Upon hearing the words "Netherworld Fire Gun", no one present showed any surprised expressions.
Long before, everyone, including Yang Tianzhi, had seen the power of the Netherworld Fire Gun, and was astonished by it.
Everyone understands that for the next Ghost Festival, Nether Fire Guns will be the main force used to deal with ghosts.
The only problem now is that there are too few Nether Fire Guns at present, and more than ten times the number must be forged to meet the requirements when facing ghosts.
"Everyone should also know that the process of casting the Netherworld Fire Gun is actually not difficult. The real difficulty lies in collecting the relevant materials for forging the Fire Gun."
With that said, Henry Zhang also waved.
A clerk then came forward and distributed the list in his hand to everyone one by one.
The list listed the materials required for casting the Nether Fire Gun, including its ammunition, which was extremely detailed.
The Great Elder, who was familiar with this aspect, frowned and said after reading the list:
"City Lord, our Sun Federation has sufficient stocks of fine steel, cold iron, and flint. Even if it is not enough, we can still make large-scale purchases in the market, but..."
"Just what?" Henry Zhang turned to the elder and asked.
"The stock of the Lingxing Rock on the list is extremely scarce, and there are only a few Lingxing Rocks circulating on the market." The Great Elder reported back.
"Why is this?" Henry Zhang couldn't help but wonder.
"Since the federation's demand for Lingxing Rock is not high, I'm not very clear on the specific reasons..." the great elder said with a bitter smile.
"Let me tell you this."
The person who said this was none other than Yang Tianzhi, who had the most extensive knowledge.
"Our Western City Guild has purchased Lingxing Rock before, so we did a special investigation. Finally, we found that the reason why there is no Lingxing Rock on the market is because this special ore is monopolized by a family named Gong Qing.
Already."
"Gong Qing family?" Henry Zhang raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Yes."
Yang Tianzhi nodded and continued: "The only place in the entire western continent that can produce Lingxing Rock is the Bedrock Mountains six thousand miles away, and the ore output of the entire mountain range is all controlled by the Gong Qing family.
With."
“What is the origin of this Gong Qing family?” Xiao Yang asked curiously.
"The Gongqing family was originally just a small clan that migrated from the northern border. But after they monopolized the output of Lingxing Rock a hundred years ago, the entire family rose rapidly and occupied more than ten cities. Its strength
Comparable to diamond level." Yang Tianzhi replied.
"In other words, if we want Lingxing Rock, we have to acquire it from the Gong Qing family?" Xiao Yang asked again.
"That's not the case, but if you want to get another Lingxing Rock, you can only buy it from the northern continent 30,000 miles away. But in that case, the transportation cost will probably reach a very scary level, far exceeding the Lingxing Rock itself.
The value." Yang Tianzhi shook his head and said in a complicated tone.
Hearing this, Henry Zhang couldn't help but frowned.
This means that the Gongqing family has absolute say in the pricing of Lingxing Rock.
Even if the other lion opens his mouth, there is nothing one can do about it.
"City Lord, do you need to contact the Gong Qing family?" the great elder asked.
Henry Zhang pondered for a moment, and finally nodded and said: "Well, let's contact the Gong Qing family first and see what their pricing is. If it's not outrageous, let's make a deal with them!"
"yes!"
The content of a meeting also ended here.
…
Three days later,
The elder who was in contact with the Gong Qing family also found Henry Zhang immediately and informed him of the news he had brought back.
"City Lord, we have contacted the Gong Qing family, but after learning about our needs, they did not give a price."
"What?" Henry Zhang couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"They said that if the Yanyang Federation wants to purchase a large amount of Lingxing Rock, you should go to Gongqing City in person to gather together, so that they can give a specific price." The great elder replied.
"Let me go to Gong Qingcheng?" Henry Zhang pointed at himself and said.
"Yes." The great elder nodded.
"Have they ever said why?" Henry Zhang frowned and said.
"No." The great elder said with a bitter smile.
Hearing this, Henry Zhang’s brows suddenly frowned even more tightly.
Generally speaking, as the leader of the Sun Federation, he would not lower his status and personally participate in the acquisition.
But this Lingxing Rock is extremely important for casting the ammunition of the Netherworld Fire Gun.
And the other party asked me to go by name. Such behavior was really suspicious.
"Hmph, then I'll go there myself. I want to see what the Gongqing family wants to do!"
Henry Zhang shook his head and ordered: "Let someone prepare the horse, we will set off early tomorrow morning!"
"good!"
The great elder immediately responded, and then asked: "Do I need to call Mr. Yang together?"
"No need, Mr. Yang will go to survey the tiankeng every few days, so this kind of thing won't bother him." Henry Zhang shook his head again.
"yes!"
…
In the early morning, when the sky is still bright.
The group of people left the Sun Federation and headed towards Gongqing City, which is six thousand miles away.
At this time, the advantage of the underworld war horse was completely revealed.
The journey that originally took three days took only half a day to reach the location of Gong Qingcheng under the full speed of the Nether War Horse.
This really shocked the people in Gong Qingcheng.
You know, it had only been less than two days since they gave their reply, but this afternoon, the leader of the Sun Federation had already appeared at the city gate in person.
What kind of speed is this?!
Originally, some people doubted whether Henry Zhang was actually the leader of the Sun Federation.
But the Great Elder is quite famous throughout the Western Continent.
Therefore, after seeing the great elder standing respectfully next to Henry Zhang, people completely dispelled their doubts and quickly invited Henry Zhang into the city lord's mansion.
After learning about Xiao Yang's arrival, Yuan He, the patriarch of the Gongqing family, personally came forward to receive him, which showed enough respect.
in the reception room,
After Yuan He took Xiao Yang and his group to sit down, they greeted each other with various greetings and were served good tea and various melon and fruit snacks.
That way, he is a completely hospitable host.
But when faced with such meticulous hospitality, Henry Zhang frowned without any trace, showing a trace of displeasure.
Because the eyes of the patriarch of the Gongqing family are really too hot.
Like a wealthy wolf eyeing its prey, a faint green light flashed in its eyes.
Therefore, no matter how enthusiastic Yuan He's attitude is, it will always give people a chill down their spine.