Seeing Tan Shiyi inviting Princess Qinghua to the forging room, Chen Lin couldn't help but glance at her.
Although the other party behaved normally and had sufficient reasons, he knew that the other party must have an intention.
However, after weighing the fighting strength of both sides, he did not say anything to stop them. Together with Princess Qinghua, he followed the other party to the backyard.
The backyard was very spacious, with many servants and maids coming and going, most of them going in and out of one of the large buildings.
Tan Shiyi’s target was also that building.
After Chen Lin followed in, he found that this was simply an exhibition hall, with a dazzling array of various treasures displayed, all neatly arranged.
"Because we need underground fire, the forging room is built underground. I have to ask the princess to condescend to go there."
When they reached a staircase leading downwards, Tan Shiyi stopped and explained.
"Okay, let's go. I'm also curious about what the fire chamber looks like. I've only heard of it, but never seen it."
Princess Qinghua received a signal from Chen Lin and agreed.
Although he was the one who signaled Princess Qinghua to say this, when Tan Shiyi turned around and was about to go down the stairs, Chen Lin stepped forward and blocked Princess Qinghua's way.
He glanced at the steps and said, "I have great faith in Master Tan's character, but for the sake of the princess's safety, I still need to inform the delegation of her whereabouts."
After saying that, he took out a pigeon-shaped monster from the space bag, tied the information paper roll to the pigeon's legs, and then released it.
This is a message pigeon, a very popular communication tool in this world. It is very fast and all countries have regulations that message pigeons cannot be hunted. Once discovered, the consequences will be serious.
When Tan Shiyi saw Chen Lin's actions, he frowned slightly, seeming a little unhappy, but did not stop him.
After waiting for a long time, the messenger pigeon flew back, and with it came a group of guards and the leader.
"Greetings, Your Majesty, are you going to go to this place to observe? Then I have to investigate it first!"
The chief of the guards clasped his fists towards Princess Qinghua, then walked down the stairs with a few of his men.
"Prince?"
Not knowing the information about Princess Qinghua being crowned king, Tan Shiyi seemed very confused.
Upon seeing this, Chen Lin immediately acted proud and said, "Princess Qinghua has been named a prince by our emperor. Why don't you pay your respects quickly!"
Tan Shiyi's expression changed.
For a woman to be crowned a queen, she must have something extraordinary.
He immediately stepped forward, clasped his fists, and saluted, saying, "Congratulations to the princess on being conferred the title of king. It is truly an honor for my humble abode to have a prince come here!"
The two exchanged greetings for a while, and then the leader of the guards came out with his men.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing unusual down there, you can go in without worry!"
Princess Qinghua nodded and walked down first, followed closely by Chen Lin and Tan Shiyi. The chief of the guards sent a few people to guard above, while he personally led his men to follow at the end.
The underground fire chamber was very deep. It took a while to reach the end of the stairs. Then, a bronze door was opened, and a wave of heat hit us in the face.
Next, there is another set of stone steps leading downwards.
But this time it didn't last long. It just got hotter and hotter as we went down. At the end of the stone steps, there was an open hall.
Various minerals were placed in the hall, and there was a corridor on one side from which bursts of knocking sounds could be heard.
"My forging room is at the back, please come in, Your Majesty!"
Tan Shiyi stood at the entrance of the corridor, making an inviting gesture.
Chen Lin took a look and suddenly said, "Xu Du led his men to protect the prince. I will stay outside to prevent anyone from disturbing me!"
Although he had some confidence in his own abilities, it was better to avoid taking risks if possible. Moreover, he had already explained the purpose of his trip to Princess Qinghua before coming, so it would make no difference whether he went in or not.
Xu Dutong was the leader of the guards. He was very unhappy that Chen Lin spoke to him in an instructive tone. He looked at Chen Lin with a gloomy face.
But protecting Prince Qinghua was his duty, and although he was unhappy, he still nodded and agreed.
Tan Shiyi didn't say anything. He just gave an order to the disciples outside and took the lead.
After everyone entered the depths of the corridor, Chen Lin casually looked around the hall, looking for any minerals he recognized.
I was thinking in my mind that I should find an opportunity to collect all the resources in this interface. Who knows, they might be useful someday.
Especially some special items, such as the circumnavigator. Even if they are of low level and he can no longer use them, they can be used for trading. It will be difficult to find such things once he leaves here.
Um
Suddenly, Chen Lin's gaze paused and fell on a row of shelves not far away.
The shelf was filled with processed rough pieces, and in one of the grids was a small pile of purple stones, emitting a very strange energy fluctuation.
He felt that this energy was somewhat familiar, as if he had encountered it somewhere before. He walked closer while thinking.
There were also disciples of Tan Shiyi guarding the hall, but after receiving Tan Shiyi's instructions, no one stopped him. He picked up a piece and put it in front of him to look at it.
