Sheng Xuan and the others returned all the way back to Carlin, in one of the strongest rooms in the basement of the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce, the prisoner was being held, Helian Zan personally interrogated there with a leather whip, but this person was very hard-mouthed, and would rather die than say a word, but there were still some discoveries among the items he carried, and there was a note that had not had time to deal with it, on which the detailed route of the goods of the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce was written, and a strange badge attracted everyone's attention, the silver-bottomed gold-edged badge was engraved with a strange-looking lion, who was fiddling with an inverted scale, no one had ever seen such a badge, so he couldn't see the origin of this person, In his arms, a pass token was also found, on which was engraved a crown and a scale, which was clearly an item of the House of Elders, could it be related to the House of Elders at this time?

Sheng Xuan was in no mood to care about these things now, but those brothers in the tavern had helped a lot this time, and they had also shown him how powerful a team of magicians and martial artists could be. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

He withdrew more than 100,000 gold coins from Duhe, and then hurried to the academy, although the amount of these hundreds of thousands of gold coins is not small, but for saving the entire Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce, this small expense is not enough to worry about?

Before entering the tavern, I heard the lively noise inside, this errand can be said to have topped the income of these masters for a few months or even more, but they are obviously not financial masters, so as soon as the gold coins arrived, these people immediately rushed into the tavern to drink the best wine, and then bet on an astonishing bet to gamble, I am afraid that the thousands of gold coins that no one gets can withstand the expenses of a few days.

As soon as he entered the tavern, he saw that the drunkard was also drinking in it, as if it was his job to drink in the tavern during the holidays, and at night he would bring a bunch of wine back to the small courtyard to continue drinking.

Seeing Sheng Xuan walk in the door, the drunkard couldn't help shouting, "The matter is done?" Sheng Xuan waved his hand at him, and then took out 100,000 gold coins and handed them to the fat boss, "Boss, I will put this money here for you first, some brothers have helped a lot this time, and a few people have been injured, and their names are all on this piece of paper, and when you meet them, you will give them this money, which is a little bit of my heart." As he spoke, he handed over a piece of paper, and the fat boss took it in his hand and glanced at it, then nodded, as if he agreed with him, "Don't worry, I will definitely do these things." Then Sheng Xuan took out another 30,000 gold coins, "Because this matter is not over yet, but there are no longer so many people, so I let one hundred and fifty people come back first, and these two hundred gold coins per head can be regarded as some compensation for these brothers." The fat boss couldn't help but whistle: "Boy, you are arrogant, don't worry, I will definitely distribute the money according to your arrangement." ”

Then Sheng Xuan raised his voice and shouted, "Thank you brothers for your help, I will treat you to today's wine, everyone drink as much as you like." Before the words fell, the tavern suddenly boiled.

Suddenly, I heard the drunkard say, "Well, I'm really worried that you've dragged all these people into the water, and this muddy water is not as simple as you think." Sheng Xuan hurriedly ran to the drunkard's side, "Teacher, don't worry, I have something to ask you." Then he told the matter of the badge, who knew that the drunkard was stunned when he heard it, and then shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I know that this matter is not so simple, you must know that this Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce can be said to be the emperor's money bag, and someone dares to use their brains on this, it seems that this is the only possibility." Sheng Xuan knew the temper of the drunkard too well, half of this was unwilling to say it, and the other half was deliberately selling off, and hurriedly shouted to the fat boss, "The boss will bring me two jars of the best wine." Hearing this, the drunkard couldn't help but squint his eyes and look at him with a smile.

"Do you know what the relationship between the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce and the royal family is?" Sheng Xuan was stunned for a moment, "What is the relationship? The relationship between interests, every year the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce will provide a large amount of money for the royal family, nominally a donation is actually a political bribe, with a little money to win the support of the royal family." But the drunkard couldn't help laughing when he heard it, "You are too naïve, if that's the case, I don't know how many big chambers of commerce rush to do it, why does the royal family only take special care of the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce?"

