After a few days of traveling, Chen Kai arrived at the nearest city, the city of Dongqiu, and walked through the streets of the Empire he called some unwanted attention by how bad he looked, some looked at him in disdain and others mocked him, but Chen Kai ignored them he was just passing by, he was only there to find a good blacksmith for the horns on his back
And as he predicted the young woman who was devoured by the Frost Cobra was from an important clan, a clan from Dongqiu city ' Shu Ran, the young lady of the Shu clan, she has been missing since a few weeks ago ' Chen Kai thought as he saw a poster with the young lady picture there, she must have been as young as he is and shewas very beautiful when she was still alive ' She dissappeared with her escort when traveling ' Chen Kai frowns and thinks ' She and her group must have encountered the Frost Cobra midway, that thing venom is a very serious problem, but where was her escorts corpses if the Cobra ate then I should have seen them as well, the Cobra wouldn't just let them leave once they entered her territory, something must happened to them before ' Chen Kai shook his head and thinks as he walks away ' Forget it, it doesn't have anything to do we me I need something else to do '
Chen Kai walked into the shop and sold the Life Gems of the Frost Cobra and the other small beasts, gaining 300 Golden Taels, a very big quantity of money that he will put to good use for the blacksmith. Chen Kai asked a few guards about the best blacksmith in the city, and they gave him directions, with a warning that the old man was very special. He valued his time, and the overall number of teaels he charged was big. Despite those warnings, Chen Kai went to see him
The place wasn't that far, but it was in the richest area of the city, so he drew the attention of many people there, who saw him with scorn once again. Chen Kai ignored them as well, but at the same time, he saw more posters of Shu Ran than before, and still, he decided to ignore them and entered the shop, and noticed the great number of weapons hanging on the walls of the store
' Wow, look at those weapons, every one of them must be a Lord Tier weapon at least ' Chen Kai was looking at the weapons in the walls in wonder when someone told him " Are you here to look or are you going to buy something "
Chen Kai turns to see the one who talked to him and notices an Old man looking at him with a frowning expression. The old man was quite tall, around Shallot's height. He had long white hair and a long beard of the same color. The old man wore black pants and a leather vest, showing her muscular arms marked with burn scars
Chen Kai turned to see the old man with a small smile, and the old man said looking at his mismatched eyes " You are a weird-looking kid, so why are you here? "
Chen Kai ignored the old man's words and as he took the horns from his back, he said " I was wondering if you could forge me a pair of swords with these "
Chen Kai approached the old man with both horns in his hands. The old man kept his eyes on the horns, looking completely serious, so he said " From where did you get those, kid? "
Chen Kai handed him the horns and said " I got him on the way here, so can you do it? "
The old man grabs one of the horns, and with a frowning expression, he looks at the horn in his hand and then at the horn in Chen Kai's hand " What a strange material, I have to say that it's the first time I've seen a material like this "
Chen Kai looked at him with a calm expression and said " Yeah, they are quite sturdy, that's why I wanted to forge two swords with them "
The old man shakes his head slightly to say " Not only that, kid, they seem to have some of your Spiritual Energy on them at a level that I have never seen before "
Chen Kai frowned at the Old man's words ' He knows that only by looking? He must be a great blacksmith '
Then the old man handed the horn to Chen Kai and said " Here grab it, I want to see it in detail " Chen Kai nodded and grabbed one of the horns, and as soon as he grabbed it the Old man's eyes wide with surprise then he says " I was right, they are interacting with your Spiritual Energy " The Old man removes the horn from Chen Kai's hand while looks at it with a wide smile " This means that this material will grow as strong as you, a King Tier weapon material! "
Chen Kai showed a surprised expression upon hearing the old man, then he said " A King Tier weapon material! Are you sure about that old man?! "
The Old man smiled proudly as he said " Of course, kid, I never lied about materials, so what do you say, could you give me the honor to forge such a weapon in my store? "
The Old man smiled proudly as he said " Of course, kid, I never lie about materials, so what do you say? Could you give me the honor of forging such a weapon in my store? "
Chen Kai smiled at the old man's words and said " Sure, I want two swords if that is possible "
The Old man makes a thoughtful expression and says " It will be complicated, but it's possible, but they will be short swords "
Chen Kai nods as he says " Yeah, that will do. Anyway, how much will it cost me? "
The Old man smiles and says " It's been a while since I put my hands on a material so outstanding. I can say that I'm eager to work on it, so I will charge you 200 golden taels for both swords, which isn't too much for two King Tier weapons, so what do you say? "
Chen Kai nods and gives the old man the horns to then give him the golden taels, then he says " Alright, I'm counting on you "
" Haha! " The old man laughed, looking at the horns in his hands, then he said " That's it, kid! I will finish them in a month if I'm not wrong, my name is Ren Yun by the way, but you can call me Old Man Yun "
Chen Kai smiles, then he says " My name is Chen Kai " Then he makes a serious expression, thinking about the amount of time that Old Man Yun will take to forge the swords
Old Man Yun looked at Chen Kai and said with a serious face " Is something wrong, Kid? It's the best I can do for such weapons "
Chen Kai shook his head, looking at Old Man Yun " No, it's not a problem, it's just that, indeed, to go somewhere else, I thought I could use the swords there, but if I stay, I won't arrive in time for the tournament "
Old man Yun opens his eyes with surprise as he says " You mean the annual tournament of the Xuixin Empire? Are you going to participate? "
Chen Kai nods slightly, and Old Man Yun says " I see, that's a shame, kid, these kinds of weapons would give you a great advantage against your opponents, but even if you could fly, you wouldn't make it to the registration if you waited for the swords to be forged "
" Yeah " Chen Kai said with an awkward smile, then he said " I think I will have to leave the swords here. Can you keep them in here until I come back from the tournament? "
Old Man Yun smiles and says " Of course, kid, I'm a man of my word, and no one will take the swords I will make them for you, besides the material has a great connection with you, so they won't be grown with anyone but you, you can rest assure "
Chen Kai nods with a satisfied smile, then he says " Thanks, Old Man Yun. Now I will take my leave. I have a long journey ahead "
Old man Yun nods and says with a serious expression " Make me a favor, Kid, I heard that the young lady of the Shu clan disappeared. If by any chance you find anything about her, tell me"
Chen Kai makes a frowning expression, and Old Man Yun continues " She is the daughter of the patriarch of the Shu clan, a good friend of mine, and any information will help "
Chen Kai frowned and said after a few seconds " I will, and I promise you that I will help you with that after I'm done with the tournament "
Old man Yun smiles and says " Thanks kid, any help is welcome " then Chen Kai left Old Man Yun's store heading to the city's entrance, Chen Kai didn't tell him anything about Shu Ran's corpse if he did it would take time and now he doesn't have too much time but still the guilt he felt made him promise to reveal everything once the tournament is over, now he needs to go there fast