Am I the old man who's always by my apprentices' side?

Chapter 60 Business
"Golden Sands Kingdom..."

Zhang Chengdao stroked the fire-resistant brocade in his hand and turned to look at Xu Ying.

Xu Ying very tactfully explained, "There is a small country in the Western Regions whose national teacher is a second-rank grandmaster. It is rich in gold and various rare minerals. Most of the gold in the Central Plains comes from the Kingdom of Jinsha. Legend has it that there is a desert in the Kingdom of Jinsha called the Sea of ​​Gold, which is a desert formed by the accumulation of real gold sand. However, the Sea of ​​Gold is a forbidden area of ​​the Kingdom of Jinsha, and no one has ever been there, so it is impossible to know whether the rumors are true or not."

Wanqi Zhongqiu spoke up at the opportune moment, saying, "If Immortal Zhang likes it, please feel free to take it!"

"How about this,"

Zhang Chengdao was indeed very envious of these blue-quality Fire-resistant Brocades. Although this kind of fabric could not be used to synthesize items through cheat codes, the book "Heavenly Craftsmanship (Part 1)" mentioned the basic methods and techniques of weapon crafting. Since Fire-resistant Brocade was a spiritual material, it could naturally be used as a weapon crafting material—not the kind that could be synthesized through cheat codes, but the kind that could be used to truly craft weapons!

However, if he really took it for free, things could get complicated later. Zhang Chengdao always preferred a simple transaction of money and goods.

So, he reluctantly crafted a [Silk Autumn Garment], and then with a flick of his right hand, the blue silk garment appeared in his palm.

The clothes were almost entirely undecorated, but the blue fabric seemed to ripple like rippling waves, shimmering with light, as if it were not of this world.

“This item is called ‘Plain Blue Flowing Immortal Robe’,” Zhang Chengdao said, secretly bringing up the details page of this [Silk Autumn Garment] and changing the ordinary four characters “Silk Autumn Garment” to “Plain Blue Flowing Immortal Robe”. He added, “It is impervious to water, fire, dust, and dirt, and also has the function of prolonging life and avoiding poison. I will give it to Elder Bai in exchange for these Fire-resistant Brocades.”

In fact, this silk autumn dress does indeed have the functions that Zhang Chengdao claimed.

Because it is not equipment, but a "prop" or "item".

In the game, these items are created after constructing functional buildings such as the [Coarse Cloth Workshop] and [Cloth Shop]. They can only be worn by villagers in the game's village and do not provide any attack or defense bonuses. They only have two attributes: "Internal Disease Reduction" and "Life Experience". In other words, they can reduce the severity of villagers' illnesses and increase their life experience every day (when the life experience bar is full, it can increase lifespan). These correspond to the "poison avoidance" and "longevity" mentioned by Zhang Chengdao.

Although these "items" that can only be worn by villagers often have the same name as the equipment worn by the characters in the character panel, and even the small icons in the backpack are exactly the same, the biggest advantage of "Peach Blossom Spring 3" is that you can freely change the names of these items and equipment. For example, when Zhang Chengdao played before his time travel, he only changed the names of the equipment worn by his character, while all the items worn by the villagers had the default names, so that they would not be easily confused.

As soon as Zhang Chengdao finished speaking, everyone in the tower widened their eyes. Even the old master, Wanqi Boyan, whose eyes were usually closed, stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Two boxes of relatively precious fabrics can be exchanged for a "fairy robe"!?

There is such a good thing! ?
"Master Zhang is too kind! We can't accept this!"

Wan Qizhongqiu's face was filled with excitement, yet he maintained a reserved demeanor. He unceremoniously accepted the plain blue fairy robe handed to him by Zhang Chengdao, touched it repeatedly, and reluctantly stuffed it into Bai Henshui's hands, urging, "Why don't you go and try it on?"

Bai Henshui was also very surprised. Her expression changed several times. After struggling for a long time, she gritted her teeth and accepted the plain blue fairy robe, saying, "Thank you, Immortal Zhang, for the gift of the robe. First, a bowl of 'immortal food' enabled me to break through to the Grandmaster realm, and then you gave me this 'immortal robe.' Such a great kindness is something I will never forget!"

“It’s not about any favors,” Zhang Chengdao waved his hand dismissively, “This is the ‘money’ for buying these two boxes of your fire-resistant brocade!”

A single piece of [Silk Autumn Garment] doesn't require many materials. The materials you gather refresh every three to six days, enough to make three or four pieces of [Silk Autumn Garment]. While it's a bit of a waste, it's really not that precious.

Moreover, he had another purpose in gifting the [Silk Autumn Garment]: to get the Sword Forging Manor, a powerful and well-manned sect, to help him search for these spiritual materials. Since this world has Fire-Washed Brocade, there must be other spiritual materials as well; it couldn't be an isolated case!

But if we rely on the few members of my newly established White Stone Immortal Sect to search, it will take forever.
It's different if the Sword Forging Manor takes the lead. I just need to lie back and wait. If I really find it, I can just use some "junk" made from other spiritual materials in my backpack to exchange for it!

Once I understand the true art of weapon crafting, the demand for spiritual materials will be enormous. If I don't find a way to purchase them long-term, how can I keep up with the rate at which I consume them during my training?

Moreover, future apprentices will also need consumables to learn weapon crafting!
Upon hearing this, Wan Qizhongqiu, who was standing to the side, still spoke eloquently: "This is far too precious! It truly puts us to shame!"

Zhang Chengdao didn't care about the other party's little scheme, and only said: "Of course, if the Sword Forging Manor can find something as extraordinary as the Fire-Washed Brocade in the future, you can also come to me, and I will definitely not let you suffer any losses."

Wan Qizhongqiu was overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly clasped his hands in agreement, saying, "Definitely, definitely!"

Immediately afterward, Wanqi Boyan also spoke, slowly saying, "Immortal Zhang, as you know, my Sword Forging Manor has always been famous for its sword forging. However, the swords we forge are mortal swords, which cannot compare to the 'Night Talk White Heron' sword of your disciple. This sword is the best among the swords forged by my Sword Forging Manor in the past hundred years. I really don't know how it has improved. I would like to ask Immortal Zhang to take a look and give me your guidance."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and Wan Qizhang opened the long wooden box in his arms and held it in front of him.

Inside the box lay a longsword, longer than the usual kind. Its blade gleamed coldly, covered with feather-like patterns. The hilt was carved from white jade, with a delicate gilded band around the bottom.

Even though Zhang Chengdao didn't understand forging, he could tell that this was truly a fine sword.

He reached out and took out the longsword, tested its weight, and found it to be rather heavy.

Immediately afterward, he had a sudden thought and tossed the sword into his backpack.

"This sword—"

Zhang Chengdao looked in surprise at the sword in his backpack, which was labeled "Longsword" by default. The background color of its compartments was actually blue!
How can this be! ?
Are cabbages sentient beings? They're everywhere!
What was this sword made of?

Zhang Chengdao took out the longsword, weighed it in his hand, and looked on with great curiosity.

"The main material is indeed lapis lazuli, but the lapis lazuli used in this sword is different from the lapis lazuli used before. It was discovered by Elder Bai when he went to the mountains to comprehend the Dao of the Innate Venerable. It was found by chance at the bottom of a nearly dried-up pool."

Wanqi Boyan spoke slowly and clearly, but what he said was quite unbelievable: "This piece of lapis lazuli had already drunk the water from three wells before it was forged into a sword. It was only after Elder Gai felt confident that he could forge it into this precious sword."

"Drink three wells dry? Do ores need water too?"

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