Chapter 285: Chapter 227: Tier Three Upper Grade, Spirit Rune Armor
"You asked? And what was the result?
That Master Han, he hasn’t started yet, has he?
Get the materials back, now!
I already contacted Master Wu from the Celestial Workshop for you. He’s a proper, officially certified Artifact Refiner.
You might have to wait in line, but his work is reliable!"
Lei Xiao’s voice grew louder.
Lei Hu lowered his head, his voice even quieter:
"Long Xiao said... the Master already took the materials. He’s started refining."
"What?!"
Lei Xiao shot to his feet, squeezing the custom-made teacup in his hand so hard it began to CRUNCH.
"Took them? This fast? He’s so obviously screwing you over!"
"A deposit of twelve hundred Spirit Coins, plus the Armor-Piercing Profound Gold that’s worth over three thousand Spirit Coins!
That’s more than four thousand Spirit Coins! You’re just going to throw it all down the drain? You kid, do you think money grows on trees?"
Lei Xiao paced back and forth in the living room, growing angrier the more he thought about it.
"Lei Hu, oh, Lei Hu, how many times have I told you?
The Black Market is filled with all sorts of shady characters!
It’s fine for buying finished products or gathering some information, but for something as important as commissioning a Tier Three Weapon, how could you trust some unaccredited, fly-by-night operator?"
In all of East Sea City, who would dare to guarantee they can consistently forge Tier Three Weapons without being a renowned old master registered with the Celestial Craft Institute?
But you? You listened to some weapons dealer’s boasting and handed over your life’s savings?"
Lei Hu was so thoroughly scolded he couldn’t even raise his head, but he still couldn’t help but defend himself in a small voice:
"Big Brother, that Master Han’s skill level is truly high.
I’ve personally seen the weapons he’s refined—not just one, but several—and every single one far surpasses standard-issue equipment of the same tier.
Heizi’s dagger, from our own group, was made by him. It’s unbelievably sharp."
"That’s Tier Two!"
Lei Xiao slammed the table, making the teacups jump. "A Tier Two item is still just Tier Two, no matter how fancy you make it!
Can it pierce the hide of a Tier Three Demon Beast?
The difficulty of smelting Tier Three Materials and constructing a Rune Array increases exponentially!
Do you think this is like molding clay, where you can just shape it however you want?"
"I’m not telling you not to take risks! But if you’re going to take a risk, at least find someone reliable!
But no, you handed over the materials, he says he’s working on it, and you can’t even see a shadow of him!
In half a month, what if he just hands you a defective piece and says the refinement failed? Who are you going to complain to?
Don’t you know the rules of the Black Market?!"
Lei Hu was rendered speechless, his face flushing bright red.
He knew his big brother meant well and was afraid that his hard-earned, blood-and-sweat money would go down the drain.
Although experts in the Enlightenment Realm earned money quickly, their expenses were also high.
This sum was equivalent to nearly half a year of his savings.
Looking at his brother’s stubborn-as-a-mule attitude, Lei Xiao sighed, his tone softening slightly.
"Forget it, forget it. The materials have already been taken. It’s too late to say anything now.
Just consider it money spent on a lesson."
He sat back down and said earnestly, "Ah Hu, you’re just too quick to trust others.
For important matters like this in the future, you should discuss them with me more.
Your big brother has crossed more bridges than you’ve walked roads. I won’t lead you astray."
’Here we go with that lecture again.’ Lei Hu had heard it so many times he was sick of it.
He suddenly looked up, defiance in his eyes. "Big Brother! Don’t be so quick to pass judgment on me!
That Master Han definitely has real skills!
Let’s just wait half a month. We’ll see who’s right then!"
"If this saber is successfully forged and the quality is decent, you can’t lecture me about it anymore.
If... if I really was tricked and got scammed,"
Lei Hu gritted his teeth and stuck his neck out. "Then for the next six months, I’ll listen to you!
If you say go east, I’ll never go west!
If you tell me to drink soup, I won’t dare eat meat!"
Hearing this, Lei Xiao’s eyes instantly lit up.
"Oh? You really mean that?"
His little brother was great in every way, except for his stubbornness. Once he made up his mind, nine bulls couldn’t drag him back.
He often argued with him over this very issue.
If he could get him to be obedient for half a year, that would be worth far more than four thousand Spirit Coins!
"I mean it!" Lei Hu said decisively.
"Good! HAHAHA!"
Lei Xiao slapped his thigh and burst out laughing. "You’re the one who said it!
A gentleman’s word is his bond! I’ll be holding you to it!
For the next six months, we’ll see how you can argue with me then!"
He could already picture the wonderful life ahead for the next six months, with his little brother doing exactly as he was told. The thought instantly lifted his spirits.
’As for those four thousand Spirit Coins, I’ll just consider it the price for buying my brother’s obedience.’
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