Chapter 1044: Chapter 1044: Work’s Come

“My lord.”

Just as Wang Chen was fiddling with the jade slip in his hand, Su Ziling brought over a steaming cup of Spiritual Tea.

Seeing that Wang Chen was somewhat inebriated, she had brewed a cup of tea to sober him up.

Wang Chen took the tea cup and drained it in one gulp, then reached out to draw Su Ziling into his embrace, laughing, “I’ve just acquired a Cultivation Technique that seems well-suited for you to practice. Let’s comprehend it together.”

Huangfu Yongchun was certainly a man of wit; his return gift was very interesting, truly achieving the essence of social exchange.

The “Dragon Phoenix Imperial Truth Unity Mystical Scripture” was probably not some secret Cultivation Technique from any Sect, but in terms of its quality level, it was no less valuable than the Magical Treasure that Wang Chen had previously presented as a gift.

What was most important was that it was very suitable for both Wang Chen and Su Ziling to study together.

“Ah?”

Su Ziling curiously took the jade slip that Wang Chen handed her, injecting mana to start reading.

Her pretty face soon flushed with an intoxicating blush.

Wang Chen chuckled and scooped her up, “Let’s go, let’s try it out right now!”

A night of romance, endlessly charming.

In the following days, Wang Chen continued his life of quiet and arduous cultivation.

However, merely half a month later, an unexpected guest suddenly paid a visit.

The visitor’s surname was Shen, a Golden Core True Person of mid-tier rank.

Wang Chen had not previously known True Person Shen, nor was the other party a resident nearby, but they had shared a table at Huangfu Yongchun’s banquet, forming a bit of a connection.

True Person Shen had a simple reason for his visit–he wanted to ask Wang Chen to craft a Magic Artifact Flying Sword for him.

This mid-tier Golden Core True Person was a Sword Cultivator with his own Life-bound Flying Sword, but his was stronger in defense than in attack, so he needed a supplementary sword to enhance his combat abilities.

True Person Shen had a main offensive Magic Artifact Flying Sword, but it was damaged during a battle some time ago.

The reason he sought out the relatively unknown Wang Chen to refine a Flying Sword was mainly due to a limited budget.

True Person Shen candidly stated, “I suffered heavy losses the last time I went hunting Monster Beasts, and I truly can’t afford the Magical Treasure Flying Swords in the shops. If Taoist Friend Wang can offer a favorable discount, I’ll entrust you with crafting this sword!”

In short, he wanted it cheap but not substandard; otherwise, the shops would not be lacking cheap Magical Treasure Flying Swords.

There were plenty of trash Magical Treasures!

Wang Chen understood the other party’s intention and thought for a moment before asking, “What are your requirements for this Flying Sword?”

True Person Shen certainly had the mindset of getting something on the cheap and wasn’t hiding it.

But Wang Chen didn’t see anything wrong with that.

Flying Swords are among the heaviest of Magic Artifacts; crafting a Flying Sword is more difficult than most other Magic Artifacts of the same tier, and Wang Chen had previously only brought out an impractical jade hairpin, without any better works to prove his skill.

True Person Shen was clearly willing to take a gamble by coming to him.

Under such circumstances, how could Wang Chen be overly selective and turn away a true customer?

On the contrary, even if he didn’t earn many Spirit Stones from this deal, he still needed to establish his reputation!

“Fire Aspect, the higher the lethality, the better.”

The requirements of True Person Shen were simple, but there was too much room for interpretation.

How high is high enough?

Wang Chen wasn’t foolish enough to ask directly; instead, he nodded and said, “Understood. Give me three days to come up with a custom Flying Sword design for Taoist Friend to review. If Taoist Friend is satisfied, then we’ll proceed with crafting.”

“A custom Flying Sword design?”

True Person Shen found the idea quite refreshing, but he was very satisfied with Wang Chen’s professional attitude, so he smiled and said, “Alright, I’ll wait for you for three days, but remember to control the costs well.”

