Chapter 7: Gifts (Continued)
The biggest reason Kai kept the head of the Frost Giant King was to use it as a refrigerator. Although putting food next to a hideous head is a test of one's tolerance, after getting used to it, it feels okay, even a bit dark Gothic. →If you are interested in this style, you can even sleep with the head of the Frost Giant King in your arms and use it as an air conditioner.
Kai's explanation made everyone shudder, but some people with a broad mind thought it was a good idea. After all, everyone knows that low temperature is more conducive to the preservation of food.
"Father, I think we can put this thing in our storage room!" Arthur's broad mind was reflected at this time. After the initial fear, the boy immediately took out the head of the Frost Giant with great interest and suggested to his father...
King Uther looked at his son who was always short of heart with a sullen face, and said with gritted teeth: "Don't even think about it!"
Kai happily watched the interaction between Arthur and his son. After so many years away, he actually missed the atmosphere of home. Although it was exciting outside, it always lacked such warmth.
"Okay, Arthur, put that thing down. I was just joking. It's my trophy and a testimony to my friendship with King Buri. I can't really let you put it in the kitchen." Kai took the head from Arthur and put it in the box again, which ended the "struggle" between the father and son.
Then Kai took out several boxes from a pile of packages. He took the lead in taking out a long box and handed it to Arthur.
"This is your gift."
Kai is Arthur's brother. He has watched Arthur grow up since he was a child, so Arthur never knew what politeness was when facing Kai. He hurriedly opened the long box and took out the things inside.
It was a long sword, about 1.4 meters long, the hilt was lengthened, and the blade was about 9 centimeters. It was not much different from an ordinary knight's long sword, but unlike the ordinary steel-made long sword, this sword was dark gold in color, simple and majestic in shape, and the shape of the hilt was two giant dragons guarding the sword body, which was very consistent with Arthur's identity. → (King Arthur's family emblem is a red dragon)
Arthur has received the most rigorous knight education since he was a child, and his understanding of weapons is even better than his own clothes. So when he got the sword, Arthur knew that it was definitely a sharp weapon!
"This is a long sword that I asked a dwarf forging master in Asgard to make for you. Its material is the hardest and most mysterious metal under the northern ice field. I almost spent all my savings for it. So use it well, Arthur."
In fact, the forging of this sword is more difficult than Kai said. The main material of this sword is called "fine gold". When Kai heard this name for the first time, he almost thought that the dwarf was also a time traveler like himself. After all, although Kai didn't read novels much in his previous life, he also read a few Western fantasy novels when he was studying, and knew that fine gold was completely fabricated and a fantasy metal.
But as he understood it, Kai found that he had misunderstood. Although they are both called fine gold, this rare metal and the kind of "fine gold" that Kai had seen in novels in his previous life are completely two different things.
This magical metal called fine gold is very light, not even a quarter of the weight of iron of the same volume, which is completely different from the fine gold in the novel. But its hardness and cutting ability are exactly the same as described in the novel.
It is even more rare than that. If Kai had not been kind to the dwarves, the greedy dwarves would not have taken it out at all. But even so, Arthur's sword is not made entirely of fine gold, it is mixed with some other metals. However, the forging skills of the Nordic dwarves completely surpassed this era, and their alloy technology was very strong, which led to the high quality of this sword, which did not disgrace the fine gold.
Originally, the dwarves and King Buri were going to enchant this sword, but Kai considered King Uther's attitude towards magic and finally rejected their kindness.
Although this sword is very sharp and hard, it has no magical effect.
Arthur played with the sword given to him by Kai and loved it very much. He swung it twice and found that the center of gravity and structure of the sword were perfect, without any jerky, and extremely labor-saving. He liked it more and more as he held it in his hand. As a result, the front end of the sword accidentally swept the wine pot and wine glass on the side.
At this time, the Celts did not have high-end things like porcelain. They used more pottery, and the palace used metal products. For example, King Uther's favorite wine glass was made of pure gold.
But after Arthur's long sword touched the wine pot and wine glass, the sword passed through the wine pot and wine glass without any hindrance, as if the sword had not touched anything at all.
About five seconds later, the wine pots and wine glasses slowly split into two halves, no, it should be "slid" into two halves. The upper half of the cut wine pots and wine glasses "slid" down silently, spilling the wine inside all over the floor, and the cut was even smoother without a trace of burrs.
