Chapter 171: 6th Level Weapon Control Scroll
Chapter 171 Sixth Level Weapon Control Scroll
Two ounces of fine gold, valued at eighty thousand ounces of silver.
"No wonder the magic weapon is priceless. Not to mention the difficulty of forging it, even the two taels of pure gold alone are too much for smaller forces to come up with..."
Inside the Chirong Cave, Li Yuan felt a sharp pain in his teeth.
He counted his assets and found that with the two windfalls and some jewelry, he had enough money to afford it.
The problem is that the windfall cannot be taken out openly.
"I have less than 10,000 taels of silver that I can see now. Well, I also have three shops in the city, a mansion, a thousand acres of paddy fields, and a mine..."
Li Yuan thought of selling his property.
There are many families in the valley who have been granted the true inheritance. A thousand acres of paddy fields alone can be worth eight thousand taels of silver, plus mines, mansions, shops...
"Only one or two ounces of fine gold."
Li Yuan's teeth felt even more sour.
For ordinary people, this is a sky-high price. No, it is a sky-high price for him too!
"Sell!"
Under normal circumstances, Li Yuan would never sell his family business, but now is the time to sell it.
only……
"It's hard to sell it for a good price at this time of year, and the impact is not very good."
After thinking it over for a while, Li Yuan decided to leave this difficult problem to Liu Zheng and Wang Peiyao. He himself could not step in.
At this critical juncture, the only way to sell the business is to secretly contact the big families in the city.
Having made up his mind, he picked up the forging hammer again and continued to forge the heavy hammer.
……
Liu Zheng acted quickly. The next day, he began to attend banquets for various families. In less than three days, he had sold mines, shops, and fields.
Because we are in a hurry to sell, the price has been lowered to some extent.
On the third day, Liu Zheng brought the gold notes and the elixirs he got from selling the Weapon Forging Shop to the Weapon Casting Valley.
Li Yuan gave a few instructions, put the gold note in his pocket and went to find Lei Jingchuan.
"With your weapon-making skills, you are not even proficient in making top-grade weapons, so what do you need refined gold for?"
Upon learning that Li Yuan had sold his true inheritance, Lei Jingchuan would have been furious under normal circumstances, but this time, he just frowned.
Fine gold is the top-notch auxiliary material that can be used to forge all kinds of magical weapons. It is extremely expensive and he doesn't even have a few ounces of it.
I'm also curious about what this kid wants to do.
"Disciple is going to try to create a top-grade famous instrument."
Li Yuan gave his reason without blinking, saying that it was a luxury to use refined gold to create a top-grade famous instrument, but there were many examples.
There is a reason why refined gold is so expensive. Adding a little bit of it when creating a top-quality artifact can greatly increase the success rate.
"Top-quality famous instrument?!"
Lei Jingchuan was shocked: "You, you have mastered the art of weapon casting?"
not yet……
Li Yuan naturally knew his own progress, but with the help of the forging hammer, he dared to boast that he had accomplished it.
"almost……"
"Really?"
Lei Jingchuan was both surprised and happy. In less than a year, he had made some progress in the art of weapon forging?
In the 1,400 years of the Divine Weapon Valley, it seems that only two ancestors have this kind of talent, right?
"Almost, almost."
Li Yuan did not reveal any flaws. This moment was just right for him. If it were any other time, Lei Jingchuan would not agree if he sold his property or did something else.
"Well... I will test you. If you can really make some progress, I may consider it."
Lei Jingchuan didn't believe it and followed Li Yuan to Chirong Cave.
Li Yuan had made sufficient preparations in advance, and with the help of a few forging hammers, he barely passed the test. Even after paying all the silver he had, he was still short of three thousand taels of gold.
"With your ability, three thousand taels of gold is nothing, but rules are rules... Well, let me pay for you."
Unable to resist Li Yuan's pleading, Lei Jingchuan paced back and forth with a stern face, thought about it, and finally agreed.
"Thank you, elder!"
Li Yuan was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly.
Although he had planned to borrow money before coming, he was also prepared to be rejected.
After all, three thousand taels of gold would have a market value of thirty-six thousand taels of silver, which was an astronomical figure for some small families in the capital.
"Don't be so quick to thank me. I'm just lending it to you, not giving it to you as a gift."
Lei Jingchuan glared:
"Don't be so gloomy. I don't want you to pay me back. When you have mastered the art of forging weapons, you must forge one for me..."
Well, two top-quality instruments!"
It is a top-grade famous weapon, the best one among all the divine weapons, and one of the best weapons used by the elders and clan leaders of each state.
In a sense, it is more sought-after than magic weapons. After all, magic weapons still need to choose a master, but top-grade famous weapons can be passed down from generation to generation.
"What are you talking about? Even if I don't have the three thousand taels of gold, if you want to use me, can I still respond?"
Li Yuan agreed without blinking an eye, feeling relieved.
Lao Lei is still easy to talk to.
If I change it to an old scripture, I don't know if I can get two taels of pure gold. Even if I can, the conditions won't be so relaxed.
"okay!"
Lei Jingchuan waved his hand and turned around with a satisfied smile.
This refined gold is not his, but the favor is his. With this kid's talent, this is a business that is sure to make money.
"Thank you, elder."
Li Yuan was also very satisfied.
He cherishes everyone who is willing to lend him money, and he should cherish even more such a good lender as Lao Lei.
Top-quality famous instruments are precious and the materials are hard to find. It would be a good thing if someone was willing to provide materials for him to practice.
The deal was done, Lei Jingchuan went to get the refined gold. While Li Yuan was waiting for him, he was not idle either, and calculated his own assets.
