Supreme Martial Venerable: Starting with the White Ape Cloak Hammer skill point allocation

Chapter 102 Stunning (10,000-word update, please subscribe)

On Zhuque Street, the most bustling street in Jiangzhou Prefecture.

A magnificent nine-story pavilion was surrounded by carriages, almost completely blocking the street.

This is the Jiangzhou Prefecture Military Guild.

The status of this military guild can be seen from just one point: its honorary president is the master of the Divine Weapon Valley!

The Battle of a Hundred Furnaces was also organized and carried out by the Military Industry Guild.

Today is the day of the Battle of a Hundred Furnaces. Each furnace has submitted its weapons to the Armory Guild and is now anxiously awaiting the results.

"For this year's Hundred Furnaces Competition, five elders from Divine Weapon Valley are among the judges. The other two judges are a governor and a master weapon forger who is said to have been invited from the capital!"

"My maternal uncle works at Shenbing Valley. According to him, the head of Honglu Academy in Shenbing Valley came personally to be a judge this time, with the aim of selecting some promising talents to join Honglu Academy."

"real?"

"Absolutely true!"

People gathered in twos and threes, exchanging gossip.

As Zhou Yuan was examining the military guild building, he suddenly heard a surprised voice beside him.

"Brother Zhou, you've come to join the fun too?"

Zhou Yuan turned around upon hearing the sound and saw a person standing not far away, clasping his hands in greeting towards him.

He thought for a moment before remembering who this person was.

Wu Jinzhong, a neighbor of Qushui Lane.

The other party visited me when I first moved into Qushui Lane.

After hearing that he had no connection with the Tong family, the other party never showed up again.

"Yes, I heard before that you are now working for Dewang Furnace, and it seems that Dewang Furnace is also participating in this year's Hundred Furnaces Competition."

Wu Jinzhong asked, "Is it you, Brother Zhou, representing Dewang Furnace in this battle?"

Zhou Yuan nodded.

"Brother Zhou, you don't know about the Dewang furnace?"

Wu Jinzhong lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "The Cao family did have a disciple who was a disciple of the Divine Weapon Valley, but after that disciple had an accident, they lost all ties with the Divine Weapon Valley."

"You've been used by the Cao family. They're practically losing their reputation, and they still managed to trick you into participating in the Hundred Furnaces Battle. Isn't that just making a fool of themselves?"

Zhou Yuan glanced at him but didn't say anything.

Do you even know my skill level in weapon forging before you call me a disgrace?

"Brother Zhou, you come from a small place, and there are many things you don't know about Jiangzhou Prefecture. You should consult me ​​before you do anything."

Wu Jinzhong kept talking, his tone carrying the arrogance of the Jiangzhou natives who looked down on outsiders.

Zhou Yuan gave a few perfunctory replies, and seeing Cao Deli come out of the building, he made an excuse to go up to him.

Wu Jinzhong glanced at Zhou Yuan's retreating figure, a disdainful look on his lips.

He comes from a small county town and has no vision; he'll definitely not amount to anything in the future.

His eyes lit up, and he immediately bowed slightly, a bright smile spreading across his face.

"Master Tong, why did you come in person?"

He rushed up to a middle-aged man and struck up a conversation with him, smiling.

Who are you?

The middle-aged man glanced at Wu Jinzhong and frowned in confusion.

"I'm Xiao Wu."

Wu Jinzhong smiled broadly and said, "Didn't Young Master Jin used to have a courtyard in Qushui Lane? I live in Qushui Lane and have met Young Master Jin a few times."

"Qushui Lane?"

A glint of shrewdness flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes. "I heard someone's been living in that courtyard lately?"

"Yes, it's a guy named Zhou Yuan from Gaoshan County. He said that the young master gave him the courtyard."

Wu Jinzhong quickly said, "Isn't that him? The one standing with that fat Cao Deli?"

He pointed to Zhou Yuan in the distance.

"Xiao Wu, right?"

The middle-aged man didn't care about Cao Deli at all and said, "Keep an eye on Zhou Yuan. If you find anything abnormal about him, come to the Tong residence and tell me."

"Give him a sign."

The middle-aged man instructed his attendant.

The attendant took out a plaque with the character "童" (Tong) engraved on it and threw it to Wu Jinzhong.

Wu Jinzhong was overjoyed.

