Chapter 261 The First Work of Art
Early the next morning, Ye Chen, who had spent half the night playing with long white silk legs and felt satisfied, woke up full of energy.
Now that his spirit power level had advanced to Soul Sage, Ye Chen could simply pile up his spirit power level to super Douluo by improving the years of his spirit rings and Spirit Bones in the future; he no longer needed to spend effort on cultivation and could just lie flat.
As long as the gold coins were in place, Ye Chen's path to Divinity would be completely unobstructed!
However, while spirit power didn't require cultivation, how to control the rapidly increasing spirit power in a short amount of time was something Ye Chen needed to consider.
The rapidly increasing spirit power might not show anything in the short term, but if left unchecked, there would be a risk of it going out of control, and if Ye Chen couldn't perfectly control the spirit power within him, he wouldn't be able to fully unleash his strength, which he didn't want.
In terms of spirit power control, Ye Chen couldn't use cheats, but fortunately, it wasn't very difficult to do, it just required long-term training.
After some thought, Ye Chen had an idea and decided that in addition to his Spirit Master profession, he would also become a wood carving Grandmaster.
Learning wood carving could not only train his spirit power control but also cultivate his character, and the large bamboo pole left by the Purple-Gold Demon Bamboo King could come in handy.
If it were really used to build a small bamboo house, it would be a bit of a waste; it would be better to turn it into pieces of art.
He thought that in the future, Grandmaster Ye's wood carvings should become popular throughout the Douluo Continent, right?
Even if his craftsmanship wasn't great, considering the material was a 100,000-year-old plant-type Spirit Beast, the collection value of the wood carvings would definitely not be low!
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Three days later.
In the morning, at the stone table and chairs in the courtyard, Ye Chen was holding a sharp carving knife, concentrating on carving a purple-gold board three feet long and one foot wide.
"Phew~, I've finally finished the first piece of art!"
After a long time, Ye Chen stopped his movements.
Ye Chen himself had no foundation in artistic creation, and when carving, he also needed to constantly focus his spirit power on the blade of the carving knife, which required a lot of effort.
After repeatedly modifying it several times and spending three days, Ye Chen finally completed the first piece of art in his artistic career: the purple gold true dragon diagram.
"Brother, what are you carving? A four-legged snake?"
Xiao Wu looked at the crooked, awkward four-legged snake on the board, no matter how she looked at it, and asked Ye Chen with a puzzled expression.
"What four-legged snake? I'm carving a true dragon diagram!"
Ye Chen glared at Xiao Wu unhappily. Could she even speak? Although the dragon he carved was a bit abstract, it couldn't be called a four-legged snake, right? She really had no discernment!
"Hahaha~, I'm dying of laughter, this is also a dragon?"
Suddenly, Ning Rongrong's unrestrained laughter rang out.
She had almost couldn't hold back earlier while watching Ye Chen carve, and with Xiao Wu's mention of 'four-legged snake,' she completely lost it.
"Pfft--"
Ning Rongrong's laughter also made Zhu Zhuqing, who was beside her, smile, a faint smile appearing on her cold face.
Seeing his three girls' utter disdain for his first piece of art, Ye Chen felt as if he had taken critical damage.
"You don't understand art at all!"
Ye Chen was a bit unconvinced; he felt that it wasn't his poor craftsmanship, but rather Xiao Wu and the other two's lack of appreciation.
It was like ordinary people on Earth in his previous life, unable to appreciate the abstract paintings of famous artists.
"Tsk~, this is art? Brother Chen, this snake skin diagram of yours, if it weren't carved from a 100,000-year-old Purple-Gold Demon Bamboo, no one would want it even if it were given away for free!"
Ning Rongrong pointed at the true dragon diagram carved by Ye Chen and said with a scornful expression.
"It's not a snake skin diagram, it's a true dragon diagram!"
Ye Chen corrected Ning Rongrong's incorrect words.
Ning Rongrong suppressed her smile, nodded seriously, and said, "Yes, yes, yes, let's say this is a true dragon diagram. But Brother Chen, besides the good material, your work has no value whatsoever!"
Ning Rongrong's words immediately received approval and support from Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, who all nodded their heads.
"Hmph~, no taste! Do you believe that I can sell this true dragon diagram for a million gold coins in the future?"
Ye Chen also admitted that his first piece of art wasn't very well crafted.
However, the value of a piece of art is not just based on the quality of the work itself, but also on the material and the influence of the artist.
