Daqizong

"Disadvantaged?" Li Wan hurriedly asked.

Gong Shuyuan explained: "Huaxuan's family has been craftsmen in the workshop for several generations. If you compete with him for treasures in public and compare your skills, we will be the judge. It is impossible to belittle him and elevate you. You can only be both sides. Say good things, but Elder Gu and the others will definitely have to catch your weaknesses, so it’s not a disadvantage, so what is it?”

After hearing what the elders said, Li Wan understood everything in an instant.

The current situation is that he wants to compete for the enshrined position, but the elders are unwilling and send Hua Xuan to compete with him.

This is a must fight.

And Huaxuan is strong, and the conditions are far superior to him in all aspects, and it is difficult for Gongshuyuan and others to make a fuss in this aspect. Unless Li Wan can completely defeat the opponent with a sweeping gesture, otherwise, there is no chance of winning.

This is a losing game.

He has to fight, and once he does, he will be constrained and will definitely suffer a loss. This is the predicament he is facing now.

Even Li Wan was confident and full of confidence in his own strength, but he couldn't help but look dignified.

"I really didn't expect that during the competition in the workshop, the judgments of the elders and the craftsmen can be blatantly biased!"

However, Li Wan soon figured out that competing for the position of enshrinement is different from competing for others. They will naively think that just relying on a few skills can tell the difference.

Fighting for the top in the great way, each using their own means, how can it be so simple and clean compared to skills, and even if it is only about skills, it is not so easy to tell who is superior.

Li Wanshi didn't know what to eat, so he ate the reception banquet while responding to Gong Shuyuan and the others.

Gongshu Yuan and the others also saw that he was not in high spirits, they didn't even persuade him to have a few drinks, they moved their chopsticks, and they each found an excuse to leave.

After a few days, the nomination of Li Wan and Hua Xuan to enshrine was gradually announced to the public.

This is the result of joint negotiations between Fangzhu's lineage and the elder's lineage. Up to now, the struggle is inevitable.

"After all, I still need some preparations, but this is also good. If this matter is settled early, it will be much quieter in the next few years."

In the workshop of Tiangongfang, Li Wan sat in the inner room, chatting with Gongshu Yuan who came to visit.

"The elders have already convened a meeting in the workshop, and decided to evaluate the two of you from this month to March next year. During this period, perform well."

"One year?" Li Wan couldn't help but smile when he heard the result, "One year is enough."

Gong Shuyuan said: "Actually, you are eager to clarify this matter, but you don't want to waste time and spend precious time on planning and preparation? Given your current situation, it is indeed possible to make rapid progress while preparing at this time. Even reaching the late stage of foundation establishment, completely suppressing Huaxuan, but you also need to know that Huaxuan has already learned something ten years ago, and has made rapid progress in these years, and he may also be promoted to the late stage of foundation establishment. It exploded quite violently."

He wasn't sure where Li Wan's strength was, and expressed some concern.

But now, he can only choose to trust Li Wan, and after a few words of persuasion, he said: "We have carefully selected three apprentices in Tiangongfang, and you will accept them as disciples." , teach a few skills at will, and help them be promoted to real craftsmen."

Nomination for enshrinement, in addition to one's own excellent ability, the contribution to Tiangongfang should also be counted.

But Li Wan doesn't need to worry about these, Gongshu Yuan and others have already taken care of everything.

As soon as Gongshuyuan finished speaking, he clapped his hands, and three apprentices who had been waiting outside came in.

Li Wan looked at them and found that the three of them were in the late stage of Qi refining, and they were very solid Taoists.

The three of them were ten or 20 years older than themselves. They all had a calm demeanor and sharp eyes. At first glance, they were shrewd and capable people, and they also had a full understanding of their own missions.

They bowed to each other and called out, "I've seen Li Daoyou."

Gongshu Yuandao: "Don't worry, they are all children of a family of craftsmen. They have been exposed to this industry since childhood, and they have already started to contact this industry. In fact, they are all close to the level of craftsmen, but they are still a little behind. The experience is temporarily placed in the major workshops as a servant, and I hope to grow up under your command."

Li Wan nodded, asked, and found that the three people were named Wu Ning, Xiao Tie, and Mo Yanxi.

He also asked about Dao patterns and forbidden knowledge needed for refining, and all three of them responded fluently, and even answered some difficult questions related to rare magic weapons.

When Li Wan saw this, he immediately understood that they didn't need to cultivate by themselves at all, even if they were placed in the workshop now, they were still qualified craftsmen.

This is basically the talent cultivated by Fangzhu's lineage, but it is under his own name.

In this respect, Huaxuan and the others don't even have much advantage, because apprentices who are just on the verge of being promoted can't be found just by looking for them.

Gong Shuyuan said again: "Li Daoyou, from this month onwards, you can use my seal to receive special treasures from the warehouse, and don't use ordinary treasures anymore. I will check every ten days, and distribute according to your refining progress. Enough quota for you."

