The stewards who left the scene first poured out of the hospital door like a tide, and after walking for a while, they began to call friends, in groups of three or five, and they were distinct.

They are all in charge of one party, even if many people are not qualified to speak in the main hall, but in their own acres and thirds of land, they are the only people who can speak. Correspondingly, they are responsible for the food and clothing of many of their mouths.

The trade fair decides at least one-half of the orders for a year, and the movement of the main government is related to the survival of the branch in the next few years. The stewards were anxious to find some allies and deliberate.

Master Lin politely declined the invitation of his fellow villager Ni Steward, and after a while, he and a young craftsman came together seemingly intentionally or unintentionally.

The two of them first said a few words of inconsequential words, and seeing that the surroundings were discussing their own affairs enthusiastically, and no one paid special attention to them, Master Lin immediately said: "Such a pattern is really surprising, can we get a booth from the mansion master?"

The young man's name is Liu Jige, he is a little famous in "Tiangong Kaiwu", he is a genius in the younger generation of craftsmen, he is not from Yongzhou like Lin Craftsman, and belongs to the group of foreigners in the craftsman's mansion.

Liu Jige's demeanor was not as calm as a person of his age, and he said softly: "There should be no problem with the booth, otherwise the mansion owner will not have to make such a decision." ”

Master Lin hesitated a little, "This person didn't care about government affairs in the past, what happened today? And this decision to play fifty boards each is ......."

"It's not a bad thing, the meeting date is just around the corner, and instead of several parties insisting on their own words, it is better to cut it appropriately. ”

Master Lin thought about it for a while and felt that it made sense, but he still said: "It's just a matter of doing this, but it's not a long-term solution. We now have almost no possibility of innovating, lack of resources, lack of manpower not to talk about it, after the latest batch of equipment is replaced, even a complete set of refining equipment will be a problem. ”

Liu Jige said: "The controller of the Chiyang Earth Fire is the lord of the mansion, not the chief stewards, or even the chief manager of Xia. ”

Master Lin showed a thoughtful expression, after all, the way to refine weapons, there is no one in ten thousand is a different fire, and the tools can be recreated. "What do you mean......"

"People like us, in the predicament of 'Heavenly Creation', may not be encountered in other craftsman's mansions. The monk's mansion is good, but we are afraid that we can only start as apprentices when we enter. So, let's see if the dilemma can be broken first, and then consider whether to escape. ”

Master Lin was convinced at this point, and nodded again and again. Liu Jige said goodbye to him, turned into a path unnoticed, and disappeared among the houses.

Liu Jige's familiarity with the terrain of the Yan Mansion does not match his identity as a foreigner. As I walked, I stepped on a foot stake hidden in a lotus pond and reached the opposite shore of an artificial lake.

This is already the inner courtyard, and it has been closed for many years. Facing the lake on the back, there is only a semi-deserted path on the front, and it is usually very eye-catching for someone to come from the front, so except for the government soldiers who patrol once a day, the rest of the time is uninhabited.

Liu Jige interspersed between the two courtyard walls, and finally saw Yan Kaiting standing on a water pavilion.

The two seemed quite familiar, and Liu Jige's saluting posture was respectful and casual, "Lord Yan." ”

Yan Kaiting nodded and said, "Jige is here, there is only wine for the trouble of tea here." As he spoke, he raised his hand and threw a silver bottle over.

Liu Jige stretched out his hand to take it, and said with a wicked smile: "Lord Yan is getting more and more stingy, the wine bottle is so small?"

Yan Kaiting spread his hands and said: "The bottle of Snow Mountain Liquor is big, but I got a total of three bottles, one bottle of filial piety to Master Xia, and two bottles into my brother's stomach." Besides, this 'Flower of Flame' is not bad, it only loses in taste, and it is a great supplement for fire cultivators. ”

Liu Jige was just joking, and when he heard that this wine was still famous, he couldn't help but be curious, and immediately opened the lid and tasted it. As a result, a small fire dragon spewed out directly from his mouth, and in surprise, he praised: "It's really good wine!"

Yan Kaiting was startled when he saw Liu Jige first, and then showed his true colors as a gluttonous foodie, and couldn't help but laugh.

Liu Jige never concealed his addiction to alcohol, and did not feel embarrassed, and continued to take a sip, revealing a satisfied look.

Yan Kaiting shook his head and smiled: "It seems that as long as there is good wine to give, it is unusually easy to buy you." ”

Liu Jige chuckled: "It's a pity that although the price is waiting for the sale, there is no buyer." After laughing, he said with a straight face: "Presumably Lord Yan has already understood their plan." ”

Yan Kaiting smiled and said, "Hu Donglai is not wrong in what he said, this plan is indeed the path set by the old mansion master for 'Heavenly Creation'. ”

Liu Jige keenly noticed Yan Kaiting's address to his father, and said silently for a moment: "Taking advantage of the situation and acting according to the situation is a shortcut for those who are just starting out in the craftsman's house. However, it is a pity that the 'heavenly creation' has been standing for hundreds of years. ”

Yan Kaiting said lightly: "Because they don't need an independent 'Heavenly Craftsman'. ”

Liu Jige was stunned.

