Chapter 0830: 0830
Chapter 0830: The rules that upset Ning Cheng
“The Heavenly Emperor doesn’t help people build battleships . Please go back . ” A cultivator with a statue-like face stopped Ning Cheng . He didn’t even ask why Ning Cheng came here .
Ning Cheng hadn’t even spoken yet . He just stood outside Kong He’s residence, watching the defensive array around it, as well as the four compelling characters ‘Kong He Emperor Mountain’ . From the defensive arrays, he could tell that old man Kong He was not only an Artefact-crafting expert but also a master in the Dao of Arrays . Moreover, the cultivator that stopped him addressed old man Kong He as ‘Heavenly Emperor’ . Combined with the four words ‘Kong He Emperor Mountain’, Ning Cheng understood that this old man Kong He was a titled Eternal Starry Sky Emperor .
“How do you know that I’m here to craft battleships? I’m not here to craft battleships . ” Ning Cheng said with a wry smile . He can’t leave till he at least met that old man Kong He .
The tone of that cultivator with the statue-like face still contained no emotions, “Whether you came here for artefact-crafting or not, you can’t stay here . Please leave . ”
Ning Cheng was about to reply when a woman wearing a servant’s black robe landed not far away from him .
“Blue River Mountain’s Lan Yi requests to see Senior Kong He……” As soon as the woman in black servants’ robe landed, she took out a jade box and handed it to the cultivator with a statue-like face and spoke with cupped fists and a respectful voice .
The cultivator took the jade box and opened it before nodding and said, “Go in . ”
Ning Cheng then watched the woman in black servant’s robe enter the defensive array and then asked, “Why can’t I go in if she can go in? It’s because she brought gifts, isn’t it? Since you want to collect things, then you should have said it earlier . ”
While talking, Ning Cheng also took out a jade box, “Stately River Star’s Ning Cheng also asks to see Master Kong He . ”
The cultivator still replied with an expressionless face, “Your stuff is too low-grade, I can’t accept it . Please go back . ”
It seemed as if he liked Ning Cheng’s attitude . Therefore, the clay-faced cultivator spoke a little politely . He even added the word ‘please’ .
Ning Cheng sneered, “That woman just gave a Refining Heart Fantasy Stone . I wouldn’t even bother to pick up that thing even if it was on the side of the road . ”
After hearing Ning Cheng’s words, the woman in black servants’ robe walking ahead immediately stopped . She wanted to know who said such a big thing and if this person had any shame? Refining Heart Fantasy Stone was a Starry Sky Grade 9 raw material, and a rare one to boot . If this battleship weren’t so important to her, she would have never taken out this material .
But she also knew that even after taking out this material, there was a nine out of ten chance that she would have to return empty-handed . However, as long as there was even a slight chance, she didn’t want to miss out on it .
The statue-faced man frowned slightly before opening Ning Cheng’s jade box . When he saw the contents of the jade box, he finally nodded, “The materials are okay . Please go in . ”
He wanted to send Ning Cheng back, but Ning Cheng had delivered a Starry Sky Grade 9 Artefact-crafting raw material . Therefore, even if Ning Cheng did not go inside, he would have to invite Ning Cheng .
From the looks of it, Kong He set some rules for entry, with the lowest requirement being Starry Sky Grade 9 raw materials . Moreover, it seemed to be a widely accepted rule . Since Ning Cheng didn’t come up with the materials, then it meant that he didn’t understand the law . As such, Ning Cheng would have had to leave . After all, not everyone could casually take out Starry Sky Grade 9 raw materials .
As Ning Cheng walked into the defensive array, the female cultivator wearing black servants’ robe suddenly smiled at him . “Dao Friend Ning, you gave a Purple Light Treasure Eye, that’s quite bold of you . You should know that even if you give a Purple Light Treasure Eye, you might not get to ask Master Kong He to help you refine a battleship, right?”
In her opinion, it wasn’t necessary to send a Purple Light Treasure Eye at all . Compared to Refining Heart Fantasy Stone, Purple Light Treasure Eye had much more value .
