Douluo: My plan to kill the gods has been exposed!

Chapter 84: Changes in Gengxin City

Gengxin City.

The color style of the entire metal city has always been inclined towards gray and black. More than a dozen black smoke streams that are constantly swirling and rising have rendered the sky a color similar to that of the city.

Looking from a distance, it looks like a huge steel jungle.

Solid, cold and hard.

Merchants who come here for the first time are often filled with anticipation and trepidation. Only when they get really close, will the bursts of hearty laughter, accompanied by the heavy knocks of forging hammers, slowly become clear in their ears. The city, like a sculpture, seems to have more soul and flesh, and is no longer just a cold skeleton.

"It's weird."

After stopping the camels at the inn arranged by the introducer, the younger members of the caravan took off their hoods and looked at the people coming and going on the street with a bit more confusion in their eyes.

"Is this really the Metal City Uncle Kangtan mentioned, the legendary Gengxin City?"

"Why is it different from what I thought?"

According to my uncle, the blacksmiths here are cunning and hospitable. When business comes, they will treat you to expensive new brewed beer, but they will be very stingy over some miscellaneous materials or products.

There are always some suckers who spend a lot of money here to buy some flashy armor and weapons, but there are also some knowledgeable old guys who can find fine products made by master craftsmen here.

If you auction the items at a random auction house outside, the profit you earn may be enough to cover your normal income for one or two years.

However, the young man came to this magical city with anticipation and trepidation, but the scene he saw was very different from what he had imagined.

The wide streets were littered with some smelly garbage that had not yet been cleaned up, and even feces and blood that had not been washed away. Most of the people coming and going were silent. Even the blacksmiths soliciting business in the street shops mostly looked like they had untidy beards and dark circles under their eyes, as if they had not slept for three days and three nights and were about to die suddenly.

"Oh my God, what happened?"

"Could it be that these blacksmiths have just returned from a wandering trip?"

"Every time a business comes to them, they seem to be indifferent!"

The middle-aged man who came with the Chamber of Commerce team pulled off the fur hat on his head, his tone was extremely annoyed.

The young man opened his mouth and quickly closed it, his eyes rolling around as he looked at the man's frustrated look. He probably guessed that he had hit a wall.

"What's wrong, Fourth Uncle? Their prices are going to be higher?"

After hesitating for a moment, the boy couldn't resist his curiosity and asked the middle-aged man.

"Don't mention it, it's bad luck!"

Taking out a bottle of low-quality wine from the dusty package, the middle-aged man swallowed it until his face turned red. Then he began to curse: "I used to order it from Lao Chen's iron shop. It was agreed that the fine iron spear would be two silver soul coins each, but now he has doubled the price for me!"

"He also said that there is no product yet. This old guy wants us to stay here for fifteen days before we can start making a hundred fine iron spears!"

"unlucky!"

"I should have known I wouldn't have come!"

Is this so exaggerated?

The young man's eyes widened, his face full of shock. "This price is the same as ours. How dare they do that? Aren't they worried that they can't sell their products?"

Several people came all the way to Gengxin City, just because the blacksmith association here forges things cheaply and easily. If this price was sold outside, everyone would have the goods, even the scattered blacksmith shops in the surrounding towns would be delighted.

Even at the tea stalls next to the post station, many people were lamenting that they might return empty-handed this time.

"By the way, Boss, can you tell me what happened in Gengxin City?"

Seeing the hunchbacked boss coming out of the store to clear the tea bowls, the middle-aged man's eyes lit up. He fumbled out two copper coins from his chest and threw them on the table, signaling the boss to continue serving the dishes.

If we talk about the places with the most up-to-date news in the spirit master world, it is nothing more than taverns, teahouses, and some small stalls. Although they may not be reliable, they are definitely enough to keep the two of you full. "Sir, enjoy your meal."

The shiny copper coin turned twice on the table. The hunchbacked boss seemed not to see it. He picked up the gray cloth on his shoulder, wiped the table, turned around and left.

"Ah, you little old man."

Seeing the other party walk away resolutely, the young man was a little angry, and he pulled the corner of the hunchbacked boss's clothes and shouted: "My uncle is talking to you."

Although he is young, he has a bad temper.

But the boss just glanced at him, stretched out his hand and shook the boy away, with a look of disdain in his eyes.

"Damn, this boss is a soul master!"

"You just realized it. I told you not to be reckless when doing business outside, but you didn't listen at all. Sooner or later, you will suffer a big loss."

The middle-aged man shook his head speechlessly, then took out a silver coin from his pocket with a sad look, and handed it to him cryptically: "Hey, Lao Qian, every time we come here, we come to your place for dinner. If something happens, we have to tell our brothers."

"come in."

After hesitating for a moment, the boss sighed and accepted the Gintama coin. He looked around and found that no one was paying attention. Then he asked the waiter next to him to clean up the table and carried the two of them into the store.

"I won't say anything else. If the customer insists on having the item here, then I'll just take the loss and get it."

"Don't bargain or anything. It's best not to come here to buy goods in the future."

The hunchbacked boss sat on the bed in the inner room, his eyes a little depressed: "To be honest, business here is not going well. I am planning to leave."

Is it that serious?

The young man and the middle-aged man looked at each other, their expressions becoming more serious.

"Brother, what happened?"

"It's nothing. A few months ago, a force appeared out of nowhere. It should be related to the Blacksmith Association and started to take root here," the hunchbacked boss looked a little tired. He looked at the two of them, drank a sip of tea, and then continued.

"Afterwards, I don't know what happened, but that force must have had some unpleasantness with the Blacksmith Association. Some blacksmiths were expelled for some reason, and the rest of them all joined them. The Blacksmith Association was now in name only."

So arrogant?

The two were so shocked that they were speechless: "What kind of foreign force is so powerful? It's even more arrogant than the Spirit Hall!"

"I'm not sure," the hunchbacked boss shook his head. "I just heard from a few old friends who often come here to drink that it should be called something like Tangmen?"

Tangmen?

The two looked at each other, and saw confusion in their eyes. They had indeed never heard of it.

"But even if the blacksmiths join this force, they can't raise the price so much!"

The young man was somewhat speechless: "Is the Tang Sect very strong?"

"Is it because they have the protection of a stronger force that the blacksmiths in Gengxin City have blatantly started to raise their prices? Aren't they afraid of being beaten?"

"fart!"

The hunchbacked boss sneered: "How can we not raise the price?"

"Now all the materials in Gengxin City are controlled by the Tang Sect, and they want to take half of your commission. How can we not raise the price?"

(End of this chapter)