Chapter 59: Powerful! (1/2)
Before today, they regarded this storm as a farce.
From the start to end, they never thought that Wang Chong would win. Even a moment ago, they were still trying to persuade Wang Chong, hoping that he could give up on this duel gamble.
For this, the Zhang Clan was even willing to use their own sword as a substitute to minimize his losses. The duo even thought that if they could get their hands on the Hyderabad ores contract, they would help the Wang Clan to further push down the setback this event would cause.
The thought of Wang Chong winning had never flashed through their mind, not even once!
In the Bluebottle Pavilion, Huang Jiao seemed to have gone daft.
Just a moment ago, he was still trying to persuade everyone to use a more ‘civilized’ manner to carry out the duel gamble. Yet, in the next moment, the fellow who he said was ‘attracting attention’, with a single move, destroyed more than twenty top-notch swords, showing its overwhelming strength.
“Who is that fellow?”
At that instant, Huang Jiao could feel a chill surging down from his head to his toe. The entire Bluebottle Pavilion was eerily silent!
In contrast, its entrance was bustling. Amidst the crowds, countless small weapon traders were currently experiencing a magnitude 12 earthquake in their hearts upon seeing the shocking sight.
The event at the Bluebottle Pavilion had attracted nearly every weapon trader in the entire capital. In the past few days, even though there hasn’t been an official clash between the swords, everyone has looked into the matter regarding the duel gamble.
The swords hanging on the Bluebottle Pavilion were arranged based on the standing of the power behind the swords. Even though Wei Hao’s move had only cut through twenty swords or so, the twenty swords were all the sharpest and strongest swords hung on the Bluebottle Pavilion.
There wasn’t a single one of the sword that wasn’t renowned.
However, before the Wootz steel sword which Wang Chong forged, all of these swords were utterly destroyed.
“What kind of sword is that, for it to be so formidable?”
Shock rippled through everyone’s heart. Putting aside the weapon shops and workshops, even the swords of the Huang, Lu, Cheng, Zhang, and the various other prestigious swordsmithing clans were shattered as well!
This was something no one would dare to think about.
In that instant, it seemed as though time has stopped. From all directions, everyone’s gazes fell on the Wootz steel weapon grasped in Wei Hao’s hand.
Under the glaring sunlight, for the first time, the first Wootz steel sword was exposed to the world!
This was a uniquely designed sword that was around three chi long.
With an elegant silver exterior, it seemed as it was cloaked with mercury.Unlike other swords, it has mysterious silver patterns on its body that resembled flowing water, granting it bizarrely enchanting aesthetics.
The sword was tremendously sharp. Even after slicing more than twenty top-notch swords, there wasn’t the slightest trace of damage on it. In fact, not even the tiniest scratch could be seen.
Its toughness was frightening!
Not just so, the black cloth that was veiling the scabbard was also removed, revealing a black scabbard. Looking from the side, one could see an interior layer of expensive gold phoebe nanmu wood with an exterior layer of black whale skin.
The both were stitched together via golden and silver threads and the entire scabbard looked extremely noble and elegant.
Other than that, different from the other swords that one could buy from the market, there were red agates, rubies, as well as green turquoise gems.
All of these gemstones weren’t only embedded on the surface. Rather, it seemed to follow some rules of aesthetic design, creating the image of a simple and elegant winter plum blossom on top.
In an instant, everyone was shocked by the beauty of the scabbard. Some of the weapon traders among the crowd were staring at the scabbard with their eyes wide open, rendered speechless.
Rarely did anyone spend so much effort on a mere scabbard, but judging from the gemstones on it, it was definite that embedding the gems would have taken a lot of time. This was something inconceivable to the weapon merchants of the Central Plains.
Everyone knew that the most crucial part of a sword was the sword itself, not the scabbard. Putting one’s efforts into other aspects would be deemed sloppy by others, creating an impractical sword due to focusing too much on its exterior.
Thus, there wasn’t a single weapon shop, workshop, and even the few prestigious swordsmithing clan who would spend so much effort on a scabbard.
Even if those master swordsmiths spent some additional effort on the scabbard, it would never reach such a level. Just the gems that Wang Chong embedded on the scabbard by itself should be worth more than six hundred gold taels.
Not only that, Wang Chong had put in effort on the handle of the Wootz steel sword as well. The cross-guard was made of gold-plated silver while the grip was made of a black rhinoceros horn. Other than that, like the scabbard, the handle was also embedded with precious gems.
If it was any other sword, it would definitely be deemed as a beautiful but impractical. However, after witnessing the strength of a Wootz steel weapon for themselves, who would dare to say such words!
“Good sword! It’s indeed an excellent sword! … To think that there would be such a sharp sword in the Central Plains!”
In the Bluebottle Pavilion, Mosaide had witnessed the entire scene clearly. Holding the sides of the rattan chair, he abruptly stood up.
All along, he had faced this duel gamble with a light and relaxed attitude, but at this very moment, Mosaide realized that he had underestimated the event.
“This trip to the Central Plains wasn’t wasted. No matter how much money I would spend on purchasing the sword, it would be worth it. I have to bring back this sword no matter the cost!”
Mosaide stared at the Wootz steel sword in Wei Hao’s hands as his eyes gleamed brightly.