The middle-aged man talked for a long time, then paused to indicate that Ruian had any questions to ask.
"What are the tuition fees at these colleges?"
"The tuition fees of different levels of colleges are naturally very different. For example, the tuition fees of the best colleges are hundreds or even hundreds of gold coins. The cheapest colleges are about ten gold coins. This is the fee level in previous years. The specific fees
You still need to go to Skayas City to register to find out.”
"So when will registration start for these colleges?"
"The registration time for Skayas City College is at the beginning of each year. It is now the beginning of October, and there are still more than two months."
Then Ryan asked a few more questions, and finally, Ryan asked the last question.
"Where is Skayas City? How to get there from Kata City?"
"It takes about fifteen days to walk west from Kata City. If you go there by carriage, it only takes about three to four days." After a pause, the middle-aged man reminded him kindly.
Ryan, "If you want to go to Skayas City, I recommend that you don't go alone. There are many robbers and robbers on this road. If you are alone, you will easily be robbed by robbers."
"I suggest you follow the caravan of the brigade, but it will cost a certain amount of money. In addition, if you are a mercenary, you can find a mercenary mission to escort the caravan to Skayas City. Although this has certain risks,
, but when you reach Skayas City smoothly, you can also earn a commission."
Ruian was very grateful to the middle-aged man for this advice. He was very short of money and liked this kind of money-making advice the most.
After getting the answer he wanted, Ryan walked out of the small room.
The moment he walked out of the door, Ryan suddenly felt that his eyes were wide open, the front was full of hope, and his whole body was full of motivation.
These 20 silver coins were well spent and gave Ryan an enlightenment. Professionals can provide professional answers. Like before, Ryan had heard of Skayas City from Father Moya, but apart from the title of "Academy City"
Except, I don’t understand anything else, but now I have a detailed answer.
Ryan walked out of the Mercenary Association happily and did not immediately take the mission to Skayas City, but he did not forget what he had to do next.
Arriving at Clearance Street, Ruian didn't go in immediately because he thought that registration would require a lot of tuition, and he didn't know if he had enough money. If he spent money to buy things now, it might not be enough by then.
However, he quickly convinced himself that he would only look at it and not buy it.
The street stalls set up on both sides of the street are similar to those during the mercenary competition. They sell all kinds of strange things, but they are basically overstocked products that could not be sold before.
For example, a stall selling shoes only has a dozen pairs of broken-out shoes in either small or extra-large sizes, so the prices are being greatly reduced. However, the people around who want to buy seem to want the merchant to lower the price again, and both parties keep on trying.
bargain.
Another example is some stalls selling weapons. Many of the weapons sold now are old and damaged, but there are still many people who are short of money who want them and are bargaining for them.
In addition to conventional swords, shields, and armors, there were also many strange and bizarre weapons. Ruian was fascinated to see them, and he also learned a lot from the merchants' introductions.
The items are very tempting, but Ryan still remembers not to spend money indiscriminately. He keeps telling himself that he has no use for these things and spending money is just a waste.
However, when Ryan saw a crossbow, he suddenly forgot about spending money.
Strictly speaking, at this time, a broken crossbow bow was lying among dozens of bows. Its unique shape made it stand out from the crowd and was very eye-catching. However, a very deep sword mark on the crossbow bow was also eye-catching.
The top of the crossbow is a typical short bow shape, one and a half feet wide, and the chopstick-thick black bow string looks very low-key, but it is difficult for anyone who has seen it to ignore it. The bottom of the crossbow is a vertical axis that supports the bow body.
A handle for the launch switch.
The bow string and handle are still intact, but the problem lies in the arrow groove and the bow body. This crossbow has no arrow groove, and there is a sword mark one-third deep on the bow body. This also leads to many people picking up this crossbow to watch.
, but never bought it. Because without the arrow slot, the crossbow cannot be fired. The sword marks on the bow mean that the bow may break after being used many times.
The businessman selling this crossbow said that this crossbow was a thief's heirloom and had a history of hundreds of years. But unfortunately, the thief was killed when facing a very powerful swordsman.
The swordsman struck the crossbow with his sword, splitting the arrow slot and splitting the bow into one third. Then the thief was split in half by the swordsman.
