The Tree Realm Descends on Douluo Continent

Chapter 109 Tang San on the Assembly Line

Just as Ning Fengzhi was about to say something, he received a telepathic message from Dugu Bo and immediately changed his tone.

"Alright, since this is your means of livelihood, I won't force you to keep it."

Ning Fengzhi pondered for a moment: "However, since that's the case, you need to show your sincerity. This veiled criticism alone is not enough to make me agree to your conditions."

"Senior, rest assured, since you did not force me, I will naturally show my sincerity." Tang San thought of his meager assets and the scene at the auction house entrance where he and Xiao Wu were stopped.

After a moment's thought: "I also have Zhuge Liang's crossbow and hidden arrows."

Ning Fengzhi nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I'll pre-order five hundred of each kind first, and we'll calculate the rest if needed later."

Although he had never seen these things before, he still acted as if he knew about them out of politeness.

"I have some urgent business to attend to today and need to leave early. Here are five hundred gold soul coins, which can be considered a verbal deposit. Please leave your address, and I will have someone come to discuss cooperation with you later."

Considering that it was inappropriate for him to remain in front of Tang San for an extended period, lest passersby discover his identity, Ning Fengzhi pretended to remember something important and made up a random excuse.

"No problem, senior. I am a student at Blue Lightning Advanced Academy. You can send someone to the academy to find me." Tang San smiled as he accepted the copper card handed to him by Ning Fengzhi.

"Alright, then I'll be going now." Ning Fengzhi exchanged a few pleasantries and then led Sword Douluo out of the auction hall.

Upon seeing this, Li Xun quickly joined forces with Dugu Bo to chase after them.

"Brother, we're rich!" Li Xun smiled when he heard Xiao Wu's cheers just before leaving the house.

Backstage at the auction.

"Uncle Poison, how come you and Xiao Xun are here?" Ning Fengzhi looked at Dugu Bo and Li Xun with some doubt.

"Haha. I accompanied Xiao Xun out on some errands, and we happened to be passing by here, so I thought I'd show him around."

Dugu Bo didn't expect Ning Fengzhi to ask him first, and couldn't help but laugh, so he casually told a lie.

"Then why didn't you go up to me and Uncle Jian when you saw us?" Ning Fengzhi asked Li Xun, noticing the shifty look in Dugu Bo's eyes.

"Tang San and Xiao Wu were right next to you at the time. I thought it was better to avoid trouble, so Grandpa Dugu and I stayed hidden behind you."

Li Xun had experienced many such situations, so he naturally answered fluently.

Ning Fengzhi glanced at Sword Douluo, who couldn't suppress the corner of his mouth, and chose not to continue on this issue.

After handing over the gold soul coins to the auction house staff and giving the catwoman a piece of clothing, the group left the auction house.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's headquarters in Tiandou City.

"Xiao Xun, you just had Uncle Poison send me a message, telling me to buy all the hidden weapons Tang San can sell. What are your plans?"

Ning Fengzhi was somewhat puzzled: "These weapons are all consumables. Even if there are five hundred of each, they will eventually break down. Are we going to rely on Tang San to repair them in the future?"

"Leaving aside the effectiveness of his other weapons, if he ever finds out who we are, will he still provide repair services?"

As the saying goes, it is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

When he learned that Tang San was not going to sell the recipe, he was already not going to buy it. It was only after Dugu Bo relayed the message that he changed his mind.

"Teacher, Tang San may not be good at other things, but he is definitely skilled in using hidden weapons."

Li Xun looked relaxed, showing no concern for the future: "I was just afraid Tang San would find out you're my teacher, so I had you buy more at once."

"Don't participate in the next transaction. Find someone you trust and arrange for someone from another faction to conduct the transaction."

Tang San's hidden weapons come from the Tang Clan's Hundred Hidden Weapon Techniques, so their quality goes without saying.

Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is no longer threatened by the Soul Hunting Operation, considering the weak combat strength of its disciples, appropriately increasing some offensive methods can indeed help them survive.

Besides, what's the point of a sect being so rich if it just hoards money and doesn't spend it?

Li Xun found it quite interesting that he could now hire Tang San as his assembly line worker for a small fee.

Several thousand hidden weapons—even at Thousand Hands Asura's speed, it would take him a very long time to process them all, right? Besides, his purpose doesn't stop there.

"Teacher, you said that even if a hidden weapon made by one person has many intricate knots, if it is disassembled and analyzed by ten thousand people, can it be replicated?" Li Xun smiled and took a sip of tea.

He's been thinking about this question.

Not to mention that things like Buddha's Wrath Lotus, Guanyin's Tears, and Rain of Pear Blossom Needles are indeed difficult to replicate, but even if the designers added a secret knot, are things like Zhuge Crossbow and Sleeve Arrow really that ingenious?

What is the most distinctive ability of humankind throughout history? It is the ability to replicate through collective wisdom.

"Brilliant!" Dugu Bo slapped the table.

"It's certainly feasible." Sword Douluo nodded, recalling the various hidden weapons Tang San had used in Soto City. The hidden weapons Tang San had used so far were indeed not particularly sophisticated.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

"What if Tang San added something that wasn't in the blueprints during the assembly of the hidden weapons?" Ning Fengzhi frowned slightly; he wasn't so optimistic.

Because from ancient times to the present, many things have disappeared into the long river of history because they cannot be replicated.

"Don't worry, teacher, no matter how many tricks he's up his sleeve, it won't matter." Li Xun chuckled. "With five hundred finished products of each kind plus the component design drawings, we have plenty of room for error."

It's just a mechanical concealed weapon, not some high-precision equipment. With ample funding and a large number of people, it's no different from a beautiful woman wrapped in a blanket.

"What do you want to do?" Ning Fengzhi pondered for a moment, then a smile gradually appeared on his face.

He had indeed been blinded by the appearance of the unknown, but upon closer examination, all of this was actually nothing more than that.

"It's going to cost a fortune." Li Xun took out paper and pen and began to plan: "Since we're already doing this, let's do it to the best of our ability. Let's build a factory that can employ 20,000 people first. Then we can recruit top craftsmen from the mainland with high salaries."

"Let's start with ten thousand outstanding blacksmiths." Li Xun wrote this, then suddenly looked up: "Teacher, I've heard that the best blacksmiths on the continent must come from the Haotian Sect. Is this rumor true?"

"That's true. Even if it isn't, it must have some connection with the Haotian Sect." Ning Fengzhi nodded. "The most famous one among them is the Blacksmith Association."

"Then there's no need for anti-theft measures," Li Xun considered for a moment. "We'll just use money to pave the way."

Even if someone successfully learns the technique, it would still take many years to equip their disciples on a large scale like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Since it's something that will happen many years from now, he doesn't need to worry about it. Besides, even if everyone had a Zhuge Crossbow right now, he wouldn't be the one in a hurry.

"Recruit another five thousand carpenters and two thousand people who enjoy unusual skills. Also, bring five hundred painters." Li Xun wrote this, then thought for a moment: "And recruit two thousand five hundred homeless children to train."

"Teacher, do you think this personnel composition is acceptable?"

Ning Fengzhi smiled and said, "Just do it your way. If you feel it's not enough, you can add more."

The number of 20,000 people sounds scary, but the personnel expenses are actually not that high.

In a year, they might not even be worth as much as a female slave.

Seeing his teacher nod, Li Xun smiled, but then his smile slowly faded as he thought about the gold soul coins Tang San might get from this transaction.

No, we need to figure out a way to get the money back.

(End of this chapter)