"Thereâs been a price increase recently, itâs more than this now," Lan Zhou muttered.
The Divine Array Master of Xi Rongâs team is an old man with an immortal aura.
Blue hair, reportedly the entire family has hair of this color, and their family has Water Spirit Roots.
"How much has it increased?" the Sword Fairy asked.
Old Man Lan Zhou stroked his blue beard:
"The array for the One Heart Realm, originally priced at around 20 million Magic Coins, has now increased to 30 million Magic Coins, a 50% increase, and itâs still in short supply."
The Sword Fairy was stunned: "That much of an increase? Whatâs going on."
"Thanks to your Xinyi Continent, because of that Vice Sect Leader of the No-Life Sect."
Old Man Lan Zhou grinned widely, stroking his beard:
"Isnât it that city walls are easily attacked and fail to provide protection, so to prevent that person from cutting down his ancestors and getting stronger, with nothing else to do, attacking his own house..."
"So recently, all the Holy Lands and Great Sects have been lining up to order some Defense Arrays to guard against the new tricks of those people from the No-Life Sect in Xinyi Continent."
"After all, you know, crossing big Demon Sects over states is difficult, right? Those Evil Cults often run around, cooperating to attack a certain continent."
"No-Life Sect is the number one local Evil Cult of Xinyi Continent, and they often use Teleportation Arrays to do a bit of autumn wind pillage in neighboring continents, everyoneâs thinking itâs better to be safe, since those forces are basically foolish with money, buying some protection for peace of mind."
Sword Fairy: "???!"
Whatâs going on?
Have we helped them raise prices?
Helped with those Defense Arrays, expanded the market demand in the home-building industry?
Did we just shoot ourselves in the foot?
Old Man Lan Zhou chuckled, "Of course, that Vice Sect Leader of the No-Life Sect is just one factor in the price increase of array maps."
"Can you say everything at once?" Sword Fairy rolled her eyes.
"Little girl, getting impatient and easily agitated," Old Man Lan Zhou gently smiled, "And thereâs another reason..."
He intentionally lowered his voice: "Isnât it because the Saint has passed away, the Evil Cult assassinated the Saintâs eyes, blinding the Sun and Moon, but who knows what will happen afterward? Everyoneâs setting up some arrays to guard against the sudden emergence of the Sun and Moon from the grave."
"After all, now that the Saint has passed, entombed, after death, the ghostâs eyes can regrow."
"Who knows if the Saint will suddenly reappear and shine over the world? Everyoneâs terrified too!"
"Just on the night the Saintâs death was announced, many major forces were secretly conducting an experiment to prove weâre still alive!"
The Sword Fairy took a deep breath.
The people of this world, they are truly unfortunate.
They donât even know theyâre dead.
"So...are we still alive?" The Sword Fairyâs throat was dry.
Old Man Lan Zhou rolled his eyes, looked at her sword, and solemnly said, "Do you feel youâre still alive?"
"Of course Iâm still alive."
The Sword Fairy replied solemnly, utterly speechless: "Donât joke like that, why are you looking at me with that weird gaze? Itâs a bit creepy, Iâm just transitioning to Blade, Spear, Sword and Halberd, welcoming a second life."
Old Man Lan Zhou sighed, "Experiments have shown that we are probably still alive."
"I told you Iâm still alive! Youâre just scaring people." The Sword Fairy said.
Old Man Lan Zhou looked at her, this dead person, and for a moment was uncertain if he himself was still alive either, what if Iâm just another Sword Fairy now, staunchly insisting Iâm alive?
Ning Zheng listened in on the Communication Token, musing silently.
Now they donât have to prove, indeed they are alive.
Because time isnât up yet.
Two months later, when everyone is dead, itâs better to conduct this "proof validation" experiment then.
But, can they really prove it?
Old Man Lan Zhou chuckled, "No one knows what will happen if we give up suppressing the âChronicles of Timeâ, how strong the Saintâs combat power will release after death, how powerful it will be with his eyes at full power."
"Even the existences at the Sect Leader level have no confidence they can withstand the Sun and Moon."
"Just in case, theyâve also asked me to order arrays for them."
The Sword Fairy felt her scalp prickling: "Is the gap that big?"
"Actually, there wasnât a big gap, relying on the foundation can resist a bit."
Old Man Lan Zhou whispered,
"But the hidden trump cards of the Holy Land, each ancestor, wonât help you block the illumination of the Sun and Moon, your ancestor is also a dead person, they canât sense anything wrong with the Sun and Moon, they simply wonât protect you."
"Still, itâs the arrays that can best isolate those things from the sky."