The "gifts" left by Ding Zhi and Sun Zan amounted to nearly 40,000 taels of silver, 11 Minor Rejuvenating Pills, and more than four bottles of pills such as Blood Boosting Pill, Bone Strengthening Pill, and Leopard Embryo Muscle-Strengthening Pill. After selling the forging shop, they exchanged for three Minor Rejuvenating Pills and more than 20 bottles of ordinary pills.
"This batch of pills will be enough for me to use for two and a half years if I use them sparingly."
Counting his assets, Li Yuan felt at ease.
With this family fortune, even if there is turmoil in the future, it will not affect him in the short term.
We only have one life, so it’s never too cautious.
"call!"
After letting out a long sigh, Li Yuan continued to work on the ironwork. The forging of the heavy hammer had reached completion.
……
snort~
Smoke rising.
Six days later, Li Yuan forged the third heavy hammer.
"Only if you make it yourself can the control effect be so similar."
After taking out the heavy hammers and polishing them for plasticity, Li Yuan nodded inwardly. The three identical heavy hammers meant that his weapon-making skills had become quite proficient and he was not far from achieving minor success.
The high degree of similarity means a higher success rate when combining forces, and he fully meets the requirements to control the weapons that have been tempered with the blood-infused spiritual technique.
"Junior Brother Li."
While Li Yuan was making the final touches, Niu Jun had already brought all the iron materials he needed.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Niu!"
Li Yuan's eyes lit up and he took out a silver note and handed it to Niu Jun.
To advance to the rank of Commander of Weapons, one needs ten thousand kilograms of tempered steel and a thousand kilograms of cold iron, but for the Weapon Casting Valley, these materials are insignificant.
Ten thousand jin of refined steel would cost at least eighteen thousand taels of silver, but he had started buying it in batches half a year ago, so it was not conspicuous.
Most of Ding Zhi's gifts were used to purchase cold iron and refined steel, and of course, red gold.
This was what Liu Zheng got along the way. There were hundreds of families of all sizes in the city, and a hundred taels of pure gold was not conspicuous.
"Junior Brother Li, you are too polite. It's just a small favor."
Niu Jun accepted the banknotes with satisfaction, and handed over a few ceramic jars:
"To be honest, it's not easy to get the blood of these spirit beasts that Junior Brother wants. Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission."
"Is this all complete?"
Li Yuan hurriedly took the jars, checked them carefully, and put them down.
The ten ceramic jars contain the blood of a magical cow, a magical sheep, a magical pig, a magical dog, a magical chicken, as well as the blood of a magical elk, a magical deer, a magical wolf, and a magical rabbit.
There was no shortage of spirit beast blood for quenching in the Weapon Casting Valley, but the several types he needed were not suitable for quenching, so there were very few of them and it took a long time to collect them.
This was the material he was going to prepare for another try at the 'Heaven Granted Scroll' after he was promoted to the Military Command Scroll.
The blood sacrifice mentioned in the root bone theory still had some influence on him.
"Is the blood of the five spiritual animals useful?"
After seeing Niu Jun off, Li Yuan opened the ceramic jar. The blood in it was probably enough for him to use twice, so he did not hesitate.
He took five kinds of them and paced around in the corner of Chirong Cave to perform a ceremony.
"Disciple Li Yuan..."
He recited in his mind and scattered the blood of the five spiritual animals at the designated locations. After a long time, he opened his eyes with some disappointment.
“These five won’t work.”
Li Yuan sighed in his heart and swiftly tried another kind of blood from the five spiritual animals, but still no reaction.
"Is the rank of the Military Control Scroll still too low?"
Li Yuan didn't have much hope, so naturally he wasn't too disappointed. He calmed down and polished the heavy hammer.
After a long time, he estimated that it was already dark outside, and then he took out the materials needed for the promotion to the Military Commander Scroll and arranged them.
"Ten thousand catties of hundred-refined steel, one thousand catties of cold iron, thirty thousand ounces of silver, one thousand ounces of gold, one hundred ounces of red gold, two ounces of refined gold..."
Li Yuan finally took out the pure gold.
Two taels of pure gold is about the size of a broad bean. From the appearance, it seems to be no different from red gold, both of which are slightly reddish.
However, when he placed the refined gold on the iron ingot, its color suddenly turned gray-black.
The characteristic of refined gold is that it can reconcile the conflicts between various iron materials and can perfectly fit with any iron material. It is an extremely high-quality material.
"If I don't make some windfall, how long will it take me to get so many materials?"
After arranging all kinds of materials neatly, Li Yuan still felt a little painful, because all the income he had earned from hard work as a blacksmith for most of the year was spent on this.
"call!"
Muttering in his heart, Li Yuan did not hesitate and stretched out his hand:
"Promotion!"
hum!
The familiar roar exploded again. Li Yuan, who was well prepared, sat down against the wall, gritted his teeth and waited, and endured it.
"Where on earth did this sound come from?"
boom!
Shit, there's a second wave?!
Li Yuan, who thought he had gotten through it, was caught off guard. In an instant, he felt a black screen in front of his eyes and he felt as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss.
hum~
He tried hard to open his eyes, and felt all kinds of light interweaving and flowing, and it seemed that there were unknown whispers ringing in his ears.
An indescribable chill spread, as if penetrating deep into his soul, causing him to shiver uncontrollably.
"Shh!"
After a long time, Li Yuan opened his eyes and looked at the surging darkness outside the gray stone platform with lingering fear.
He almost fell...
[Sixth-rank Military Master: Li Yuan]
[Number of weapons you can control: Six]
[Already opened: Divine Fire Furnace]
(End of this chapter)