"Haha, this is only the elementary Halo of Dusk Stallion, and it's not very powerful. When I reach True Martial Tier 5, I should be able to cultivate the level two Halo of Dusk Stallion! "
Wang Chong, unaware of Huang Qian-er's complicated thoughts, faintly smiled from atop his horse.
The first layer of the Halo of Dusk Stallion only required one to reach the True Martial realm, but advancing to the second layer was not something that Wang Chong's current cultivation level could satisfy.
Instructor Zhao was right. This secret art was indeed difficult to cultivate.
Hualala!
Just as he was speaking, an air-piercing sound came from above him. This sudden voice attracted the attention of both Wang Chong and Huang Qian-er.
The two of them looked up and saw a white carrier pigeon descending from the sky, flying towards Wang Chong.
"This is …"
Wang Chong's eyelids twitched, and he subconsciously stretched out his hand, allowing the pigeon to land on it. Wang Chong undid the leggings on the pigeon's legs and took a look. He couldn't help but laugh.
"Good news really comes one after another."
The corners of Wang Chong's mouth curled up, revealing a joyful smile.
The letter was written by Aloyo and Arloja, but the message was about the faraway Hyderabad Mine in Sindhu. After the gold was delivered, the deal was completed.
After spending several months to increase production, the High Priest of the Hyderabad mine in Sindhu had already prepared all the one thousand jun of Hyderabad ore that Wang Chong needed, and he was transporting it as quickly as possible to the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
There was a time difference between Sindhu and Hyderabad.
Judging from the date on the letter, it was written more than a month ago. In other words, the team transporting the Hyderabad ores had been on the road for at least twenty days.
It seemed that in another month or so, he would be able to receive the ores from Sindhu and Hyderabad. Although there weren't many of them at first glance.
However, Wang Chong was well aware that this was probably the largest Hyderabad ore transaction in the world so far.
Even the Abbasid Caliphate and Charax Spasinu would not be able to obtain more than him.
The production of this metal ore was too low.
"… Everything is on track. As long as the ores from Hyderabad were delivered. I can forge at least a thousand WuZi Steel Swords! This amount is already enough to equip an entire troop and be used in actual combat! "
At this moment, Wang Chong sat on the back of his horse, gripping the letter tightly. His heart was filled with relief.
The Hyderabad ores had only been discovered for a short period of time.
To be able to forge one thousand Wootz Steel swords in such a short period of time was probably the greatest achievement in the history of the Great Tang, not even in the foreign countries.
In his last life, the powerful Mamelukes had yet to appear, but he was already one step ahead of them, gaining the qualifications to construct the first thousand-man WuZi Steel Army.
These one thousand soldiers weren't very powerful when placed against an infantry army of tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands.
However, Wang Chong was well aware that as long as these one thousand WuZi Steel Swords were given to the elite cavalry, they would be able to display the full might of these one thousand WuZi Steel Swords, and they might even be able to influence the outcome of a battle.
It had been a long time since he had come into contact with Aloyo and Arloja, and it was finally time for his efforts to bear fruit.
"What's wrong?"
Huang Qian-er looked at Wang Chong said.
"Nothing."
Wang Chong chuckled as he crushed the paper ball in his hand into powder. The relationship between the Wang and Huang Clans was no longer as hostile, and the Huang Clan had even expressed their allegiance.
However, there were some core matters that Wang Chong still didn't want Huang Qian-er to know. At the very least, before she truly obtained his trust or trusted him enough to enter the core, Wang Chong still wanted to keep some secrets.
Huang Qian-er's expression turned cold, and with a cold snort, she turned around and left in displeasure, continuing to cultivate.
Wang Chong had opened up a special cultivation area for her on the spirit vein. By following Wang Chong, Huang Qian-er had also benefited greatly.
As he watched Huang Qian-er's figure slowly vanish into the mist, Wang Chong chuckled and turned around, heading to another area where he was training.
To Wang Chong, cultivating back to Tier 1 of the True Martial realm was just the beginning. Next, by borrowing the dense spiritual energy of the spirit vein, he could begin his other plan for reaching the True Martial realm.
As the mist churned, Wang Chong's figure quickly vanished into the spirit vein.
… …
Thud!
While Wang Chong was once more cultivating in the spirit vein, in the capital, a black falcon flapped its wings and flew into the Yao Residence like an arrow.
A few moments later, an experienced steward dressed in black rushed into the depths of the Yao Residence, carrying a letter.
In the depths of the Yao Residence, Yao Guangyi, the head of the Yao Clan, was seated upright and still. Next to him was a thin and haughty elder with a goatee and the appearance of a strategist.
When the steward walked in, Yao Guangyi was drinking tea with the goatee elder.
The steward froze for a moment before quickly lowering his head and walking up to Yao Guangyi's side. After whispering a few words into Yao Guangyi's ear, he handed over the letter.
