"Your Highness, this old servant is here on His Majesty's orders to inquire about the progress of your forging, and whether you have encountered any difficulties along the way?"
After entering the workshop, Eunuch Wei asked with a smile.
“I am forging a kind of ‘steel’ metal that, once forged, will be unmatched by ordinary weapons.”
After saying that, Xiao Yu added, "We should see results in another four or five days."
Upon hearing this, a look of shock flashed in Eunuch Wei's old and vigorous eyes. Forging a new metal... Judging from Xiao Yu's expression, he didn't seem to be joking.
If what Xiao Yu said is true, then the fighting power of the soldiers of the Great Xia Kingdom could be raised to a terrifying level.
"Your Highness is not joking, is he?"
Eunuch Wei still found it a bit hard to believe.
You should know that he had just come from Ouyang Ye's workshop. Although the weapons they forged were sharp... they were far inferior to those of Master Ouyang Ye.
Moreover, the sharp weapons that Ouyang Ye and his group used, which were time-consuming and labor-intensive, could not be mass-produced and were essentially useless.
"Of course not."
Xiao Yu said in a serious tone, "I keep my word and never joke."
"Can this metal called 'steel' be mass-produced? Can it be used to manufacture weapons in large quantities?"
Eunuch Wei continued to press for answers.
"sure."
Xiao Yu nodded and said, "I will inform His Majesty about the steelmaking method afterward, and then we can start large-scale production."
"His Majesty would be very happy if he knew."
Eunuch Wei's eyes gleamed with excitement as he said, "This old servant will go back immediately and report this good news to His Majesty."
"Let me see you off."
Xiao Yu personally escorted Eunuch Wei outside the workshop.
Not far away, Ouyang Ye and Ye Qun saw this scene and their faces turned somewhat gloomy. Especially after noticing the joyful smile on Eunuch Wei's old face, the two brothers exchanged a glance and saw worry in each other's eyes.
Who is Eunuch Wei?
That was His Majesty's most trusted confidant, and also the late Emperor's most favored eunuch.
This powerful figure, who never showed his emotions, actually had a joyful smile on his face when he came out of Xiao Yu's workshop... Something's not right, absolutely not right!
"I'm afraid Xiao Yu really has invented some kind of sharp weapon..."
Ye Qun said with some concern, "Senior brother, I specifically sent someone to investigate Xiao Yu, and found that this kid has been acting strangely ever since Chu Tianjiao broke off the engagement! I always feel that this kid might really know how to forge weapons."
"What happened? Tell me quickly."
Ouyang Ye quickly asked.
Although Xiao Yu has been very high-profile in the capital recently, and has done many high-profile, admirable and praiseworthy things.
But for a swordsmith like Ouyang Ye, he was like an anomaly who "didn't hear what was going on outside his window," spending all his time researching how to forge sharper weapons and rarely caring about anything else.
Therefore, they actually know very little about Xiao Yu.
"After being jilted by Chu Tianjiao, this kid had a stroke of good luck and suddenly became intelligent... Then, he won the heart of Shen Youyu, the most beautiful courtesan in the capital, with a poem."
As Ye Qun spoke, he couldn't help but lick his lips and said, "Senior brother, you haven't seen Shen Youyu. That woman is truly a beauty of unparalleled grace..."
"No matter how beautiful you are, your youth will fade after a few decades, and you'll just be a skeleton after you die."
Ouyang Ye interrupted Ye Qun, saying, "Women will only affect the quality of our forging. Let's get down to business and talk about what's so strange about this kid."
"After bringing the young fish home, this kid invented chicken essence and MSG, and made a lot of money."
"Then, he made an enemy of Duke Liu in the street, and they even drew their swords and confronted each other... And guess what happened in the end, Senior Brother? Xiao Yu actually managed to kill Duke Liu. He found out that Duke Liu was involved in trafficking and imprisoning women! To be honest, Duke Liu was quite arrogant. He even killed the beloved daughter of Minister Wang of the Court of Judicial Review. In the end, he ended up having his property confiscated and being beheaded!"
"Later, Chu Tianjiao's husband, Bai Can, got into a verbal altercation with Xiao Yu at the entrance of Baoyue Tower, which escalated into a physical fight, and Bai Can was ultimately crippled!"
As Ouyang Ye listened to what Ye Qun said, his brows furrowed even more deeply.
This Xiao Yu, no matter how you look at it, is not someone to be trifled with; to even describe him as lawless would be an understatement… Is he really that arrogant?!
The Duke had a conflict with him, and he killed the Duke!
The young general and he got into a fight in the street, and the young general was crippled!
Has he always been this arrogant?!
"His Majesty actually allowed such a madman to forge weapons?"
Ouyang Ye felt a chill run down his spine and said, "If I had known it would turn out like this, I shouldn't have provoked this kid in the first place!"
"However... we were just betting on who forged the sharpest weapon, so he won't retaliate against us."
Despite saying that, Ye Qun's brows were tightly furrowed as he continued, "Now I'm worried that this kid might actually forge a sharp weapon and then use it as an excuse to make things difficult for us fellow disciples! The way Eunuch Wei looked so happy just now... the more I think about it, the more worried I get."
Upon hearing this, Ouyang Ye frowned and became worried.
After a few seconds of silence.
A ruthless glint flashed in Ouyang Ye's eyes as he said, "Let's go to Xiao Yu's workshop tonight and see what he's forged."
"good."
Ye Qun nodded and said, "We can't lose, otherwise where will we put the reputation of Sword Forging Valley, and the face of Master and Senior Brother?"
Master Ouyang Zixuan's sect is called Sword Forging Valley, which is full of sword forging masters with extraordinary skills. Ouyang Ye is one of the best among them.
If it were just forging one or two swords, he could be half as good as his master.
But this time, the Empress's task was to forge a large number of weapons for the army, no less than one hundred, weapons comparable to samurai swords.
This makes it impossible to refine the details, and mass production is a challenge for Ouyang Ye.
“Xiao Yu would ride away on horseback every night… Tonight, I’ll sneak into his room and steal some materials.”
Ye Qun said in a deep voice.
...
Inside the room.
Xiao Yu disassembled a crossbow and began to modify it. Combining this with his own design drawings, he finally confirmed that the plan was feasible.
"I'm a genius!"
Xiao Yu clenched his fist excitedly, then folded up the crossbow design and put it in his pocket.
This is his trump card, but he doesn't plan to reveal it yet.
Looking outside, the sun had just set, and the setting sun shone through the window, landing on the design drawings of the Qi Family Knife on the table.
"When we saw Eunuch Wei off just now, Ye Qun and Ouyang Ye were not far away. Those two guys were giving me weird looks..."
Xiao Yu narrowed his eyes, then called Xiao Zhan over and said, "I'll stay here to rest tonight. Send a guard back to tell the Princess that I won't be going back to rest tonight... Oh, and have him wear my clothes and hat, so that no one can see his face when he leaves."
"Your Highness, what do you want to do...?"
Xiao Zhan immediately understood what Xiao Yu meant.
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