Chapter 482: The White Lion Great General, We Tadra Khonglo! (1/2)
Chapter 482: The White Lion Great General, We Tadra Khonglo!
Translated by: Hypersheep325
Edited by: Michyrr
”400,000 taels of gold to buy out the production of your Jadecut Sword Shop for the next three months. This is the schematic. Forge the items according to the instructions. No mistakes are permitted!”
As the horse galloped away, a heavy bag of gold flew through the air, through the door of Jadecut Sword Shop, and thumped onto the floor of the reception hall.
The impact of the bag was so great that the entire sword shop quivered.
”400,000 taels?!”
In just a few a moments, the people inside the building came out and stared in shock at the heavy bag on the floor.
Jadecleave Shop, Jadesteel Shop, Rending Metal Smithy… on the same day, all the famous sword shops and smiths of the capital received Wang Chong's generous 'reward'.
Both sword shops and sword smiths were actually extremely limited in the amount of profit they could make each month. Unlike Wang Chong, they couldn't make just one sword that would then sell for tens of thousands, a hundred thousand, or even hundreds of thousands of gold taels.
In truth, in the entire capital, probably only Wang Chong was capable of such a feat.
400,000 taels already far surpassed the yearly revenue of these top-notch sword smiths and sword shops. Though they had initially been hesitant, how could they remain so after Wang Chong delivered all this gold to their doorsteps?
In this short span of time, all the sword shops and sword smiths made their decision. In practically one day, Wang Chong had gained the ability to decide what all the sword shops and sword smiths in the capital could forge.
Starting from now, Wang Chong had exclusive use of these sword shops and smiths. They would only make items for Wang Chong, would serve only him, would give him all they produced!
Such a thing was unprecedented, but now, it had all become reality!
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Through the use of gold and the Wootz Steel weapons, the entire capital began to operate around Wang Chong and the Wang Clan like some massive machine.
Thick smoke poured out from various places in the capital as the sword shops and sword smiths closed their doors to other customers and began to forge weapons for the same person.
And the clans of the capital were dispatching their experts to the Wang Clan. Wang Chong gave Li Siye, Wei Anfang, and Zhao Jingdian the responsibility of handling these experts.
Strength was not the only thing needed to make guards and experts from the great clans into soldiers that could work together and crisscross the battlefield. Strict training was also necessary.
However, unlike hired experts, the experts and guards from the clans had at least some military experience. It was for this reason that Wang Chong had prioritized gathering guards from the great clans first.
”Everything has been set in motion. All that's left is myself…!”
Wang Chong stood on a high pavilion, the gusting winds ruffling his robes. Surveying the tiled roofs and towers of the capital, he saw columns of smoke floating into the sky while the sounds of hammering could be heard from every direction.
And in the distance, he could hear the neighing of warhorses. Wang Chong felt like he could see the hundreds of guards training in the distant Deflecting Blade Manor under the direction of Li Siye and Zhao Jingdian.
War had always been an enormously expensive venture. Whether in manpower, food, or war implements, it put forth costs that no ordinary clan could bear.
Wang Chong had already invested everything he could, including the Wootz Steel swords and the money he had gotten from auctioning off the spirit vein. The gears were already beginning to spin. Wang Chong was deeply aware that what awaited him next was a gruesome war!
It wasn't only the soldiers that needed to prepare for this war. He had to as well!
With a thought, Wang Chong immediately communicated with the Stone of Destiny in his mind. When he had attempted to kill An Yaluoshan and killed Ashina Sugan, he had obtained 200 points of Destiny Energy. With the addition of the Destiny Energy he had gained from killing the Youzhou soldiers, he had accumulated a total of 269 points.
He could have left this Destiny Energy for when the next level of rewards in the Stone of Destiny opened, but the campaign in the southwest was imminent. He no longer had the time.
Only by making the exchange now would it be of any help in this war that was about to begin.
Moreover, although the first level of rewards wouldn't be as impressive as the next layer, Wang Chong knew that one of the rewards would be of great assistance to him.
”Stone of Destiny, exchange for three Stellar Energy Piercers!”
Wang Chong sent this thought into his mind.
Rumble! His mind brightened, golden light bursting out as the energy of three Stellar Energy Piercers came out of the Stone of Destiny and flew into Wang Chong's dantian.
Bzzt!
Wang Chong's already formidable energy quickly increased as the one Stellar Energy Piercer suddenly became four. The chance of the Stellar Energy Piercer activating also raised from 5% to 20%. With every five attacks, there was a chance of one piercing through Stellar Energy.
After exchanging for three Stellar Energy Piercers, Wang Chong also rose in power, going from True Martial realm Tier 3 to the brink of True Martial realm Tier 4.
I'm only missing out on that last step!
With this thought, Wang Chong opened his eyes and turned to look at the four pills in his hand. He had gotten these pills from Six-Fingered Zhang.
'Money can make even ghosts push the millstone.' The selling of the spirit vein had granted Wang Chong an enormous sum of money, simultaneously raising Wang Chong's status in the hearts of the palace alchemists.
This time, it was the palace alchemists who had come to find Wang Chong, taking the initiative to increase his privileges. The number of pills he could exchange for each month had been raised by one.
Gulp!
Wang Chong raised his neck as he swallowed the four pills. For a moment, it felt like fire was running through his veins, but after a few moments, the pills were expended, and Wang Chong had successfully broken into True Martial Tier 4…
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Boom!