Hearing this, Sheng Xuan immediately felt that this matter was really not so simple, if Helian Zan had a brain, it was true, but in the face of those old chambers of commerce with a hundred years of reputation, it was far from possible for him to rise quickly to the position of the boss of the chamber of commerce in more than ten years with his mind alone, and which of those old chambers of commerce was estranged from the royal family?

"What is the relationship between Helian Zan and the royal family? Could it be that the royal family is manipulating the Chamber of Commerce under the pretense of his hand?" The drunkard nodded slightly, "Although it is not far away, do you know what our beloved Royal Highness the Queen's surname is?" Sheng Xuan was a little confused, what does this have to do with the queen, but he really didn't know about this question alone, so he shook his head and the drunkard continued, "The queen's real surname is Yao, and Helian Zan of the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce is also from Qiling, and the Empress Dowager He Yue Qianlan is also from Qiling, do you think this is just a coincidence?" You must know that Helian is an ancient surname, and there are very few people who maintain this surname now, and later this surname has formed several branches with the passage of time, and one of the branches is the surname Yao. ”

Hearing this sentence is no less than a thunderbolt sounding above Sheng Xuan's head, if it is just a competition of interests in the business field, it is not too much to mix it up, but this matter obviously designs the relationship between the royal family, then the nature is very different.

He hurriedly told the badge about it, who knew that the drunkard's hand shook when he heard it, and half of the wine in the bowl was spilled, and then the drunkard put down the wine bowl with a wry smile, and said while dusting off the wine on his body, "It seems that I can't bear the loneliness anymore and want to do it, this badge is a secret, but it just so happens that I know." Sheng Xuan looked at his smug expression and really wanted to slap him in the face directly, but he was still in the mood to sell Guan Zi at this time, so he shouted to the boss, "Boss, prepare a month's worth of good wine for my teacher." Hearing this, the drunkard finally showed a satisfied smile, stretched out his hand and stroked his hair, "I don't see that your apprentice is still so filial, and he really doesn't hurt you in vain on weekdays." Sheng Xuan shook his head angrily, dodged his pig's hand, and couldn't help but curse in his heart, "The black-hearted drunkard will take the opportunity to rip off the bamboo bar, buy more wine and drink it to death." ”

The drunkard suddenly fell into his ear and said, "That badge is the emblem of the elder, the elder, and the elder's private army. This sentence was even more earth-shattering, and it shook Shengxuan's whole body.

The drunkard smiled and continued, "Do you know what the story of the Great Elder's family is? Huangfu Yixin has only one son, Huangfu Ji, and Huang Fuji's wife is the fourth princess of Sanmiao, Ka Xiangqing, now you know why that batch of goods was sent directly to Sanmiao after being robbed. ”

Sheng Xuan really admires the drunkard now, he didn't say these things at all, he was as clear as if he had seen it with his own eyes, but after thinking about it, he felt that something was wrong, "Since you said that it was they who did it, but the red dragon originally had business dealings with Sanmiao, even if the great elder did it for the benefit of the three seedlings, what good would it do to him? Could it be that the great elder didn't know the relationship between the red dragon and the royal family? This is obviously unlikely, since he knows that he still wants to do it, isn't it to be a blatant enemy of the royal family?"

"Although the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce has business with Sanmiao, it strictly controls the type and quantity, and the business of Sanmiao is far from satisfying the demand, but it has aroused the desire of the Sanmiao people even more, they hope to get a large number of Qingqiu weapons to make themselves stronger, so the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce is a stumbling block for them, if this is the case, it is not difficult to explain, besides, the House of Elders has the power of overriding the king in recent years, and it is not once or twice that the Great Elder has openly opposed the emperor's decree, are you still afraid of doing something to a small Chamber of Commerce?"

After listening to the drunkard's words, Sheng Xuan finally had a clear understanding of this matter, it seems that this is no longer a simple battle for the interests of the shopping mall, but a complete struggle for power.

