Mythical World RPG

Buying a Blacksmith Shop

"This week is your last time! Remember that!" a man shouted from inside the shop.

"Looks like they're coming again," whispered a merchant to his friend.

"Yeah, they are poor," replied his friend.

Everyone's attention was fixed on the rowdy shop. When Satria looked at the shop's name, he was stunned because it turned out to be the blacksmith he had been looking for around there. Satria slowly began to walk towards the blacksmith shop, but a group of men with stern and burly faces came out of the door in a rage.

"Sorry, sir, we will definitely pay for it soon," said a middle-aged woman while crying, while a girl dressed like a man bowed down to the woman.

"We will be here in a week. If you can't pay it, then our master will act decisively!" threatened the fierce man who carried the sword.

"Yes, sir. Thank you very much, sir," said the woman, looking down in tears.

"Mother, I told you to increase the price, but you still don't agree," grumbled the girl with long black hair in a bun.

The girl's clothes looked dirty, as if they had been exposed to charcoal. Her face and hands, which were wearing like gloves, also had black marks as if they had been exposed to charcoal. Long pants and a brown-gray shirt with the sleeves rolled up to the elbows made him look like a man. If Satria didn't see her chest and face, he might think she was a boy.

"Lixia, your forging and refining are not yet comparable to your father's. If we increase the price, no one can come to our shop again," said the middle-aged woman while wiping her tears.

"Sorry. Are you Miria's mistress?" said Satria while approaching the two of them, who was still standing near the shop door.

"Eh, yes," replied the middle-aged woman looking startled, and hastily wiped her tears.

"What a coincidence. I want to ask your help to make weapons," said Satria.

"Leave it to me, master. What kind of weapon do you want to make? Knife? Sword? Spear? Whatever it is, we will do it," replied the tomboyish girl named Lixia with a smile.

"Lixia, are yo-"

"Come on, sir, please come in first," Lixia cut in before her mother finished her sentence. Lixia immediately took Satria's hand into her shop.

"This is our shop, sir, and usually here, we also sell forged goods that we make. But lately, adventurers who come here are mostly just repairing their equipment," Lixia said while showing the contents of her shop. There were armor, weapons, and other equipment.

"The quality is horrible. Maybe the adventurers who come here are also novice adventurers just because the price is low," Satria thought while examining the forged iron sword on display.

"Sorry, sir, actually, my daughter still can't forge weapons. So if forging, maybe you can find another blacksmith. If for repair, maybe we can do it," said Miria in a friendly manner.

"Mother, how do we get customers," Lixia grumbled, disapproving.

"Actually, good or bad forged items are not only determined by the person's skill who makes them. The materials and quality of the forging equipment are also decisive. If I may, I would like to see the forging of weapons in this shop," said Satria. Lixia and Miria looked very surprised.

"P-please, sir," Miria replied as she walked towards the room at the back of the shop. It turned out that there was an open room behind the shop with only a simple roof. There was also a simple building on the connecting top that might be where Lixia and Miria live from its appearances. Around their house and shop were walls of other shops.

"It's sad. Even where they live is probably the worst around this market," thought Satria.

"This is where I forge and repair the adventurers' equipment who come," Lixia said.

"I see. To be honest, I'm amazed that you guys can still forge or refine equipment with equipment like this. Then I want you to forge a sword for me from this material I brought," said Satria as he pulled out two Leviathan fangs from the cloth he was carrying. Lixia and Miria looked surprised because, after all, it was neither iron nor steel.

"Excuse me, sir, but is it malleable?" Lixia asked.

"Maybe the results will not be good with equipment like this, but this material can still be forged," replied Satria.

"Blacksmith," said Satria changing his job class. Satria then holds a hammer which is usually used to forge hot iron.

"Forging reinforcement," said Satria using one of his blacksmith job techniques. After that, with all his might, Satria immediately slammed the hammer in his hand into the fangs he pulled out.

'Tttraanggg'

There was a loud clanking sound as the hammer hit the fangs. These fangs were originally round and became flattened instantly. Of course, this took Lixia and Miria by surprise because, to forge iron, the material to be forged had to be burned at a hot temperature first to make it easier to shape.

"It seems that the forging problem is still the same as what is usually done in the game," Satria thought with a smile.

"Impossible," Lixia said.

"Looks like the equipment here isn't as bad as it seems," said Satria while smiling at Lixia and Miria.

"Is master also a blacksmith?" Lixia asked.

"No, I'm just a novice adventurer. But I was forced to live independently and master the various skills. By the way, is the blacksmith here only you?" asked Satria while looking at Lixia.

"No sir, previously my daughter was only helping her father's work. My husband has been a blacksmith here for a long time and has many customers. Still, now that all of my husband's equipment is gone, no one is interested in coming here to buy equipment. You can see the results in the shop," Miria answered before Lixia.