Yan Kaiting said: "They only need a money-making industry. ”

Liu Jige somewhat understood, but if he asked, it would inevitably involve the old mansion master. He was still hesitating, and Yan Kaiting had already changed the topic, "This part of the booth in my hand is fully allocated by you." ”

Liu Jige responded, and said honestly: "Lord Yan, although you have your strong support this time, the effect may only be unsatisfactory, in recent years, there are not many new high-end weapons of war. ”

"The craftsman's house has declined in this area, not only in recent years, but also when my mother was there, there should have been much more investment than now. The success of refining requires resources, talent, hard work, and enough luck, so what is the 'Heavenly Creation' today?"

Refining is one of the right ways to cultivate, so it can be seen that it is easy to get started and difficult to master. High-end refining requires a lot of investment from resources and talented and strong people, and there will be countless failures on the road to success. During the period of the old mansion master, the expansion of "Heavenly Creations" was already a priority for short-term rapid and stable returns, and the research refining department was repeatedly marginalized.

The factions that any craftsman has are undoubtedly worse, and there is no senior craftsman with absolute control over the "heavenly creations", so the internal factions are mainly manifested in the conflict between locals and outsiders.

The implementation of the low-end products and the new mold opening method has lowered the entry threshold for craftsmen, and the talent and ability of new blood have become less important, and the barriers erected by the old people have become more difficult to break. What's more, technological change has brought unusually high profits, so that the old people have lost even the motivation to improve.

And those who have upward aspirations such as Liu Jige and Lin Jiangshi, even if they are not squeezed intentionally or unintentionally, they cannot get enough resources in the general environment. The loss of personnel is almost an inevitable result, and such a loss has made the high-end R&D of the craftsman even worse, forming a cycle that will eventually collapse.

Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and a behemoth has become a monster that swallows gold coins, nor is it the result of a year or two of hard work.

Liu Jige thought for a while and asked, "Lord Yan, you can see it clearly, why don't you stop them completely?"

Yan Kaiting smiled and said: "If you want to make money, there is nothing wrong with it. He said honestly: "In fact, I have never thought about what the future of 'Heavenly Creation' should look like. ”

Liu Jige nodded clearly, and as soon as he said this, he understood why Yan Kaiting had done nothing in the past few years.

The battle over routes is the most difficult to judge whether it is right or wrong. If it is purely for the purpose of making money, the path of the old mansion master is successful, and if the purpose is to restore the ability to manufacture high-end weapons, it will be a failure. It is undoubtedly reckless and unwise to act rashly to break the existing pattern without being able to establish a new pattern without setting a goal.

Yan Kaiting stretched out his hand, and a red flame jumped out of his fingertips.

Liu Jige showed a look of surprise, of course he recognized that it was the root of the "Heavenly Craft" refining weapon, the red sun and earth fire, but he, like everyone else, never thought that Yan Kaiting, who had nothing to do with the refining weapon, would be able to control the different fire.

And what surprised him was still to come, when Liu Jige saw Yan Kaiting refining a piece of material into a small fork, even if the process was simple and the finished product was simple, he was already shocked. Freehand refining and using smelting facilities is the difference between cloud and mud!

Yan Kaiting said: "From my own point of view, refining weapons is also one of my cultivation methods. Therefore, no matter what path the craftsman will take in the future, I think he will continue to pursue the path of refining. ”

By the time Liu Jige left, he had already been completely convinced of Yan Kaiting. For those like them who still have some ambitions and want to continue to climb on the refining weapon, resources and ways are important, and the craftsman itself is just a carrier.

The breeze rose again, and the blue waves of the lotus garden swayed slightly, like a wrinkled mirror, reflecting the distorted sky. Yan Kaiting sat alone in the courtyard, looking into the distance and falling into deep thought. I don't know when, a cyan figure appeared beside him.

"How did you find here?"

"Naturally, it follows the aroma of wine. ”

Yan Kaiting chuckled, turned to look at Fu Mingxuan, and said, "How can I compare with you, I'm so stupid." ”

Fu Mingxuan also smiled, "Where is stupid, you are just deliberately dull." ”

Yan Kaiting nodded thoughtfully.

"When I came over, I saw you in the inner courtyard, crying and making trouble, and it was very lively!"

Yan Kaiting said lightly: "It's just to clean up all the cows, ghosts, snakes and gods in the garden." ”

Fu Mingxuan was a little surprised by his methods, "Have you made up your mind?"

"Pretty much. ”

Yan Kaiting didn't mean to elaborate, so Fu Mingxuan didn't ask much, only said: "A few days ago, I was instructed by Xia Zhenren to send someone to Jizhou to check the old bottom of the Flower Temple, and there are really a lot of amazing things. ”

"Oh?"

"Those women's way of wind and moon is really effective, and they have controlled most of Jizhou silently. ”

Yan Kaiting's expression froze, the "Flower God Temple" is a local sect, but if they can control most of the land in a state, then the power is not inferior to the medium-sized sect, such an obvious thing, they can actually hide it for so long, how much energy is that?

Fu Mingxuan shook his head and said, "This control is not our control in the general sense. The 'Flower Temple' has the characteristics of many female disciples and the characteristics of exercises, and the marriage is all over the power of most of Jizhou. ”

Yan Kaiting's face became a little strange, "This ...... Is it possible that a marriage can seize control of the forces?"

Fu Mingxuan said: "What about giving birth to an heir?"

The two of them are thinking of the Tu family together at the moment, and Mrs. Tu's deeds happen to be meticulous.

Yan Kaiting couldn't help but gasp, "Women's behavior, it's really ......" He couldn't find the words to describe it for a while.