The six returned to the inn, where the villagers who accompanied them had already checked in.
A few elderly blacksmiths, led by a voluptuous beauty in a qipao who didn't seem human, went to the second floor and successfully checked in. Afterward, they sat together in groups, starting to discuss the day's events.
They kept talking about what rare materials to use and what techniques of forging.
They discussed for the entire afternoon, until their mouths were dry, and only then did they draft a procurement list, filled with more than a thousand types of materials.
"This is the first draft!"
"If it succeeds, this will be our pinnacle work." Zhang Jinseng eyed it eagerly, "Next, we'll design the Artifact Pattern, and I hope everyone can take responsibility for a part of it."
The design of the Artifact Pattern was also crucial.