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

Chapter 85: Changes in Gengxin City
How could it be possible not to raise the price after two consecutive sentences? Not only did he feel unfair for the blacksmiths, but the hunchback boss Qian himself also got angry. He slapped the table hard, splashing half of the tea that had just been poured.

"Look at what's going on here. Normally, if the stove at home breaks down, it only costs a few copper coins to fix it. Now the price has been increased tenfold!"

"What do you mean by task quota? As long as the blacksmith comes to your house, he will charge you a fee regardless of whether the repair is good or not!"

"I'm here, damn, right across the street. Do you think I have to run twenty or thirty miles or something?"

Boss Qian felt aggrieved. His furnace broke down, so he just wanted to ask the old man from the blacksmith shop across the street to fix it. However, the blacksmith shop owner, who was usually friendly and easy to talk to, was hesitant. Finally, after the owner of the blacksmith shop finally fixed it, he actually dared to charge him fifty copper coins!
Moreover, the old guy seemed to be afraid that he would default on his debt, so he even called over two members of the Tang Sect who looked like baboons, asking them to help collect the money. What could he do?
"So, uncle, you didn't want to give it to me at first?"

The boy scratched his head and spoke.

"It's unreasonable to ask someone to come to your house to do something without paying them!"

Boss Qian stared at him with his neck stiffened, and said angrily, "I have been in Gengxin City for so many years. I am considered a big shot after all. I know a lot of blacksmiths. How could I possibly refuse to pay my debt?"

"But the Tang Sect insisted on charging fifty copper coins. Is that reasonable?"

"In the end, I said that the money for the tea would cover the entrance fee. These guys were hesitant at first, but in the end, they almost overturned my business!"

Sometimes when you can't find the labor fee, it is normal to exchange goods for goods. However, since the Tang Sect came here, many rules have changed. The reputation of a good forging city has become extremely bad.

The middle-aged man looked solemn and sighed softly.

“This is difficult.”

If the business in Gengxin City could not be done, it would undoubtedly be a huge blow to these merchants who made a living by selling iron tools.

The young man who was drinking tea nearby asked curiously, "Uncle Qian, how much did you charge for a bowl of tea to make them so angry?"

This boy, although small in stature, talks a lot.

"Fifty coppers."

Old Qian glared at him unhappily: "Little guy, do you have any objections?"

"Uh, no no."

The corners of the boy's mouth twitched, and he quickly waved his hands and lowered his head to drink his tea.

"It seems that this trip was in vain."

The middle-aged man had a worried look on his face. There would probably be no problem in delivering the goods to the Chamber of Commerce this time. His only hope was not to lose too much. The road to Gengxin City would be cut off in the future, and he would not be able to do the ironware business. He could only go to the Xingdou Great Forest to look for other businesses. He just didn't know if there was still money to be made in the fur market.

"correct!"

He seemed to have suddenly thought of something, and looked up at Old Qian, who also had a worried look on his face: "I remember that Lord Lou Gao, one of the three great blacksmiths, is also the president of the Blacksmith Association. Doesn't he manage the Tang Sect?"

You have to know that the great man poured a lot of effort into the establishment of Gengxin City. How could he allow others to destroy it like this?
"How tall is the Divine Craftsman's building?"

Old Qian said speechlessly: "If he were still here, he would probably still take care of it, but don't put your hope on him now."

The two looked at each other and said at the same time: "Master Lou Gao is not here?"

"Yes," Old Qian sneered, "He was kicked out a long time ago!"

"what?"

"Master Lou Gao is really not here anymore?"

The young man opened his mouth wide and stared at Old Qian in a daze for a long time. The Blacksmith Association, one of the founders of Gengxin City, and the most prominent boss, was kicked out of his own home? !
What a cold joke!

"Alright, keep your voice down. If those people from the Tang Sect hear me, I'll be in big trouble!"

After glaring at the outspoken young man, Lao Qian looked outside and breathed a sigh of relief when he found that no one was paying attention.

Then he drank the tea on the table, wiped his mouth, and turned the bowl upside down on the table.

"That's all I can say, brother. I won't keep you or this little thing anymore. Listen to my advice and change your career as soon as possible."

Boss Qian sighed and said, "It's not easy to survive in Gengxin City now."

The young man and the middle-aged man left the post station one after another, each walking towards the Chamber of Commerce team with their own thoughts. Old Qian casually picked up the tea bowls on the table, and when he walked out of the door, a smile naturally appeared on his old face, without the sadness just now. He scolded the clumsy waiter and greeted the new guests warmly.

On the roof of the inn, a figure was sitting cross-legged like a sculpture, and disappeared silently in the next moment.

"What's the situation over there now?"

"The Shrek Academy is fine, whether it's recruiting students or training. The Shrek teachers weren't very skilled at first, but they got the hang of it quickly. In addition, food-oriented soul saints are rare, not to mention the Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Technique that the dean and his team deliberately displayed. This has attracted many students to join, including many children of nobles."

"It's just that the elite class is a little difficult to deal with. To be honest, only the few students brought by Senior Qin Ming have some talent, and the rest are not so good."

"Those cultivated in the elite class are real talents. When they grow up, they will become the pillars of the Tang Sect's future. It is better to have fewer people than to have unqualified ones."

At first, he didn't care much about Shrek Academy, which was reborn in Lan Ba's body. He only provided some funding because he saw that the teachers were too busy. But later, after seeing some talented seeds and some children of nobles, some of his thoughts changed silently.

If it was just the Tang Clan fighting against the Spirit Hall, the intensity would be so great that it would make people despair. However, he was not the only one who hated the Spirit Hall!
Tang San smiled and said, "Xiangxiang, what about the commercial street in Gengxin City?"

"Over there, Uncle Yang Wudi went there these past two days."

The pretty girl standing in front of Tang San thought for a moment, then looked at him cautiously: "Uncle Yang only stayed for a short while today, and when he came back his face was scary dark, and he didn't say a word even when I asked him."

Is that so?
Tang San's face changed slightly, but he recovered quickly and said with a smile: "It's okay, Uncle Yang is just temporarily upset, I will explain it to him later, he will understand."

"Although we may seem harsh to them now, it is all for the sake of making the road ahead smoother."

Tang San looked out the window at the densely packed buildings below and the passers-by who were as small as ants, and his voice couldn't help but become much heavier.

"The royal family and other sects have placed many orders. We also need to collect a large number of sophisticated hidden weapons. These are important means to deal with the Spirit Hall in the future."

"As long as we deliver the first batch of works, the royal family will naturally pay us the balance, and then the lives of the blacksmiths will be much better."

“When the time comes, I will not only waive the commission, but I will also distribute other benefits.”

He put his hands behind his back and looked at the girl in front of him meaningfully: "After all, I am also a blacksmith."

"Ah."

Bai Chenxiang lowered her head and responded in a clear voice.

"I believe in my cousin. By the way, cousin, the people from the Tiandou Royal Family, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, and the Haotian Sect are here."

Is this it?

Tang San was slightly surprised, but soon smiled and said, "That's great, take me there quickly."

(End of this chapter)