Chapter 212: Being famous is the fastest way to become famous
After paying the money, Ye Qingzhou and Huang Liwen were able to pass through the city gate and enter the outer city area.
Huajian City is divided into two major areas: the inner city and the outer city. The outer city is divided into regular cities and towns of different sizes. Some provide accommodation and some provide food. The basic functions that a city should have are all here. have.
The shops along the street are filled with shouts of sales, and the shopkeepers all use the traditional method of soliciting customers to attract business for their shops.
Among them, the Iron Factory City is the most noisy and bustling, because the Rakshasa Girl Country is rich in iron, and this forging material is extremely popular, thus attracting many caravans from other races to trade.
The language here is the ancient Dongji language, and the pronunciation tone is different from that of today's Dongji country. Fortunately, Ye Qingzhou and Huang Liwen can both communicate by heart, so there is no need to worry about the language barrier.
Huang Liwen lamented: "It seems that because of the development of martial arts, the level of civilization here is very low, and science and technology cannot develop at all."
The situation in the outer city is relatively good, but the place outside the city walls is the real hell on earth. Garbage piles up like mountains, and there are even corpses on the streets. The living environment is extremely harsh, and it is simply a hotbed of disease and plague.
The living standards of the lower class people in the Rakshasa women's country are extremely low. Many Rakshasa men are skinny and numb. They can only make ends meet by working as coolies in the dock area.
As for the women of the Rakshasa tribe, their lives are slightly better, but they are obtained by selling their bodies.
The scene in front of me is a good explanation of what "all living beings are suffering".
Even a hard-hearted person like Ye Qingzhou felt deeply when he stepped into feudal society from the civilized world: "The gap in combat power between the bottom and the upper classes in the Rakshasa Girl Country is too big, so it is difficult for all social changes to happen. Therefore, no one has been able to break the solidification of classes for thousands of years, which has created everything in front of us.”
Although Blue Star's technological development is still far behind the martial arts masters in Kunlun Cave in terms of high-end combat power, the development of productivity has directly widened the life gap between the people at the bottom.
Especially in Dongji Country, people's livelihood protection is the best in Blue Star. It can be said that for ordinary people, if you are born in Dongji Country, you will outperform most other people in Blue Star.
"Let's find a place to stay first."
Ye Qingzhou was kind-hearted and could not see the tragic experiences of the lower class people in the Rakshasa Kingdom outside the city, so he closed his eyes and quickened his pace to leave the area at the city gate.
The entry fee of one coin is enough to stop all the destitute people.
Later, Ye Qingzhou rented a house with a small courtyard in the city. The rent was charged on a daily basis, one dollar a day, which was prohibitively expensive.
“One hundred thousand dollars a day, can’t we live in a presidential suite?”
Huang Liwen took a look at the dilapidated houses in the yard. Not only did they not have color TVs, refrigerators, or air conditioners, they didn't even have running water. To get water, you had to go to public wells, and you had to pay by the bucket.
What's even worse is the toilet. The houses here don't have toilets at all, not even dry toilets!
Use a wooden barrel!
Ye Qingzhou was very open-minded: "I'm not asking you to pay, and the purchasing power of currency is different in different places. For many professional martial artists, they are quite happy to spend 100,000 yuan to live here. ”
I have to say that although the living conditions in Huajian City are a bit poor, the vitality here is extremely strong, which is very good for practicing martial arts.
If you can settle down for a long time, your cultivation will improve very quickly, so one hundred thousand yuan is not expensive, it is the same as buying twenty iron-feathered chickens.
"Brother Wen, please quickly sense the location of the treasure."
"Give me the jade weapon scepter and the battle seal."
Ye Qingzhou took the treasure out of the gilded jade gourd and let Huang Liwen hold it in his hand.
Although Huang Liwen couldn't understand the profound mathematical knowledge in "Qi Men Dun Jia", he still relied on his identity as a descendant of the Yellow Emperor's bloodline to gain a kind of induction that could "calculate" the positions of other nine-character seals.
"I sensed it!"
Huang Liwen held the Jade Soldier Scepter in his right hand and the Dou Zi Seal in his left hand. He just crossed his legs and meditated for a moment, then showed an expression of joy, then stretched out his hand and pointed towards the northwest.
"..."
Ye Qingzhou was speechless: "Are you sure?"
"Definitely and definitely!"
