I worked like this for couple of days, and accumulated enough Black Steel Ingots, to create about 100 daggers. Besides the Black Steel Ingots, I also learn more about smithing. The old Lizard, showed how to create new ingots, such as Bronzite Ingot, which was very good for making shields, as it absorbed the impacts very well. There was also a disadvantage, when using equipnt created from Bronzite, it would slow the wielder down, as the tal was very heavy.
I also learned how to create Flexium Ingots, and as the na suggested, the tal was very flexible. It could be used for bow making, as well as lashing weapons, such as whips. The Flexium had many more applications, not only in weaponry. He also described to very rare ingots, that not only costed a lot, but were very difficult to get a hold of. One of such ingots, was Quicksilver Ingot. It was made using Mithril, a magical ore that was very hard to find. Another such rare ingot, was Lunar Ingot. It could be created only with the use of special materials, that rarely popped up in our world.
He didn't know much about those ingots, as they were treated almost as legends. They were that rare. I also got lesson from him about making weapons. He said that starting from swords, was the best idea, and we did just that. He showed how to make a sword out of simple Steel. The process was much more complicated, than I previously thought. First, I had to go through the shaping process, where I would give the sword it's shape. Then I would need to temper it using, by cooling it down, and reheating it again. And then grind it at the grindstone, to give it an edge.
It required a great knowledge of swords, to be able to create one, that was at least useful. One had to know, where to strike and with what strength, in order to make a good sword. He said that casting, was for novices and it required molds. A lot of smiths, were not very well versed at making more intricate molds, that was why, he was so impressed by my daggers.
I tried creating a sword, but it wasn't easy. Even though I could create a shape, it was all out of balance, and not very useful. It could be used to kill sothing, but a proper swordsman, would throw it away, as a garbage. Nevertheless, it was my first attempt, and the old Lizard said himself, that I would get better at it, the more I practiced.
When I did another 3 Azurite Ingots, I went back to the room, and gave the ingots to the old Lizard. I said to the him "I don't need the materials anymore. I already have enough, to create a lot of daggers. I also stored so materials for later, if I need them". He asked a bit worried "Do you want to quit the job?". I shook my head and said "I still need to make my daggers, but I don't want the materials anymore. You can now pay with money". He seed to relax a bit, and said "That is fine. I will give you the equal amount of money, to what the materials were worth. That will be 1 Black Hal and 26 Red Hals. Is that alright?".
I was a bit stunned and asked "How much does a Grondon earn in one day?". He said "They earn from 15 to 30 Red Hals, that is because they are making Azurite, and we need that done as much as possible, hence the pay". I understood, why he was willing to pay that much for . Not only could I create 3 ingots a day, I also made good quality ingots. This made wonder 'Why would that Lazar be willing to pay 2 Black Hals, for the dicine? Was it really that good? Better than soone creating 3 Azurite Ingots a day?'. I didn't know how much Azurite costed, so I decided to ask.
"Can you tell , how much does one Azurite Ingot costs?". The old Lizard said "A Middle Grade Quality, would cost sothing like 6 Black Hals. As for the High Grade Quality, It would cost in excess of 10 Black Hals. The Top Grade Quality… In excess of 25 Black Hals". I was stunned to be honest, my work was worth that much, yet I earn a lot more, with just one vial of my dicine. 'Sothing is broken here, is my dicine that much more expensive?' I thought, and decided to ask about that as well. "Say, is the dicine very expensive here?".
The old Lizard thought about it, then replied "That depends on how strong it is, and how well it works". I took out a vial from my bag, and said "How much would this cost?", then passed the vial with Healing Essence to him. He opened it, slled it and asked the sa question, as the Lazar guy. "Can I have a taste?" He asked. I nodded my head, and awaited his response.
The old Lizard took a sip, and imdiately exclaid "Is this real? Where did you get it from?". He reluctantly passed the vial back to . I asked instead "How much is it worth?". He said "I never seen such a strong dicine, it must be worth at least 20 Black Hals". 'That bastard, and he only gave 2 Black Hals. That is 10 tis less! No wonder that guy wanted to co over again, to sell my dicine. It was a daylight robbery!' I thought.
The old Lizard asked, if I wanted to sell it, so I said "I will sell you that one. Only because you were honest with , I will sell it for 10 Black Hals. How about that?". He nodded his head, and paid the whole price imdiately. I then said "I will be back tomorrow, to make so of my daggers. Then I will take care of your ingots". He didn't seem to care, and simply nodded his head. I left the room, and went back to the tavern.
After renting the room, I went upstairs and sat down on the chair. "Frosty, co out for a mont" I said, but Frosty didn't respond. 'Hmm? This is weird. Why isn't Frosty responding?' I thought, and called out again. "Frosty?" but nothing happened. I had no idea, why it wouldn't co out, but I could do nothing about it. 'I have to leave this place soon. When I learn more about smithing, I will try to acquire a better map of the North, then I will leave. Before that, I should contact that Lazar guy' I thought.
The Lazar guy, was the only creature in this place that I knew, who had contacts with that military leader. I wanted to inquire about my situation. I also needed to find so kind of food source, if I wanted to continue staying in the North. There was also the issue of my new strings, for the skill. 'I should visit Crow as well, and check out what he managed to find. Maybe he will know much more, than the Lizards' I thought, and went to sleep.
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