Conditions After Advancement

A ten-ton golden toad would be easy enough to procure.

Chu Qing had originally planned to find somewhere to get some gold, but when he saw this enormous Blacksmith Shop, he became interested.

"Why go far when what I need is close at hand?"

"With such a huge Blacksmith Shop, could there really be no gold?"

He summoned the blacksmiths inside.

"Use ten tons of gold to forge a golden toad."

"Then go to the river, salvage that Red Copper Golden Toad, cut an opening into it, and put the golden toad inside!"

Chu Qing spoke.

The blacksmiths were dumbfounded.

Ten tons of gold amounted to two hundred thousand taels.

The sum was far too great. They simply did not have the authority to use it.

But these blacksmiths did not merely have plenty of muscle; they had plenty of brains as well.

They immediately agreed first.

Then, thumping their chests, they said, "Master Qing, rest assured!"

"Isn't it just a golden toad worth two hundred thousand taels?"

"We can make it happen!"

Chu Qing smiled. "Three days. In three days, I want to see a ten-ton golden toad!"

The blacksmiths nodded frantically.

Quite satisfied, Chu Qing said, "I'll put some blood into that box of yours."

The blacksmiths immediately erupted in cheers.

During this time, they had repeatedly used Chu Qing's blood to forge weapons.

Although they had not forged a single divine weapon,

they had made quite a number of top-tier weapons.

Whether in sharpness, toughness, strength, or other qualities, those top-tier weapons surpassed every top-tier weapon they had ever forged before.

Moreover:

The more they used it, the more they felt that Chu Qing's blood could forge a divine weapon.

It was just that the more blood they used, the less remained.

Just as they were about