The Blazing Dragons were enormous, and the amount of meat they required daily was a considerable sum. Zhou Yan's territory already had a substantial number of soldiers, and each time they were teleported to the Lord's Continent, they managed to hunt down quite a few monsters.
These monsters were eventually all gathered, with a portion being consumed by the territory's own people and the rest fed to the mounts.
Although these Blazing Dragons were colossal, the thought of them forming a war machine was incredibly appealing.
Due to the presence of these Blazing Dragons, there wasn't a single monster in sight. Zhou Yan and his party ventured to the outskirts of the jungle. Upon reaching this point, Zhou Yan checked the time and realized it was nearly time. He then said to Diao Chan, "I need to return to school. The subsequent battles will be up to you."
"Don't worry, the [Moon Palace Fairies] are all very powerful, we'll be fine," Diao Chan replied.
"My Lord, by the time you return, we will definitely have captured more mounts," Sun Shangxiang also chimed in.
"Don't underestimate us either," Nie Xiaoqian added.
"My Lord, please rest assured, we will take good care of ourselves," Chang'e also said.
Nodding, Zhou Yan used a Town Portal Scroll and returned to the territory.
He then put away the equipment he was wearing, as being drenched in rain was truly an unpleasant experience.
Zhou Yan sent a message to Wei Zifu, asking her to come to the [Hot Spring Villa]. He didn't have any ulterior motives; he simply wanted her to help him bathe.
As a lord, it was reasonable to have others serve him when he was tired, wasn't it?
After a while, Wei Zifu arrived at the [Hot Spring Villa], and soon, beautiful sounds emanated from within.
Two hours later, Zhou Yan left the [Hot Spring Villa] and went to the [Divine Weapon Workshop], where he found Jerry. He then said to him, "I will recruit a batch of blacksmiths for you shortly. Their forging talents are all quite excellent. Strive to forge a batch of powerful equipment for me."
Jerry nodded and replied, "My Lord, you should have done this sooner. High-level forging masters are truly in short supply. With the ever-increasing number of soldiers in the territory, purchasing equipment from the outside world would be a waste."
Zhou Yan didn't care much about money, but to standardize the equipment and attire of the army, he still needed equipment forged by the territory's blacksmiths.
Moreover, equipment produced within the territory would have additional bonuses. After all, the [Forging Workshop] and the [Casting Mountain Villa] were top-tier buildings, and the quality of their blacksmiths was S-rank or above.
They were not ordinary blacksmiths; many possessed additional attribute bonuses, and the equipment they forged was much stronger than ordinary equipment from elsewhere.
"Alright, this time I will definitely fulfill the requirements of your blacksmiths. I will summon a batch of top-tier forging masters for you," Zhou Yan replied.
"My Lord, I am currently forging the spiritual weapon Broken Cloud Sword, but the difficulty of forging spiritual weapons is beyond my imagination. I fear that mass production will be very challenging. I have already failed several times."
Upon seeing Zhou Yan, Jerry took the opportunity to inform him about his failures in forging spiritual weapons.
But Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Spiritual weapons are high-end weapons and are not easily forged. If they were that simple to create, there wouldn't be so few spiritual weapons in the outside world."
"Just focus on forging equipment. I believe with your master-level forging skills, you will eventually succeed. Don't put too much pressure on yourself; maintain a normal mindset."
Jerry was overjoyed to hear Zhou Yan's words. Encountering such a lord was truly his good fortune.
"I will definitely not let down my Lord's expectations. I will forge the first spiritual weapon as soon as possible. My Lord, please wait with peace of mind." Jerry swore to repay the lord's providence with all his might.
Without the lord, how could Jerry, Jerry, be so distinguished, let alone be the territory's foremost forging master?
"Keep up the good work. I'll go summon forging masters now." With that, Zhou Yan headed towards the Hall of Heroes.
The [Hall of Heroes] was now at a very high level, capable of summoning many talented individuals. Without hesitation, Zhou Yan spent one million Soul Coins to summon top-tier forging talent.
The [Hall of Heroes] prompted: "Soul Coins - One Million. Forging talent summoned: Qiwu Huaiwen!"
With a flash of light, a man appeared. He bowed to Zhou Yan, but Zhou Yan looked at his name with some confusion, as he had never heard of this person before.
Therefore, Zhou Yan opened this person's profile to examine it. To his surprise, this fellow turned out to be quite remarkable.
[Name: Qiwu Huaiwen]
[Quality: RRR]
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[Profession: None]
[Talent: Forging]
[Forging Level: None]
[Skills: Design (Can independently research blade weapons); Forging (Greatly increases forging speed); Bonus (Forged weapons have additional attribute bonuses); Divine Weapon (For every type of blade weapon researched, one divine weapon of spiritual weapon grade or higher can be forged); Cast Iron Forging Technique (Can greatly enhance weapon attributes)...]
Qiwu Huaiwen, surname Qiwu (pronounced qí wú), given name Huaiwen, was a famous metallurgist during the Southern and Northern Dynasties period.
He was the inventor of the Sū Iron Sword. He summarized the rich experience of steelmaking artisans throughout the ages, making groundbreaking developments and improvements to an ancient new steelmaking method—the cast iron method. At the same time, he also made unique innovations in sword making and heat treatment.
Qiwu Huaiwen's skills were also quite potent, especially with the forging of blade weapons, which provided significant bonuses.
Zhou Yan was very satisfied with the talent he had summoned. He asked the man to wait aside and continued to summon.
The [Hall of Heroes] prompted: "Soul Coins - One Million. Forging talent summoned: Gan Jiang (Mo Ye)!"
When Zhou Yan heard this, he was completely stunned. What was going on?
Gan Jiang and Mo Ye were clearly two people!
Was it a buy-one-get-one-free situation?
Why didn't they give him more previously?
Within the summoning altar, two figures appeared, a man and a woman. The man had darker skin but appeared very energetic.
The woman was also quite attractive, with skin that wasn't very fair, but rather possessed the typical color of East Asians.
Upon seeing Zhou Yan, both bowed and said, "Gan Jiang, Mo Ye pay respects to the Lord."
Zhou Yan was extremely surprised. This summoning had actually brought out both husband and wife.
The legends of these two were known to almost everyone. The most famous were the twin swords, Gan Jiang and Mo Ye, named after them.
Furthermore, summoning two people at once was something Zhou Yan had never encountered before.
"Get up quickly." Zhou Yan greatly admired them. Seeing their loving demeanor, Zhou Yan was very happy. Since he had summoned them, he would not let them be separated again.