"Master, just say the word, are you going to release Zhang Cheng or not." Zhang Wei sat cross-legged in the Commander's tent, looking like a hoodlum, as though he would not leave until Lin Muyu spoke.
"You!"
Lin Muyu was furious, he pointed at him and said: "Old Zhang, with your conduct, you still have the cheek to be the Deputy Commander of the Imperial Guards, if I were you, I would have been so ashamed that I would have been promoted to a corporal."
Zhang Wei stared at her: "Anyways ….. Master, you don't know how to reward and punish him, what did Zhang Cheng do wrong, you punished him like that, according to the Empire's laws, he definitely did not break any laws. Furthermore, he is willing to compensate for Cow Mussel's loss, he is already extremely benevolent!"
"He violated martial ethics." Lin Muyu said indifferently.
Zhang Wei was startled: "What martial ethics, I, Old Zhang, have never heard of it after being in Temple for so many years."
"Sigh, forget it." Lin Muyu said helplessly: "I don't think you understand martial ethics, when I first entered Temple, you bullied me."
Zhang Wei was a little ashamed and said, "Why are you bringing up the past? You are a bad person."
Lin Muyu glanced at him. "So you also know that I can beat the crap out of you with one finger?"
Zhang Wei pointed at him: "Look, look, what martial ethics are you talking about, you are the Great Deacon of Temple, you cannot speak vulgarities, even I, Old Zhang, do not speak vulgarities."
Lin Muyu spat out, and said: "Locking Zhang Cheng up is Temple's matter, go ask Deacon Ge Yang tomorrow, don't talk to me about this, if you don't leave ….. Wei Chou, go get Situ Sen and Situ Xue to come in and chase Zhang Wei out, he is disturbing my rest."
Wei Chou laughed outside the tent: "This subordinate will go now."
Zhang Wei immediately climbed up: "I cannot afford to offend you ….. alright, I will go ask Deacon Ge Yang tomorrow."
"Humph, go."
"Heh …"
Zhang Wei shamelessly left. Under the starlight outside, a group of Imperial Army cavalrymen were waiting for him. One of the chiliarchs approached him and asked, "Vice Commander, how was it? Did Commander Yu give you face?"
Zhang Wei turned around and glared at him. "Commander Yu and I have known each other for a long time and we have deep feelings for each other. We will solve our own problems. Why are you talking so much? What does it have to do with you?"
The chiliarch fell silent. It seemed that Zhang Wei had been snubbed, and it was best not to provoke him. Otherwise, it would be bad if he exploded. Zhang Wei had a fiery temper, and the entire Imperial Army only gave face to Feng Jixing. After all, Feng Jixing had already stepped into the Holy King realm. Even twenty Zhang Wei's would not be a match for him.
…
Wei Chou strode into the tent, smiling. "Commander, you've gone to bed early. Bai Yin will be on duty for the rest of the night, so you can sleep in peace. As for tomorrow's matters, we'll settle them tomorrow."
"En." Lin Muyu nodded and suddenly asked, "Wei Chou, have you been busy with military affairs recently?"
"It's alright. With General Sen and General Xue's help, I don't have to personally attend to all the affairs of the Valiant Dragon Legion. Thus, I've been rather idle these days."
"That's good." Lin Muyu smiled. "Since that's the case, I'll appoint you as the person in charge of the Beast Taming Department. You'll be in charge of it. You've been in charge of it before, so you should know the pros and cons, right?"
"En." Wei Chou cupped his fists respectfully. "The Beast Taming Department currently has at least two hundred people. Most of them have cultivated the first two volumes of the Beast Taming Art and can fuse with spirit beasts. However, due to limited conditions, they can only tame low-level spirit beasts such as wolves, which are not very useful in battle."
"That's the problem you need to solve." Lin Muyu smiled. "The spirit beasts of the Beast Taming Department are too messy. They are not very useful in battle. Take the wolves for example. I think … even a three-thousand-year-old wolf would not be able to withstand an Armor Demon's axe, right?"
"That's right. The wolf's defense is too weak. It's not suitable as a beast of war. In my opinion, there's a lake in the depths of the Dragon-Seeking Forest called the Cloud Dragon Lake. A type of land tortoise lives on the lakeside of the Cloud Dragon Lake called the 'Blazing Black Tortoise'. The shell of the Blazing Black Tortoise is extremely hard. Even White Diamond Arrows can't penetrate it. The Blazing Black Tortoise that has lived for more than three thousand years will have matured shells. Perhaps a cultivator with a higher cultivation in the Beast Taming Department can tame a Blazing Black Tortoise to aid in battle."
"Sure."
Lin Muyu nodded. "I'll leave the taming of the Blazing Black Tortoise to you. Inform me before you set off. I'll go with everyone. We must minimize casualties."
"Yes, I understand!"
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The next morning, the bell in the Divine Temple reverberated. It was the bell for the Divine Temple's staff to assemble in the morning.
More than a thousand Divine Temple staff stood in great numbers in the huge Divine Temple square. Lin Muyu, Xuanyuan Hong, and other important higher-ups were also present. Ge Yang held a scroll in his hand and read out the rules of the martial virtues after the establishment of the Martial Virtue Hall. There were a total of eight virtues — Benevolence, Loyalty, Stopping War, Facing the Abyss, Bravery, Self-improvement, Openness, and Humility.
Lin Muyu was very satisfied with the Eight Great Martial Virtues. Getting Ge Yang to write the Martial Virtues was indeed the right choice. With the establishment of the Martial Virtue Hall, the Eight Great Martial Virtues would be like waves that would constantly affect the empire's territory outside of Lanyan City.