"Then where is the Madam's husband at this time? Why doesn't he forge new stuff again?" asked Satria. She thinks that if the equipment made by her husband has run out, all that's left is to make new ones. It's easy.

"My husband passed away one year ago. That time he and the Lunar City merchant group were attacked after returning from the Capital, he died on his way. We can only see the body," Miria replied while holding back her tears. At that time, Satria finally began to understand and was able to guess what would happen next.

"Since then, Lixia has tried to replace her father, but her quality is far below average," continued Miria.

"I see. Because the quality was bad, the customers ran to other blacksmiths, and they ran out of money and were forced into debt to the bosses of those fierce people. But those greedy people would be more interested in taking this place than paying the debt. They must be looking for ways to pressure Miria's family so they can't pay off their debt and take the shop," thought Satria trying to guess what happened without asking.

"This shop is strategic. Apart from being in the market area, this shop was also the nearest blacksmith shop to the association building. No wonder they want this place more," thought Satria while looking at all the equipment in the place.

"Actually, I have one offer for Madam. How about you sell this shop to me?" asked Satria.

"No, this is my father's legacy!" Lixia said quickly. His face started to turn red with anger.

"You see, I'm going to buy this building. But Madam and your daughter can stay here, and you can still sell and repair things here. But the building is still mine, but I won't kick you two out," said Satria with a smile.

"Eh?" Lixia muttered in shock. He immediately looked at his mother, who also looked confused. How could their place be bought, but they would still live there.

"What do you mean, sir? I don't understand at all," Miria asked.

"I mean, I'll buy a shop as well as a place for you to live, but later, you will still stay here and carry on as usual. But in exchange, you will work for me here, but don't worry, you will still get a fixed fee even if no customers come here. Isn't that an attractive offer?" Satria explained.

"But…" Miria mumbled while looking at her daughter, and she must have thought that it was indeed very profitable for them. In fact, it feels too beneficial.

"But why did you do it? Isn't that too advantageous for us?" Lixia asked. Apparently, she was still worried if Satria had other intentions.

"If you think you guys are at an advantage, then that's not true. I'm very interested in this place because it's in a good location. You guys will also work for me, so it doesn't hurt me. Maybe right now, the benefits for me are not visible, but someday you will understand why I want to buy this place, "said Satria.

"What do you mean by working for master?" Lixia asked.

"Don't worry, and you won't do anything weird. I'm not a bad person as you might think, but you guys don't think I'm a good person either. Your job is to clean up this place and repair equipment and weapons as usual. That's all," said Satria reassuringly.

"But sir, we have a debt to one of this city's loan sharks. If master buys this place, but we can't pay it off, wouldn't it be useless?" asked Miria.

"How much do you owe them?" asked Satria.

"Currently, it's 300 gold coins, with interest 600 gold coins. Even though we paid for it, the interest quickly added up while we didn't pay it off right away," Lixia replied while looking down.

"Really a loan shark," Satria thought. But if he squanders the opportunity, who knows when it will come again.

According to him, the current location is the best, especially if you buy another store, it will be more expensive. Taking advantage of people who are in trouble is indeed a wrong way, but he will try to make what he deserves in return. Currently, collecting money is very important to survive, especially in the future, he wants to focus on finding the whereabouts of his revenge target because it would be better if he could gather the supplies as quickly as possible.

"I'll pay for it. But that means you won't get anything from selling this place, but as I said, you can still stay here, and I will reward you with one gold coin every day, "said Satria.

"Eh? Are you serious, sir?" Miria asked with a surprised face.

"Could it be that the price is too high? Damn, I didn't look for the information first. But now it's too late. After all, if I consider it, it should not be too difficult to find one gold coin," thought Satria. He think was made a blunder.

"Yes, no problem. The important thing is that you work hard. Maybe, I will add other merchandise in this shop in the future, "said Satria. Miria looked at Lixia as if asking her opinion. Lixia just nodded slowly.

"It seems we have no other choice; moreover, raising that much money seems very difficult with our condition so far," said Miria. Even though from his face, he still doesn't believe in Satria.

"I will hand over 300 gold coins to pay the forest collectors when they come. Tell them I will pay off the interest after I return from the Capital later," said Satria while taking out the cloth containing the reward from Gven. He immediately counted 300 gold coins with the help of Lixia, who couldn't believe a shabby-clad adventurer like Satria had that much money.

"This is 15 gold coins for your wages fifteen days from now. This is 10 gold coins as a token of completion, plus 40 silver coins and 22 bronze coins," added Satria handing the extra money to Lixia. The remaining money that Satria has is only 62 gold coins, 10 silver coins, and 10 bronze coins from the rest of Gven's rewards plus his quest rewards.

Satria deliberately gave the money directly to Lixia and Miria to attract their trust. There was a possibility that they would run away with the money. But a big bet will be a considerable risk, too. As far as Satria is concerned at this time, it's unlikely that they will run away.