The Nurturing of Uncle
In the cavern, Wang Chong chopped some pine branches and started a new fire.
Unlike quenching, this was a small fire. There were only a few pine branches.
The temperature of 'tempering' was even lower than that of 'quenching', around 150 ° C. Thus, a small fire with a few pine branches sufficed.
"It's about time!"
Wang Chong placed a hand on top of the fire and felt that it was about time. Thus, he placed the quenched saber on top of the fire.
A temperature of 150 ° C was extremely low, far from being able to melt WuZi Steel. In fact, it would be hard for the saber to even heat it until it was slightly red.
Under such circumstances, and after being quenched, the toughness of the saber had reached an astonishing level. This meant that the 'tempering' process was much more energy-consuming than quenching, and it required much more time and effort.
If it was in the past, it would have been difficult for Wang Chong to complete the 'tempering' of a finished WuZi Steel product.
However, after reaching Origin Energy Tier 7 and cultivating Might of the Barbaric God, Wang Chong's strength had increased significantly, allowing him to complete this process alone.
Boom!
As though a bolt of lightning, Wang Chong brandished his metal hammer and smashed it heavily against the surface of the saber. The heavy smithing platform trembled under Wang Chong's hammer, and a lot of stone powder and stone fragments fell from the cavern.
Boom!
Once!
Twice!
Thrice!
…
Wang Chong exerted his full strength, and the metal hammer in his hand fell time and time again. He exerted his full strength every single time. Regarding the first WuZi Steel saber that he was about to forge, Wang Chong was filled with anticipation.
The sound of Wang Chong's hammer echoed throughout the cavern.
The tempering process required much more time than quenching. The tough nature of the WuZi Steel meant that Wang Chong needed to spend more time on this weapon.
For the whole day, from sunrise to sunrise, to sunset, until all the pine branches that Wang Chong had cut down were burned. Wang Chong finally completed the tempering process.
Sweating profusely, Wang Chong stood at the edge of the iron platform. His clothes were soaked, and the ground within three zhang of his feet was wet. Wang Chong had spent a lot of time and energy to forge this narrow, thin, and thick saber.
However, Wang Chong's heart was filled with gratification and satisfaction as he looked at the new narrow, thin, and thick blade in his hand.
"After spending a day and a night, it's all worth it!"
Wang Chong gripped the hilt and raised the narrow, thin, and thick saber in his hand. This saber was gorgeous and beautiful, and its surface was filled with magical patterns that flowed like clouds and flowing water. At the same time, behind the gorgeous and beautiful appearance, there was an extreme coldness and bloodthirst!
This was a weapon that was born to kill!
However, in Wang Chong's hands, it was brought to perfection, reaching the level of art!
"Shua!"
Wang Chong held the saber in his wrist and shook it lightly. The air in the cavern immediately rippled like ripples, as though the air itself had been sliced into countless pieces.
Amidst the embers of the pine branches, one could see that the sharpness of the narrow, thin, and thick saber was even more terrifying than before!
"What a good saber! Such a good saber should have its own name. Have you thought of what to call it? "
A series of footsteps sounded from behind. Li Zhuxin's robes fluttered as he walked into the cavern. Looking at the narrow, thin, and thick saber in Wang Chong's hands, his usually calm eyes couldn't help but waver.
"Hehe, I've thought of it. Let's call it Death's Abyss! "
Wang Chong said with a smile. He seemed to have long known of Li Zhuxin's appearance.
"Death's Abyss? What a good name! If I knew that you had such a weapon, I might have changed my employment condition to this saber! "
Li Zhuxin stared at the Death's Abyss in Wang Chong's hands as he spoke.
Even though he wasn't a saber user, he couldn't help but feel a sense of fondness for it, and he wanted to claim it for himself. To those true saber users, it was easy to imagine how attractive this saber was.
"Hehe, even if you want it, I won't agree to it!"
Wang Chong chuckled.
Two jun of Hyderabad ores were used to forge this Death's Abyss. Just its normal price alone would fetch at least eighty thousand gold taels. Furthermore, this weapon was much more formidable than any weapon Wang Chong had forged before. On top of that, it even harnessed the 'tempering' technique that Wang Chong had mastered.
In terms of value, Wang Chong estimated it to be worth at least a hundred thousand gold taels!
This price was much higher than the price he had to pay to hire Li Zhuxin. This was truly a priceless treasure. It represented the highest level of saber arts in this world!
Leaving the cavern with Li Zhuxin, Wang Chong headed straight for the capital and handed the newly forged Death's Abyss to Uncle Li Lin. Upon seeing the newly forged Death's Abyss, Li Lin was overjoyed.
Wang Chong had disappeared for more than a month, and in this period of time, Li Lin felt as if a year had passed. The Imperial Army commanders who came to demand for the WuZi Steel weapon had trampled through Li Lin's doorstep.
Yet, most of them were Li Lin's superiors, and there were some whom even Zhao Fengchen couldn't afford to offend. The pressure that Li Lin was under was unimaginable.
"Chong-er, if you had come any later, you would have been collecting my corpse!"
Li Lin said with a look of relief.
"Uncle, aren't you being too exaggerated?"
Wang Chong chuckled.
"I'm not exaggerating. Don't worry, Chong-er, leave this matter to me."
Without any hesitation, Li Lin was about to enter the royal palace with the Death's Abyss.
"Wait a moment!"
Wang Chong hurriedly stopped Uncle Li Lin. 'Death's Abyss' might be important, but this wasn't the only reason why Wang Chong came here this time.
"There are a few things that I'll have to trouble uncle to help me with."
As Wang Chong spoke, he explained the matter regarding the 'Assassin Pavilion' to Li Lin.
"Hmph, to think that there would be such a thing!"
