sonovelo Chapter 216 Sword-Crafted City, Zoringen
Chapter 216 Sword-Crafted City, Zoringen
Chapter 216 Sword-Crafted City, Zoringen
The next day.
The sun was shining on his backside when Roy slowly woke up. Yesterday, the villagers had poured him cup after cup of ale, even though he was only LV.4.
Even their physical constitution couldn't withstand it.
The familiar surroundings—the room he had lived in for over a decade—brought a touch of nostalgia to Roy's face.
The lively dance party is over; it's time to get down to business.
After breakfast, Roy said goodbye to his old man and, under the eager gazes of the villagers, left the village with Tione and Tiona.
"Commander, where are we going to find that brat named Welf?" Tiony asked.
Tiony and Tiona were also aware of Roy and Marius's deal, and this trust moved the two Amazonian girls even more.
"Zoringen, the City of Swords!"
Roy replied that he remembered that after Welf fled the Kingdom of Lachia, he worked as a blacksmith's apprentice in that city, and later met the goddess Hephaestus, became her servant, and then ran to Orario.
Before leaving Orario, he had someone collect information on the Hephaestus Familia and found that there was no member named Welf, which meant that the kid was most likely still in the Swordcraft City.
"Sword-crafted city—I've heard that place is very far away." Tiona had seen it in her sketchbook.
"Yes, it would take about three or four days by carriage from here," Roy said.
"It's so far away."
Tiona was exhausted; it had only taken them a day to get here from Orario.
Tiony, on the other hand, looked happy, which didn't mean he could spend a few more days with the captain.
"Stop complaining, so we're going to use another mode of transportation!" Roy reached out and ruffled Tiona's hair.
"Another mode of transportation?"
Tiony and Tiona looked on with curiosity.
"Come out!"
Roy shouted at the sky.
boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, dark clouds rolled in the depths of the sky, as if a giant thunder beast was lurking there. Silver lightning descended from the sky and crashed heavily onto the earth, blasting away rocks and raising a thick cloud of dust.
Deep within the dust, shadows flickered.
"Captain, watch out!" Sensing a dangerous aura, Tione and Tiona's expressions turned serious, and they assumed a fighting stance, protecting Roy behind them.
"Don't be nervous," Roy reassured the two.
As the dust settled, a majestic and powerful divine bull appeared in the center of a deep pit with a radius of about five meters. It had black skin, strong muscles, two enormous and powerful horns, and bright, piercing eyes. Unlike ordinary monsters, it was extremely intelligent.
It was connected to a domineering chariot behind it, which was huge in size and had giant blades on both sides, emitting a dangerous cold light.
Pitter-patter! Pitter-patter!
Both the divine ox and the chariot were covered in fine silver lightning bolts; they were the Flying Hoof Thunder Ox and the Divine Wheel of Might!
Roy stepped forward; this was the first time he had used this treasure since acquiring it.
"Wow, what's this?"
Tiona was amazed, her little face beaming with excitement, and she rushed over to bang, touch, and play with the divine bull and the chariot.
Roy explained, "This is a tamed monster that can be used as a means of transportation."
The two suddenly realized, but a new question arose: how could a cow run faster than a horse? Even among monsters, this was the case.
"Come on up!" Roy smiled mysteriously.
Tiony and Tiona followed Roy onto the chariot with great anticipation, and Roy pulled on the reins.
Wow!
The Thunder Bull with Flying Hoof let out a bellow, unleashing a burst of surging thunder. With a crackling sound, its body floated into the air, its hooves making a sound as if it were stepping on the ground.
Pulling the chariot, it soared into the sky.
The objects on the ground grew smaller and smaller, gradually turning into tiny black dots. The howling wind slashed through them like knives, and Tione and Tiona stared blankly.
"Captain, this is amazing! We're flying in the sky!" Tiona exclaimed excitedly.
Flying is one of humanity's dreams. In this world, only a very few dragons that are domesticated from birth can be driven by humans to carry people in flight. However, these monsters are extremely expensive, and Orario only has a few kept by the Ganesha Familia.
Next up is Asif's flying shoes.
Very few people get to enjoy flying.
Taking the opportunity, Tione hugged Roy, "Captain, if we fall, you have to protect me."
"Okay, okay, okay."
Roy enjoyed the soft touch, his mind rejoicing.
The speed of the Thunder Bull far surpassed that of the mixed-breed stallion, and it ignored the terrain in mid-air. In just four or five hours, Roy and his group crossed a vast distance and arrived at the sword-making city of Zoringen.
Arriving in the desolate suburbs, Roy didn't want to reveal the Flying Hoof Thunder Bull and the Divine Wheel for the time being.
When they jumped off the chariot, Tiony and Tiona were still reluctant to leave. The feeling of being high up, looking down and seeing everything on the ground, was wonderful.
However, the thought that both the divine bull and the chariot belonged to Roy, and that there would be plenty of opportunities to ride in the chariot and fly freely in the future, brought joyful smiles to their faces.
"Go." Roy patted the head of the Flying Hoof Thunder Bull, which pulled the chariot and hid thousands of meters in the sky, deep in the clouds.
They are available whenever needed, which is extremely convenient.
The three walked to the city gate.
Roy pulled out a high-level piece of equipment he had crafted himself, showed it to the city guards, and entered the city smoothly. Roy learned about local traditions from the merchants.
In this city, skilled blacksmiths will be respected and treated well.
It was the first time any of the three of them had ever been to this city.
Tiony and Tiona, like country bumpkins visiting a grand garden, looked around curiously.
Roy was also taking in everything in the city.
Zoringen is known as the "City of Swords," with blacksmith shops everywhere, the crisp sound of hammering never ceasing, and waves of blazing heat hitting you in the face.
The streets were bustling with people, mostly merchants buying weapons or strong blacksmiths.
Roy's gaze swept across the scene, his mind filled with thoughts. If he hadn't met Ryu back then, she would have been caught up in a vortex of revenge, and the goddess Astraea would have left Orario and come to this city to establish a new familia.
Now that he has come into this world, he will not let such a thing happen again.
Welf Crozzo—he has a name, an age, and distinctive features; finding someone like that isn't difficult.
Roy used the same old tricks: he hired a group of thugs, paid a deposit of 10,000 Fares, and after finding the person, he would pay the remaining 50,000 Fares.
Lured by money, these thugs worked with great enthusiasm, frantically searching for Welf Crozzo's whereabouts throughout the city, and by evening they had delivered intelligence.
Based on the information provided by those people, Roy and his group crossed the street and arrived at the blacksmith shop where Welf worked.
Suddenly, Roy stopped in his tracks.
"Captain, what's wrong?" Tione asked, puzzled.
"This is a bit troublesome; there might be some complications." Roy frowned as he saw two beautiful figures at the entrance of the blacksmith's shop.
Hephaestus, the Goddess of Forging!
"One-Eyed Master" Tsubaki Kobrand!