I'm afraid that Jing Man will be involved in this, because this batch of goods is 10,000 excellent hand crossbows, as well as a large number of fine iron arrows, if Jing Man gets this batch of hand crossbows, then their archers will pose a more terrible threat to Sanmiao, you must know that the hand crossbows produced in Qingqiu are not only as simple as high range and accuracy, the most terrifying thing is that these hand crossbows are all three consecutive shots, otherwise how can a hand crossbow cost the price of two thousand gold coins?

Sanmiao was afraid that Jing Man would be threatened by getting this batch of crossbows, so he did not hesitate to use force to stop this transaction, and at the same time he could also eradicate the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce, so as to break their monopoly on weapons, after the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce fell, there must be other chambers of commerce to take over the weapons business, and when the time comes, there will be a great elder to maneuver around, I am afraid that the benefits obtained will not be so simple, besides, Sanmiao buys weapons in exchange for the passage of Nanming's goods, so a large fortune passes under his own eyelids, and how many people can resist that temptation？

After a thorough analysis, Sheng Xuan had already understood the reason, but his intimacy with Helian Zan still prevailed, for the sake of this brotherly friendship, even if he had to be an enemy of the House of Elders, what was the big deal?

Knowing the reason, he couldn't help but feel relieved, and smiled at the drunkard, "Thank you, teacher, for telling me this, then I'll go first." With that, he turned and walked out of the tavern.

And the drunkard looked at his back and smiled helplessly, "After all, he is a young man, and he never knows what the danger is, so let him hone himself." ”

Back at the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce, Sheng Xuan hurriedly told Helian Zan what he knew, but the other party didn't seem surprised, as if he already knew that things were like this, which couldn't help but leave a little doubt in Sheng Xuan's heart, but Helian Zan's next words made him dispel his doubts. In fact, I have long thought that it may be the hands and feet of the Great Elder, but there is no evidence, because he mentioned the matter of the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce in the Council of Elders several times, because of the relationship between the royal family and the Prime Minister, so it didn't happen, I didn't expect him to jump over the wall and use force, but this move is really vicious enough, not only completely wiped out our private army but also almost made the Chamber of Commerce go out of business, but then we laughed at them and cried. ”

In the past few days, the Red Dragon Chamber of Commerce has been crowded with merchants negotiating business, so that the Chamber of Commerce on the verge of bankruptcy has resumed its operation, and Shengxuan has also helped the Chamber of Commerce contact a group of reliable masters to replenish the losses of the private army, but these people are already lazy, so it is impossible for them to stay in the Chamber of Commerce like they join the private army, and can only be used like mercenaries, these people are grateful to Shengxuan for giving them this opportunity to make money, and also let him earn a lot of favors, this may be the income he has already thought of.

Finally, there was news from Qingqiu's side, except for a small part of the magic crystals that were sold, most of them were still in the hands of those robbers, but they had already contacted Qingqiu's weapon workshop several times, and it seemed that they were in a hurry to sell this hot potato, since they were in a hurry, then it was our opportunity, Sheng Xuan hurriedly took people all the way to Qingqiu.

The first time Sheng Xuan came to Qingqiu, he couldn't help but feel that everything was so new, especially the handicraft workshops that could be seen everywhere, and the exquisite items produced by those workshops, which made people feel that Qingqiu was a beautiful, rich and peaceful country, but the weapons they produced were the most vicious weapons in the world.

Qingqiu has completely become a vassal of Guzhu for more than a hundred years, so the language here is already Guzhu, which saves him a lot of trouble, but Qingqiu people still like to use Qingqiu language to talk, especially when they worship God and chant, the most novel thing for him is that the belief of this Qingqiu people, even eat and sleep to inform their god, if there is really a god, I am afraid that this day will be busy to death, but the large and small temples in the city are crowded with people, or he is quite shocked, can a faith be so powerful？

The people of the Chamber of Commerce led him to the largest weapon workshop in Qingqiu, and saw that the master craftsman was directing the craftsman to make weapons, and couldn't help but come over with curiosity, the craftsman was building a two-handed heavy sword, only to see that they repeatedly folded the fine iron and then calcined and then folded it, so after several times, they gradually made the shape of a sword, it seemed that the process was quite simple, but after asking, I knew that it would take several months to create a heavy sword, no wonder it would be so famous.

