Chapter 38 The Hidden Master Blacksmith in the Town
"I think you may have heard of the name Russell." Russell continued.
"Oh, it turns out you are the Baron, the good guy who just won a big battle in Uxhall..." At this moment, a hint of timidity gradually appeared in the robber's eyes.
"Hmm, you are fairly well informed, so we can have a good talk now. Leave the woman and the child to me, so you don't have to bleed."
"Baron, we'll give you some face, but even if you want to take them away, you still need a ransom of 1,700 dinars."
"My face is only worth 300 dinars? Okay, okay, it's not easy for you to rob someone's house. The money is here."
In order to ensure the safety of the hostages, De La Serre pretended to give up and first gave the other party 1,700 dinars.
"Very well, they are handed over to you. If they are kidnapped again, it has nothing to do with us, Baron." The robbers let the women and children go.
Russell motioned to the women and children and walked behind him. Just as the robbers were about to turn around and leave, Russell stopped them.
"Hey, are you leaving now? We still have some unfinished business."
"Anything else? The hostages have been handed over to you."
"When you pass by here, you need to pay a toll. The nearby Eberron village is my territory of Drasel."
The robbers were confused by this wave of tricks, and for a while they couldn't tell who was the robber.
Before the robber came to his senses, Russell said, "I'll give you some face, too. Each of you pays 100, and you can give me a total of 2,000."
"Baron, I advise you to go see a doctor if you are sick. Don't stay here..."
Before the robber finished speaking, Drasel quickly raised his sword and drew out, with a "poof!" sound, and instantly cut off the robber leader's head!
The huge disparity in strength made the remaining 19 bandits shudder and tremble in place.
Russell took back the 1,700 he had just given and said, "You still owe me 300 dinars. Do you want my life or money?"
The 19 robbers were so frightened that they hurriedly scraped together 300 dinars and offered them with both hands.
"Very well, let's go. Don't bully anyone in my territory in the future, otherwise you will lose your money and lives. You won't be so lucky next time, and I won't give you a chance to choose."
The bandits agreed repeatedly and fled immediately. Drasel was satisfied and took the women and children to the village of Eberron.
The village of Eberron is still prosperous, and the villagers are living hard and looking forward to harmony and happiness.
Russell didn't notice anything strange here. He bought a cow for 200 dinars and let the cow pull a simple wooden cart, carrying women and children.
This way it will be much easier and more convenient on the way back, and it will also save women and children from suffering. Walking such a long way is too hard.
The return journey went smoothly, and soon they were back in the town of Uxhall.
With a smile on his face, Russell took the women and children to find the mayor.
"Thank you! Our distinguished master, you successfully brought them back! Here is the reward of 500 dinars."
"There is no need for payment. This household has already paid 2,000 as ransom. This is not a small amount of money. Just keep 500 and live a good life."
Hearing this, the woman burst into tears of gratitude, knelt on the ground and said with tears in her eyes: "You are really the benefactor of our family. We are so happy to have you in Uxhall!"
[Town Uxhall favorability 5.]
[Task completed]
【You successfully rescued the residents’ wives and children.】
[Evaluation: I didn’t expect that you are so generous and kind, and would spend an extra 200 to take care of the residents on the road. Please keep doing this good behavior.]
Russell was a little happy when he occasionally heard the rainbow farts emitted by the system.
He was just about to leave and return to the Lord's Hall to report to Safiya and others that they were safe, when the woman spoke again:
"My noble master, can you leave this cow to me?"
"No problem, you can take it away."
"Thank you. I'm good at cooking beef. I hope I can add one more dish to your dinner tonight. I will deliver the cooked dish to the door of the lord's hall and wait for it. You can send someone to pick it up."
"Huh? Why bother? I can go directly to your house for dinner."
The woman looked embarrassed and explained: "This... my distinguished master, you are the leader of the nobility, you are the earl, how dare we commoners eat with you..."
Russell smiled and replied: "Don't worry so much. I'll go to your house for dinner tonight. I'll call Safiya and the others and they'll be back in a while."
Soon, Drasel returned to the Lord's Hall and told them about the matter, and Safiya accepted it happily.
After simply washing and changing clothes, Drasel brought Safiya and the baby dragon Ren to the woman's home.
The woman's home is quite spacious, and the male owner must have developed reasonably well, otherwise he would not have been able to raise the ransom of 2,000 dinars.
"Good evening, my distinguished master, this must be Miss Safiya, you are so beautiful."
With a smile on her face, Safiya whispered: "You have such good taste, Baron, did you hear that she complimented me on my beauty~"
"Yes, yes, my Princess Safiya, you are extremely beautiful."
[The friendship level between you and Safiya is 2, and the current friendship level is 50.]
Russell looked around and asked, "Why don't you see the man of your house?"
"He will be back soon. He is a blacksmith who makes swords. He usually works late."
As soon as he heard this, Russell suddenly became interested. "Oh? The blacksmith who made the sword, how good is he?"
The woman replied: "I don't know much about this, but my husband once made a sword for King Haraus X of Swadia."
"That is enough to show that his skills are as good as fire and he is a good swordsmith."
"My distinguished master, you have thanked me..."
Just as we were talking, the blacksmith also came home. He had heard everything from the mayor.
When he returned home, the blacksmith first cried with joy, hugged his wife and children tightly, and was finally reunited as a family.
Next, he knelt in front of Russell again and said gratefully:
"My noble master, thank you! I also heard that you hired an ox cart to carry them on the road without taking payment. You are really a benefactor to our family!"
Good guy, it’s not that the same family doesn’t come into the same house, and even the words they say are exactly the same. This sentence about the benefactor of our whole family is deeply imprinted in De La Serre’s mind.
Russell helped him up and said, "Get up, what's your name?"
"My name is Aubrey Jesliman, and I am a blacksmith."
"It's too hard to remember. I'll call you Lao Ao from now on. Lao Ao, I heard that your sword-making skills are excellent."
"Thank you very much, I just practice makes perfect."
"Well, you are very humble, I like it. It's getting late, let's eat first and chat while eating."