Ping pong…
The huge furnace was ablaze with flames. Hundreds of strong men kept taking out the red-hot black iron from the furnace, and then raised their sledgehammers to start smashing it.
"How? How long will it take for 5,000 sets of heavy armor?"
Not far from the stove, Yan Xiong looked at everything in front of him and asked the old man next to him.
The person next to him was none other than Mong, who joined the Tianxiahui after being threatened by Yan Xiong.
Mung is now the head of the Tianxiahui Forging Hall.
He controls all eleven forges currently owned by the Tianxiahui.
Unlike when they first met, Monger's face now exudes a sense of confidence that comes from not being angry but being powerful.
Too.
Although he was also an elder of the Golden Hammer in the Forging Alliance of Fancheng, he was nothing compared to what he is now.
Now, not only does his status rise, but all the Golden Hammer elders who used to be from the Forging Alliance are working under him.
The most proud thing in life is probably returning home in glory.
Although he did not return home.
But when he followed the Tianxiahui's men into Fancheng to forge the alliance, he also realized that kind of scenery.
When he was in the Forging Alliance, he was a loner and only knew how to forge, so he had almost no friends in the Forging Alliance.
And when he returned as the master of Tianxiahui, no matter they were his former colleagues who were also Elder Jinchui or strangers, they all lowered their heads when speaking to him, for fear of angering him.
From that moment on, he understood.
He knew that he was actually a restless person.
He also enjoyed the feeling of having control over other people's life and death.
So, when Yan Xiong asked him if he was willing to be the head of the forging hall, he agreed immediately without hesitation.
"Boss, as you ordered, all the forging workshops are working hard to forge them. We have already forged 3,200 sets so far. In another month, we will be able to collect 5,000 sets."
Monger said respectfully.
Yan Xiong nodded, then looked at Asan who was following him.
"Have someone distribute the armor that has been crafted to the God-Slaying Guards who don't have armor, and then start training as soon as possible."
“Yes!”
Ah San clasped his fists.
Yan Xiong inspected the forge before leaving and returning to the headquarters.
"Boss! Another person from the Sand Sea Sect is coming!"
As soon as he entered the main gate of the headquarters, a guard came up to him and whispered something to Ah San.
Asan sent the guards away before speaking to Yan Xiong.
"Take him for a walk around Songyao twice, then send him away!"
Ever since the Eighteen Cities of Qilian fought against the Shahai Sect and the Vajra Temple, the Shahai Sect had sent several waves of people to invite Yan Xiong to be a guest of the Shahai Sect.
It was called a visit, but in fact he wanted Tianxia to send manpower to resist the Eighteen Cities of Qilian.
Yan Xiong naturally would not agree to this.
So he kept practicing Tai Chi, neither agreeing nor refusing.
The Shahai Sect was also very persistent, sending people over every few days.
On previous occasions, Yan Xiong personally met with the other party's envoys.
After this happened so many times, he got tired of it, so he just handed it over to Asan to handle.
"Boss, I'm afraid you have to meet this person this time. The person coming is Qin Ming!"
Ah San said softly.
Hearing this, Yan Xiong paused and frowned:
"Then go meet him!"
If it was an ordinary envoy, it would be fine if he didn't meet, but this was different for Qin Ming. After all, he was the chief elder of the Shahai Sect.
When an elder comes to visit, it is best to meet him in person.
Qin Ming had already been taken to the reception room, so Yan Xiong and Asan went straight to the reception room.
"What a rare guest! I never thought that Elder Qin would come to visit our Tianxia Club. I am sorry for not welcoming you. I am sorry for not welcoming you!"
As soon as he entered the reception room, Yan Xiong saw Qin Ming sitting on a chair.
Seeing Yan Xiong, Qin Ming stood up and clasped his fists. "No, no, it was me who came here rudely."
They all sat down. Before Yan Xiong could speak, Qin Ming spoke:
"I came here today because of the matter I sent someone to tell you a few days ago. I want to invite Master Yan to come to my Shahai Sect to discuss jointly resisting the Eighteen Cities of Qilian."
