Chapter 400: Chapter 101: How to Resolve Hatred
The dark golden ‘Qilin’ departed from the gates of Wuda under the escort of two black cars.
The procession headed straight for Zhang Mansion, stopping outside its grand entrance.
Zhang Zedong, accompanied by others, personally awaited outside the gates.
As the Sword Holder at Zhi Ge General Hospital and an Imperial Official, he was indeed burdened with many public duties.
Yet, upon hearing that Li Fei would visit today, he immediately dismissed all other affairs and returned to Zhang Mansion to greet him personally at the doorway!
Due to the incident with Shangguan Xiao, the Zhang Family had only just recently rebuilt their reputation, only to see it plummet once again.
Fortunately, the Green-faced Ghost King, their ally, remained supportive, and both Qingyuan City Management Company and Green-faced Manor were not implicated.
However, with Shangguan Xiao gone, the ‘ties’ that bound the Zhang Family, the Green-faced Ghost, and Li Fei were substantially weakened. The possibility of future cooperation made everyone at the Zhang household unsure.
Now, Li Fei, hailed as ‘the first in history,’ took the initiative to visit the Zhang Family, and they dared not slight him.
But after all, Li Fei was not the Green-faced Ghost King; it would be beneath their dignity if all the seniors went to welcome him, so it was decided that Zhang Zedong, the head of the principal branch, would greet Li Fei.
“Xiao Fei, it’s been a long time.”
Zhang Zedong took the initiative to greet him.
Li Fei nodded, his voice a bit hoarse, “Just take me straight to the manufacturing workshop, please.”
He appeared somewhat arrogant, but Zhang Zedong did not mind.
After all, he was known as ‘the first in history,’ so what if he was a bit haughty?
Isn’t arrogance a trait of the young?
“Of course, please, this way.”
Zhang Zedong stepped aside to signal the way.
Before this, Li Fei had the Qingyuan City Management Company send the corpses of the two Exotic Beasts, belonging to the ‘Beast King’ Yu Longqing, to the Zhang Family for them to find someone to process.
Fifth Grade superior Exotic Beasts, their entire bodies were treasures!
They could be used to produce Protective Clothing, Abnormal Weapons, and even craft Fifth Grade Implants.
Inside the Zhang Family estate was a small workshop dedicated to refining Exotic Beasts, equipped with the most top-tier craftsmen in all of Datong Prefecture!
This was also the reason why Li Fei handed the two beasts over to the Zhang Family.
Nearly two months had passed, and Li Fei arrived at the Zhang Family to check on progress and accept the final products.
“The Qilin Armor made from the Demon Qilin Horned Tiger Beast’s scales has extremely high defensive power, and if used to create Protective Clothing, its defensive power could even approach that of the Sixth Level!”
As Zhang Zedong led the way, he explained:
“Our masters and craftsmen at the Zhang Family are all top-tier; their final conclusion was that the entire set of scales from one Demon Qilin Horned Tiger Beast could produce one of the very finest pieces of Fifth Level Protective Clothing, a total of three pieces!”
Forth Level Protective Clothing could block close-range shots from a rifle, while the Fifth Level could resist close-range bursts of machine-gun fire.
Sixth Level Protective Clothing could even withstand bombardment from small-caliber artillery without breaking!
Sixth Level Protective Clothing also had a strong mitigating effect on high-tier Force, making it more precious than Sixth Level Mutant Weapons. Even a Martial Arts Master might not be able to lay hands on a piece of Sixth Level Protective Clothing.
The Qilin Armor made from the Demon Qilin Horned Tiger Beast that produced Fifth Level Protective Clothing was among the very best in its category, with defensive power coming very close to the Sixth Level!
“The defensive power of the Thunder Light Snow Leopard Beast was lesser, only enough to produce three pieces of Forth Level Protective Clothing. Besides Protective Clothing, according to the prior requests of the Ghost King, we used body materials from both beasts to create two pieces of Fifth Level Abnormal Weapons: a shield and a bow.”
Zhang Zedong continued with his introduction:
“The shield is primarily crafted from the bones of the Demon Qilin Horned Tiger Beast, and also incorporates its Scale Armor, offering even stronger defense than a piece of Sixth Level Protective Clothing. The bowstring is made from the tail of the Thunder Light Snow Leopard Beast and can imbue arrows with lightning attacks.”
Creating Abnormal Weapons involves considering not just hardness or sharpness but also other characteristics, such as amplification of Innate Qi and Force, or any special functions.
The shield made from the Demon Qilin Horned Tiger Beast, comparable in defensive power to a Sixth-level Mutant Weapon, was not outstanding in other aspects, thus still classified as a Fifth Level Abnormal Weapon.
Aside from its strength and powerful defense, the Demon Qilin Horned Tiger Beast has no other special attributes, so its body materials are most suitable for making shields.
As for that Fifth Level bow, while Li Fei was not skilled in archery, the most valuable part of the Thunder Light Snow Leopard Beast was its tail. To make the most of it, it could either be used to craft a whip or a bowstring.
Compared with a whip, bows had more versatile uses and could prove to be surprisingly effective in the future.
Thus, when Li Fei originally specified the direction for crafting, he chose a shield and a bow.
“The last is the crafting of the Implants, where we can produce two pieces of Fifth Grade superior quality.”
“The Protective Clothing has all been completed, the two Abnormal Weapons are just missing the final forging and should be finished within a few days. The two Implants will require at least another month.”
Mid Third Grade Implants are only used by Martial Arts Masters; if sold directly, they may not fetch a good price, but they can be kept for future exchanges for Implants needed for use.
While introducing everything, Zhang Zedong led Li Fei to the small workshop in the backyard of Zhang Mansion.
Zhang Zedong again gestured for Li Fei to enter.
While Li Fei went to ‘inspect’ items at Zhang Mansion, Green-faced Manor was hosting a funeral.
The entire manor was adorned with white fabrics, white lanterns, and wreaths were placed around.
The Green-faced Ghost King personally appeared, bringing with him two caskets from outside the city to the manor.
Afterward, without inviting anyone else, they began a closed-door ceremony.
When the Green-faced Ghost King entered the city with the two caskets, a group of people boarded a train.
A casket was also loaded onto the train.