The Sword Fairyâs heart gave a jolt.
Indeed.
If the ghost sun shines, and the ancestor is the same attribute, in his eyes, this sun is not a problem at all, itâs wonderful!
Feels like with this Sun and Moon shining, my body and strength have enhanced.
Thereâs truly no problem!
But the living do not feel the warmth.
This means that the city walls of all cities instantly become ineffective.
Unobstructed access, how much damage will this cause?
What is the true foundation of a Great Sect?
Ancestral Patriarchs through the ages!
If they cannot rely on the patriarchs and only utilize contemporary cultivators, their combat power might only be half, or even a third, of their peak strength.
If the patriarchs do not aid them in resisting disaster and they are left with only 30% of their power, can they not be afraid?
Moreover, previously they didnât like using defensive arrays, at most functional arrays like the Spirit Gathering Array or Shielding Array.
These Holy Lands and Great Sects, being among the survivalists, have recently been feverishly preparing legitimate defensive arrays.
Itâs precisely because they are so terrified, those evil cults, like mad dogs, previously attempted to assassinate saints.
Ning Zheng listened, somewhat surprised:
"Generally in history, when a saint passes away, everyone thinks of seizing power and fighting for interests."
"But now, this passing of a saint has all the ancient forces scared to the point of trepidation, fearing being killed outright by the sun and moon, which is rarely seen in all of history."
"Is this the deterrent of the first mythological hero in human history?"
Through the ages, the court was the largest sect under heaven.
But it doesnât mean the court was always very strong.
Historically, many courts were weak, with numerous instances of them being jointly oppressed by various Holy Lands and Great Sects.
Yet this one was so terrifyingly strong that, even after its peak dynasty ended, it still held unbelievable deterrent power.
Now, itâs making these Holy Lands secretly research from time to time if they would suddenly and quietly die.
Using Li Youzhuâs common thinking logic: How do I prove that Iâm still alive now? Did I die yesterday?
They feel pitifully like a little quail always shrinking its head.
Afraid of him dying, yet afraid of him not dying.
Itâs very conflicting.
At this moment.
Ning Zheng thought the price of arrays had increased, which was somewhat troubling.
Because Ning Zheng knew their fear wasnât fake!
Even though he doesnât know exactly what happened, in two months, an unprecedented great terror is really going to walk out of the grave.
Before him.
The Divine Array Master vaguely has the advantage of first place in the new version.
Itâs estimated there are channels within internal circles, making it difficult to acquire arrays.
The difficulty has skyrocketed.
"So, can you buy it or not?" Sword Fairy was speechless, what was this old man roundabout about?
Old Man Lan had a face full of difficulty:
"I have many orders at hand, and they are all pre-ordered, itâs not convenient to jump the queue, you know, in my line of work, credibility is most important."
Moreover, those clients are not to be trifled with.
"How about this."
Old Man Lan rubbed his palms together, "Recently, Iâve been researching an array plate, wanting to create an artifact spirit...shall we collaborate?"
Sword Fairy looked at him in speechless confusion.
These old men, none of them are easy to deal with, this one was truly waiting for them here.
Our Eternal Divine Soldier is a masterpiece crafted by Shennong, the Divine Craftsman, and the Divine Doctor, formed from three production lines.
He, as a Divine Array Master, also wants to mix in, becoming the fourth link in the production line.
Yet it really might happen.
Both parties collaborate to create the array plate, they provide the artifact spirit, while the other provides technology...
"Interesting."
Sword Fairy thought it was feasible, "Recently, the demand for array plates is very high, possibly not weaker than our youth version of the divine soldier, the Yin Yang Corpse-Slaying Sword."
Old Man Lan Zhou smiled:
"Yes, it must meet the current market demands, your selling event can switch to selling array plates."
He had a face full of smiles, "We collaborate to launch a brand-new series."
Jiucai Rong and others, upon hearing this, felt the main storyline was emerging.
Sword Casting Manor is precisely about crafting weapons, advancing the storyline!
This is crafting, isnât it?
And when these words entered Ning Zhengâs eyes, his brows raised a hint of a smile: "Yes, if you canât buy an array plate, then collaborate to craft array plates together, to protect the manor."
"Moreover, while making money, they could save some more people."
"Our array plate is like the many arks in the great flood, carrying countless people, surviving the apocalypse of the sun and moon."
The blacksmiths nearby brightened up.
A group of people started murmuring.
Jiucai Rong looked shocked, "We think our new product can resist the great flood of the sun and moon and save all the people."
"We will be the saviors, perhaps we should name this series of weapons..."
"Ark."