150. Qixing Longyuan is on the list, and Huaxia Pavilion is available
"Master Hou, this is all the information about the Great Xia Military Parade."
Haitang put a thick pile of information in front of Zhou Shu, "His Highness said, let Mr. Hou take a good look at it."
"I know."
Zhou Shu waved his hands.
Who has time to care about military parades?
I am currently busy designing Huaxia Pavilion.
Zhou Shu has already communicated with the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, who are also very surprised by his idea of assembling buildings.
But they also raised a lot of questions.
When it comes to construction specifically, there are still many problems that need to be solved.
The construction of Huaxia Pavilion is a big project, and Zhou Shu doesn't want to do it hastily. After all, this place is different from the previous Workshop Zero, and this will be his base camp from now on.
"Master Marquis, the military parade is about to begin. Before that, you must prepare your weapons in advance. His Highness has given you many instructions, so you must not cause any problems."
Before Haitang left, she also gave a few instructions.
Zhou Shu waved his hand, indicating that she could leave.
As for the military parade, he turned around and forgot about it.
Just immerse yourself in the desk and start writing and drawing.
He had to write down all his ideas and then give them to the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry to design the drawings. This job was not easy.
Zhou Shu held the end of his original study of the art of forging weapons and devoted himself to the work of building Huaxia Pavilion.
When people concentrate on a task, time always flies by.
For several days, Zhou Shu could hardly leave his house.
If it weren't for an uninvited guest, Zhou Shu might have continued to stay in the study.
Speaking of which, since he became the Marquis of Youzhou, his family has never stopped having visitors.
Sometimes there are three or four visitors a day, and sometimes there are even more than a dozen visitors a day.
Most of the time, Zhou Shu just let the housekeeper deal with it. If he only had to deal with these people every day, then he wouldn't have to do anything else.
Zhou Shu is an otaku at heart, and he has no interest in forming cliques and forming relationships.
Besides, with his current status, he is qualified to refuse.
Even among the dignitaries of Chang'an City, the Marquis can be regarded as an upper-class existence.
Besides, at his age, his future achievements are limitless, who wouldn’t give him some face?
Therefore, the housekeeper will not even notify ordinary visitors.
"Who is your Excellency?"
Although Zhou Shu already knew the identity of the visitor from the steward, he still asked pretending to be ignorant.
In front of him was a middle-aged man wearing silk clothes. His appearance was nothing out of the ordinary, but his eyes were unusually bright and impressive.
"Yin Chengshan, the captain of the Demon-Slaying Military Academy, has met the Marquis."
The middle-aged man stood up and cupped his hands.
"General Yin is welcome."
Zhou Shu also cupped his hands and said, "I wonder what General Yin wants to see me for?"
He looked at Yin Chengshan. Yin Chengshan's breathing was long and his momentum was calm. According to Zhou Shu's perception, his cultivation level was at least the sixth level of martial arts.
Zhou Shu had heard the name of the Demon-Slaying Army countless times.
The three armies of Daxia are to protect the country, kill demons, and eliminate demons.
The Protectorate Army is an ordinary army, and most of the army is composed of unqualified warriors, while the Demon Slaying and Demon Slaying Army is entirely composed of qualified warriors.
Although they are also an army, they have a unique organization. To put it bluntly, they are more like special teams.
The upper and lower limits for the position of captain are very high. Some captains are third-rank generals, while others are just junior officers of eighth rank.
The demon-slaying army is all top-level warriors, and everyone has a grade, and the level is not low. Yin Chengshan has a sixth-level martial arts cultivation, and he is not a weakling in the demon-slaying army.
However, Zhou Shu was not familiar with official positions and did not know what grade Yin Chengshan's captain was.
Of course, no matter what rank he is, he is still not as big as Zhou Shu.
"Yin came here to ask for a weapon from Lord Marquis."
Yin Chengshan is upright.
"Looking for weapons?"
This is not the first time that Zhou Shu has encountered this kind of thing. Cheng Wanli, the former commander of the Huben Army, has done this kind of thing before. I don’t know if Cheng Wanli survived the last accident when you merged with the two states.<
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Zhou Shu thought in his mind that although Cheng Wanli had a high official position, his cultivation level was not high. What he wanted was just a Daxia Dragon Bird Sword.
The Yin Chengshan in front of him is a member of the demon-slaying army. What he is asking for is probably not a standard weapon.
"Yes."
Yin Chengshan nodded solemnly, "To be fair to Mr. Hou, when Yin was performing a mission before, he was lucky enough to get a black iron gold crystal. It just so happened that Yin's saber was also damaged during the mission."
