Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 23: My Holy Sword
Overall, these weapons are definitely not as good as tailor-made ones, but they are good enough to surprise Levi a little.

The entire body is made of fine steel, without any shortage of weight, and the handle is wrapped with cowhide to prevent hand abrasion and slipping.

Migen was fiddling with the dwarf-made counting sticks on the counter, muttering to himself:
"A group of five javelins costs five gold grams, plus the weapons for each person... about twenty gold grams. There are fifty-one orcs in total, so that's... one thousand and twenty gold grams."

Mi Gen placed the chips he had calculated on the table and said, "Since the weapons you purchased are a big deal, I'll give you a zero and give you a thousand gold grams."

Realizing that the funds might not be enough, Levi said cautiously, "Can I add an extra zero?"

The dwarf crossed his arms and said nothing, sneering and rolling his eyes.

Snapped!
Levi slammed the sword on the counter. "The sword is called the Holy Sword, made of mithril. The real owner is at least from the elven royal family."

Mithril is a magical metal from thousands of years ago. It is stronger than steel, yet as light as a feather. It is as beautiful as silver, and will not decay or fade with time.

Light as a feather, strong as a dragon scale, these are its characteristics.

Mithril has a strong affinity with magic, and many powerful magical weapons cannot be without it.

More rare than gold, very expensive, a true rarity
Of course, in this age of fading magic, its collection value far outweighs its practical value.

Not to mention this mithril sword, which has exquisite patterns carved on the sword, and it is obvious that it has a noble origin.

Mi Gen was overjoyed. He carefully pulled out the sword, flicked his fingers on the sword, making a crisp and pleasant sound, then took a rag and put it on the blade and pulled it, and it was cut in half with extremely smooth movement.

"It's worthy of being a Mithril Sword." Migen looked at his reflection on the sword. Due to the properties of Mithril, the sword was snow-white and could almost be used as a mirror. "This is a priceless treasure."

"sold."

"What?" Migen paused and raised his eyebrows.

It is easy to exchange a sword for money, but buying a sword requires more than just money, often luck is also needed.

Therefore, swordsmen who own swords often regard their swords as precious as their lives.

"I said sold it."

"The money from the sale plus these should be enough to buy my subordinates a decent set of equipment." Levi threw the purse filled with four hundred gold grams on the counter, making a dull sound.

He won the sword, but because he got it so easily, he didn't cherish it much.

Besides, this sword is of little use to him, and its value varies depending on the buyer. It would be better to use it to equip the orcs with leather armor and weapons.

With the armed barbarians, he could quickly conquer a territory in the wilderness.

This is much more practical than this sword which can only be collected.

Upon hearing this, Mi Gen showed a conflicted look on his face.

To be fair, accepting this sword is undoubtedly the right choice, but if it remains here it will just gather dust on the collection shelf.

After a long silence, it sighed.

"Such a fine sword should follow a worthy master. Leaving it here with me will only gather dust."

"Not accepting?" Levi was a little surprised.

As a businessman, this was the first time he encountered such a huge bargain in front of him but did not take it.

"I once dreamed of becoming the greatest blacksmith of the dwarves, but dwarves are not strong enough to even swing a hammer."

Mi Gen said this with a look of reminiscence in his eyes.

This is a dwarf with a dwarf dream. Levi understands why he doesn't want to accept this sword.

Dwarf blacksmiths would sometimes rather lose money than not give good weapons to the right people, because they believe that the works they have poured their heart and soul into have soul and life.

It should not fall into the hands of useless people.

Levi nodded in deep understanding. "I understand. I also dreamed of becoming a bard who mingled with the ladies, but now..." Levi looked at the biceps on his arm with a complicated expression.

The two looked at each other in silence for a long time before Levi broke the silence.

"And my equipment?"

“I support loans here.”

The mutual sympathy between the two lasted less than a few seconds, and they soon returned to their respective natures and began bargaining.

The end result was that Levi bargained for an interest-free loan of 600 gold grams, which he had to pay off within a year.

In terms of equipment, each orc was equipped with a handy weapon and five javelins.

In fact, this batch of equipment is worth the money, and one thousand gold grams is not expensive.

Military operations are huge investments, and equipment costs account for the bulk of it. Levi could also equip these orcs with a peasant three-piece suit at a cheap price, but it was not worth it.

Now that these orcs are holding sharp axes and hammers made of fine steel, their combat power has more than risen to a higher level.
If they were to wear armor, Levi was confident that this group of orc barbarians could charge into the thousand-man militia that the lords had temporarily assembled and remain unscathed.

He takes the route of elite troops and never likes to recruit unqualified people.

This is the reason why a militia of 3,000 peasants could not stop the charge of a hundred armored cavalrymen.

……

Levi led this group of orc barbarians and rushed into the location of Lolina's shop.

There were nine carriages parked on the open space here, and a group of servants were loading goods onto them, including boxes of apples, rye bread, and so on.

Contains food and tools needed for development.

When he arrived, Lorena was giving orders.

"By the way, are you so free? Do you still have time to command here?"

Levi picked up an apple from a wooden box, wiped it on his body, and started eating it in big mouthfuls.

There is no such thing as pesticides in the other world, so he can eat with complete peace of mind.

"I can't help it. Other industries are managed by others for me. I take charge just to find something to do and not appear bored." Lolina glanced at Levi.

"Haha, you're doing a good job as a hands-off boss."

Levi suddenly felt that the apple in his hand no longer smelled good. An emotion called jealousy was ruthlessly gnawing at his heart, and the sourness in his tone was enough to corrode steel into slag.

He was thought to be a pioneering noble, but in the end he had to do everything by himself and ended up in a lot of debt.

It's really irritating to see people compare to each other.

"As for clothing, your men are too big. We don't have any ready-made ones. We need to sew them temporarily. You have to wait patiently for a while."

Levi nodded. He didn't lack the time.

With nothing to do, he found a secluded place, took out the novel "Knight Abin" and continued reading.

"Although the young Abin's riding skills are not good..."

He gradually immersed himself in it, swimming in the ocean of knowledge, and was fascinated by it.

"Levi, Levi."

Lolina called him several times but there was no response, and her impression of Levi changed a lot.

She didn't expect that this pioneering knight also liked reading and was so engrossed in it.

(End of this chapter)