Sharpen your knife and chop wood
As the highest leader of the regiment, Wushuang naturally understood the principle of sharpening the knife without delaying the chopping of firewood. Therefore, after leaving the Ranger Guild, the six members of the underworld marched towards the Ranger Street in a mighty manner.
However, their purpose this time was not to sharpen their swords, but to sharpen their swords. After the mission of escorting Long Shu was over, Wushuang had money in her pocket and naturally had enough confidence.
The armor and swords that he had obtained from the ambush of the Heavenly Wolf Regiment were no longer of interest to him. He actually planned to sell them and find a better outfit.
In Wushuang's words, since the mecha clan was already established, they had to act like a mecha clan.
The first thing was to unify the equipment and logo. No matter what, they couldn't lose the reputation of the underworld, right?(It seemed that the underworld wasn't very famous.) Of course, no one dared to say this.
Lanqi City was famous all over the world. Not only was it the capital of the Lanqi Empire, it was also one of the oldest capitals in the history of the empire. It was also the largest city on the Big Six.
Just the population alone accounted for more than 20 million.
Although this number was higher than any other medium-sized city on Earth, it was still a shocking population density compared to the vast and sparsely populated Wanluo World.
Not only did Lanqi City have a large population, but it also occupied an astonishing area. It was actually half the size of Shanghai, the oldest city of the Asian Federation on Earth.
The entire city was built in the shape of eight trigrams. There were eight thick and tall walls, and each wall had a main city gate and two secondary city gates. The design of the entire city reminded Green Mountain of the oldest ancient war castle in the Huaxia civilization, the Hakka's enclosed house. However, this was also largely related to the unique geographical environment of the entire Lanqi City. The entire Lanqi City was surrounded by plains. There were no natural barriers to rely on, so they could only create such a strange Eight Trigrams Formation.
Each city wall had barracks, military routes, and barracks that extended in all directions within the city. It could be said that the design of the entire city had taken into account the factors of war. Once a war broke out, the city defense troops could appear in the most needed defense area in the shortest time possible.
This was the fundamental reason why the entire Lanqi City was designed into this strange Eight Trigrams Formation.
The 5,000-year long history of the Lanqi Empire was also a long history of war. Bloody invasion and expansion seemed to be the innate nature of all intelligent civilizations. Even if the civilizations were different, the races were different, and the regions were different, the nature of cruelty and bloodlust did not seem to be much different.
In fact, in the 5,000 years since the founding of the country, Landsky City had experienced more than 50 wars. It could be said that each time, the country was on the verge of destruction. However, in the end, it relied on the amazing defense of Landsky City to survive and finally defeat the invaders.
It could be said that Lanqi City was the last steel fortress of the entire Lanqi Empire.
On the sixth day, Lanqi City had another resounding name-the City of Steel. From this, it could be seen how famous Lanqi City's defense was in the Big Six.
After coming to this world, Qingshan had seen three cities: Naruo City, Liusu City, and White Sand City. However, these three cities added together might not even be one-tenth of Lanqi City.
The group walked for about an hour before reaching their destination, Ranger Street. The so-called Ranger Street naturally sold items that were closely related to Rangers. Everything that Rangers needed and didn't need could be bought here.
Not only did they have it here, but it was also the best. The world's best alchemists, alchemists, and swordsmiths lived here. Of course, if you wanted to hire them, you had to have enough gold coins.
Among them, only Long Hao had been to Lanqi City. Therefore, he could be considered an acquaintance to everyone.
It was only natural for him to lead the way.
Street of Rangers.
The streets were crowded with people. The stalls and commercial buildings on both sides were filled with all kinds of strange and dazzling goods. There were swords, armor, ammunition, and so on.
There were strange people dressed in strange clothes everywhere. From their clothes, one could easily tell their origin and race.
The Empire of Daylight advocated gold, so most of their armor was gold. They also liked to wear a golden headband or turban on their heads.
The Red Moon Empire worshipped the color red and liked to wear red robes and red armor.
The Tianshuang Empire advocated white and liked to wear white robes and armor.
