A group of people were sitting in the wing room on the top floor of Wu'an Restaurant in Wu'an County City.
Lin Jianghai, Lin Jiangqing, Lin Zhengming and Lin Xiao from the Lin family, and the other four are Li Huyu and his three master-level subordinates.
The Lin family decided to send Lin Jianghai and three others to leave the Mysterious Realm of Xuanhuo to establish the Lin family's stronghold in Wu'an County and do business to support the family's consumption. The Lin family is a foreign force and wanting to directly enter Wu'an County to do business would be tantamount to intervention.
The market in Wu'an County.
The market is only that big in a county. Each family has a part of it. If there are outsiders, they will undoubtedly encroach on their interests. This is not allowed. Even a dragon crossing the river can hardly suppress a local snake. What's more?
The Lin family is not exactly a cross river dragon.
Of course, if there is any conflict, it is not impossible to solve it with Lin Xiao's strength. Who dares to refuse to accept it? But the meaning is different. Business is business. It is best to rely on business methods to compete, openly and covertly.
Lin Xiao is not interested in doing business, but he can also build bridges and pave the way, and that is to find Li Huyu.
Today's Wu'an County has been controlled by the Wu'an Army because of Lin Xiao's help. With real control, Li Huyu is equivalent to the master of Wu'an County. If you go to Li Huyu directly, the Lin family's business can be better developed without worrying about any harm.
Influence, some small secret actions will not appear. Of course, competition still exists, and it must be legitimate competition on the surface.
Lin Xiao also introduced Lin Jianghai and others to Li Huyu, who was very enthusiastic.
"Brother Lin, the Wu'an Army's ability to control the county is inseparable from your relationship." Li Huyu said directly. The expressions of Lin Jianghai and the others were slightly condensed, and they couldn't help but look at Lin Xiao, secretly surprised. Lin Xiao did not agree with them on this point.
Of course, Lin Xiao didn't intend to say it, so there was nothing to say: "Although I am the city lord of Wu'an County now, if Brother Lin is willing, you will take over the position of city lord. I will fully cooperate with you to manage the county."
city."
The expressions of Lin Jianghai and the other three people changed greatly, and they all looked at Lin Xiao, with indescribable excitement in their hearts. The expressions of Li Huyu's three subordinates also changed greatly, and their eyes all fell on Lin Xiao's face, waiting for Lin Xiao's response.
"General Li, I'm not interested in these trivial matters." Lin Xiao responded unhurriedly: "I only have one request. My Lin family's business can be carried out in the county. Fair competition is allowed, but some small tricks are not allowed.
Use it on my Lin family."
"Brother Lin, don't worry. As long as I am in Wu'an County, the Lin family's business will not be affected unnecessarily." Li Huyu responded firmly.
Lin Jianghai and the others were a little disappointed. It would be great if Lin Xiao agreed to this. Directly controlling a county and city would be such an amazing power. Unfortunately, Lin Xiao did not agree. He was really not interested in power.
However, Bei Sixian and the other three secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, they did not agree.
A banquet was held, the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves, and Li Huyu directly arranged a shop in a prosperous area for the Lin family.
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"Lord City Lord, you are taking too many risks." Bei Sixian said helplessly.
"It doesn't matter, with Brother Lin's strength, if he targets the county, we can't stop him." Li Huyu said with a hearty smile: "Instead of doing this, it is better to actively give up the rights to avoid us being damaged."
This is true, but it is indeed too risky.
Fortunately, Lin Xiao is really not interested in power.
interest.
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Lin Jianghai found someone to renovate the shop and prepared to put up the sign of Zhubingtang.
Before the recovery of the vitality of heaven and earth, warriors were not very common. Now, after the recovery of the vitality of heaven and earth, especially after the arrival of the tide of vitality, martial arts training has become easier. It is at least ten times easier than a few years ago. Even people with ordinary talents only need to practice hard for a period of time.
You can get started and become a quasi-martialist. If someone with some talent works hard, it is not difficult to practice outside the territory, and it is not difficult to even become a true martial artist.
As a result, the demand for weapons has greatly increased, more than ten times more than before. In other words, the sale of forged weapons is a good business, and a good business with huge financial resources.
The Lin family now owns the Xuanhuo Secret Realm because of Lin Xiao. The Xuanhuo Secret Realm is rich in hematite ore, which can be used to extract hematite, which is a good material for casting weapons. Therefore, casting hematite into weapons and selling them is better than simply selling them.
Hematite is more profitable, but the current Lin family does not have the experts to forge weapons, so they need to recruit from outside. This is not particularly difficult at all, it is nothing more than profit.
With a lot of money and Li Huyu's help, the Lin family quickly recruited some blacksmiths from other colleagues, all of whom were very skilled.
"These blacksmiths alone are not enough to support our Forging Hall." Lin Jianghai muttered: "It is best to be able to find forging masters who can forge hundred-refined weapons."
"If it's Dongji County, it would be easier, but in Wu'an County, we are new here and everything is not familiar enough and it is not easy to find." Lin Jiangqing frowned slightly: "Even with the help of City Lord Li, if you want to start from
It would be too difficult to find the Forging Masters in the Weapon Refining Building and the Hundred Weapons Pavilion. Those Forging Masters can all enjoy the dividends from the Weapon Refining Building and the Hundred Weapons Pavilion."