"Things are in trouble."
Ye Qingzhou felt a headache: "That's the inner city. With our current status, I'm afraid we won't be able to get in."
The inner city of Huajian City is the aristocratic area. Only the powerful, their families and servants can live there.
As for sneaking in?
The inner city is heavily guarded, with hundreds of master-level martial artists alone, and even ordinary soldiers with professional-level strength, numbering more than two thousand.
In addition, most of the high-ranking officials in the city are master-level experts. The city lord himself is said to have the martial arts training and can cut across a ten-mile-wide river with one sword.
With such a lineup, Ye Qingzhou would not dare to sneak in unless he was tired of living.
You must know that although the Rakshasa Girl Country respects women, it is a real fighting nation after all. All the people are soldiers and there are so many masters.
Ye Qingzhou could only give up the idea of rushing in to seize the treasure. He was still young and did not want to die young.
Huang Liwen said: "I have a vague feeling that as long as I gather all the nine-character mantra seals, I can activate the power of the Jade Soldier Scepter and sense the location of the Xuanyuan Sword."
"Brother Wen, I only need to gather seven dragon balls to make a wish to the dragon. You actually want me to collect the nine-character mantra seal? Bad review!"
"This is beyond my control."
Huang Liwen gave Ye Qingzhou an annoyed look: "So, are you going to give up?"
That was the Holy Sword Xuanyuan. How could Ye Qingzhou give up?
No matter how difficult it is, he is determined to win such a peerless magic weapon. Looking towards the inner city, Ye Qingzhou's eyes became dark: "It seems that we can only outwit it."
After two days, Ye Qingzhou finally got some useful news from the local residents.
"The head of the Rakshasa Girl Kingdom will marry a human king after the Divine Sword Festival. This is our opportunity. Now in order to go to the royal city to participate in the sword presentation ceremony, the city lord is planning to invite famous craftsmen in the city to the banquet."
"Sacred Sword Festival?"
Huang Liwen was very curious: "Is this a festival?"
"Absolutely."
Ye Qingzhou was also thinking silently in his mind, and then said his plan: "In the Rakshasa Girl Kingdom, the high priest and the king have the highest status, followed by the powerful warriors in the country. And the warriors want to defeat the enemy on the battlefield. , you need a good weapon, which is where the Divine Sword Festival comes from.”
In the Rakshasa Girl Country, the status of craftsmen who can make weapons is very high. Even if you are a commoner, as long as you can make a good sword, you can become a guest of the nobles.
For several days, after sensing more than a dozen times, Ye Qingzhou and Huang Liwen had confirmed that the 'Xing' character seal in the nine-character mantra seal was in the city lord's mansion.
"My plan is to first get an invitation, and then become a guest of the city lord's palace. In this way, I should have the opportunity to use the name of sacrificing the sword to enter and exit the palace treasury and obtain the seal."
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Ye Qingzhou is very confident in this.
"Is this... too late?"
Huang Liwen was worried about not having enough time. After all, the Divine Sword Festival had already begun, and Ye Qingzhou was still an unknown person in Huajian City.
"Quick, there are fast ways to play."
Ye Qingzhou was very calm because he already had an idea in his mind.
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Outer city, Tieqifang City.
A huge high wall separates the inside and outside.
Outside, there are grand streets lined with old trees.
Inside, there are many well-proportioned houses.
The hierarchy of the Rakshasa Kingdom is strict, and only the princes and nobles are qualified to open the door to the street. An ordinary city is like a fortress guarding the city lord's palace.
Tieqifang Market sells a large number of metal products and has many merchants coming and going, so it is also called the Gold Market.
Lanxiangfang, located next to Tieqifang City, is the main business of Qinlou Chu Pavilion. Even at night, there will be a beautiful Rakshasa girl dancing a hot dance with only a piece of hair and belly exposed.
For foreign merchants, the dance of Rakshasa Princess is full of exotic style and enchanting, so even late at night, the Lanxiang Square is lit up with red candles and filled with joyous songs and laughter.
Walking into Tieqifang City, Ye Qingzhou's ears twitched slightly, and various clanking sounds continued to be heard from all directions.
The interior of Fangshi is divided into four parts by two intersecting streets in a "X" shape. On both sides of the streets are shops selling various metal products.