Currently, this true dragon diagram was indeed as Ning Rongrong said, almost worthless except for the good material.
But once Ye Chen became a Titled Douluo in the future, people who would flatter him would naturally emerge.
Even when Ye Chen became a Divinity, the number of people who would revere this true dragon diagram as a supreme treasure in the art world would definitely stretch from Heaven Dou City to Spirit City!
Even if it was just a pile of shit, as long as it was Ye Chen's, it would be more precious than gold!
"Brother, it's not night yet!"
Xiao Wu's meaning was clear: stop daydreaming.
Although the material for this true dragon diagram came from a 100,000-year-old Purple-Gold Demon Bamboo, this thing had no practical use, and if sold as material, it would definitely not sell for over a million gold coins.
Hmm, compared to the carved true dragon diagram, Xiao Wu felt that the uncarved board was more valuable!
In a simple sentence, Ye Chen's wood carving skills were only fit for ordinary boards with wormholes, far from worthy of using a 100,000-year-old top-grade material.
"You don't believe me?"
Xiao Wu nodded, which was her answer.
"You two don't believe me either?"
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing also nodded.
"How about this, let's make a bet. I won't modify this true dragon diagram anymore, and within three years, I will auction it off.
I promise not to cheat. If the final transaction price exceeds one million gold coins, you must unconditionally agree to one request of mine! Hmm, no refusing!"
Ye Chen looked at Xiao Wu and the other two with a smile, anticipating sleeping together in a big bed the most!
"What if you lose?"
Xiao Wu felt confident of victory and began to ask back.
"Whatever your request is, just say it, I promise to do it!"
Ye Chen patted his chest and guaranteed.
"Very well, it's settled then!"
Sister Xiao Wu waved her hand and agreed to the bet.
Although Ning Rongrong had a bad feeling that she was very likely to lose, Xiao Wu was the Big Sister of the three, so she was forcibly represented.
After setting the bet, Ye Chen prepared to redouble his efforts and began creating his second work (spoiling materials .jpg).
Suddenly, a maid reported: "Master, School Master Ning and Titled Douluo Bone Douluo have arrived. The butler is receiving them in the living room."
"Oh? We'll go over now."
Ye Chen was a bit surprised. His father-in-law was visiting; was he missing his daughter, or was he just very idle?
Subsequently, Ye Chen took Xiao Wu and the other two to the living room.Chapter 262 Ning Fengzhi's Little Plan
In the living room, Fengzhi and Gu Rong were already seated, sipping tea.
"Dad, Bone Grandfather, you haven't come to see me in so long. Have you forgotten about me?"
As soon as she entered, Ning Rongrong pouted, feigning unhappiness, looking as if she wanted them to coax her.
'Doting Maniac' Gu Rong immediately chuckled and said, "Haha~, my little princess, I can forget anyone but you! Isn't your Bone Grandfather here to see you now?"
"Mm-hmm, Bone Grandfather, you're the best."
Ning Rongrong was very happy that her father and grandfather had come to visit.
"That's right! Your Bone Grandfather is much better than your Grandpa Sword! By the way, did you, kid, bully Rongrong?"
Looking at Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, who had come in with Ye Chen and Ning Rongrong, Gu Rong seemed to remember something and immediately glared at Ye Chen with an unfriendly expression.
"Uh, Grandpa Gu, how could I bully Rongrong?!
Look at Rongrong's rosy complexion; I've raised her to be fair and plump. Don't worry, Rongrong is doing great! She definitely hasn't suffered any grievances!"
Ye Chen immediately said with righteous indignation.
"Pfft—"
Hearing this, Ning Fengzhi, who was drinking tea, couldn't help but spit it out.
Raised her to be fair and plump? Those who knew understood he was talking about his daughter; those who didn't might think Ye Chen was raising pigs!
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
Ning Rongrong's face turned red as she coquettished.
"Nonsense? No way~! Haven't I raised you to be fair and plump?"
Perhaps it was the good food at Ye Chen's house, or perhaps Ning Rongrong had 'grown up' with Ye Chen's help; in any case, this girl's figure had changed from her previous flat one. Although she still couldn't compare to Da Mao Mi, she was no longer a 'small bun'.
Ning Rongrong: "..."
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After chatting for a while, Ning Fengzhi prepared to state his purpose.
