Longzang

Chapter 885 Additional Conditions
Lie Jiu left behind a thousand catties of raw iron, so that Wei Yuan would not have to worry about raw materials for the time being.

In detail, Wei Yuan invested four hundred strands of azure energy to improve the quality of the barren steel, and then cast a strand of power-wielding magic, ultimately exchanging it for a full thousand catties of barren iron and a portion of sacrificial power.

The main reason is that the power witch's luck comes from Hunter 27, and then Hunter 9 and Hunter 35 each contributed a wisp, both of which are advanced luck. Luck is relatively difficult to convert between, but several hundred mortal lucks definitely cannot be exchanged for the advanced luck of a Dharma Aspect level power witch, not even by adding a zero.

Without considering the flow of Qi, Wei Yuan essentially used raw materials worth a hundred catties of waste iron to net a profit of nine hundred catties of waste iron and an immeasurable amount of sacrificial power, all within a full quarter of an hour.

The money he earned made Wei Yuan feel somewhat uneasy about his conscience.

After Lie Jiu and the master craftsman left, Wei Yuan finally opened his shop for business. He had very few goods to sell, only arrowheads and tower shields. The witches went on a shopping spree, quickly snapping up all two hundred arrowheads and even buying up the tower shields.

While Wei Yuan was inside having a cup of tea, the shelves outside were empty, and seven hundred catties of iron material appeared out of nowhere.

Wei Yuan called over Lie Sanyi and asked, "Did we sell it too cheaply?"

"It is indeed cheaper. Although our prices are ostensibly similar to those of the master craftsmen, we don't attach any conditions to our weapon sales!"

"What? There are conditions attached to selling weapons?" Wei Yuan could hardly believe his ears.

"Yes, there are usually some conditions for buying weapons made from the rough steel of a master craftsman. There are all sorts of conditions, such as not being able to use the weapon on certain witches; the use of certain functions must be approved by the master craftsman himself, and so on. If a beautiful witch goes to buy a weapon, as long as she is willing to have a good chat with the master craftsman about witch life for a whole day, then the conditions will be much more lenient."

"Business can be done this way?" Wei Yuan was also amazed.

“There are even more outrageous examples. The master craftsman once forged a powerful crossbow made of Great Wilderness Divine Iron and even sent a whole team of wizards with him. If a buyer wants to use the crossbow, the master craftsman must activate the restriction and operate it personally before it can be fired. The cost of hiring wizards from the master craftsman alone is a thousand pieces of Great Wilderness Iron every year.”

Wei Yuan was shocked: "What kind of team needs a thousand pieces of barren iron a year?"

"It is said that this group of wizards consists of more than a hundred wizards, and their food and lodging are not included."

"A divine iron crossbow not only sells for a thousand, but also costs a thousand every year to hire someone to operate it?" Wei Yuan felt his brain was a bit overwhelmed.

"The crossbow sells for five thousand."

"That's outrageous. Are the arrows also extremely expensive?"

"You are truly a genius!" Lie Sanyi was deeply impressed and tried his best to contribute his luck, but to no avail.

Wei Yuan's opinion of the master craftsman completely changed, and he deeply admired him. He almost contributed his luck, but thankfully he pulled back from the brink.

The actions of the master craftsman deeply inspired Wei Yuan, who realized that there were truly infinite possibilities in this magical world of power and magic in the desolate realm.

The most urgent task was to study the power of sacrifice. After thinking it over, Wei Yuan wrote down a long list and had Lie Sanyi and Zhen Gang buy it separately. At the same time, Wei Yuan himself started cleaning and renovating the courtyard on the left, preparing to turn it into his own laboratory.

When Hunter Three received the list, he was immediately baffled. The presence of unique Fire Crystals from the Wilderness was one thing, but there were also 120 glass bottles (40 of each size); several slender Wild Iron pipes; several miniature crucibles capable of withstanding high temperatures; and several crystal lenses.

These seemingly unrelated items were completely useless to Hunter Trinity. Fortunately, he was very diligent and searched the entire market before finally collecting everything on the list.