After that, Ge Yang naturally became the first deacon of the Martial Virtue Hall. This was also the result of Lin Muyu's recommendation. After all, if Ge Yang could not do it, he could only do it. To be honest, Lin Muyu did not have much time to waste in the Martial Virtue Hall.
…
In the afternoon, he brought Bai Yin and the other guards to the Ziyin Flower Merchant Guild. Naturally, it was still Jin Xiaotang who personally welcomed him. Today, Jin Xiaotang was wearing a light pink dress. She was delicate and beautiful, and her youthful appearance was truly enchanting. She gracefully walked forward and said with a smile, "Brother Yu, what do you want to buy from the Merchant Guild today?"
Lin Muyu calculated the items in the Qiankun Pouch and said, "Give me the gems I need for the Quarter Mark. Also, prepare some Darksteel and low-grade Darkgold powder."
"Oh?"
Jin Xiaotang was extremely intelligent and had already guessed some clues. She held onto Lin Muyu's hand and walked out of the small hall. She moved closer to his ear and said, "Indeed, a superb weapon that has both the Inscription and the Heavenly Book will definitely have a sky-high price!"
Lin Muyu could not help but be speechless. Jin Xiaotang was really too smart. She had guessed his thoughts just like that. That's right. Ever since the Heavenly Book reappeared, the sales of weapons in the major merchant guilds had reached a bottleneck. The price could no longer go up. Spiritual and Mystical Grade weapons had basically become weapon embryos. Most of the prices had dropped by at least 50%. At this time, the most sought after weapons were Spiritual and Mystical Grade weapons that had the Inscription or the Heavenly Book. Therefore, this time, Lin Muyu wanted to make use of his free time to forge in batches. Although the probability of a book being formed was relatively low, once it was formed, it would be a priceless treasure!
After more than two hours, they had bought a large amount of Darksteel, Spirit Stones, and gems. They were transported back with the help of the horse carriages from the Longdan Army Camp. In the afternoon, they closed the door with a bang and instructed Bai Yin and Wei Chou not to see anyone else. They were to focus on forging weapons!
…
From afternoon to night, a total of 24 longswords were forged. All of them were Mystical Grade weapons. Basically, they were Mystical Grade Level Seven to Mystical Grade Level Two. These longswords were highly sought after treasures five years ago. However, the market was becoming more and more mature now. Blacksmiths from all over the world had gathered in Lanyan City. In addition, Su Muyun's subordinates, Yuchi Tian, Yuchi Yan, and other members of the Yuchi family were constantly producing Mystical Grade weapons. Therefore, the market for Mystical Grade weapons had been hyped up. It was no longer as popular as before.
The 24 longswords did not have names. They only had numbers 1 to 24. This was Lin Muyu's plan to mass-produce them.
Clang!
Longsword No.1 was placed on the table. Lin Muyu picked up the carving knife and began to inscribe on the hilt of the sword. Level Five Dragon Slaying Seal could provide the weapon with the effect of a Dragon Power attack. This was also the seal with the highest success rate for Lin Muyu's current engraving skills. However, it was extremely difficult to inscribe the complicated Dragon Slaying Seal on the small hilt of the sword.
Not long after, the sword was embedded into the Dragon Heart Stone. However, the blade was dull and the engraving was actually broken!
Lin Muyu calmed himself down and put the broken sword aside. He could use it as the embryo of the Heavenly Book later to inscribe again. It was alright. He could not explode in his mind … He could take it slow.
As a result, the engraving of the next few weapons was successful. The moment they were embedded into the Dragon Heart Stone, they bloomed with the radiance of the Dragon Slaying Seal. When it was late at night, Lin Muyu's forehead was already covered with sweat. He had successfully engraved 11 of the 24 longswords. This success rate was already considered to be at the peak!
"Phew …"
He took a deep breath, put down the carving knife, picked up the spiritual pen, and filled it with sufficient low-grade Darkgold Powder. It was time to inscribe the Heavenly Book!
…
The surface area of the sword was considered relatively large. Lin Muyu did not pursue to inscribe a complete Heavenly Book. Instead, he wanted to inscribe a simplified version of the Heavenly Book. The Heavenly Book that was extracted from the Heavenly Book was of the Fire element. After all, the Fire element was a pure attack type. The Dragon Slaying Seal was also an attack type. Moreover, it was engraved on a longsword.
Swoosh!
Sword No.1 actually became a book. The orange light was very intense. It was a top-grade Spiritual Book of the Law of Fire!
Lin Muyu couldn't help but feel a little excited. He continued to write with Sword No.2.
It was a pity that he had written it badly. He did not comprehend his state of mind. This sword could only become a semi-finished embryo with the engraving but not the Heavenly Book.
He was not discouraged and continued to write.
However, the engravings were ruined one by one. Either it became a book but not engraved, or it was engraved but not a book.
Lin Muyu's mood gradually worsened. There was a sense of frustration that came from nowhere. It was too hopeless!
All the way until it was almost dawn, the longsword in his hand suddenly burst out with a bright light. A pale yellow light soared into the sky. It was a low-grade Heavenly Book. Furthermore, this sword with serial number 21 already had a successful God Slaying Seal. Just when Lin Muyu was about to lose all hope, the first successful work was born!
This sword was also the only one among the 24 longswords that had the blessing of two divine powers. It was originally a Mystic Rank 1 top-grade embryo and had a complete God Slaying Seal. Then, it activated the Heaven and Earth energy of the low-grade Heavenly Book. This sword might be the unparalleled sword in the world, right?
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