Wang Chen
"Why are you following me?"
Wang Nian also noticed that something was amiss. He turned around and saw Wang Chen and the other youths. His face was filled with hatred as he asked coldly.
"Wang Nian, you didn't even greet me as your cousin when you saw me. Was it because you didn't beat me up enough the day before yesterday?"
Wang Chen chuckled.
When Luo Zheng heard this, he understood that the slap mark on Wang Nian's face was obviously caused by Wang Chen. He took a step forward and sized Wang Chen up.
"What are you looking at? You looking for a beating?" When the youths behind Wang Nian saw Luo Zheng walk out, their eyes flashed fiercely as they started to clamor.
"Luo Zheng, let's go. Ignore them."
Wang Nian's face was filled with resentment. He gritted his teeth and pulled back Luo Zheng, who was about to step forward, indicating for him not to make a move.
Seeing that Wang Nian didn't want to cause any trouble, Luo Zheng couldn't do anything about it. He could only pout as he helplessly allowed himself to be dragged towards the black market.
"Hahaha, damn fatty. Seven days later, it will be the day I collect the Star Fire Source. At that time, I will become a Weapon Refiner and my father will definitely replace your father, Wang Changhai, as the new Patriarch."
Wang Chen's smug laughter came from behind him. "However, don't think that things are so simple. Once my father becomes the head of the family, he will investigate your father's use of the family's wealth to bribe your connections and send you into the Five Beast Army! At that time, it won't be as simple as your father being dismissed. "
"Wang Changhai actually stole the family's resources for this trash. He doesn't deserve to be the family head."
"I heard that a spot in the Five Beasts Army costs a million taels of gold. How many Qi Nourishing Pills could you buy with that much gold? How could you waste it on this damn fatty? Damn it!"
"Hehe, I wonder if the family will send Changhai Wang and his father to the mines to compensate for the family's losses when they remove him from the position of family head? Hahaha! "
The other youths from the Wang Family all laughed out loud.
"Wang Nian, are you alright?"
Luo Zheng asked when he saw Wang Nian's pale face.
He now knew why Wang Nian didn't allow him to teach Wang Chen and the others a lesson.
Regardless of whether it was an artificer or an alchemist, they all had a lofty status in the Hundred Battles Dynasty. Once Wang Chen obtained the Stellar Fire Source, although it was hard to say what his future achievements would be, he would at least be able to become a refiner of the lowest level, which would be an opportunity for the family to prosper.
If Wang Chen could go further on the path of a refiner, he could even make the Wang Family a first-class family. Therefore, it was inevitable that Wang Chen's father would replace Changhai Wang as the new head of the family.
If he were to teach Wang Chen a lesson now, Wang Nian and his son would definitely have to face Wang Chen's revenge in the future.
"Hmph, Wang Chen, it's not that easy to become a Weapon Refiner. At the very least, you have to ask for my permission first."
Luo Zheng was expressionless, but he was sneering in his heart.
The Stellar Fire Source originally belonged to the Wang Family, and Luo Zheng naturally couldn't take it for himself. Therefore, he decided to use the Mental Cultivation Technique to only obtain a trace of the fire source and think of a way to cultivate it himself.
This way, he would undoubtedly need more time to refine the blue fire crystal and condense the treasure sword.
Now that the Stellar Fire Source had become a Weapon Refiner and threatened the status of Wang Nian and his son, Luo Zheng naturally didn't intend to be merciful.
However, the Stellar Fire Source was the most valuable treasure of the Wang Family, and it would definitely be heavily guarded. When the time came to inspect the Stellar Fire Source, there would definitely be people from the Wang Family present.
It was extremely difficult to obtain the Stellar Fire Source in front of the Wang Family. Even if he succeeded, he would implicate Wang Nian and his son. He could only slowly think of a way.
"I'm fine. My father sent me into the Five Beasts Army not because he used the family's wealth like they said, but because he gave away his Dharma treasure, the Blood Phoenix Spear, in exchange for this opportunity. It's impossible for them to use this as an excuse to deal with my father, "Wang Nian said as he shook his head.
His face was filled with guilt as he muttered, "My father gave away his only Dharma treasure. I've been in the Five Beasts Army for so long, but I haven't improved at all. I've been slacking off all day. I've let my father down. If I had done something better, my father wouldn't have fallen into such a situation … I regret it so much!"
"It's not too late to regret now. Just cultivate properly in the future. As long as you can persevere, I naturally have a way to help you increase your cultivation!"
Luo Zheng patted Wang Nian's shoulder, his face filled with confidence.
With regards to Wang Nian's change, Luo Zheng was genuinely happy. Although this fatty's aptitude was a little lacking, it was not to the point where he could not be supported by mud.
"Good! Then let's go back and cultivate now. "
Wang Nian said loudly as he clenched his fists tightly. A determined look appeared on his chubby face.
"There's no rush to cultivate. Let's take a look at the black market first." Luo Zheng smiled slightly and walked straight into the black market for stones.
The black market wasn't a legal market, so there weren't any shops here. There were stalls on both sides of the seven to eight feet wide passageway. As the goods were all pieces of stones, the light ones were the size of a fist and weighed one or two kilograms, while the big ones were the size of small houses and weighed more than fifty thousand kilograms. Thus, they were all placed directly on the ground.
Luo Zheng walked forward slowly, releasing his Divine Sense to examine the stones one by one.
The Heaven's Pass Heaven Record Weapon Refining Volume had a detailed introduction of many weapon refining materials. From how to identify the materials, how to choose the materials, to refining and purifying them, they were all very detailed.
The reason why he was interested in the black market was because he wanted to verify what he had learned over the past few days.
"Obsidian ore. It contains less than one-thousandth of the obsidian iron. It's of low-grade quality."
