The Witcher: Darkness Falls

The next morning, Leon got up, packed his things, and left the Earl's castle on his horse.

Since the mission has been completed, there is no need for him to stay any longer.

He had already said goodbye to Stregg last night, so he didn't go to look for him, guessing that he had left by now.

Leon went straight to the dwarf's blacksmith shop, and as soon as he approached, the other party came up and gave him a bear hug.

"Haha, I knew you were okay. Did you know? You suddenly disappeared for fifteen days! A full half a month!" Jeraka said enthusiastically.

Then he invited Leon into the blacksmith shop.

Leon greeted the dwarf who was guarding the shop, Jeraka opened the back door, and soon they arrived at a large courtyard.

As he entered the yard, the sound of iron hammering came into his ears, and in an instant, he felt the temperature rise by five or six degrees.

Lyon saw a boiler in the yard spewing out steam rhythmically.

There are two metal hoses connected to the boiler.

One of them was connected to a stamping machine, and Jimmy the Dwarf was shaping a piece of red-hot iron with pliers.

The other one was connected to a forging machine, and the dwarf Diszen controlled it to continuously hammer the metal block pressed by the stamping machine to make it tighter.

This is the technology of the dwarves, the steam forge, which is powered by steam and can greatly save the blacksmith's physical strength.

As long as they are proficient in using this machine tool, the dwarves can easily mass-produce sophisticated equipment in a short period of time.

However, this is not suitable for forging fine products. After all, no matter how skilled the dwarves are in using this kind of machine, they cannot accurately control some subtle details.

Therefore, in order to obtain fine weapons and equipment, the dwarves still need to swing the hammers themselves.

In addition to the steam forging machine, there was also a large pile of ready-made weapons, armor, etc. piled up next to it.

If these things were left outside, each set would be excellent equipment and could be sold for a lot of money, but now they are just piled there like garbage.

"How is it? Isn't it amazing? But this place is still too small. We originally planned to move out of the city and buy a piece of land in John's village, and then recruit some dwarves or midgets.

But the damn werewolves disrupted our plan, and the operation there has been interrupted for nearly a year." The dwarf led Leon inside and complained.

This place is actually not small, but it is still a bit cramped when trying to put down the dwarves' equipment.

Moreover, the most critical issue is safety. Once a fire breaks out, it will not just be the dwarves’ shop that will be burned, but the entire street!

At that time, the dwarves and gnomes will not only go bankrupt in an instant, but may even be thrown into jail.

"Don't look at it. Your weapon is not there. It's here!" The dwarf took down a steel sword with an exquisite scabbard from the shelf against the wall and handed it to Leon. "I have already made it. Thank God you are fine. It didn't lose a master who deserves it! Come and take a look. Do you like it?"

Leon took the newly forged steel sword and immediately felt a slight heaviness in his hand.

Although it felt a bit heavy, it was still within his acceptable range. Not only that, the grip was just right.

Leon pulled out the steel sword, and in an instant, a cold light flashed, and he was immediately attracted by this new sword with light blue color and red flowing patterns.

Jelaka explained, "I spent a lot of effort on making this sword. The hilt is wrapped in cowhide, and the blade is made of the magic-blocking gold you gave me, plus seventy-two layers of red vein stone!

In addition, I also added manganese to make sure it is hard enough.

Look at the beautiful water patterns and the blood grooves on both sides.

By the way, this scabbard is also made according to your requirements and can block the demon gold.

When the sword is sheathed, you can use your magic freely, but not when it is unsheathed."

Leon nodded, drew out his sword and swung it a few times. He was very satisfied with his current steel sword!

"Thank you, this is my reward!" Lyon took out ten florins from his purse, each with a face value of one hundred.

"Haha, you are so generous. It seems that you have made a lot of money this time! I won't be polite!" Jeraka accepted it generously.

Normally, one thousand florins would not be enough to buy such a fine steel sword.

But the main material, the magic-blocking metal, was provided by Leon, and one thousand dollars was enough.

"Let me tell you a piece of news. I have dealt with all the werewolves. If you want to buy a house, do it now. There must be a lot of people who are anxious to sell their houses." Lyon said.

He just came back last night, and no one knew that the monster had been destroyed except the people in the Earl's Castle.

Because of the monsters, the situation over there has been stopped for almost a year. The people in the village are in a panic and have all left.

In places like this with monsters, everyone is afraid of death. If the monsters are not dealt with, no one will care even if the dwarves occupy a piece of land because they are afraid of death.

But once the Earl makes the news public, the monsters are eliminated, and the mine reopens, those miners will come back one after another.

Even if some people hesitate, they will come back after a while when they see that everyone in the village is fine.

Therefore, if you look for places to purchase now, the price can be pushed down to the lowest, otherwise it will not be possible to purchase at a low price in the future.

"Really? Hahaha, that's great, I'll tell Falco right away and ask him to lower the price!" Jeraka was overjoyed.

Leon smiled and said, “It seems you have already chosen a place!”

Jeraka nodded and said, "Yes, it's the one closest to the mine. The transportation there is convenient and it's closer to the raw materials. Besides, the place is big enough for ten dwarves to live in!"

Leon nodded, packed up his things and followed the dwarf out.

"By the way, Leon, where are you going next? Are you going to stay here for a while?" asked Jeraka.

He took over the store for the dwarf, and the dwarf, who heard the news, ran out of the city.

Leon thought for a moment and said, "I plan to accept the merchant's commission and escort him to Temeria."

At this point, Leon paused and continued, "And then I need to go to Kaer Morhen. I have something to take care of."

Upon hearing this, Jeraka looked at Leon reluctantly and said, “You’ve been here for too short a time, and I haven’t treated you well yet!”

Leon smiled, patted the dwarf on the shoulder and said, "There are still a few days left. Let's get together!"

The dwarf smiled and said, "That's right. But Leon, when you get to Temeria, you can take a detour and go to Mahakam instead of rushing to Kaer Morhen.

We have been out for too long, can you help us take a letter to our family?"

"Of course." Leon answered readily, "My question is not that urgent."

Jeraka said, "Besides, you are going to Kaer Morhen. When you arrive at Mahakam, you can go to my uncle, Dis's father, and he can introduce you to him."

Lyon's eyes lit up. This was exactly what he wanted.

Jeraka smiled and said, "His father, Yarpen Zigrin, has been friends with Geralt, the master of Kaer Morhen, for more than 200 years!"