Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

Therefore, the books containing relevant information have remained untouched and rarely read, while the number of books recording forging techniques has continued to increase, as technology has been constantly advancing...

"Boom-"

Guided by Kawahara Tetsujin, Tomioka Yoshiyuki moved a box of books in front of Fang Rui and placed it down.

“It’s full of techniques for forging Nichirin swords,” Kawahara Tetsujin said.

Fang Rui didn't stand on ceremony; he opened the wooden box and began to browse the books...

Kawahara Tetsujin said that the wooden box contained forging techniques for Nichirin swords, to which Fang Rui replied... "You're talking nonsense. It's clearly forging techniques for weapons such as Nichirin swords, Nichirin spears, and Nichirin hammers."

Over hundreds of years, breathing techniques have evolved into many different styles, and due to personal habits and other reasons, the weapons used by the Demon Slayer Corps have long since broken free from the constraints of swords. The weapons they have used can be described as incredibly diverse, and therefore the weapons crafted by artisans have also been incredibly diverse.

For example, the contemporary Flower Pillar's soft blade, the contemporary Insect Pillar's injection blade that can concoct poison, the contemporary Sound Pillar's explosive blade that can cause an explosion when slashed, and the contemporary Stone Pillar's flail...

After looking at some weapon design drawings, Fang Rui exclaimed with admiration, "As expected of the swordsmith village, these weapons are really interesting."

Soft swords and soft knives frequently appear in various martial arts novels. Their production difficulty is neither too high nor too low.

The manufacturing difficulty of a simple injection scalpel is not particularly high...

However, the two swords forged in the swordsmith village were somewhat outrageous. How soft were they? As soft as silk. If they were magical artifacts, Fang Rui could understand, but…

Nichirin swords are just ordinary swords; they don't possess any special power.

Furthermore, the toxins in Shinobu Kocho's injection scalpel change after it is sheathed...

It's more accurate to call it a mechanical injection knife than an injection knife.

The craftsmen in the swordsmith village are not only skilled at forging traditional weapons, but also highly adept at crafting mechanisms...

At least a senior fitter is required.

"Is this interesting..." Kawahara Tetsujin didn't offer any comment.

Fang Rui did not continue reading the weapon blueprints, but instead began to examine the forging process of the Nichirin Blade.

It's not much different from forging an ordinary knife, except for the method of quenching the ore.

"I see……"

Then, his gaze shifted to the ring-pommel sword on the floor, "That means it can also change color."

at the same time……

While Fang Rui was engrossed in reading, Kagaya Ubuyashiki was undergoing a thorough medical examination.

After a series of rigorous medical examinations, Shinobu Kocho said, "My lord's body appears to be very healthy, but there are actually hidden dangers."

"What hidden danger?" Kagaya Ubuyashiki remained calm, showing no emotional change despite Shinobu Kocho's words.

The people called by their daughter, including Ubuyashiki Amane, looked nervous, a stark contrast to the calm Ubuyashiki Kagaya.

'As expected of our lord, so composed.'

Shinobu Kocho mentally made a judgment, and then began to explain: "Simply put, the lord's illness was not cured, but suppressed by an external force."

"The remaining disease is concentrated on one rib..."

Shinobu Kocho's tone was strange when she said this. She hadn't noticed anything wrong initially; the medical report showed Kagaya Ubuyashiki was perfectly healthy, but…

On the left side of Kagaya Ubuyashiki's abdomen, at the position of the lowest rib, there is a string of characters.

Curse pending processing.

After questioning Kagaya Ubuyashiki, Shinobu Kocho confirmed that the words were left by someone.

“Suppression…” Kagaya Ubuyashiki pondered. He actually had some guesses about how to lift the curse… no, to be precise, all the Ubuyashikis knew what to do.

Killing Muzan Kibutsuji will lift the curse on the Ubuyashiki clan.

Without killing Muzan Kibutsuji, it's impossible to eradicate the curse.

At least in Kagaya Ubuyashiki's view, it was impossible.

After today's events, he is even more convinced of his own suspicions.

"Being able to suppress it is already very good, giving me more time to prepare for certain things."

With that, Kagaya Ubuyashiki bid farewell and headed to the swordsmith village with his family.

On the other hand, Chain Crow leaves the Demon Slayer Corps headquarters carrying a letter requesting a meeting of the Pillars, and travels to various places to search for the Pillars...

Chapter 273 Harvesting Ore

"How do you plan to transport these ores?"

Kawahara Tetsujin, wearing a fire-man mask, spoke these words in front of the warehouse.

"Let's smelt them first! Turning them into iron ingots will make them easier to transport."

As he spoke, Fang Rui turned his gaze to Kawara Tetsujin, the meaning of which was self-evident.

