Chapter 184: A life in a desperate situation

The Skazi of the Sword of the Wind came to Fatty. He praised the magic bow in his hand, but he had no intention of returning it. Fatty, who has been in the officialdom for so many years, doesn't know what the other party wants to do when he sees this? So he pretended to be serious: "Dear Duke Kazi, in fact, your praise is a bit too much. After all, this bow is still the latest development. Although it looks very good, there may be something inappropriate. I think, in order to fully check the characteristics of this bow, can you please study it carefully for a few days? "

Although the fat man was kind, in fact, everyone present knew that this bow would be retained by Skazz, the Sword of the Wind.

"For the benefit of the kingdom, I have no choice but to do so!" Skaz, the saint of the Sword of the Wind, was also very sensible and immediately said righteously.

The Scarz, who had received the benefits, was extremely easy to talk to and sent the August family away and gave all the bow and arrow procurement tasks of the troops this year to the Stephen family's workshop. Not only that, he even asked to purchase a batch of magic bows to equip a group of the most elite archers. Of course, the fat man explained in advance that the magic bows in the future will definitely not be better than this one, because this one was specially made by an expert.

The Sword Saint Skaz, naturally asked curiously who made it. At this time, the fat man whispered in a difficult manner, "Master Thunder!"

When he heard that the bow in his hand was the work of the newly emerged master, Skatz's chin was hanging down. You know, the auction house of the Stephen family shocked the mainland, so he naturally could not know what price the master's works were sold. It was a sky-high price of hundreds of thousands of gold coins! As a civilian nobleman, he would never have thought of getting so much money in his life, unless he dared to swallow military pay. But that was obviously unrealistic. After all, the Griffin Kingdom is still in an unstable period and has to fight from time to time. Therefore, the royal family has strict treatment and control over the troops below. As Skatz's identity, Skatz's greed is not a big problem, but if he wants to swallow hundreds of thousands of gold coins, something will definitely happen.

When he thought of receiving such a big gift, Skaz felt that the things in his hand became hot. He decided in his heart that he would send this thing back quickly after playing for a few days, but he didn't dare to really ask for it.

The fat man also saw his uneasiness and hurriedly said, "Duke, don't care. I guess you have come out too. Although this bow is a good thing, its actual power is limited. In fact, it is just a master's practice and cannot be regarded as a master's work. Therefore, the master has not even signed a name, so it is not worth anything at all!"

After hearing this, Skaz felt a little comforted. After the business was completed, the fat man smiled and said goodbye, but Kaz did not try to keep him. After sending the fat man away, he hurried to the palace. He had to report what happened suddenly to His Majesty.

In the palace, the emperor was enjoying afternoon tea with the queen in the garden. When he heard the following saying that the Scarlet Sword Saint asked for a meeting, the emperor immediately laughed and said, "It seems that there is news! Haha, I want to see, this time your family can eat some meat from Stephen's mouth! Haha!"

"No matter how many, I will thank Your Majesty for your care on behalf of my brother!" The queen immediately replied with a smile.

"Haha, we are husband and wife, I won't help you, who else!" the emperor said hypocritically.

The queen immediately smiled happily. However, both of them actually knew in their hearts that if there was no interest in causing trouble, the emperor would not be so generous.

Then, the emperor ordered the people below to invite Skaz Skaz. Soon, Skaz Skaz came here. The emperor still respected the sword saint very much. He stood up with the queen to greet him, and then asked him to sit down and give him a cup of high-end afternoon tea. After being polite, he asked, "What? Will the tender end so soon?"

"Yes, it's over!" Skaz, the Sword Saint, immediately replied.

"What's the result?" the emperor immediately asked curiously: "How many shares did the two families take? How much did the price be reduced?"

"Report to Your Majesty!" Skaz, the Sword Saint of the Wind, said with a wry smile: "The share was taken away by the Stephen family, and the price not only did not decrease, but also increased by 50%!"

"What?" The emperor, the queen was stunned when she heard this. They never expected that it would be the result. The emperor hurriedly asked, "How could this happen? Didn't the August family participate in the competition?"

"They are involved!" said Skaz, the saint of the Storm.

"Is that their bows and arrows as bad as before?" the emperor asked again.

