Forging Cave
"Brother Jiang Yuan, are you really going to take that group from Changgan County to Nancheng?"
Tie Niu paced back and forth around Jiang Yuan's forging platform, his expression a mixture of frustration and incomprehension.
“I know that your Yanshan Village suffered some casualties this time, but I also killed Wu Yong, and the Changgan Regiment also had people killed. So this time we can turn hostility into friendship. You don’t have to live in fear of being ambushed by them anymore, and they also have a safe place to stay!” Jiang Yuan said while tapping the artifact embryo.
"It's good, but I just feel like something's not quite right!" Tie Niu said reluctantly.
Something's not right.
Jiang Yuan leisurely forged the vessel blank.
"I just feel that those guys from Changgan County didn't do anything, but they got to eat and drink with the brothers and even go to Nancheng together. I'm not happy about that!" Tie Niu said awkwardly.
"So your Yanshan Village did nothing, yet you still have a artifact tablet and abundant mineral resources!" Jiang Yuan withdrew his fire-attribute divine energy, and the artifact embryo had already been forged into a sword embryo.
Tie Niu was speechless when asked, and that was indeed the case.
Seeing that Tie Niu remained silent, Jiang Yuan once again immersed himself in the process of inlaying conductive materials. The sword blank was a rough blank of a black gold sword. As for why Jiang Yuan stayed, it was simply because he was skilled in forging techniques.
Of course, there was another reason: he would take Shi Xuyao with him to Nancheng.
Both Yanshan Village and Shi Xuyao are indispensable to his plan, not only because he needs blacksmiths, but also because of the rich mineral resources within Yanshan Village!
"Which faction in Nancheng did you forge this weapon with? I remember there aren't many factions in Nancheng that can use an eighth-tier black gold sword!" Jiang Yuan turned to ask Shi Xuyao.
"I'm not too familiar with which factions are in the South City, but the people we're dealing with are all wearing military uniforms, so they must be from the military!"
After Shi Xuyao finished speaking, he frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "Actually, this transaction was quite accidental. Three days ago, Tie Niu and I led a team to hunt monsters. Because the beast tide was gathered near the South City, we walked to that area and happened to run into a woman leading a team searching for something!"
"Wearing military uniforms, led by women!" Jiang Yuan recalled Yin Cha's image. Three days ago, he and Bu Yao entered the void passage together. He had thought that Yin Cha would send troops to search the entire city, but he hadn't expected them to search outside the city.
"Master, what are you muttering about?" Shi Xuyao asked when he saw Jiang Yuan whispering something.
"It's alright, please continue!"
Shi Xuyao cleared his throat and continued, "They saw that Tie Niu and I had pretty good equipment, so they came to ask us where we got it! Of course we're not stupid, so we said we had it forged by a blacksmith, and that's how we got this business!"
Jiang Yuan asked, "What price did they offer? And how will you conduct the transaction?"
"As for the price, we'll discuss it after seeing the weapon's quality. However, they gave us an estimate: if the weapon's quality is average, they'll buy it for twenty Holy Spirit Stones of the same grade! As for the transaction method, it will be at the same location where we met before; they'll be waiting there!" Shi Xuyao was very open and told almost everything he could.
“They ordered a total of 120 weapons of the seventh and eighth tiers, and you made them in just three days. Won’t they suspect you?” Jiang Yuan asked bluntly.
"Huh? What suspicion?" Tie Niu leaned closer, looking puzzled.
"As far as I know, Black Meteorite Gold is rarely seen in the Southern City, yet you are supplying twenty Black Meteorite Swords in three days, as well as eighth-tier arm guards forged from Flame Steel Stone, which I believe is also a material not found in the Southern City! Including the other seventh-tier weapons, all of them are materials rarely seen in the Southern City. Logically speaking, given the mineral resources in the Southern City, it would take at least thirty days to produce so many weapons, let alone three days. Yet you have managed to get them all done in just three days!"
Jiang Yuan paused, then hypothetically said, "If I were in their shoes, I would definitely suspect that you possess mineral resources, and quite a lot of them! Since you have mineral resources, and I also have the strength to control them, why don't I follow you after the transaction, find your headquarters, and thus take control of these minerals myself! And!"
Jiang Yuan glanced at the group and slowly said, "And you blacksmiths!"
"You have to understand that a transaction is based on the premise that both parties are of equal strength. If the strength is not equal, then keeping what you want in your own hands is the safest approach!"
After listening to Jiang Yuan's analysis, Tie Niu and Shi Xuyao looked tense, as if they were convinced that the other party would trick them.
Jiang Yuan's words were not unfounded, because Yin Cha's character was like that. She had tricked Ning Yanlan before, and when she failed to win an auction, she resorted to robbery. She was the kind of person who would do anything to achieve her goals, so it was perfectly normal for her to do the things he described.
"Brother, what do you suggest we do?" Tie Niu asked Jiang Yuan for help.
“Of course, we’ll continue the transaction!” Jiang Yuan revealed a dangerous smile.
"Dear brothers and uncles, I have an important announcement to make!"
While the group was still forging weapons, a blue and white figure suddenly barged in.
Tie Niu stared intently, then said with a mix of helplessness and annoyance, "My dear young lady, can you please be quiet? Everyone is forging weapons, and you're making such a racket..."
"Wait a minute, why did you come out here!"
Tie Niu was about to reprimand him, but then suddenly remembered something and questioned him sharply.
Jiang Yuan didn't even look up; he knew who it was after hearing the voice just once.
"Hey, this young man is here too!" Lin Man was even happier to see Jiang Yuan.
"Stop making noise, you're disturbing my communication with my weapon!" Jiang Yuan suddenly said.
Lin Man wasn't displeased by Jiang Yuan's deliberately distant tone. Instead, she took a few steps closer and whispered in his ear, "Thank you for earlier. If it weren't for you, I..."
"Xiaoman, come here, don't disturb Master's forging!"
Shi Xuyao, who was still working on the prototype, pulled Lin Man away, fearing that Lin Man might do something more intimate with Jiang Yuan.
"Uncle, what are you doing! I was speaking so softly, how could I be disturbing the young man!" Lin Man stomped her foot and said unhappily.
"What uncle? I'm only a few years older than you, can't you even call me 'brother'?" Shi Xuyao said in a strange tone.
"Xiao Man, why did you leave the artifact monument domain? Did you receive some inheritance?" Tie Niu asked tentatively.
"Bingo!" Lin Man snapped her fingers triumphantly, then crossed her arms and declared with great arrogance, "I, Lin Man, hereby announce that our Rock Mountain Village's thirteenth blacksmith, and also our first female blacksmith, has officially entered the world!"
tractor:"……"
Shi Xuyao: "..."
All twelve blacksmiths from Yanshan Village looked surprised, except for Jiang Yuan.
"It's really done!" Shi Xuyao put down the vessel and rubbed his hands together.
"Of course it's true! I got the best Spirit-level Blacksmith Job Change Book from the basic inheritance. As long as I work hard, my achievements will surpass those of you slovenly old men sooner or later!" Lin Man was like a proud little princess, her expression already showing that she was beginning to look forward to her bright future as a blacksmith.
"The best!" Shi Xuyao's hammer slipped from his hand, and his face showed some bitterness. Among the twelve men, he had received the best inheritance, but that was the inheritance of seven figures.
"You guys better work hard from now on, otherwise you'll lose face if a little girl like me steals your inheritance!"
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