As the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Fengzhi was a very busy man. His visit to Ye Chen today, besides seeing his 'little cotton-padded jacket,' was also related to the Soul Ring Storage Device.
After Chen Xin returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, he naturally told Ning Fengzhi all about his experience in the Star Dou Great Forest.
When Ye Chen had entrusted him to find a Spirit Beast close to a hundred thousand years old, Ning Fengzhi had already guessed that Ye Chen might have a way to help it break through to a hundred thousand years.
As expected, with an Immortal Herb, the Purple-Gold Demon Bamboo King, over ninety-five thousand years old, finally advanced to a hundred thousand-year Spirit Beast.
Ning Fengzhi, who had anticipated this, wasn't too surprised, but he was very interested in the Soul Ring Storage Device that Ye Chen had produced, which could temporarily store spirit rings.
With the Soul Ring Storage Device, the safety of the Spirit Masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School when going to the Soul Beast Forest to attach spirit rings would undoubtedly be much higher in the future.
Furthermore, a plan that Ning Fengzhi had always harbored in his heart could also be realized in the future.
Did the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School have the strength to hunt hundred thousand-year Spirit Beasts?
It was hard to say before, as ordinary Titled Douluo were not a match for hundred thousand-year Spirit Beasts, but ever since Chen Xin and Gu Rong had advanced to Level 97 and Level 96 Titled Douluo respectively, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School now had that strength.
Hundred thousand-year Spirit Beasts on the continent were too rare and difficult to track, but the vast ocean was different. The number of Sea Soul Beasts far exceeded land Spirit Beasts; not to mention hundred thousand-year Sea Soul Beasts, there were even older ones.
Sea Spirit Masters were few in number, and Sea Soul Beasts had a geographical advantage. At the same age, the difficulty of hunting Sea Soul Beasts was much higher than land Spirit Beasts, so few Spirit Masters went to the ocean to hunt Spirit Beasts.
This led to high-year Sea Soul Beasts rarely intentionally hiding their tracks, making it not difficult to find them.
With him, an eight-ring support system Spirit Douluo, Chen Xin and Gu Rong's strength could definitely reach the level of Level 98 and Level 97 Titled Douluo. A concentrated burst could even instantly kill a hundred thousand-year Sea Soul Beast; it wasn't impossible.
But even if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was lucky enough to hunt a hundred thousand-year Sea Soul Beast, there was still a problem at hand: how to safely absorb the spirit ring.
Absorbing a spirit ring takes a considerable amount of time, and during absorption, the Spirit Master cannot move.
And dead high-year Sea Soul Beasts are a feast for other Sea Soul Beasts. The scent of blood can easily attract a large number of Sea Soul Beasts, and there's no solid ground in the vast ocean. Safely absorbing a spirit ring is not an easy task.
But if there was a Soul Ring Storage Device, then this problem wouldn't exist.
Killing the Spirit Beast, collecting the spirit ring, stripping the Spirit Bone, and then directly escaping would undoubtedly greatly increase safety.
Moreover, in this way, even a Level 80 quasi-Spirit Douluo would have the capital to attach a hundred thousand-year eighth spirit ring.
Although according to the optimal spirit ring ratio, a Spirit Master's eighth spirit ring can only be attached to a spirit ring below a hundred thousand years, if a hundred thousand-year Spirit Bone is refined in advance, a hundred thousand-year eighth spirit ring is not a fantasy.
When ordinary Spirit Masters hunt Spirit Beasts, even if they are lucky enough to get a Spirit Bone, they first attach the spirit ring and then refine the Spirit Bone.
After all, if a spirit ring is not absorbed after the Spirit Beast dies, it will dissipate, and this time is not long, only one or two hours, which is clearly not enough for the Spirit Master to refine the Spirit Bone first and then absorb the spirit ring.
But the Soul Ring Storage Device is different; it can keep the spirit ring from dissipating for seven days. This long period is enough to refine the Spirit Bone that dropped.
Therefore, the Soul Ring Storage Device is extremely useful for powerful Sect forces like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
There are many hundred thousand-year-old Sea Soul Beasts and older in the ocean. With the Soul Ring Storage Device, the experts of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will not lack hundred thousand-year spirit rings in the future.
And after obtaining a hundred thousand-year spirit ring, the increase in strength far exceeds that of ordinary spirit rings, which means that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will not lack high-end combat power in the future.
