That night, everyone stayed in Big Hammer's quadrangle.
The bald strongman had not been lying. He really had hidden several jars of fine wine, but Jiang Xiao felt that the taste was strange. Apparently, it had been brewed from a food called tsaoko, and it was both sweet and bitter.
Jiang Xiao had truly never tasted wine that was "both sweet and bitter." The first sip carried a faint, sweet fragrance that left his lips and teeth aromatic. But after tasting it again, the wine in his mouth became somewhat bitter. It was genuinely difficult to describe exactly what that felt like.
Perhaps this was what love tasted like.
The two Eagle brothers respectfully addressed the bald strongman as the "Pathfinder," but the bald strongman called himself Big Hammer, so everyone followed suit.
Big Hammer was over forty and a true son of the Central Plains. To everyone's surprise, he was actually a member of the Mountain Shattering Army. However, when they asked his name, Big Hammer revealed nothing more. He would only drink and refused to mention how he had entered Other Earth.
Everyone refrained from asking further. While they were drinking and chatting, Gold Companion repeatedly requested it, and Big Hammer finally took the broken stone blade Jiang Xiao carried on his back. After examining it from side to side, he thumped his chest and promised to make Jiang Xiao a greatsword overnight.
Jiang Xiao was not shy about it either. When he said, "I follow the Dual Blade Style," Big Hammer paused briefly before bursting into hearty laughter and saying there was no problem. After they finished drinking, he even invited Jiang Xiao to observe his forging techniques.
Jiang Xiao truly broadened his horizons. Big Hammer's fire-, water-, and wind-type Star Skills connected seamlessly. With an iron