The Lanqi Empire advocated blue, so most of them liked to wear blue robes and armor.
Other than the four empires, there were also other small countries with their own unique characteristics. They also dressed differently. At a glance, there were red and green everywhere that made people's eyes go blurry.
However, what surprised Qingshan was that this place not only sold all kinds of knives, armors, medicinal pills, mounts, and other items that were closely related to rangers.
They even sold living people. This was the specialty of Wanluo University-slaves.
Along the way, there were many slaves with the head symbol being sold along the streets. There were men, women, old and young among them.
It was said that these were all looted during the war. There were defeated soldiers, but most of them were innocent civilians.
This made Green Mountain unable to believe it. Slaves were the ugliest cancer in human civilization. The Milky Way Federation had disappeared for almost six thousand years, and Green Mountain's understanding of them only came from limited historical information.
He had never seen a real slave before. But today, they met in this unfamiliar university.
All the slaves were branded with the brand of shame.
Slaves had no personal freedom in the university. Anyone could erase their existence at will without paying any legal responsibility.
In their eyes, Qingshan saw indifference, despair, and humiliation. There were even a few good-looking ones who were raped wantonly in the name of inspecting goods, which made Qingshan dumbfounded and furious, but he couldn't do anything.
Because he was surprised to find that whether it was Wu Shuang or Wu Shang Jiao Luo, they seemed to be used to this, and the other pedestrians on the street also had a normal expression. There were even some who gathered together to comment on the female slaves who were raped.
This made Qingshan feel both sad and helpless. Although he pitied them, he was not a savior and had no ability to change anything. Therefore, he could only turn a blind eye at this moment.
However, Wu Shuang still noticed Qingshan's strange expression and said,""What? It can't be them, right?”
"No, I haven't." "I just find it hard to believe that I can see such a cruel and inhumane scene here," murmured Qingshan.”
"Inhumane." "Don't tell me that your hometown doesn't have slaves," Wu Shang said.”
"As early as 5,000 years ago, our country had already passed laws to abolish the existence of slaves.”" In our world, everyone is equal," Qing Shan said in a deep voice." Even the most powerful president can't bully ordinary people, let alone treat defeated captives as slaves.”
"What a strange country.”Jiao Luo and Yun Xia were also curious.
As for Long Hao, he looked at Qing Shan thoughtfully.""Then how did you deal with the defeated captives?”
"If both sides have captives, they will exchange captives with each other, but if the other side doesn't, they can only use money to redeem the captured captives through diplomatic channels.”Qingshan said.
"There's actually such a strange rule.”"But what if the other party can't afford it?" Long Hao frowned.”
"That's impossible." Qingshan said," In our country, being a soldier is a very sacred profession. Even a soldier who has been defeated and captured has irreplaceable value. Unless the country is destroyed, he will not refuse to redeem the captives. Otherwise, before the enemy defeats him, the citizens of the country will be the first to dismiss the president or chairman and elect a new government representative.”
"Ah!" Long Hao's words stunned him.”
Wu Shuang and the others could not help but exclaim,"How is this possible?"
"Regardless of whether it is the Lanqi Empire or other countries, the royal family and nobles are the most noble and inviolable.”Jiao Luo muttered.
" There are no so-called nobles or royal families in our country. If we want to find someone similar to your so-called nobles, it should be an official in an important position, also known as a civil servant. In our country, civil servants can't abuse their power as they please. Their existence is only to better serve the people. It can be said that they are only public servants of the people, not bureaucrats who can bully the people as they please.”Qingshan said in a deep voice.
"Civil servants, serving the public, the public servants of the people.”Long Hao was completely shocked by Qingshan's words.
"I can't believe that such a country really exists in this world.”"The people living in that world must be very happy," Jiao Luo said.”
"It should have been like this." " But Lamu's appearance changed everything," Qing Shan said." If it weren't for Lamu's invasion, I would never have become a soldier.”
"After you find Ram." "Can you bring me to your hometown?" Long Hao asked with a yearning look.”
