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Chapter 427: Hitting the wall! Meeting [1 update]

As the oldest city in Hokuriku and the third largest international metropolis in Hokuriku, Valentino City is visited by many tourists.

Most tourists just stop here and take pictures of the building.

But there are also a small number of people who want to rush into the banquet without an invitation and curry favor with the powerful.

It’s a pity that all these greedy people were kept out without exception, and the Valentin family would not send invitations to outsiders.

Ye Wanlan ignored the waiter and said calmly, "Swipe the card."

"What?" The waiter didn't hear clearly and still frowned, "No invitation, no entry."

Many senior members of the Valentin family will attend today's banquet.

As far as he knew, no one from Shenzhou was invited.

The war of thousands of armies three hundred years ago wiped out all the fighting power of China and shocked the world.

Who doesn't know that today's Shenzhou can no longer be compared with Beilu?

Ye Wanlan looked up and finally repeated: "Get out of the way, swipe the card."

Her eyes were extremely calm, like the clear color of the ocean after a heavy rain, but pressure was spreading from the depths of her pupils.

Few people could look her in the eye for a long time.

The waiter was frozen in place by this look, his body stiffened for a moment, unable to move.

Ye Wanlan picked up his mobile phone and swiped it on the card machine at the access control station.

With a "beep", very cheerful music sounded and the sensor door opened to both sides.

Ye Wanlan put his phone away again, walked forward and entered the banquet hall.

Xie Linyuan followed her and walked side by side with her, but others couldn't see him at all.

The waiter looked shocked and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

It took him a long while to remember that there was such a pass, which allowed one to enter and exit the banquets hosted by the Valentin family at will even without an invitation.

In the last century, this pass was made from a special mineral and used the Valentin family's unique casting technology and logo, so there can be no imitations.

After entering the modern society with rapid development of high technology, the Valentin family kept pace with the times and the pass was changed from a physical version to an online electronic version.

But...how could a Shenzhou person have such a top-level pass?
The waiter was puzzled, but felt more scared and relieved.

Those who hold this level of pass are all close friends of the Valentin family’s top brass.

If he was blamed, he would certainly be severely punished. Fortunately, the lady from Shenzhou did not hold it against him.

The waiter wiped the sweat from his forehead, but the clothes on his back were soaked with cold sweat.

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The banquet hall was huge and packed with guests.

Ye Wanlan chose a corner to sit down and picked up a glass of wine. She did not drink it, but used this action to quietly observe the various groups of people and collect information as quickly as possible in a short period of time.

"In our time, the reputation of the Valentin family had spread from the Northern Continent to the Ning Dynasty." Xie Linyuan also looked around, "As expected of the No. 1 forging family, the items here are ancient but very exquisite."

In the past, Shenzhou and Beilu were on good terms, and trade between the two sides was extremely developed.

Shenzhou transported ore to Beilu, and Beilu made these ore into weapons, armor and other supplies, and then transported them back to Shenzhou.

"Big Brother, let's go find Farouk." Ye Wanlan put down the red wine glass, "There is no useful information here."

Xie Linyuan followed her, followed the sign, walked through the corridor, and came to a huge building.

This is one of the several foundry bases of the Valentin family. Only senior foundry masters can own an independent base.

And this is the foundry base that Faruk Valentin visits most often.

Surprisingly, there were already quite a few people waiting here.

Seeing one more person, the others just glanced at him calmly and then looked away.

"So many people?" Xie Linyuan glanced around and frowned, "Can we get a place in the queue?"

Ye Wanlan narrowed his eyes, walked forward, and saw the notice posted on the door.

The notice indicated that Farouk had been away from the Valentin family for half a month, and his exact return date was unknown.

"Miss from Shenzhou, I'm afraid you've made a wasted trip. Mr. Faruk Valentin can't forge everything." A woman at the side shook her head and smiled, "The more talented a person is, the higher their standards for themselves, unless you want him to forge something that will catch his eye."

Ye Wanlan said nothing. "If it's just an ordinary item, then you can find other foundry masters in the Valentin family." The woman smiled again, hinting, "There are also many foundry masters in the Valentin family who will go to the union to take on tasks. Why don't you try your luck?"

