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Lord Xia nodded slightly, as if he already knew.
Mr. Ye was somewhat taken aback.
Director Ji raised an eyebrow with a hint of smugness, glancing at Lin Ye beside Boss Ye with a touch of doubt in his eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Lin..."
"Just now you claimed that you could forge a suitable spiritual weapon for Fellow Daoist Chen, so you must be able to forge a high-grade third-rank spiritual weapon?"
Director Ji looked somewhat puzzled.
Mr. Ye's heart skipped a beat.
How should we attack Fellow Daoist Lin?
Liu, the landlord, seemed a little anxious. He glanced at Director Ji, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Judging from the Ye Family Merchant Guild's performance recently, he might actually be able to refine a high-grade third-rank spiritual weapon!
"I've heard that less than 20% of weapon refiners can create spiritual weapons of the same level, and in the late Golden Core stage, they are extremely rare."
"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Lin is one of the cultivators who will leave a glorious name in the history of weapon crafting?"
"I'd like to see for myself..."
Director Ji was playing with words.
City Lord Xia smiled and said, "Perhaps Fellow Daoist Lin was involved in the production."
"We Star Alliance members still need to be reasonable. Whether a technology is superior or not is relative."
"The city lord is right! But I'm just excited by the prospect."
Director Ji glanced at Chen Yan and said, "Fellow Daoist Lin, if I were to buy a suitable weapon for Fellow Daoist Chen right now, do you have any in stock? If it's convenient, I'd like a one-piece spiritual weapon!"
Instantly, everyone's eyes in the hall focused on Lin Ye!
Director Ji, you're deliberately trying to embarrass him...
Late-stage Golden Core cultivator, capable of crafting spiritual artifacts on his own at the same level?
It's not uncommon for someone to create a complete set of various immortal cultivation crafts on their own at the same level, but it's quite rare to see someone limited to spiritual artifacts and late-stage Golden Core cultivators!
'Can he handle it?' a wealthy businessman with a goatee wondered to himself.
'Ha...I'm going to make a fool of myself...' the short, wealthy merchant chuckled to himself.
"I'm not worried about that!" Boss Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
'The volume of goods shipped by Fellow Daoist Lin is beyond the imagination of these people.'
"..." City Lord Xia silently observed Lin Ye.
Faced with Director Ji's questioning and the gazes of the wealthy tycoons, Lin Ye calmly stood up.
"We have some in stock, but the selection is limited."
Director Ji opened his eyes wide in surprise.
Really?
He paused for a moment, then said, "Is it a one-piece formed spiritual artifact...?"
Lin Ye laughed and said, "I see Fellow Daoist Chen has a sword hanging at his waist, why don't you take a look at my sword instead!"
brush!
Lin Ye released a flying sword, its cold light sharp and emitting a soft hum like a dragon's roar.
Chen Yan couldn't help but exclaim, "What a fine sword!"
City Lord Xia examined it carefully and looked at Lin Ye with goodwill: "What a fine sword! And it's truly a one-piece spiritual weapon!"
"Your skills are quite good, Fellow Daoist Lin."
"You flatter me, City Lord." Lin Ye sat down gracefully.
This level of flying sword is just one of his daily practice creations; he has many more.
Director Ji's expression turned somewhat grim: "This price..."
Lin Ye waved his hand: "I'll give it to Fellow Daoist Chen."
Chen Yan initially wanted to refuse, but feeling the comfortable grip and sharp aura of the flying sword, he unconsciously responded:
"Thank you so much, Fellow Daoist Lin!"
The wealthy businessmen around were secretly alarmed.
A high-grade rank 3 spiritual weapon, given away just like that!
What a generous weapon refiner!
Director Ji lowered his eyes and could only clasp his hands in thanks, saying, "I've learned a lot... Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lin, for your generosity!"
There's nothing we can do but believe it...
As for the fact that this flying sword was made by a Nascent Soul ancestor, wouldn't that be even worse... Does the Ye Family Trading Company have such a powerful background?
City Lord Xia nodded: "An outstanding talent like Fellow Daoist Lin is exactly the kind of person our Ten Thousand Trees City welcomes most."
"We have always maintained an open and inclusive policy towards talent."
"But for decades in the past, it was not well implemented."
"Why? Because at certain times, Ten Thousand Trees City was no longer the Ten Thousand Trees City of the Star Alliance. In fact, or to some extent, it had become a place where a certain leader had absolute power!"
The branch leader of the Hehuan Sect chuckled, "City Lord, you're exaggerating a bit..."
Lin Ye listened to the exchanges at the meeting for a while and was secretly amazed.
He meticulously analyzed the situation and quickly pieced together the clues.
'Mr. Ye, Mr. Ye, this kid didn't tell me anything beforehand...'
Lin Ye glanced at Boss Ye with disdain.
Judging from their calm demeanor, this group has held meetings on this topic before.
The meeting's theme seemed to be something as trivial as "unity and talent"...
In reality, it was a shocking statement: "On the eve of the Star Alliance's collapse, the leaders of Ten Thousand Trees City must unite and stockpile their own military strength!"
