"The conflict between the temple and our Holy Council has been going on for a long time...... under Bluebeard's explanation, Xia Ming gradually became clear.

It turned out that the contradictions between the Temple and the Holy Council were becoming increasingly intensified, but the two shili were too big, and the helmsmen of both sides were also the strongest in the entire continent, of course, it was impossible to make an easy move, so over the years, they had been fighting in secret.

The most obvious of these is the struggle between the two young people in Shili.

However, the temple somewhere unearthed a large number of young geniuses, led by Augustine, the 'Son of the Temple'.

All along, in the struggle of the younger generation, the Holy Council has been at an absolute disadvantage.

If this momentum continues, it is very likely that the Holy Council will be caught up by the burgeoning Templar and lose its position as the number one shili in the Human Alliance in a few years.

As a result, the bigwigs of the Holy Council had to start looking for young geniuses to cultivate on the mainland, and Xia Ming was one of the ones favored by Bluebeard.

"I see. Xia Ming finally understood why Bluebeard had recruited him in the first place, but he still had a trace of doubt: "What does this have to do with me trying to win the top three in the Demon Martial Arts Conference?"

"Of course it does. Bluebeard said, "The temple is so strong, several bigwigs of our Holy Council can't sit still, and they have recruited talents from various countries and major academies, and Cangyan Academy is of course one of them. And the Demon Martial Arts Conference is one of the important assessment criteria!"

Xia Ming nodded, this is understandable, Cangyan Academy is also one of the four major academies.

"This time, many people are very concerned about the Demon Martial Arts Conference of Cangyan Academy, but they are more optimistic about Arthur, who has won the first place for three consecutive years. Bluebeard said with a smile.

"Arthur is really strong, first for three years in a row, and it is impossible for ordinary people to do it. Xia Ming said.

Bluebeard was very satisfied with Xia Ming's attitude, and said with a smile: "That's right. Originally, I was optimistic about Arthur, but your presence has given the Holy Council another choice. To tell you the truth, the Holy Council intends to recruit the top three of the Demon Martial Congress, and at that time, you will be sent to a good place to increase your strength......"

"That is, if you get the top three in the Demon Martial Arts Conference. They will be cultivated by the Holy Council, and by the way, they will have to deal with the difficult little ones in the Temple. ”

I see!

Xia Ming finally understood why Bluebeard wanted to win the top three in the Demon Martial Arts Conference by himself.

What Bluebeard hasn't mentioned yet is that if Xia Ming wins the top three, Bluebeard, as a 'talent excavator', may also have great benefits.

Xia Ming couldn't help but clench his fists, in this way, the more brilliant his performance in the Demon Martial Conference, the greater the chance of being appreciated by the top level of the Holy Council, and the more benefits he would get at that time.

The news brought by Bluebeard made Xia Ming full of fighting spirit. The Demon Martial Arts Conference was getting closer and closer, and he had to prepare well.

"You're our own people, so if you need anything, just ask. Bluebeard patted Xia Ming's shoulder heavily, he was so strong that Xia Ming was hurt.

"Not to mention, I really have something to ask you for help with. Xia Ming smiled, he remembered his magic staff, Xia Ming's Earth Flame Staff was really a little unable to keep up. He also killed people and obtained a ninth-level fire crystal nucleus from Julian. If this is a waste, then it can't be justified.

"Do you know if there is anyone on Cangyan Island who is proficient in forging?" Xia Ming asked. Although there are also forging skills in the Book of Eternity, forging has extremely high requirements for Liliang, Xia Ming is just a magician, and he is generally proficient in forging and is a warrior above level five, Xia Ming's strength is obviously a little insufficient.

"Forging? It's easy, you can go to the east of the city and find the 'One-Eyed Dragon'. Oh, take this. Bluebeard took a delicate little sign and handed it to Xia Ming, "The one-eyed dragon is my old friend, you can just take this!"

Xia Ming took the small sign and thanked him, waiting for the concert to end. He couldn't wait to say goodbye to Bluebeard, and according to Bluebeard's prompt, he came to the east of the city.

The east of the city is full of weapons trading houses, including the 'Purple Shore' and most of the weapon shops, Xia Ming searched for a long time, and finally found a small room in a remote corner, according to the information provided by Bluebeard, this should be the place where the 'one-eyed dragon' is located.

There was no sign on the house, and the entire floor of the house was covered in dust, apparently it had not been cleaned for a long time.

Xia Ming subconsciously frowned, will there be anyone in this place?

But then, he heard a snoring sound.

Someone is sleeping in the house!