"May you rest in peace, Master Tong."

Watching the middle-aged man walk into the military guild building, Wu Jinzhong thoughtfully stroked his chin.

This Master Tong is the current head of the Tong family. The Tong family is a powerful and influential family in Jiangzhou Prefecture. Disciples of the family have been studying in the Divine Weapon Valley for generations, and there was even a Divine Weapon Valley elder in the past. The family has a deep foundation.

The Tong family also owns Yongsheng Furnace, one of the top five blacksmith shops in Jiangzhou Prefecture.

Why would such a big shot like him keep an eye on Zhou Yuan?

Could it be that Zhou Yuan has some kind of problem this week?

It seems that Tong Jin, the young master of the Tong family, died in Gaoshan County.

Wu Jinzhong's eyes flickered, as if he understood something.

"The wealth and honor bestowed upon me by heaven have finally come to me, Wu Jinzhong!"

He chuckled.

The top floor of the military guild building.

The seven judges stood in a row.

Governor Yang Boyu of Jiangzhou Prefecture, Huang Kui, Abbot of Honglu Academy of Shenbing Valley, Liu Tongsheng, Master of Forging Weapons, and Chen Yutai, Elder of Shenbing Valley

Zhang Zhiwan, Ding Xian, Wang Sheng.

They were reviewing the weapons that the shops had brought in one by one.

The first thing they were presented with were seventy-six ordinary weapons.

It has all eighteen kinds of weapons.

The seven judges glanced at it and then ignored it.

Given their status, they naturally wouldn't take ordinary soldiers seriously.

A quick glance is enough; if there's anything worth noting, circle it in red.

Finally, the steward will rank the ordinary soldiers according to the number of red circles they have.

The judges didn't actually spend much time reviewing the seventy-odd weapons; the main focus of their evaluation was on the sharp and magical weapons that followed.

suddenly.

The judges all exclaimed in surprise.

The stewards serving nearby all looked over and saw that the eyes of all seven judges were fixed on a weapon.

The weapon was shaped somewhat like a crossbow, but it was not quite the same as an ordinary crossbow.

Huang Kui, the head of the Honglu Academy of Shenbing Valley, swayed and had already taken the weapon in his hand.

He only needed to fiddle with it for a moment to understand how to use the weapon.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

He raised his hand, the bowstring twanged, and one crossbow bolt after another shot out, thudding and embedding themselves in the opposite wall.

"This is when Yang Boyu, the governor of Jiangzhou, suddenly stood up, his face full of surprise."

He could see clearly that Huang Kui never cocked the bowstring from beginning to end.

This crossbow can fire continuously without being cocked?

As the governor of Jiangzhou, Yang Boyu had naturally seen the Shenbi crossbow, which was used in the army of Jiangzhou.

The crossbow is extremely powerful, but its drawback is also obvious: it needs to be reloaded after each shot.

For a martial artist, reaching the upper level is not difficult, but not every soldier in the army is a martial artist.

The time it takes for an ordinary soldier to cock a crossbow is not negligible on the battlefield.

Especially when facing enemies with exceptional agility, the enemy is already in front of you before you've even finished drawing your bow.

If it could fire in rapid succession—

Yang Boyu instantly realized the advantages of this crossbow. If the soldiers guarding the city were equipped with it, his breathing became somewhat rapid.

"The power is average, but the fact that it can fire in rapid succession shows that this weapon forger is quite interesting."

Huang Kui said.

The power of a crossbow of ordinary weapon level is negligible for a martial artist of his caliber, but what he values ​​is the comprehension of the weapon forger.

The blacksmith who could forge such a repeating crossbow must have a very good understanding of weapon forging.

"While you, Abbot Huang, may not appreciate this crossbow, I, Yang, believe it is superior to even sharp weapons or spiritual weapons."

Yang Boyu snatched the crossbow from Huang Kui's hand and cherished it.

Martial artists are a minority; most people in this world are ordinary people, even in the military.

This repeating crossbow is enough to greatly increase the combat power of an army composed of ordinary people.

"Which furnace number sent this?"

Yang Boyu said.

The other judges merely watched with interest; a common weapon, while somewhat impressive, was nothing more than that.

"It was sent by Dewanglu, Governor."

"Answered," a manager replied.

"very good."