A Titled Douluo with one hundred thousand-year spirit ring has combat power far exceeding that of a peer, so what about two? Wouldn't they be able to easily defeat Titled Douluo like Tang Hao?
Even if they can't challenge higher ranks, being undefeated at the same rank should not be a problem, right?
"Xiao Chen, I heard from Uncle Jian that you have a spirit tool called a Soul Ring Storage Device that can store spirit rings?"
Ning Fengzhi shifted the topic to the Soul Ring Storage Device.
If Ye Chen only had one of these Soul Ring Storage Devices, then Ning Fengzhi, as an elder, wouldn't be able to shamelessly demand it, relying on his future father-in-law status.
But similarly, when an elder has a need, you can't just refuse to lend it, can you?
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School doesn't necessarily need to own a Soul Ring Storage Device; borrowing it for use is also an option.
Anyway, if the Soul Ring Storage Device is to be used in the future, it would definitely be for a major goal, and the frequency of use wouldn't be too high.
'Soul Ring Storage Device?'
Ye Chen was stunned, not expecting that Ning Fengzhi would take a liking to it after he had only used it once.
"How about this, Uncle Ning, I'll give you one."
After pondering for a moment, Ye Chen decided to give one to Ning Fengzhi.Chapter 263 Black-hearted Ye Chen
The Soul Ring Storage Device was priced at ten million gold coins, a sum Ye Chen could now accumulate in just three days, so he didn't really care for it.
If he sold it to Ning Fengzhi, selling it cheaply wouldn't be worth it, and not selling it would be better. Plus, as his future father-in-law, it wasn't good to be overly demanding, so Ye Chen decided to give it away for free.
Moreover, there's a saying: what's free is the most expensive!
Since Ye Chen had made such a gesture, wouldn't Ning Fengzhi reciprocate in the future? As the former richest man on the Douluo Continent, Ning Fengzhi couldn't afford to lose face.
'Free?'
Ning Fengzhi looked at Ye Chen in surprise. Was he that generous?
However, Ye Chen had always been quite generous, giving away Immortal Herbs and such, hadn't he?
Since Ye Chen was so generous, Ning Fengzhi naturally couldn't be stingy either. He planned to make it up to him in other ways later. After all, a father-in-law with money in his pocket wouldn't take advantage of his future son-in-law for nothing.
"This thing is the Soul Ring Storage Device. Just aim it at a spirit ring, press the plus button on it, and you can store the spirit ring.
However, it needs to be noted that spirit rings can only be stored for seven days. If more than seven days pass, the spirit ring will dissipate.
Also, the Spirit Beast must be personally killed by the Spirit Master themselves, otherwise the Spirit Master cannot absorb the spirit ring."
Saying this, Ye Chen gave Ning Fengzhi the Soul Ring Storage Device he had previously owned. As for needing one in the future, he could just buy another.
"Mm."
Nodding, Ning Fengzhi didn't stand on ceremony and accepted it directly.
Afterward, Ye Chen proactively asked, "Uncle Ning, I still have good things. I wonder if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School needs them?"
That's right, he was preparing to sell some firearms to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
The Soul Ring Storage Device was given for free, but other good things would have to be bought with shiny little darlings (gold coins)!
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is a Sect primarily focused on support. The direct descendants of the family, as Spirit Masters, mainly specialize in the support system. To enable support system Spirit Masters to possess impressive combat power, with the current understanding of Spirit Masters, only refining Spirit Bones would suffice.
But Spirit Bones are expensive. Even for a wealthy Sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, it's impossible to equip every support Spirit Master with Spirit Bones; it would bankrupt them!
It is precisely because of this that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School requires the partners of their direct descendant Spirit Masters to possess combat capabilities.
In the original work, Tang San sold a batch of firearms to Ning Fengzhi, consisting of five hundred sets primarily of Godly Zhuge Crossbows, plus various miscellaneous Hidden Weapons. Each set cost a whopping ten thousand gold coins, allowing Tang San to make a fortune in the early stages.
This kind of Hidden Weapons set could only be used to deal with a Four-Ring Spirit Ancestor, and only if caught off guard. If used openly, the effect would be even more diminished.
However, the firearms Ye Chen was preparing to sell to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had a power that Godly Zhuge Crossbows and the like couldn't compare to.
Previously, Ye Chen's strength wasn't great, and he didn't have a clear understanding of the power of various firearms.
But after his personal experience a while ago, Ye Chen realized the true power of the various firearms in his System Shop.
