As the mountains become taller, there are more and more dwarves.
Xue Tong didn't have Huang Gongtai's water refining skills, so he felt stuck in his throat. This time he came to the Western Regions to get to know people and make friends, so as to find out where to start trouble.
It would be best to get the secret technique of quenching weapons, or a large batch of elixirs.
That's why he got involved in Mu Qingcheng's affairs and obtained a letter of recommendation from the Dwarf Haoshan Society.
Xue Tong roughly figured out the situation of the dwarves.
The dwarves can be considered a large clan in the Western Region, and they have no unified leader, just like the human race has no recognized boss.
Dwarf branches, each branch is also called a tribe, similar to the Xuanmen of the human race.
Dwarf weapon masters are carefully trained by the tribe. The level of the weapon master's fire tempering skills often determines the strength of the tribe.
Dwarves' fire attribute talents are much higher than those of humans, and their weapon refining skills are exquisite. However, the fire tempering secret technique of transforming magic weapons is extremely difficult. It requires master-level mana, mastery of special fire spells, and excellent fire attribute induction and understanding.
In addition, magic weapon-level cauldrons and auxiliary materials are required, which can be tempered with warm fire to improve the quality of the magic weapon.
…
The dwarves who went to Haoshan mostly rode on ram mounts. The mountains were as smooth as walking on the ground. Xue Tong rode a vulture and flew rapidly, arriving at Haoshan Dazhai in the eyes of everyone.
I met the master warrior Su Lie based on the recommendation letter.
Su Lie read the letter of recommendation and said: "Fellow Taoist Xue came to the Western Regions to find elixirs and secret techniques for refining treasures. There are some elixirs, but it's hard to say about secret techniques. Can Taoist friend know how to refine magic weapons?"
Xue Tong nodded.
"Since my Taoist friend can refine treasures, Su has nothing to teach me. I will take you to see the weapon master of our headquarters, Elder Shu. If you have anything to ask, ask him in person."
"Your weapon master can refine earth-level magic weapons."
"certainly"
"Where's the tempered treasure?"
"Let's ask after you meet Elder Shan," Su Lie said in a strict tone.
"It's just a small thing, thank you for your hard work, Fellow Daoist Su."
Xue Tong gave Su Lie a bag of spiritual stones.
The two people turned around and came to a small courtyard where they lived alone.
Su Lie took his ID card and pressed it against the doorpost. The mechanism turned and the door slowly moved away.
There was a strange device placed in the yard, a heavy bracket supporting a two-foot-square dark iron plate.
"It depends on the Taoist priest later." Su Lie closed the door and left.
"Su Lie said that you want to ask about weapon refining and quenching. You are the peak master and have sufficient cultivation, but you don't know what the magic weapon is. If it is not up to standard, go and collect some weapons first. Don't waste time here."
"Put the magic weapon you can get on the iron platform."
An old voice came from the stone house.
"Oh, let's test my magic weapon! If it doesn't work, just get out of here and don't see me again."
Xue Tong placed the Mo Yan sword on the iron platform.
The device is unresponsive.
"There are only ten magic weapons like this, so take them out quickly." The old man said angrily.
"Ordinary magic weapons can't be used by Elder Shu, so let's try this one."
Xue Tong took back the Mo Yan sword and placed the Falling Hammer.
"puff"
A golden rune jumped up on the table and slowly spread out.
"Well, continue!" The old man's voice softened a little.
Xue Tong put on the heavy nightmare sword and flicked up two golden talismans, followed by three hell ghost axes and three black lacquer knives.
The old man was surprised and said: "The magic weapons are all yours."
"Of course, who would be willing to borrow such a treasure?"
Xue Tong put Huntian Ju up again.
Three more golden talismans.
"Boom!"
The door of the house opened wide, and a gray-haired dwarf rushed out.
The old man stared at Huntian Chu for a long time, "You carry twelve golden talisman magic weapons and are better at refining than me. What else do you want me to do?"
"Haha, Xue really made only one piece of Huntian Ju. The rest were all robbed. The Guangtian monks killed three people!"
Xue Tong deliberately showed off to scare the weapon master, so that he could gain an advantage in subsequent bargaining.
Zhang Chong's eyebrows twitched slightly, "Zhang couldn't refine this chakra, and there are no traces of fire quenching."
