Turning off the alliance channel, Ouyang Shuo was still thinking about the third battle. The battle of Changping, which side to choose, how to plan, all these were repeatedly rehearsed in his mind.
While he was lost in thought, his secretary Lang Bai Nanpu walked in. "Marquis, the head of the first workshop, Wang Zhuan, invites you to the workshop. He said it has something to do with the weapon forged for you."
Ouyang Shuo was startled. It had been five days since he gave the [Meteorite Iron] to Wang Zhuan. Calculating the time, the forging should be finished. He just didn't know why Wang Zhuan didn't directly send the spear to the Marquis's Mansion, but instead invited him. Could it be that there was a problem with the forging?!
Without thinking too much, Ouyang Shuo hurriedly walked out of the office.
He hurried to the workshop of the first workshop. A young blacksmith stood at the door. When he saw Ouyang Shuo, he said respectfully, "Greetings, Marquis! The head of the workshop is in the workshop, please follow me. "
Ouyang Shuo nodded and followed the blacksmith to Wang Zhuan's exclusive workshop.
As soon as he entered, a wave of heat hit him.
In the workshop, besides Wang Zhuan, there were three assistants who were helping Wang Zhuan with the final tempering of the spear. At this moment, it was obviously a critical moment. Wang Zhuan's whole body was already soaked. Bean-sized beads of sweat flowed down like a drizzle, dripping on the red-hot workbench, giving off bursts of white smoke.
The young blacksmith walked to Wang Zhuan's side and whispered.
Wang Zhuan nodded slightly and continued the final forging. Ouyang Shuo was not in a hurry. He simply stood at the door and waited.
Ten minutes later, Wang Zhuan stopped hammering and took the sweat towel from his assistant. After wiping the sweat off his face, he walked to Ouyang Shuo's side and said, "Marquis!"
Ouyang Shuo nodded. "Why did Head Wang invite me here?"
"Soldiers are also weapons. When a divine weapon is forged, it needs to drink human blood. Later, Marquis, please contribute a few drops of blood and inject it into the divine weapon to awaken its spirituality. "Wang Zhuan explained.
Ouyang Shuo suddenly understood. Wasn't it just a drop of blood to recognize the owner? Why did it sound so mysterious?
Without hesitation, he pulled out the Tang knife from his waist and made a small cut on his hand. Half a bowl of blood dripped out. He took the gauze from his assistant and bandaged it. For Ouyang Shuo, who practiced inner force, such a small wound could be healed within a day.
Wang Zeng took the porcelain bowl filled with fresh blood and returned to the workbench. He ordered his assistant to throw the spear into the furnace. When the spear turned red, Wang Zeng's hands and eyes were sharp, and he accurately poured the blood in the bowl onto the spear.
As soon as the blood touched the spear, it seeped into the spear at a speed visible to the naked eye. Suddenly, the spear was covered in a layer of red, shining with a bewitching light. It flickered as if it had a mind of its own.
Amidst the raging flames, a Demon God appeared out of thin air. Its demonic nature was monstrous, and its ferocious might was impressive.
A bolt of lightning flashed across the sky, indicating that the spear was extraordinary.
"Now!" Wang Zhuan was completely focused. Although the phenomenon was beyond his imagination, he was still calm and collected. He ordered his assistant to help him take out the spear and proceed with the final steps of quenching and annealing.
After the last hammer strike, Wang Zhuan was immediately paralyzed. With the help of his assistant, he could barely stand. Even so, a look of joy appeared on Wang Zhuan's face.
A system notification rang in Ouyang Shuo's ears.
"System notification: Congratulations to player Not Say You Have No Clothes. The territory's blacksmith, Wang Zhuan, has broken through the shackles and has been promoted to a Grandmaster blacksmith. Reward: 2000 Reputation Points."
Following that, there was a system announcement.
"System notification: Congratulations to Shanhai County for giving birth to the first Grandmaster blacksmith in the player territory. Shanhai County is specially granted the title [Home of Forging]."
Ouyang Shuo checked the specific attributes of [Home of Forging]. [Home of Forging] territory's blacksmith proficiency increased by 10, blacksmith type refugee attraction increased by 15.
It was a very practical attribute. Ouyang Shuo guessed that it might also have a title like [Home of Tailors].
Wang Zhuan's promotion and the attributes of [Home of Forging] would definitely drive the territory's blacksmiths to a higher level, which in turn would promote the rapid development of the military industry.
After a short rest, Wang Zhuan held the spear that he had just forged and went to Ouyang Shuo. "Marquis, I have accomplished my mission. Please give this spear a name, Marquis."
Ouyang Shuo took the spear and felt it sink in his hand.
According to Ouyang Shuo's requirements, the spear was forged according to the shape of a spear. It was completely black, 11 feet long, and weighed 35 kilograms. The spearhead was one foot and three inches long, and the tip was three inches long. It was incomparably sharp.
The most special thing about the spear was the demon god's pattern that automatically formed on the body of the spear. It was vivid and lifelike, as if it wanted to devour someone. According to Wang Zhuan, this pattern wasn't carved by him, but formed automatically after it was soaked in blood.
Ouyang Shuo immediately thought of the demon god's bloodline in his body and immediately understood. He said, "This spear was forged from extraterrestrial divine stones and nourished by the demon god's blood essence. It's called the Sky Demon Spear."
[Name]: Sky Demon Spear (Purple Gold)
[Hardness]: 75
[Sharpness]: 65
[Toughness]: 55
[Characteristics]: Blood Devouring (There is a certain chance of devouring the enemy's blood essence to promote the weapon's evolution)
[Evaluation]: Forged from extraterrestrial divine stones and nourished by the demon god's blood essence, it mutated and finally became a divine weapon. Bind owner with blood. Cannot be traded, cannot be dropped, and can be evolved again.
