"Young master, my na is Lian Jinshu, and I am a representative of the alchemy union." The old man then took out a badge with the symbol of an alchemy furnace and so writings on it. "The alchemy union is spread across all the planets within the middle realms, and our organization controls the marketing of all alchemy products.
If alchemists want to sell their alchemy products to the public, then they must register as our mbers, and we will assess whether their products are marketable or not. If their products are marketable, we will issue a certificate enabling them to sell them, and vice versa."
Zhang Fei raised his eyebrows slightly after hearing that, especially since it was similar to the requirents on earth, but each country on earth has their own authority to issue marketable certificates unless they want to sell their products in other countries.
However, the alchemy union is more difficult than the countries on earth because there are so many planets in the middle realms, and they completely control the market for alchemy products. "As long as we don't sell pills or anything else to the public, it's fine if we don't join the alchemy union, right?"
"Yes." Lian Jinshu nodded to Zhang Fei. Alchemists can use pills or anything for themselves or their families, but they must join with us to trade them. If they sell their products without our permission and our higher-ups find out about it, then they will send people to arrest them for trial.
If their mistakes are too serious, then they won't be able to do alchemy again for the rest of their lives, and they will face more severe punishnt if they violate the higher-ups' decision."
Zhang Fei was furious after hearing that, especially since he had plans to sell pills and others in the Xian Kingdom, but he was now faced with excessive regulations. He felt that the alchemy union's actions to capture alchemists who did not have permission to sell their products were too excessive, let alone prohibiting them from practicing alchemy for the rest of their lives.
"Does that an the royal family can't sell alchemy products either?"
"No." Lian Jinshu then explained to Zhang Fei again. "The alchemy union is an independent organization that specializes in supervising alchemists and alchemy products, and we are not tied to any kingdom, so the royal family must adhere to our rules. If they don't follow our rules, we'll stop supplying alchemy products to their kingdom."
'Such a selfish and authoritarian organization, huh?' Zhang Fei muttered to himself as he pondered new plans to sell alchemy products. "Does my wife have to register with the alchemy union?"
"As long as your wife doesn't intend to sell alchemy products, she doesn't need to register with the alchemy union." Lian Jinshu's answer relieved Zhang Fei. "However, it would be beneficial for her to register as a mber of our organization, particularly as it would provide her with nurous advantages.
She could et other alchemists with excellent alchemy skills to further develop herself in the field, and she would have access to several things, such as getting extrely rare ingredients, selling her products freely, and many other benefits.
After all, the price of alchemy ingredients and products is not cheap; even extrely rare herbs and high-ranking products can cost millions or hundreds of millions of gold coins."
Zhang Fei naturally already knew about it; even the basic pills in the system shop cost him so many jewels, let alone the usable pills, the beauty restoring pill, the youthful retaining pill, and those beast pills. That's why he wanted to set up an alchemy shop with Zhang Lingxue as his alchemist, so he collected more money in a short ti. 'Tch!
The alchemy union thinks too highly of themselves and acts arbitrarily.' "If I may ask, where is the main headquarters of that organization? Who is the leader? Does the alchemy union have representatives in every kingdom?"
"To be honest, we don't know who our leader is, but he is the most skilled alchemist in the middle realms, and only our superiors are aware of his identity." Lian Jinshu's answer made Zhang Fei feel that the alchemy union was too mysterious. "Our main headquarters is in the Shrouded Sky Realm, which is directly adjacent to the outermost planet of the upper realms.
As for our representatives, we have one representative in each of the human kingdoms, except for the Huangfu Kingdom. However, we do not have representatives in the beast kingdom, the natural races' kingdom, or the two demon kingdoms."
'Heh! They still know their limits, huh? The beast emperor and the elf emperor seem to be stronger than the leader of the alchemy union, so they can't force their will on them. As for the two demon emperors, they are probably afraid of dying in their hands, so they don't dare to find trouble with them.' Zhang Fei then questioned Lian Jinshu once more. "Have you heard of the Huo Clan, Senior?
They are an alchemist clan, and I heard that their abilities in alchemy are unrivaled."
Lian Jinshu imdiately searched for information about the Huo Clan in his mories, but he rembered for sure that he had never heard of that clan in the alchemy world of the middle realms. "Are you sure that the clan is an alchemist clan? If they are an alchemist clan, I have definitely heard of them before."
