You Have Science, I Have Martial Arts-Chapter 420 - 211: Faking Accidents Is the Fastest Way to Get Famous (Part 2)
"This isn’t something I can control."
Huang Liwen gave Ye Qingzhou an irritated glare, "So, are you planning to give up?"
That’s the Holy Sword Xuanyuan; how could Ye Qingzhou possibly give up?
No matter how difficult, this Unparalleled Divine Weapon is something he must obtain. Gazing towards the Inner City, Ye Qingzhou’s eyes became deep: "It seems, I can only use strategy."
After spending two days, Ye Qingzhou finally got useful information from the local residents.
"The Sovereign of the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom will marry a Human Race Queen after the Divine Blade Festival; this is our chance. Now, in order to go to the Royal City to participate in the sword offering ceremony, the City Lord is planning to invite renowned craftsmen from the city to the banquet."
"Divine Blade Festival?"
Huang Liwen was very curious, "Is this considered a festival?"
"Pretty much."
Ye Qingzhou silently calculated in his heart and then revealed his plan, "In the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom, the High Priest and Sovereign have the highest status, followed by the powerful warriors in the country. And for warriors to defeat enemies on the battlefield, they need a good weapon, which is where the Divine Blade Festival comes from."
In the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom, craftsmen capable of forging weapons hold a very high status. Even if born as a commoner, as long as you can forge a good blade, you can become a guest of the aristocracy.
For several days, after sensing it a dozen times, Ye Qingzhou and Huang Liwen confirmed that the Specific Character Seal in the True Words Nine-Character Seal is within the City Lord’s Mansion.
"My plan is to first get an invitation, then become a guest of the City Lord’s Mansion. This way, I should have the opportunity to access the treasury under the guise of offering a sword and obtain the Specific Character Seal."
Ye Qingzhou was very confident about this.
"Can it be done in time?"
Huang Liwen was worried about not having enough time, considering the Divine Blade Festival had already begun, and Ye Qingzhou was still a nameless novice in Huajian City.
"Quickly, there’s a quick way to do it."
Ye Qingzhou was quite calm, as he already had an idea in his mind.
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Outer City District, Ironwork Market.
A gigantic high wall separates the inside and outside.
Outside, there are grand streets with old trees forming shade.
Inside, there are layers of intricately staggered structures.
The hierarchy in the Rakshasa Woman Kingdom is strict, only royalty and nobility are qualified to have doors opening to the main street. Ordinary markets are like fortresses, guarding the City Lord’s Mansion.
Ironwork Market sells a large number of metal products, with many merchants coming and going, thus it’s also called Gold Market.
Adjacent to Ironwork Market is Lanxiang Square, which primarily hosts brothels; even at night, scantily clad Rakshasa beauties can be seen dancing provocatively, baring their bellies.
To foreign merchants, the dancing of the Rakshasa beauties is filled with exotic allure, captivating and enthralling, so even late at night, Lanxiang Square is brightly lit with red candles, filled with joyous songs and laughter.
Entering the Ironwork Market, Ye Qingzhou’s ears moved slightly, catching the sound of various clanging noises from all directions.
The market’s interior is divided into four sections by two intersecting streets in the shape of a cross, and along the streets are shops selling various metal products.
Especially focusing on swords and knives; pure white steel blades are hung on the shelves with straw ropes like wind chimes, and whenever the wind blows, they emit crisp sounds, clear and resonant.
Ye Qingzhou stopped in front of a blade shop.
"Are you here to buy a blade, sir?"
A shop owner whose laughing face was more frightening than crying approached Ye Qingzhou. He was from the Rakshasa Race, with a ghostly face that could stop children from crying at night.
Ye Qingzhou casually picked one up, "How much for this blade?"
The owner saw that Ye Qingzhou was a stranger and immediately squinted his eyes, pretending to be honest and sincere, saying, "Not expensive, ten Sword Coins a piece. This is the finest Hundred-Refined Steel, look at the patterns, how beautiful."
Ye Qingzhou found the price offered amusing.
The steel blade in his hand, let alone hundred-refined, wasn’t even ten-refined; taking it to Blue Star wouldn’t qualify it as a kitchen knife, yet he dared to ask for ten Sword Coins?
Did he really take him for a fool!
"Is the blade made of gold or is the handle made of gold? How dare you demand ten Sword Coins from me?"
"Hey!"
The blade shop owner immediately got angry, his hideous face turning even more malevolent, his eyes glaring at Ye Qingzhou, "Do you see any Hundred-Refined Steel outside? These are all ancestral craftsmanship, unique ingenuity, do you understand? Too expensive? I find it expensive too!"
"Alright, pick me a good one then."
"Certainly."
The blade shop owner’s expression immediately turned kind and amicable. He quickly picked out a pure white steel blade and handed it to Ye Qingzhou, "Sir, this is the Hundred-Refined Steel blade you wanted."
"Is it confirmed to be Hundred-Refined Steel?"
Ye Qingzhou held the blade in his hand, examined it for a moment, and immediately saw through the trick: "It doesn’t seem like it. There are too many impurities in the material, and there’s something wrong with the forging technique."
"Are you here to cause trouble!"
The blade shop owner was quick-tempered, having the strength of a Professional Level Martial Artist, he now assumed Ye Qingzhou was here to challenge him, so he refused to be polite.
Seeing this, Ye Qingzhou didn’t waste any words, he directly flicked his finger.
The force erupted, instantly converging at the connection point of the blade structure. Due to the craftsmanship issues, there were already tiny cracks within the blade, now they were magnified.
Ding~
At the moment his fingertip touched the blade edge, a crisp sound first echoed, followed by a crack, and the blade edge broke apart.
The blade shop owner saw this scene and his eyes immediately cleared.
The skill Ye Qingzhou showcased seemed simple, but it was actually to the extreme. It not only represented his deep cultivation but also his achievement in the Forging Technique, at least at the Master Level!
