As soon as I entered the room, I was immediately hit by the smell of decay. The surrounding scenery was very old, and there was no one in sight in the dark environment.
"Is there anyone there?" Yang Di called softly. In addition to the smell of decay, there was also a smell of alcohol floating in this house. It must be that there are still people living there, and it is not an abandoned shop.
After searching for a long time and walking through the old yard, Yang Di finally saw a drunken old man lying on the bed in a small dark room deep in the old house.
Yang Di sweated furiously, saying that this owner must have washed his hands in a golden basin. The door was open, but he didn't look like he was doing business.
"Excuse me, are you Master Yan?" Yang Di stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
"It's me," the little old man smacked his lips, lying on his side, waving his skinny wrist as if he was awake, "I have to agree on what I want to cast, and if it costs less than 3,000 yuan, I won't turn on the furnace!"
Yang Di wiped his sweat and finally understood why this little old man opened a shop but didn't take care of it. With such a threshold, there really wouldn't be much business.
But think about it, even for country people nowadays, farm tools such as hoes and sickles are basically bought in factories and mass-produced. They are cheap and light. Very few people will patronize this old-style blacksmith shop anymore.
If you even accept those guys who come to your door for small items from time to time, then you really won't even be able to earn back the coal money.
Thinking about this, Yang Di couldn't help but sympathize with the old masters who spent most of their lives learning their crafts when they were young. The development of industrialization and modularization has forced these people into the blind corner of society. The glory and iron rice bowl of the past
, but now it is difficult to even make ends meet...
"Master Yan, this is a big business, more than 3,000 yuan!" Yang Di sighed and said with a smile. After all, his current method of making money is an ancient skill that has been around for an unknown number of years, except alchemy.
In today's society, not only has it not withered, but it has also become a way to make a fortune, and it is unique and unique.
"Okay, tell me what you want to cast?" When the little old man heard that there was really a business coming to his door, he immediately became energetic. He got up from the bed, sat on the edge of the bed, lit a dry cigarette, and smoked it energetically.
"I want to cast a furnace tripod. Here are the drawings!" Yang Di hurriedly handed over the design drawing of the furnace that he had drawn from memory.
Originally, Yang Di wanted to adopt the style of his ancestor Yiqilun, but after thinking about it, he gave up in the end. The immortal furnace contained divine fire, and the structure was simple. However, if he cast it with ordinary copper materials, it would definitely be of ordinary quality.
, in many places, you have to follow the rules.
The alchemy furnace was carefully selected by Yang Di according to the alchemy method taught by his ancestors. On the drawing handed to the little old man, what was drawn was a three-legged inscribed tripod. The structure was very particular, and it was definitely not the one in the temple.
This kind of sacrificial supplies can be compared with each other, and in many places, they are related to the alchemy method.
"Young man, do you want to build an alchemy furnace?" After reading the drawings from beginning to end, the old master named Yan suddenly raised his head.
"You, you, you...how do you know?" Yang Di was startled. He only mentioned the furnace cauldron, but did not say what it was used for. How could this old man immediately think of its purpose? Could it be that this is also
A worldly master?
Thinking in his mind, Yang Di was slightly frightened and subconsciously stepped back.
However, he seemed to be too nervous.
Master Yan glared at him angrily, shook the drawing, and said: "Nonsense, it's not an alchemy furnace, why would you emphasize so many details? Who in my group doesn't like to delve into the casting of some ancient artifacts?
It just so happens that when I was young, I dabbled in some ancient methods of casting alchemy furnaces, how could I not see it?"
"Oh..." Yang Di wiped his sweat furiously, so it turned out that this was what happened.
He asked in a low voice: "Can Master Yan cast the furnace tripod according to my request?"
"Yes, but your request is very complicated and the cost is not cheap. The fixed price is 50,000, and you are responsible for the copper money!" Master Yan raised his head and glanced at him.
"Okay!" Yang Di nodded and paid the money readily.
The structure of the bronze tripod is indeed very complicated, because it involves the circulation of true energy and the control of firepower. It is not just about casting a shape and it can be done. The price the little old man asked is not excessive.
"Young man, for the sake of bringing me a big deal, I have something to remind you."
Yang Di was about to leave when Master Yan suddenly pulled his sleeve and whispered: "I don't want to ask more about your origins, but you'd better be careful in the future. In the past few years, a group of unidentified people once
Secretly, he ordered a large number of similar furnace tripods from us old blacksmiths. There were all kinds of furnaces, and they seemed to have unknown uses. Before leaving, he also told us that if we meet anyone with similar requirements,
Be sure to inform them, that way you can get a lot of reward."
"What?" Yang Di was slightly frightened. There were actually people in this world who were looking for a similar path. After pondering for a moment, he raised his head and looked at Master Yan again. His eyes had obviously changed.
"You don't have to be suspicious. I'm not from your group. My grandfather is, but he died decades ago and didn't leave any way for me to practice." Master Yan noticed his hesitation, shook his head and chuckled, "
I have no other meaning, I just want to remind you that if you have special abilities, remember to be careful in the future. Although I am not your kind of person, I was deeply influenced by my grandfather, but I can also see that those guys back then were obviously
A secret organization, I don't know whether it is good or evil, but since you are the target they want to search for, there is nothing wrong with being cautious in everything."
Yang Di fell silent after hearing this.
Judging from Master Yan's appearance, he doesn't seem to be talking nonsense. If what Master Yan said is true, this incident has reminded him that he was too careless in the past.
Some time ago, he was only thinking about the benefits that alchemy could bring, but he unconsciously ignored the dangers that this unique skill might bring.
"Old sir, do you have photos of the people who made large numbers of furnace tripods when you came to you?" Yang Di raised his head and asked.
"I don't have a photo, but I left a mobile phone number." Master Yan pulled out a mottled and stained business card from the old box and handed it to him.
Yang Di took it and looked at it, feeling slightly shocked.
It turned out to be him...
Yang Di was no stranger to that mobile phone number, and he also had this person's business card there. It was the handsome executive Liu Dan brought last time.
Yang Di remembered that the man who looked capable and capable seemed to be called Zhuge Yu, and he seemed to be the fiancé who had raped Liu Dan.
He originally thought that guy was just an upper-class figure who was very rich and obsessed with cultivation, but now it seemed that he was something very different.
How could a normal CEO of a group look for ways to make alchemy everywhere and customize so many alchemy furnaces? It seems that Master Yan has a very sophisticated vision. It should not be a person's will, but a premeditated action of an organization.
"Master Yan, I have a question, I'm very surprised." Yang Di curled his lips and looked at the little old man in front of him curiously.
"You want to ask me why I didn't do it even though I knew you were the kind of person they were looking for and could get a lot of money by reporting your whereabouts, right?" Master Yan's eyes were bright and he joked.
road.
"Ahem..." Yang Di was a little embarrassed.
"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I don't want to do things without conscience." Master Yan took a puff of dry cigarette, inhaling the sparks brightly, and sighed: "Two years ago, an old blacksmith friend of mine met someone
An old Taoist priest with a good nose went to him to cast a tripod. The old Taoist priest knew a little bit about Xuanhuang art, and he was probably able to make a few medicinal powders. Later, my old friend took him to find those people, and then...
They have all disappeared, and there is no news yet. I don’t want to say more, so you can figure it out yourself.”
"Thank you, Master Yan, for reminding me that Master Lao Yan is responsible for casting the furnace tripod!"