'Old foolish! The Huo Clan is an alchemist clan from the upper realm, so you have never heard of their na in these middle realms, and their abilities are far superior to your punny alchemy union.' Zhang Fei made a sarcastic remark to himself. "They are indeed an alchemist clan, but they might not be mbers of your organization, so you might not be aware of them.
Thank you for your information, Senior. My wife and I do not wish to be tied to any organization, and we will not sell her products to the public, so she will not join your organization. Regardless, we need those herbs to aid our cultivation, so I hope you can provide them for us."
Lian Jinshu put on a disappointed face before speaking. "It's a pity that a talented alchemist like your wife, who can concoct high-rank pills, is unwilling to join us. However, that is your choice, and I can understand it. Do you want to buy the herbs that are already available? Or do you want to wait for other herbs and buy them all at once?"
"I'll wait for the other herbs and buy them all at once, so I'll co to see you again in a week."
"All right." Lian Jinshu nodded and put away the list of herbs. "I will collect them first, and you can buy them at that ti."
"Thank you, Senior."
After Zhang Fei left, Lian Jinshu imdiately took out a communication device and ordered soone to follow him. "Where did that kid and his wife actually co from? Why have I never heard of a high-ranking alchemist in this kingdom before? The best alchemist in this realm lives in the Bai Kingdom, but I know all her disciples, and his wife shouldn't be one of them.
Forget it; I will wait for information from that guy, and I will know his wife's identity soon."
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Zhang Fei naturally noticed Lian Jinshu's actions, so he continued to monitor his map as he looked at another shop, which was a forging materials shop. 'That old fool underestimates ! I will wait for the person he ordered to follow .'
"Are you interested in blacksmithing, Kid?" The owner of the forging shop, a middle-aged man with a tall and large stature, suddenly asked Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei imdiately looked at the man. "Honestly, I am interested in blacksmithing, Senior. Unfortunately, I don't have a ntor to teach in that field, so I have no knowledge about it."
"Co in." After he led Zhang Fei to enter his shop, the middle-aged man imdiately turned around and examined his body, starting from his shoulders, arms, and several other parts. "You are a body cultivator in the skin refining stage, correct?"
"Yes, Senior. I haven't been a body cultivator for a long ti, so my level of body cultivation is currently low." Zhang Fei imdiately introduced himself to the middle-aged man. "My na is Zhang Fei. How should I address you, Senior?"
"My na is Gang Zhishou, but people call Old Gang, the Iron Hands, so you can call the sa as them." Zhang Fei nodded in understanding, and Gang Zhishou imdiately continued his assessnt. "Your bone age indicates that you are still 20 years old, and while your body cultivation is still in its early stages, your physique is more refined than so body cultivators I know.
With your current physique, you should be able to learn blacksmithing, but it is not easy to learn, and you need great perseverance and imagination."
"I comprehend the concept of perseverance, but how does imagination relate to blacksmithing, Old Gang?" Zhang Fei inquired, his expression bewildered.
"Hahaha." Gang Zhishou laughed and led Zhang Fei toward one of the walls. "As you can see, each weapon or equipnt has different models. If you don't use your imagination to forge them, all of your equipnt will have the sa shape, making them less attractive to buyers.
Although their functions are basically the sa, everyone definitely wants to have their own unique characteristics, so they won't buy weapons or other equipnt that are similar to other people. Moreover, the weapons and equipnt used by n and won differ, necessitating the imagination and understanding of each person's physical characteristics; only then can one beco a skilled blacksmith."
Zhang Fei nodded in understanding. "Do you know Senior Duan Zhao, Old Gang?"
"Oh?" Gang Zhishou turned to Zhang Fei in surprise. "Have you t my master before?"
"Is Senior Duan Zhao really your master?" Gang Zhishou nodded to Zhang Fei. "Actually, I have never t him, but I heard his na from Prince Xianwu. In fact, I thought about going to see him, but he lives too far from this capital, and I still have to prepare for the opening of my restaurant. That's why I delayed going to see him, but I didn't expect to et his disciple here."
"Are you close friends with Prince Xianwu?"
"No." Zhang Fei shook his head at Gang Zhishou. "I only t Prince Xianwu once, but I could see that he was different from the other princesses, and he told many things, one of which was about Senior Duan Zhao."
"I see." Gang Zhishou nodded in understanding and patted Zhang Fei's shoulder. "If you want to et my master to learn about blacksmithing, then you should forget about your intentions, especially since he has long decided not to take a new disciple.