These local leaders were powerless to participate in the war to exterminate the giants.
This means they can only set aside the outcome, which is beyond their control, anticipate a Pyrrhic victory, and begin preparing for the spoils of the battle...
It's despicable, but reasonable, and profitable.
The current situation is... this whole group of attendees are traitors!
In order to seek more benefits after the war to annihilate the giants and the ensuing chaos, everyone united and gathered strength.
The key point, of course, is to avoid the Star Alliance and cultivate one's own Nascent Soul Ancestor.
This is also why Lin Ye, as well as other late-stage Golden Core cultivators, were brought here and received considerable attention.
Presumably, cultivating a Nascent Soul Ancestor is more practical than seeking other strange and powerful secret artifacts.
If the Star Alliance falls into chaos, the city lord will also become a deposed emperor, and it's hard to say whether he will still have the same power as he does now!
Ultimately, power will be divided among the various parties.
Currently, the forces that can be considered for a seat are: 1. The Wanshulou branch of the Hehuan Sect, whose attitude is ambiguous and unclear.
2. The local members of Wanbaolou, led by Liu, are suspected to be neutral.
3. Director Ji's team at Wanbaolou needs to be viewed separately from the local Wanbaolou to some extent, as Director Ji tends to favor the former city lord.
Director Ji brought a large-scale airship track project, which can strengthen Wanshucheng's control over its subordinate areas at this last moment.
4. Ye's Merchant Guild, a newly added force, has its biggest asset as Lin Ye, who is officially recorded as "severely injured at the peak of the Golden Core stage".
Lin Ye's concealment methods were impeccable. He could pass the Star Alliance's "injury check" at any time and adjust his condition to a point where they had no choice but to acknowledge that it was impossible for him to have done it himself.
In Boss Ye's view, Lin Ye had a legitimate reason to hide away and recuperate for a long period of time.
The Star Alliance was unable to determine whether Lin Ye had broken through to the Nascent Soul stage.
Therefore, they cannot be conscripted!
Lin Ye was the most certain future Nascent Soul expert present, and he was also skilled in weapon crafting, so his status was naturally very important.
Boss Ye hasn't dared to reveal that Lin Ye was seriously injured yet, which shows that this bad news has become a trump card.
5. The former city lord, who was not present at this meeting, was also allowed to sit at the table, indicating that City Lord Xia harbored great hostility towards him.
Judging from appearances, the former city lord has cleanly prepared for the new era and still maintains close ties with various wealthy merchants.
6. Finally, there is City Lord Xia. She is very capable and has at least eliminated the influence of the former city lord in the bureaucratic system of Wanshu City on a large scale. Otherwise, no one would listen to her.
As long as the Star Alliance stands, Lord Xia's power will remain supreme.
However, she is too young and may not have accumulated enough advanced combat power, which is something she must make up for before everything collapses, but the various forces may not agree to this.
Other wealthy businessmen, on the other hand, were still seeking an opportunity to sit at the table.
'Interesting... In that case, City Lord Xia is indeed a good partner.'
Lin Ye was secretly delighted.
His [Gate of Trade] desperately needs a host!
'Those who are too capable and whose current situation is too favorable may actually become wary of those in power.'
'And Lord Xia... what she desperately needs is quite crucial. She has the demand, and she can also obtain what I need.'
Lin Ye was overjoyed.
By combining the strengths of both worlds, and once things start to work together effectively, I'm confident I can ensure my whole family survives this great calamity!
......
On the eve of the meeting's adjournment.
As everyone walked away, Lord Xia suddenly stopped.
"If you're sensitive to that, don't look. The giant's body has appeared..."
Wow, it's huge! It's enormous!
Chen Yan looked up at the sky and exclaimed in surprise.
Lin Ye also looked over, his expression becoming extremely solemn.
What lies in the sky is... a black abyss!
Layers of clouds drifted away, and a colossal, terrifying presence blocked out the sunlight, swallowing everything. The pitch-black abyss seemed poised to grab the cultivators by the scalp and suck them into the sky at any moment.
In fact, it was indeed absorbing the cultivator's spiritual energy bit by bit.
Lin Ye exclaimed in astonishment, "This is the giant god's...?"
“The texture of the skin,” Mr. Ye replied.
The indescribable size, the feeling of encountering a natural enemy, inevitably spread terror in the hearts of the witnesses.
The monks didn't linger any longer and immediately entered the elevator, returning to the underground.
......
Half an hour later.
The venue for the luncheon.
"Fellow Daoist Lin, drink up."
"Lord Xia, I am not good at drinking..." Lin Ye's cheeks flushed. His patience with third-grade spirit wine was still somewhat lacking compared to that of a true Golden Core cultivator.
Lord Xia seems to be quite fond of Lin Ye.
While the other Golden Core cultivators were demonstrating their martial arts, he called Lin Ye to his side.
The other Golden Core peak cultivators couldn't help but cast envious glances.
Weapon refiners are great!
Mr. Ye smiled, as if to say, "Isn't it pretty good?"