In the following days, the renovation company staff came every day, and the progress was very fast. After all, Qin Bai was a major client of their company, so they naturally wouldn't neglect him.
The entire house was covered with steel plates, leaving no gaps untouched.
Qiao Lianyi and Lin Qin, these two best friends, didn't waste any time either, coming over to bother Qin Bai every day.
When they saw with their own eyes that Qin Bai had renovated the house, they were even more convinced that Qin Bai had won five million.
If Qin Bai didn't have that much money, how could he afford to renovate the house?
They even automatically assumed that Qin Bai had already bought the house; otherwise, after spending so much money on renovations, wouldn't it become someone else's property once the lease expired?
This made the two women even more enthusiastic.
However, Qin Bai would never forget how he was killed by these two women in his previous life. The more they acted this way, the more Qin Bai felt sorry for his past self!
"Don't rush, let you be happy for a while first, then... hehe!"
Finally, a few days later, he received a phone call.
"Mr. Qin, the cold weapon you requested has been forged."
The one who spoke was the old man from the Sword and Saber Pavilion.
Qin Bai only learned later that the old man's name was Zhang Jiangxin, and his granddaughter's name was Zhang Xintian.
"All done? I'll go get it."
"No need, no need, I'll just bring my granddaughter over directly. After all, these things can't be taken on airplanes or high-speed trains."
Qin Bai nodded. These were all sharpened cold weapons. If they were discovered, confiscation would be the least of his worries; he might even be detained.
"By the way, Mr. Zhang, have any of those loan sharks come over?"
"They haven't come back since last time, and we have to thank Mr. Qin for that."
Zhang Jiangxin knew that those loan sharks were also afraid of offending any important figures.
Qin Bai's magic tricks amazed them all, not to mention the loan sharks.
They're probably trying to find out Qin Bai's background, otherwise they wouldn't have come back.
The grandfather and grandson chartered a car overnight and arrived at Qin Bai's place.
When Qin Bai touched the knife he was about to forge, he was completely captivated.
The blade wasn't long, but it seemed to carry a hint of murderous intent, with a faint glint of cold light emanating from the edge.
The handle is carved with a tiger's head, its eyes wide open and teeth clenched, as if it were about to devour someone at any moment.
"A fine knife!"
Qin Bai couldn't help but shout it out.
"Of course, this knife was made by my grandfather incorporating a piece of meteorite iron passed down through generations. If this knife were to be sold, it would cost... umm..."
Before Zhang Xintian could finish speaking, her grandfather covered her mouth.
"It's nothing, it's just an ordinary knife."
Qin Bai could easily tell that this knife was of extraordinary value, and his tens of thousands of yuan were simply not enough.
"Old Zhang, if you trust me, buy more warm clothes and plenty of food recently, you'll need them later."
Seeing Qin Bai's serious expression, Zhang Jiangxin nodded in agreement, "I'll go buy it when we get back."
Since Old Zhang had forged such a fine weapon for him free of charge, Qin Bai naturally wanted to reciprocate by telling them to go back and make more preparations.
Qin Bai already had a melee weapon, but he felt he was missing a ranged weapon.
In modern society, the most effective long-range weapon is naturally a firearm.
Unfortunately, he couldn't get his hands on one, so he had to settle for another ranged weapon.
Bows and crossbows!
To be precise, these are actually two different weapons: a bow and arrow and a crossbow.
Without years of experience, most people really can't handle a bow and arrow.
But crossbows are different. You just need to insert the arrow, pull the trigger, and it will shoot out easily.
Qin Bai's target was crossbows, specifically the most convenient short crossbows.
However, crossbows are also controlled items and cannot be purchased at will.
So he asked Old Zhang, "Old Zhang, do you know where I can buy a crossbow?"
Old Zhang gave Qin Bai a deep look. He had asked Qin Bai to forge sharpened cold weapons before, and now he wanted to buy bows and crossbows. What was he planning to do?
However, since Qin Bai had done him a favor, Elder Zhang couldn't directly ask Qin Bai what he intended to do with it.
“Mr. Qin, there are some things you can do and some things you can’t do. As for crossbows, I can buy them from an old friend of mine. He won’t sell them to just anyone without an introduction.”
Qin Bai was both amused and exasperated. He understood the implication in Zhang Lao's words: Zhang Lao thought he was going to do something bad.
However, the fact that Old Zhang actually had a way to buy crossbows made Qin Bai very happy.
"Old Zhang, where is your friend?"
“He’s in this city, come with me.”
Old Zhang led Qin Bai to a very remote part of the city, but there were quite a few people there, mostly poor people.
This kind of place would be called a slum in other countries.
They weaved through the narrow alleys and finally stopped in front of a seemingly ordinary brick house.
"Old Xu, it's me."
Old Zhang knocked on the door and called out.
"Old Zhang? It's rare to see you come looking for me."
The door opened, and an old man with messy hair came out. Upon seeing Old Zhang, the two immediately embraced.
Who are these two?
Old Xu was quite surprised to see that there were other people present.
"This is my granddaughter, and this is Mr. Qin Bai. We've come to buy some crossbows from you."
"No one else's crossbows can compare to yours; you are the expert in this field."
Old Zhang said with a smile.
Old Xu knew perfectly well that Old Zhang was promoting him, but it was rare to find someone that Old Zhang could recommend.
"Come in first."
Qin Bai went inside. The lighting inside was dim, with only an old-fashioned incandescent bulb hanging overhead.
He saw various crossbows hanging on the wall, some of which looked very old, and some even looked like they were from ancient times.
"Some of these crossbows are antiques. You can only see them here at Old Xu's place. If he weren't a bit temperamental, he would have become an expert in this field long ago."
There was a hint of regret in Old Zhang's voice.
Qin Bai understood that Old Xu was also a man with a story.
"Putting everything else aside, since you were brought by Old Zhang, I'll sell you a crossbow at cost price. What kind do you want?"
After sitting down, Mr. Xu got straight to the point.
Qin Bai stated his requirements: ease of use, preferably with rapid-fire capability, and sufficiently sharp arrows!
"Sure, I happen to have the kind you need here."
Old Xu took out a box from under the bed. Inside were two well-maintained crossbows and more than a hundred arrows.
Each one looked incredibly sharp, and Qin Bai stared at them, completely mesmerized.
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