After all, the former was only useful if an artefact-crafting expert integrated it into a weapon . At the same time, the latter was a treasure that could help upgrade nirvana flames . But then again, even if one took out the Purple Light Treasure Eye to ask old man Kong He to craft a battleship, old man Kong He might not even bother to take a look at it .
The reason why she waited for Ning Cheng was that the thing she was about to deliver was also a treasure related to flame advancement . Moreover, it was a few grades better than Purple Light Treasure Eye .
Ning Cheng asked in doubt, “He already accepted my gift, so why wouldn’t he help me with artefact-crafting? Don’t tell me he wants an ‘overlord’s gift’[1]?”
“That offering was just to get your foot in the door . It would only allow you to enter . If you don’t have Starry Sky Grade 9 raw materials, then you can’t even enter the door . Even if you manage to enter, you would have very few chances to see Senior Kong He . It’s truly a very difficult matter to ask Senior Kong He to refine battleships for you . ”
The black servants’ robe-wearing woman, called Lan Yi, smiled and understood that Ning Cheng should have come here for the first time, which was why he didn’t understand the rules .
If old man Kong He had such a kind heart, then this place would have always remained crowded . How could it remain so empty otherwise?
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“Then, how can I get to meet this old man Kong He?” Ning Cheng quickly asked .
Lan Yi pointed to a guest room not far from them and said, “We will have to go in and wait, and also take out the best materials to hand them in . Only if Senior Kong He favours your materials would he help you craft the starry sky battleship . By the way, Senior Kong He only accepts raw materials, not Permanent Essence Pills . Moreover, those people whose materials didn’t catch Senior Kong He’s eyes would have to go back the same way . At the same time, they would also not get their things back . ”
Looks like this Kong He truly had an overbearing nature . Fortunately, Ning Cheng didn’t lack materials . He had taken out the Purple Light Treasure Eye before because Purple Light Treasure Eye no longer had any use for him . Although he still has piles of other top-grade artefact-crafting raw materials in his ring, he truly didn’t want to take them out just yet .
Ning Cheng and Lan Yi walked into the guest room and found two fairly powerful cultivators guarding the entrance of the room .
Nearly ten people also sat in the guest room quietly . The room also contained a teleportation stone platform at the front of the guest room, along with a display screen right next to it .
It was Ning Cheng’s first time here, and even if Lan Yi explained the rules to him, he still couldn’t fully grasp how things worked here right away . But since everyone else waited patiently in the room, he naturally didn’t have any other opinions . The one lording over this place was a Starry Sky Emperor . He was also an expert that could combine technology and top-grade artefact-crafting methods . It would be a strange thing if he didn’t have some quirky and stinky rules .
If it weren’t for Sifting Orchid, Ning Cheng wouldn’t have wasted time here, let alone wasting resources .
Fortunately, Ning Cheng didn’t have to wait long, and a line appeared on the screen directly in front of everyone in the guest room . “Materials sent by Zheng Liyan aren’t up to standard, please exit Kong He Emperor Mountain… . ”
When a man in yellow robes sitting at the front of Ning Cheng read those words, his expressions immediately changed . But after a while, he still bowed his head and walked out of the guest room .
After the man in yellow robes walked out, a bald man sitting behind him walked to the front of the guest room and placed a jade box on the stone platform .
Ning Cheng’s spiritual consciousness broke into the bald man’s jade box and saw a bottle of Breaking Void Water inside . In all honesty, even Ning Cheng felt a bit of longing for this material . It was a top-grade starry sky material useful for array formations, especially for its space-isolating properties .
The jade box containing Breaking Void Water disappeared the next instant . Ning Cheng internally smiled when seeing the bald man looking a little anxious . If that old man Kong He truly liked artefact-crafting, this Breaking Void Water should get his attention .
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But after just a dozen breaths, a line of words appeared on the screen in the guest room, “Xiang Wenyao’s materials aren’t up to standard . Please exit Kong He Emperor Mountain… . ”
The bald man’s expression turned even uglier than Zheng Liyan from before . From this, one could tell that this bottle of Breaking Void Water was quite an essential resource for him .
