Chapter 27: Second Level Weapon Control Scroll "The day before yesterday evening, just before closing time, Wang Er from the front street came in with a banknote, waving it, and repeatedly said he would pawn it for 95 taels. In the end, he gave 93 taels!" "How new is this? In the past few hundred years in Gaoliu County, I have never heard of anyone pawning banknotes. I have learned a lot..." In embroidered uniforms, Qiu Da put away his confession and trembled: "This thief is too cautious. Wang Er had a brain damage from a high fever when he was a child. He can't recognize anyone except his parents. The clue is broken again." "What a thief!" Qin Xiong's face turned black. About ten days ago, after learning that his money and treasures had been robbed, he immediately sent people to keep an eye on the Tongda Bank, and also sent people to several shops in the inner and outer cities that could break silver bills worth 100 taels. But I didn't expect there would be such a trick. Who would have thought that someone would pawn silver bills? I lost seven taels of silver without doing anything. Seven taels of silver is enough for a family of five to eat for two years if they save a little!
"Now that the clues are gone, Qiu is powerless. I will transfer those brothers away." Qiu Da stopped his confession and smiled: "Brother Qin, I am in deep sorrow." "..." Qin Xiong's face twitched and he felt like killing someone. He sullenly called over a few hooligans who were waiting outside the door. "Boss, the brothers went to ask around. Li Yuan stayed in the forging room all day and hadn't left the house since the day before yesterday. As for Liang Ashui, no one has seen him since he returned to the city..." "Li Yuan, Liang Ashui!" Qin Xiong took a deep breath, and before leaving, he took a long look at the plaque of the Jinyi Pawnshop, then he turned away with a gloomy face. "He looks strong but is weak inside. He has the habit of being a thug and won't change. Even if he cultivates his inner strength, he is still a thug!" Glancing at Qin Xiong's back, Qiu Da snorted coldly and left the pawnshop. "Captain Qiu." A yamen runner came quickly, looking a little nervous: "Yu Zhen is here again, and is now at the gate of the yamen, saying that you should go see him." "Yu Zhen, the ghostwriter? Could it be that Nian Jiu is still in the city?" Qiu Da's face was slightly tense, and he did not dare to neglect it: "go!" …… …… It was getting dark at night, and the sound of iron forging could be heard faintly from the blacksmith shop.
"Brother Li, here I come!" Wang Hu pushed a cart full of iron ingots and shouted before entering the yard. when! In the forging room, Li Yuan put down the hammer and called out: "Brother Wang, just put it outside the door first." "it is good!" Wang Hu responded. "Your forging method is progressing quite well. In a few days, you will probably be able to try to forge a weapon." Most of the furnaces in the forge room were extinguished, except for the one Li Yuan was using. Zhang Ben commented: "You are not yet experienced enough in controlling the strength and temperature. In the next few days, in addition to hammering, you can do more ironmaking. The inner courtyard disciples make seven cents of silver for every thousand catties of iron. It's not much, but it can help support the family..." "Yes!" Li Yuan agreed and sent the old man back. Then he rubbed his hands and moved all the pig iron ingots outside the door into the forging room. "Let's live together!" Looking at the more than a thousand pounds of pig iron ingots in front of him, Li Yuan felt happy. After walking around outside the Yuanda Bank that day, he left the inner city. Two more days passed before he sneaked out in the evening of the day before yesterday when no one was around. Finally, he lured Wang Er to the pawnshop in the outer city with a string of candied haws and pawned his banknotes. There are seven or eight pawnshops in the inner and outer cities of Gaoliu County, and their business is very diverse. Everything from rice, oil, salt, clothes and old shoes can be pawned, but he estimates that there is no one who pawns silver bills. "Although I have suffered some losses, I have gained stability. The promotion to the rank of Military Commander is the most important thing. I should not care too much about the minor details." Li Yuan was not reluctant to part with seven taels of silver and a string of candied haws. Although he felt a little painful at the time, he did not hesitate. He took out the Liuhe boots from the gray stone platform and poured out the more than ten taels of silver and the khaki gold. The materials for the promotion of the military talisman to the second level were all ready. "This is almost all my belongings!" After closing the door of the forge room, Li Yuan felt excited and painful in the light of the red fire. After this wave of losses, all he had left were those few pearls, twenty taels of silver, and an IOU for one tael of gold. "You won't faint like you did when you were ordained, right?" Li Yuan muttered to himself, but he did not stop. He put all the materials in order, away from the fire, and put his right palm close to it: "Promotion, command of the army!" hum! Even though he was well prepared, Li Yuan was still shocked by the loud noise that seemed to come from the depths of his soul, causing his eyes to go black and his head to buzz. In a trance, he felt as if he had fallen into a bottomless abyss. He could not see anything and could not catch anything. Only the unknown and terrifying whispers filled his ears, which made him feel extremely terrified. puff! Li Yuan staggered and almost sat on the stove. He felt a splitting headache, as if something wanted to crawl out of his brain.
