"young master, are you sure you need that much of firestones in the shed?" his two servants almost couldn’t believe what they were hearing when Zhang Wu Ji requested for a total of 15 buckets filled with firestones.
For a normal family, a Firestone is enough to provide enough heat to warm a house during the night, and for Medicinal Concoction, the maximum limit of Firestone to be used is 8, where it was only applicable when proof heating the medicine for the final process.
As for a blacksmith, a fired furnace will only require 20 firestones at their maximum limit.
Any further will be completely wasteful because the flame can no longer increase any further than 20 firestones.
But with the capacity of burning for 6 hours, the length is far more than enough for a blacksmith to craft his weapon.
If a bucket can fill 200 firestones inside, then fifteen buckets are equals to 3,000 firestones.
In the eyes of the seller, they might think that the buyer is intending to burn the whole city overnight.
But as a servant, they have no choice over this matter and went out to collect as many firestones as they could.
The Firestones are nothing valuable.
It was easily found from any nearby mountain caves with strong Yang Energy.
Like stones that were scattered all around every corner of the world, the Firestone can be found in any location without difficulties.
While waiting for his servant to deliver the items he requested, Zhang Wu Ji took the leisure to separate the materials according to their types.
Through the extremely detailed information given by the system, he can perfectly distribute all his treasures before he runs a major modification on them.
As for the treasures, they weren't anything special, but broken swords, tools, and other materials that were tossed away and were delivered from one place to another because they were unable to walk across the passage of time.
Some of them were rusty, and most of them were broken.
As for those still intact, they were either unusable or losing an important part in their structure.
But for him, this all was a part of what his world call it; Recycled Metal.
Through a very detailed process and careful handling, he can properly harness all the material and reserve them to be collected together, before he proceeds with refining them into a proper ingot of various metals once again.
After he completed the separation process, his task begins.
Taking each of them one at a time to be melted and cast, Zhang Wu Ji was depending completely on the hammering process and did not spend any of his available strands of Inner Qi to activate the Art of Pulverized Iron.
Reason?
He has a mountain of materials waiting for him to work with them, why would he spend a few days for the sake of refining a high-quality metal first?
Plus, the materials smell bad! Because they were thrown aside in the wild for the only god know how long it was. So, as the first step of his recycling, Zhang Wu Ji has to completely mold them together into separated ingots first, and then begin to rework each of them.
But because most of them came from unknown sources, the work to separates them before rework is a seriously long process.
The tidying process took him three more days, making his total Strands of Inner Qi reaching 23 now.
The three day of only work and rest generated a fatigue that left him asleep for the whole day before he woke up in the next afternoon.
With all the so-called trash that has been cleared and refined into separated little plates, Zhang Wu Ji needed to start working on them, to combine them together for a higher purity ingot. With his Art of Pulverized Iron still on their 40% cap, He completed the work by spending one and a half day on them.
The end results of all the work were 5 Iron Ingots in their 40% Quality, 13 Bronze Ingot, which only had 3% quality, and a small part of Silver, Gold, and six smaller gemstones with diferent colors.
Unexpectedly, the other materials weren't able to be enhanced in their quality, because his skill is only usable on Iron Type materials.
But it was still a good effort for the bronze ingot to reach 3% quality, based on his current blacksmithing skills.
With the five Iron Ingots in his hand, Zhang Wu Ji decided to spend two of the ingots to craft some weapons for those following him to the Qing Spirit Woods previously. This is his own way to show his appreciation and other people’s efforts.
According to his memories, he remembered that among the ten servants, five of them were using a medium length sword as their primary weapon, while three of them were using spears, and two using a twin-headed broad-ax.
With 32 kilograms worth of Pure Iron, it was not difficult for him to craft the equipment for his servants.
But the difficulties was about proper wood that was strong for spears and axes which are harder to get by.
He takes a chance on the third day to look at the lumber mill but failed to obtain a proper wood that was suitable to be used with the two kinds of weapons.
Only after asking around did he manage to find out that the Ironwood is the best material to be used as the shaft of a polearm or heavy weapons.
Without waiting any longer, he went to a woodcutter’s hut not far from the Ji Liang Town to purchase five of the processed Ironwood to be used on the weapon.
The Woodcutter was kind enough to sell him the wood first, although he needs it as well to create a new handle for his woodcutter axe.
After hearing what the woodcutter needs, he went back to prepare a proper woodcutter axe head first, before he took the head back to the hut to deliver his promises.
The moment he saw the woodcutter attached the handle and head together, a usable axe is formed.
As a return of kindness, he helped the woodcutter to upgrade the axe to +5, where it now carries a special ability to increase the speed to take down a tree.
