leaving." Karin lifted her sword, waved to the dwarf, and pulled Lu Xi, who had not yet reacted, out of the room.

"Are you buying drugs or swords? Why are you doing so in a hurry?"

"Ah, of course I bought a sword. Didn't you see it?"

"What sword is worth 1,000 Aoba? How dare you say it's not a drug?"

"This sword is worth it. Well, actually, I have taken a lot of advantages. If Uncle Thomas and grandmother were good friends, I wouldn't have received such a good discount!" Karin smiled like a little fox who had taken a big advantage, but she left the sword worth "ten thousand gold" to her waist, and she could not tell at all that she was caring for her.

"I understand you very much that you hope to share your happiness with me, but I really don't understand at all. Did I really go out?"

"If you don't understand, forget it, you're hungry, let's go and have some late-night snacks."

"Middle Snack? Well, then I have a good place to recommend it."

"Oh?" Karin squinted her eyes and glanced at Lu Xi with the corner of her eyes, "It's not something wrong, right?"

"Why do you women like to talk about "no matter how bad things are"? Is it good to be creative, and readers will be aesthetically tired!"

"What are you talking about?"

"Anyway, don't worry, just follow me." Lu Xi replied, then he pulled Karin's hand and strode forward without saying a word. They crossed several streets, walked around an alley, and came to the door of a bar.

"Does it look familiar here?" Karin looked around at the surrounding environment, as if she had remembered something.

"Yes, you cut people here last time."

"I'm chopping horses, okay... Wait, why do you say 'cutting people'? Isn't it better to say 'the place we first met'? All the atmosphere has been destroyed by you, at least give people some romantic expectations?"

"According to your words: I am just a magician, full of bad water, where are the romantic cells coming from?" Lu Xi shrugged and walked into the restaurant first.

"Stingy man..." Karin heard the dissatisfaction in the other party's words, muttered slightly, hesitated for a moment, and followed.

On that gate was hung a brass sign with the name "Mark Donaldson Bar" written on it.

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Chapter completed!