"If I can go back." "I'll definitely bring you along," Qingshan said.”
Everyone chatted as they walked.
However, at this moment, Wu Shuang suddenly stared at a pile of strange black stones on the stall."Uncle, are these black iron essence stones?”
The owner of the stall was dressed in a white robe, and his attire clearly showed that this hybrid peddler was a traveling merchant from the White Sun Empire. He was about 50 years old, and his skin was dark and his voice was a little hoarse. Even so, it could not erase the shrewdness and ability unique to merchants."This lady has good eyesight. This is a top-grade black iron essence stone.”
"How much?" Wu Shuang said straightforwardly.
"Two hundred gold per catty." The merchant's answer was also simple and clear.
"This price is too high." Wushuang said,"This piece of black iron essence stone can only be considered to be of medium quality. It's still far from being of good quality."”
"Haha, it seems that you know a lot about ores.”The merchant revealed a smile of admiration.""Since you're an expert, I won't hide it from you. It's at least 150 gold.”
"No way, this thing costs 150 gold.”"In our Luocheng, it's at most ten gold coins." Wu Shang shouted.”
"** 10 gold." "Then keep it for yourself." We merchants have to travel thousands of miles to transport our goods to Lanqi. We earn hard-earned money. You know that your place is Luocheng. 150 Gold was already very fair.”
Wu Shang still wanted to argue, but Wu Shuang stopped him and said,""This uncle is right. It is indeed a long journey to come here in the daytime. Even the transportation fee from Luocheng to here is not low. It is understandable to make a difference. How about this?”"You saw it too. We've just come out to make a living. We don't have much money on hand."”
"You're still the sensible one." The traveling merchant laughed softly." It's not easy for you to come out to work at such a young age. I'll accept this price."”The merchant took out a stone the size of a football from a pile of black iron ores.""This piece weighs exactly 60 catties.”
"Thanks." Wu Shuang smiled and paid for the goods."I wonder if uncle can introduce us to the skilled swordsmiths in this area.”
"Look at you. You guys want to make a set of clothes, right?”the merchant said.
Wu Shuang nodded repeatedly.
"I know a few swordsmiths and alchemists.”The merchant said," How about this? Go to the south of the city, Craftsman Street, and find a Jinfeng Sword Forging Workshop. The sword forging workshop's owner, Jinfeng, is the best sword forging master I know. When you see him, tell him that I, Mo Lang, introduced you to him. He will take care of the price."”
"Thank you, Uncle." Wu Shuang said happily.
Craftsman Street, as the name implied, was a street where craftsmen gathered. Almost all the craftsmen in Lanqi City were gathered here. The entire street was filled with all kinds of blacksmith shops.
On the left was an armour-forging shop opened by an alchemist who specialized in refining armor, while on the right was a weapon shop that specialized in forging swords and swords.
There was a very popular business term in modern times. A professional was the best.
Although armour-forging and sword-forging were both blacksmiths, they each had their own profound knowledge. As a result, the two main types of blacksmiths, alchemists and swordsmiths, were born.
Armor was the main defense, while swords and sabers were the main attack. Moreover, the two kinds of shops were facing each other. It really felt like spears and shields were opposing each other. This tradition had existed since ancient times and had lasted for more than 5,000 years.
Generally speaking, the deeper one went, the larger the area of the shop, the more luxurious the decoration, and the higher the grade of the swordsmith and alchemist.
Like Rangers, both swordsmiths and alchemists had very clear levels and symbols. And its.
However, they only had seven levels.
Rank 1 to Rank 3 were called Blacksmiths.
Level 4 to 6 were called Craftsmen.
Level 7 Blacksmiths were known as Great Blacksmiths.
The higher the grade, the larger the scale of the shop that could be opened. Naturally, the scale of the decoration of the shop would be more luxurious.
When Qingshan and the others finally found the signboard of the Sword Forging Workshop of the Cocky Gold Peak, they were still shocked.
It was not because it was too luxurious, but because the Gold Peak Sword Forging Workshop was truly too shabby. It was a small, crooked signboard that couldn't be seen if one didn't look carefully.
