Chapter 72 - Unreasonable
Chapter 72: Unreasonable
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Even if the Forging Division is yours, you can’t be unreasonable, right? Zhou Shu really wanted to reason with Yin Wuyou.
But if he reasoned with his superior, he would be doomed if he won. And if he lost, he would still be doomed.
Especially when his boss was a woman, a beautiful woman!
I’m a blacksmith. Don’t you think it looks strange when I recite poetry?
Zhou Shu relied on his own abilities to make a living. Copying poems was definitely not his style!
Forget it. As long as I’m not embarrassed, someone else will be. Isn’t it just being a plagiarist? At most, I’ll take it as a part-time job… Zhou Shu thought, not taking himself too seriously.
He returned to his room in the 0th Workshop and took a cold shower to wash away the fragrance of cosmetic powder on his body. Then he called Zhang Yibei and the others over to guide them.
Zhang Yibei and Sixth Brother Wu had been living quite well recently. After completing the forging mission assigned by Great General Meng, they hadn’t received any new tasks for the past few days.
Zhou Shu only wanted them to hone their forging skills every day in preparation for their next mission.
In fact, even though there was a saying about Forging Apprentices depending on their forging skills, what was more important was secret forging formulas.
Only when one reached the level of a Forging Master could one be considered truly skilled.
The most important aspect of ranked weapons was not the secret formulas. Rather, it was its forging technique. In many cases, even if one possessed the secret forging formula, they wouldn’t be able to make a ranked weapon of quality if their forging skills were lacking.
Actually, in most cases, ranked weapons were all unique. Even for Forging Masters, depending on the way they forged, the quality of the ranked weapon might not necessarily be the same all the time.
Sometimes, Zhang Yibei and the others couldn’t understand why Zhou Shu kept asking them to hone their forging skills.
They were not Forging Masters. They were just Forging Apprentices.
Their forging skills were already sufficient for apprentices.
Of course, they didn’t know that Zhou Shu had lofty aspirations. He wanted the 0th Workshop to have its own name.
For a workshop to have a name, the basic requirement was the number of Forging Masters in the workshop.
Aside from whether Zhou Shu would be able to recruit other Forging Masters, even if he could, the price he would have to pay would be very high.
Instead of that, it would be better to nurture Zhang Yibei and the others to become Forging Masters. Although this wouldn’t be easy, if he succeeded, he would be able to obtain a group of loyal Forging Masters. Even if he didn’t succeed, he wouldn’t lose anything.
So, why not do it?
“Everyone has improved greatly, but we still have to continue working hard,” Zhou Shu said to Zhang Yibei, Sixth Brother Wu, and the others.
“Remember what I said before. Forging is not just about brute force. The techniques involved are equally important.
“Practice well. If you do well, I will make a request to the higher-ups to increase your salary!”
The apprentices cheered. They were very satisfied with their current life, but who would object to an increase in wages?
The Forging Apprentices threw themselves into training. Zhou Shu returned to his backyard and started his forging.
The agreement with Ma Fengzhang should be pushed forward. The mass production of the Spring Embroidered Saber should be put on the agenda!
Zhou Shu started his daily forging work.
To Zhou Shu, he just had to forge 100 of the same weapons for the Legendary Armament Canon. Any more would be useless.
After completing kills, he would receive benefits for only the one hundred weapons recorded.
Now, the Huben Saber, Hundred Refinements Ring Pommel Saber, and Horse Slaying Saber were all full. Unless they were damaged in the future, Zhou Shu would only forge a few to replenish them.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t casually forge these weapons in the future.
Zhang Yibei, Sixth Brother Wu, and the rest were enough for the mass production.
As the superintendent of the 0th Workshop, what he needed to do in the future was technical work.
When I’ve completed forging one hundred Spring Embroidered Sabers, I’ll let Zhang Yibei and the rest start learning how to forge it.
Zhou Shu made a plan.
He had previously promised Ma Fengzhang to supply the Divine Constable Bureau with the Spring Embroidered Sabers, so the mass production of the Spring Embroidered Sabers had to be carried out.
But it was still the same thing as before. Zhou Shu had to first fill up the quota in the Legendary Armament Canon, then send these 100 Spring Embroidered Sabers to the Divine Constable Bureau to increase his own achievements. After that, mass production would take place.
The only reason Zhou Shu chose to stay in the Forging Division was that he wanted to use the Forging Division to make himself stronger. Naturally, he had to make full use of it.
Before he distributed the weapons he forged, how could he mass produce them?
…
While Zhou Shu worked diligently to forge the Spring Embroidered Sabers, Zhu Chuanfeng’s expression was extremely ugly as he sat within a residence in the capital.
In front of him stood several constables in official uniforms. On the ground, there were two stretchers.
As a Grand Craftsman, Zhu Chuanfeng’s status was transcendent. He naturally wouldn’t live in a workshop in the suburbs.
“Grandmaster Zhu, these two were found by the moat. When we found them, they were already dead. Someone recognized one of them to be from your residence, so we sent them over for you to identify,” a constable said politely.
Zhu Chuanfeng narrowed his eyes as his gaze fell on the two corpses on the ground.
