Light Spirit Epic Chapter 1886: The Iron Maiden (4)
Chapter 1886 Iron Maiden (4)
He knew that the little shield was covered in rust, and the workmanship must not be very good. If it is really a boutique, it will definitely not be randomly placed in the corner of the armory and ignored by people.
But it does fit perfectly with Arthur's current quest. He wanted something that was light and nimble enough to serve as a shield. This little shield is just the right choice.
Originally, Arthur, who can only rely on skill to fight, can easily dodge ordinary attacks, and originally did not need to rely on a shield. This shield is instead a tool that allows Arthur to counterattack effectively. Because the attack power of the small broken dagger is unpredictable, and it is too easy to be blocked by the opponent's shield or armor when it conflicts with the opponent, so Arthur needs the assistance of this small shield. The tactical principle is probably to first block the opponent's motive with a small shield, so that the enemy can reveal flaws, and then use a short sword to stab.
That's right. Whether it can be put into practice or not, the answer must be found in actual combat. Arthur picked up the small shield from the ground in the corner and wiped it with his hands. The rust on it was falling off, a little disgusting. The thickness of the shield itself is not bad. It is a solid small round iron shield, and even a long sword and a rapier can't pierce it. And the middle part of it has been thickened, and it is arched from the shield surface, and the thick part is just as big as a slap of Arthur.
"Don't you really want to use this kind of waste?" Joey looked at it for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking.
"Don't look at the appearance, look at the practical value it contains." Arthur wrapped the rusty iron shield in a cloth: "Is there any oil? Butter is fine, vegetable oil is fine, get me some."
"Are you going to use oil to remove rust, Lord Aslan?"
Arthur nodded: "It would be better to get me some sand along the way. It should be smooth."
"If you have oil, the kitchen should have it. There are gypsy merchants in the fraternity who sell dyed sand for sand paintings. I'll go and ask them for some." Joy said.
"Very well, I'll wait for you in my room. Go back," urged Arthur.
An hour later, Arthur sat at the table, sanding the small shield coated with refined vegetable oil. The rusted part of the surface of the shield was soaked in oil and became easier to fall off. Under the grinding of fine sand, it fell more quickly in pieces, and the rust was easily cleaned away. After grinding, the small iron round shield has a dark silver metallic luster, and there are some slightly incomprehensible carvings on the surface, which is actually not bad.
"I didn't know that Lord Aslan still knew such a craft." Joey couldn't help but exclaimed as he watched Arthur refurbish a black and rusted iron shield into a shiny appearance.
"It's just because the material of the shield itself is excellent." Arthur was thinking about the iron shield, "This... is probably a deoxidized manganese steel. It is not easy to grow in a humid environment. Rust, the rusted part on the surface is an additional decorative layer, and there is an isolation treatment between the two layers, so it can be easily removed. Well, although it is ordinary iron, the workmanship is actually OK."
"Deoxidation? Manganese steel?" Joey asked in confusion, tilting his head.
"Forget it... When I didn't say it." Arthur remembered that people in this era were backward in technology, and iron tools were made from iron ore that was close to rough. ( You can tell from the quality of the dagger), to talk to them about the deoxidation technology of deep processing of steel is almost like playing a piano to a cow. However, in this way, Arthur was shocked to another question - which company produced this special manganese steel small round shield?
"Joy, where did all the weapons in the Brotherhood's armory come from?" Arthur asked.
"Possible anywhere. The Myerson Brotherhood is not a mercenary group, and there is no need to fight. Most of the weapons are donated by merchant officials who joined the Brotherhood and placed in the armory just for preparation. It's necessary." Jin said, "Although the possibility of being attacked is close to zero, we still have to prevent all kinds of demons from coming to trouble us."
"Oh." Arthur hummed. Although the Brotherhood does not seem to have any enemies in the human world, there are people like vampire hunters within the Brotherhood, and it is indeed possible that the Demons will cause trouble. However, the vampires rarely leave their nests to attack other organizations, so the possibility of vampires coming to attack the Brotherhood's base is not zero, but it is infinitely close to zero.
Having said that, the little broken weapons in the armory are already hard enough to deal with humans, and it is even more impossible to fight against demons. There are really demons coming to attack this base, and the Brotherhood's base is expected to suffer very heavy damage.
"You really lack a sense of crisis," Arthur said.
"What?" Joey looked stunned.
"It's nothing." Arthur picked up another piece of clean cloth, wiped it on the rust-removed shield, and cleaned the greasy surface of the shield: "Okay, it's getting late, you go back Well, remember to tell your father when you go back, I have to go to Superintendent Tigen tomorrow for the key to the Brotherhood's treasure room."