Everyone took a breath of cold air... They had never thought that there would be such a sharp weapon. Then all the men present looked at the long sword in Arthur's hand enthusiastically. After all, they were all knights, and there was no knight who didn't love magic weapons.
In their eyes, the long sword in Arthur's hand was comparable to the artifact in Celtic mythology!
Arthur also took a breath of cold air. This thing was really too sharp. For a moment, Arthur was afraid that this long sword would cut himself.
Kai was not surprised by this. He patted Arthur on the shoulder and said, "You must make good use of this weapon in the future."
"Does this sword have a name?" Arthur came back to his senses and asked anxiously.
"Excalibur, his name, the sword of the oath of victory." Kai said with a bit of evil taste, and then ignored Arthur. Instead, he turned his eyes to King Uther.
King Uther also had expectations at this time. He was not interested in Kai's gift at first, and he even disagreed with Kai's ten-year trip around the world. He thought it was too ambitious. A real man should take his own responsibilities instead of pursuing those illusory things. But the gift Kai gave to Arthur made him feel surprised.
Like all knights, no, it should be like all men, King Uther also had no resistance to this kind of magic weapon.
Unfortunately, Kai did not have the habit of giving gifts repeatedly, and what's more, Kai had no place to find more of such a good thing as refined gold. This time, Kai gave King Uther a crown!
A crown that was extremely gorgeous, and more importantly, this crown was made entirely of coral and pearls.
"This crown is called the Fisherman's Crown. It was given to me by the King of the Fisherman's Kingdom in Atlantis when I was traveling in Atlantis. Although the name is not very nice, this crown is the most precious treasure of the Fisherman's Kingdom. It is a crown formed naturally by coral and has not been polished. The Atlanteans just put a few golden pearls on it."
Hearing Kai's explanation, King Uther's face immediately became extremely satisfied. In fact, when Kai took out the crown, he was already very satisfied. Although it is not a magic weapon, the crown made of coral is enough to surprise him.
The Celtic people's navigation technology was not very good, otherwise they would not have only traveled around England. This also led to the fact that corals and pearls were extremely rare in the Celtic countries, and they were more rare and precious treasures than gold and gems. For other kings, if the crown could be inlaid with some broken corals, it would be enough to satisfy them. If it was inlaid with a pearl, it would attract the envy of all kings.
And what about the crown that Kai gave him? It is made of the most beautiful red coral, and it is naturally formed. The slightly golden pearls on it are even more priceless. King Uther even suspected that if he was willing to sell this crown, there would probably be a king willing to exchange his own royal city for it.
With this crown, King Uther can freely announce to everyone the wealth and power of Camelot. This temptation is absolutely irresistible for a king.
Finally, Kai turned his eyes to Morgana who was standing aside. Morgana had been watching Kai there with a proud smile from the beginning, which amazed everyone.
Morgana didn't come to her senses until Kai looked at her, and her face was immediately covered with blushes.
Kai stepped forward and took Morgana's hand, giving the girl a head pat.
"And our Morgana, how could I forget my most lovely sister?" Kai said, holding Morgana's hand and coming to a pile of boxes. Pointing at these boxes, he said, "These are all yours, my lovely Princess Morgana."
Then the servants opened the boxes quickly with excitement. After the previous two gifts, no one would think that the gift that Sir Kai gave to Princess Morgana would be ordinary.
As a result, it was amazing when it was opened. Everyone was blinded by the things inside.
Exotic gold jewelry, jewelry, artworks, and mysterious silk. But the most eye-catching among them was a set of women's armor and a pair of slightly shorter knight swords. All of these things exuded the light of wealth, and even the knowledgeable King Uther thought he had come to his own treasury.
Morgana was suddenly a little at a loss when she saw these things. Of course she liked the gifts Kai gave her, but these gifts were too expensive! So expensive that she didn't know how to deal with it.
King Uther was a frugal king. Although he cared about his reputation, he was not extravagant in private. As King Uther's adopted daughter, Morgana never lacked anything, but she had never seen so much wealth.
"Why? My lovely Miss Morgana, are you going to reject your Kai? That's too sad!" Kai said pretentiously.