"I heard that the Marquis is the strongest among the new generation of weapon-smiths, so Yin took the initiative to come here and wanted to ask the Marquis to cast a magic weapon!"
"Who spread the rumor? When did I say that I was the strongest among the new generation of armor masters?"
Zhou Shu's face darkened. He was not the strongest among the new generation of weapon casters, but the strongest among all the weapon casters, okay?
But you have to be low-key as a person. You can just keep this fact in your heart. Why do you need to go out and talk nonsense?
Isn’t this causing trouble for yourself?
"This is a well-known thing."
Yin Chengshan said in confusion, "When Shi Songtao cast the Songtao Sword when he was twenty-five years old, he was already known as the greatest soldier-making genius in Daxia. Mr. Marquis, you are not yet twenty, but you have already forged the Seven-Star Longyuan Sword, and you are famous for it."
Ranked eleventh in the Huangpin Weapon Chart, when Songtao Sword first came out, it was only ranked thirty-sixth."
Yin Chengshan looked like it was natural.
He didn't know that the Juque, which ranked first in the Huangpin Weapon Spectrum, was also forged by Zhou Shu.
"Songtao Sword's current ranking is above the Seven-Star Longyuan Sword. Why don't you go find Shi Songtao?"
Zhou Shu asked curiously.
"Master Shi is good at making swords, but I use knives."
Yin Chengshan said, "Everyone knows that Mr. Hou, you are an expert in making swords——"
Zhou Shu's real masterpieces are the Bailian Huanshou Sword, the Horse-Zhanping Sword and the Daxia Dragon Bird Sword among the standard weapons.
So even though he became a weaponsmith with the Seven-Star Longyuan Sword, most people still think that he is better at forging swords.
"Sorry, I don't have time recently."
Zhou Shu thought for a moment and refused.
"Master Hou, Yin understands the rules. Money is not an issue."
Yin Chengshan said quickly.
If you ask a weaponsmith to help you forge weapons, you will naturally have to pay for it.
While he was talking, he had already taken out a banknote from his arms.
"Here are one thousand taels of gold tickets, which can be cashed at any time and used as a deposit. If it is not enough, Yin will make up the money."
"Master Hou, what Yin wants is just a high-quality weapon. I hope you can help me."
Yin Chengshan's face looked pleading.
"It's not about money."
Zhou Shu shook his head and said, "As you know, Daxia's military parade is about to begin, and I have to prepare for the parade, so I am really busy with my time."
Seeing the one thousand taels of gold tickets, Zhou Shu was also a little moved.
Although the Weapons Forging Department had to pump water to help others cast soldiers, he still took the bulk of it himself.
You can get so much money just by forging a high-grade weapon. It’s really fast for a weapons forger to make money.
But having said that, the Demon-Slaying Army is quite rich. One thousand taels of gold were taken out at the drop of a hat.
"Yin will also participate in the military parade."
Yin Chengshan said, "This is only ten days and a half. Yin is not in a hurry. Lord Marquis can slowly cast it. Lord Marquis, our demon-slaying army has been fighting against big demons all year round. A good weapon is of great concern to us and others."
I hope Mr. Hou can help me, I would be very grateful!"
"It still doesn't work." Zhou Shu still shook his head.
He still has a lot of things to do, including making money, so he is not in a hurry. Anyway, the Zhubing Division has no performance requirements for Huaxia Pavilion.
However, the relationship between the Demon Slayer Army cannot be broken.
The Demon-Slaying Army has many opportunities to kill enemies. He will definitely have to deal with the Demon-Slaying Army in the future. The Demon-Slaying Army is a good helper for getting rewards from the Divine Weapon Map.
"General Yin, it's not that I won't help you, but for the time being, I can't help you."
Zhou Shu said, "I'm not afraid of your jokes. The only high-quality weapon I can forge now is the Seven-Star Longyuan Sword."
"Otherwise, when the military parade is over, I will continue to develop weapons. If there is a suitable opportunity at that time, how about I help you cast one?"
Zhou Shu did not make promises casually, nor did he directly accept Yin Chengshan's order.
He didn't even know what his next weapon would be, so why would he agree to Yin Chengshan?
However, if he really wanted to forge a suitable weapon, Zhou Shu wouldn't mind selling it to Yin Chengshan.
Zhou Shu had already talked to this extent, what else could Yin Chengshan say?
After all, the opponent is not an ordinary weapon maker, but a dignified Youzhou Marquis. Even an ordinary weapon maker, Yin Chengshan has to beg for it.
"Well, in that case, Yin won't bother you any more."
Yin Chengshan put away the gold ticket with a slight disappointment, then handed it over and said, "If the Marquis has any instructions, just send someone to inform him. Yin lives in..."
