Taking the fire collection box given by Ou Qianxie with some curiosity, Ye Li asked: "Master, what is a fire spirit stone? Where can I get it?"
Ou Qianxie said: "The Fire Spirit Stone is a kind of stone full of fire spirit energy, usually only our weaponsmiths and alchemists will use it.
Of course, some talisman array drivers also use them, and they are generally sold in larger shops, and the price is not expensive."
Ye Li then smiled and said, "Master, I understand. With this box, it will be much more convenient for me to practice casting.
Master, you are leaving here tomorrow. I guess I will leave tomorrow too. I agreed with my grandfather that I would return in about a year, and now the time is almost right."
Ou Qianxie nodded and said, "Okay, just make your decision.
My Foundry Hall should be based here temporarily. Unless something unexpected happens, I believe we will not move away.
Mu Tian has gone back to arrange manpower, and a large number of workers will come soon to expand the valley and then build the basic buildings.
When I come back after I’m done with my work, I’ll set up a protective formation here. When you come back next time, it should be completed.”
Ye Li nodded. He often talked with Qin Mutian in his free time in the past few days. The other party had already told him these things in advance.
Ye Li also had a good impression of Qin Mutian, because he could completely feel a sense of sincerity and enthusiasm from him.
There are many people who can have these two expressions on their faces, but there are very few people who can exude these two auras. This is enough to show that Qin Mutian's sincere enthusiasm is completely from the heart.
In the martial arts world, a place full of intrigue and deception, it is not easy for a patriarch of a second-rank family to maintain such a heart.
While Ye Li was sighing, he also felt admiration for the other party.
Qin Mutian had left the Foundry Hall two days ago and returned to his family, because he still had a lot of things to arrange and deal with. In addition to helping with the construction of the Foundry Hall, there was also the issue of changing the name of the Fire Blowing Hall.
Now, the only two people who are permanently stationed in the base are Niu Qianjin and Yan Fangtong.
Senior Brother Pei Ku is now capable of standing on his own in terms of both strength and reputation. Almost all major matters in the Foundry Hall are now arranged and directed by him.
So he is actually the busiest one, running around outside almost all the time to make arrangements.
After Ou Qianxie and Ye Li finished talking about the main business, they chatted for a long time. Ou Qianxie actually valued his youngest disciple very much. He never married and had no children or grandchildren in his life. When he was young, all his enthusiasm was devoted to the art of casting.
Now that he is getting older, he really treats his apprentices as family members.
Especially children of Ye Li's age, in Ou Qianxie's eyes, are like his own grandchildren.
Ye Li could also feel Ou Qianxie's love for him from the conversation. He felt warm in his heart and his sense of belonging to the Foundry Hall became stronger.
After a night's rest, Ye Li got up early the next morning.
He had originally planned to say goodbye to Ou Qianxie, but he didn't expect that the other party left earlier than him. In the end, Ye Li had no choice but to say goodbye to Niu Qianjin and Yan Fangtong.
Niu Qianjin reached out and patted Ye Li, saying: "Fourth Junior Brother, practice casting well when you go back. This line of work is very complicated and requires hard work.
If you have any problem, just write a letter and bring it back. If the master is not around, we will show it to the eldest brother. In any case, just don't be stingy with words.
Whenever you want to come back, just come back."
Yan Fang was a poor talker and didn't say much. He just patted Ye Li on the shoulder and said, "Fourth Junior Brother, work hard and take care."
These two people have spent the longest time with Ye Li. Niu Qianjin is almost always responsible for their daily meals, and Ye Li has a lot of affection for them.
"Second Brother, Third Brother, I understand. I will definitely practice weapon casting well.
You two should take care of yourselves, and when I come back next time, I will eat a few more of Second Brother’s dishes.”
After Ye Li finished speaking, he laughed out loud first.
Niu Qianjin was stunned for a moment, then couldn’t help laughing and said, “Okay, no problem.
As your second senior brother, my only hobby besides casting is cooking. I am so happy that you are willing to come and eat."
Seeing the two people’s smiling faces, Yan Fangtong, who was always very simple, also started to smile.
He actually has the simplest mind. Ye Li and Niu Qianjin are still something to laugh at. There is always a reason to laugh.
He had nothing on his mind. He just saw his fellow disciples, who were like family to him, smiling, so he also smiled.
After laughing, Ye Li clasped his fists towards the two of them, then turned and walked out of the valley.
When he reached the valley entrance, he ran into Yuan Ying again, and he and Yuan Ying seemed to be acquainted with each other.
Knowing that Ye Li was leaving, he took the initiative to say goodbye to Ye Li, and Ye Li naturally responded with a few polite words.
Before the sun rose higher, Ye Li had already walked out of the valley and headed towards Shanhai County.
After coming out of the valley, there is no need to go back to Jinlong City. After all, Shanhai County and Jinlong City are not in the same direction.
Ye Li followed the main road and headed west. At this time, he did not activate the Wind Ring again, but chose the ordinary way of traveling.
However, after his physical strength increased again, his speed increased again. Even if he was just traveling, his speed was still very good.
At this speed, after three days of rest and walking, Ye Li had already left Fulong County and entered another county, Weitian County.
He had passed through this county once before and stayed there for nearly a month.
There are five cities here, four of which are occupied by families, but the largest city, Jujin City, has never been occupied by any family.
Because there is no interference from family forces, this city has become a paradise for merchants. They can open shops here without paying taxes to any family.
This city nominally has no owner; the ordinary people living here and the city guards formed by public fundraising become the managers.
The shop sales, rentals and city management fees have been divided equally among the citizens of the entire city, and the guards responsible for the city's security are also maintained by a share of these fees.
This city looks like a treasury with no owner at home, but almost no one dares to try to touch it.
Because the four major chambers of commerce all have shops in this city, and they have also jointly issued a statement prohibiting any force from occupying this place by force.
There is only one way to enter the city, and that is to apply for a shop. Anyone can do business here, but no one is allowed to destroy the completely independent environment here.
If anyone tries to capture this place, they will definitely be counterattacked by the four major chambers of commerce and all other businesses.