"No, the level of bows and arrows of the August family is indeed similar to that of the previous Stephen family. Even if it is a little worse, it will not have much impact!" Skaz, the saint of the Sword of the Wind, said honestly.

"Since that's the case, why do you still have to give all your share to the Stephen family? And you have added a quotation of 50%?" The emperor said in confusion.

"Because the Stephen family made a stronger bow!" Skazz, the Sword Saint of the Wind Sword, smiled bitterly: "After this kind of bow appeared, the previous bow could be completely scrapped! So, I made the decision and gave all the orders to the Stephen family, and accepted their request for price increase."

"Ah?" The emperor and the queen were both surprised when they heard this. The emperor didn't care. The queen couldn't stand it anymore. She asked anxiously: "Duke, are you sure the bows of the Stephen family are brand new? And will they be as good as you said?"

"Yes, I'm sure!" Skaz nodded and said, "If you don't believe it, you can take a look at the samples I brought!"

"Where is the sample?" the emperor asked hurriedly.

"Outside, you know, according to the rules of the palace, I cannot come to see you with weapons!" said Skaz, the saint of the Sword of the Wind.

"Come in!" the emperor then ordered the guards outside.

Soon, two stainless steel bows were taken to the emperor. The emperor himself was also a master and had a deep understanding of bows and arrows. After picking up these two stainless steel bows for a little debugging, he immediately understood everything. Then he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "The Stephen family can actually create such a strong bow, and even add magic freely. God, the teacher is really worthy of being the most famous alchemy master on the mainland, and his move is extraordinary. No wonder you would rather pay a high price to give the order to the Stephen family. You did a good job this time!"

"Thank you for your praise!" Skaz, the saint of the Sword of the Wind, nodded slightly, then hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, I heard from Duke Stephen that the magic bow was made by Master Thunder. I suspect that the casting technology of the Stephen family was also taught by Master Thunder, and has nothing to do with the teacher!"

"Master Thunder!" After hearing this, the emperor suddenly realized, "Ah, yes, yes, it should be him. It is said that Master Thunder also held an auction at the Stephen family's auction house. At that time, I thought he had a relationship with the Stephen family. In addition, this time, I was afraid it would be certain! Oh, the Stephen family is getting more and more amazing. There was a family powerhouse like a teacher to protect him, and then a monster like Stephen was released. He even recovered a swordsman. If Master Thunder was included, hehe, that would be really amazing!"

"Haha!" Skaz, the saint of the Sword of the Wind, dared not respond, so he had to laugh with him, and then quickly said: "Your Majesty, I still have to go back and study the application of this bow on the battlefield in the future, so I won't disturb your time!" As he said that, he stood up.

"Haha, then you go and do your business. Thank you so much!" the emperor encouraged.

"I dare not take it, it's all my duty!" Skaz, the saint of the Sword of the Wind, hurriedly said politely, "Then, I will take my leave!" As he said that, he picked up the two sample bows and turned around and retreated.

As soon as the Sword Saint Skaz left, the emperor turned around and shrugged helplessly at the queen, and smiled bitterly: "Dear, you have seen it too. It's not that I don't help, but the Stephen family is not that easy to deal with!"

"Your Majesty, I know your difficulties, but you must know that in order to get this order, my brother has almost smashed his family's assets. Now his warehouse is full of materials such as horns that make bows and arrows. If these things are thrown into your hands, my god, I'm afraid our family will go bankrupt!" As the queen said, she couldn't help crying.

"Oh, I can't do anything about it?" The emperor said helplessly: "I can't force the military headquarters to acquire the Augustan's bow and arrow, right? If that were the case, Skaz, the Scarlet Sword, would definitely be the first to refuse!"

"But, you can't stop saving me?" The queen hugged the emperor's thigh and cried: "The Augustan family has been fighting for the griffin kingdom for hundreds of years. There are more than a thousand men in the family who died in the battlefield. Now, are you just watching us go bankrupt?"

"This~" When talking about this, the emperor was really embarrassed to be too ruthless. He thought about it and finally said helplessly: "How about this, I will write a warrant to allow your family to sell the materials to the Empire of Light as soon as possible. They obviously cannot get enough metal bows in a short period of time. At least in the next few years, ordinary bows will be their main weapon. So they still need these materials very much, and you may be able to make a little profit!"
Chapter completed!