For example, a 12.7mm caliber Barrett sniper rifle, if used for a sneak attack, could blow off the head of even a Soul Sage with a single shot.
Unless the Martial Soul True Body was activated in advance, or a defensive Spirit Ability of considerable age was used, a Soul Sage simply relying on protective spirit power would not be able to withstand the power of a large-caliber bullet.
As for an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, that's out of the question.
This isn't to say that a Spirit Douluo's physical quality and protective spirit power can withstand a Barrett's bullet, or that their head is harder than a bullet. Rather, the initial velocity of a Barrett's bullet is only eight to nine hundred meters per second.
And due to air resistance, after the bullet travels a certain distance and is about to hit the target, this speed will decrease significantly. With an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo's mental force strength and reaction speed, they can already detect the bullet's trajectory and dodge in advance.
Unless direct, overwhelming firepower is used to completely suppress them, the threat of firearms to Spirit Masters can only go as far as a Soul Sage.
Of course, perhaps there might be some stubborn Spirit Douluo who would try to resist with their head?
Previously, Ye Chen didn't plan to sell them because he was worried that Spirit Hall would secretly get their hands on them, mass-produce them, and further enhance Spirit Hall's strength.
But now, Ye Chen wasn't worried. The next one or two years would be a period of rapid advancement for his strength.
It wouldn't be long before he would become a super Titled Douluo with nine red spirit rings, all hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bones. As long as a Divinity didn't appear, he would absolutely be invincible.
By then, even if Spirit Hall developed firearm technology, Ye Chen wouldn't need to worry.
Moreover, while imitation might not be difficult, mass production isn't a simple matter. After all, the current Douluo Continent lacks any industrial foundation. Relying on highly skilled blacksmiths to handcraft them would result in an absolutely pitiful output.
"Oh? What good things?"
Hearing Ye Chen mention good things, Ning Fengzhi became interested.
"Uncle Ning, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has quite a few Spirit Masters. I wonder how many support system Spirit Masters there are?"
Ye Chen planned to first clarify how many potential customers there were, to facilitate the next step of pricing.
"There are about fifteen hundred support system Spirit Masters!"
After a moment of thought, Ning Fengzhi stated the number.
"Fifteen hundred?"
Ye Chen raised an eyebrow; it wasn't too far off from his previous estimate.
Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is an organization famous for its support system Spirit Masters, the proportion of support system Spirit Masters couldn't be too high. Otherwise, if there was no output, no matter how powerful the support, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's strength would be limited.
With six to seven thousand Spirit Masters in the entire Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, having over fifteen hundred support Spirit Masters was already a very high proportion, almost catching up to the total number of people in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Immediately, Ye Chen began to calculate.
The Barrett sold in the System Shop was very cheap, priced at one thousand gold coins per unit.
Well, actually, it wasn't cheap. After all, one thousand gold coins, converted to copper coins, would be one hundred thousand copper coins.
In Ye Chen's previous life, the unit price of a Barrett, if one had connections and purchased it directly, would definitely not exceed one hundred thousand RMB.
What's more, because the economy of the Douluo Continent was not very developed, the purchasing power of copper coins was more stable than that of RMB.
A Barrett was priced at one thousand gold coins. If he multiplied that by ten, selling each for ten thousand gold coins to Ning Fengzhi, then fifteen hundred units would be fifteen million gold coins.
Ugh, that's too little, not much profit. It's better to multiply it by a hundred!
Anyway, one hundred and fifty million gold coins, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School should still be able to afford.
The black-hearted Ye Chen was preparing to pocket 99 times the profit.
And Ning Fengzhi couldn't say Ye Chen was black-hearted. After all, was a weapon capable of threatening a Soul Sage expensive at a hundred thousand gold coins?Chapter 264 Ning Fengzhi falls into the trap
"This isn't expensive!
In the original work, the Hidden Weapons set Tang San first sold to Ning Fengzhi, which could only threaten a Spirit Ancestor (4 Rings), cost ten thousand gold coins per set.
The Barrett can take down a Soul Sage, a difference of three major ranks, for only ten times the price. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is already making a huge profit.
Didn't I give a Soul Ring Storage Device for free earlier? This just makes up for that loss.
Actually, in the System Shop, it's not that there aren't better sniper rifles than the Barrett. However, those high-precision sniper rifles are all single-shot bolt-action, while the Barrett is semi-automatic. Not only is its power great, but its rate of fire is also fast.