“No, the craftsmen in the village have their own jobs and won’t come to help you smelt ore.”

Kawahara Tetsujin explicitly refused. Even if a craftsman is temporarily unemployed, his personality, honed over many years, makes it impossible for him to be willing to do repetitive work, after all... it's too tedious.

"Don't say that. There are so many apprentices in the village. What's wrong with sending a few people to help out? Wouldn't it be good for them to gain some experience?"

Fang Rui tried his best to persuade him, but the effect was mediocre.

"...You can give it a try."

Kawahara Tetsujin neither agreed nor refused, nor did he turn and leave.

Fang Rui turned his gaze to the inside of the warehouse, where neatly arranged ores on the shelves came into view. His strongest idea at the moment was to select ores, half of which were of good quality and half of which were of poor quality, and then study how the quality of the ores would affect the magic artifacts being refined.

therefore……

He looked at Giyu Tomioka beside him and asked, "Are you good at recruiting people?"

Upon hearing this, Giyu Tomioka responded with a "blank stare," saying nothing, but the meaning was quite clear.

It's basically like this: although I've never tried this before, since it's my benefactor's instruction, I will do my best.

Upon closer examination, this statement seems somewhat off!

It can easily lead to unfounded associations, such as, "Although I have never tried this, since it is my master's order, I will try my best."

Whose lines are these?

His thoughts suddenly drifted off course, the light in Fang Rui's eyes faded, and he fell into a daze...

Meanwhile, Yoshiyuki Tomioka pondered Fang Rui's question intently, seemingly agonizing over it for a while, and also fell into a daze...

Looking at the two dazed people in front of him, Kawahara Tetsujin suddenly felt a bit annoyed.

They're talking right now~

Stop spacing out!!!

He opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately didn't. He sighed softly, then looked away and gazed at other parts of the street.

After what seemed like a minute, two minutes, or even longer, Fang Rui suddenly snapped out of his daze and stared at the dazed Tomioka Yoshiyuki for a while. Tomioka Yoshiyuki seemed to notice Fang Rui's gaze, snapped out of his reverie, and met Fang Rui's eyes.

“I… am not very good at recruiting people.”

Yoshiyuki Tomioka's tone was somewhat low. In the past, when he negotiated with people, those he spoke with would always get angry for no reason.

Fang Rui: "…………"

Could you please answer faster?!

“It’s alright. Find someone to go to the workshop and walk back and forth from one end to the other, shouting out job postings.”

After thinking for a while, Fang Rui came up with a solution to the problem.

“No, it will disturb the craftsmen’s work,” Kawahara Tetsujin explicitly stopped him.

"Then... let's switch to distributing flyers?" Fang Rui lowered his demands.

“…Hmm, okay.” Kawahara Tetsujin nodded gently.

Then, the two men turned their gazes to Giyu Tomioka and said in unison, "You know what to do, right?"

Although they are the same words, they refer to different things.

therefore……

Giyu Tomioka didn't fully understand the matter, but he knew what to do, so he nodded slightly: "I understand."

It's just handing out flyers. I've never done it myself, but I've seen it done before.

"Alright, in that case, I'll leave it to you to handle."

With that, Fang Rui entered the warehouse and began selecting ore, while Tomioka Yoshiyuki left the area and headed to the workshop.

The main method for judging the quality of gorilla red ore and gorilla red iron sand is to examine the amount of energy contained within the ore.

A higher concentration of solar energy indicates better quality.

If it contains little solar energy, it is of poor quality.

Ordinary craftsmen do not have the ability to directly observe the amount of energy inside a ore, but they can judge the quality of a piece of ore based on their years of experience.

………………

As evening fell, after traveling for some time, Kagaya Ubuyashiki and his companions arrived at the village of swordsmiths.

"I haven't been to the village of swordsmiths since my illness became serious, and I'm not coming back here again..."

Kagaya Ubuyashiki's expression held a hint of amazement, mixed with other emotions: "It's actually kind of novel!"

“While exercise is good for your physical and mental health, your status isn’t really suited for going out for a stroll,” Shinobu Kocho suggested from the side.

As the leader of the Demon Slayer Corps, he is a thorn in the side of demons.

Going out for a stroll is indeed not a very appropriate activity.

"Yes, I know." Kagaya Ubuyashiki nodded slightly.

This is also one of the reasons why he wanted to kill Muzan Kibutsuji, so that his descendants would no longer have to live in hiding and could travel openly around the world.

The group entered the village. Shinobu Kocho often came to the swordsmith village to commission craftsmen to make various items, such as scalpels...

Therefore, everyone in the village knew Shinobu Kocho, and when they saw her, they would nod in greeting.