In a way, this was the best ability it can provide to an honest woodcutter.
At this moment, his total strands have increased to 25, three quarters away from becoming a full-fledged 1st Stage Inner QI Fighter.
After he distributed the ten weapons to the servants, each of them were drowning in happiness because their young master actually crafted the weapons personally for them.
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In a way, this expression of gratitude does help Zhang Wu Ji to buy their loyalty to remain in Zhang's family, it also helps him in way to obtain more support from the servants in the future.
As for the remaining Pure Iron, he crafted them into ten Riot Shields.
Completely taken Zhang Qing Feng's expectation by a surprise.
What's more, he labeled each of them with a pattern that was helpful for him to arrange them in a proper formation.
Reasons?
Six of the Riot Shield carries defensive properties that can help reduce impact, damage, and increase durability, while the remaining four carries the ability to reflect damage and throwing weapons back the opponent.
Zhang Qing Feng was unconvinced at first, but after he tried to give Zhang Wu JI a lesson, he ends up having a bruise on his face, all thanks to the offensive shield effect.
In the end, he was convinced, although it was a terrible lesson for an Inner Qi Warrior.
With this little expedition and task are finally completed, he regains his day to do everything as he likes.
Although in his hand there were still a few unused ingots, it wasn't that suitable for him to utilize them now, because he still lacks the skills to properly harness the usage.
"Young master, It's been quite long you didn't go out to have a look on the streets, and we heard that there will be a merchant coming to the Li Jiang Town today to sell his wares, should we go and have a look?" his two servants who have been bored to death because their master was too busy to entertain them.
Since they were assigned to be by Zhang Wu Ji side at all time, they were not allowed to do anything else, except under the order of their young master.
As for the plot of plants he had Da Zui taking care, the time for harvest just came yesterday, and after some meticulous attention on them, all the seeds that came from the plants were as expected, slightly better than the ones planted a month before.
Violet Meridian Seed
Usage: planted and grown to Violet Meridian Grass when matures.
Yield: three stalks on maturity. Two seeds produced when the root withers and dies.
Quality: Basic / Middle
Soothing Flower Seed
Usage: planted and grown to Soothing Flower when the bulb blooms.
Yield: one bulb each seed. The Soothing Flower will produce seeds if the flower is allowed to withers.
Quality: Basic / Middle
In the differentiation of quality, they were divided into five different categories, but each of them varies from one to another in a very distinctive way. The category are [Basic], [Advance], [High], [Spiritual], and [Saint]. And in each of the category, they were [Early-Middle-Advance-Later-Peak] differentiation, to further divides the quality control even further.
As for his seed in hand now, all of them were rank up from Basic / Early to Basic / Middle category, which is quite a good improvement. As for the Middle category seeds, their condition is confirmed to produce two seeds when withers and seeds will be available if the flowers allowed to grow.
These were better quality seeds when compared with the normal quality ones sold in the Botanist’s Hall.
But since he was not in a hurry for the plants, It would be sufficient for him now to keep the seeds for the future.
Since it was a good day for him to visit the streets, Zhang Wu Ji followed the two servants as they lead him out to look at some merchandise, as well to enjoy some of the street foods.
Their journey went smoothly without any issues until they reached the location where the Merchant is bargaining with the customer who wishes to buy his product.
"Not bad for a merchant, his merchandise is actually quite good." Zhang Wu Ji took a look from not too far and was attracted at a book kept inside a box.
The engravings on the box were quite detailed, where it further enhance the prices of the book if sold together.
"Can I take a look on the box with the book?" coincidently, Zhang Wu Ji and the young lady from Guan's household were showing interest on the same item.
Their words came at the same time, thus it was difficult for the merchant to decides on whom to give the book.
"You again! Get lost before I teach you a lesson!" the young lady did not learn from her previous defeat, and tried to look for trouble with Zhang Wu Ji again.
Being a gentleman, he did not feel offended.
In his mind, the sentence of; "Woman like you are a lot back in my previous world, we call it unmarried tigress, you know?", but he did not speak that out loud.
"Fine, go ahead and read that, I lost interest on that item now.
Boss, can I take a look at that detailed piece of jade please?" Zhang Wu Ji shifts his attention to the jade, and no longer continue to mess with the young lady.
But the lady was not satisfied with that reply.
Her action is completely like a beggar asking for more, as she tried to snatch the jade as well, instead of taking a look at the book.
"Are you looking for a trouble?" Zhang Wu Ji lost his mood to continue shopping.
With this young lady purposely looking for trouble, others cannot blame him to retaliates.
"So what? I will buy whatever you want to see, so try and come to get it!" she loudly exclaimed her words as she stands right before Zhang Wu Ji.
