Qin Fan followed Xuanyuan Huanyu out of the hall and returned to his room.
At this moment, it was just the two of them.
Xuanyuan Huanyu said with a serious face: "Qin Fan, although the sect leader has protected you, I am still a little worried."
"If we ever come to the end of our rope, don't worry and leave the Iron Alliance as soon as possible."
"Since the teacher entrusted you to me, I will definitely protect you."
Qin Fan could feel that Xuanyuan Huanyu's words came completely from the heart. He did not expect that Xuanyuan Po held such a heavy weight in Xuanyuan Huanyu's heart.
"kindness."
Qin Fan nodded and said nothing more.
If the Qingyu faction really came to cause trouble, he would take action.
However, in the next few days, no one from the Qingyu Sect came to retaliate, and there was even no movement at all.
The tense nerves of everyone in the Iron Alliance could not help but relax.
Some disciples even laughed at the Qingyu Sect: "It seems that the Qingyu Sect is nothing more than that. The thunder is loud and the rain is small. Although our Iron Alliance is only a third-rate force, we control 90% of the blacksmiths and weapon refiners in the wilderness, isn't it? His Qingyu sect can handle it at will."
This kind of mentality is not only produced in the hearts of the Iron Alliance disciples, but even the elders feel that the Qingyu Sect does not dare to go to war with the Iron Alliance.
After all, the wilderness is a place where the weak prey on the strong. Even if Qin Fan kills Long Haoran, there is no need for the Qingyu Sect to go to war because there are still many sects who are eyeing the Qingyu Sect.
Even Xuanyuan Huanyu relaxed his mood and went to find Qin Fan and said happily: "It seems that the Qingyu Sect also has concerns and does not dare to start a war with our Iron Alliance."
Qin Fan didn't say anything, he felt it wasn't that simple.
Another day later, the heads of several big city blacksmith shops near Huangcheng came to report at the same time, saying that the business of the blacksmith shops had plummeted in the past few days.
At first they thought it was a normal phenomenon, but after inquiring, they found that someone was deliberately targeting the blacksmith shop.
The person behind the scenes is the Qingyu Sect.
The blacksmith shop is an important source of income for the Iron Alliance, especially in the major cities around the deserted city. The profits handed over to the Iron Alliance headquarters every year are as high as 50% of the entire Iron Alliance.
If the interests of the blacksmith shops in these cities are damaged, it will be equivalent to cutting off half of the Iron Alliance's source of income.
On this day, Nalan Mingyue held an emergency meeting, and senior officials of the Iron Alliance gathered in the main hall to discuss countermeasures.
Qin Fan followed Xuanyuan Huanyu and stood in a corner, quietly looking at the frowning crowd.
There were more than twenty people in the hall, but no one spoke, and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.
In the end, it was Nalan Mingyue who spoke first.
"Everyone, the Qingyu faction is very aware of the weaknesses of our Iron Alliance. They have not chosen to confront us head-on. Instead, they are starting from our economic lifeline and preparing to cut off our economic sources. Once our economic sources are cut off, we will be in chaos without their intervention. ”
Everyone immediately whispered.
Unlike other forces, the Iron Alliance has centralized power and does not rely much on financial resources.
The UIC is a huge organization. Although it is not strong, it has a large number of people and is very dependent on financial resources.
The Qingyu faction did not choose to fight head-on, but cut off the economic lifeline of the Iron Alliance. It could be said that it hit the iron alliance's weakness directly.
If the Qingyu Sect succeeds, it won't take much effort to dismantle the Iron Alliance.
If they choose to fight fiercely, although the Iron Alliance may not be able to stop them, they can kill a thousand enemies and suffer eight hundred losses. The Qingyu Sect will also definitely suffer heavy losses.
Nalan Mingyue looked at an old man and said, "Elder Qi, tell everyone about the situation in the mountain city."
Elder Qi came out, saluted to Nalan Mingyue, and then said: "Originally, our several blacksmith shops in the mountain city were doing very well. Whether it was weapons or magic weapons, we firmly controlled 80% of the blacksmith shops in the mountain city. market share."
"However, just in the past few days, a shop selling magic weapons suddenly popped up and took away all the business of our blacksmith shop."
"I have studied their magic weapons, and they are indeed better than those of our Iron Alliance, and the price is cheaper. If I were a customer, I would choose them."
"I also thought about improving the quality and lowering the price, but the level of our weapon refiners is limited and we can't compete with them."
After Elder Qi finished speaking, the heads of several other cities also spoke, claiming that the situations they encountered were similar to those in mountain cities.
After listening to the reports of several people, Nalan Mingyue made a summary.
"The dilemma we face now is the lack of excellent weapon refiners. Price is not a problem. As long as the quality of the magic weapon is high, there will be people who will buy it even if it is more expensive."
Everyone nodded, and Nalan Mingyue pointed out the way to break the situation.
But the problem is that the weapon refiners in the mountain city are basically at the top level within the Iron Alliance.
If you want to find a more powerful weapon refiner, Nalan Mingyue is the only one who takes action personally.
But Nalan Mingyue needs to stay at the Iron Alliance headquarters and it is impossible to go to major cities for support.
Elder Liu suggested: "Sect Master, how about we recruit two weapon refiners from outside?"
Another elder said: "That's inappropriate. This is what our Iron Alliance relies on, but now we are going outside to recruit weapon refiners. If we say it, we will definitely make people laugh."
Elder Liu asked back: "Then do you have any good ideas? The income of those mountain cities must not be cut off."
"This..." The elder was naturally unable to solve the predicament at hand.
Nalan Mingyue said: "Recruiting from outside will indeed make people laugh. It's better for me to do it myself!"
Elder Liu was the first to object: "How can this be done!"
"Refining magic weapons does not happen overnight. The sect leader also has to deal with the internal affairs of the sect, so he is very busy!"
Nalan Mingyue said: "Other than that, I can't think of any other way."
Elder Liu was speechless, and the hall fell into silence again.
At this time, Xuanyuan Huanyu suddenly whispered: "Sect Master, why not let Qin Fan try it!"
Everyone's eyes turned over immediately.
Nalan Mingyue's eyebrows showed a hint of joy: "Yes, how could I forget him!"
Xuanyuan Huanyu continued: "Based on Qin Fan's weapon refining skills, I think he can do the job."
"Moreover, this incident started because of him, so letting him go would be considered as giving up the merit."
Nalan Mingyue looked at Qin Fan and asked, "Qin Fan, what do you mean?"
Qin Fan said calmly: "I have no problem."
Some elders who had never seen Qin Fan take action were confused, such as Elder Qi.
"Master, who is this young man? What level of weapon refiner is he?" Elder Qi asked directly.
"The weapon refiner invited by the other party this time is at least a master-level one. How can such a young boy be able to deal with it?" The person in charge of another city looked down upon Qin Fan.
Nalan Mingyue smiled and assured: "Elders, please rest assured that Qin Fan's weapon refining skills are not inferior to mine, and he will definitely be able to do the job."
"How is this possible!" Several people looked surprised. If these words had not come from Nalan Mingyue's mouth, they would not have believed it even if they were beaten to death.
Nalan Mingyue said: "Qin Fan, I'll spare you the trouble and go to the mountain city with Elder Qi first!"
"After you solve the problem in the mountain city, you can move to several other cities."
Qin Fan responded: "Okay."