Yang Boyu said, "Among the three-star shops, Dewang Furnace ranks first. When you become the owner of Dewang Furnace, come to the governor's mansion. I want to order a batch of 'Zhuge Repeating Crossbows,' which Dewang Furnace calls Zhuge Repeating Crossbows."

The manager quickly replied.

"The Zhuge Repeating Crossbow? Was the blacksmith who forged it surnamed Zhuge?"

Yang Boyu said casually.

"After the Battle of the Hundred Furnaces, have this blacksmith surnamed Zhuge come to see me."

Huang Kui interjected, "He has some talent for weapon forging, being able to come up with a simple weapon like the repeating crossbow. If he's also competent in other areas, let him come to my Furnace Academy to study."

The other judges exchanged glances.

The two people of the highest status present had made their decisions, and naturally, they wouldn't object.

Being ranked first among ordinary soldiers is nothing special, but since the governor is so willing, then so be it.

However, this weapon-forging master surnamed Zhuge is likely to rise to the top in one fell swoop.

Even setting aside joining the Honglu Academy, the governor's order for a batch of Zhuge Repeating Crossbows alone would be enough to make a fortune for a three-star shop.

"Bring up the sharp weapons."

Yang Boyu placed the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow beside him and ordered the battle of the Hundred Furnaces to continue.

"Master Zhou, where do you think we rank?"

"I'd be satisfied if I could rank in the top 50 out of 76 Samsung stores."

Cao Deli kept wiping his sweat, and said in a low voice with unease.

He was already overweight, and now that the weather was getting warmer, he was so nervous that he was sweating profusely, and his clothes were already soaked through.

"First fifty?"

Zhou Yuan chuckled. The Divine Arm Crossbow was ranked thirteenth among the common weapons in the "Collection of Military Abilities". Although his Zhuge Repeating Crossbow was not as powerful as the Divine Arm Crossbow in a single shot, it could fire ten shots in one go.

Its overall power is not much worse than that of the Divine Arm Crossbow.

The "Collection of Military Weapons" is said to record all the weapons in the world.

Zhou Yuan didn't believe that anyone could forge a mortal weapon ranked among the top ten in the world during the Battle of a Hundred Furnaces in Jiangzhou Prefecture.

If they really had that ability, they would have been disciples of the Divine Weapon Valley long ago. Why would they have come to participate in this Battle of a Hundred Furnaces?

Zhou Yuan had no doubt that the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow could achieve a good ranking in the Battle of a Hundred Furnaces.

He was wondering if he could actually become a disciple of Shenbing Valley by using the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow.

He wasn't sure if the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow could impress the elders of the Divine Weapon Valley, since it was just an ordinary weapon.

Just then, Wu Jinzhong came over and said with a smile, "Brother Zhou, I have some breaking news here, would you like to hear it?"

"In no mood."

Zhou Yuan said.

Wu Jinzhong: "The latest news just came from inside the building: Fan Bing's commentary has ended, and the winner is a weapon forger with the compound surname Zhuge."

Wu Jinzhong said.

Clang.

A middle-aged man dressed in brocade sat down on the ground with a thud, bursting into tears of joy.

"It's Master Zhuge Hai, it must be Master Zhuge Hai!"

He shouted, "In the entire Jiangzhou Prefecture, the only blacksmith with the surname Zhuge is Master Zhuge Hai of our Yonghe Furnace!"

Our Yonghe Stove has won the championship!

Everyone looked at the middle-aged man with envy, without any intention of mocking him for his loss of composure.

The owners of these Samsung stores don't actually live as well as ordinary people imagine.

During the battle of a hundred furnaces, the owners of four-star and five-star shops could go inside the building to wait, while they could only wait outside.

If they can achieve a good ranking in the Battle of the Hundred Furnaces, then their lives will be easier for the next three years.

Conversely, they will have to tighten their belts for the next three years, and if things go wrong, they might even lose their reputation.

If you're lucky enough to win the championship, the next three years will be pure profit, and you might even have the chance to take the next step and become the owner of a four-star store!

Congratulations!

"Yonghe Furnace is poised for even greater success. Congratulations, Boss Li!"

Cao Dewang looked envious and congratulated the other bosses.

Winning the championship? He never dared to dream of it when the Cao family's prodigy was still alive. Now, he would be satisfied if he could just make it into the top fifty.

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