If Ouyang Shuo hadn't provided the demon god's blood, this spear would have most likely fallen short of success. It would have only been able to reach dark gold rank and not purple gold rank.
The Sky Demon Spear was undoubtedly very powerful. It was comparable to Song Jia's Azure Sharp Sword.
The most important thing was that the Sky Demon Spear could evolve again. [Blood Devouring]'s characteristic determined that as long as the Sky Demon Spear devoured enough blood essence of experts, it could evolve into a true divine weapon and become invincible.
Ouyang Shuo gently stroked the spear's body and muttered to himself, "Sky Demon Spear, follow me to the battlefield. Drink the enemy's blood, and forge an invincible name."
The Sky Demon Spear seemed to have sensed something. It lightly jumped and a smear of red flashed.
Ouyang Shuo was overjoyed. He didn't expect the spear to have such intelligence. The demon god's bloodline was indeed extraordinary. He thought that he could also use this method when he forged a higher grade Radiant Armor in the future.
Finally, he had a weapon that he could use. Ouyang Shuo took the opportunity to check his personal attributes.
[Name]: Don't say I have no clothes
[Title 1]: Marquis of Lianzhou
[Title 2]: State Scholar (omitted)
[Territory]: Shanhai County
[Occupation]: General (Part-time)
[Level]: Level 55
[Achievement]: 90500/102400 [Noble Title]: Third Rank Marquis
[Reputation]: Fame (77000/100000)
[Inner Force]: 5800/10000
[Root Bone]: 18 + 8 [Comprehension]: 21 + 4 [Fortune Source]: 5 [Charm]: 8
[Commander]: 75 + 10 [Martial Power]: 38 + 5 [Intelligence]: 20 [Politics]: 57
[Talent]: Omitted
[Characteristics]: Omitted
[Mental Cultivation Method]: Yellow Emperor's Canon of the Inner Qi (Level 4/12)
[Cultivation Method]: Bajiquan Scripture (Easy), Yang Family's Spear Scripture (Advanced)
[Art of War]: Omitted
[Skills]: Advanced Detection, Advanced Weapon Proficiency, Savage Beast Taming Technique (Basic)
[Mount]: Omitted
[Accessory]: Omitted
[Armor]: Omitted
[Weapon]: Demonic Spear (Purple Gold)
[Special Items]: Cooling Pearl, North Sea Harbor Treasure Map (1), etc.
After players broke through Level 50, the difficulty of leveling up increased once again. Five and a half months had passed since the end of the Zhuolu battle, but Ouyang Shuo had only risen from Level 48 to Level 55.
Among the Acquired Attributes, once the Acquired Attributes exceeded 80 points, every increase required 5 Free Attribute Points. Once the Acquired Attributes exceeded 90 points, every increase required 10 Free Attribute Points.
Ouyang Shuo decided that once the [Commander] attribute reached 80 points, he would add points to [Force]. When the [Force] attribute also reached 80 points, he would start adding points to the [Commander] attribute.
His current stats were still far from Luo Shixin's, and he was even further from Shi Wansui's. He was basically equivalent to an intermediate General.
Last month, Ouyang Shuo had broken through to the fourth level of the Yellow Emperor's Canon of the Inner Qi. His maximum Inner Force had doubled to 10,000 points. He could now circulate it 12 times a day, increasing his Inner Force by 10 points every day. In a day, he could increase his Inner Force by 120 points. He still needed a month to break through to the fifth level.
More importantly, Ouyang Shuo felt that after breaking through to the fourth level, be it the number of circulations or the increase in Inner Force per day, they had basically reached their limits.
If he didn't have any other fortuitous encounters, it would be very difficult for him to improve again.
Ouyang Shuo's mount, armor, and weapon were all Purple Gold grade. The only shortcoming was his accessories. He only had the Black Iron grade [Ring of Courage] and the Silver grade [Strength of Barbarism], which were a little embarrassing.
Ouyang Shuo closed his stats panel and left the First Workshop.
As soon as he returned to the manor, Lei Xun was already waiting for him. Although Lei Xun had participated in the recruit training in the western suburbs, the military intelligence department hadn't completely stopped operating. Important information would still be reported to Ouyang Shuo.
"Marquis, there's the latest news from the plains."
Ouyang Shuo was already mentally prepared to see Lei Xun. It had been three months since Operation Wildfire, which aimed to break the balance between the nomadic tribes in the plains. There should be an outcome by now.
In these three months, Ouyang Shuo didn't relax his surveillance of the plains.
After Operation Wildfire, the Sky Boundary Tribe was defeated in the western part of the town. They couldn't rebuild the western part of the town in a short period of time and lost their deterrence against the small and medium-sized tribes in the west.
The medium-sized tribes in the west were the first to launch an attack. They ignored the Sky Boundary Tribe's warning and brazenly invaded the small tribes next to them. They plundered their cattle, sheep, and people and took over their farms.
In the end, the Sky Boundary Tribe only gave a verbal warning and didn't take any further military actions. Such actions were naturally interpreted by the other tribes as the Sky Boundary Tribe losing their deterrence.
Therefore, larger scale annexation operations were carried out in the east, south, and north at the same time.
For a time, the flames of war raged on the plains. The market outside of Friendship County benefited from this. They used food and iron ore to exchange for a large number of Cyan Beetle Horses and equipped the 2nd Brigade. (To be continued.)
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