Seeing that Wang Chong had already paid the thousand gold taels to the other party, Wei Hao didn't say anything more.
Setting off from the Bluebottle Pavilion, Wang Chong brought Wei Hao, Shen Hai, and Meng Long to a tavern to celebrate.
Then, the carriage set off. However, it didn't return to the Wang Family Residence. Instead, it circled around the capital before arriving at the place where the two Sindhi Buddhist monks were staying, the White Agate Jewelry Shop.
"Masters, there is a total of 37,000 gold taels here! Place it all here. As for the rest, according to our previous agreement, I will send people to deliver it to Sindhu in the form of various rations. What do you think? "
Wang Chong found Ablonodan and Arloja and poured the 37,000 gold taels into their room. The dazzling pile of gold in the room was extremely eye-catching.
"Sure! Sure! "
The two Sindhi monks were overjoyed. On the final day, when Wang Chong held the sword duel gamble at the Bluebottle Pavilion, they sneaked over as well. However, they hid amongst the crowd and didn't appear.
To be able to forge an ordinary piece of Hyderabad ore into a sword by Wang Chong, it could be sold for several thousand, even thirty to forty thousand gold taels. Furthermore, in the end, Wang Chong wasn't even willing to sell it. To the two of them, this was an inconceivable matter.
It was truly an eye-opener for the two of them!
They were completely convinced by Wang Chong's capability. In fact, just a moment ago, they even wrote a letter to the Sindhi High Priest, strongly recommending Wang Chong to cooperate with them!
Right now, even if Wang Chong wasn't able to fork out 90,000 gold taels, the two of them were willing to cooperate with him.
With such a talent, they would be able to raise the price of Hyderabad ore to the maximum. He was the best candidate for Sindhu to cooperate with. Even the Abbasid Caliphate and Charax Spasinu couldn't compare to him!
Seeing the duo agree to his proposal, Wang Chong chuckled. Everything was going according to his plan. As long as he obtained the approval of the two Sindhi monks, he would have much more time to spare.
Moreover, if Sindhu wanted to exchange tens of thousands of taels of gold for rations and transport them to Sindhu to resolve the Song problem, this would be a massive project that would take a lot of time and effort.
After settling this matter, the next step was the most important goal of this trip.
"Masters, I don't need the 300 jun of Hyderabad's ores for the time being, so I'll leave it in your care for now. In addition, I don't have enough manpower here. In the future, the Hyderabad ores will definitely attract many covetous eyes. I don't know if the two of you can stay and help me when we reach an agreement in the future. "
Wang Chong said sincerely.
"Covet?!"
Wang Chong's words seemed to have touched the taboo in the hearts of the two Sindhi Buddhist monks. Arloja's body jolted, and his dark and skinny body suddenly exuded a powerful aura. Even Shen Hai and Meng Long couldn't help but retreat in shock.
"I would like to see just who dares to covet our Hyderabad ores. Gongzi, rest assured, leave the Hyderabad ores with us. We will guarantee your safety! "
The two of them spoke decisively. The Hyderabad ores concerned the tens of millions of Sindhu's population. Everyone hoped to use the Hyderabad ores to exchange for rations to resolve the Song of Sindhu.
As such, the monks dispatched for this mission were all the most elite experts of Sindhu.
If the two of them didn't possess extraordinary capabilities, how could they dare to bring along 90,000 gold taels worth of ores to the entire world to promote their business?
The situation that Wang Chong spoke of happened to be a taboo for the two of them. The two of them would never allow such a situation to occur.
"These two monks have such high cultivation bases!"
Looking at the aura that the two of them exuded, Wang Chong was astonished.
Even though he had heard that most of the Sindhi Buddhist monks possessed extraordinary cultivation, he didn't expect the cultivation of these two to be so high.
From the looks of it, even Shen Hai and Meng Long weren't a match for them.
However, this was even better. Not only would he obtain the Hyderabad ores, he would also gain the help of two top-notch experts. To him, this couldn't be any better.
"Masters, I'll be thanking you then. I'll leave this place to you! "
Wang Chong bowed before leaving the White Agate Jewelry Shop with Wei Hao, who was looking at the floor littered with gold with a look of pity.
…
The sword duel gamble at the Bluebottle Pavilion had already ended. However, to many people, the storm caused by this matter wasn't over yet.
Just as Wang Chong was returning to the Wang Family Residence, in the residence of the Cheng Clan, a group of people were gathered around a metal mountain that was as tall as a human.
The 'metal mountain' was none other than the metal mountain that Wang Chong had split into two at the entrance of the Bluebottle Pavilion. Wang Chong felt that it was too heavy to carry around, so he tossed it aside as though it was trash.
However, to those who had witnessed the astounding slash of the WuZi Steel Sword that day, this metal mountain was a priceless treasure. Thus, after Wang Chong left, the Cheng Clan immediately took a portion of it while the other half was taken away by someone else.
"Did you see it clearly?"
A huge crowd gathered around the metal mountain. Not only were there the elders of the Cheng Clan, the young and the senior swordsmiths, even the clan head of the Cheng Clan, Cheng Hong, was alarmed.
