civilwarnovels Chapter 174 - 124: First Reward, Exclusive Weapon
Chapter 174 - 124: First Reward, Exclusive Weapon
Inside the box were packets for medicinal baths, neatly stacked and wrapped in special foil.
A conspicuous S-rank logo on the packaging declared their extraordinary status.
"This... H-How many are there?"
Li Wan murmured, staring at the box full of S-rank medicinal bath packets.
Lin Wei did a rough calculation. There had to be close to two hundred packets in this one box!
Suppressing her excitement, she opened the other boxes.
The first three boxes were filled with S-rank medicinal bath packets.
Of the remaining four, three were packed to the brim with S-rank nutrient solutions!
The last box was full of expensive pills designed to nourish Qi and Blood and enhance cultivation effects.
Every single resource, without exception, was a top-quality item that was incredibly hard to find on the market!
Lin Wei was completely dumbfounded.
She clearly remembered how just a few months ago, she had spent a full six thousand Alliance Coins to buy Lin Ye a single vial of B-rank nutrient solution.
But the S-rank nutrient solution before her...
The public market price was thirty thousand Alliance Coins per vial!
And here were three whole boxes. A quick estimate suggested there were probably six or seven hundred vials!
How was this a reward?
This was as if the Education Bureau, in the most direct and blunt way possible, was frantically making up for all the cultivation resources they owed Lin Ye from the past two-plus years!
Finally, the mother and daughter’s gazes fell upon the most exquisite little box, which had been set aside on its own.
Lin Wei carefully picked it up and gently opened it.
The inside of the box was lined with soft, golden silk, upon which rested ten vials of a faintly glowing potion.
Beside the potions were three strange, dream-like purple fruits, each sealed within a transparent crystal container.
These items were completely beyond Lin Wei’s comprehension.
But she knew one thing for sure: the rarer the item and the more exquisite the packaging, the more terrifying its value!
These things were definitely even more precious than the S-rank nutrient solutions!
"How much... do you think all this is worth?" Li Wan’s voice trembled slightly.
Lin Wei took a deep breath and quickly did the math in her head.
After a long moment, she spoke a number that made Li Wan’s heart skip a beat.
"Mom... If we calculate everything at market price... a rough estimate would be over fifty million..."
Fifty million!
Li Wan’s mind went blank. She had never seen so much money in her entire life.
...
「Meanwhile.」
Myrrh Forge, Dongjiang City. The factory district.
Inside the massive factory complex, waves of heat rolled through the air, which was thick with the unique smell of metal mixed with coke.
Giant furnaces sat like dormant beasts, their mouths spewing orange-red flames.
The thunderous clang of automated steel hammers striking down intertwined with the hum of the assembly line, making one’s eardrums throb.
Chen Meng and Lin Ye walked side by side.
It was his first time learning that the weapons sold on the market were actually produced in a modern factory like this.
A smile hung on Chen Meng’s face.
This was also his first time visiting such a factory.
"I’m a little jealous of you, Lin Ye. Myrrh Forge is the top Weapon Workshop in all of Dongjiang."
"Most Martial Artists have to save for years just to afford a mass-produced, excellent-grade weapon from one of their boutiques."
"But you’re actually getting a master craftsman from Myrrh Forge to custom-make a spear just for you! The only other person to get that kind of treatment was that Xue Wangshu kid!"
The young man leading them heard this, turned around, and offered a slightly awkward smile.
The young man’s name was Fang Yuan, and he was the young master of Myrrh Forge.
"Student Lin Ye, Mr. Su did indeed put in a word, specifically requesting that our Mr. Ouyang handle this."
"I don’t want to spoil your excitement, but there are some things I have to say upfront..."
"Mr. Ouyang sealed his furnace many years ago. His temper... is also a bit eccentric. Even though this is an order from the Bureau Chief, he might not necessarily agree. So... please be mentally prepared."
Chen Meng frowned.
’He can ignore an order from the head of the Education Bureau? This Mr. Ouyang really puts on some airs!’
Before long, Fang Yuan led the two of them through the noisy public factory area and across a quiet bamboo grove.
A quaint, independent courtyard appeared before them.
"This is Mr. Ouyang’s exclusive workshop."
Before they even entered the gate, a powerful, stern shout echoed from within the courtyard.
"Idiot! How many times have I told you? Every strike has to be precise and forceful! Are you trying to tickle the ingot?!"
"And you! The temperature! The temperature is too high! If you can’t even handle simple fire control, what business do you have forging weapons?! Go raise pigs instead!"
An embarrassed look appeared on Fang Yuan’s face. Steeling himself, he led the two inside.
Inside the courtyard, beside a scorching furnace, two bare-chested, strapping young men were drenched in sweat as they took turns swinging great hammers, striking a red-hot metal billet on the forge.
Sparks flew with every strike.
Beside them, a short old man stood with his arms crossed, shouting harsh rebukes.
The old man was likely less than 1.5 meters tall. His messy, gray-white hair stood on end like steel needles, and his face was a crosshatch of deep wrinkles.
But his exposed arms were ridiculously muscular, bulging with explosive power.
It was obvious they were the result of swinging a hammer for many, many years.
"Mr. Ouyang."
Fang Yuan stepped forward and bowed slightly.
Ouyang Ye merely glanced at Fang Yuan from the corner of his eye, his gaze holding not a shred of courtesy for the young master of the forge.