Traveling alone on horseback was obviously much faster than taking a carriage. After five days, Lin Manshan finally returned to Nuoding City.
After selling Big Yellow Horse to the Post Station, he went home to tidy up the house that had been empty for over half a month, took a bath, and headed straight for the Blacksmith Shop.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Lin Manshan got straight to the point. "Uncle Tie Shan, I'm planning to make a trip to Gengxin City in a couple of days."
"That's great! A'man, do you need me to go with you?" Tie Shan's face lit up with delight.
"No need, Uncle Tie Shan. I'm only going to get certified as a blacksmith. There's no danger involved." Lin Manshan smiled.
"That's true." Tie Shan nodded and said with a smile, "In that case, A'man, you can go with the procurement caravan organized by our Nuoding City Blacksmith Branch in a few days. The Nuoding City Blacksmith Branch is an organization formed by the blacksmiths of Nuoding City themselves. At the beginning of every month, they organize a caravan to Gengxin City in the Star Luo Empire to purchase metal ores."
"My Blacksmith Shop is small. Usually, I just make farming tools and furniture for the nearby commoners, and many of them trade in old items for new ones, so I don't use much metal. I usually just make a list and have the procurement caravan bring some back for me. There are still nine days until the next caravan leaves. I'll go speak with the leader of this trip later. You can just travel with them then."
"Alright, then I'll trouble you, Uncle Tie Shan." Lin Manshan said politely.
"Trivial matter." Tie Shan waved his hand and smiled. "Still, A'man, Uncle Tie is waiting