After sensing it carefully for a while, Chen Lin suddenly showed a look of enlightenment.
He remembered.
This strange energy fluctuation is very similar to the broken purple ring of spiritual treasure that he exchanged from Jin Xingyun at the Guangming City auction!
After looking at the color and hardness of the rough piece, it was similar to the purple ring, and it felt like they should be the same material.
Chen Lin couldn't help but become interested.
That purple ring was also a spiritual treasure. Although it was severely damaged and the original spirit had been destroyed, if the main body could be repaired, he could use the Ten Thousand Souls Creation Technique to give birth to the spirit again!
For such a long time, he had been looking for materials to repair the several broken spiritual treasures in his hands, but to no avail. He did not expect to find them here.
"What should I call this master?"
Chen Lin put down the materials and bowed to the disciple who was guarding nearby.
The disciple was a young man with small eyes. Upon hearing this, he hurriedly waved his hands that were held by the life rope.
"My Lord, I am not yet a disciple, so I cannot be called a master. My name is Zeng Santie. Do you have any instructions for me?"
Chen Lin glanced at the other person's palm. Although it felt awkward, he was no longer surprised.
The reason why the Hand Country is rich in blacksmiths is because the magical powers obtained are all related to hands and are suitable for making items.
He smiled and said, "Master Tan's disciples will become masters sooner or later, so don't be modest. I'm just bored and a little curious about forging. I wonder if you can introduce me to the materials here?"
Zeng Santie hesitated for a moment.
But when he thought that the things here were just rough pieces and had nothing to do with the inheritance of forging, he nodded and said, "Okay, then, what do you want to ask, sir?"
“Then let’s start from here!”
Chen Lin casually pointed to a pile of ore and spoke.
"Oh, this is cloud limestone, a very common material, mainly produced in Gan Country. It is an auxiliary material for refining flame-type magical treasures and has a very low value."
Zeng Santie explained immediately.
Chen Lin nodded, looking as if he was learning something.
Then he walked to another pile of ore.
After looking at more than a dozen materials in a row, Zeng Santie knew them all like the back of his hand, which made Chen Lin nod frequently.
Then he came to the purple ore.
"This is a semi-finished product made from the purple spirit sand. It is an excellent material for making confinement-type magical treasures. The purple spirit sand only exists near Zhishan in our country. The quantity is small, so it is very valuable."
Zeng Santie had no doubts and continued to give a detailed introduction.
Chen Lin understood.
It turned out to be the material for refining confinement treasures.
If this is the case, the purple ring should also be a confinement-type spiritual treasure. Most ring-type treasures have the effect of confining and trapping enemies.
However, the energy fluctuations of these materials are very weak and should not be able to reach the level of refining spiritual treasures. If you want to use them, you have to continue to refine and purify them.
Then, Chen Lin asked about several materials nearby, and then he saw Princess Qinghua and others coming out.
He thanked Zeng Santie and went over to greet him.
"Prince, have you understood the strangeness of that dagger?"
In front of outsiders, Chen Lin showed great respect to Princess Qinghua.
Princess Qinghua nodded and said, "It is indeed very strange. Under the control of Master Tan, the short sword can actually change its size and has extremely strong attack power. However, it still cannot be activated by magical power. It is a pity."
"oh?"
Chen Lin acted surprised and said, "Since the power of supernatural power cannot be activated, how did Master Tan test it? Could it be that Master has other means different from supernatural power?"
After saying that, he looked at Tan Shiyi.
In this world, all power comes from God. He wants to see how the other party explains it.
Tan Shiyi looked calm and said, "I have just explained this to the prince. My family is a forging family with a history of thousands of years. Back then, our ancestor received guidance from a mysterious person, who left behind a tradition that was very different from the orthodox forging method. The dagger that the prince brought was the product of this tradition."
At this point, he pondered for a moment and said, "This method of refining treasures is very exquisite. Our family has been studying it for generations, and we want to combine this inheritance with the orthodox forging method. However, we lack materials and have no related items to learn from, which has led to slow progress."
At this time, Princess Qinghua said, "So Master Tan asked to use this dagger as a reward for the Soul Condensing Bracelet, and I have agreed."
Chen Lin immediately clasped his fists and said, "I see. Master Tan's pursuit and exploration of forging techniques is truly admirable!"
He didn't expect the situation to be like this, and in the end the spearhead was pointed at that mysterious strong man again.
If what the other party said is true, then the mysterious strong man was not only active in the Soul Kingdom back then, and his legacy might have been left in other countries.
If you have time you must look around.
But there is a question. The fact that the other party can drive the magic weapon shows that he has reached the Jindan stage. Even if the mysterious strong man also left behind the cultivation method for cultivators, it is impossible for the other party to be promoted to the Jindan stage in such an environment.
So the other party did not tell the truth completely, there must be some hidden story!