True Person Shen had no choice; rightly, one would spare no expense for such an important tool as a sword, but his finances were really tight.

He was hoping to find a pleasant surprise with Wang Chen.

After sending off True Person Shen, Wang Chen immediately went to the Refinement Room and summoned the Artifact Spirit, Ding, out of the Creation Cauldron.

“New job coming!”

Wang Chen conveyed True Person Shen’s request to the little Ding and then asked, “Do you have any suitable formula?”

The Creation Cauldron had existed for who knows how many years, and as an Artifact Spirit, little Ding must have witnessed the birth of countless Magic Artifacts. The Artifact Refining Knowledge it possessed could definitely allow Wang Chen to learn for a lifetime.

It’s just that this Artifact Spirit was quite tricky, and Wang Chen also expended quite a bit of effort in training it, and finally managed to control it somewhat.

“Vermilion Bird Sword!”

Little Ding answered without thinking: “Amongst the Flying Swords with Fire Aspect of the same tier, it has the strongest attack, definitely meeting the requirements.”

Three black lines instantly appeared on Wang Chen’s forehead: “You think he can take out the materials needed to refine the Vermilion Bird Sword?”

He knew that the Vermilion Bird Sword mentioned by the little Ding was a replica, since the genuine article only existed as a single piece and appeared only in legends.

The problem is that even the replica version of the Vermilion Bird Sword isn’t something that can be refined so casually.

The little guy’s demands were truly exorbitant!

“Talk properly.”

Wang Chen took out a large handful of Upper Spirit from his Sumeru Ring and laid it in front of it, solemnly stating, “If this deal is made successfully, your benefits are indispensable!”

Seeing the glittering and splendid high-quality Spirit Stones before it, little Ding’s drool almost flowed out.

This was Upper Spirit!

For a born spiritual entity like itself, there was an endless need for Spirit Stones, and it was also quite picky.

Little Ding hastily spoke up: “Then it’s the Red Sky Sword, the materials aren’t expensive, and the attack power is fairly decent.”

Wang Chen became interested: “Tell me the formula.”

Little Ding immediately recited a series of material names, including the required quantities.

Wang Chen memorized it in his heart and roughly had an idea.

“Alright.”

He said, “I’ll discuss with the other party.”

Saying that, Wang Chen took back all the Upper Spirit, to the great disappointment of the eager little Ding.

“My lord!”

It suddenly said again: “Refining such a Magical Treasure, it’s best to update the fire kindling, the original fire kindling is not enough.”

Wang Chen refining Magic Artifacts in his own home definitely couldn’t borrow the Spiritual Fire from the Earth Vein of Luodu Immortal City. He had to rely solely on the fire kindling contained within the cauldron, and now that it had ascended to the Magical Treasure status, the previous fire kindling couldn’t bear the burden, which was very normal.

After all, fire kindling is divided by quality level, and there is also consumption in daily use!

Little Ding continued to say: “You need a Third Order Spiritual Fire, preferably a Fire Aspect Spiritual Fire. If you can gather the Five Elements Fire, then it would be even more perfect!”

Wang Chen forcefully suppressed the urge to strike it.

It was said so casually, but even if all of the Five Elements Fire were of the Third Order, it wasn’t something he could handle at this moment.

Just one piece of Third Order Fire Aspect Spiritual Fire would probably exhaust Wang Chen’s not so plentiful Spirit Stone reserves!

High-quality Spiritual Fires are extremely expensive.

“I got it.”

Annoyed as he was, Wang Chen also understood the principle “to do a good job, one must first sharpen one’s tools,” and the little Ding wasn’t trying to swindle him.

So first he send a message to True Person Shen using Flying Sword Messaging, informing him of the plan to refine the Red Sky Sword and the necessary materials.

He then added on the fee for his refining service.

Clarifying things in advance like this prevented future disputes and kept everyone on good terms.

To his surprise, it didn’t take long for True Person Shen to reply.

He agreed to Wang Chen’s quote outright!

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