Xia Ming probed in and found a middle-aged man, his body shrunk into a ball, sleeping soundly, there was still a trace of saliva at the corner of his mouth, he turned over, wiped the corners of his mouth, and whispered in his dream.

"Uncle, uncle!" Xia Ming knocked on the door.

"Who, that bastard disturbs Lao Tzu's sleep?" The sleeping uncle was alert, opened his eyes suddenly, and sat up very quickly.

Xia Ming realized that this sleeping uncle only had one eye, and he didn't notice this just now because of the angle from the side. No wonder it's called a one-eyed dragon!

Xia Ming knew in his heart that this was the person he was looking for. However, for such a vulgar question from this one-eyed dragon, Xia Ming still frowned.

"Are you, Mr. One-Eyed Dragon?"

"Boy, don't you see I'm sleeping, get out quickly, Lao Tzu doesn't strike iron today, and he doesn't sell weapons!" This one-eyed dragon uncle had a very bad temper, waved his hand impatiently, and drove people away.

Xia Ming had never seen anyone doing this kind of business, so he immediately took out the sign that Bluebeard gave him and shook it in front of the one-eyed dragon.

"Well, you actually have this thing?" The one-eyed dragon's face softened, "Who gave you this brand?"

"Bluebeard. ”

"Hmph, it turned out to be the bluebeard guy, let's say, what weapons and equipment do you want me to build?" The one-eyed dragon snorted coldly, although it was still the same stinky face, it had eased up a lot, and he also looked at Xia Ming squarely.

Xia Ming knew that this middle-aged uncle was Bluebeard's friend, so he took out the ninth-level fire crystal nucleus.

"Rank 9 Fire Magic Crystal? It should be the Flame Fox's Demon Crystal, well, it's barely okay. The one-eyed dragon glanced at the huge magic crystal in Xia Ming's hand that exuded a rich firelight, and said lightly.

Xia Ming was speechless, this one-eyed dragon's eye power was very poisonous, and he actually knew at a glance that this magic crystal was produced by the ninth-level demonic beast flame fox, but his tone was also very big, and the crystal nucleus of the ninth-level demonic beast was not in his eyes. It's a good thing that even an arcane magician needs.

Touching his nose, Xia Ming said, "I want to ask you to help forge a magic wand." ”

"Yes, 50,000 gold coins. The one-eyed dragon said without thinking.

Fifty thousand gold coins is not a small amount, but this one-eyed dragon has such a big tone, and it is not an ordinary person. Coupled with Bluebeard's recommendation, Xia Ming believed in Bluebeard even if he didn't believe in the one-eyed dragon.

"Yes. After thinking about it for a while, Xia Ming agreed.

Xia Ming was so refreshing that the one-eyed dragon glanced at him unexpectedly, snorted lightly, and the one-eyed dragon said lightly: "You can go, leave the crystal nucleus, and come back tomorrow morning to get your staff." ”

But Xia Ming didn't move his body, it's not that he didn't want to go, but he also attached great importance to this staff, and there were also many forging techniques recorded in the Book of Eternity, and he also wanted to use it on this staff, so he wanted to watch the one-eyed dragon forge on the side.

Seeing that Xia Ming didn't move, the one-eyed dragon didn't bother to care, just focused on fiddling with the ninth-level demonic beast crystal nucleus, and after tossing for a while, he took out a golden wood from the space ring, which was about more than a meter long, and there was a layer of brilliance circulating on it.

"This is, Golden Silk Nanmu!" Xia Ming's eyes lit up.

Golden silk nanmu, which is an extremely rare wood, is also a very special wood. Its texture is much harder than the metal of earth goblin gold, and it has a good magic affinity effect, it has always been a good material for forging staffs, such a whole piece of golden silk nanmu, I am afraid that the value is not less than tens of thousands of gold coins, strictly speaking, Xia Ming really made a lot of money.

Suddenly, Xia Ming's doubts disappeared, no matter what, this one-eyed dragon must be a capable person.

"Do you need a long staff or a short staff?" Since Xia Ming was here, the one-eyed dragon asked the person concerned.

"Short staff. Xia Ming didn't hesitate, generally speaking, the magician's staff had a more elemental affinity and could speed up the condensation of the elements, while the short staff was flexible and fast. It's just that Xia Ming was reborn by the Ice Spirit, plus his own talent is excellent, and he basically doesn't need to worry about elemental affinity, in comparison, the short staff is more suitable for him.

The one-eyed dragon nodded, ignored Xia Ming anymore, and brought the crystal nucleus of the golden silk nanmu and the ninth-level demonic beast to the furnace, and prepared to forge it...... (To be continued......)