Mercenaries and Adventurers

Gere was telling the truth, and in his opinion, each of the four designs was pretty good.

The first plan to use thick and hard cowhide armor for the whole horse has the advantage that he himself is more familiar with this kind of hard cowhide material, so he can have an experiential familiarity with its protective power. Therefore, in possible battles in the future, it is possible to pre-judge what attacks the horse armor can resist and what cannot.

The second solution is lighter and more flexible, focusing on the combat protection of the horse while moving, and the overall weight is lighter, which is suitable for the carrying capacity of the blood licking grass at this time. After all, although the Blood Licking Grass has extraordinary blood, it is still a prairie horse after all, and cannot be compared with the infinitely powerful knight special war horse. Whether it's physical strength, impact speed, jumping power, vitality, load capacity, etc., they are all far behind those monster-like war horses.

You know, Kiel's own weight at this time is more than 80 to nearly 90 kilograms. If you want to add a full body of metal armor, as well as a heavy long sword and a full metal double-edged spear, as well as matching bows and arrows. Arrows, these weights are already at 160 kilograms.

Although the young man Bloodlicking Grass is strong, he still needs to consider his carrying capacity after being fully armed for a long time.

The third plan and the fourth plan are both heavy armor models as a whole. The former is based on the basic leather armor of the whole body, and the metal armor is added to the whole body. The advantage is that the protection and weight are balanced, and the use experience is better guaranteed. However, the production of a large number of metal armor pieces is more cumbersome and troublesome.

The latter is completely equipped with Kiel's horse as a knight's real war horse.

However, the heavy armor style of the fourth option obviously also has the style of the southern provinces in it. Although it is also heavy armor, compared with the steel armor of Knight Crowe's horse, it still feels 'light',' Pompous' some.

Kiel suspects that there is a local traditional knight family's horse protection style, which is different from the royal army's horse protection style.

From the pattern of the middle-aged craftsman who gave the fourth plan, it can be seen that compared with the simple and thick defensive armor of the Crow knight war horse, the horse's protection has added some artistry to the pattern he drew. Under the premise of ensuring the beautiful and gorgeous style, try to meet the requirements of heavy protection.

To sum up, in terms of gorgeous style and emphasis on protection, it fell to the side of gorgeous style.

Keel didn't think there was anything wrong with that. Although he is a pragmatist, he also likes beautiful and gorgeous things. But the premise is that it does not affect his own survival.

Therefore, the fourth option was chosen by him first.

Facing Keele's answer, Mr. Scott laughed, and after coming over, he also helped to examine several designs in Keir's hand.

The craftsmen and apprentices present saluted Mr. Scott with a gesture that was several times more enthusiastic than Keel.

But Mr. Scott didn't care about that.

He himself has two brushes, and gave Kiel an important reminder.

"Build time, my friend. These designs all look good, but they must not understand that this is a task that needs to be completed quickly. I know you won't be in town for long, so I called them all today. come over."

Mr. Scott ordered the two drawings of metal armor for horses in Keir's hand: "You can ask them how long it will take to make these two things."

After being reminded by Mr. Scott, Keir understood the crux of the problem.

time!

He only temporarily repaired the team when he crossed the border in Dorn Town. Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow, he will continue to take the young people on the road again.

Therefore, it is still a question whether these metal horse armors with heavy protection can be made for him.

"Both of you, I would like to ask how long it will take for you to create the patterns you each designed?"

Keir took out two heavy-duty design plans and asked two middle-aged craftsmen.

The two were a little nervous, but answered honestly.

"Returning to Lord Knight, I have made this set of things before. I took two apprentices under my command and spent a winter building all the steel armor pieces and matching hanging leather armor."

Kiel covered his face with his hands as soon as he heard it.

Mr. Scott next to him was not annoyed, he laughed out loud, and he interjected and asked: "If you focus on your design and let the other three craftsmen and their apprentices assist you, how many days are you sure you can finish the whole project?" This set of horse armor you designed?"

"Think carefully before answering."

The middle-aged craftsman who was asked thought about it distressedly, and Kiel looked at him expectantly, but the middle-aged craftsman looked at the other three armor craftsmen hesitantly, and one of the old craftsmen was himself teacher.

"Big, probably, uh." Hesitantly, the middle-aged craftsman replied: "The fastest, twenty days? No, I have done it once, with the experience of last time, some trial and error The process can be omitted. Therefore, if it is returned to the supervisor, it will take eight days, and if all the people work together, it will be built in eight days."

Keel was disappointed when he heard the time.

For eight days, if it was any other time, he would wait for the horse armor to be completed in Dorne Town, and he would even take time to wander around in the surrounding wilderness and mountains, cleaning up bandits or monsters and beasts to pass the time , Looking for a job to do.

But now.

Not only has the so-called mission entrusted to him, he needs to rescue the kidnapped villagers of Changmai Village as soon as possible, but he also has to properly arrange hundreds of fleeing people under him before the blessing ability of the Batar priest disappears.