"Understood, Lord Aslan. Please have a good rest tonight." The boy saluted and backed out of the room.
As soon as Joey left, Arthur bolted the door of the room. Not because he couldn't trust the Myerson Brotherhood, just because the base wasn't safe.
He pushed all the furniture in the room into the corner, vacated a space in the middle where he could move freely, picked up his sword and shield and waved it. He hasn't used the equipment of this configuration very much, and the feel is hugely different from the sword of the holy king that he usually uses, so he must rely on practice and use his body to become proficient in its usage. If everything goes well, Arthur will be able to retrieve his Seraph holy sword when he sees Inspector Tigen tomorrow. But Arthur knew that everything should be prepared for the worst, what if something went wrong tomorrow? What if you had to fight before you could get the holy sword?
Wow! ho! hooah hooah! ------ Arthur brooded, waving his blade while practising his shield-blocking technique with the other hand. He practiced like this until his arms started to sore, and the night gradually darkened.
"Oh, it's really admirable that you are still practicing so late." A voice suddenly sounded, startling Arthur.
"Interesting." The King of Knights, however, pretended to be calm, turned to look at the source of the sound—outside the window—raised his weapon and said, "I don't know who you are, but if you If you want to accompany me [practice], I will accompany me anytime."
"Huhuhu, there is no such thing. I have no malicious intentions, I just came to see the situation."
Outside the window, the black figure is drifting. With the help of the lights in the room, Arthur could see that the man outside the window was just floating in mid-air, without the aid of ropes or other props. Dance of the sky should be a branch of magic, but in this world where the civilization of light is extremely low, humans do not know how to use magic, and the creatures that use the dance of the sky to float in the air are probably not human.
"Demon race." Arthur then said: "In general, is the visitor bad?"
"Your guess is only half right, I am indeed a demon." The erratic figure outside the window bowed, "Night Demon Mephistopheles, I sincerely serve you."
A Night Demon? Arthur was startled. Not only the Demon Race, this guy is also the High Demon Race. The Night Demon and Merlin's Familiar Harry are of the same race, and Arthur already knows how dangerous Harry is.
"But Your Excellency said that I came here to be a bad person. That's really not the case." Night Demon Mephistopheles hummed and said, "I received gossip and heard that Lord Saint has been resurrected, so I made a special trip to see him. You are on your side. I am not your enemy, I am just here to express friendship. Depending on the situation, we may have many opportunities to cooperate with each other in the future, so we should not be hostile."
"Oh? Why should I believe the words of a demon?" Arthur couldn't help sneering.
"It is understandable that your Excellency does not believe it." Night Demon Mephistopheles said, "but I know that Your Excellency has a Night Demon friend who is of the same clan as me. Whether I am worth believing, Your Excellency will ask you. Night Demon friends will know."
This guy knows about Harry! The King of Knights couldn't help but feel nervous. It seems that Mephistopheles knows quite a lot! After coming to this world, it was Harry who was responsible for the communication between Arthur and Merlin. Harry often flew back and forth in the form of a shadow crow. Perhaps Harry's whereabouts have been exposed. But since Mephistopheles didn't directly mention Harry's name, maybe Harry knew Mephisto unilaterally, but Mephisto didn't recognize Harry, a Night Demon from a different world nine hundred years ago?
"Understood, I'll check with my friends when I have time." Arthur said, "Now, please leave if you don't want to be hostile to me."
"Okay, okay, don't you need to be so nervous? I'll just leave." Mephistopheles said helplessly: "But I'll come back to you, Lord Saint. We still have many opportunities in the future. Cooperate with each other."
"Cooperation for what?" Arthur asked curiously when he saw that the other party had been talking about mutual cooperation~IndoMTL.com~.
"Cooperation to destroy Satan, of course." Night Demon Mephistopheles dropped a sentence and suddenly disappeared: "But now you are too weak to even cooperate with each other. Let's talk about it later. "
There is no trace of the swaying figure in the air. He disappeared as fast as he came, presumably using some kind of teleportation magic.
Arthur frowned. His bravado had already been seen through by the other party.
In any case, the other party did not have any malicious intentions in this visit, and did not attack directly. It was a fortunate thing. Otherwise, with the broken equipment in Arthur's hand, it may be a little difficult to deal with humans, and to deal with high-level demons, it must be a dead end.
It is imperative to retrieve his Seraph Sword as soon as possible. Arthur ran over and closed the window and locked it too - even though he knew he was just kidding himself. There is really some powerful demons attacking, and a small lock on the window can't stop it.
After doing this, he went to bed restless.
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