Seeing this process, he couldn't help but think of his own ghost roar, because there was a gap the size of a grain of rice on it was always a piece of his heart, and he believed that these skilled masters would be able to repair it, so he quietly took out the sword and handed it to the master, "Master, I have a sword here, but there is a gap on it, can you help me see if it can be repaired?" The master glanced at it casually, obviously confused by the broken appearance, and when he drew the sword out of the sheath, he was immediately stunned by this sword, " Oh my God, it's like an artifact, where did you get this sword, young man?"

"It was a gift from a friend. "The master didn't say anything when he heard this, but he trembled and couldn't stop holding the sword body, as if he was caressing the beautiful bride, but after a while, the master's face sank," Young man, I have to say a few words to you, although this sword is yours, but I have seen such exquisite craftsmanship for the first time, it should be regarded as the common wealth of our human race, but you don't know how to cherish it, you see the marks on it, I think it is caused by your improper use, you must know that a sword also has a soul, if you don't cherish it, you will get its punishment sooner or later. ”

Sheng Xuan knew that these people were somewhat fetish, and once they saw that a good item was damaged, he would feel distressed, and hurriedly stepped forward to actively admit his mistake, "The master is right, I was too young to cherish it before, but when I did, it was already seriously damaged, so I want to repair it by the master's hand, and I am a little sorry for it." ”

When the master heard this, he nodded with satisfaction, and there was a lot of teachable taste in his expression, but he immediately shook his head, "Alas, I'm afraid that my little bit of craftsmanship can't repair it, and if I can't get such a beautiful artifact, it will be destroyed in my hands, so I recommend you to go to Master Elis, I think maybe only he can repair this sword," but after thinking about it, the master changed his mind again, "I think I'll take you personally, Master Elise has a strange temper, I'm afraid he will be unhappy if you go so rashly, besides、、、、、 Alas, perhaps he would change his mind at the sight of this sword. ”

Sheng Xuan heard that there was something faintly wrong in his words, I am afraid that it is not just that Elise has a strange temper, but it is not easy to ask indiscriminately, since people want to accompany him in person, of course, I am very grateful.

The master took Sheng Xuan all the way out of the workshop, but turned around and came to a city, this city is called Keshaman, which is an acropolis of the capital, because there is a small desert not far outside the city, and it is precisely because of the high-quality emery produced in this desert that the forging process here is so excellent, and these fine sand is also a necessary material for building a masonry furnace, almost all the well-known weapon workshops are built around Shachman, and the city is full of workshops for everyday objects, so this city is also called the city of craftsmen.

All the large workshops in Qingqiu are a few miles outside the city, but why did he walk into the city to find this Elis? Isn't this master staying in the workshop? Sheng Xuan was dumbfounded when he saw it, only to see a workshop with a small face, and a large number of metal plates and bowls were placed in front of the door, these things were extremely exquisitely made, but he couldn't imagine why Elis, who could make that master so respectful and even fearful, be in such an ordinary workshop.

The master whispered to Sheng Xuan, "You wait for me outside first, I'll go in and report to Master Elis, and if he wants, I'll come out and call you." Seeing that the master was so serious, Sheng Xuan had no choice but to comply, but he didn't expect that soon after the master entered, he heard a sparse commotion inside, and a person was angrily shouting, "Get out, get out of here, how many times have I said that I will never build weapons again, you wicked people, murderers, get out of my workshop." Then he saw the master crawl out in a state of embarrassment, his clothes already torn a few holes, and his face was bruised and bloodshot.