Especially swords, snow-white steel knives, hung on the shelves with straw ropes, are like wind chimes. When the wind blows, they will make a crisp and clear sound.
Ye Qingzhou stopped in front of a knife shop.
"My guest, would you like to buy a knife?"
A boss who looked uglier when he smiled than cried came up to Ye Qingzhou. He was a member of the Rakshasa tribe and had a grimace that could stop a child from crying at night.
Ye Qingzhou picked one at random: "How much does this knife cost?"
When the boss saw that Ye Qingzhou was a foreigner, he narrowed his eyes and pretended to be honest and said honestly: "It's not expensive, only ten dollars a piece. This is the best steelmaking. Look at the pattern on it, how beautiful it is." Ah.”
Ye Qingzhou only thought the other party's offer was too funny. The steel knife in your hand has not been refined even a hundred times, not even ten times. If you get it on the Blue Star, it is not qualified as a kitchen knife. How dare you ask for ten dollars?
The other party really took me for granted!
"Is the blade of your knife made of gold, or is the handle of the knife made of gold? How dare you ask me for ten knives?"
"Hey!"
The owner of the knife shop immediately became angry. His ugly face was full of evil deeds, and his eyes glared at Ye Qingzhou: "Look, how can there be hundreds of steel-making outside now? This is a craft inherited from my ancestors, and my ingenuity is yours. Do you understand? You think it’s too expensive?”
"Okay, then you can pick a good one for me."
"Okay."
The expression of the owner of the knife shop suddenly became amiable. He quickly selected a snow-white steel knife and handed it to Ye Qingzhou: "My guest, the Baili Steel Knife you want."
"Confirmed it is Baiyang Steel?"
Ye Qingzhou held the knife in his hand, looked at it for a moment, and immediately saw something fishy: "Why doesn't it look like it to me? There are too many impurities in the material, and there are also problems with the forging process."
"You are looking for trouble, aren't you?"
The owner of the knife shop also has a hot temper. He has the strength of a professional martial arts master. At this time, he decided that Ye Qingzhou was here to kick the gym, so how could he be polite to him.
When Ye Qingzhou saw this, he didn't waste any words and just flicked his finger.
The burst of power instantly gathered at the joint of the blade structure. Due to craftsmanship problems, there were subtle cracks inside the knife itself, which were infinitely magnified at this moment.
Ding~
The moment the fingertips touched the blade, there was a crisp sound first, then a click, and the blade broke directly.
When the owner of the knife shop saw this, his eyes immediately became clear.
Ye Qingzhou's move seemed simple, but in fact it was extremely skillful. It not only represented his own profound cultivation, but also represented Ye Qingzhou's attainments in blacksmithing, at least at the level of a famous craftsman!
Meet a real industry leader!
I can't afford it!
"The villain has eyes but cannot see Mount Tai. I don't know how to call you a distinguished person?"
The knife shop owner asked anxiously, and even his tone became humble.
The Rakshasa Girl's country is very martial, so the status of famous craftsmen has also increased. Even in the royal capital, a famous craftsman can receive courtesy from the nobles, let alone a small border town like Huajian City.
"My name is Ye Long."
Ye Qingzhou casually gave his pseudonym. Now, he has the ability to think like a number. As long as he opens his eyes, he can see through all the phenomena in the world.
It's like having a clairvoyant eye. He can immediately see through any weapon with his gaze. The material, craftsmanship, and even the internal structure of the weapon are all clearly visible.
"Who is the best at casting in Huajian City?"
"The owner of the Yanfeng is the number one in forging Qianfeng. It is said that his craftsmanship has reached the level of a master craftsman. Even the Lord of the City asked him to forge swords. He will also be the first to receive the sword banquet three days later. Invited"
"Haha, you are honest."
Ye Qingzhou knew that the other party was trying to divert trouble, but he didn't care. He threw the broken knife back and turned around to leave.
The owner of the knife shop did not dare to ask for compensation at all. Instead, he was secretly relieved because he had successfully sent away the God of Plague, and at the same time he was still looking forward to it.
After all, there is nothing more enjoyable than watching your peers suffer misfortune.
"Let's go, Brother Wen."
"Where to go?"
"Kick the gym."
"!!!"
Yanfeng is a "behemoth" that occupies a unique corner of Huajian City's Tiefang City.
