Sword Forging No More, Divine Iron Reborn! Different Schemes! (Monthly Votes Requested)

Sword Demon's forceful words immediately struck a chord with many present, jolting awake some who had just been swayed by profit.

They remembered their original intentions. Yet now, they had actually wavered because of the Black Wind Stronghold Master's tempting offers, and many could not help feeling ashamed.

Before coming here, most had assumed the worst of others, especially someone as notoriously vile as the Black Wind Stronghold Master. Naturally, they had expected the worst from him. Yet he had not acted as they had anticipated. Instead, he displayed extravagant generosity, completely disrupting everyone's expectations.

Even now, when they thought again of the enticing conditions the Black Wind Stronghold Master had offered, they truly were alluring, and their hearts still could not help stirring.

However, with Sword Demon stepping forward to sound the warning, everyone restrained themselves for the moment despite their interest and chose to watch how matters developed.

Jiang Dali sat calmly in his chair, looking placidly at the impassioned Sword Demon as he smiled. "You are right. If Sword Forging City stops forging swords and instead forges sabers, it will only become a laughingstock in the martial world.

"But this village lord never intended for Sword Forging City to forge only sabers. It should forge everything. That is why we need more skilled craftsmen proficient in all forms of smithing, not merely swordsmiths. That is also why I have opened the gates today to recruit talented people far and wide."

Before Sword Demon could retort, Jiang Dali said in a deep voice, "Therefore, today, I have decided that Sword Forging City will no longer be called Sword Forging City from this day onward. It will be renamed Divine Iron City! Every weapon produced by Divine Iron City will be a masterpiece—a divine weapon!"

"Divine Iron City!?"

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