As for the recoil issue, with the physical quality of a Spirit Master, this can be ignored.
"Uncle Ning, as the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, you must be aware of its weaknesses, right? Do you worry about support system Spirit Masters lacking the strength to protect themselves?"
Ye Chen, having decided to make a profit from his father-in-law, coaxed Ning Fengzhi.
"Oh? You have a way, Xiao Chen?"
Ning Fengzhi's eyes lit up. From Ye Chen's words, it seemed he had a way to give support system Spirit Masters considerable combat power? And it didn't seem to be an isolated case, otherwise Ye Chen wouldn't need to ask about the number of support system Spirit Masters in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
If this was true, Ning Fengzhi would naturally be happy. After all, only by strengthening his own power could he guard his vast wealth. Otherwise, the money earned by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would only be for others to enjoy.
"That's right."
Ye Chen nodded.
"Is it a spirit tool? Show it to me?"
The only thing Ning Fengzhi could think of was a spirit tool.
Actually, on the current Douluo Continent, it's not that there are no offensive or defensive spirit tools, but they are all excavated from ancient ruins. Not only are they rare, but their prices are also ridiculously high. Even if Ning Fengzhi had the money, he couldn't equip his Sect disciples with them.
"It's not a spirit tool, but a firearm."
The spirit tools in the System Shop were too expensive. If Ye Chen took some kickbacks, even a wealthy Sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School couldn't equip them on a large scale.
Firearms, on the other hand, were different. While they couldn't be used against top-tier experts, they were very effective against Spirit Masters of six or seven rings. The cost could also be significantly reduced, and Ye Chen's profit would be very considerable.
Moreover, for low-level Spirit Masters, unless they are fixed-type spirit tools, they cannot use high-level spirit tools. Firearms are a better option.
"Firearms? Long spears?"
Ning Fengzhi was bewildered. He knew about long spears; they were the standard weapons of the Heaven Dou Empire's million-strong army. But weren't they for stabbing people? What could a support system Spirit Master do with them?
"Pfft—"
Ning Rongrong, who had been quietly acting like a good girl beside them, couldn't help but laugh.
"...Uncle Ning, firearms and long spears are not the same thing."
Black lines immediately appeared on Ye Chen's forehead.
Even if Ye Chen starved to death, he wouldn't sell ordinary long spears for money!
Then, Ye Chen pulled out a Barrett from his storage spirit tool.
The System Shop had many types of firearms, but Ye Chen only planned to sell the Barrett. Other assault rifles, etc., were not as powerful as the Barrett, so their price couldn't be set too high.
But if he sold assault rifles at a low price, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School got them and took them apart, they would naturally discover that the manufacturing materials and principles of both were pretty much the same, just that the barrel and bullets were a bit thicker. Why would the Barrett sell for so much more?
To avoid such negative thoughts, Ye Chen only planned to sell the Barrett, only allowing the Spirit Masters of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to use expensive spirit tools as a reference for pricing.
"Is this a firearm?"
Looking at the Barrett sniper rifle Ye Chen handed over, Ning Fengzhi was a bit puzzled.
The Barrett wasn't long enough, not to mention it had no spearhead. How was this used for attack? Wouldn't a hammer be more effective?
Ning Fengzhi picked it up, looked left and right, and immediately noticed a dark muzzle at the front of the firearm. He immediately put his head close to it, squinting one eye to examine it.
"!!!"
Ning Fengzhi's action made the eyelids of Ye Chen and the other three twitch.
This Barrett was not newly bought by Ye Chen from the System Shop; it was already loaded with bullets and ready to fire at any time.
Although the probability of an accidental discharge was very low, accidents could not be ruled out. If he really had such bad luck, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Immediately, Ye Chen stepped forward, pushed the muzzle away, and quickly said, "Don't point this muzzle at yourself. If it accidentally fires, it'll be over."
"??? What's going on?"
Ning Fengzhi was a bit bewildered and at a loss.
"Uncle Ning, Grandpa Gu, let me introduce you. The full name of this firearm is the Barrett sniper rifle. The bullets fired from this muzzle can penetrate an inch-thick iron plate at close range."
In his previous life, the Barrett's ordinary bullets could penetrate 22mm thick steel armor at 100 yards, or 91 meters.
The iron plates on the Douluo Continent were certainly not as good quality as the steel armor of later generations, so penetrating an inch deep would definitely be easy.