Yin Chengshan gave an address, then said goodbye and left.
Zhou Shu sent him out and just returned to the house when he saw a wooden box lying on the chair where Yin Chengshan had just sat.
Zhou Shu was stunned for a moment and then reacted.
This Yin Chengshan is also an interesting person.
He picked up the wooden box. It was basically impossible to say that Yin Chengshan had forgotten it here.
A demon-slaying military captain who walks on the edge of a sword all year round, how could such a person be so careless?
I'm afraid he left this box on purpose.
"Is this considered bribery?"
Zhou Shu laughed at himself and opened the box.
"Black Iron Gold Crystal?"
Inside the box is a fist-sized brown stone. Inside the stone, you can vaguely see traces of golden threads. The whole stone looks exceptionally beautiful.
This is the black iron gold crystal that Yin Chengshan mentioned before.
This black iron gold crystal is a relatively rare weapon-making material. It was not included in the batch of weapon-making materials that Mi Mansion gave to Zhou Shu.
Use it to forge weapons, and the sturdiness and toughness of the weapons will be greatly improved.
The most important thing is that using it to cast weapons can increase the weapon's ability to withstand the Celestial Stone.
In other words, the weapon can withstand more star paths.
The more star paths a weapon has, the more powerful it will be. This black iron gold crystal has such effectiveness, so it is naturally worth a lot of money.
Even if it is not as good as the Heavenly Refining Stone, it is much more valuable than ordinary casting materials. The value of such a black iron gold crystal is not lower than the golden ticket that Yin Chengshan took out.
"This Yin Chengshan is quite brave enough to spend money."
Zhou Shu said to himself, "Isn't he afraid that I won't help him forge soldiers?"
From beginning to end, Zhou Shuke never agreed to help him forge soldiers.
He left this black iron gold crystal, and Zhou Shu might not use it to forge weapons for Yin Chengshan.
Yin Chengshan must know this in his heart.
But he still left the things behind.
Is this considered a deliberate attempt to make friends with Zhou Shu?
"Since we are going to participate in the grand military parade, we have to prepare a weapon no matter what. I promised Yin Wuyou that I would help her forge a weapon. With this black iron gold crystal, I can do both things at the same time.
But in this case, I have to accept Yin Chengshan's favor, and later I have to find a way to forge a weapon for him."
During the Great Xia Military Parade, all participating Weapons Divisions must forge a weapon to show off the elegance of the Great Xia Weapons Division.
The casting of this high-quality weapon often takes months or even years, so the military parade cannot last that long.
Therefore, the weapon forging divisions participating in the military parade generally cast the weapons in advance, and then leave one or two star positions untouched.
When you arrive at the military parade, you will place the last star on the weapon in front of everyone, just like the finishing touch to complete the casting of the weapon.
In this way, it not only demonstrates the skill of forging weapons without wasting too much time, but also allows His Majesty to see the power of the imported weapons for reference in comments.
If we can win the favor of the Holy One in the grand military parade, it will undoubtedly be a good thing for the Weapon Master.
For Zhou Shu, he didn't care much about this.
But since it is unavoidable to attend, it can’t be too embarrassing, right?
Just when he was about to help Yin Wuyou forge a weapon, he was still thinking about what to forge. After all, it was too bad and he couldn't get rid of it.
Now that he has the Black Iron Gold Crystal, he can give some of his ideas a try.
"The construction of Huaxia Pavilion cannot be completed in a day or two. I will let the Ministry of Works draw the drawings first, and I will deal with the military parade first."
Zhou Shu muttered to himself, "There are guys like Zhang Yibei. We can't let them idle. They are members of Huaxia Pavilion after all. Their current level is too high."
"What kind of sword should I forge for Yin Wuyou?"
Zhou Shu pinched his eyebrows. There were countless magical weapons in his mind that were familiar to him in his previous life. Based on the reference, it is not impossible to copy them in this world.
But because there were so many, he didn’t know how to choose.
"Giving women things is really troublesome. They have to be of high quality and match my temperament..."
Zhou Shu murmured in his heart that Sun Pingping was easy to get rid of. He would be given whatever was cast, so there was no need to think about it like this.
"The one you give to Yin Wuyou should be carefully designed. Then you can repay Yin Chengshan's favor later and just give him a high-quality weapon. Anyway, the weapons produced by Huaxia Pavilion are not too bad."
Zhou Shu touched the Black Iron Gold Crystal, and images of weapons flashed in his mind.
As the sun sets in the west, the setting sun shines in from the window, casting a shadow of light on the ground.
Zhou Shu's eyes suddenly moved, and an idea came to his mind.