This extremely damaged crossbow was sold to the merchant at a low price as a swordsman's victory prize. If it weren't for the swordsman's strong fighting spirit, he couldn't split the bow in one go. This shows that the material of the bow is extraordinary.
Even the merchant would not buy it. However, the crossbow was not sold for a long time, which made the merchant very regretful.
Ryan likes this crossbow very much because he knows that he does not have the ability to attack from a distance. In this world, the only people with the ability to attack from a distance are archers except magicians and advanced swordsmen who can launch swords. Ryan should learn archery now.
The art of crossbows is too difficult. So when Ruian saw this crossbow, he remembered the firearms in his previous life, which were powerful and easy to operate. However, there are too few crossbows in this world. The main reason is material problems and structural problems.
The power was not as great as Ryan imagined, the accuracy was not that accurate, and it took too long to replace the arrows.
Looking at the crossbow in his hand, Ruian kept thinking about how to restore it. After a while, he had an idea. He felt that the crossbow was not completely scrapped and he could try to repair it or even increase its power.
Seeing the businessman looking at him with fiery eyes, Ruian put down the crossbow calmly and picked up several other longbows on the stall to look at them in detail. Then, with a disappointed look on his face, Ruian turned around and planned to leave, but Ruian
After taking two steps, he turned around and asked the merchant: "How much does this crossbow cost?"
"1 gold coin." The businessman quickly quoted a price.
"It's expensive, not worth the price." Ruian slowly turned around, as if he was about to leave.
"Then how much did you say?" The businessman saw that finally another person was interested in this crossbow that made him regretful and hateful, and he really didn't want to let it go.
"Ten silver coins," Ruian stopped and replied lazily.
The businessman vomited blood. This man was too thick-skinned, but he still took the initiative to lower the price and said: "It's 80 silver coins. If you sell it, I won't be able to see it."
"15 silver coins. I don't know if it can be repaired. I think it will be scrapped if the repair fails."
"But your counteroffer is too harsh. I'll reduce it by 10 more, so it's 70 silver coins."
"No, I can only add 5 more silver coins at most."
The businessman saw that Ruian seemed to really want to buy the crossbow, so he became interested. He began to use his good eloquence and kept bargaining with Ruian. However, in his previous life, Ruian lived in a world that valued bargaining, so he was naturally very eloquent.
In the end, the crossbow was sold to Ruian for 35 silver coins, which made the businessman so angry that he gritted his teeth, but he was not gnashing his teeth at Ruian, but at the crossbow. In the end, the businessman finally decided to do as he said before, out of sight, out of mind.
Sold to Ryan.
Once Ruian bought the crossbow, he didn't dare to go shopping anymore. He was afraid that he would see something good again and couldn't help but buy it.
Ruian returned to the blacksmith shop and did not immediately study the crossbow. Instead, he finished the iron work that he had not made today. Recently, Ruian had been lazy and did not finish the iron work on time. Father Moya looked a little unhappy.
It looked good. Although he didn't say anything, Ruian still felt embarrassed. After all, he was still receiving Moya's father's salary.
When it got dark and Ryan was free, he took out his crossbow and studied it carefully.
The shape of the crossbow seems to be similar to the shape in Ruian's memory from his previous life, but Ruian's memory is also very vague, because the crossbows he saw in his previous life were all pictures introducing crossbows. Apart from the general shape and exquisite production, there is not much
Other impressions.
Therefore, Ruian felt that repairing the crossbow should be done according to his own ideas.
When buying a crossbow before, Ruian's idea was to learn from the principles of firearms in his previous life. But looking back now, Ruian found that his understanding was very superficial. He vaguely knew that the principle of firearms was to ignite the gunpowder on the bullet, and the gunpowder
The explosion generates power, which pushes the bullet head in the sealed barrel and shoots out along the barrel.
This is just a little understanding, but gunpowder as a power is something that Ruian can never do, and Ruian did not think of doing this, because the bow string on the crossbow does not seem to be ordinary, and it should have enough power to push the arrow, so
Ryan's plan to learn from the principles of firearms in his previous life was just to learn from the principles of gun barrels.