"Black copper ore mixed with red copper. It's very difficult to purify. It's not worth it."
"Ordinary gold bluestone. It's useless."
As he walked forward, Luo Zheng quickly identified the various materials. Even an experienced stone appraiser would need half a day to accurately identify the stones. Once they entered the range of Luo Zheng's Sword Master Space, they couldn't escape his Divine Perception.
"Eh!"
Suddenly, Luo Zheng stopped and stood in front of a stone stall.
There were more than ten stones on the stall. They were all of strange shapes and sizes. Just by looking at the surface of the stones, they were all ordinary bluestone.
"Boss, I want all of these stones. How much are they?"
Luo Zheng turned around and glanced at the middle-aged man selling the stones. The corners of his mouth curled up as he asked the middle-aged man selling the stones.
"These are just ordinary bluestone. It's just that their shapes are a little strange. Who knows how many of them there are in the mountains outside the city. They're all used to deceive outsiders who don't know their value." Wang Nian hurriedly reminded.
Luo Zheng waved his hand, indicating that he shouldn't speak. He continued to look at the middle-aged man selling the stones.
"If you want all of them, I'll give you a discount. Ten thousand taels of gold will do."
The middle-aged man glanced at Luo Zheng. Seeing that he was only a fourteen or fifteen year old youth, a look of greed flashed across his eyes as he spoke.
"You're crazy. There are as many of these rotten stones as you want in the mountains. You actually want ten thousand taels of gold?" When Wang Nian heard this, he couldn't help but open his eyes wide and cry out loudly. The middle-aged man obviously saw that Luo Zheng didn't know his value and was asking for an exorbitant price.
Luo Zheng stopped Wang Nian and whispered a few words into his ear.
"It really is Phoenix Blood …"
When Wang Nian heard this, he was stunned. Then, ecstasy flashed across his face and he almost blurted it out. He hurriedly covered his mouth.
This situation immediately attracted the attention of many people. Everyone looked at the bluestone stones on the stall with puzzled expressions. They really couldn't tell what was so special about these stones.
However, from the words that Wang Nian had blurted out earlier, it could be deduced that these two youths had most likely discovered something.
At this moment, Wang Chen and a few other youths from the Wang Family also came over. When they heard Wang Nian say the words' Phoenix Blood ', they all stared with wide eyes at the stones on the ground in the middle-aged man's hands.
"There are a total of fifteen stones. You want to sell them for ten thousand taels of gold. We only brought a thousand taels of gold. How about this, I'll buy this one."
Luo Zheng put on an act and picked up the largest stone on the stall, indicating for Wang Nian to pay up quickly.
The middle-aged man was stunned for a moment. Then, he suddenly remembered something and hurriedly snatched the stone back from Luo Zheng's arms. He said loudly, "I said that all the stones are ten thousand taels of gold. I didn't say that this stone is only a thousand taels of gold. This is the most valuable stone I have here. It's at least seven thousand taels of gold."
At this moment, discussions began to sound from the surroundings.
"This is clearly a pile of rotten stones. This youth has misjudged. He's definitely going to be cheated."
"I think this silly kid has too much money. These stones aren't even worth ten taels of gold."
Many people were watching and discussing secretly. These people were all people who had been doing business in the black market for stones all year round. They all had good judgment.
"What! Seven thousand taels of gold? You didn't keep your word. These fifteen stones are only ten thousand taels of gold. Now, just one stone alone is worth seven thousand taels of gold! "Luo Zheng winked at Wang Nian. The two pretended to be gnashing their teeth and shouted loudly.
Seeing Luo Zheng and Wang Nian's expressions, the middle-aged man was even more unwilling to give in. He secretly mocked them in his heart, "What two chicks. Who doesn't know that you're determined to get this stone? If I don't take advantage of you, I'll be wasting my time. I didn't think that I would be so lucky today. With this, I won't have to worry about food and clothing for the next three to five years. "
"Motherf * cker, seven thousand taels it is. Give me the stone!"
Seeing that the middle-aged man didn't say anything, Luo Zheng could only agree.
"Wait, this stone is worth eight thousand taels of gold. I'll take it!" At this moment, Wang Chen strode over and stared greedily at the stone in the middle-aged man's arms.
"Wang Chen, we saw this stone first!" Wang Nian cried out anxiously.
"You saw it first? Hahaha, I only know that the highest bidder gets it. Furthermore, he didn't say that he was going to sell it to you. "
Wang Chen sneered. Ten years ago, Wang Nian's father, Changhai, had accidentally obtained a drop of Phoenix Blood in the black market and refined it into a Low Tier Magic Tool. Very few people knew about this. It just so happened that Wang Chen had heard his father mention it back at home. Today, when he saw Luo Zheng and Wang Nian actually buy an ordinary stone and blurt out the words' phoenix blood ', he immediately had an idea and made a move to fight for it.
"Hmph, I'll pay ten thousand taels of gold!"
Wang Nian's eyes flashed with an undetectable mocking expression as he shouted angrily.
"I'll pay twelve thousand taels of gold!" Seeing that Wang Nian wasn't willing to give up, Wang Chen became even more confident. He looked at Wang Nian proudly, "How about it, my cousin? Are you still going to bid?"
"Hmph!"
Wang Nian's face was filled with resentment as he turned his head to the side.
Luo Zheng's face was also filled with helplessness.
However, at this moment, if one was observant, they would definitely be able to see that both of them were holding back their smiles.
Wang Chen was extremely excited and naturally didn't notice this. With a face filled with ecstasy, he paid the twelve thousand taels of gold and hugged the stone in his arms as if he was hugging his newborn son.
The middle-aged man who was selling the stone took the gold and was overjoyed. He didn't expect that a few random stones in the mountains could be sold for twelve thousand taels of gold.
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