"Boss you hear that, pack the jade and the book for her, she's willing to buy it if I have interest in it. You should give me a gift because I helped you sell two item." Zhang Wu Ji response with her words, taking advantage of her words to let the merchant pack the thing up.
Losing his interest to continue, he turned and decided to leave.
It wasn't a big deal for him to not to buy anything since he can obtain different abilities from upgrading the items in his hand.
"Zhang Wu Ji, you dare to ignore me?" the young lady burst into anger, and withdraw her sword to attack the former.
Left with no choice, Zhang Wu Ji can only reply to her action on his own.
"I've been giving you a personal space to show off until now, and you still looking for trouble with me. Since you wanted to fight so much, then come over and give it a shot!" Zhang Wu Ji felt it was pointless to back off from the trouble.
Since the trouble came looking for him, it was proper for him to response! And the response is to whip her butt until she no longer dares to look for trouble with him.
As for the tool for him to do so, will be the Iron Ruler he personally crafted to suit his method of battle!
"I will see how strong are you now! I am now a 1st Stage Inner Realm Fight! Ahh!" with her sword pointed at Zhang Wu Ji as she speaks, she was struck aside by the 18.6 kilograms Iron Ruler and fall to the ground like last time.
The only difference is this time, it is just both of them here, without their protectors!
"Sword of Flower Maiden!" she repeated the same move from what she learned, and execute an attack towards Zhang Wu Ji.
Looking at the small and weak attack, he swings the Iron Ruler hard in a horizontal and releases an air blade to retaliate.
The simple swing destroys her attack before she can do anything, and from over fifteen steps away, Zhang Wu Ji charged with his Iron Ruler pointing at the sky!
"I will make sure to give you a damn lesson to not mess with me anymore!" Zhang Wu Ji used his Four Steel Ruler Art on the young lady!
"The first Slash!" easily without any effort, he moves the young lady to a standing position through the strikes of his ruler.
"Slapping Style!" like an extended palm of his, the ruler smacked hard on the lady's bottom, giving her painful experience all over in his extreme beating.
"Stop!" the guardian of the Guan's finally appears, trying to send away the ruler with his sword attack.
But before he managed to do what he wished, Zhang Wu Ji swing his Iron Ruler once and sends the guardian away flying.
"That's a 3rd Stage Inner Qi Fighter..." the young lady looks at her servant flying away from her and was turned speechless from the incident.
Even the other spectators and the merchant's jaw has dropped from looking at a trash that sent a cultivator flying away!
"What Iron Ruler is that?"
"In the future, I will fight with an Iron Ruler, sword and spear suck in front of the Iron Ruler!"
The spectators turned into cheers as they were looking at the fight between the two youngsters, but before Zhang Wu Ji can continue to teach the young lady a lesson, she starts to cry.
"Wauwaa!!! You bullied me! You're the one says that I can hit you for a lifetime before you grab my breast! You scumbag! You did not do as you promise!" the young lady revealed everything between them, making Zhang Wu Ji embarrassed with himself.
"That's your promises with the former Zhang Wu Ji! That's not me!" he wanted to cry out loud, but it was pointless to do so.
With his head is looking downwards, he walked to the young lady and awaits for his penance.
"Piang!" only a few loud sounds of either iron kettle or wok clashed at each other can be heard.
When the crowd disperses, only Zhang Wu Ji was left with his two servants.
"Did I promise her such a thing?" Zhang Wu Ji asked his servants.
"Young master, although you were a jerk before this, I'm sure you will not make such an unprofitable promise just to touch that tiger's breast." the two servants replied at the same time.
"You mean I've been tricked???" his anger rises into an unimaginable height.
"We're not sure, but I'm sure young master you've been fondling over hundreds of breasts when you're at Deity Pavilion, why would you be sacrificing so much just to grab her medium buns?" Da Yang added.
"Miss Guan!!!" Zhang Wu Ji explodes.
Meanwhile, at the young lady's side.
"Hahaha, he really did stop when I randomly blurt out something I made up."
"Aiya... Zhang Wu Ji, Zhang Wu Ji... If you asked properly when you did your little trick last time, I would have agree with your request for sure, but why did you try to take advantage of it?"
"Now, It's fate that brought us together, and me being the boss and you being my little puppy!"
"I'm going to bully you for life! That's what you've said when you tried to propose to me when we're 10 years old!"
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"Young master Zhang, this merchant is thankful at your for backing off from a fight before just for the same of my business." the merchant approached Zhang Wu Ji and thanked him for not causing trouble at the beginning.
Although in the end, it still happened, at least the thought is what's counted.
The merchant still left his store opened, waiting for the young master to take a look at his merchandise before he closed for the night.