Yan Nation!
Located to the northwest of Wu Nation!
Bordering the Snow Region!
Yan Nation's territory is not large!
Strictly speaking, it is the smallest of the eight nations!
But because it produces various scarce ores, it is very rich!
And these rare ores can be used to forge all kinds of weapons!
Precisely because of this!
Yan Nation is famous for its weapon production!
Artifact Refiners are also the most sacred and supreme existence in this country!
And the Sword Forging Academy is one of the three great academies of Yan Nation, a sacred hall!
Side by side with the Pill Refining Academy!
And the Array Formation Academy!
Enjoying great fame!
When he arrived, the King of Wu gave him a token!
Saying that if he had nothing to do, he could go and wander around the Array Formation Academy!
Because the Dean of the Array Formation Academy was a registered disciple of Cao Rufeng!
If one were to truly discuss status!
That registered disciple would have to call Chen Nan senior brother!
He also said that if he encountered any unsolvable problems, he could send a message to that person!
However!
Chen Nan's purpose for coming to Yan Nation was to learn the art of artifact refining!
As for other matters, he was not in a hurry!
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The Sword Forging Academy is located on the Sword Forging Divine Mountain west of the capital of Yan Nation!
A giant sword is planted on the dark red mountain!
It is impossible to tell what material it is forged from!
But it emanates a powerful sword energy!
Arriving at the foot of the Sword Forging Divine Mountain!
Chen Nan used the token given by Luo Yuan to contact Cai Jian!
A moment later!
A young man wearing a black brocade robe and a handsome face flew to the foot of the mountain, looking at Chen Nan with a hint of arrogance in his eyes: "Are you the Chen Nan that Uncle Cai mentioned?"
Chen Nan bowed and said politely, "Yes!"
"Follow me!"
The young man took Chen Nan and flew up, arriving at a secluded courtyard on the Sword Forging Divine Mountain!
He saw an old man wearing a gray robe, with a goatee and a head full of silver hair, sitting under a tree with his eyes closed, resting!
Sensing Chen Nan's aura, he slowly opened his eyes!
"Uncle Cai, Chen Nan has been brought!" the young man said respectfully.
Cai Jian nodded slightly, then looked at Chen Nan, a hint of disappointment flashed in the depths of his eyes!
He did not expect that Chen Nan's cultivation was only at the Earth Immortal realm!
Cai Jian asked, "What is your relationship with Luo Yuan?"
Chen Nan said respectfully, "This junior is considered a successor of Senior Luo Yuan!"
Cai Jian chuckled self-mockingly, "I never expected that guy to find a junior at the Earth Immortal realm as his successor!"
"Forget it, forget it, since I owe him a favor!"
"I will naturally abide by the agreement with him!"
"From now on, you are an outer disciple of the Sword Forging Academy!"
Having said that, he looked at the young man beside Chen Nan and said indifferently, "Ma Jin, take Chen Nan to the mess hall. With his cultivation, that's the most suitable place for him!"
Chen Nan's expression changed!
He had originally thought that with Cai Jian's connection, he could directly become a disciple of the Sword Forging Academy!
But he did not expect that the other party would arrange for him to go to the mess hall!
However!
One had to bow their head when under another's roof!
As long as he could become a disciple of the Sword Forging Academy, it didn't matter!
He always believed that gold would shine wherever it went!
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Afterward, Chen Nan was taken to the mess hall in the back mountain!
Besides him!
There were five fat men here!
Their cultivation was not high, the strongest was only at the Human Immortal realm!
But they were all corpulent!
It could be seen that the food at the Sword Forging Academy was quite good!
"Brother Chen Nan, since you have become a member of our mess hall, you are our brother from now on!" The leader, a middle-aged man, was nearly two meters tall and weighed about five hundred catties!
His voice was rough, giving a wild impression!
"My name is Gong Jian, you can call me Brother Jian!"
"Our work here is very easy, responsible for the meals of all the disciples of the Sword Forging Academy!"
"Although we have over ten thousand disciples in the Sword Forging Academy!"
"But as you know, cultivators at a certain level do not need to eat for a long time!"
"So, our work is relatively leisurely!"
"If a disciple wants to eat, they will send a message in advance, and we just need to prepare it and deliver it!"
"If we are lucky, we might even receive some rewards!"
A wry smile appeared on Chen Nan's lips!
If a person without ambition came here, they would surely live comfortably!
But...
He came here to learn the art of artifact refining!
A fat man named Yue Dong patted Chen Nan's shoulder: "Brother, I know you joined the Sword Forging Academy to learn artifact refining!"
"But don't be discouraged about this, you can actually learn artifact refining in our mess hall!"
"Moreover, we don't need to exchange for the ores we need with contribution points!"
"Uh... you just joined the Sword Forging Academy, so you might not understand some things!"
"Let's put it this way, disciples of the Sword Forging Academy need to go to the Merit Hall to exchange for contribution points to obtain ores for forging weapons!"
"And there are two ways to obtain contribution points: either by completing various tasks!"
"Or by exchanging with money!"
"In the Sword Forging Academy, money is the least valuable!"
"Here, one contribution point is equivalent to the price of ten high-grade immortal stones!"
"But even the cheapest ore is worth more than ten contribution points!"
Chen Nan gasped, "That's too expensive!"
This means!
To buy ten contribution points worth of ore, one would have to pay one hundred high-grade immortal stones!
Yue Dong grinned and said, "So, our privilege is reflected! As long as we need any ore, we can go to the Merit Hall... to get supplies!"
"Well, it's not an exaggeration to describe it as getting supplies!"
Chen Nan was confused!
Gong Jian took a black iron pot and slammed it hard on his head!
Puff!
His head pierced through the iron pot!
"See? This pot is ruined!" Gong Jian said with a smile, "So, it needs to be re-forged!"
"At this time, can't we go to the Merit Hall and openly ask for ores?"
Chen Nan couldn't help but ask, "Will the people at the Merit Hall really not make things difficult for us?"
"Who dares?" Gong Jian sneered, "If they dare to make things difficult for our brothers, I will write their names on the blackboard, and then if they want to eat..."
"Heh heh!"
"The pot is broken, can't make anything!"
"Let them starve, those bastards!"
Chen Nan found the people in the mess hall very interesting!
Vindictive!
With distinct personalities!
Although their status in the mess hall was not high!
But the benefits here were indeed considerable!
And they were not restricted by anyone!
Gong Jian took out a book and threw it to Chen Nan: "Brother Chen Nan, this is a summary of artifact refining from the Sword Forging Academy. Take it and have a look!"
"No matter what, you are now a disciple of the Sword Forging Academy!"
"This is knowledge you should know!"
Chen Nan nodded solemnly!
Gong Jian continued, "Do you have a place to live at the foot of the mountain? If not, you can live on the mountain!"
"It's the old rule, six people on night duty!"
"If anyone wants to eat at night, you can also prepare a hot meal for them!"
Chen Nan said, "No need to be so troublesome. Since I'm living on the mountain, I'll take care of cooking at night!"
The five looked at each other!
Clearly, they did not expect such a good thing!
Gong Jian hesitated, then said, "Since that's the case, then you'll be on night duty from now on, and we five brothers will be responsible during the day!"
"Okay, it's settled. Da Wang, take Brother Chen Nan to choose a house!"
Then Da Wang took Chen Nan to choose a house!
Watching the backs of the two leave, Yue Dong suddenly said, "Boss, I feel like this guy is not on the same path as us!"
Gong Jian's eyes twinkled with a contemplative gaze, "Whether he's on the same path or not, won't we know if we test him?"