The most important thing is that he wants to finish these things as soon as possible and rush to the capital of the southern province, so as not to miss the day when Baron Kendall's army joins the army of other local nobles.

Although the latter date was only an approximate date, Keel still didn't want to be late.

Because the capital of the southern province is at least a place where he can be found, once he is late, the Kendall army will set off, and it will not be easy to find the Kendall army on the chaotic long battlefield.

And if he didn't go out with the army, why would he participate in it then?

Although his deal with Knight Crowe didn't include him participating in the war, Keir has already regarded himself as most of Kendal County, those militiamen and guard friends who followed him all the way south, and his knight mentors The Crowe Knights are already an inseparable part of him.

Fighting together was something we had agreed upon during our chats when Wutian was camping.

Keir didn't want to be a deserter, and he didn't want to break the agreement.

Otherwise, he would be a rootless traveler in another world, and if he lost Kendall County, he would really be like the footless bird in the legend.

Life can only fly non-stop, once it lands, it is the day of death.

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"Eight days is too long."

Keel shook his head and said so.

At his words, Mr. Scott nodded, knowing that it would be a long time for Kiel Knight to stay in Dorne Town for an extra eight days, and even if Kiel Knight was willing, their Chamber of Commerce would not be willing.

With such a force of more than 700 people holding on to it, after a long time, will Dawn Town still have the final say of their Chamber of Commerce in the future?

He clearly knew the temperament of those small and medium-sized chambers of commerce. Once they had the opportunity to lean on the nobleman's side, they would be ashamed, hey~, don't mention how disgusting it is, some guys can even do the act of kissing boots, it's possible.

Even if those boots trod through the mud of the ghetto.

The 'dry flat Olier' Deripari in their chamber of commerce union is just that kind of guy. His precious little daughter has to do everything possible to marry into a noble family.

Scott disdains this, especially in the first two years, Deripari also wanted to mix up with Otto Sfitten, and wanted to marry his youngest daughter to the frail Lippard.

But Ottosfetten didn't see Deripari's youngest daughter.

Having said that now.

Mr. Scott gestured to another middle-aged craftsman with his chin: "What about your design? All of us will help you together. How long will it take to make your design?"

Kiel shrugged before the craftsman answered. The middle-aged craftsman being asked is the craftsman with the heaviest and strongest design.

The former would take eight days, not to mention this one.

Sure enough, after some distress, the middle-aged craftsman gave an answer in fifteen days.

More than double the time than the former.

Mr. Scott couldn't accept this result the most. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, okay, you should help other people to work together in the future."

The two middle-aged craftsmen regretted being dismissed from their own plans, and were quite depressed.

It's not that they won't be able to earn the money, but that there are fewer opportunities to make horse armor for knights. Every time they make a set, it will have an effect on their reputation.

If the knight becomes famous later, their reputation as the craftsmen who provide equipment for the knight will also increase.

It can be employed by a larger chamber of commerce, and the selling price of the work will be higher, and some people will even come to the door specifically to ask for the work. In addition, the contract with the Employed Chamber of Commerce can also be changed to obtain greater freedom and lower commissions.

And some of the most famous craftsmen can work in the workshops of the provincial capitals, and they may even be favored by the nobles and become lifelong craftsmen, managing a whole forge or foundry.

Further up, most craftsmen can only think about it, without that ability. Their best people can even be favored by the earls, or enter the sight of the noble council to serve the kingdom's army. Or enter the capital of the kingdom because of fame, forge equipment for the king's knights, and even directly serve the royal family.

But these are just the dreams of every craftsman. At this moment, the two middle-aged craftsmen are very disappointed.

The two old craftsmen took a step forward, and gave their answers without Kiel asking.

"My lords, my design only takes three days! In three days, I can present the full set of armor for this war horse."

The old craftsman of the first horse armor solution gave the answer confidently.

But the other one is even more powerful: "Masters, my design only takes one and a half days! If I make it all night, the things will be out tomorrow afternoon."

Keel's eyes lit up! Just as he was about to ask in detail, an old craftsman in front couldn't believe it, and asked directly: "Impossible! My design is the main material of a full set of hard cowhide, so I can get things out as soon as possible. Your design also has metal armor , How could it be faster than mine? It takes at least two days to smelt iron and forge it into shape!"

Scott heard it was true. As a senior manager of the 'Burning Furnace' Chamber of Commerce, although he didn't know how to forge this technology, he had never eaten pork, and he hadn't seen a pig running. He grew up in the Chamber of Commerce since he was a child. His father He is the steward of the Burning Furnace Chamber of Commerce. He knows at least a little about metal forging.

Not to mention the armor forging used by ordinary people, the size of horses is naturally larger than that of humans, so the metal armor they use is larger and heavier, so forging is naturally more difficult, more time-consuming, and more expensive.

Is it bragging to build a working metal armor for horses in a day and a half?