His face was expressionless, but the anger in his heart was enough to destroy everything.
Zhen Cai had followed him for decades. He didn’t need to look closely to recognize that the bloated corpse was Zhen Cai!
As for Xiao Zongshui, he was like a dog to him. He didn’t care if he lived or died.
Zhu Chuanfeng suppressed his anger and said coldly, “Who’s the murderer?”
The constable was stunned for a moment. He shook his head and said, “The matter is still under investigation. There are no injuries on the two of them. Furthermore, after our initial investigation, we found that they didn’t drown to death. As for what happened, we have to investigate further.”
“Is this how the Divine Constable Bureau does things?” Zhu Chuanfeng’s eyes were burning with anger. “People died in the capital in broad daylight, yet now you can’t even catch the murderer?! Is this how Ma Fengzhang leads the Divine Constable Bureau?”
Zhu Chuanfeng slammed his palm on the table beside him. With a crack, the mahogany table broke into pieces.
Although Zhu Chuanfeng’s Martial Dao cultivation wasn’t high, he was still at the seventh rank. In his rage, he gave the few constables a fright.
“Grandmaster Zhu, ever since we found the bodies, we haven’t wasted a single moment. We are currently confirming their identities. If they were indeed murdered, Divine Constable Bureau will definitely arrest the murderer,” the constable said. He was only a constable. Even if he was a divine constable, he couldn’t afford to offend Zhu Chuanfeng.
“I don’t want to hear your excuses,” Zhu Chuanfeng said coldly. “If you can’t catch the murderer, then let the Divine Constable Bureau’s divine constables do the work. If not, I will personally go find Ma Fengzhang and question him on the abilities of the Divine Constable Bureau!”
“Grandmaster, please calm down,” the constable hurriedly said. “We will definitely intensify our investigations. No matter who the murderer is, we will definitely arrest him!”
Zhu Chuanfeng snorted coldly. “That’s for the best! This involves the death of my subordinate, who was a ranked martial artist. You are not qualified. Go back and tell Ma Fengzhang what I said. Have the Divine Constable Bureau send a divine constable to lead the investigation!”
“Yes.” Although the constable said this, he was cursing in his heart. What the heck is this? He’s even commanding the Divine Constable Bureau to do things? Does he think he’s so great just because he’s a Grand Craftsman? Who knows how these two people died.
When they found the corpses, the two corpses were tangled together in a mess, and there wasn’t a single wound on their bodies. They looked like they had died from the wind…
Zhu Chuanfeng pondered for a moment before saying, “Also, as far as I know, they have some disagreements with the superintendent of the 0th Workshop, Zhou Shu. You investigate him first.”
He didn’t think that the deaths of Xiao Zongshui and Zhen Cai were Zhou Shu’s doing. It was fine if it was Xiao Zongshui, but Zhen Cai was a ninth-rank martial artist. How could Zhou Shu, a mere Forging Apprentice, kill him?
Perhaps the two of them had really encountered some sort of accident.
Zhu Chuanfeng had said this because he wanted to use this opportunity.
After the Divine Constable Bureau arrested Zhou Shu, he would find a suitable opportunity to rescue him. At that time, Zhou Shu would have no choice but to acknowledge him as his master!
“The 0th Workshop? Does the Forging Division have a 0th Workshop?” The constable was at a loss. He didn’t know much about the Forging Division, but he knew that there were a total of 108 workshops in the Forging Division. The first 36 workshops were all made up of Forging Masters. This 0th Workshop was ranked before the 1st Workshop?
If that was the case, how could a mere constable like him investigate the superintendent of the 0th Workshop?
Let alone him, even ordinary divine constables of the Divine Constable Bureau were not qualified.
Zhu Chuanfeng glanced at the constable and knew what he was thinking. He snorted and said, “It’s not what you think. The 0th Workshop is an ordinary workshop that has just been established by the Forging Division. There are no Forging Masters in it.”
“I see.” The constable heaved a sigh of relief. If it was an ordinary workshop, then it wouldn’t matter.
The superintendent of an ordinary workshop was only a ninth-rank official. His rank wasn’t even as high as a constable of the Divine Constable Bureau. It wouldn’t be a problem to bring him back for investigation.
“Grandmaster Zhu, don’t worry. I’ll send people to bring that Zhou Shu back. If the culprit really is him, then the Divine Constable Bureau will definitely punish him and avenge your subordinate.”
“Go investigate first.” Zhu Chuanfeng waved his hand. “Send someone to inform me after the interrogation. I want to personally ask him why he killed Zhen Cai!”
“Yes,” the constable said while thinking to himself, We haven’t even confirmed anything yet, but you’re already certain that he’s the murderer?
However, he was just a minor character. In front of a Grand Craftsman, he didn’t have much status or reputation to speak of. He would just listen to whatever he said. As for what to do, he would naturally follow the rules of the Divine Constable Bureau.
“Grandmaster, please continue with your work. I still have to take these two corpses away.” The constable bowed. “According to the rules, we still have to examine the corpses.”
Frowning, Zhu Chuanfeng knocked on the armrest of his chair and waved his hand.
The constable got people to lift the stretchers and quickly left. He didn’t want to stay in this lousy place for long!