Chapter 41

"Prince Ninth, the entire Yunwu County State has only two seventh-rank True Martial Treasure-grade forging furnaces. One of them is controlled by the president of the Engraving Guild. The other one is the one right in front of you."

Qin Ya led Zhang Ruochen into the armory and came to a bronze forging furnace over three meters tall.

This time, they were not alone; the Ninth Princess, Shan Xiangling, and Mo Hanlin were also with them.

Zhang Ruochen stared at the large tripod and nodded. He was very satisfied with this bronze tripod and said, "This forging furnace must be very expensive, right?"

If it were not expensive, it would have been bought by other forging masters long ago.

Qin Ya smiled slightly and said, "Of course, it is very expensive. When other forging masters ask for the price, I tell them it starts at two million silver coins. Since it's Prince Ninth, I will give you a half-price deal, one million silver coins, no less!"

"One million silver coins, that's too expensive. Are you trying to rob me?" The Ninth Princess looked at Qin Ya with displeasure and said.

Shan Xiangling was also secretly shocked. After all, the entire Chiyun Sect's annual income was only about fifty thousand silver coins. A forging furnace, to be sold for one million silver coins, was indeed too expensive!

Zhang Ruochen shook his head and said, "Not expensive, very cheap. Seventh-rank True Martial Treasure weapons are at least one million silver coins each. A seventh-rank True Martial Treasure-grade forging furnace is even more expensive, at least two million silver coins. Madam, if you do business like this, won't you lose all your capital?"

"No matter how many silver coins, how can they fill the void in one's heart? If Prince Ninth could spend a night with me, I would give you this forging furnace for free, what do you think?" Qin Ya's eyes were filled with allure as she gazed at Zhang Ruochen, her eyes incredibly seductive.

Zhang Ruochen coughed dryly and said, "I will try to gather one million silver coins as soon as possible. I hope Madam will not sell the forging furnace in the meantime. I... will take my leave now!"

After saying this, Zhang Ruochen hurriedly walked out of the armory as if fleeing.

The Ninth Princess followed and said, "Ninth Brother, are you really going to buy that forging furnace? One million silver coins is not a small amount. Although the royal family gives each prince and princess silver coins every month, it is impossible to gather one million silver coins."

"I receive three thousand silver coins per month, which is already the highest among the princesses. You probably receive no more than five thousand silver coins per month, right?"

Zhang Ruochen said, "Ninth Sister, don't worry. Even without the royal family's silver coins, I can quickly gather one million silver coins."

A seventh-rank True Martial Treasure-grade forging furnace is not something you can buy anywhere, so it cannot be missed.

As long as he has a forging furnace, he can continuously forge spatial rings. At that time, would he still lack silver coins?

Now, he still had eight hundred thousand silver coins, all stored in the Wu Market Bank.

How to earn another two hundred thousand silver coins?

Zhang Ruochen looked at the spatial ring on his thumb, and a flash of inspiration crossed his mind. He smiled and said, "Wu Market Bank!"

Qin Ya walked out of the armory, her smile fading. She stared in the direction where Zhang Ruochen, the Ninth Princess, and Shan Xiangling had left and said, "During the year-end assessment, he could multitask, clearly indicating that his mental power has reached at least the twentieth rank."

Mo Hanlin, standing behind Qin Ya, was slightly moved and said, "He is only sixteen years old. It should be impossible for him to cultivate his mental power to the twentieth rank, right?"

"I also thought it was impossible. After all, a person's energy is limited. It's hard for someone to have both extraordinary martial talent and mental power. However, since he came to buy a forging furnace, it means he wants to become a forging master. Perhaps his mental power is indeed very powerful!"

Qin Ya's eyes narrowed slightly and said, "Mo Hanlin, go to the Engraving Guild and investigate. Prince Ninth must have been there recently. I want to know how strong his mental power is."

"I will go and investigate right away!" Mo Hanlin bowed to Qin Ya and immediately left.

"You little guy, you are becoming more and more intriguing!" Qin Ya extended her red tongue and lightly licked her lips, smiling like a fox spirit.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhang Ruochen, the Ninth Princess, and Shan Xiangling headed for the Wu Market Bank.

The Ninth Princess asked, "Ninth Brother, why are you going to the Wu Market Bank? Could it be that you have one million silver coins stored there?"

Zhang Ruochen smiled and said, "I did have one million silver coins before, but I used quite a bit. Now, I only have about eight hundred thousand silver coins left."

Hearing this, Shan Xiangling's eyes lit up slightly.

"Eight hundred thousand silver coins? How is that possible? Ninth Brother, where did you get such a vast fortune?" The Ninth Princess was naturally very shocked and somewhat disbelieving.

Not to mention the Ninth Princess, even the head of any family in the capital city would find it difficult to come up with eight hundred thousand silver coins at once.

