The Sword God Sect had a strict hierarchy, and a small servant like Yan Liqiang couldn't meet the head of Tianqiao Hall just because he wanted to. In the past few months since he came to Tianqiao Peak, Yan Liqiang had no chance to meet the head of Tianqiao Hall except when he was summoned by the head of Tianqiao Hall.
Above Yan Liqiang is Deacon Huang, and above Deacon Huang is a steward named Qiu. The deacon and the steward can meet the hall master directly. Although outer disciples like Yan Liqiang have the status of stewards, their status on Tianqiao Peak is still at the bottom. They are inferior to many formal disciples on Tianqiao Peak, but are only slightly higher than those outer disciples who do miscellaneous tasks.
In the Sword God Sect, once an outer disciple advances to a warrior and has enough contribution points to the sect, he can go to the Sword God Sect's Sutra Library to choose a secret technique or combat skill.
Yan Liqiang has been in the Sword God Sect for almost half a year. In terms of his contribution to the sect, his hard work in cleaning toilets for the previous one hundred days, plus his diligence over the past two months, has just barely met the requirements for the Sword God Sect's Scripture Pavilion.
This is a great benefit in the Sword God Sect and the Heavenly Dao Divine Realm. Yan Liqiang certainly will not give up. Moreover, if he wants to go further in the Sword God Sect and let "Liu Guiyuan" naturally "notice" him, he must also show some difference.
Deacon Huang was indeed a good guy. After knowing that Yan Liqiang had advanced to the level of a warrior, he did not play any tricks at all. He simply asked Yan Liqiang to wait in his yard while he went to find Hall Master Su. After coming back a few minutes later, he told Yan Liqiang that Hall Master Su had time before lunch today and could meet him in the Baibing Tower before lunch.
Yan Liqiang thanked him and left.
Before lunch, Yan Liqiang waited for Master Su in the Baibing Tower of Tianqiao Hall half an hour in advance.
Baibing Tower is where Hall Master Su of Tianqiao Hall handles official business. Normally, Yan Liqiang does not have the qualifications to enter here, but today, since Hall Master Su wants to see him, he can naturally enter Baibing Tower. He is in the main hall on the first floor of Baibing Tower, waiting for Hall Master Su to appear.
In the main hall of Baibing Tower, various weapons made on Tianqiao Peak are displayed. They are dazzling and unique. Yan Liqiang did not feel bored when he was waiting here. He looked at those weapons. Compared with the weapons made by their Yan family, the weapons displayed in the main hall are definitely much higher in level. The highest level of weapons made by the Yan family is the cloud pattern steel sword forged by Yan Dechang using hundred-refined steel. However, on Tianqiao Peak, the hundred-refined cloud pattern steel sword has become the most common item. The weapons made here, starting from the initial blanks, show the difference from the Yan family.
The blanks transported to Tianqiao Peak, after being tempered by the strange underground fire inside Tianqiao Peak, became a kind of pear blossom steel unique to Tianqiao Peak. Compared with the hundred-refined steel, the properties of pear blossom steel are much stronger in all aspects. In the subsequent processing, the steel casting, normalizing, annealing, quenching, and blade processing are all unique. The most powerful people on Tianqiao Peak are one or two great men on Tianqiao Peak, who also master the superb skill of integrating the nuclear crystals of exotic beasts into swords and weapons during casting. This skill is called spirit attachment, which is the top weapon manufacturing secret method that a blacksmith can master. The blacksmith who can master this secret method, to use the words of Yan Liqiang in his previous life, is a national treasure-level craftsman.
Yan Liqiang had never seen a sword possessed by spirits before. It just so happened that there was a sword possessed by spirits on display in the crystal cabinet in the main hall. The sword was more than five feet long and four fingers wide, much more domineering than an ordinary long sword. The whole sword was purple and shining. Yan Liqiang moved closer and took a closer look. If you look carefully, you can vaguely see a huge purple snake that seems to be swimming in the light of the sword.
When Yan Liqiang was watching carefully, the purple snake in the light and shadow of the sword seemed to sense something. In a trance, the light on the sword shook, and Yan Liqiang seemed to see the purple snake opening its bloody mouth, revealing sharp fangs, and biting towards him.
Yan Liqiang was so frightened that he took a few steps back...
Just then, a loud cursing voice came from outside.
"Tell the people of Sihaiyuan that the daily output of pear blossom steel on Tianqiao Peak is limited. There are only so many swords that can be made. There is no surplus at all. The previous inventory has all been transferred by Elder Lu. They asked for 20,000 pear blossom steel weapons right away. Damn it, they dare to ask. Do they think that these pear blossom steel weapons are cabbages grown in the fields or eggs laid by their chickens? You can have as many as you want. I can't perform magic tricks..."
"Si Hai Yuan said that the situation in the north with the Sha Man people is a bit tense. We have a special relationship with the Long family in the north. The Long family's Fengyun Army is under a lot of pressure now, and Hanjing is also wrangling. The support for the Fengyun Army has been getting less and less in the past two years. Si Hai Yuan also has a lot of business over there that needs the Long family to take care of, and it can't be lost. This time, the Long family asked for equipment for a few elite Pofeng Battalions to deal with the Sha Man people's Wuyang Army, so they asked our Jian Shen Sect for help..." Compared to the previous voice, this voice was much more cautious.