Once he received the components, Wei Yuan began assembling them. Then, he divided the sacrificial power into ninety-nine parts and officially began his research.

Wei Yuan wasn't skilled in using sacrificial power, but fortunately, he had enough samples. He used methods of studying destiny for some and methods of studying karma for others. Thus, Wei Yuan transformed into Ninety-Nine and began his research in the courtyard. Just as he was engrossed in his research, there was a knock at the courtyard gate, and an ordinary-looking shaman entered. Zhen Gang stepped forward to greet him, saying, "The Craftsman God's works are sold out. If you want some, please come earlier next time."

The shaman smiled slightly and said, "This market belongs to me. I heard that a master craftsman has come who can use the power of sacrifice to forge equipment on the spot, so I came here to pay him a visit."

Zhen Gang's heart skipped a beat, not expecting the market owner to appear so quickly. He immediately went to the left courtyard and explained the situation to Wei Yuan, who was busy at work. Wei Yuan then said, "Tell him to wait."

Zhen Gang couldn't afford to offend either side, so he could only act as a middleman. The market owner, however, was quite good-natured and actually waited, for a whole hour.

After finally getting to see Wei Yuan, the market owner seemed completely unperturbed and said to him, "Finally, I've met the God of Craftsmen. I've heard that you forged the Great Wilderness Divine Iron artifact using the power of sacrifice?"

Wei Yuan said, "That's right, there were many shamans watching at the time."

Sure enough, the market owner said, "I still have some sacrificial power. I wonder if I could ask the God of Crafts to forge two pieces of divine iron equipment for me? The starting price for each pound of divine iron is between one and two thousand, depending on its grade."

"How many kilograms of divine iron are needed?"

"One arrowhead, one jin. One dagger blade, four jin. Five jin in total."

Wei Yuan pondered for a moment before saying, "I will use my soul-forging technique, and the outcome of the hammer will depend entirely on fate. I'm just afraid that I might use too much sacrificial power."

The market vendor took out four boxes and said, "Four portions of sacrificial power, is that enough?"

Wei Yuan opened the box and saw that the sacrificial power inside was purplish-black, with a very pure and simple color, and its quality was obviously far better than that of Lie Jiu's.

Wei Yuan was immediately moved and said, "That's a really generous gesture!"

It's not easy for Wei Yuan to be moved by just four portions of sacrificial power. Although Wei Yuan has never held sacrificial power in his own hands, he has been hit by it many times. He has been subjected to countless curses, consuming at least 80,000 to 100,000 units of sacrificial power.

The market owner laughed heartily, as if he had known this all along, and said, "I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do for my superiors."

So humble? Wei Yuan felt that the market owner seemed somewhat out of place in the desolate environment.

The market owner was very generous, saying that all four portions of sacrificial power could be given to Wei Yuan as consumable materials, and he wouldn't care how much Wei Yuan actually used.

Such a sacrificial offering could enhance a cloth for five years, and in the desolate lands, it would be worth two hundred catties of barren iron. The market owner was generous, but he had one additional condition: Wei Yuan had to forge it on the spot; he could wait.

After a moment's thought, Wei Yuan agreed. Of course, as a master craftsman, his forging techniques were a closely guarded secret, and he couldn't possibly allow others to witness them.

Now that he has the advanced luck of Hunter Nine and Hunter Three Five, Wei Yuan is naturally not worried about not being able to forge the Great Wilderness Divine Iron. Therefore, he plans to keep all four portions of sacrificial power for research purposes.

The market owner had a special status and possessed a humility unlike that of a typical power sorcerer, giving Wei Yuan the illusion that he had met his match. Wei Yuan didn't expect to gain any luck from him, but if he could get his help, getting other power sorcerers to contribute their luck would be quite easy. However, how to do it required careful planning, mainly depending on the quality of the two pieces of equipment that would drop.

So far, Wei Yuan has crafted two pieces of Great Wilderness Divine Iron equipment in total, three times in total, each with a different spiritual quality. If this time it also produces a different spiritual quality, then Wei Yuan's new idea can be implemented.

(End of this chapter)