Da Zaojun

Chapter 156 White Tiger Military Supervisory Institute

Song Wuji decided to go to Iron Pillar Mountain in person to take a look.

But before that, we still need to slightly improve our strength. There are still some original demonic energy, ghostly energy, divine energy, and even demonic energy that we haven't fully refined. We also have three inner cores: one Xuan Shui inner core, one Tiger Demon inner core, and one Pig Demon inner core.

Refining these things will at least increase the number of Three Treasures, and may even allow one to learn more White Tiger martial arts in the illusion, instead of just the current White Tiger Instant Kill Slash. Having a few more moves to rely on would be beneficial.

While waiting for Lü Han to make preparations, Song Wuji left the county government office and went to the kitchen office.

After Song Wuji became the city lord, the kitchen was handed over to Master Bao, who was also a ninth-rank official, enough to take care of the large canteen and also manage the eighth-rank kitchen temple.

Now that we have three more talismans, we can build three more stoves, but it's unnecessary. It's better to build stoves at the outpost.

For example, at Baliting, which is backed by the Hungry Ghost Tree and the Yizhuang (charitable estate), it is perfectly suitable to set up a stronghold and establish a border post.

Building a stove and temple at the border can enhance Song Wuji's ability to spread fire and gather fuel, allowing him to better protect the territory when retreating and expand it when advancing.

"How many people come here to eat these days?" Song Wuji asked.

"After learning that the fire in the hearth could remove the demonic poison from the flesh and blood of demons, most of the able-bodied people still hired a fire in the hearth and cooked their own meals at home."

"Only the clerks of the yamen, the soldiers of County Commandant Chen, and some laborers who built the city came here to eat. About two or three thousand people came to eat every day, but it was quite busy, and most of them were paid by work points."

Song Wuji nodded: "That's good. Later, as the outer city is developed, we will allocate a plot of land for the disaster victims who enter the city according to their population. Fewer people will come to the kitchen to eat. We can then transform into high-end food and stop worrying about these three meals a day. We can make spiritual food that is no less than elixirs. At that time, all the kitchen staff will reach the ninth rank, and we will only provide dishes that meet the first rank."

"To benefit the people, these ordinary restaurants, hotels, and inns must be reopened. We can no longer interfere. Otherwise, with a canteen like this, I'm afraid even the hotels won't be able to open."

Upon hearing that he could reopen the restaurant, Chef Bao had an idea and said, "My son can inherit my position as head chef of Zhixianlou, and I can stay in the kitchen office."

Song Wuji smiled and said, "It's fine. The Kitchen God's disciples are all in this line of work. Even if Master Bao wants to reopen the restaurant, I will support him."

Chef Bao shook his head: "I won't open it. I lost an arm, so I can't cook many dishes anymore, but my knife skills are still good, so I'll continue working here. Besides, I have an affection for the kitchen office."

Song Wuji actually hoped that the people in the Kitchen Office would go out and establish branch kitchens, so that the Kitchen Office could always train new Kitchen Office staff.

Approaching the stove, Song Wuji sat cross-legged, then took out the tiger demon's inner core, activated the stove, used the King's Heart Method, and employed the Divine Power of Consumption, intending to refine it.

The refining of this tiger demon's inner core also requires undergoing a test, similar to refining the Dream Soul Demon's inner core. However, the previous test was a demonic trial. The description of this tiger demon's inner core states: "The White Tiger Seven Constellations are the essence of killing and warfare of the Western Dipper Department. Refining this inner core will subject one to the test of the Western Dipper Department."

The White Tiger is the God of Military Supervision, and he is being tested by the Western Dipper Department. Who knows what the test will be about?

Song Wuji shook his head. In his previous life, studying was all about taking exams, which made him dizzy and confused. Now that he had transmigrated, he had to go through all sorts of tests every time he cultivated. It was as if all his cultivation had been for nothing.

However, he still swallowed the tiger demon's inner core. Even if he didn't pass the test, the inner core contained a large amount of tiger demon cultivation, which could at least help him improve his three treasures, or his comprehension, physical strength, and innate talent.

After swallowing the inner core, Song Wuji felt a surge of heat, and then his whole body felt as if he had entered an extremely hot place.

But then they saw a white tiger beside a furnace anvil. The white tiger was bare-chested, wielding a hammer in one hand and holding a piece of iron in the other.

Upon seeing Song Wuji, he cursed and swore: "Are those officials and clerks in the Tianxiang Mansion brainless? A cook from the Tianchu Academy was transferred here?"

"Hey! Kid, what are you standing there for! Come and start the fire!" There was an air inlet in the stove and a small banana leaf fan with flame patterns painted on both sides.

Song Wuji responded and obediently took the banana leaf fan to fan the fire.

With a flick of the banana leaf fan, thirty percent of Song Wuji's magical power was absorbed, and flames surged up in the furnace in an instant.

"drink!"

Tiger Head Blacksmith took the opportunity to heat the iron, and with clanging and banging, he swung his hammer, striking and hammering like a storm. Each strike produced a musical note, like some kind of percussion instrument.

"What are you waiting for! Keep going! This Milky Way sedimentary iron needs a lot of fire!"

"You need fire, right!" As Song Wuji fanned himself, he opened his mouth and spat out a breath, using his supernatural power to summon wind.

Instantly, flames rose up and leaped to the roof!

The tiger-headed blacksmith then glanced at Song Wuji again: "Continue!"

As the blacksmith with the tiger-headed head clanged and hammered away, Song Wuji tended the fire and summoned the wind. He felt his magical energy being consumed very quickly, and the furnace temperature was extremely high. Being too close to the fire, he broke out in a sweat.

He just kept a close eye on the blacksmith with the tiger's head hammering weapons. After all, he could learn Song Wuji's thieving techniques by stealing them. What if it was some kind of "chaotic slashing" hammering method?

Even if it's not martial arts, learning a skill in weapon crafting is still good.

However, each time his magic power was exhausted, a cool sensation would always arise from his heart, and the rhythm of his breathing would inevitably resemble the rhythm of the tiger-headed blacksmith hammering weapons.

Before long, Song Wuji's lungs began to make a sound like bellows being pulled, the rhythm of which matched the frequency of the blacksmith's swinging motion.

"All right!"

With the final hammer blow, the tiger-headed blacksmith revealed the weapon, a sword inscribed with the words "White Tiger Seven Kills."

"Young man, you're quite good at making fire. It seems you're an expert in fire-making at the Heavenly Kitchen Academy. But why did you come to my Dou Su White Tiger Armory? This is where all the weapons forging heavenly soldiers and generals are made."

"Very well, you must have peeked quite a bit just now. There are still some leftover blacksmithing materials here, so give it a try. If you can forge a decent weapon, I will allow you to come to my Military Training Institute."

Song Wuji had actually watched many sword-forging competitions, which improved his forging skills. Seeing the Tiger Head Blacksmith's clanging and banging, he felt that he could do it too, so he said, "Okay!"

He immediately stepped forward and picked through the scraps left over from the blacksmith's forging, saying casually, "I fanned the fire for you just now, now it's your turn to fan the fire for me."

"Me?" The tiger-headed blacksmith couldn't help but laugh. "You don't know who I am?"

"I don't care who you are!" Song Wuji said, "You just called me a cook. So what if I'm a cook? Even the Kitchen God is a cook. You're just a blacksmith."

The blacksmith with the tiger's head immediately fell silent and took over Song Wuji's position, fanning the fire in the furnace.

(End of this chapter)