Star Stone Fire Source
The Five Beast Army had four seasonal breaks in a year. Apart from the one-month break in winter, the other three seasons only had a half-month break in spring, summer, and autumn.
It was autumn now and the leaves were yellow. It was time for the season break.
Luo Zheng and Wang Nian left the Five Beasts Battalion and reached Green Rock City a day later.
They followed Wang Nian into the Wang Family Mansion and met Wang Nian's father, Changhai Wang.
Changhai Wang heard that Luo Zheng took good care of Wang Nian in the Blue Wolf Battalion. Now that Luo Zheng was an official Martial Soldier, he naturally did not dare to neglect him. She had personally arranged a courtyard for Luo Zheng as his residence and had even sent two delicate and pretty maids to serve him.
However, Luo Zheng stayed in the courtyard for two days and Wang Nian did not appear. This made him feel very strange.
Luo Zheng woke up before dawn and started to practice Lightning Spike in the courtyard.
Lightning Spike was a middle-grade Human-level martial arts technique. Its moves were extremely fast, but it was a pity that these moves were difficult to control. Not only could it not hurt the opponent, it could even hurt oneself if one lost control.
Eight or nine out of ten people who practiced the Lightning Spike would give up in the end. The one or two people left would also find it very difficult to unleash the true might of the Lightning Spike. Only Luo Zheng was an exception.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh!
In the courtyard, Luo Zheng's figure was extremely fast as he flashed and turned, almost turning into a series of afterimages on the empty ground of a hundred feet square.
The fine steel sword in his hand flashed like lightning. One could only see a screen of light flashing.
Whoosh —!
Suddenly, a gust of autumn wind blew, and the huge red maple tree in the courtyard let out a rustling sound. More than a hundred leaves fell down like a heavenly maiden scattering flowers.
"Kill!"
Luo Zheng suddenly raised his head. A fierce light flashed in his eyes. He leaped into the air and stabbed with his sword.
Swoosh swoosh swoosh …
It was as if there was a sudden downpour. Every stroke of his sword pierced through a red maple leaf with great precision.
In an instant, the leaves that were falling from the sky were swept away and strung on the steel longsword like candied haws on a stick.
"It's a pity that I still haven't mastered it. The Lightning Spike seems to be even harder to master than the Falling Star Fist."
Luo Zheng murmured as he looked at the only two red maple leaves that had fallen on the ground.
The more he practiced, the clearer he felt that the power of the Lightning Light Thorn was definitely not limited to the Middle Human Level. Luo Zheng faintly guessed that it was very likely that the Lightning Light Thorn manual itself was incomplete.
After pondering for a while, Luo Zheng continued to cultivate until he was covered in sweat. Only then did he sit down in the pavilion in the courtyard.
"Brother Luo Zheng, are you satisfied with your stay these past two days? I've already told my father that I can bring you to see the Astral Fire Source tomorrow … "
Wang Nian's voice sounded as he walked into the courtyard.
"Hmm, why can't Fatty speak properly?"
Luo Zheng suspiciously glanced over and found that Wang Nian's gaze was somewhat evasive. He turned his body sideways as if he did not dare to face him directly.
Luo Zheng scanned with his Divine Sense and discovered that the right side of Wang Nian's face was slightly swollen. He could faintly see the faint imprint of a palm.
Evidently, Wang Nian had been slapped and his face was swollen.
"Fatty, who slapped you?"
Luo Zheng asked. He immediately denied his own guess as a cold light shot out from his eyes, "You are the son of the Wang Family Head. Who would dare to lay a hand on you in Green Rock City? Tell me who slapped you and I'll help you get revenge! "
Since he had acknowledged Wang Nian as his brother, how could he allow others to bully him?
Wang Nian clenched his teeth as hatred flashed across his eyes. He immediately shook his head and said, "Luo Zheng, I know you treat me as a brother, but I can't rely on you for everything. I'll bring you to Green Rock City to take a look. There are hundreds of huge mines around Green Rock City that produce all kinds of precious ores. Although there are no true Weapon Refiners, there are some powerful Weapon Refiners who can create Mortal Level Middle Grade and even Upper Grade weapons. "
"Alright, let's go take a look."
Luo Zheng glanced at him and nodded.
If Wang Nian did not want to say more, he would not force him.
Moreover, Luo Zheng had seen a different light on Wang Nian's face.
The two of them walked out of the Wang Family Mansion.
At this moment, on the top floor of a five-storey building, a few youths stood and watched from afar as Luo Zheng and Wang Nian walked out of the Wang Family Mansion.
"Cousin Wang Chen, that youth is called Luo Zheng. He seems to be a soldier from the Blue Wolf Battalion."
A young man looked at the short young man beside him in a flattering manner.
This short youth was dressed in a brocade robe. He had a pair of triangular eyes, a big mouth, and sunken cheeks. He was the son of Wang Nian's uncle, Wang Chen, who had the talent to become a Weapon Refiner.
He was sixteen years old this year, and his cultivation was at the Bone Refining Realm. Among his peers in the Wang Family, he was considered to be one of the most talented.
Wang Chen's face was slightly arrogant as he laughed coldly. "The Blue Wolf Battalion is just the weakest battalion in the Five Beast Army. There's nothing special about it. If he really had the ability, I would have given that fatty a hard slap the day before yesterday. If this person had the ability, he would have jumped out to stand up for that fatty. Who knows, he might also have entered the Five Beast Army through the back door. He's just a spear made of silver, impressive-looking but useless. "
"Brother Chen is wise. You saw through them with one look."
