Chapter 742 New Ideas.
Shi Lang sent off Zhu Lingxue. He gave her a spare spiritual communicator and exchanged a wisp of his essence to ease the communication. The lady will pass on all the information she found in the Zhu Family related to the moves they wanted to make against the old city lord.
The Terran was heading back to his room when Yao Jiming appeared behind him and said, "Young Master, the Pavilion Master has called for an audience with you."
Shi Lang nodded with a smile and made his way to the courtyard where Yang Tie resided. The guard did not stop him and took a step to the side. Shi Lang was given imperial treatment. The Terran could not help but feel happy about it. Even as the supreme general in the federation, he had to show his credentials in many places.
Yang Tie seemed to have sensed his approach and exited the house. He said, "Young Master, I have finished preparing what you requested."
Shi Lang smiled. He was elated and said, "Good job, no wonder they call you a legendary forger. Show it to me quickly."
Shi Lang had asked him to create a prototype of a spiritual communicator that could match the standards of the Federation. Yang Tie brought him inside the room and closed the door before he took out a watch-like device from his space ring. He carefully handed it to Shi Lang and said, "I did not use the rare metals too much. Just a pinch of them did the work of blending the other materials."
Shi Lang placed the spiritual communicator on his wrist and tried to control it. Yang Tie said, "The projection array has been engraved on it. You can see things hover in the void now. If you contact someone, then you will be able to see them in real time. I used a combination of spiritual arrays for that. Also, the metals used in the forging are common ones. The spiritual energy needed to make this thing work is massive. These metals ordinarily cannot handle that sort of spiritual flow. That is why a pinch of celestial steel and Emeris was blended."
Shi Lang took a deep breath and said, "Good job; now, can you tell me if this can be mass-manufactured?"
Yang Tie nodded and said, "The structural forging is easy. The trick lies in the step where the rare metals are blended. They are too delicate for any rookie to handle. Overexert even a bit, and they will foil like scraps. The loss will outweigh the profit."
Shi Lang nodded and said, "I have a theory. You can tell me if it will work."
Yang Tie asked, "Please tell me."
He was curious to see what this guy had come up with. Shi Lang said, "So, imagine if the compound mix of Celestial Steel and Emeris runs along the body of common metals, such as Dark Star Iron-like veins coursing with spiritual energy. Will the device work?"
Yang Tie looked at Shi Lang like the Terran was a fool and said, "Do you think I have not similarly forged this thing? The rare metals are already running through the body of common metals like veins."
Shi Lang shook his head and replied, "You do not understand what I am saying. What if the veins and the body were manufactured separately and fused later."
Yang Tie was surprised and remarked, "I do not think it is possible to fuse them."
Shi Lang sighed and said, "See, the only component in this communicator you need to be attentive toward is the veins of a rare metal compound, right?"
Yang Tie nodded, and Shi Lang said, "So, what if you created the body around the veins after creating them? That will save time, and given the innate nature of these metals, these rare metals will blend in with the common ones on their own."
Yang Tie was doubting his entire life after Shi Lang finished speaking. This guy just proposed something that has never been even thought of before, let alone attempted. He was urged to open his skull and look what was hidden inside.
He took a deep breath and said, "I can certainly try to explore the possibilities."
Shi Lang nodded and said, "I will keep this prototype. Thank you for your hard work, Pavilion Master."
Yang Tie shook his head, and after a few words, Shi Lang left because the former was getting agitated to work on the new ideas. The Terran had not even left the courtyard when he received a message from Zhu Lingxue.
The content of the message was as follows: 'The elders have decided to pin the blame on the city lord. Elder Tie Gaung has agreed with them because regardless of whether the City Lord is the culprit, they must take him out. They plan to kill him and contest for the city lord within the next two days.'
Shi Lang raised his brows and waved his hand to open a void portal. Yao Jiming was right next to him and was surprised. He asked, "Young Master..."
However, Shi Lang only said, "Keep up."
Before he vanished inside the void tunnel, Yao Jiming was startled by this sudden change of pace, but he jumped in the tunnel regardless. Shi Lang arrived at the City Palace and found the old city lord standing before a forge. The old man sensed his arrival and asked, "What do you want now? I will not help you forge anything until you cough up something more."
Shi Lang smiled and said, "Old Sir Pie, if I were here to hire you for a service, I would have coughed up a fair sum, but tonight, I came here to tell you in the next two days, the Titan Sect and Zhu Family will be coming after you."
Yao Jiming had just come out of the void portal, and he was shocked when he heard this. He looked at Old Man Pie, who stood with his hammer calmly. The city lord asked, "Do you think I do not know this? They cannot hold on any long. They want to pin this on me and be done with it."
Yao Jiming raised his brow and asked, "Sir, do you mean the incident of the loot the other day? You were in the city. We have witnesses. How can the Zhu Family do this?"
Old Man Pie raised his head to look at Yao Jiming and sighed while shaking his head. He asked, "Young Friend Ace, your friend seems to be a bit slow on the uptake."
Shi Lang nodded and said, "Cannot blame him; he has been in the forge mostly, so he does not understand the power dynamics much."
Yao Jiming scratched his head and asked, "Young Master, did I say anything wrong?"
Shi Lang shook his head and replied, "Well, let me tell you. The Zhu Family is stronger that Old Man Pie here in terms of number. But now they have the aid of the Titan Sect. Do you think City Lord can stand the attack from these two forces? If he does not abdicate the position, he will be killed. The witnesses will not step up because they cannot stand against the Zhu Family and the Titan Sect. The strong make the rules, Brother Yao. Never forget that."
Yao Jiming nodded solemnly and asked, "Young Master, what are we going to do then? Do you think it is possible for us to seek any aid from His Excellency Heavenly Dragon on this matter?"
Shi Lang shook his head and said, "That old guy will not do anything because he is the member of the Martial Council. Until the council votes to deal with Titan Sect, he cannot move. Another thing is that the council will not move for a small issue like the power struggle in a single city. The Zhu Family will make sure that the Centurion Tournament goes on smoothly until they wish to be lashed by the council."
Yao Jiming nodded and Shi Lang continued, "However, with the Zhu Family in power the other forces will be suppressed a lot and it will effect the revenue and control of the Heavenly Dragon Pavilion."
Old Man Pie took a breath and raised his hammer to beat the metal on the anvil. He said, "Young Friend Ace, what do you suggest that we do?"
Shi Lang smiled and said, "You ask me as if you have not decided on what to do. Ofcourse, the only option we have is to deal the enemy a vital blow before it can even harm us."
Yao Jiming was surprised and asked, "Young Master, you want to go to war with the Zhu family?"
Shi Lang thought about it and shook his head while saying, "I plan to massacre the shot callers of the Zhu Family and leave it in the hands of Fairy Zhu."
Old Man Pie yanked his hammer against the metal again and asked, "How do you plan to do that?"
Shi Lang thought for a bit and said, "That is up to me, but I want to know if you wish to contribute to this task?"
Yao Jiming looked at the old and the young with shock in his gaze. These people were talking about killing an entire family as if they were talking about buying grocery.
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