[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal":3,"chapter-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-486":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Investing in the Reborn Empress, She Actually Calls Me ‘Husband’",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},596609,846,"Chapter 486: Misunderstanding Among Old Six, Three Seals Combined","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-486",486,"\u003Cp>\"Chu Long, I still need elite heavy silver, gale iron, and mystic iron essence...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the craftsmen brawl over materials, some even coming to blows, Li Mo sighed. Then, like reciting a menu, he listed a string of materials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have Little Jiang, the treasure girl with innate sword bones—whatever I need, she can find it. How will you all compete with that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Li raised his chin proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister Bing, I’ve found all the materials Brother Li needs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, broken weapons flew from the mountain of blades, as if weary birds returning to their nest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I even have my big treasure, the ice block—ten thousand swords bow to her will. Just name it, and it comes. How will you all compete with that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Li puffed out his chest, wearing the same aloof expression as the ice block.Newest update provided by novèlfire.net\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Young Li was different. He preferred to stay low-key.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d rather say nothing and play the expert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Admittedly, Young Li had mastered the essence of the \"Fighting King’s\" teachings—surpassing the master himself. Standing there silently, he gave the ice block’s slender hand a gentle squeeze, a faint smirk on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll take the materials, and you’ll all eat this dog food too. Whatcha gonna do about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, no one could see his expression clearly, but the Rivers and Mountains Scroll was projecting it live. This silent arrogance was visible across the entire imperial capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who witnessed it couldn’t help but lean back, sucking in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there no justice? No law~~~?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you kidding me? I came here for a weapon-forging competition, not to get murdered by romance!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Refund! Refund!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, damn it! If I were the Emperor, I’d exile one of you to the Northern Sea and the other to the Southern Border!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience was furious, their indignation palpable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch, a bunch of amateurs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the stands, a white-robed swordsman snorted coldly, clearly disdainful of the crowd’s shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You talk so big—you must know a lot about weapon forging, huh?\" someone nearby retorted, glaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what gives you the right to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve long since gotten used to this kind of dog food. I don’t get why you’re all making a fuss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Jinghong remained unperturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Cao Mu nodded while hugging his sword, and Wu Chushu wiped drool from his mouth before quickly schooling his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bystanders fell into deep thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What exactly are you all so proud of?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, at the entrance to the Sword Furnace Plaza...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just made it in time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qin, carrying a broken sword, had a black eye on his left side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Huang Donglai sported a black eye on his right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qin had been traveling nonstop, barely making it to the weapon-forging competition’s opening. Luckily, he’d run into Huang Donglai along the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he’d first noticed Huang Donglai because his teacher had warned him—this guy carried at least several dozen types of poison on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why \"at least\"? Because there were over a hundred more he couldn’t identify.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qin’s approach to the martial world was all about caution and prudence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using his teacher’s soul-sensing technique, he detected this guy tailing him, so he set up a trap, lying in ambush...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never expected...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Donglai’s approach to the martial world was also all about caution and prudence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The little stone in his pocket detected an unusual soul fluctuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That handsome guy with the broken sword seemed to be probing him with a secret technique!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to counter-trap him, lying in ambush...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two top-tier schemers, running into an ultimate schemer, should’ve led to an epic battle...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except they couldn’t even break each other’s moves!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After half a day of skirmishing, each ended up with a black eye before realizing—oh, we’re both friends of Brother Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And neither had actually been stalking the other; they were just heading the same way...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they teamed up and came together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We didn’t come to the wrong place, right? This is about the weapons we’ll use in the Hidden Dragon Tournament—can’t afford mistakes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re in the right place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can you be so sure, Brother Huang? Have you been to a weapon-forging competition before?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Qin was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Donglai pointed into the distance and handed him a telescope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xiao Qin saw the two figures on the stage, his lips twitched, and he put away the instant noodles he’d just pulled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, that familiar feeling of being force-fed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back at the competition...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Li Mo lay a pile of broken weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others had only taken two or three, but he’d grabbed over a dozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Taking so many—are you planning to forge a hammer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The best-quality broken weapons all went to him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you even need that many? Refinement matters more than quantity—what’s the point of hoarding?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too much will ruin the craft.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many craftsmen and weapon-forging experts eyed Li Mo skeptically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does this guy even know how to forge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kid... is he seriously trying my technique on his first try?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Wufeng sounded uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attempting his method right off the bat—this kid couldn’t be that monstrous, could he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Light the furnace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dragon of flame, fueled by Falling Starfire and wrapped in Karmic Flame True Energy, surged from the sword furnace and coiled around the Mica Heavy Cauldron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ice Block, once I hammer out the sword blank, the quenching is up to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Forty (the hammer) rose!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gale iron, softened by heat and melted by intense forging, erupted in sparks under the hammer’s blow. Impurities spewed out like wolf smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The craftsmen gasped, nearly forgetting their own work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The essence in that single strike...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned to the judges’ panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad. He’s grasped the basics, but the next step...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Wufeng murmured, his eyes gleaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Mo closed his eyes, but the flames, the hammer, the metal—all resonated vividly in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the feeling of wielding Forty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just swing the hammer—as if guided by divine will. This was talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe this was how Little Jiang felt with a sword, or how Ice Block comprehended martial arts...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why am I stuck with a hammer?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young Li hammered down, blow after blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onlookers gulped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hammer Tyrant lived up to his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he’s this intense forging metal, imagine him in a fight...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t just the intensity—his technique was extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The host, a complete layman, deferred to Du Wufeng for commentary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Craftsman explained:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What Li Mo is doing is called the sandwich method, or 'three-layer fusion.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Three-layer fusion uses three metals with different properties—each excelling in specific areas—for the outer layer, core, and blade edge. This creates a weapon that’s both tough and sharp.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he’s not stopping there. After combining the metals, he’s twisting and repeatedly forging them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The final quality depends on how many layers he can stack through this process.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This tests the craftsman’s skill to the extreme. Initially, it’s about understanding the metals’ traits, but to truly unify them, one must harmonize their spiritual essence!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is why, when I forged that famed weapon earlier, it bore dragon-scale patterns!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1206,"2026-05-30T17:19:00.270Z","2026-06-01T04:31:46.286Z",1,"novelbin.me","b4ba9c6e23815dada3b7abebb255cb064e13346e24e479b7ff2a50cdd9c61937","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-487","investing-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-chapter-485",737,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Finvesting-in-the-reborn-empress-she-actually-cal-cover.jpg"]