Chapter Twenty-Six: The Secret of the Sword
Fang Dazhi and Du Yuan both showed excitement when they saw Zhou Yang take out the Zhige Sword. Any martial artist has a natural appreciation and expectation for a weapon that cuts gold and iron. At the same time, the two of them were also moved by Zhou Yang's sincere attitude that he was not an outsider.
Every martial artist hides his biggest hole card deeply, and no one is an exception. It is not a fateful friendship, and it will never hand over weapons, exercises, and other matters related to one's combat effectiveness to others for observation and be known by others. Therefore, the two of them felt that Zhou Yang's behavior was particularly sincere, and he was especially able to have a deep friendship because of this.
Carefully taking the Zhige sword and looking at the ancient sword carefully, the excitement on the faces of Fang Dazhi and Du Yuan gradually disappeared, and they frowned a little dazed.
This sword is nothing special, no different from an ordinary longsword. There are no inscriptions, no markings, no dazzling brilliance, and no special features that are unheard of.
"Why don't we go to the inscription shop and ask the inscription master to appraise it?"
Fang Dazhi and Du Yuan were knocking around, and they did it for a long time, but they didn't see the special nature of this sword, and said to Zhou Yang with some interest.
The Inscription Shop can not only engrave inscriptions on weapons, but also identify the rank of the weapon.
Because of this, the nobility of the inscription master is revealed, so that the inscription master can not sell anyone's face, which is very awesome.
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Zhangye Street, Anqing City, inscription shop.
A small shop on the street, holding a simple nameplate crookedly.
Although the inscription shop looked simple on the surface, Zhou Yang, Fang Dazhi and others did not dare to underestimate this shop at all. Sure enough, as Fang Dazhi and a few people walked into the store, the inside suddenly opened up.
When you look up, you can see that there are all kinds of weapons in the store.
Knives, guns, swords, halberds, whips, hammers, hooks, forks, all of them are not high-quality products, all of them are made of 100 steel, and as soon as you walk in, you will feel a cold air.
The weapons in the inscription shop are all from the forge.
When a weapon has been successfully forged by a master crafter, the weapon holder, if he has that strength, will usually spend some money to send it to the inscription shop and ask the master to help engrave the inscription.
If a good weapon is engraved with an inscription by the master, it can directly enter the magic weapon level. Even some weapons in the hands of a master of high wisdom, after just inscribed runes, will reach the peak of magic weapons, causing a sensation in the martial arts world.
As soon as Zhou Yang and the three walked in, an old man with gray hair who was testing his weapon raised his head and glanced at the three of them. Those eyes are like seeing through the vicissitudes of the world, revealing a depth and wisdom. Zhou Yang had a feeling of being stripped naked and being seen through everything, and he was particularly unconvinced.
Among the three, only Fang Dazhi was used to seeing this kind of scene, he didn't speak, put Zhou Yang's sword in front of the old man, just looked at him, and waited for the old man's busyness.
"The old rule is that after the appraisal results, you will be charged according to the quality. ”
The old man didn't think that Fang Dazhi was the young master of the Fang family, so he gave him special treatment, and still tried the weapon in his hand unhurriedly, ignoring him. Not to mention Fang Dazhi, even if Fang Dazhi's father came, this old man still had such an expression that anyone owed him.
Fang Dazhi smiled awkwardly at Zhou Yang, and the three of them sat on the chairs in the store hall in an orderly manner, waiting for the master's appraisal.
After about half an hour, the old man finally finished his work, and said to himself, "The weapon is the outstretched arm of the warrior. In the same way, a weapon without an engraved inscription is the life of the inscriptionist, who must be familiar with every bit of its structure and wipe it from time to time to find the advantages and disadvantages of each weapon, and practice a pair of sharp eyes that can distinguish the authenticity. ”
When Zhou Yang heard this, his heart moved, and he felt a little, and looked at the old man, and the respect in his eyes became heavier.
The old man picked up the sword that was placed on the table and gently drew the long sword.
"Choking", the long sword made a crisp sound, the blade was cold, exuding a cold breath, which made the scalp tingle.
"Good sword!"
The old man's expression moved slightly, and his eyes lit up.
He carefully rubbed the blade of the ancient sword, from the hilt to the spine, and carefully tapped his fingers on the long sword, and the long sword let out a buzzing sound.
Looking, listening, touching, and wiping, the old man meticulously probed the Zhige Sword, with a satisfied look on his face.
After a while, the old man simply closed his eyes and emitted a vast spiritual power, which made Zhou Yang and a few others feel a lot of pressure.
"What a powerful mental power!"
"Inscription masters rely on their strong spiritual power to engrave on their weapons, so no matter what the combat power of the inscription masters is, their spiritual power is stronger than that of ordinary martial artists. ”
Fang Dazhi explained in Zhou Yang's ear in a whisper.
The old man gathered the spiritual power of his whole body into one point and instilled it into the sword body of the Zhige sword.
After turning off the tea, the old man opened his eyes tiredly, looked at the long sword with a little regret, put it on the desk, sighed, and his face was cloudy, as if he was very unwilling.
"This long sword is just an ordinary long sword, although the material is special and the forging method is ancient, but it has no inscription, and it is not engraved with any runes and formations. No matter how good it is, it still doesn't fall out of the realm of an ordinary longsword. Therefore, old man, my conclusion is that this is still just an ordinary long sword. ”
After the old man said this, he didn't put down the sword of Zhige, and the other party said with great ambition: "Boy of the Fang family, do you want to engrave this sword with runes?" I believe that if I make a move, this sword will definitely be promoted to the peak of the magic sword. ”
The old man exuded a strong belief of the Inscription Grandmaster at this time, and looked at this long sword that had been forged without the slightest flaw, and his eyes were full of fire.
It is the professional habit of an inscriptionist that any inscriptionist does not want to let go easily when he sees a weapon that has been forged to perfection.
This kind of weapon is the easiest to achieve the effect that the inscription master desires, not only to improve the weapon itself, but also to the inscriptionist's engraving ability.
The old man has worked for most of his life in this small inscription shop in Anqing City, and when he was old, he did not engrave a few weapons that caused a sensational effect.
When Fang Dazhi heard this, his eyes were also hot.
This inscription master even his father came and ignored it, but today he took the initiative to ask for an inscription for this weapon, so that he had the urge to hand over the sword to this master immediately, but unfortunately this weapon is Zhou Yang's, and he can't call the shots without permission.
Fang Dazhi turned his head and looked at Zhou Yang, just in time to see Zhou Yang looking over.