There were only two people busy in the workshop. It was obvious that they were brothers. Little Big looked like he was only 25 or 26 years old, while the big one looked like he was only around 30 years old. Both of them had very distinctive bald heads. He was only wearing an open bear's jacket. He was busy swinging his hammer.
They stopped when they saw Qingshan and the others enter.
"Young heroes, what do you need?”The older brother's voice was rough and full of energy.
"We were introduced by Uncle Mo Lang.”"I'm looking for Master Jin Feng," Wu Shuang said.
"I am Jin Feng." Hearing that Mo Lang had introduced him, Jin Feng revealed a warm smile.
"You. It's Gold Peak." Jiao Luo asked curiously.
Not only Jiao Luo, but even Long Hao and Wushuang were shocked. No matter how they looked at it, Jin Feng was too young, so much so that Wushuang and the others thought that he was an apprentice of this shop when they first entered.
One had to know that in University 6, no one could open a shop without being at least Tier 3. Wu Shuang and the others were naturally clear about this. A Tier 3 Swordsmith was equivalent to a Level 30 Warrior in the Ranger world. Although there were quite a few Blacksmiths like that, there were not many Swordsmiths who could reach Tier 3 before they were over 50 years old.
However, he did not expect that this ordinary-looking Jin Feng in front of him was actually a grade-3 swordsmith.
Green Mountain didn't know about these things. However, he was also looking at Jin Feng in shock.
In the image of Green Mountain, blacksmiths should be muscular and bearded men.
However, no matter how he looked at Jin Feng, he did not look strong. His figure was moderate, and he looked a little stronger than himself. However, he was holding a huge hammer that did not match his body size. Just by looking at its size, its weight was estimated to be no less than 100 kilograms.
However, in Jin Feng's hand, it felt weightless. This guy was quite strong.
On the other side, Wu Shuang also had a curious look on her face. However, when she saw the Craftsman's Bracer on Jin Feng's wrist. When he saw the three eye-catching bars, he finally believed Jin Feng's words.
Just like the Rangers in the Ranger World, all the swordsmiths wore a profession symbol that matched their status, the Blacksmith Bracers. It was similar to the level epaulets in the Ranger world. Jin Feng's Blacksmith Bracer had three bars, which meant that he was a genuine Level 3 Swordsmith.
"Are you really a grade 3 swordsmith?" Wu Shang's face was filled with disbelief.
"Why? Is there a problem?" Jin Feng seemed to be quite dissatisfied with the two people's doubts. He immediately glared at them.
"No, no, hehe." Wounds waved his hand. What a joke. Although a level 30 Swordsmith was not rare, it was not someone that rookie Rangers like Wounds and Peerless who did not even have a rank could offend."I'm just surprised that he's able to reach such a high level of swordsmithing at such a young age.”
No matter how one listened to Wu Shang's words, it sounded like praise. This made Jin Feng's expression become a little better.
"We want to forge a few good weapons.”"Uncle Mo Lang said that your cooking is trustworthy, so we came here."”
"Haha, that's easy." The younger one said proudly,""My brother's craftsmanship is one of the best among all the grade-3 swordsmiths. You've found the right person.”
"Since Uncle Mo introduced me, I will naturally do my best.”"I don't know how high your requirements are." Jin Feng said.”
"Our requirements are not high. We just need to reach the same quality as his sword.”As Wu Shuang spoke, she pointed at the Xuan Yuan Heavy Sword on Qingshan's back and said,""Pull out your sword and give it to him for reference.”
"Oh." Qingshan hurriedly pulled out the Xuan Yuan Heavy Sword. He handed it to Jin Feng.
Jin Feng put down the iron hammer in his hand and took the Xuan Yuan Heavy Sword from Qingshan's hand. However, when he held the Xuan Yuan Heavy Sword, his expression changed drastically."Ah, I'm not sure. This…this is a black iron greatsword." However, he quickly shook his head."No, this sword isn't made of black iron. It's impossible for black iron to be this heavy.”
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