"As expected, Elder Shu is at the level of a master. He has no way of quenching the treasure fire. He was promoted through soul quenching and spirit quenching due to chance." Xue Tong said.
"I am unable to upgrade the third-grade magic weapon. I am afraid that the Taoist priest has come to the wrong place."
"Xue came here because he wanted to learn the art of fire tempering."
Gaochong shook his head, "Fire Tempering is the treasure of our clan. There is no reason for it to be spread out. What's more, the human race's talent is limited and it is almost impossible to refine it."
"It is recorded in ancient books that human weapon masters also mastered dwarf fire quenching."
"It's just a very rare case. It's meaningless to check without solid evidence. If the Taoist Master wants to temper his weapon, there may be some hope."
"The lowest fire tempering technique is not rumored to be sold for a high price of 50 million." Xue Tong asked, not giving up.
"Hmph, there is no burial place in the Secret Technique Gaiden, so don't even think about buying the spirit stone!" Hao Chong said disdainfully.
Xue Tong felt cold in his heart. Could it be that the fire tempering technique was just like the heavy water refining technique? It had become an out-of-reach castle in the air.
Seeing Xue Tong's gloomy expression, Gao Chong took the initiative to remind him: "Master Taoist, please don't have any evil intentions. The secret technique is attached with a soul restriction. If you use force to grab it, you will only get a pile of ashes."
"Haha, if Xue wants to rob, there is no need to come to Haoshan. He can just rob directly."
Xue Tong retreated and asked for the next best thing, "Please ask the elder to temper the weapon."
"The price of quenching the weapon is astonishing, and you need to wait in line for three years, waiting for Zhang to complete the tribe's mission first."
"Jumping in line to temper weapons for outsiders can bring you rich spiritual stones, which will be of great benefit to the clan. It's not impossible to consider it," Xue Tong said.
"Of course you can do business with foreigners, but the key depends on the price. One tool per year, and the cost of tempering each tool is 18 million." He Chong offered the price.
Even though Xue Tong was wealthy and had some predictions, he still couldn't help but feel shocked.
"This price is really too high. Xue Tong plans to temper the Nine Swords. Can you give me a discount?"
"Zhao only charges tens of millions to temper the weapon for the headquarters. The external dwarves charge eight million more. The Taoist priest charges according to the dwarf clan, which is not high."
“Too expensive!”
It's not that Xue Tong can't afford the spiritual stone, he just thinks it's not worth it, and he has to wait nine years.
"How about twelve million"
"The price is too low. The tribe cannot explain it, and the tribesmen who were cut in line cannot explain it either!"
Hao Chong shook his head repeatedly.
"You should ask the tribe first, and then ask your weapon master friends if they are willing to accept it. Xue requires five years to refine the Nine Swords."
After Xue Tong finished speaking, he stood up and left.
…
The next day, Haoshan venue.
Xue Tong followed Su Lie and threw out Yansen's heavy sword.
"The prefecture-level second-grade magic weapon is sold at a low price, with a price of 45 million."
Xue Tong soon noticed that the two people in the scene had subtle expressions, and their eyes kept scanning the sword.
"Could it be that the two of them recognize this knife..."
"Could it be that... the Nightmare is a heavy sword tempered by dwarves!"
"No wonder there is no weapon refining manual in this thief's storage bracelet."
Dwarves like to play with broadswords and spears, and the size of their weapons is exaggerated. Heavy swords are what they like, and the price is very attractive. It didn't take long for them to be bought by the dwarf master from other places.
Xue Tong said with a subtle expression, "Your Excellency knows heavy swords."
That man was a great master and ignored Xue Tong.
Xue Tong was already past the age of being afraid of trouble, and continued to provoke: "The original owner of the sword, Yansen, also has a hell axe, but he is still no match for Xue. I feel that the quality of his magical weapon is not good, otherwise he might be able to escape. "
"fart!"
How could the dwarf weapon master bear such humiliation? His square face turned round and he was breathing heavily.
He muttered to his companion, who suddenly also looked furious.
"What's wrong, Taoist Master? Don't provoke the weapon masters from the Thorny Earth Tribe." Su Lie noticed something was wrong and said hurriedly.
"Xue has his own sense of proportion."
