"Four hundred thousand taels of gold to buy out three months' worth of production from your Jade Slicing Sword Shop. This is the blueprint. Forge according to it. No mistakes are allowed! "
Amidst the galloping of the warhorses, a heavy money bag streaked across the air, swept past the gate of the Jade Cutting Sword Tower, and fell heavily in the lobby.
The heavy bag struck the ground, causing the entire building to tremble.
"Four hundred thousand taels?!"
In a flash, one figure after another emerged from the building and stared in shock at the heavy bag of money on the ground.
Jade Slicing Pavilion, Jadesteel Pavilion, Gold Rending Pavilion … all the famous sword shops and smiths of the capital had received the generous' reward 'that Wang Chong had given ahead of time.
Whether it was sword shops or smiths, the monthly profit they made was extremely limited, unlike Wang Chong, who could casually sell a sword for tens of thousands of taels, hundreds of thousands of taels, or even hundreds of thousands of taels of gold.
In truth, in the entire capital, probably only Wang Chong could do this.
Four hundred thousand taels of gold was already far more than these top-class sword shops and smiths could make in a year. The Swords Smiths and smiths had been somewhat hesitant, but now that they received the gold that Wang Chong had sent someone to give them, how could they still hesitate?
In a short amount of time, all the sword shops and smiths of the capital had made their decision. In almost a single day, Wang Chong had obtained the right to forge all the sword shops and smiths of the capital.
Starting from now, for the next three months, all the sword shops and smiths of the capital would belong to Wang Chong. All the sword shops and smiths would only forge items for Wang Chong, serving him alone, belonging to him alone!
This sort of situation had never happened before, but now, it had become a reality!
… …
Rumble! Like a massive machine, with Wang Chong throwing out large amounts of gold and using WuZi Steel swords to open a path, the entire capital began to rumble around Wang Chong and the Wang Clan.
Thick smoke rose from various parts of the capital. For the first time, all the sword shops and smiths closed their doors and refused customers, gathering together to forge weapons for a single person.
The various aristocratic families in the capital also sent their experts to the Wang Family. Wang Chong left these experts to Li Siye, Wei Anfang, and Zhao Jingdian.
From the expert guards of the aristocratic families to the troops that could be mobilized on the battlefield, it was not enough to just be skilled in martial arts. One had to go through strict training as well.
However, compared to hired experts, the experts and bodyguards of the aristocratic families all had some foundation in the military. This was also the reason why Wang Chong had gathered the bodyguards of the aristocratic families first.
"Everything is on the right track. All that's left is me! … "
As Wang Chong stood on the roof of a tall building, his robes flapping in the wind, he could see rows upon rows of buildings in the capital. Wisps of smoke rose into the air, and tinkling could be heard from every direction.
In the distance, warhorses neighed. In his daze, Wang Chong felt like he was on the distant Deflecting Blade Mountain. Under the command of Li Siye and Zhao Jingdian, hundreds of bodyguards were galloping through the mountains, busily training …
War had always been a massive expenditure. Whether it was manpower, food, or war equipment, ordinary clans could not afford any of these.
Whether it was the WuZi Steel swords or the enormous wealth he had gained from selling the spirit vein, Wang Chong had invested all of it into this endeavor. The machinery was already in motion, and Wang Chong was well aware that what awaited him now was a desperate battle!
In this battle, it was not just the 'soldiers' who needed to prepare, but himself as well!
With a thought, Wang Chong communicated with the Stone of Destiny in his mind. Last time, when he dealt with An Yakangshan and killed Ashina, he had obtained 200 points of Destiny Energy. In Sheer, he had obtained 200 points of Destiny Energy. Adding on the Youzhou soldiers he had killed and the Destiny Energy he had accumulated, he now had a total of 269 points.
He could have saved these Destiny Energy for the next level of the Stone of Destiny and exchanged them for even greater rewards, but the war in the southwest was imminent, and there was no time for that.
Only by exchanging for them now would they be of use in the war.
Moreover, although the rewards of the first level were not as impressive as the rewards of the next level, Wang Chong knew that one of the rewards would be of the greatest help to him.
"Stone of Destiny, exchange for three layers of Destiny Penetration!"
This thought was transmitted to Wang Chong's mind.
A moment later, there was a rumble as his mind brightened and golden light surged. Three bolts of Stellar Energy Penetration descended from the Stone of Destiny, bursting into Wang Chong's limbs and bones like lightning and rushing into his dantian.
Bzzt!
Wang Chong's already powerful aura rapidly grew, and the effect of the one layer of Stellar Energy Penetration rose to four, while the probability of activating Stellar Energy Penetration rose from 5% to 20%. Every five attacks, there would be a penetration effect.
And after exchanging for three layers of Stellar Energy Penetration, Wang Chong's strength rose along with it, rising from Tier 3 of the True Martial realm to nearing Tier 4 of the True Martial realm.
"Now, there's only one last step left!"
With a thought, Wang Chong opened his eyes and looked at the four pills in his hand. These pills were all accumulated from Six-fingered Zhang's pills.
As the saying went, "Money makes the mare turn the millstone." Wang Chong had sold the spirit vein and accumulated a great deal of wealth. At the same time, his position in the heart of the Court Alchemist had greatly increased.
