And so...
Half a month later, today...
Li Qiuzhi worked out the timing. Wagner should have finished forging his weapon by now, so he visited the blacksmith again.
"Hi, Mr. Wagner. Is my Moonlight Greatsword ready?"
He addressed the burly man, who was instructing Schutz in forging a Sword.
Wagner raised his head slightly, looked at the young adventurer before him, and smiled. "Oh, it's you, lad. I'll fetch your Moonlight Greatsword right away."
Recognizing his big-spending customer, the burly man gave a welcoming smile, then turned to fetch the sword from the back.
"That expression changed fast."
Schutz stopped what he was doing and muttered almost inaudibly with his head lowered.
All I did was strike a little too hard and knock it slightly out of shape, and he scolded me with that stern face. I'm the one who landed you this big order, you lousy master.
Li Qiuzhi could not hear Schutz's inward complaints, but he could more or less see the unhappiness on his face. He smiled and asked:
"What, didn't your master give you any reward for bringing him such a big job?"
"Ugh, don't even mention it."
Schutz sighed and said:
"To encourage me, Master Wagner decided to set aside a day after finishing your commission to teach me how to forge a perfect Sword Billet.
"But I've been hammering this billet over and over from morning until afternoon, and I still haven't earned his approval!"
"Hmph, that's naturally because the quality of your billet is still nowhere near good enough!"
Wagner carried a large, long wooden box over and set it before Li Qiuzhi with a thump! Then he continued:
"Lad, this is the Moonlight Greatsword I put all that effort into forging. Open it and take a look."
Seeing how pleased Wagner seemed