"You can't ask me to do this. Let Sihaiyuan go to Baogongyuan..." The cursing voice just now became gentler, but the voice was still loud. "We in Tianqiaotang will listen to Baogongyuan. As long as Elder Tu of Baogongyuan says it's okay, and we adjust the other production tasks assigned to us, and put this batch of goods first, our disciples and craftsmen in Tianqiaotang will work overtime to get the pear flower steel swords for Fengyun Army. In the current situation, even if the gods come, there is nothing they can do..."
When the two voices said this, they had already walked out of the main hall.
Two people came in. One of them looked worldly, with his chest exposed, bald head and a beard. He should be the head of the Su Hall who had just walked out of the training ground in the belly of Tianqiao Peak. The other one was in his forties, tall and thin, with narrow eyes and wearing a purple robe. He was Qiu Yi, the general manager of Tianqiao Hall, and the immediate superior of Yan Liqiang's immediate superior.
"Yan Liqiang greets Master Su and Chief Steward Qiu!" Seeing these two people coming, Yan Liqiang stood properly and saluted them.
Manager Qiu's eyes turned to Yan Liqiang, and his brows slightly frowned, "What are you doing here?"
Yan Liqiang heard something else in the tone of Chief Steward Qiu, but he remained calm, "Master Qiu, I have something to ask Master Su..."
"Okay..." Hall Master Su waved his hand and walked in, then turned to Manager Qiu and said, "Just go and reply to Sihaiyuan..."
"Yes!" Manager Qiu looked at Yan Liqiang again and turned away without saying anything else.
"I heard from Old Huang that you have advanced to the level of a warrior?" Hall Master Su glanced at Yan Liqiang.
"Yes!"
"Good, good, it's not easy for you to advance to a warrior at your age!" Hall Master Su seemed very happy. Yan Liqiang was able to advance to a warrior so quickly, which also showed that his vision in selecting people was correct.
"I'm just lucky!" Yan Liqiang said modestly.
"Well, you have been serving at Tianqiao Peak for almost half a year. I heard from Deacon Huang that you have been responsible for the storage of raw materials in the past few months, and there has been no mistakes. You have also sorted out the previous account books and made them very standardized. These contributions are enough to learn an entry-level secret method. I will write you a note and you can go to the Sutra Hall in the afternoon to choose a method..."
This is why the King of Hell finds it easy to deal with little devils so difficult. With just a few words, without any difficulty or displeasure, Master Su gave Yan Liqiang the green light.
"Thank you, Master Su!"
"Haha, we have many skilled craftsmen in Tianqiaotang, but not many people who are qualified for cultivation. As a result, in the annual Sword God Sect's sect competition at the end of the year, our Tianqiaotang can't get any ranking and is often at the bottom. You should practice hard and strive for this year. If not, next year, you can win face for our Tianqiaotang in the outer disciple warrior stage competition. I'm optimistic about you!"
"Yes, Yan Liqiang will definitely work hard!"
"Okay, take it!" While he was speaking, Master Su had already written a note on the table, stamped it with a seal, and handed it to Yan Liqiang.
Yan Liqiang took it, put it away carefully, thanked him again, and then said goodbye and left.
Just after walking out of Baibing Tower, Yan Liqiang saw Chief Steward Qiu with a gloomy face again.
It seemed that Chief Steward Qiu was waiting for him outside the Baibing Building.
"Meet Manager Qiu!"
"You have just come to Tianqiao Hall and you may not understand some of the rules. Hall Master Su has a lot of things to do every day and does not have much time to deal with unimportant things. If you have anything to do on weekdays, just come to me. If it is not necessary, do not disturb Hall Master Su!" Manager Qiu first lectured Yan Liqiang with a stern face, and finally asked, "What did you want to talk to Hall Master Su about just now?"
"I have advanced to the rank of warrior, so I want to ask Hall Master Su to approve a note so that I can go to the Sutra Hall..." Yan Liqiang replied calmly.
Hearing that Yan Liqiang had advanced to the level of a warrior, Chief Steward Qiu's expression changed slightly, "Did the hall master approve it?"
"The hall master has approved it!"
"Well, go ahead. Practice well in the future and don't let the hall master down..." Master Qiu said a few polite words, then waved his hand expressionlessly.
"Yes!" Yan Liqiang saluted Manager Qiu and then left.
Even though he had walked a long way, Yan Liqiang could still feel Manager Qiu's gaze on his back.
Deacon Huang was already very old, and he finally advanced to the Dragon-Tiger Warrior through medicinal pills. His future in the Sword God Sect stopped there, while Chief Steward Qiu was in his prime, and his status was much higher than Deacon Huang. Yan Liqiang knew that he gave a completely different impression to the two of them, as he was a small figure who was suddenly promoted by Hall Master Su.
Deacon Huang is a good man, working diligently, and he doesn't want to offend me, because according to my current momentum, I will definitely advance to the Dragon Tiger Warrior in the future, and my future is much brighter than Deacon Huang. But this Chief Steward Qiu may not want to see me have an easy life...
The situation before me is no different from what many people encountered in the workplace in their previous life.
Yan Liqiang thought in his heart, but he did not look back. He still went down the mountain resolutely and headed towards the Sutra Hall of the Sword God Sect...
This is the opportunity to obtain his first reward in the Heavenly Dao Divine Realm. Even if there are a hundred Manager Qiu trying to stop him, Yan Liqiang will still go.
As for Manager Qiu, Yan Liqiang simply treated him as an NPC...
(End of this chapter)