Chapter 922: Chapter 37: The True Foundation of the Clan’s Growth and Strength

Entering the Elite Class is equivalent to stepping into a higher circle. Nowadays, Sun Xiaole’s deskmate is a noble direct line scion of the Wang Family, and they have become good friends.

It is said that Sun Xiaole recently graduated and applied to work at the [Wang’s Artifact Refining Headquarters]. Given his educational background and academic performance, getting accepted was a certainty. Not to mention, before graduating, he had already interned at the headquarters for several months, so he was familiar with the situation there.

As expected.

Within a few days, a special herald came with drums and gongs to deliver the hiring letter from [Wang’s Artifact Refining Headquarters].

This letter was of significant value, signifying that Sun Xiaole had become a key nurturing object for Wang’s Artifact Refining Headquarters. After a few years of training at the grassroots level, he would gradually step into the middle tier and had a high chance of becoming part of the management at the Master Level.

The nickname "Old Sun" was also replaced with "Elder Sun" among the villagers.

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Wang’s Artifact Refining Headquarters.

The mountains east of Wang Family’s Main Residence had long been developed and became familiar ground. Utilizing the natural advantages of the mountain body, through digging, construction, and other means, it was transformed into a series of well-arranged Artifact Refining Workshops.

The core of Wang’s Artifact Refining workshops was located in [Qinglian Fire Valley], while the surrounding areas mainly produced basic tools, equipment parts, weapons, etc.

Having completed his internship, Sun Xiaole quickly adapted to his job at the Artifact Refining Headquarters.

He was currently responsible for an ordinary agricultural iron tools workshop, specifically tasked with crafting hoes, sickles, shovels, axes, plows, and other basic farm tools.

The workshop Sun Xiaole was responsible for specialized solely in crafting iron hoes.

Every year, Wang’s Artifact Refining produced a significant number of farm tools. Just in the towns of Ping’an and Xin’an, the annual turnover and demand for farm tools were enormous. Now, with Wang Family’s expansion to the Outer Domain beyond Shouzhe Pass, the demand for farm tools had surged more than tenfold.

Do not underestimate an iron hoe. Over the decades, Wang’s Artifact Refining Headquarters continuously improved the iron hoe’s assembly line production, perfecting details such as output and quality assurance. Today, it was vastly different from the hand-forged models of most Noble Families and blacksmith shops.

Through consistent efforts over a long time, the iron hoes produced by Wang’s Artifact Refining not only cost several times less than those from other families, but they also have better quality and output. As a result, many foreign merchants purchased [Wang’s Iron Hoes] in bulk and resold them elsewhere for huge profits.

That day, Sun Xiaole, as usual, busied himself coordinating workshop production. His life was filled with purpose, and his future prospects were bright.

With the Wang Family’s sponsorship, he began Qi Refining Realm training early, and at just eighteen, he was already in the Third Layer of Qi Refining Realm.

His only problem was being too popular.

Not only would the older women in his neighborhood frequently try to introduce him to girls, but even some female clerks at Wang’s Artifact Refining Headquarters often gave him flirtatious glances, showing their affection.

However, Sun Xiaole was currently uninterested in romance or marriage; he only wished to work diligently, improve step by step to be worthy of the Wang Family’s dedicated nurturing.

Besides, no one knew that during his time at Wang’s Zhuwei Academy, he already had a goddess in his heart, the fifteenth-ranked Ying Lei from the Wang Family’s "Ying" generation. She was the same age as him and also just graduated this year.

Embodied with the Wang Family descendants’ typical excellence, Miss Ying Lei entered the headquarters office with outstanding grades, becoming the assistant to the head, Ancestor Zongyao.

But Sun Xiaole dared only to keep this youthful passion in his heart. As Miss Fifteen was the noble lady of Wang Family, the granddaughter of the renowned Celestial Human Elder Wang Shouyong.

There was a natural chasm between them.

He only had to strive, and strive again, to hopefully get slightly closer to Miss Fifteen and protect her silently for the rest of his life.

Just as Sun Xiaole was diligently working.

Someone suddenly came to inform him to go to the headquarters office, saying that Vice President Wang Shichuan wanted to see him.

At once, Sun Xiaole was slightly bewildered. Being a student of the Refining Elite Class, he was well aware of the management structure at the Artifact Refining Headquarters, which had one president and three vice presidents in total. But generally, the president Wang Zongyao and Vice President Wang Ping were genuine first-generation Artifact Refiners.

They were focused mainly on the path of artifact refining and also responsible for teaching refining techniques internally.

Currently, the true management of the Artifact Refining Headquarters was under Vice President Wang Shichuan.

However, being summoned by the Vice President, Sun Xiaole dared not delay, immediately and carefully instructing his assistant on the work, and then hurriedly heading to the Vice President’s office.

He knocked and entered.

What first caught Sun Xiaole’s eyes was not Wang Shichuan, but a vibrant, beautifully dressed young woman. Her smile was bright and charming, and it struck Sun Xiaole’s heart, wasn’t this Miss Ying Lei, Miss Fifteen?

But Sun Xiaole’s resolve was steadfast. He quickly collected his thoughts and saluted Wang Shichuan, not far away: "Sun Xiaole pays respects to Mr. Chuan."

Wang Shichuan, Wang Zongyao’s son, had the same handsome looks as his father. He was currently in his forties, at a prime age, and glanced authoritatively at Sun Xiaole: "Sun Xiaole, I remember you. A talent from the Refining Elite Class, with high comprehensive quality evaluation, even surpassing two direct scions of the Wang Family in cultural courses."