The foundry engineers who go to the union to take tasks are the most marginalized members in the Valentin family, so their foundry skills are naturally not high.

Ye Wanlan nodded calmly: "When will Mr. Farouk come back?"

Seeing that she had no intention of leaving, the woman shrugged and said, "We are all waiting here. No one knows when he will come back. We can only take our chances."

Farouk Valentin did not often appear at the Valentin family. Most of the time, he would go alone into various uninhabited areas to look for new casting materials.

Once he nearly had his intestines ripped out while fighting with two polar bears, but as soon as he was able to get out of bed, he went on to the Far North.

"Geniuses, they all have their own personalities." Xie Linyuan crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows. "I won't accept challenges from everyone. They must be qualified opponents."

"Well, of course I know." Ye Wanlan smiled, "So if he can repair the Divine Power Spear, then I want to see if he can create a body that you, my senior brother, can use."

She couldn't figure out what Xie Linyuan's current condition was.

Not a soul, but also not a body, and visible only to her.

But in fact, this situation can also be explained from a scientific point of view. It is composed of another kind of particles that are invisible to the naked eye, different from the physical body and soul.

This is also what Ye Wanlan is most worried about.

What if one day, Xie Linyuan disappeared as suddenly as he appeared?
She didn't want to endure separation and death many times. These four words sounded light, but they were too painful.

"If he doesn't show up, will we just keep waiting here?" Xie Linyuan frowned, "Wouldn't that mean——"

Before he could finish his words, the tightly closed iron door suddenly opened.

This scene excited the crowd.

"Mr. Farouk is finally back. This time I brought a lot of money with me. I hope to get my own weapon."

"Come on, I had the same idea as you last time, and in the end I didn't even get to see Mr. Farouk."

After all, it is extremely difficult to come up with something that would interest Farouk.

There were crowds of people, but Ye Wanlan still sat in the chair and waited quietly.

The first person went in, and after a dozen seconds, he left dejectedly.

The second one followed, and the third one... until the thirty-seven people in front of Ye Wanlan were expelled within half a minute, and there was no one else in front of the base.

Ye Wanlan brushed off the dust on his body and walked into the base.

It was dark inside, with only the dim red light of the fire.

In front of the giant furnace was a tall man, nearly two meters tall, with well-developed muscles.

Ye Wanlan spoke slowly: "I heard from Estelle that Mr. Faruk has an excellent talent in casting, so she introduced you to me. I would like to ask you to help me repair a weapon."

"I haven't contacted Miss Estelle for a whole year." Farouk put the casting hammer on the ground, turned around abruptly, and locked his eyes with Ye Wanlan. "Do you know where she is?"

"She has a long-term mission. Because the mission is important, she has been following it for a long time." Ye Wanlan said lightly, "But I don't know what it is specifically."

Farouk exhaled, "Miss Estelle is my friend. Of course, her friends are definitely my friends."

Ye Wanlan looked at him without saying anything, waiting for his next words.

Sure enough, Farouk continued, "But friends are friends, casting is casting, I only cast things that I am interested in, as for repairs?"

There has never been anything quite like it that is worth repairing.

It would be an insult to him to have to repair a defective product made by someone else.

His current pursuit is to be able to create a weapon that can match the sword that the ancestor of the Valentin family forged for Princess Yongning three hundred years ago.

Farouk's expression turned cold, and his voice became icy: "I will never repair other people's works. If Miss Estelle still wants to continue to be friends with me, then she will not introduce you here. Please go back and don't come here again."

This sentence did not make Ye Wanlan retreat. She took off the guitar bag on her back and unzipped it.

She stored the broken Shenwei spear in the body of the guqin.

In ancient times, there was always a long sword placed in the guqin played by celestial musicians, which is the origin of the "sword in the guqin".

Ye Wanlan said calmly: "I need to see whether the item is worthy of being sold or not."

"There is no such thing." Farouk picked up the casting hammer again and turned around to look casually.

　Good morning~~
　　(End of this chapter)