Yao Guangyi took it, glanced at it, and was instantly moved.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that the two were talking, the goatee elder raised his head, his expression unhurried.
"Sir, there's news from the west. That brat from the Wang Clan has been transporting something! "
Yao Guangyi quickly regained his composure, and without the slightest hesitation, he handed over the letter. He spoke with a respectful attitude, seeming to treat this goatee elder with great respect.
As the head of the Yao Clan with the support of the Old Master, Yao Guangyi's status could be said to be extremely stable. In the capital, there were very few people that could command such respect from him.
Only people on King Qi's side could command such respect from him.
And this was indeed the case.
This thin, small, and unprepossessing elder with a goatee had just so happened to be one of King Qi's subordinates.
In this period of time, in the Bureau of Military Personnel, Bureau of Punishments, and the Imperial Court, King Qi had been suppressed by The King of Song and the Wang Clan. The people at his side had either been demoted or pushed aside, putting him at a disadvantage in every aspect.
King Qi had also begun to recruit soldiers and buy nets, gathering all sorts of talents in preparation for a counterattack. The goatee elder before him was one of the experts King Qi had recruited, and one of the most important.
Although the Yao Clan had an illustrious status, Yao Guangyi was well aware that King Qi's ambitions were limitless. His ambitions would not be satisfied with just the Yao Clan.
And King Qi's personality would not allow him to receive any special treatment just because of the Yao Clan's status.
The Old Master had once said that when dealing with King Qi, one could not have the slightest bit of arrogance. No matter what decision King Qi made, who he sent, or what opinion he had, the Yao Clan only needed to comply.
Otherwise, they would only be courting disaster!
Yao Guangyi had always firmly remembered this point.
"Hyderabad ore?!!"
The old man with the goatee merely glanced at it, and in the next moment, his originally calm expression vanished into thin air, and his cold eyes revealed a shocked expression.
In the capital, the King of Song and King Qi were sworn enemies, and this naturally included the Wang Clan.
Wang Chong's WuZi Steel weapon had been a secret at the start, and no one knew what this WuZi Steel weapon was.
But more than half a year had passed since then, and King Qi and the Yao Clan had spent a great deal of energy and price on it. Wang Chong's WuZi Steel weapon was no longer a secret.
A single WuZi Steel weapon could be sold for seventy to eighty thousand taels of gold, perhaps even two hundred thousand taels of gold. Even to an Imperial Prince like King Qi, who had never cared much about money, such an enormous fortune was an extremely fatal temptation.
The Wang Clan's sudden rise to power posed an enormous threat to King Qi, and that enormous wealth and WuZi Steel weapon could not go unnoticed.
At present, almost everyone in the Imperial Army, from top to bottom, had a favorable impression of the Wang Clan. Even the opposing factions did not dare to lightly offend the Wang Clan.
The reason was those WuZi Steel weapons.
"It's not that simple. This time, more than one thousand jun of Hyderabad ore was transported!"
Yao Guangyi sternly said.
Although he had only glanced at it, Yao Guangyi had already clearly seen the crucial content. As a strategist and general, this was a basic ability.
The goateed elder did not say anything, but his heart fiercely twitched. After a long while, he could not help but let out a long sigh.
"What an enormous fortune!"
"That's right! What an enormous fortune! "
Yao Guang Yi agreed.
The two men in the room suddenly sunk into a shocked silence. More than one thousand jun of ore could be sold for more than a hundred thousand taels of gold. This was an enormous sum.
Let alone the old man with the goatee, even Yao Guang Yi was frightened the moment he received the news.
This was truly a sum of millions upon millions of taels of gold. The extravagance of that brat from the Wang Clan had left even him, a perennial figure in the court, deeply shaken.
The Yao Clan had never been a small clan. But compared to this brat, they were truly lacking.
"Such an enormous fortune, we can't miss it!"
After a long while, the goateed elder broke the silence, a look of excitement on his face. If such an enormous fortune were to be allowed to pass by, the heavens would not tolerate it.
Moreover, the Wang Clan was King Qi's sworn enemy.
"That's right!"
Yao Guangyi agreed, a rare occurrence.
The Wang Clan was already difficult to deal with. If they were to obtain such an enormous fortune, even the Yao Clan would find it difficult to contend with them.
No matter what, the Wang Clan's operation this time had to be foiled. They absolutely could not be allowed to obtain it.
"Why don't we quickly inform His Highness King Qi …"
Yao Guangyi probed as he looked at the goateed elder.
"There's no need. His Highness has a multitude of affairs to attend to, and he is currently feeling vexed and having a headache. There's no need to trouble him with such matters. Otherwise, it will make us, his subordinates, seem untrustworthy. Lord Yao, don't you agree? "
The goateed elder said without hesitation.
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