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Chang Gongyan looked at his disciple, whose face was contorted with worry, and was puzzled for a moment.
"Yuhan, what's wrong?" he asked with concern.
Lin Yuhan was his precious apprentice, on whom he placed great hopes. In this generation of the Star Luo Continent, only Lin Yuhan had the opportunity to become a master craftsman.
Of course, it's just a chance.
There are no master craftsmen in the Star Luo Continent after all, and it is even more difficult to become a master craftsman by figuring things out on your own.
This so-called opportunity is even more remote.
Regardless, Lin Yuhan will undoubtedly be a core figure in the forging world of the Star Luo Continent in the future.
Lin Yuhan finally spoke after hearing Chang Gongyan's question.
"Teacher, do you still remember Xu Yuan?"
“Xu Yuan?” Chang Gongyan’s eyes flashed.
He was lost in memories, recalling what he had seen and heard in Tiandou City.
Of course, he had many thoughts; what he had considered back then was only a small part of what he had in Tiandou City.
He recalled the rumors he had heard before that his apprentice seemed to have something going on with that kid.
He also recalled the information he had recently received: Yun Ming, the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion at Shrek Academy, had appeared on the Star Luo Continent, and this Yun Ming was none other than Xu Yuan's teacher.
"What's up with him?"
“He needs a batch of silver, so he came to me and wanted to trade with our association.” Lin Yuhan finished speaking and added, “He said he could trade at a premium, using top-grade jade silver that has been refined to perfection.”
"Oh?" Chang Gongyan was also surprised and asked, "How much silver does he need?"
Is the transaction conducted using jade and silver, or at a premium?
It must be a large batch.
Five tons.
"Snatch the young master?" Chang Gongyan stared wide-eyed at Lin Yuhan, looking on incredulously.
What surprised him was not Xu Yuan's demand.
Five tons of silver is a lot, but not much either.
He could even mentally prepare himself, given the rarity and special properties of silver, he could understand if a blacksmith from the mainland wanted ten or twenty tons.
What surprised him was that Xu Yuan was trading with jade and silver at a premium, and he even wanted to take a full five tons of silver.
How much jade and silver must that be?
"Teacher, isn't five tons of silver a bit too much?" Lin Yuhan asked cautiously.
Chang Gongyan laughed heartily.
"Not many? Are you worried that the higher-ups won't approve it?"
Lin Yuhan nodded.
Chang Gongyan waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, this little thing is no problem for your teacher."
At the same time, he silently added in his mind that now that the Cloud Pavilion Master is wandering around the Star Luo Continent, the royal family should agree to this batch of silver transactions.
Since the royal family didn't object, there weren't any difficulties with the deal.
As for the losses?
From Chang Gongyan's perspective, this transaction is definitely not a loss.
A large quantity of jade silver, and of the highest grade (thousand-fold forging) level, flowed into the Blacksmith Association. The association could even use this to support three blacksmiths to attempt to break through to the Soul Forging level!
If any one of the three succeeds, then it's a sure thing.
Even if you don't succeed, you will definitely gain a lot of experience.
In reality, a transaction boils down to whether either party loses money.
When Chang Gongyan inquired about the transaction ratio from Lin Yuhan and learned about the conditions offered by Xu Yuan, he was even more astonished, stating that such a transaction was definitely a win-win situation.
The only problem in the transaction lies with the official body, namely the Star Luo Royal Family.
While it may seem that Starfall City controls the mineral veins, the Star Luo Royal Family actually controls all kinds of rare metal mineral veins on the continent, especially to the Federation, where they have a strict export restriction policy.
In the past, it would have been absolutely impossible for any Federation blacksmith to come to the Star Luo Continent and want a batch of five tons of silver.
But now
“I’ll apply right away, and the results should be available in the next few days. You can talk to Xu Yuan in the next few days; his forging skills should be even better than they were two years ago.” Chang Gongyan said, “I feel that this batch of jade and silver might be the result of his own efforts to improve his forging techniques. The fact that he has so much jade and silver suggests that his understanding of forging might be even better than mine. It’s always good for you to talk to him more.”
Lin Yuhan nodded happily.
"How did it go?" Xu Yuan asked when he saw Lin Yuhan return to her room.
"It's done, my teacher said there's no problem."
Although she still hadn't figured it out—it seemed to contradict the Empire's control policies on silver—Chang Gongyan had given a near-definite guarantee, so she stopped worrying about it.
She knew that her teacher wasn't the type to make empty boasts.
"That's good, thank you for your help." Xu Yuan said, taking out the jade silver he had prepared earlier.
"These jade and silver pieces are yours for now."
He handed the two storage rings to Lin Yuhan.
With the two rings in her hands, Lin Yuhan used her mental energy to communicate and quickly scanned the interior space. She was immediately astonished by what she saw.
It's all jade and silver.
Moreover, it looks somewhat standardized.
It's not that the jade and silver were mass-produced, but rather that the uniformity of their aura and the large production volume created an illusion.
Lin Yuhan was now certain that all the jade and silver were made by Xu Yuan.
"Half a ton of the 70% fusion rate is there, and nearly a ton of the 80% fusion rate is there!" Lin Yuhan exclaimed in shock.
Surprisingly, the majority of these are products with a fusion rate exceeding 80%.
Even after a cursory glance, Lin Yuhan looked at the ring specifically for holding jade and silver with a fusion rate of over 80%. The items inside were arranged very neatly, and she could preliminarily confirm that the ten pieces at the very front were close to a fusion rate of 90%!
It's not quite ninety percent, but it's definitely close, maybe even eighty-nine percent!
The price was more than she had expected.
Lin Yuhan gained another impression of Xu Yuan.
Big dog owner.
"You just believe me?"
Lin Yuhan raised the two rings in her hand.
“Of course, we’re friends too,” Xu Yuan said generously.
"Moreover, there will be opportunities to trade again in the future."
Lin Yuhan remained noncommittal regarding Xu Yuan's attitude.
They don't care about money at all.
Unaware of the dangers of society.
However, it seems he doesn't need to consider these things.
Lin Yuhan and Xu Yuan consulted each other about forging techniques.
Since he had nothing else to do, Xu Yuan was happy to chat.
Two and a half days later.
Lin Yuhan brought good news.
"Your five tons of silver have arrived."
The application has been approved, and everything went smoothly.
The preparations for turning it into silver had actually been underway for two days.
Now that the application has been approved, the Forging Association has directly taken out the five tons of silver.
"Thank you very much."
Xu Yuan took the storage ring from Lin Yuhan and breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that I've obtained the silver, I don't lack the basic materials needed to craft the belt.
Although dark gold is also precious, it is also produced in the Federation. Xu Yuan had long ago collected a large amount of dark gold through Zhenhua's channels.
Douluo Continent.
Mingdu.
Federal Parliament.
"What is Yun Ming trying to do?!"
Yun Ming has been in the Star Luo Continent for three months now.