You might say that when Tang San went to the Heaven Dou Auction House to sell Hidden Weapons, testing their power, steel needles about three inches long penetrated halfway into a steel plate? And their power was even greater than the Barrett's? This is clearly unreasonable!
How much is three inches? One meter equals three chi, one chi equals ten cun (inches), so three cun is 10 centimeters. Can an ordinary steel needle penetrate five centimeters into a steel plate? And still be recyclable for reuse? This is absolutely impossible!
Not to mention the question of whether it has such great power, just an ordinary steel needle hitting a steel plate would either blunt or bend the needle tip, unless it was a steel needle made of armor-piercing material, only then would it be possible.
Fiction is fiction, reality is reality, they cannot be confused.
Suddenly, Ning Fengzhi felt a chill of fear.
He had just pressed his forehead against the muzzle. His head was certainly not harder than an inch-thick iron plate. If an accident really happened, the consequences were self-evident.
"Uncle Ning, you can think of this as a bow and arrow. The firearm is the bow, the bullet is the arrow, and pulling this trigger will fire it."
Ye Chen disassembled the Barrett and introduced it to Ning Fengzhi.
"Xiao Chen, how far can this bullet shoot?"
Simply talking about firearms, Ning Fengzhi couldn't understand at all, but when compared to a bow and arrow, Ning Fengzhi understood a bit. After all, on the Douluo Continent, there were bows and arrows, just no repeating crossbows.
"The maximum range is six to seven thousand meters, but the further the distance, the weaker the power, and it's basically impossible to hit anything at such a long distance.
If this Barrett were used to ambush an unsuspecting Soul Sage, as long as it hit a vital point, a one-shot kill would be no problem."Chapter 265 A fair price!
"Hiss~, is it that powerful?"
Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but click his tongue; the power of this thing was too terrifying.
Don't ever underestimate a Spirit Saint (7 Rings); the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, known as one of the Upper Three Sects on the continent, has barely a hundred Spirit Masters whose spirit power level reaches above Spirit Saint (7 Rings) within its entire Sect.
No matter which force, a Spirit Saint (7 Rings) can be considered a high-level combatant.
Generally speaking, a Spirit Master with innate spirit power below level 6 basically cannot become a Spirit Saint-level expert.
Moreover, even if their innate spirit power reaches level 6, they still need careful cultivation and the best spirit ring configuration, otherwise, a Spirit Emperor (6 Rings) would be their limit.
"Grandpa Gu, why don't you try its power?"
Ye Chen patted the reassembled Barrett and said to Gu Rong.
"You little rascal, are you trying to make me a shield? Fine, let this old man test its quality!"
Gu Rong cursed with a smile, but he didn't refuse. After all, a mere external object couldn't harm him, a level 96 defense-type Titled Douluo.
Subsequently, everyone left the main hall and headed to the training ground in the backyard.
Fortunately, Ye Chen's mansion was quite large, and he had built a training ground for practicing Spirit Abilities, so there was no need to go elsewhere for testing.
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Training ground.
Gu Rong stood dozens of meters away, preparing to withstand the bullet fired by the Barrett.
"This old man is ready, come on!"
With his protective spirit power radiating, Gu Rong waved to Ye Chen in the distance.
Knowing that the Barrett's power was not weak, Gu Rong naturally wouldn't foolishly try to directly resist it with his flesh and blood. Otherwise, if he stumbled and got injured, wouldn't it be a huge joke?
Nodding, Ye Chen raised the Barrett, aimed at Gu Rong, and pulled the trigger.
"Bang—"
A standard 12.7mm bullet exploded out of the barrel at an initial velocity of over 850 meters per second.
As a level 96 Titled Douluo, even a defense-type Titled Douluo, Gu Rong's mental force was naturally not bad. Before he even heard the gunshot, he sensed a metal bullet rapidly flying towards him.
Although the bullet was very fast, far exceeding the speed of sound, Gu Rong still sensed it. However, this time it was for testing its power, so he didn't prepare to dodge.
The thought had just flashed through his mind when the bullet covered the short distance of dozens of meters and struck the protective spirit power on his body.
The moment the bullet hit, his protective spirit power trembled violently.
Subsequently, the protective spirit power on Gu Rong's body began to calm down. Everyone saw that the bullet fired by the Barrett, under the powerful impact, had severely deformed and fallen to the ground, completely losing its original pointed shape.
