Chapter 1321

Light flared.

More dazzling than usual.

【Congratulations, your territory already has mastered the "Arms Factory" construction technology】

This is county-level technology.

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【Building Information Details】

【Name】 Arms Factory

【Level】 Small

【Capacity】 100

【Requirement】 Senior Blacksmith

【Attributes】 Base Efficiency +20%, Base Environment +20%

【Configuration】 Advanced Forging Bench

Truly worthy of county-level technology.

It has the lowest occupational requirement—only senior blacksmiths can enter to work.

Other low tier blacksmiths who enter cannot gain the bonuses, nor can they use that advanced forging bench.

The advanced forging bench can achieve what Zhao Chi wants: equipment thickening technology.

Moreover, this technology doesn't conflict with improvements.

It can completely produce a thickened version of the super-improved Mystic Maiden Battle Armor.

This small arms factory can hold 100 people, so one will be enough for the short term.

As for the attributes, they're quite decent too.

It's equivalent to each craftsman gaining 3 enhancement points, all invested in efficiency.

Environment affects mood.

With a good environment, mood won't drop too much as work hours increase.

High-efficiency work can be maintained continuously.

No wonder it's called a factory—much better than a blacksmith shop.

But the blacksmith shop still can't be done away with.

After all, large numbers of junior and intermediate blacksmiths still need to work in the blacksmith shop.

Wonder how many Quick-Build Talismans this arms factory needs?

Zhao Chi doesn't have a single Quick-Build Talisman right now, but he can check.

【Quick-Build Talismans Required: 10】

It actually takes a full 10.

Then he'll ask Third Brother Zhao Cang first.

See if he has any on his side.

Zhao Chi: 【Third Brother, does our family have any Quick-Build Talismans? I want to buy some】

Zhao Cang: 【Why do you and your wife both come to me to buy talismans? Our family doesn't have many of this type. Just go straight to the Exchange—there are plenty there】

Zhao Chi: 【Mainly I don't want to make the trip. 10 will be enough】

Zhao Cang: 【... Come on over】

Zhao Chi: 【Haha, thanks Third Brother】

Soon, Zhao Cang opened access.

Zhao Chi went straight in.

Same as what he'd seen before—Zhao Cang's place was still mountains of supplies.

It's not that the supplies were truly absurdly plentiful.

It's just that there was no time to haul them to the warehouse.

According to the Zhao family's operating model, Zhao Cang's place was more like a storage + transit territory.

Various supplies were temporarily placed here, then shipped out the next day.

After moving them to the warehouse, they'd have to be moved out again—equivalent to repeated work.

So Zhao Cang just left a lot of supplies on the empty ground beside him.

This time, large quantities of flour sacks were placed there.

As well as large quantities of Experience Fruits.

From those flour sacks it was easy to tell they were all bags made by Feng Xiu and the others.

These supplies were exactly what Zhao Chi had sold through Su Qin.

Zhao Cang walked over: "Here you go, 10 gold coins total."

Zhao Chi smiled: "Alright, thanks Third Brother."

Zhao Cang glanced at him: "Don't thank me—I should be thanking you. The prices on these grains and Experience Fruits are so fair; looks like you've still got a conscience, didn't profit off the family."

Zhao Chi was rendered speechless.

For the moment, he didn't know how to respond.

Zhao Cang looked at Zhao Chi and grinned: "Why so quiet? You really did make an unnecessary move—having Su Qin come sell, who doesn't know it's you behind it?"

Zhao Chi gave a slightly awkward laugh in return.

Actually, it really was like that.

This matter was as plain as a louse on a bald head—obvious for all to see.

Zhao Cang continued, "Don't worry, this matter is very important to our family too. After all, this is grain, and Experience Fruits."

"Heh." Zhao Chi laughed.

Zhao Cang said, "Grandfather the Clan Head and a few uncles can guess some things. Since you let Su Qin handle this, they understand what you mean, so none of them have come to find you, right?"

Zhao Chi: "..."

Zhao Cang cursed, "Still fucking pretending? I'm different — I don't care about all that, I'm straightforward anyway. And our family is expanding now, the grain shortfall is huge, and I still have to go buy grain. Outside grain is unstable, and unreliable too. How about it? Interested?"

Zhao Chi sighed, "How much short?"

Zhao Cang laughed, "Right now we're still short 8,000 tons of grain. Can you get it? The Experience Fruits aren't necessary — grain is the main thing. You can tell that person that our Zhao family absolutely guarantees our reputation, we won't short the money."

"That person? Who?"

"Is he still pretending? Who else could it be? The person who sold you the grain and Experience Fruits."

Hearing this, Zhao Chi felt a little more at ease.

It seemed Zhao Cang knew Su Qin's grain came from Zhao Chi.

But he still thought Zhao Chi had gotten it from somewhere else.

After all, this matter was a bit unbelievable.

Even if Zhao Chi took the initiative to say this grain was produced by himself, others would think he was bullshitting.

Zhao Chi relaxed a little.

"Third Brother, what's the situation with the 8,000 tons you mentioned? Is it a long-term supply need, or a temporary stockpile replenishment?"

"Of course it's a long-term need. If it were just temporary stockpile reserves, I wouldn't be in a rush."

"How did our grain shortfall get so big? Did your granary get burned down?"

"Your granary's the one that fucking got burned!" Zhao Cang glared at him.

Then he said in a low voice, "Let me put it this way — our family has a dragon now."

"A dragon!?"

Zhao Chi was genuinely a little surprised.

"You fucker, keep your voice down!"

Zhao Cang nervously looked left and right.

Zhao Chi also looked left and right: "Third Brother, isn't this your territory? What are you afraid of?"

Zhao Cang said, "Didn't you see those people over there? This is a warehouse, plenty of people come by. You're unbelievable."

Zhao Chi laughed, "It's fine, they definitely didn't hear..."

Zhao Cang whispered, "So you understand now, right? Our family is very short on grain. As for the dragon business, you keep your mouth shut tight."

"I know, Third Brother, don't worry."

"Hmph, if you leak the dragon business, I'll spread the word that you know a refining master, and that you know a channel for buying grain."