Celestial Official!

Seeing the change in Wang Fu's expression, which seemed quite interested, Xu Hui's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly looked at Qu Ying beside him.

However, the other party simply shook their head slightly, indicating that they should not say anything more.

Xu Hui opened his mouth, but felt as if a fishbone was stuck in his throat. He could only force himself to swallow the pent-up anger and secretly hope for the future.

This arrangement is crucial to whether he can gain the favor of the Gold Melting Valley and be promoted to manager of the Emerald Comb Pavilion.

We must be careful that nothing unexpected happens!

Wang Fu naturally ignored Xu Hui's thoughts. He simply strolled over to a corner of the sword furnace.

He didn't care about the raging fire in the furnace, but just lowered his eyelids and looked in the direction where Yan Chen was.

"Have you ever put the calcination method you just mentioned into practice?"

These words were spoken in a subtle and enigmatic tone, seemingly carrying a hidden meaning.

Facing the steward from the Melting Gold Valley, Yan Chen dared not be careless and quickly adopted the humble posture befitting a mortal servant of the Engineering Academy, replying:

"This method was discovered by my junior brother by chance. He didn't dare to try it rashly, so he specifically asked Supervisor Qu for advice when he finished work yesterday."

"After hearing this, Supervisor Qu also thought it made perfect sense, which is why he allowed me to try it myself. To my surprise, it actually worked!"

At this point, Yan Chen's face lit up with excitement, and he brought out the already fired rough blank from behind him.

Wang Fu squinted his eyes, giving these rough drafts a quick glance, a hint of praise appearing deep in his eyes.

A moment later, he turned his head and looked at Qu Ying, who was standing beside him.

He said in a neutral tone:

"Junior Brother Qu, is this true?"

This question naturally concerns the discussion of methods for calcining materials.

Upon hearing this, Qu Ying inwardly groaned, feeling as if she were caught in a dilemma.

I don't know whether to hate or thank Yan Chen for his words.

With his cultivation level at the second stage of Qi Refining, he was naturally able to understand the forging method described by Yan Chen.

And it was determined that this method was a feasible and effective strategy!

If the furnace is opened for forging according to this method, the forging institute's sword blank production capacity can be increased by at least 30%!

If it were any other time, and some servants were patrolling above and were to share some of the considerable credit with him, he would naturally be happy to do so.

They might even secretly praise the other person for being reasonable and sensible, a truly talented individual!

But now… Qu Ying glanced at Xu Hui out of the corner of her eye and sighed inwardly.

It's all about timing and fate!

There was no other way; we could only let Junior Brother Xu suffer in silence.

"Junior Brother Yan is right. He did indeed come to see me yesterday, and I never expected it to be so effective!"

Qu Ying, having survived countless hardships, was shameless and could speak lies with such conviction that they seemed credible.

"Okay, okay!"

Seemingly satisfied with the answer, Wang Fu laughed three times, feeling extremely pleased.

Finally, I can give Senior Sister Zhu a satisfactory answer.

Wang Fu asked Yan Chen:

"Your name?"

"I remember now, his name is... Yan Chen!"

Before Yan Chen could speak, Jin Tong, who had been silent and quite quiet, suddenly jumped out and shouted loudly.

It turns out that he had been recalling Yan Chen's name for so long.

"Yan Chen, not bad, you're a talent!"

After leaving a satisfied compliment, Wang Fu made no further comment, seemingly intending to head back home.

"You two have come from the Melting Gold Valley; your patrol must have been tiring. Junior brother has prepared some wine and food. If you don't mind, please move into my warm abode!"

"Thank you for your kindness, Junior Brother, but I must return to Molten Gold Valley to report back, so I cannot stay any longer."

"Fine, then next time!"

Qu Ying accompanied Wang Fu and Jin Tong, who was waving goodbye to the courtyard, as they left the Forging Institute together.

After everyone had left, the Forging Academy fell silent.

Immediately afterwards, it started making a noisy commotion, like beans popping in a copper pot.

People chattered about what had just happened, and a considerable number of them stood up and congratulated Yan Chen.

A single praise from the steward in the valley is worth more than ten years of hardship in the temple!

Not to mention, they even figured out their own method of forging materials, which can directly increase the production capacity of the forging institute by several levels and greatly alleviate the urgent need!