"I'm going to look around." Lin Zhengming said, "Also, I think we can also look for Zheng Xiao and ask him to ask City Lord Li."
Today, the Lin Family Zhubing Hall is in preparation and has not officially opened yet, but the preliminary preparations must be done first.
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"Master Forging..." Li Huyu nodded: "Brother Lin, Master Forging can cast Hundred Refining Level weapons. Even the tide of vitality does not help much in improving casting skills, so there are still very few such Masters.
"
Lin Xiao nodded. Forging skills are different from martial arts training. Martial arts training can be improved quickly as long as there are precious medicines, martial arts inheritance and a good training environment. However, casting skills do not have such big requirements on the environment. The maximum
The only requirement is practice, constant forging, over and over again, from unfamiliarity to familiarity to proficiency to mastery, relying on hard work day after day and year after year. Of course, talent is also very important.
A person with talent may have to practice it once, but a person without talent may have to practice it ten times or more.
"Currently, there are only two Forging Masters in Wu'an County. They are in charge of the Weapon Refining Building and the Hundred Weapons Pavilion respectively. They can be regarded as the owners of the Weapon Refining Building and the Hundred Weapons Pavilion. They cannot be found." Li Huyu shook his head. Of course, if he intervened forcibly,
, it’s not impossible, but the consequence of doing so is tantamount to breaking the rules.
The rules are set, but if you, as the city lord, take the lead in breaking them, it will be chaos.
Lin Xiao did not ask Li Huyu to break these rules forcibly, which was inconsistent with his sword theory, so he could only explore slowly.
"If there is no sudden change in the world, you can go to Beiyan County. I remember that there are many forging masters in Beiyan County.
, several times more than Wu'an County." Li Huyu said.
"In that case, I will go to Beiyan County myself." Lin Xiao nodded in response.
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Wearing the new hundred-level sword purchased from the Weapon Refining Building, Lin Xiao left Wu'an County alone, flew in the wind, and flew towards Beiyan County.
If the natal sword is used, the flying speed can be faster, but it will increase the consumption of energy and spirit. When there is no need, Lin Xiao decided to use the natal sword as a trump card. Because of this, he just spent a lot of money to buy one.
Hundred-level swords are for daily use.
Once you use your natal sword, you must do your best.
"My natal sword has only been forged in the preliminary stage, and it can only be regarded as a first-class spiritual weapon."
According to what his master Gu Yanzhen and the fifth sword master said, Lin Xiao sorted it out and knew that the weapons were divided into levels. The lowest level was the mortal weapon, above the mortal weapon were the spiritual weapons, and above the spiritual weapons were the
Artifact.
Mortal weapons, such as rough level, common level, refined level, hundred level, etc., all belong to the category of mortal weapons, while those beyond the hundred level are semi-spiritual weapons, also called pseudo-spiritual weapons and secondary spirits.
Weapons and the like are stronger than the Hundred Refining Level, but not at the level of real spiritual weapons.
Gu Yanzhen's sword is a semi-spiritual weapon that he obtained in his early years.
There are nine levels of spiritual weapons, and the gap between each level is huge. After the ninth level, there are semi-sacred weapons, and after that, they are sacred weapons.
Once the natal sword is successfully forged, it will reach the level of a first-level spiritual weapon.
According to the words of the Fifth Sword Master, if Lin Xiao's current level of cultivation reaches Breakthrough Grandmaster to Martial Saint, then using a first-level spiritual weapon will not increase the consumption of energy and spirit. In other words, at this stage it will.
"The first-level spiritual weapon is so powerful, what if it is a second-level weapon?" Lin Xiao also thought about this and asked the fifth sword master. Unfortunately, the fifth sword master still let Lin Xiao explore on his own.
However, when a spiritual weapon is forged, it will basically be of the same level as it is. However, the natal sword can be improved. There are two methods. One is to slowly cultivate and improve slowly, and the other is to absorb other casts.
Refining materials can be used as nutritional supplements to accelerate improvement.
Lin Xiao didn't find any suitable casting materials in Wu'an County, so he went to Beiyan County to look for it. After all, Beiyan County was more prosperous than Wu'an County.
The distance between Wu'an County and Beiyan County is not close, and there is a county in between. If an ordinary person is traveling, in theory, it will take at least a day and a night to arrive in the best condition. If you ride a horse, the time will be halved. If you are a warrior,
If so, it's different. The higher the level of cultivation, the faster the warrior will be.
Lin Xiao's speed reached the Grand Master level. After leaving Wu'an County, he quickly moved away and got closer and closer to Beiyan County.
The county between Wu'an County and Beiyan County is called Beishan County. Lin Xiao flew directly over Beishan County quickly, exceeding the speed of sound, leaving only a long scratch track and a sonic boom, which shocked everyone.
There are few people, but it is difficult to find traces.
There is a forest between Beishan County and Wu'an County. Many snakes, insects and monsters live in the forest. And between Beishan County and Beiyan County is a mountain. Originally it was just a hill. After the tide of vitality, the mountain continued to rise.
, continues to expand, from the original height of more than 300 meters to the current height of more than 1,000 meters, covering hundreds of miles in radius.
If he had to go around it, it would undoubtedly take more time, so Lin Xiao decided to fly directly over the mountain.