My Players Are So Fierce – Handsome dog Frank
Chapter 1537 - 517. As the old saying goes, alcohol emboldens the cowardly.

Chapter 1537: 517. As the old saying goes, alcohol emboldens the cowardly.

Combat professionals bonded together during the Holy Blood Festival, vowing to complete the "Murphy Challenge" with style, even if they lost. They refused to be underestimated by NPCs and the dubious developers, considering it the "main mission of the Holy Blood Festival".

However, administrative and manufacturing players did not have as many concerns.

These players, who are not keen on combat but enjoy different game pleasures, showed great enthusiasm for the Holy Blood Festival, and all those who were not on duty had already rushed to the Crimson Castle to "enjoy the festivities with the people".

Manufacturing players, in particular, inspired by the booming business of the East Mountain Residence, took the opportunity to hold discount promotions in their shops.

For instance, the blacksmith shop "War Hammer," run by the brothers Broken Sword Master and Hundred Forging Big Horse, set up a stall offering a 30% discount during these days.

However, their stall did not sell weapons but displayed various agricultural tools and daily necessities, fully seizing the current urgent needs of the Transia People; the agriculturally improved tools gained high praise from farmers.

In just the four days before the Holy Blood Festival, the business revenue made both blacksmith masters grin from ear to ear; however, apart from giving their apprentices holiday bonuses, the smiths spent nothing frivolously.

Instead, they organized their previously saved money together with the profits from the promotion, and visited Professor Malcolm on the evening of the fourth day of the festival.

"This is our procurement list, Professor," they said.

In the courtyard where Professor Malcolm’s family lived, Broken Sword Master rubbed his hands and with a beaming face, spoke to the historian who was about to take his wife and children for a stroll in the square to enjoy some "medieval nightlife":

"We know that the official caravan led by you is soon heading to Charles Harbor to purchase various urgently needed supplies for Transia. Our blacksmith shop is also planning to expand and strengthen. We know that the Half-body Man already has semi-automatic forging equipment, as well as high-end rolling mills and machine tools."

Therefore, we hope to purchase a batch for reproduction.

To be honest, the current production capacity of our shop is almost completely taken up by military orders.

This isn’t necessarily bad, but our handmade output is hard-pressed to meet current demands, and once the Black Disaster fully erupts, we won’t have extra production to aid the front lines and support territory construction.

We need these machines, and Transia cannot always maintain a primitive handicraft state.

Our application has been approved by the administrative office, and this money should be sufficient to purchase a batch of supplies."

Confronted with Broken Sword Master’s request, Professor Malcolm neither deflected nor refused, and accepted the procurement list and funds from the blacksmiths, he said:

"Next to my old house in Charles Harbor is the commercial district, I have dealt with some blacksmiths there before, going through their connections should allow the acquisition of the desired equipment. However, if you want to buy a lot, maybe consider purchasing second-hand facilities?

After all, directly ordering these new machines from the Half-body Man’s factory can be quite costly, and time is a big issue, and what we lack most right now is time."

"No problem, you handle it as you see fit, everyone trusts you."

Hundred Forging Big Horse waved his hand saying:

"As long as it is workable, we can take it apart for maintenance and learn the internal structure of these machines. Of course, if possible, could you help us recruit some apprentices in Charles Harbor or invite a few professional blacksmiths over?

Our skills are very good within Transia, but the locals have never really mastered true forging techniques, and due to the Black Disaster, we have neither the time nor the opportunity to learn."

"That will be difficult."

Professor Malcolm’s wife, Mrs. Fiona, came over and served two cups of tea to the guests. She heard Hundred Forging Big Horse’s request and shook her head saying:

"Charles Harbor has been peaceful for a long time because the mountains of the Ligurian Peninsula form a natural barrier, with the only potentially breakable mountain pass protected by the Brass Dwarves’ fortress. The Black Disaster has never threatened the civilization of the Half-body Man, keeping those noisy little people living in their world."

To put it nicely, they are heavily idealistic; to speak less kindly, they are isolationists.

The Half-body Men at times view the world in a rather naive manner, and the unstable part of their nature makes them avoid danger as much as possible, making it difficult to even invite a Half-body Man away from home during peaceful times.

Not to mention the current situation where Transia is under threat from the Black Disaster; I guess those Half-body Men won’t come for the excitement just for money.

However, recruiting apprentices in the shanty areas outside Charles Harbor should not be difficult."

"Ah?"

Broken Sword Master said, puzzled:

"Wasn’t Charles Harbor said to be the most prosperous commercial city on the continent? Why is there a sorrowful sounding shanty area outside the city?"

"Which city on this continent doesn’t have such areas? Even in the previous Cardman City, the city outskirts were full of shanties propped up by the dispossessed."

Professor Malcolm sighed, looking at the two foreigners before him with a subtle expression, their confusion and ignorance at this moment made the professor realize once again the differences between the two worlds.