"Why do you have to come here every time?" Li Yuan sat on the ground leaning against the wall, rubbing his temples, looking tired. After a long while, he closed his eyes. hum~ In the dark void, Li Yuan stood on a gray stone platform that had doubled in size. He looked around and saw only the Weaponry Scroll emitting a faint light. The darkness all around was as dark as ink and terrifying. "What is this place outside? Where are those loud noises, colors, and whispers coming from?" On the stone platform, Li Yuan glanced at the inky void. The chill rising in his heart made him dare not look again, as if there was something terrifying hidden in the darkness. [Second-level Military Master: Li Yuan] [Number of weapons you can control: 2] Two "stars" lit up on the weapon-controlling scroll that surrounded the stone platform like a starry curtain, one of which controlled the sickle and the other was empty. "Level 2!" After the pain eased a little, Li Yuan began to sort out the memories that had suddenly appeared in his mind. "To advance to the third level of the Weapon Control Scroll, you need a thousand pounds of wrought iron, a hundred ounces of silver, ten ounces of gold, and one ounce of red gold? That's a huge increase..." When he opened his eyes, Li Yuan felt a sore tooth and even more sore all over his body. "I can now wield the Master Craftsman's Hammer!" Rubbing his sore wrist, Li Yuan inadvertently glanced at the craftsman's hammer placed in a corner, and was stunned by the sight. Two or three meters away, he actually saw a faint blue light emanating from the hammer head. "Is this the hidden benefit of being promoted to the second level?" Li Yuan's eyes lit up and he got up. He looked around the forging room and found that any forging hammer within two meters of him had a faint light. Beyond this distance, it cannot be seen. "This is much more convenient." Li Yuan vaguely felt that there might be other benefits after the Military Control Scroll was promoted to the second level. But I have a severe headache at this moment and just want to sleep. However, he still forced himself to clean up the forge. A thousand pounds of pig iron is not a lot, but its disappearance out of thin air would still be a big trouble. "about there?" After tidying up a bit, mainly moving the wrought iron that he had hidden in the corner to the side of the furnace, Li Yuan picked up the master craftsman's hammer and went back to the central courtyard. …… Li Yuan slept very soundly that night. When he opened his eyes, it was already noon outside. It was the first time he slept for so long since he entered the weapon forging shop. However, last night's headache and fatigue were gone, and I felt full of energy again.
There were two hammers at the head of the bed. As soon as Li Yuan opened his eyes, he couldn't wait to grab the two hammers. "The sickle is great, but I can only wield two weapons. If I want to wield the master craftsman's hammer, I must first wield this low-level forging hammer and push my forging skills to a minor level..." Li Yuan had just upgraded his weapon control talisman to the second level and was already thinking about upgrading to the third level. However, the number of weapons he controlled was too few and not enough for him to use. "After mastering the hammer of the master craftsman, can I replace the inferior forging hammer? The blessing of the sickle is much greater..." Li Yuan muttered to himself and chose to control the two hammers at the same time. "Take control!" (End of this chapter)