Instead, I can teach you if you are interested in learning it, and I got all my knowledge from him, so it's the sa whether you learn from or my master."
"Yes, Old Gang! I want to learn blacksmithing from you." Zhang Fei imdiately decided on it without thinking twice. In fact, he wanted to learn blacksmithing from Tie Xuan, especially since he ca from the upper realms. However, he had no desire to join his Tie Clan, so he gave up on his intention. "Should I address you as my master?"
"No need." Gang Zhishou responded with a dismissive shake of his head and guided Zhang Fei to the backyard of his shop. "Having a disciple is really a hassle for , so I'm not interested in having one." Moreover, my master allows and his other disciples to share his blacksmithing techniques with people who truly have an interest in blacksmithing.
Seeing your genuine interest in blacksmithing, I decided to teach you."
Suddenly, Gang Zhishou pulled out five iron hamrs of varying sizes from his storage ring and dropped them onto the ground, producing several loud bangs. One of them caused Zhang Fei to be stunned, especially since its size was so big and heavy that it made the ground beneath it dip.
Gang Zhishou then took the smallest hamr and showed it to Zhang Fei. "Even though the size of the hamr is small, my master forged it using special materials, and they weigh 250 pounds. Before I begin teaching you blacksmithing, I want you to practice swinging each hamr one by one, without relying on your cultivation, until you can swing them effortlessly."
Zhang Fei imdiately received the smallest hamr from Gang Zhishou's hand, but the weight of 250 pounds was not a problem for him, and he right away swung it again and again.
Gang Zhishou didn't seem surprised by that, especially since he had already checked Zhang Fei's physique before, and he would be disappointed if he couldn't swing the smallest hamr. "Try swinging the second hamr; it weighs 500 pounds."
Zhang Fei imdiately returned the hamr in his hand to Gang Zhishou and picked up the second hamr from the ground, and he also found no difficulty in swinging it repeatedly. "This hamr may be quite heavy for others, but it still feels light to , Old Gang."
"Try the third hamr." Zhang Fei imdiately followed Gang Zhishou's order, and he once again swung the 750-pound hamr without any difficulty, especially since he was already used to the level four gravity feature. 'I don't know how he trained himself, but his physique and raw strength are stronger than I had previously expected.
Back then, it took two years to be able to adapt to the weight of the third hamr, but he was able to swing it in one try.' "Try the fourth hamr, but you don't need to force yourself, especially since it weighs 1000 pounds."
"All right." After he put down the third hamr, Zhang Fei imdiately tried to lift the fourth hamr, but Gang Zhishou's expression tensed up. 'It should be easy for to lift it, but it would be better if I held myself back for now.'
Gang Zhishou let out a sigh of relief in his heart when he saw Zhang Fei struggling to lift the fourth hamr, and he imdiately stopped him. "All right, the weight of the hamr is still too heavy for you now, so you can stop. Moreover, your ability to swing a 750-pound weight is already good, and you can start learning blacksmithing." Experience tales at My Virtual Library Empire
Gang Zhishou then touched Zhang Fei's forehead and shared a forging technique with him. "For the ti being, I want you to read and study the Thousand Ways of Forging first, and you can co to again in a week."
"Are you planning to be away for a week, Old Gang?"
Gang Zhishou nodded to Zhang Fei. "My previous master summoned to et him, so I have to go to Heian town right now, or he will punish ."
"Haha." Zhang Fei laughed hearing that. "Is Senior Duan Zhao a tough person?"
Gang Zhishou let out a heavy sigh as he nodded his head at Zhang Fei. "My master is the strictest and harshest person I have ever t. Even after I beca independent, he would not hesitate to punish if I was late answering his summons, and his punishnts were really harsh, so I have to leave now.
Anyway, you can bring the fourth hamr with you, so you can try lifting and swinging it at ho later."
Zhang Fei imdiately put the hamr into the storage ring. "All right, I will study everything first, and I will see you again in a week."
After he put away the other hamrs, Gang Zhishou imdiately led Zhang Fei out of his shop, and he hurriedly left the capital afterward.
anwhile, Zhang Fei was walking towards the south gate, examining his map, when he noticed a man following him from a distance. 'That guy must be Lian Jinshu's subordinate, and his cultivation is at the 5-Star Earth Realm. Hey! Let's see if you can follow !'
- To Be Continued -
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