Tang San took out the blueprints he had drawn beforehand and discussed them slowly with Tie Xin. After confirmation, Tie Xin's blacksmith shop could manufacture these things.
Immediately, Ma Hongjun directly offered to book the entire shop.
Originally, Tie Xin was a little hesitant. After all, while booking the blacksmith shop would be profitable, Ma Hongjun would be his only customer, which was still risky. If Ma Hongjun's business suddenly stopped, he would have to rebuild his customer base.
However, his two twin sons came over and recognized Tang San.
The twins were named Tie Long and Tie Hu, both level 29 Great Soul Masters. Last time, in the two-on-two battle at the Great Soul Arena, they fought against Tang San and Xiao Wu's trio. The
two brothers injured Tang San that time, and Xiao Wu, in a fit of anger, used a silent hidden arrow, which Tang San eventually saved.
Therefore, the two brothers were very grateful to Tang San, and Tie Xin also had a good impression of Tang San, since they shared a common hobby of blacksmithing. Ma Hongjun was just the big spender; the real partner was Tang San.
With this interlude, the cooperation was successfully concluded.
100,000 gold soul coins were no small sum.
Unlike Ma Hongjun, Tang San was a simple and honest person, so he didn't have many gold soul coins.
Ma Hongjun, because of the Shuang'er sisters, only needed to send out an inspiration, and the Shuang'er sisters could turn his inspiration into gold soul coins.
Ning Rongrong also offered to pay for it, but she couldn't come up with that much money at the moment, although their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School wasn't short of money.
"Rongrong, given our current relationship, we'll definitely be family in the future, and family doesn't need to be so formal. Once Tang San's Zhuge Crossbow is mass-produced, I'll give it to your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in my name as my dowry," Ma Hongjun said shamelessly.
Last time, in the small town near the Star Dou Great Forest, the three of them went to someone else's room that night. Dai Mubai should have already succumbed, after all, he and Xiang Chengxian had been together for so long.
Tang San, however, was still unaware of his purity.
Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong had taken a big step forward, although they hadn't completely broken down her defenses.
Ning Rongrong immediately blushed deeply, remembering how, after that night, she couldn't eat properly for several days, her mouth had no taste, and her hand almost dislocated.
As for Tang San, he didn't complain at all about helping Ma Hongjun assemble the Zhuge Crossbow. Aside from his own hobby, Tang San didn't know how to repay Ma Hongjun for helping Grandmaster complete his martial soul mutation.
After all, he had always regarded Grandmaster as a father.
Plus, now he had Meng Yiran as a little follower who could help him.
In fact, when Tang San saw the blacksmith shop and thought of Ma Hongjun's Fairy Robe Pavilion, he had the idea of creating the Tang Sect in Douluo Continent.
With such a vast legacy as the Tang Clan, he could actually carry it forward in this world.
Meng Yiran, in terms of both interest and talent, was the perfect candidate to be a Tang Clan disciple. If he wanted to develop the Tang Clan here, he needed a disciple like her to carry on the legacy.
The seed of establishing a sect had already sprouted in Tang San's heart, and he had an initial idea. Therefore, he could consider secretly teaching Meng Yiran some techniques of Tang Clan hidden weapons, which weren't core skills.
Assembling the Zhuge Crossbow was the best stepping stone right now.
After paying the deposit at the blacksmith shop, leaving Tang San and Meng Yiran there, Ma Hongjun took Ning Rongrong back to the Fairy Robe Pavilion.
Xiao Yuanyuan had already returned from Tian Dou City.
"Is there any news about soul bones in Tian Dou City?"
Ma Hongjun asked anxiously upon seeing Xiao Yuanyuan.
Since Xiao Yuanyuan and the Ghost Axe duo joined the Fairy Robe Pavilion, Ma Hongjun had given them a task: to inquire about torso soul bones.
In a medium-sized city like Soto City, the trade in soul bones was simply unaffordable.
Whenever the Fairy Robe Pavilion opened a new city, they would first inquire about the availability of soul bones.
Ma Hongjun pinned his hopes on Heaven Dou City. If any soul bones were to enter the market, this would undoubtedly be his first choice.
"Boss, still nothing. Soul bones are too rare. Basically, all the soul bones we hear about have already been fused by soul masters. Even if you offer a lot of gold soul coins, no one will sell them. After all, once a soul bone is fused, the only way to retrieve it is to cut off an arm, leg, back, or head,"
Xiao Yuanyuan said helplessly.
Ma Hongjun suddenly felt a pang of disappointment. There weren't any in the major cities within the Barak Kingdom, and not even in the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Soul bones weren't as easy to find as he had previously thought; even if they appeared, they were extremely difficult to obtain.
Ma Hongjun was mistaken. Soul bones were treasures even more precious than soul rings, and any soul master who obtained one would consider fusing it immediately.
In fact, most soul masters who could obtain soul bones wouldn't lack gold soul coins.
Once you reach a certain level, more gold soul coins are just a number.
Ma Hongjun sighed. His father had been bedridden for six years, and the news Xiao Yuanyuan and the others brought back each time made him extremely anxious.
"Boss, right now, Fairy Robe Pavilion only has three Soul Masters like us. We're too few people, so our scope of information gathering is limited. Plus, our strength is still too low, so we can't access high-level information. Therefore, our investigation into Soul Bones is not comprehensive at all,"
Xiao Yuanyuan said. This was true. Soul Bones are such precious things that they are usually produced by powerful Soul Beasts, and basically only high-level Soul Masters can come into contact with them.
"Also, boss, our Fairy Robe Pavilion has grown quite a bit. Under Boss Shuang'er's leadership, we've expanded from Tian Dou City to surrounding cities.
Although we have the help of the Zhang family from the Great Soul Arena, we still lack manpower, especially Soul Masters. Our customers are mostly Soul Masters, and dealing with them every day requires strong Soul Masters to manage the business.
Moreover, if we have more Soul Masters at Fairy Robe Pavilion, with powerful Soul Masters joining us, it will be easier to inquire about Soul Bones in the future."
Xiao Yuanyuan finished speaking and looked at Ma Hongjun. These were the problems that arose during the expansion process. Now, Fairy Robe Pavilion urgently needs a large number of Soul Masters to help manage operations in various locations. Ma
Hongjun was still deep in thought. Every time he heard the news about not having Soul Bones, he would be lost in thought for a long time.
Without answering Xiao Yuanyuan's question, Ma Hongjun turned to Ning Rongrong beside him and said...
"Rongrong, didn't you want to write a letter home? Could you please ask your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to use your connections to help me find the torso soul bone?"
Actually, Ma Hongjun had thought of this when he first met Ning Rongrong, but at that time, he wasn't familiar with her.
Now, he had commissioned a batch of life-saving artifacts, the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which could be considered a generous gift.
Given his relationship with Ning Rongrong—she might very well become Ma Ming's daughter-in-law—using the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's connections to find the soul bone would be helping his own family. Moreover, Ma Hongjun was only asking them to help search; he would bear the cost of obtaining the soul bone.
"Of course, no problem, brother! I'll write to Dad right away. My dad loves me the most; he'll definitely agree. Plus, with the Zhuge Divine Crossbow we got this time, my dad has no reason to refuse. And Grandpa Jian will definitely be willing to help you too." Ning Rongrong readily agreed.
Ma Hongjun took Ning Rongrong's hand, about to say a few words of thanks.
"Ah!"
Just then, a woman's startled scream came from downstairs.
They were on the second floor of Fairy Clothing Pavilion, and the scream clearly came from a waitress.
Ma Hongjun and the other two quickly went downstairs!
(End of Chapter)