The Weapon-Forge Pavilion was where disciples of the Heavenly Strategy Academy practiced Weapon-Forging Craft. Lu Ren supposedly spent practically all day there.
The Weapon-Forge Pavilion did not bar ordinary students. Even those without a talent for weapon forging could come as long as they were interested. However, students who did not study there could not use its resources for free; they had to purchase or rent them with academic credits.
The students of the Weapon-Forge Pavilion also accepted commissions to forge weapons, though clients generally had to supply their own materials.
This was Xu Yang's first visit. Even from a distance, he heard the ringing clang of hammers striking iron. Waves of heat washed over him, and the air held a faint trace of Fire Elemental Power.
"There should be an Earth Vein Spirit Fire here."
Xu Yang's interest stirred. The closer he came, the more abundant the Fire Elemental Power became.
Only the side entrance of the five-story pavilion stood open. A gray-haired old man sat there, bored out of his mind.
"What brings you here?" the old man asked before Xu Yang even approached.
Though ordinary students were not forbidden from entering the Weapon-Forge Pavilion, that did not mean they could stroll inside simply because they had nothing better to do.
Xu Yang stepped forward and cupped his hands. "Teacher, I came to commission someone to forge a weapon."
As he spoke, he presented his waist token.
The old man glanced at it and waved him through. "Go straight to the furnace workshops. Don't wander anywhere else."
Xu Yang nodded in acknowledgment and entered through the side door. The first thing he saw was a vast courtyard surrounded by buildings and a covered walkway. Following the walkway, he soon reached an area filled with stone rooms. The Fire