Chapter 20 - Hundred Forged Greatsword (1/2)

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

After consuming a qi-blood pill, Lu Yu changed into ordinary clothes and walked out of the Ji Min Hall.

Seeing the two people following behind him, he said, “Don’t follow me. I just entered the Han Residence not long ago, and the people in the town don’t know me. If you follow me, my identity will be exposed, and it will not be convenient for me to investigate what Butler Zhang has told us to.”

The two of them looked at each other, then stopped in their tracks and returned to the Ji Min Hall.

The real reason why Lu Yu did not let them follow him was because he did not want Butler Zhang to know that he did not put any effort into investigating the mastermind behind the scenes.

He was only strolling around the town to see if he could buy a weapon that met the requirements for practicing the Edgeless Blade Technique. He did not have any intention of investigating in detail.

It would be fine if he could not find any clues. If he really found any clues, then he would be in big trouble.

While walking on the crowded street, he could hear shouts of hawkers and vendors. Occasionally, he could see a few martial art cultivators, but they did not carry any weapons.

This was because there was a law that forbade anyone from carrying weapons in the town, especially martial art cultivators.

If one brought weapons in the streets, they would be directly arrested by the official and sent to prison, unless one obtained special permission.

Although it was forbidden for civilians to bring weapons on the streets, there were still many shops selling weapons. Except for a few types of prohibited weapons, most types of weapons could be bought in weapon shops.

Of course, Lu Yu brought weapons when he went out, but he put them in his backpack.

Windmill Town was neither big nor small. It was five miles wide on both east and west side. With Lu Yu’s speed, even if he walked normally, he could quickly go from one end of Windmill Town to the other.

After walking for a short while on the street, he saw a three-story shop. From afar, he could see the shop’s signboard — Divine Weapon Pavilion.

Most of the buildings in Windmill Town only had two floors. This three-story pavilion was the tallest building in Windmill Town. It was exceptionally eye-catching.

Not to mention, the words ‘Divine Weapon Pavilion’ that was glowing in broad daylight were even more eye-catching.

It also attracted Lu Yu’s attention.

Raising his head to look at the three words that were glowing, Lu Yu was a little curious, “How did it light up?”

“Welcome.”

The welcoming lady standing at the entrance of the Divine Weapon Pavilion said to Lu Yu.

Lu Yu walked into the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

The first floor of the pavilion was simple but not simple. From the decorations, it could be seen that the prices of the items here were definitely very high.

In the spacious hall, the walls were filled with weapons. If the guests had a weapon that they liked, they could directly take it down and try it out. The price and grade of all the weapons were marked at the bottom.

Lu Yu roughly looked through the weapons on the first floor and realized that they were all hundred refined weapons. The price was more than 300 gold coins. It was not something that he could afford.

Although he could not afford it, it did not stop Lu Yu from testing it.

Hundred refined weapons were different from ordinary weapons. They were obviously stronger and sharper, and there were naturally formed patterns on the weapons after being forged. They were many times more beautiful than ordinary weapons.

After a few glances, Lu Yu left the Divine Weapon Pavilion. He had no choice. The things inside were too expensive, and he could not afford a single thing at all.

As soon as he walked out, he saw the Tang Blacksmith Store opposite the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

The Tang Blacksmith Store only had one floor, and its exterior looked much poorer than the Divine Weapon Pavilion. However, its business seemed to be better than the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

When the Divine Weapon Pavilion only had a few customers, the Tang Blacksmith Store was filled with people. The sounds of forging were deafening, and there were customers kept coming in and out to buy things.

Lu Yu walked to the entrance of the Tang Blacksmith Store and found that the shop sold both weapons and farm tools. No wonder so many people were going in and out, and the Tang Blacksmith Store also made custom weapons.

After knowing that the Tang Blacksmith Store could custom-make weapons, Lu Yu went to the owner and planned to get one.

After all, it was difficult to find the weapon he needed.

Boss Tang looked young. His upper body was bare, and his body was full of muscles from years of forging.

After hearing Lu Yu’s request, he took the clothes tied to his waist and wiped his sweat. He handed the hammer to the person next to him and said to Lu Yu, “Follow me.”

Boss Tang brought Lu Yu to the warehouse in the backyard. There were a lot of weapons that had been forged here. There were also a few hundred refined weapons with forging patterns hanging on the wall. It could be seen that they were well maintained.

When they reached the innermost part of the warehouse, Boss Tang opened a large wooden box on the ground. Lu Yu stuck his head out and looked inside. Inside the wooden box was an exaggerated-looking flat-headed sword.

Boss Tang looked at the sword with his eyes full of memories. He said, “This sword is called the Hundred Forged Greatsword. It was forged from the discarded weapons of my father.”

“Back then, my father was the best blacksmith in the town. All his life, he only forged hundred refined weapons. If the weapon did not meet his requirements, even if it was perfect, he would not sell it.”

“But when the Divine Weapon Pavilion appeared in the town, the business of our store became worse. Although the hundred refined weapons forged by my father were not inferior to the Divine Weapon Pavilion, their prices were even cheaper.”

“However, the Divine Weapon Pavilion’s reputation spread far and wide. It was not something that the Tang Blacksmith Store could compare to. Moreover, it took my father several months to forge a hundred refined weapon. The blacksmiths of the Divine Weapon Pavilion only needed a few days to make one.”