So many famous swordsmiths, as well as the renowned swordsmiths from the west, had participated in the duel. Yet, an unassuming young man won the duel.
The sharpness of that sword was too astounding. Even the Cheng Clan, which had several centuries of history as a swordsmithing clan, didn't dare to claim that they could sever so many famous swords with a single slash!
However, the most shocking and unacceptable thing to the Cheng Family was that iron mountain!
It was still acceptable for the Cheng Clan to sever so many famous swords. Given the Cheng Clan's capability, as long as they worked hard, it wasn't impossible for them to catch up to the other party's footsteps.
However, it was different to sever a metal mountain that was as tall as a human. That represented another kind of pinnacle, an insurmountable pinnacle.
In this era, there wasn't a single person or clan that could achieve such a feat. This included the Cheng Clan, Zhang Clan, Lu Clan, and Huang Clan.
It represented a swordsmithing technique that surpassed this era.
There was an insurmountable gap between the swordsmithing techniques that the various clans possessed and this technique. This wasn't something that could be caught up with in a few decades or centuries!
Such a conclusion was hard for the Cheng Clan to accept. Thus, their first reaction was' disbelief 'and' impossible '. Wang Chong must have done something to the metal mountain.
Thus, after the duel, the elder of the Cheng Clan, Cheng Youqing, snatched half of the metal mountain and transported it back to the Cheng Clan Residence.
"Clan head, we've already observed it for a long time. The cut on the metal mountain is as smooth as a mirror, and it seems like it was made with a single slash. This isn't something that can be done by a human. "
A skinny elder of the Cheng Clan with a grizzled beard said with reddened eyes. He had been staring at this place for a long time, carefully observing every inch of it, but in the end, he still couldn't find a single flaw.
As an old swordsmithing master who had dabbled in swords for decades, he was able to discern the patterns on metals as though they were in the palm of his hand. He was almost certain that no one had done anything to the metal mountain.
"Not only so, I've also observed it carefully. There isn't any difference between the cut at the bottom of the metal mountain and the top, and there aren't any signs of it weakening. In other words, if the metal mountain was tall enough, it could have continued cutting downwards! "
Another elder of the Cheng Clan said. His back was slightly hunched, and his coarse face was filled with wrinkles. As the oldest elder of the Cheng Clan, his words held absolute authority in this aspect.
Ssss!
Gasps sounded in the surroundings. There were many important tasks in the clan, so most of them didn't attend the sword duel gamble, and they didn't witness the slash with their own eyes.
Even so, just this half of the metal mountain was enough to shock them. To these young and old swordsmiths who had dabbled in swords for their entire lives, it was hard for them to imagine what kind of sword could be so sharp.
Recalling the rumors about how the sword remained unscathed despite doing so much, to the point where there wasn't even a scratch on its body, it was even more inconceivable!
To many swordsmiths who had dabbled in swords for their entire lives, it was truly incomprehensible to them.
The courtyard was completely silent.
After the two elders expressed their opinions, all the elites of the Cheng Family in the capital fell into silence. On the other hand, Cheng Youqing and Clan Head Cheng Hong's complexions were incomparably awful.
The Cheng Clan's ambition was to surpass the other clans and become the most formidable swordsmithing clan in the Central Plains. All along, the Cheng Clan had thought that the greatest threat and competitor would come from the Zhang Clan, Huang Clan, or Lu Clan.
Never in their wildest dreams could they have imagined that the final victor would be a young lad of unknown origins.
"Bring me my sword!"
Clan Head Cheng Hong suddenly spoke up.
"Clan head!"
Upon hearing those words, everyone's face paled in fright. Even Cheng Youqing's face darkened, and he hurriedly tried to dissuade the clan head.
"Clan head, you mustn't! You mustn't destroy the ancestral sword because of this matter! "
In the Cheng Clan, there was only a single sword that belonged to the clan head, and that was the Clan Guardian Sword forged by the founder of the Cheng Clan. Even though such a sword was worthy of the clan head's admiration, for the past few centuries, the clan head had only placed it on the ancestral altar, worshipping it day and night. He didn't dare to take it down, needless to say, use it.
This was the foundation of the clan. Even if it was just a piece of wood, the Cheng Clan wouldn't use it. Otherwise, it would be a huge sin to leave a scratch on it, even if it was as small as the tip of a needle.
"I said, bring me my sword!"
Clan Head Cheng Hong stretched out his arm and spoke once more. This time, his tone was completely different from before. Clearly, this wasn't a discussion but an order from the clan head.
In the clan, no one dared to defy the orders of the clan head!
In next to no time, a Cheng Clan disciple walked out with an ancient sword that was a meter long, simple in design, and emitted a strong smell of incense.
Upon seeing this ancient sword, all of the Cheng Clan members lowered their heads in reverence and reverence.
Klang!
As the sword was unsheathed, a chilling aura gushed into the sky like a serpent, and the temperature in the courtyard plummeted. The chilling sword qi spread out like a tsunami, forcing everyone to retreat.
The Cheng Clan Guardian Sword, Ice Abyss, was forged by the founder of the Cheng Clan. It was incomparably sharp, and it was the number one sword of the Cheng Clan.
Klang!
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