Chapter 221
Zhou Ruhai, Blacksmith Zhou.
He was the brother-in-law of Island Lord Lan of the Caobang.
All these years, under the care of the helm leader of the Sanjiang Branch Helm, he had lived an extremely comfortable life there.
Every month, not only did he receive a fixed salary, he also pocketed profits from forging weapons.
But the real reason Blacksmith Zhou had risen like a rocket—taking multiple concubines one after another—was the branch helm’s monthly skim from various sources: raw metal ore.
Iron ore, copper ore, and the like—once the storehouse was full, he would arrange for a cargo ship to deliver it to his brother-in-law’s “Sanyan Island,” and he would walk away stuffed to the brim.
Over time, Blacksmith Zhou barely forged at all. He even hired two blacksmiths from outside; whenever work was needed, he would send them in. As for himself, he focused on enjoying life at home—drinking and loafing about like a man who had already “won” at life.
Of course.
As a person, he was not terrible.