Although the Lin family could afford one million two hundred thousand silver coins to buy a low-grade Spirit Sword Technique, that was the family's total wealth, not Lin Fengxian's personal wealth.

Lin Fengxian could barely come up with five hundred thousand silver coins at once!

Zhang Ruochen was not too concerned. After all, once he bought the forging furnace, his wealth would be exposed anyway.

Moreover, with his current status, few people in the capital city would dare to openly rob him of his silver coins.

Shan Xiangling said softly, "Even if Prince Ninth has eight hundred thousand silver coins, you still need another two hundred thousand silver coins to buy the forging furnace."

Zhang Ruochen said, "That's why I need to do a business deal with the Wu Market Bank. As for what kind of deal, I can't tell you yet."

The Wu Market Bank would definitely be very interested in spatial rings.

For the Wu Market Bank, the utility of spatial storage items is enormous!

Doing business with the Wu Market Bank would maximize the benefits of spatial rings.

The Wu Market Bank was built very grandly, with a large number of armored guards always stationed around it.

In terms of defensive strength, the Wu Market Bank's defenses were second only to the royal palace of Yunwu County State.

As soon as Zhang Ruochen, the Ninth Princess, and Shan Xiangling got off the carriage, a figure approached.

"Greetings, Prince Ninth, Princess Ninth! This old man is the ninth manager of the Wu Market Bank, and I greet you both." An old man with a goatee immediately came forward, smiling and respectfully bowing to Zhang Ruochen and the Ninth Princess.

Zhang Ruochen asked, "Do you know me?"

The ninth manager smiled and said, "If this old man didn't recognize Prince Ninth, I wouldn't be fit to be a manager of the Wu Market Bank."

Zhang Ruochen nodded and said, "In that case, it will be easier! I have a significant business deal I want to discuss with the bank's owner. Please introduce me to the owner."

"Heh heh! Who do you think you are? Just a prince, and you dare to ask the owner to personally talk to you? The Yunwu County King coming in person would be more appropriate." Liu Chengfeng walked out of the Wu Market Bank, chest puffed out, looking arrogant, with a hint of malice in his eyes.

He seemed to be intentionally trying to compete with Zhang Ruochen, so he also brought two young and beautiful maids, around fourteen or fifteen years old, both very pretty.

However, his two maids were far inferior to the Ninth Princess and Shan Xiangling in both beauty and demeanor.

Liu Chengfeng said arrogantly, "If you really have business, with my status, I can certainly discuss it with you."

Zhang Ruochen sized up Liu Chengfeng and said indifferently, "The business I want to discuss is beyond your status."

"What? Do you know who I am?" Liu Chengfeng's face turned cold.

"I'm not quite sure!" Zhang Ruochen said.

Liu Chengfeng said, "Then listen up! I am Liu Chengfeng, the son of the Wu Market Bank's owner. Even if you haven't seen me, you must have heard of my name, right?"

"Sorry! I really haven't heard of it!" Zhang Ruochen ignored Liu Chengfeng and said to the ninth manager, "Manager, please inform the owner. If the owner doesn't see me, I will leave immediately."

"Prince Ninth, please wait a moment."

The ninth manager immediately went to inform the Wu Market Bank's owner.

If it were the old Zhang Ruochen, he would not have received such attention. But now, his performance during the year-end assessment had already caught the attention of various major forces in the capital city.

No one would underestimate a top genius. Who knows if he might become the king of Yunwu County State in the future?

Seeing that Zhang Ruochen ignored him, Liu Chengfeng became even angrier, feeling embarrassed in front of Shan Xiangling.

"Just wait and see! My father will definitely not see you. Your martial cultivation is just a small ant in his eyes." Liu Chengfeng sneered.

Zhang Ruochen just crossed his arms and waited quietly, not bothering to pay attention to Liu Chengfeng.

The Ninth Princess and Shan Xiangling also looked at Liu Chengfeng with disdain, finding him lacking in manners and too arrogant, far inferior to Prince Ninth.

...

"Prince Ninth? He wants to do business with me?"

Liu Chuan Shen stood by the lakeside, his aura like a towering mountain, giving a sense of awe.

"That's right! If the owner doesn't see him, I will send him away now. However..."

"However what?"

The ninth manager knelt on the ground and continued, "There's another matter. The identity of the mysterious person who auctioned a low-grade Spirit Sword Technique at the Central Auction House has been identified. It is indeed Prince Ninth. He has a wealth of eight hundred thousand silver coins in the Wu Market Bank!"

"Oh! Such a young age to have such vast wealth! What kind of extraordinary encounter has he had these past few months?"

A smile appeared on Liu Chuan Shen's lips, and he said, "It seems I should see him. He might bring me a surprise."