This time, it was the Court Alchemist who had sought out Wang Chong and raised his qualifications. The number of pills that could be exchanged for each month had increased by one.
Gulp!
Wang Chong raised his head and swallowed the four pills in succession. In an instant, a stream of fire exploded in Wang Chong's body. A moment later, when the medicinal power of the pills had been exhausted, Wang Chong had successfully broken through to Tier 4 of the True Martial realm …
… …
Rumble!
Thunder rumbled. His gaze moved away from the capital and toward the distant west. What he saw was a vast and majestic city towering over the vast land. Black clouds covered the sky above the city, silver snakes shuttling through the clouds.
Opposite the city was a protruding piece of land that reached into the clouds. Like a massive wave, it gave off the feeling that it could crash down at any moment and turn everything into ashes.
That was the Ouzan Plateau!
In the distant Longxi, the threat from another continent and another empire could be sensed more clearly than any other region in the Central Plains.
Although they were neighbors, to the Central Plains, that protruding plateau seemed to come from another world.
On that high grassland, countless warriors were nurtured. Even though the dynasties of the Central Plains had defeated them time and time again, they had never been able to completely crush them.
The lofty sea level difference formed an invisible and firm barrier that made it difficult for the empires of the Central Plains to exert their strength.
Time and time again, the cavalry of the plateau would form groups and charge into the Central Plains, killing and pillaging, only to retreat back to the Ouzan Plateau before the main army arrived!
To the people of the Ouzan Plateau, the Central Plains was a defenseless land. That was, until that city was built and that person appeared.
Big Dipper City!
Geshu Han!
In the distant lands of the west, this newly constructed city was like a massive nail hammered into the map of the empire's western border. It became the anchor of Longxi, an existence that countered the cavalry of the Ü-Tsang Empire.
And the great general Geshu Han, who had risen to prominence like a comet, swept through the western provinces and became the most feared existence of the Ouzan Empire.
'The Big Dipper is high in the sky, and Geshu Han carries his saber at night. To this day, he spies on his horse, but dares not cross Lintao'. This folk song was not only heard in Longxi, but also in the distant Ouzan Plateau.
And it was precisely because of Geshu Han's existence and Big Dipper City's establishment that the wise saying, 'Of all the riches in the world, none surpass Longyou.'
"Neigh!"
Thunder rumbled and dark clouds hung low. All of a sudden, the fierce neigh of a warhorse pierced through the clouds, coming from the summit of the continent.
The war horse galloped. In just a moment, an iron-blooded, murderous black figure immediately appeared at the top of the continent. Behind the black figure was a large flag fluttering in the wind.
"Enemy attack! … "
Almost at the same time that the figure appeared, a Big Dipper Army sentry on the walls of Big Dipper City let out a shrill cry.
They had been stationed on the borders of Longxi for many years, so they were extremely familiar with the Ouzan Empire's cavalry. The heaviness of the heavy plate armor even seeped into their figures, and could be seen from far away.
But this wasn't the reason for his nervousness. Ever since the Great General had established Big Dipper City, the Ouzan Empire had suffered successive defeats. It had been a long time since they had dared to openly appear before Big Dipper City.
This was definitely not an ordinary situation.
Rumble!
Almost at the same time that the sentry's warning sounded, the entire Big Dipper City began to tremble. Tens of thousands of soldiers surged out of the city and swiftly assembled into battle formations.
Even though there were so many of them, there was no panic in Big Dipper City. Even as they rushed to their posts, they strictly obeyed some sort of order.
In the span of just a few breaths, the bustling Big Dipper City had suddenly quieted down. All the soldiers took their positions, and a solemn aura emanated from the formation and enveloped the earth.
The entire city was so quiet that it seemed like an empty city.
… Big Dipper's long years of training were on full display at this moment. From the very beginning, they had entered a state of daily combat readiness, and in the span of a few breaths, they had swiftly arrived at the city.
But even though the city was growing quieter and quieter, the commotion outside the city was growing louder and louder.
"Rumble!"
A massive sound came from another towering continent like a tsunami. At first, it was barely audible, but gradually, it grew louder and louder …. When it got closer, everyone could clearly hear that it was the clattering of tens of thousands of hooves and the clattering of metal.
"It's the Ouzan Empire's army!"
The expressions of the Big Dipper soldiers on the city walls changed one after another. Having presided over Longxi for so many years, they were already used to fighting with the Ouzan Empire.
But this battle was clearly different.
Listening to the intense clattering of hooves, the army that had appeared at the border of the Ouzan Highlands was in the tens of thousands, far surpassing the level of the previous battles.
The sound of the earth quaking indicated that there were at least a hundred thousand soldiers fighting.
"Look over there! — — "
Suddenly, someone pointed into the distance and shouted.
Whoosh. Strong winds blew. Under the gazes of countless people, a huge flagpole, at least a hundred feet long, suddenly rose from the top of that towering continent in the distance.
On the flagpole, a huge blood-soaked war flag fluttered in the wind, fluttering in the wind. On the blood-red flag, there was a huge three-headed white lion baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. Even from a distance, it could be seen clearly.
"The three-headed white lion flag! It's We Tadra Khonglo! — — "
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