Compared with the surrounding iron shops, the area of the Yanfeng is more than ten times larger. It is arranged like a castle. The shops on the periphery are used for business, and the center is the production area and living area. There are only apprentices inside. Hundreds of people.
With a casual glance, Ye Qingzhou discovered that the apprentices in front of him all had the training of professional martial arts masters.
Two of them have the strength of half-step masters, as if they can open the bridge between heaven and earth at any time and reach the sky in one step.
They are all Rakshasa tribesmen. Not only are they fierce and evil-looking, but they also exude a hot and sharp aura. They obviously practice some kind of fire-attribute skills and are good at fighting with long knives.
"Old Ye, do you really want to quit the gym?"
“You’re here, you have to give it a try, right?”
Ye Qingzhou was not panicked at all, but rather eager to try.
If you want to become famous, the fastest way is to meet another famous person and step on him to rise to the top.
Of course, this approach can easily offend people.
But Ye Qingzhou doesn't plan to settle in Kunlun Cave, so what if he offends others?
If things go wrong here, at worst, they just slap their butts and walk away. Will the other party still be able to pursue them all the way to Blue Star?
Huang Liwen was still a little timid: "Old Ye, please say goodbye. I think they are quite fierce. Will they be beaten to death?"
"Don't worry, I am a civilized person. How can I behave like this when I am always beating and killing people?"
"..."
Huang Liwen had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow Ye Qingzhou into the Yanfeng.
"Is this guest here to buy a knife?"
"No."
Ye Qingzhou smiled slightly and said pleasantly: "I'm here to ask for advice."
"Damn it, Senior Brother Wen, Senior Brother Wu, someone is here to kick the gym!"
the apprentice shouted angrily.
Hearing this, Tiao Wen and Tiao Wu immediately raised their eyebrows angrily. They walked up to Ye Qingzhou together and stared into his eyes: "Are you here to play in the gym?"
In the past few days, Yan Feng has been busy vying for a spot to participate in the Divine Sword Festival.
Therefore, none of the people in the Yanfeng gave Ye Qingzhou a good look.
"Hey, don't get me wrong, I'm here to ask for advice."
As a cultural person, Ye Qingzhou pays attention to etiquette first and then soldiers when taking action, and he is famous for his division.
"Hmph, that sounds nice, but you're not here to play in the gym?"
Tui Wu raised his angry eyebrows and opened his mouth, revealing a pair of shark-like fangs: "If you lose, just keep one hand."
"Isn't this bad?"
Ye Qingzhou was a little embarrassed about this.
"Why, are you scared?"
Tui Wu laughed loudly, his tone full of ridicule and contempt.
Ye Qingzhou sighed after hearing this, with a pitiful expression: "Okay, this is what you asked for."
"Hmph~"
Tui Wu sneered and took out the saber from his waist, and looked at Ye Qingzhou arrogantly: "This sword is called Red Ya. It has iron as the blade and fine steel as the spine. It is four feet and seven inches long. It took me three years to make it. Made by my own hands, I once killed an adult Stegosaurus in the wilderness.”
Stegosaurus is more than ten meters long and weighs more than eight tons. It has an extremely ferocious temperament and has blade-like bone plates on its back. When angry, it can roll its body and cut through rock walls.
Being able to kill such a monster is enough to prove the strength of the martial arts, and it is also enough to prove that the red tooth in his hand has become one of the famous swords.
Ye Qingzhou casually took out a golden long sword that had been scrapped from the Xiayu treasure ring, held it in the palm of his hand, and said in a calm tone: "This sword was made in my spare time. I forgot what material it was made of. It was originally prepared." It was remade, so I didn’t even give it a name.”
The frivolous words made Dui Wu furious: "You dare to humiliate me?"
He jumped up, slashed vertically with his sword, and struck a blow that was enough to melt gold and turn iron!
I saw that the blade of the Red Teeth Sword was now wrapped in a hot martial arts energy, turning into a high-temperature red state, cutting iron like clay.
"A surprise attack? You really don't have martial ethics."
Faced with a sword that could kill a professional martial artist with one blow, Ye Qingzhou had enough time to calmly wave the golden sword in his hand.
At this time, he had opened his heavenly eyes and could see all the true energy flowing through his body. At the same time, he also saw the weak link of the Red Teeth Sword in his hand.
The texture of metal is not absolutely uniform, and the links are often the most fragile and can easily break under the impact of external forces.
(End of chapter)