After hearing the entire matter, Li Lin harrumphed coldly. A rare sliver of killing intent surfaced on his face:
"It's one thing for them to deal with others, but to think that they would try to kill you as well, we can't let them live. Don't worry, I'll inform Lord Zhao of this matter and have him help us deal with it. "
"You don't know. You're the apple of everyone's eye in the Imperial Army. If anything were to happen to you, even without me and Lord Zhao making a move, the commanders of the Imperial Army would tear them to shreds. "
Li Lin wasn't spouting nonsense.
At this moment, Wang Chong had already formed a huge chain of relationships. Based on what Wang Chong said, Li Lin had received money from many people in the Imperial Army.
Yet, these people were still willing to send their money over.
Furthermore, after the battle between Zhao Fengchen and Huang Xiaotian, the WuZi Steel sword forged by Wang Chong had gained the recognition of the entire Imperial Army, becoming the number one blade of the Imperial Army.
In the eyes of the Imperial Army, in the entire capital, or even the entire Central Plains, only the weapons forged by Wang Chong were worthy of the identity of an Imperial Army member.
At this moment, as long as one was capable, every single Imperial Army member would look forward to receiving a WuZi Steel sword. Li Lin couldn't even collect enough money every month.
If something were to happen to such a master swordsmith, it was easy to imagine how the Imperial Army would react.
"Don't worry, I know that at least three commanders of the Imperial Army would be willing to make a move on this malignant tumor. What Profound Martial realm expert? What Assassin Pavilion? In the capital, going against you is equivalent to going against the entire Imperial Army. I'll get rid of every single one of these malignant tumors! "
Wang Chong's uncle, Li Lin, looked at Wang Chong with disdain, and a domineering aura flowed out from him.
Even Wang Chong couldn't help but stare at him in astonishment. He had known his uncle for a long time, but he had never seen such domineering aura from him.
"The appearance is born from the heart, and the heart changes from the state! After being transferred out of the North Gate and promoted, my uncle's state of mind has changed as well. He has already nurtured his own domineering aura. "
Wang Chong thought.
Wang Chong was delighted by this change. In his previous life, his uncle had always been a little fearful due to his relationship with the old master.
However, things were different now.
Men were ambitious, this was their nature!
In Wang Chong's view, this was his uncle's true self.
"Perhaps, it's time for that matter to be brought forward!"
Wang Chong thought.
In Wang Chong's heart, every single one of his family members was his left and right arms, and they were an important force that could change his fate. This time, Wang Chong was only here to hand over the Death's Abyss and have his uncle deal with the 'Assassin Pavilion'.
However, the domineering aura from his uncle had stirred Wang Chong's heart.
The reason why Wang Chong helped his uncle wasn't because he wanted him to spend the rest of his life on the walls of the royal palace, or to serve as Zhao Fengchen's lackey.
Toward his uncle, Wang Chong had greater expectations and ambitions.
However, with his current strength, it was impossible for him to accomplish all of this.
"Uncle, wait a moment!"
Under Uncle Li Lin's astonished gaze, Wang Chong suddenly dived into the carriage. When he came out, he was holding a handwritten secret manual in his hand.
"Uncle, this is for you!"
Wang Chong took the secret manual that he had hidden in the secret chamber beneath the carriage and passed it over with a single hand.
"Ah? For me? What is it? "
Li Lin looked at Wang Chong in confusion, unable to make head or tail of what was going on. As he spoke, he subconsciously took it from Wang Chong.
Initially, Li Lin was still in a daze, but after flipping through two pages, his face warped in astonishment.
Martial arts secret manual!
What Wang Chong passed him was a martial arts secret manual, and an extremely formidable one at that! Just by flipping through a few pages, Li Lin could tell that this martial art was far more formidable than any of the martial arts he had learned before.
"Chong-er, how did you get such a thing?"
Li Lin was astonished.
This martial art was of an extremely high tier. Li Lin didn't believe that a teenager like Wang Chong could possess it.
"Uncle, this … was actually given to me by my grandfather!"
Wang Chong pointed it out and pushed all of the credit to his grandfather.
Even though Wang Chong was able to purchase the Hyderabad ore and forge the WuZi Steel sword, it wasn't completely inconceivable. At the very least, it was within reason.
However, for a top-notch martial arts secret manual to be taken out all of a sudden, it was impossible for one not to be suspicious. This wasn't something that could be explained by intelligence.
It was precisely because of this that even though Wang Chong had already made a copy of this secret manual, he didn't find a suitable opportunity to pass it to him. Until the Four Quarters Embassy …
"Old master?"
Li Lin was astonished.
"That's right! Do you still remember the Four Quarters Embassy? It was after my birthday that my grandfather asked my grandmother to pass it to me. Grandfather probably felt … embarrassed, so he asked me to pass it to you. "
Feigning ignorance, Wang Chong said insincerely.
Grandfather had been suppressing uncle to the position of the North Gate's underling. Even though it was for his own good, uncle was a man. It was hard to say that he wouldn't hold a grudge against uncle.
In a sense, Wang Chong was helping to mend the rift between uncle and grandfather.
"Old master …"
As expected, upon hearing Wang Chong's words, Li Lin seemed to have understood something, and his eyes were filled with gratitude. However, in front of Wang Chong, he managed to hold himself back.
"I understand."
Li Lin smiled.
"If there's a chance, help me thank the old master. Tell him that uncle won't let him down. Leave the matter of the WuZi Steel saber to me. I'll be heading in now. "
After which, he turned around and walked toward the royal palace with Death's Abyss in tow.
Perhaps it was his imagination, but Wang Chong felt as though a heavy burden had been lifted from his back, or as though a burden buried deep in his heart had been lifted.
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