"Not bad, not bad. This Barrett, whatever it is, its power is indeed not weak. A Spirit Emperor (6 Rings), if relying solely on protective spirit power, probably wouldn't be able to block it. Moreover, the bullet's speed is very fast, so a Spirit Sage (7 Rings) would basically be unable to dodge it."
After personally experiencing the Barrett's power, Gu Rong picked up the severely deformed bullet that had fallen to the ground and immediately said with an astonished expression.
He hadn't expected that this unassuming firearm, combined with a small metal bullet, could unleash such powerful force.
Listening to Gu Rong's exclamation, Ning Fengzhi nodded with satisfaction.
He wasn't afraid of good things, only bad ones. This item's immense power was exactly what the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School needed.
Moreover, the Barrett wasn't limited to support system Spirit Masters; the lower-level Spirit Masters within the Sect also needed it. Equipped with firearms, the overall strength of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would definitely increase significantly.
He just didn't know if this item was expensive.
But he figured Ye Chen, his good son-in-law, shouldn't demand an exorbitant price, right?
Ning Fengzhi thought to himself.
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Afterward, everyone returned to the living room.
"Xiao Chen, how many gold coins does one of your Barretts cost?"
Ning Fengzhi asked about the price.
Having previously gotten the Soul Ring Storage Device for free, and knowing that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School needed more than just one or two Barretts, Ning Fengzhi naturally didn't think of continuing to get them for free.
Ye Chen didn't speak, but simply held up an index finger.
"One million?"
Ning Fengzhi raised an eyebrow. If the unit price was one million gold coins, he could afford it.
After all, at the Tian Dou Great Auction House, a cat-eared girl, who could only serve as a plaything, cost over a hundred thousand gold coins. Being able to buy a weapon capable of sniping a Spirit Sage (7 Rings) wasn't unreasonable.
However, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had quite a few support system Spirit Masters. A unit price of one million gold coins for a few pieces was fine, but if they were to buy fifteen hundred pieces, even if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was rich, they couldn't afford it!
A staggering 1.5 billion gold coins; even the wealthy Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, with its vast family business, couldn't raise that much cash in a short time.
"Cough cough..."
Hearing Ning Fengzhi's one million, Ye Chen couldn't help but cough.
He didn't realize it, but his father-in-law was truly rich! Hmm, richer than him! He had underestimated the continent's number one tycoon!
"Uncle Ning, you don't need one million; a hundred thousand gold coins is enough. I'll also give you a thousand bullets with each gun."
A unit price of one hundred thousand gold coins was already enough for Ye Chen to earn a 99-fold profit. If he earned 999-fold, he would incur divine wrath.
Besides, Ning Fengzhi wasn't an outsider, so there was no need to be too ruthless.
"Is that so? Then I'll take two thousand of them! As for the gold coins, I'll have the Sect disciples deliver them to you then."
Hearing the 'conscientious price' Ye Chen offered, Ning Fengzhi nodded with satisfaction. As expected of his good son-in-law, truly filial! He immediately increased the order by one-third.
1.5 billion gold coins, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School couldn't gather that much in a short time without selling family assets, but if it was only 200 million, they could still scrape it together.
Ultimately, 200 million gold coins was only equivalent to 20 billion copper coins, which was not unaffordable for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, which started with mining.
Short on money? With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Spirit's treasure-hunting ability, opening a few more mines would be enough!
"Hehe, then thank you, Uncle Ning."
In the System Shop, the unit price of a Barrett was one thousand gold coins. Two thousand Barretts would only be 2 million gold coins.
As for the complimentary bullets, at a cost price of one gold coin per round, that also amounted to 2 million gold coins.
This batch of military supplies, with a capital of four million, was sold by Ye Chen for two small targets (200 million), which could be said to be a huge profit.
He just wondered what Ning Fengzhi would think when he found out that his supposedly filial son-in-law had ruthlessly swindled him.
Of course, Ning Fengzhi would never know about this; Ye Chen would rather die than tell him.
"Oh, by the way, Uncle Ning, you don't need to give me these gold coins yet. I'd like to ask you to help me collect some Spirit Bones."
After handing over this batch of military supplies to Ning Fengzhi, Ye Chen remembered the matter of Spirit Bones.
He himself didn't need Spirit Bones; the two Spirit Bones he was still missing would drop when he attached his eighth and ninth spirit rings later on.