Everyone vaguely guessed that this Junior Brother Yan would probably rise to great heights and transcend his mortal status in the future.

"My fellow disciples, you flatter me. I am a mortal in the Forging Academy every day, and I would never dare to have any thoughts of overstepping my bounds."

Yan Chen's voice, imbued with his true energy, resounded throughout the Forging Academy.

In an instant, the surrounding cheers and applause fell silent.

As if intimidated by an invisible aura, no one dared to utter another word.

And so it went until the end of the workday at dusk.

As Yan Chen left the Forging Academy, he saw the setting sun like blood, staining the vast mountain peaks red. Several birds flew across the sky, turning into silhouettes that gradually became blurred and indistinct.

Taking a deep breath of cool air, which refreshed his lungs and spleen, Yan Chen felt his inner fire gradually subside and his mind become clear.

Based on the karmic information of the [Immortal Official Jade Pendant].

He knew early on that the Gold Mine Valley would send deacons to inspect the Forging Institute, and that their core purpose was to "supervise production capacity."

Therefore, he put some thought into it and, relying on a lot of causal information, figured out a method of "strengthening the earth to control the fire" for forging materials.

At the last moment, he dragged Supervisor Qu into the mess, forcing him to prove himself, which completed the final link of the plan. It was a perfect and seamless operation!

"If nothing goes wrong, my name should soon be known throughout the Gold Melting Valley."

"The degree of closeness or distance between people depends on their relationship with each other; 'fame' comes first, 'profit' comes second."

"Even if I don't gain any substantial benefits this time, as long as I make a name for myself, it will be of great benefit to me in the future."

As the thought flashed through Yan Chen's mind, he suddenly heard footsteps getting closer and closer behind him.

Looking back, I couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

"Senior Brother Li?"

Li Xuanyi carried two oil-paper packages in his hands, from which oil seeped out and a faint fragrance wafted to his nose.

"Junior Brother Yan is fortunate to have gained the favor of the steward of the Gold Melting Valley today. He may have a chance to be promoted in the future. We should celebrate this moment!"

"These are bear gallbladders and crane livers that I bought from Toad Cave yesterday. They are both highly nourishing. Since you are currently in the process of strengthening your body, take them to nourish yourself!"

When Yan Chen first entered the Forging Academy, he received a lot of help from Li Xuanyi and developed some goodwill towards him. So he readily accepted Li Xuanyi's kindness.

"Then thank you, Senior Brother Li!"

"We still have some spirit rice in our courtyard. Senior brother, if you don't mind, take some with you. It tastes quite good when used to make porridge!"

……

"Senior Brother Qu, you've misled me!"

Outside the Forging Hall, Xu Hui saw that all the servants had dispersed and immediately rushed to Qu Ying, suppressing his anger as he questioned her.

Through various connections, they managed to learn about the inside story of the inspection of the Gold Melting Valley in advance, and made plans with Qu Ying and others in advance.

Isn't the purpose of this to gain fame, so that there is a chance to escape the mundane life, be promoted to manager of Cui Shu Lou, and obtain many benefits?

After all that hard work, it turned out to be a waste of time and effort.

Xu Hui is feeling as uncomfortable as if he ate shit!

Especially since it was fed to them by their own people!

Looking at the other person's appearance, Qu Ying sighed helplessly and said:

"This time it was my oversight, senior brother. Now... we can only place our hopes on Supervisor Lü."

On the other side, Yan Mo happened to walk over. After learning what had happened in the courtyard, he shook his head and said:

"Supervisor Lü is acquainted with Cui Yuan of Baicaoyuan. If we spend some money, there might be a turning point."

"Yes, yes, yes! And my brother-in-law too. He's acquainted with the supervisor of the Hundred Herbs Courtyard; he has a way!"

Xu Hui nodded as if he had grasped a lifeline, nodding like a chick pecking at rice.

He then looked at Qu Ying again, his eyes devoid of the awe that ordinary servants showed to their supervisors, only a near-obsessive madness.

"That's right, my brother-in-law has asked someone to take care of things, so we definitely can't go empty-handed!"

"I remember you guys made a huge sum of money from the law last time, didn't you? Where did you hide it!?"

"We're in this together now; if we don't act now, when will we?"

……