"Looks like the Five Beast Army is not a place where geniuses gather. They're all trash, hahaha."
The few youths behind Wang Chen all nodded in agreement, their eyes filled with jealousy.
"That's not the case. I have a cousin who also entered the Five Beast Army. However, he didn't enter the lousy Blue Wolf Battalion. Instead, he entered the Iron Tiger Battalion, which is ranked at the top. Its ability is simply earth-shattering. In a few days, when I collect the fire source and become a weapon refiner, he will come to observe the ceremony. At that time, you will be able to see the brilliance of a true genius. Come, let's follow them and see what they're up to. "
Wang Chen's face revealed a cold smile. He led the youths downstairs and followed Luo Zheng and Wang Nian from a distance.
Green Rock City, as its name suggested, was a huge city made entirely of stone. It had a population of five hundred thousand.
The entire city was surrounded by mountains on all sides. Only a few paths opened up between the mountains allowed people to enter and exit. Walking in the city, one could occasionally see a few huge ox beast carriages pulling carts of ore into the city. They were then refined into metal and sent out of the city to various places in the Hundred Battles Dynasty.
Luo Zheng and Wang Nian shuttled through the bustling streets. From time to time, the clanging of metal could be heard.
The two of them entered a few shops that sold weapons and took a look around. Although Luo Zheng also saw a longsword that moved his heart, this longsword was only of the middle grade of the mortal level. It was not worth the price of ten thousand taels of gold.
"As long as I can find the stellar fire source, I can use the Mental Cultivation Method to collect a trace of the stellar fire source. Then, I can use the Mental Cultivation Method to slowly strengthen it. As long as I can melt the blue fire crystal and condense the embryonic form of the Heavenly Sword, its power will definitely far surpass these mortal level weapons. It might even reach the level of a magic weapon. "
In these few days, Luo Zheng had been preparing to condense the Heavenly Sword. Every day, apart from cultivating, he would carefully study the Heavenly Sword Refiner's Record.
The Weapon Refiner's Record was all-encompassing. It covered all knowledge related to weapon refinement.
The introduction of the fire source was also very detailed. The stellar fire source was a fire source produced by the violent collision of star fragments from the Nine Heavens that fell to the earth.
However, under such circumstances, the fire source produced would be extinguished very quickly. Unless the star fragments were made of extremely special materials, only then would it be possible to leave behind a fire source that would not be extinguished for a long time.
According to Wang Nian, this Stellar Fire Source was discovered by the ancestors of the Wang Family three hundred years ago. However, in the past three hundred years, the Wang Family had never produced anyone capable of becoming a weapon refiner or an alchemist, so it had been preserved all this time.
"For it to not be extinguished after three hundred years, and to be produced by the star fragments that fell from the Nine Heavens, its quality must not be low. In the Weapon Refiner's Record, the Spirit Sword Heavenly Sovereign divided the fire source into nine grades. I wonder what grade this stellar fire source is."
Luo Zheng was also looking forward to the stellar fire source. He was secretly excited.
A powerful fire source could not only be used for alchemy or weapon refinement, but also had an extremely shocking offensive power. Therefore, generally speaking, a powerful weapon refiner or alchemist would also be a powerful warrior.
"What is that place?"
Suddenly, Luo Zheng raised his head and looked at a place that looked like a market in the distance. It was crowded and bustling with activity.
"That is our Cyan Rock City's stone black market."
Wang Nian smiled and began to explain.
Although the Hundred Battles Dynasty worshipped martial arts and respected martial arts, the War Emperor's control over people who practiced martial arts had also reached the extreme.
The higher the quality of the cultivation resources, the more firmly it was controlled by the Hundred Battles Dynasty. All high level warriors had to join the dynasty in order to obtain enough resources to raise their cultivation.
Some warriors who were unwilling to be controlled by the Hundred Battles Dynasty could only leave the Hundred Battles Dynasty.
In Cyan Rock City, although there were many mines, ninety-nine percent of the minerals produced were extremely ordinary iron ores. Therefore, it was controlled by a family like the Wang Family.
As for the mines that produced truly rare materials, the materials that could be used to refine weapons and artifacts, were completely controlled by the dynasty.
However, in the ordinary iron ores of Cyan Rock City, there would occasionally be some precious ores mixed in with the iron ores. It was just that these ores were extremely rare and contained many impurities, so their value wasn't high. Therefore, the dynasty didn't bother to control them.
As a result, a black market for ores was slowly formed in Green Rock City. It specialized in selling ores that contained precious materials.
"So that's how it is."
This was the first time that Luo Zheng had come across such things. He couldn't help but be entranced.
In the past, he came from a poor background and his knowledge was limited. There were many things that he only had a partial understanding of.
Now, the embryonic form of a world was slowly unfolding in front of him. In his heart, he suddenly felt that the supreme War Emperor's methods were a bit too tyrannical.
"You shouldn't look down on these ores. Although there aren't many useful materials in these stones and their value isn't great, there are still rare ores that are occasionally found. This all depends on one's eyesight." As Wang Nian spoke, he couldn't help but lower his voice. "Ten years ago, my father found a piece of Phoenix Blood Stone here. Afterwards, he secretly hired a refiner at a high price to refine a Phoenix Blood Spear. It has reached the quality of a low-grade magic tool!"
"Then let's go take a look."
Luo Zheng's train of thought was interrupted. He faintly smiled and casually glanced back. Then, he walked towards the stone black market.
He had already discovered that there were several youths following him and Wang Nian. It was clear that they didn't have good intentions.
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