Igor finally gave Master Lao two gold coins; he initially wanted to give four, but Master Lao refused to accept them.
The whole process took quite a while, with back-and-forth conversation.
"That mask hoop is just worth half a gold coin, you don't need to give four gold coins!"
"And this Meteor sword!" Igor thought the sword would need two or three gold coins for crafting.
"I gifted it to you; I said it back then. I wouldn't take money for it!"
"The tavern across the street was damaged too, and they are asking you for compensation..." Igor found that no matter what he said, Master Lao wouldn't accept his gold coins, so he found a way to make him accept them.
The aunt from the tavern across had already returned; when she saw Meteor, she knew it was the sword that damaged her tavern. The tavern owner always had foresight; she knew better than to provoke adventurers, even when she could shout at the blacksmith but wouldn't dare babble a word to adventurers.