Xue Tong turned to the message and said: "I know you two are not convinced, go outside to a place where there is no one, and discuss and learn from each other."
The dwarf weapon master immediately left the hall without saying a word.
…
Xue Tong took action for the first time after being promoted.
The master of the Thorns and Earth Tribe is on the left and right, and the dragon and tiger attack together with their claws.
The shadows of the claws are lifelike, and the black dragon scales and brown and yellow tiger hairs are clearly distinguishable, accompanied by the sound of dragons roaring and tigers roaring.
The claws are so big that they can almost grab a horse-drawn carriage.
It only takes a slight amount of force to shrink sharply, and if you gather a little more force, you can crush the object in your palm.
Xue Tong snorted coldly, his whole body glowed with green light, and black smoke suddenly spurted out, condensing into a water-like Gang Demon protective shell.
"Chi~"
The shadow of the claws turned red, as if a red-hot iron finger had entered the water, and fire and smoke instantly appeared.
"Bang!"
Both claws shattered, Xue Tong seemed unaware, and the Gang Demon's protective layer only shrank slightly.
The dwarf master's face was pale, his fingers were in severe pain, and he felt a cold feeling in his heart.
The two of them have been working together for hundreds of years, and even the leader of the clan at the top of the Grand Master level is still worried.
But in front of Xue Tong, it was like hitting an egg against a stone, the difference was too far.
"Xue is not boasting, but I have offended Duo just now. Please forgive me!"
"It's not that Yansen's magic weapon is ineffective, but that his magic power is really weak. Only with a fifth-grade treasure weapon may he have a chance to survive."
Xue Tong bowed his hands and apologized.
"The fifth-grade thorn earth part can only be refined to the third grade."
The dwarf weapon master felt that Xue Tong had a whimsical idea that could be expressed even at the fifth level.
"Haha, Xue never thought about such a high-level treasure. With a few swords in his hand, he would be satisfied if he could temper them to the earth level."
"I wonder if you two can temper the weapon for Xue?"
Xue Tong cut to the chase and asked.
"It has been 40 years of quenching the Nightmare Forest, and I have collected money many times. The total cost is 200 million." The dwarf weapon master did not give a clear answer, but reminded him that the cost was huge.
"With ten thousand swords, Xue is willing to temper nine swords. You two have also seen it. Xue is more worthy of dating than Yansen. Why not make friends?" Xue Tong encouraged.
Haggled for a while.
"Thirteen million, it's more favorable than the Nightmare Forest." said the dwarf weapon master.
Xue Tong gave Liujian and thirty million spiritual stones, and agreed to collect the treasures in three years and then make up the remaining balance.
The tool master of the Jitu Department wrote the written evidence and left a famous post.
"Yixiao, Bi Jinfu."
Xue Tong went back to the market and bought a few elixirs and left early.
"Taoist Master, have you met the Jitu Department's weapon master?" Su Lie asked after chasing him.
"Well, the Master of Thorny Earthenware can carry it clearly and does his work with dignity. If the Haoshan Department is willing, Xue has three more swords that can be entrusted to Elder Zhan for tempering."
"Su will ask again!"
…
Xue Tong spent money like water and basically got what he wanted.
Jia Chong promised to take three swords in three years, and each sword received one million more than the Jitu Department weapon master.
"Fortunately, Xue accumulated a lot of spiritual stones, so he was able to spend a lot of money on sword tempering."
“It’s very expensive, but it saves a lot of time.”
Xue Tong smiled and was satisfied.
After practicing the fire tempering technique, I tried to temper it after I was half-baked. In less than twenty years, I couldn't temper the nine swords at all, not to mention the consumption of failure.
As for the subsequent tempering, Xue Tong didn't even think about it.
Tempering to the second level at the prefecture level costs three times and takes five years. To temper it to the third level at the prefecture level requires a great deal of opportunity just to gather the ingredients, and the cost of quenching a single piece is as much as 90 million.
"Hehe, Xue will collect a few more earth-level swords in the future and refine them into a small constellation formation as soon as possible. It will be far more cost-effective than continuing to upgrade the Nine Swords!"
…
The Haoshan Club is coming to an end.
The door of Xue Tong's stone cave rang again.
"What's the matter with Fellow Daoist Su?"
"Taoist Master, please move over. The Haoshan Tribe has invited you!" Su Lie said.
