Chapter 521: Chapter 277: The Method to Defeat the General, Ishimaru Sword Furnace_2

The Little Dragon’s transformation into a giant dragon has a time limit, so it can’t be used for daily activities.

However, there are no such restrictions on flying with the aid of a sword. It flies high and fast and, although it consumes a considerable amount of True Element, can be considered a perfect means for both travel and escape.

[...]

[You once again use invisibility to cross the city gate, without attracting anyone’s attention...]

[However, this time, there are more samurai guarding the gate than before, and they are conducting more careful inspections.]

[Presumably, the disappearance of your body has alerted the general that you are not yet dead.]

[Looking at the familiar streets of the Capital, you begin to consider where to go next...]

A list of options pops up from the Underworld Game. Lin Xun automatically ignores the first option, ’Imperial Palace’, and chooses ’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’.

[After some thinking, you decide to go to ’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’.]

[According to your memory, the general has gathered all swordsmiths from around Sakura fall including the master weapon makers to ’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’, to manufacture weapons for his soldiers and military officers.]

[Hence, ’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’ has the best swordsmiths in the whole of Sakura fall. Even your own swords, the ’Dragon Sword Masamune’, were made precisely here!]

[You walk along the street and after a long journey, you finally reach the very corner of the Capital’s city walls.]

[The distant ’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’ is a large-scale sword-casting factory, its tall chimney extending from above the white wall and black-tile compound.]

[Samurais guard the main entrance of the sword furnace, and people entering and leaving are all exceptionally well-dressed, indicating clear wealth.]

[’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’ not only takes care of the military’s sword and weapon needs, but also caters to the weapon-casting needs of noble Kyoto families.]

[However, ’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’ only casts top-grade weapons at a high cost that ordinary people could not afford, hence, those who come looking for a sword here are not rich they are wealthy...]

After some thought, Lin Xun switches to the shell.

[You have taken possession of the shell of ’Fire Worshiping Master Fan without a Heart and Mind’!]

The Ninja’s disguise has been exposed, and the leading noble’s shell cannot appear in the Capital; in the shell column, only Master Fan is considered a significant figure.

[You approach the entrance of the furnace, declare your identity as Sword Master Fan to the door guards, and are then allowed to enter the ’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’.]

[After passing through the main gate, several other people who enter with you are all received by beautiful serving women. You are no exception, but compared to the others, the woman serving you is not as enthusiastic.]

[It appears your identity as Sword Master Fan, amidst the ’Crouching Tigers and Hidden Dragons’ of the Capital, is only considered as ’lower class’, just sufficient for entry into the ’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’.]

[The serving woman didn’t direct you towards the sword making shops, but instead, led you to a reception room. Without looking at you, she told you that the workshop had more than a hundred skilled swordsmith craftsmen, known as ’Swordsmiths’.]

[Depending on their weapon crafting skill, they are classified as Superior Craftsmen, Masters, or Grandmasters. Depending on your needs, you can specify which ’Swordsmith’ will craft your weapon...]

[Whilst speaking, you enter the reception room and take your seat. The woman pointed to the ’Weapon Casting Notice’ on the wall for you to look at by yourself. She then left without even offering you tea to serve the next guest...]

[There are many high-ranking officials in the reception room, customizing their favored swords under the explanation of the serving women. Only you are alone.]

[You look at the ’Weapon Casting Notice’ on the wall...]

[’Superior Craftsman Swordsmith’ can forge top-grade swords (Rare Level equipment) for a fee of 10,000 spiritual points.] 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

[’Master Swordsmith’ can forge elite swords (Rare+ Level equipment) for a fee of 50,000 spiritual points.]

[’Grandmaster Swordsmith’ can forge ultimate swords (Epic Level equipment) for a fee of 200,000 spiritual points.]

[The above costs are for the ’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’ providing the casting materials. If the customer brings their own materials, only 20% of the fee will be charged...]

When Lin Xun saw this, he grimaced.

"Why are these prices much higher than what the library charges?!"

The cost of casting at ’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’ is basically set according to the highest selling price of weapons of the same level sold by the library.

The price is only slightly cheaper than the tailor-made option of ’Book of Craftsman’.

What Lin Xun cares about most, however, is not this. He hasn’t come here to craft equipment; he came to ’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’ in hopes of acquiring a blacksmith’s shell!

But looking at the price list from the Underworld Game, the highest-level equipment that the ’Swordsmiths’ here can craft is of Epic Level.

The blacksmith in his shell inventory could do the same, but they were helpless when it came to Epic+ Level equipment.

"This is wrong! According to the memory of the Ninja Master, the ’Dragon Sword Masamune’ was forged here. Even if we rule out Dragon’s Greenness, ’Ishimaru Sword Furnace’ should at least be able to craft Epic+ Level equipment..."

[Suddenly you overhear a conversation between a noble guest and a serving woman. The woman reported a price that was a third lower than the prices on the ’Weapon Casting Notice’.]

[The guest seemed to have an exceptional background. He berated the woman loudly, demanding that the ’Owner of the Furnace’ be the one to forge his sword. He accused the woman of daring to trick him with these low-level ’Swordsmiths’, clearly disrespecting him!]

[The guest slapped the woman hard, leaving a bright red handprint on her face. The fearful woman quickly knelt and begged for forgiveness, not daring to resist at all.]

[The woman kowtowed repeatedly, leading the guest into a separate small room and drew the curtain door. It seemed that she was trying to appease the guest’s anger...]