This is to give him qualifications. The special treasure materials that Gong Shuyuan said are not treasure materials at all, but more than half of the magic weapon parts that have been completed, and even the last step has been completed. of semi-finished products.

If Li Wan, an ordinary magic weapon, needs tens of days to complete, these things are enough within ten days.

During this year, with some diligence, it was enough for him to refine [-] to [-] real artifacts, more than five times more than usual.

Li Wan agreed, naturally following the good advice.

***

"Ho ho... ho ho..."

In the Tiangong Workshop, dozens of strong men step on the flywheel, and the iron chain spins, driving the paddle wheel to blow the wind quickly.

Pieces of jet-black shiny flint stones were shoveled into the furnace, and the fire was raging, soon after, the sword embryo inserted into it was burned red.

Wu Ning instructed the handymen to vacate the venue and prepare the felt table, then walked under the furnace and started to work.

Xiao Tie, Mo Yanxi and others were already busy at the side. They did not participate in Wu Ning's sword refining, but forged other prototypes of weapons.

Xiao Tie is good at forging iron, and his skill in cooking gold and iron precious materials is proficient, and he quickly forged a rough embryo in the shape of a sword in his hand according to the map.

Li Wan observed for a while, and found that every time this person hammered down, the force was even and transparent, continuous, and seemed to have a drum-like rhythm.

The other hand turned over deftly, accurately controlling the orientation of the rough embryo and the angle of the falling hammer, which seemed to have evolved from some kind of martial skill.

"Xiao's chaotic cloaking wind hammer method, which emphasizes one-step, continuous, using the remaining force between each hammer to drive the next hammer, is enough to exert more than [-]% of its strength!"

After a while, Xiao Tie picked up the rough embryos whose temperature had dropped slightly, put them into the secret quenching liquid, and said with a smile.

Li Wan heard it and nodded secretly, it seemed that there was no need to worry about him.

Mo Yanxi was at the side adding restraints to another workpiece. It was a short flying sword about two feet long, but it was a lower-grade tangible flying sword.

Mo Yanxi seems to be good at this. He has trained his spiritual consciousness very powerfully, and he has also specially practiced various restrictions.

Except for a few of them, in Li Wan's workshop, all the original handymen and apprentices were still there, helping them, and there was a lively scene everywhere.

Shi Haoguang couldn't help at the side, so he chatted with Li Wan: "Li Daoyou, these fellow daoists are very capable. It seems that they can easily complete more than three real weapons this month."

Li Wan smiled and said, "Not bad."

Three real artifacts within one month, which was unimaginable in the past, but since the precious materials have already been prepared, and even most of the semi-finished workpieces have been completed, there is nothing wrong with it.

Li Wan only asked his subordinates to pay attention to this, and did not worry much.

Li Wan remembered something and asked, "What is that Huaxuan doing now?"

Shi Haoguang said: "Those elders also gave him a lot of support, it seems that he is refining a real treasure."

Li Wan understood, and said with a smile: "Treasures and real weapons, do you really think he can't make them? We also make precious and real weapons!"

In the final analysis, the qualifications and contributions in the workshop still depend on the sum of the value of the magic weapon refined, and to put it more bluntly, it is the price that can be sold.

Suddenly, a handyman walked into the arena. Seeing that Shi Haoguang and Li Wan were both there, he was startled for a moment, and then walked over.

Shi Haoguang asked: "Xiaohe, what's the matter with you?" He explained to Li Wan: "His name is Xiaohe, and he is our operator."

The handyman bowed to the two of them, and said: "I just heard a piece of news outside, and I think it might be useful. I am going to talk to Master Li and Deacon Shi."

Li Wan became interested: "What's the matter?"

The handyman said: "Master Hua has refined a new treasure and authentic weapon!"

"Huh?" Li Wan heard that, his expression froze.

He said it lightly just now, but in fact, he didn't dare to take it lightly.

If Huaxuan refines a few more treasures and real artifacts, the sum of his contributions to the workshop will reach a terrifying height. He has lost a few years of accumulation, and it is hard to catch up with a horse.

After retiring the servants, Li Wan asked Shi Haoguang: "Do you know how many magic treasures Huaxuan has refined in total under the name of the workshop?"

Shi Haoguang said: "I don't know the exact number, but it should be conservatively estimated, at least it should be more than ten million spirit jades!"

"Thousands of Lingyu?" Li Wan made a quick estimate. He has been in Tiangongfang for four years, refining rare magical artifacts such as fire scale brocade clothes, peacock clothes, and Wufeng sword, as well as many top-grade magical artifacts, real magic weapons, and so on. There are all kinds of utensils, which is about half a million.

The most expensive ones are the Qiqiao Flying Knife and the sword pills refined for Yan Hao, which are worth about 100 million, plus other miscellaneous items, such as the contract with Youxian Valley, which is 200 million less than.

However, there is also the fact that the Qiqiao Flying Knife does not go through the workshop, and the girl's poisonous fire gourd has nothing to do with the workshop, and the actual contribution is even less.