Yan Xiong glanced at Qin Ming's face.
Qin Ming looked pale today, and it looked like he was injured.
From this, it can be seen that the battle between the Eighteen Cities of Qilian and the Shahai Sect and Vajra Temple has probably entered a white-hot stage.
"I'm afraid we'll have to wait for this matter. Elder Qin, you know that my Tianxiahui has only been in charge of the border cities for a short time, and rebellions still occur frequently between cities. If I withdraw personnel to participate in the battle between your clan and the 18 cities of Qilian, I'm afraid my rear will be unstable."
Yan Xiong now has no intention of intervening in the fight between the parties.
His current goal is to digest the benefits brought by taking over the border town as quickly as possible.
Eat your meal one bite at a time.
Yan Xiong didn't want to become fat by eating all at once, as that would easily make him sick.
Therefore, at present, the best option for Tianxiahui is to sit back and watch the fight between the two tigers.
However, Yan Xiong did not intend to just watch the Qilian Eighteen Villages swallow up the Shahai Sect and the Vajra Temple.
His plan now is to let them fight until one side is about to give up and then take action.
Moreover, he didn't intend to take action against the Shahai Sect or the Vajra Temple.
His target was the Fudi Gate which had been invading during this period.
After a number of high-ranking members of the Fudi Sect died in the Blood Abyss last time, they, who were already the weakest among the major sects, have completely fallen behind.
If Yan Xiong is not counted, their current strength might be about the same as that of the Tianxiahui.
Pick on the weak and squeeze the weak, this has been the truth since ancient times.
Sects like the Shahai Sect have deep roots, and he doesn't want to touch them.
Although he now has the strength to do it.
But in the end you may end up with serious injuries.
As for the Eighteen Cities of Qilian.
Yan Xiong would have to be crazy to become their enemy.
The border town where the Tianxiahui was located was separated from the territory of the Eighteen Cities of Qilian by the Shahai Sect and the Vajra Temple.
With these two families blocking his way, he would not gain any benefit even if he destroyed the Eighteen Cities of Qilian.
Therefore, at present, the enemies of Tianxiahui are actually Shahai Sect and Fudi Sect.
These two sects are the closest to the Tianxiahui.
If the Tianxiahui wants to expand outward, they can only be its target.
Not only Yan Xiong understood this point, he believed that Shahai Sect and Fudi Sect also knew it.
So even though the Shahai Sect has been asking the Tianxia Association for help in dealing with the Qilian Eighteen Villages.
However, Yan Xiong's spies found out that the Shahai Sect had already sent more men to the city in the south where Songyao was most visible, and even a fifth-rank elder was stationed there.
It is obvious that they are on guard against the Tianxiahui.
"Boss Yan, you should know that you have an alliance with my Shahai Sect. Do you want to break it?"
Qin Ming's face darkened and he looked indifferent.
"You should also know that the border town was given to you by my sect. Don't you know what is good for you?"
"Ha ha… "
Yan Xiong laughed, and the laughter continued.
After a while, he stopped laughing.
Just like changing one's face, his expression suddenly turned cold.
“Elder Qin, I respect you as the elder of the Shahai Sect, but that doesn’t mean you can gossip about me in Tianxia.
You said that you gave Border Town to my Tianxiahui as a gift. Do you think this makes sense
I risked my life to help your Shahai Sect kill a fifth-grade cultivator in the Blood Abyss and hold back two fifth-grade cultivators. In fact, if it weren't for me, would the Snake Lady have left
If it weren't for me, your lives might not be in danger, but do you think you can force the blood bats out
You should know the value of the blood bat better than I do."
Although it is known that the Shahai Sect and the Vajra Temple did not kill the blood bat.
But this matter was originally discovered in secret, so it cannot be made public.
So, Yan Xiong directly gave them a big pot to kill the blood bats.