Facing the suspicious eyes of others, the old craftsman smiled confidently, with his hands behind his back, and proudly glanced at his fellow craftsmen who were about the same age.

He replied: "Of course I have my way. Sir Scott, do you need my answer?"

Mr. Scott raised his chin: "Please tell me, Kent craftsman."

As the senior manager of the chamber of commerce, the craftsmen employed by the chamber of commerce naturally knew their names and abilities.

The old armor craftsman named Kent began to tell his plan, but unexpectedly, before answering, he asked a question that he didn't seem to want to do.

"My lord, is the matter of Knight Kiel more important than other matters?"

In front of Kiel, Scott certainly couldn't say it was unimportant, so without hesitation, he replied directly: "Of course, the Kiel knight is my friend, and also a friend of the Burning Furnace Chamber of Commerce. Not to mention this The knight is from the northwest province of the kingdom, and he came to our southern province on this trip, and he also has the willingness to participate in the war to retake the southern border."

"So, the Kiel Knight's matter is the top priority of the Chamber of Commerce. If you have anything to say, just say it."

Facing Mr. Scott's answer, the Kent craftsman finally gave his explanation: "My lord, I have been in charge of some affairs of the blacksmith shop, so I know that our chamber of commerce has received a batch of large orders, one of which is forging The work of fifty cavalry horses with improvised armor."

Hearing this, Mr. Scott's face changed. He looked around and found that Keir was the only outsider present, and Keir was not from the southern provinces, so his face changed quickly, but he still hated it. He stared at the Kent craftsman, complaining that the other party could even tell such confidential information.

"Thus, as long as two simple metal armors for cavalry are fused, and one of them is extended to cover the other by forging, it can provide protection beyond simple metal armor for horses, reaching the level of armor for knights. The general level of protection of war horses. (The knights here use the general level of protection of war horses, referring to the protection provided by knights from traditional knight families in the southern provinces for their war horses.)”

"Because there are already ready-made things, you only need to fiddle with them to quickly change things out. In addition, I also have some multi-layer protective cloths that I developed by myself, which are light and strong. , the comprehensive performance is not inferior to the thick hard cowhide armor."

His explanation basically answered the previous question.

Keir was very curious about the multi-layered protective cloth of the other party, while Mr. Scott touched his chin and after thinking about it, he muttered: "Well, the delivery date is still early. Although it is not good to embezzle custom-made goods, but Anyway, it’s just circulating within the chamber of commerce, so it’s not considered a violation.”

So he said: "Your method is not impossible. By the way, can't those simple metal armors for horses be turned into armor pieces? Personally, I am optimistic about the metal armor plan."

"Returning to Mr. Manager, our batch of simple armors are special-shaped metal pieces specially made according to the key protection areas of horses. It is not easy to make metal armor plates. It is better to directly use iron ingots to remake metal armor plates."

A middle-aged craftsman answered Scott's words.

Seeing that his whimsical method was not enough, Mr. Scott shrugged at Keir and said, "It seems that there is only one method, and there is no choice."

Kiel smiled: "It's already very good. Thank you, please re-forge a batch of goods that have already been made for me."

"It's a small matter. Now that the plan has been selected, everyone should hurry up and take out the horse protective gear needed by the Kiel knight before sunset tomorrow according to the plan. Kent craftsman, the kind of many people you have been tinkering with Take out the first layer of protective cloth, use it if it is suitable, if not, use thick hard cowhide armor for other parts of the horse."

"My multi-layer protective cloth is guaranteed to satisfy Kiel Knights as much as other materials."

The Kent craftsman said so ~www.readwn.com~ Soon, the Kent craftsman sent someone to bring the multi-layer protective cloth he developed.

This thing is said to be cloth, but it actually looks thicker than the toughest and thickest wild boar fur.

When a large roll was brought over by the apprentice, Keel thought that the man was carrying a roll of carpet. However, such a large roll can be carried by a person, which is indeed much lighter than the hard cowhide armor material.

If it is made of hard cowhide, then a large roll will weigh hundreds of kilograms, and ordinary people will definitely not be able to carry it.

As soon as the thing arrived, the Kent craftsman spread it out on the ground for others to inspect his new contraption.

Keir squatted down and pinched the thickness with his hands, and found that the thing was not thin, more than **** thick. When he came to the side and looked at the cross-section of its material, Keel discovered that this thing was composed of at least five layers of different materials.

"I have a question, let alone its performance, how does this thing stick together?"

Keir raised his doubts. Seriously, how did such a large sheet of various materials be combined without the adhesives used in previous industries?

And this thing is pretty solid.

But the Kent craftsman did not directly answer Kiel's question: "I'm sorry, Sir Knight, this is a secret. If you can spend a sum of money, I am willing to tell you the secret."

Keir shrugged, no longer curious.

"Okay, let's try its protection. See how it compares with hardened cooked cowhide."

Scott beckoned, and someone went to prepare things.

Soon, his men brought a wooden model horse from the nearby warehouse.

"Come on, put things on the wooden false horse."