Seeing the bald man walking out, and the materials not returned, it made Ning Cheng a bit upset .
This old man Kong He truly was shameless . The offerings given by others aren’t qualified, and you don’t even help others craft their starry sky battleships . If that was the case, you should at least return the things to their owners . It was just too much to say that other people’s offerings couldn’t qualify, and instead of helping them with their requests, you just confiscate their things . It was equivalent to receiving offerings twice only not to do anything . One could even say that it was a form of robbery .
If it were just ordinary materials, Ning Cheng wouldn’t have felt so much anger . But this Breaking Void was truly not a regular material . Yet, despite receiving this material and deeming it unqualified, he didn’t return it, nor did he help craft the battleship . It just didn’t make any sense to Ning Cheng .
Ning Cheng stood up . No matter how skilled this old man Kong He was, he didn’t want such a person to help him repair Sifting Orchid .
“Stop . After entering here, you must send out the materials to the Heavenly Emperor first before you can leave this place . ” What Ning Cheng didn’t expect was that when he was just about to leave the guest hall, someone would immediately stop him .
Ning Cheng showed a smirk, “Well, I wouldn’t regret leaving this place anyway . ”
Lan Yi and Ning Cheng had already exchanged a few words . As such, people could misconstrue it as her knowing Ning Cheng . Therefore, hearing Ning Cheng’s words, she immediately sent a voice transmission to Ning Cheng . “Dao Friend Ning, in this place, even you don’t need battleships, you shouldn’t create conflicts with Kong He Emperor Mountain . Please keep that in mind!”
Ning Cheng nodded and sat back in his seat . At this time, the words on the screen changed once again “Sa Ma’s materials aren’t up to standard . Please exit Kong He Emperor Mountain… . ”
Another disgruntled man walked out in disappointment . When he walked out, two more people came into the room . From this, one could see that people always came in and out of the guest room at all times .
It also confused Ning Cheng a little . It stood to reason that old man Kong He was an expert when it came to technology and artefact-crafting . It would make a bit of sense if such people didn’t refine battleships for everyone that came in as it would potentially consume a lot of time . But if you just sat there and gathered materials every day, even if you obtained a lot of precious materials, aren’t you still wasting time?
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Ning Cheng hadn’t figured out the whole problem yet; therefore, he decided to stay back . To confirm whether this old man Kong He wanted to con people out of materials or not, Ning Cheng chose to use a space crystal with a trace of his spiritual consciousness .
Space crystals contained the Laws of Space . If even this couldn’t move this person into crafting battleships, then Ning Cheng felt 100% sure that this fellow was just a conman trying to gather high-grade materials .
Seeing Ning Cheng’s jade box teleported away, the cultivator who stood at the door blocking Ning Cheng’s path outside, showed a trace of disdain . Don’t regret leaving, yet didn’t you still send out the materials?
This time, the characters on the screen didn’t change for a long time . Only after half an incense stick worth of time, the screen showed a row of characters . “Ning Cheng’s materials are not qualified . Please leave Kong He Emperor Mountain… . . ”
Ning Cheng sneered . Just when he was about to speak, Lan Yi quickly came over and said, “Dao Friend Ning, don’t do it . It is not a place to cause trouble . ”
Ning Cheng’s spiritual consciousness then fell into the jade box in Lan Yi’s hands, and his face immediately showed an expression of surprise . He didn’t expect that what he was looking for would end up in Lan Yi’s hands .
He immediately forgot the unpleasantness of Kong He Emperor Mountain and smiled before speaking to Lan Yi . “Dao Friend Lan Yi, I wonder if you can show me the materials you’re about to send?”
Lan Yi looked at Ning Cheng blankly; this sort of change was a bit too fast for her . Ning Cheng, who was still angry a moment ago, had suddenly turned his attention to her materials in just a blink of an eye . Did he want her materials as compensation for the materials he just lost? But this was Kong He Emperor Mountain, robbing things equalled death in this place .
[1] An ‘Overlord’s Gift’ refers to offerings given to a tyrant overlord to appease the said tyrant . It usually involves an outrageous amount of wealth .
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