The master crawled out and crawled out, and the roar in the workshop gradually disappeared, and he stabilized his mind, and said to Sheng Xuan with an embarrassed face, "I'm really sorry, Master Elis is in a bad mood today, I forgot that today is his son's sacrifice day, alas, let's go back." ”

Sheng Xuan was also helpless when he heard this, but since he came, he had to meet the master, even if he was kicked out, at least he proved that he had come, so he said to the master, "Why don't I bring something in, maybe he will change his mind when he sees this sword?" The master wanted to speak several times, but finally nodded, "Then you can go in and have a look, but don't quarrel with Master Elis, if he doesn't agree, you can come back quickly." Sheng Xuan nodded and walked directly into the workshop.

Before he could see anyone, he heard the roar inside, "Get out, how many times have you said it, get out of here,、、、 Sheng Xuan was unmoved, just gently pulled out the ghost roar, and then stretched out his finger and flicked it lightly on the spine of the sword, and the crisp dragon-like roar suddenly lingered in the entire workshop, and the cursing inside also stopped abruptly.

Sheng Xuan continued to play rhythmically, and suddenly a black shadow pounced up, snatched his sword, and then ran outside to carefully examine it in the sun, while constantly whispering praise, "It's really ingenious, it's simply a masterpiece of God, it's really a gift from God to be able to see such exquisite craftsmanship with your own eyes in this life, alas, it's a pity," and then turned his head to Sheng Xuan and shouted, "Hey, little guy, is this sword yours?" Sheng Xuan nodded, who knew that Elise rushed over and grabbed him by the collar. How can you spoil the work of God like this? Look what you've done with this sword?"

From the perspective of ordinary people, Elise must be a madman, because today is his son's sacrifice day, and his son just doesn't listen to his own persuasion, and has to take over a business to cast the sharpest sword in the world, but the sword is not cast into himself but dreams of becoming a demon and finally loses his life, since then Elise swore that he will never cast a sword again in his life, but today he couldn't help but rush up when he heard the sound of this ghostly roar, and he almost started with Sheng Xuan, but this also shows that his favorite is still casting swords, which is not a complex that can really be given up by a few oaths。

Sheng Xuan listened to Elis's curse quietly with a humble face, and it took a long time for Elise to come to his senses, and threw the ghost to him reluctantly, and then slowly walked towards the workshop, Sheng Xuan hurriedly took two steps and said politely, "I came to ask Master Elise to help me repair this sword, I know that it was my fault for letting it be damaged because of my fault, so I am now willing to compensate for it at any price." You must know that when you talk to these monster-level people, you have to pretend to be pious, and sure enough, these words moved Elise, he stopped and thought about it, and then shook his head, "I also want this artifact to restore its lustre, but I really can't do anything, I really can't repair this sword, if I forcibly repair it, I'm afraid it will only destroy him, maybe only the dwarf master Hodheck in this world can repair it, but that's just a legend, no one has ever seen him, and if he is still alive, I'm afraid he will be a thousand or hundreds of years old." ”

Hearing this, Sheng Xuan couldn't help but be disappointed, could it be that this ghost howl really couldn't be repaired?

Elise took two steps towards the workshop but stopped, "I can feel the powerful sword soul hidden in this sword, but that feeling that makes me shudder tells me that this sword is probably a real murder weapon in the world, I hope you should use it less in the future, lest your soul be swallowed by the sword soul and turn you into a murderous demon king." ”

Elise took two more steps but stopped, and just as Sheng Xuan was about to turn away, he heard his voice come out, "This sword is not yet in its full form, because the eyes on its blade should be inlaid with two magical gems, if you can recover these two gems, maybe this sword soul will be resurrected, and then maybe you will find a way to repair it." "Elis really went back this time, Sheng Xuan savored his words, although he didn't fix the ghost howl, but at least he knew some other useful things, so he still bowed respectfully to the door of the workshop.