Chapter 226 – Watching the Flames, Melting the Metal, Listening to Iron, The Quickening, Communion, and Hearing the Heavens - Part 1
From the moment Li Yuan first began forging, he made up his mind to rely on both cultivation and allocating stat points to craft a perfect path of advancement—one that would create the image of a genius weaponsmith.
This plan was carefully thought out.
Being a weaponsmith was an excellent choice. It was highly valued and indispensable, yet also quite rare. It didn’t require going out to complete tasks and could earn you a seat among powerful factions. Even if you only reached sixth rank, you could still forge fifth rank spirit weapons. Most importantly, a weaponsmith would never be short on blood gold.
This identity was exactly what Li Yuan needed.
After his stint as the Blood Blade Patriarch, he now wanted to don the role of a weaponsmith, quietly making his way to fifth rank and forging a spirit weapon for himself.
At the same time, Li Yuan could openly become a bigshot in the eyes of the world, rather than just some random newcomer from a backwater region.
So, the additional benefits of his marriage to Cui Huayin go far beyond a simple political alliance.
As for the bride herself, Li Yuan didn’t mind one way or another. As long as she was a normal-looking woman, he was fine with it. They could take their time getting to know each other day by day. Maybe she’d become real family to him one day.
The fact that Cui Huayin happened to be quite beautiful, and also carried the title of Yin Consort, actually served as a bit of a headache.
That said, none of this mattered for the time being. He needed to establish himself as a weaponsmith first.
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On the very first day, Li Yuan went to work at the smithy owned by Cui Santong.