"My benefactor, Miss Zhou's accommodations have been arranged, and Chief Escort Lin has already left with his men."
Yushu, who had made arrangements for Zhou Xueyi, came to report to Wang Hao, only to find Wang Hao staring intently at himself in the mirror, as if trying to see something out of his own face.
"It's all arranged now. You should communicate and learn more from Miss Zhou in the future. Since she was praised by Old General Qi, she must have amazing talent and ability in naval warfare. She will be a great help to us in our future efforts to eliminate the Japanese pirates."
Setting down the bronze mirror, Wang Hao spoke, revealing that he truly valued Zhou Xueyi.
The opponent not only possesses excellent naval command capabilities, but is also extremely strong in its own right, and its future achievements are bound to be limitless.
"Yes, ma'am. If there's nothing else, ma'am, I'll take my leave now!"
Nodding earnestly, Yushu kept this in mind.
As a native of Jiangnan, she had naturally heard of Old General Qi's great achievements, and someone who could be praised by Old General Qi himself must be extraordinary. Therefore, Zhou Xueyi must have many things that they could learn from her.
Go!
He waved for Yushu to leave, but before she could Yushu around, Wang Hao suddenly asked a strange question.
"Wait a minute, Yushu, do you think I'm really ugly?"
"Ah?"
Yushu blinked her eyes blankly, completely surprised that Wang Hao would ask such a question.
"What 'ah'? Just tell the truth!"
Wang Hao was somewhat dissatisfied. Why hesitate for so long over such a simple question?
Is my appearance really that indescribable, Master Hao?
"Everyone has a different understanding of beauty. Perhaps my benefactor's appearance is somewhat ordinary in the eyes of others, but in Yushu's eyes, you are the most heroic and handsome."
After looking at Wang Hao's appearance, Yushu couldn't bear to tell the truth and could only offer a tactful explanation.
"You may leave!"
With a dejected wave of his hand, Wang Hao gestured for Yushu to leave.
He wasn't stupid; how could he not understand Yushu's implied meaning?
"This servant takes her leave!"
Yushu could also tell that Wang Hao was in a bad mood, so she quickly left.
"It seems we can only rely on the Thousand Faces Divine Technique. Hopefully, the later stages of the Thousand Faces Divine Technique can achieve permanent cosmetic surgery."
With a sigh, Wang Hao could only place his hopes on the Thousand Faces Divine Technique.
The Thousand Faces Divine Technique's current ability to change appearance is temporary. Once the control over the muscles and bones is released, the appearance will revert to normal. However, the manual for the Thousand Faces Divine Technique Thousand Faces Divine Technique states that the later stages of its cultivation can permanently alter a person's appearance and physique.
This is very evident in Elder Chu, who once said that he wasn't very tall when he was young, only six feet tall.
It was precisely because he was dissatisfied with his own physique that the old man decided to create the Thousand Faces Divine Technique.
Now that old guy is seven feet tall, it's clear that the Thousand Faces Divine Technique really does have the ability to permanently change appearance.
He doesn't aim to make himself extremely handsome; he just wants to make minor adjustments in certain areas to make himself look less ugly.
After all, you can't pick up girls without good looks; people are basically creatures of appearance, and first impressions are very important.
For example, last time he created a face that was nine-tenths similar to Wu Yanzu, which allowed him to have a pleasant conversation with Dongfang Bai. The second time, he even got that girl to take the initiative to change his wound medicine.
If someone else had gone there looking ugly, they'd be lucky not to have been kicked off the bed.
So looks really are important!
Of course, Wang Hao wasn't really ugly; his appearance was actually quite good. It was just that his extremely burly physique made him look somewhat fierce.
Shaking his head, Wang Hao put down the bronze mirror, got up, and walked towards the forging room that had been set up not far away.
This forging workshop was built using materials that Lin Zhennan had previously transported from Hangzhou. All the materials used were of the highest quality, even the refractory bricks for the furnace were top-grade.
Moreover, Lin Zhennan was very astute; he bought a set of iron hammers and anvils, supposedly forged with Profound Iron, from a blacksmith shop that was said to have a history of four hundred years for ten thousand taels of silver.
Profound Iron is a special type of iron material that can greatly increase the strength of iron.
A good set of hammers and anvils is as important to a blacksmith as a divine sword is to a swordsman, greatly reducing the difficulty of forging a divine weapon.
Just like when Wang Hao was forging the Shameless Greatsword in Wu Tai's blacksmith shop, he smashed three iron hammers and almost forced the forging process to stop.
"Huh? Zhou Xueyi?"
As he walked, Wang Hao suddenly saw a flash of light in the distance. Turning his head, he saw a tall, slender figure with a twelve-foot-long spear stuck beside her.
Upon seeing the long spear, Wang Hao knew the other party's identity; on the entire Peach Blossom Island, only Zhou Xueyi used such a spear.
Are you paying respects to your father?
He stepped over and looked at the gradually dying fire beside him. He could still vaguely see that it contained burning paper money. In front of the fire were three large pieces of meat, namely pork, mutton and beef. These were the three sacrificial animals used for worship. Feng Lun's head was placed to the side.
Zhou Xueyi stared quietly at the sponge in front of her, without saying a word.
Wang Hao didn't speak, but after standing there for a while, he couldn't help but ask, "Speaking of which, shouldn't we take this guy's head to your father's grave for a sacrifice? Is your father buried here?"
Looking around, Wang Hao didn't see any graves.
"When we were defeated, my father perished at sea along with the warship and all my uncles."
Zhou Xueyi said sadly, her delicate hand gripping the gun barrel tightly, her knuckles turning white.
She wasn't stupid; she naturally knew that her father's death was the result of factional struggles within the court, and that someone else wanted her father dead, with Feng Lun merely a pawn in their game.
But those behind the scenes held high positions, far beyond her ability to contend with. Even Old General Qi was driven to his death by them; what could she possibly do?
Killing Feng Lun was already the limit of what she could do.
"Sorry, I didn't know that!"
Wang Hao apologized awkwardly; he genuinely didn't know that, otherwise he wouldn't have asked and hurt the other person's feelings.
This also made him realize the cruelty of naval warfare. Even if you lose a land battle, you have a chance to escape, but if you lose a naval Douluo I your warship is destroyed, you will only be buried at sea, and you won't even be able to leave behind a whole corpse.
I'm sorry you had to see this!
Wiping away her tears, Zhou Xueyi came to her senses and smiled apologetically. But it would have been better if she hadn't turned around. What she saw when she did almost made her explode with anger.
"You damned dog, die!"
Zhou Xueyi pulled the spear from the ground and stabbed it at Wangcai Cai, who was standing next to Wang Hao, with great force, clearly enraged.
"Waaaah!"
Wangcai reacted quickly, swallowing the mutton in his mouth, grabbing the last piece of pork, and running away.
This scene made Wang Hao's face darken, and he felt extremely embarrassed.
This idiot actually ate the sacrificial animals that were meant to be offered as a sacrifice to his deceased father!
So, are huskies really just there to mess with their owners?
Watching Wangcai dart into the depths of the peach grove in a few swift Wangcai, Zhou Xueyi decisively gave up the chase and instead glared menacingly at Wang Hao, the owner of this damned dog.
The fact that he just stared at her without saying a word made Wang Hao feel even more awkward.
"Well, I don't think this spear is quite suitable for your build and spear technique. How about I forge you a more suitable one, I guarantee it will be better than the one you have now!"
Feeling extremely embarrassed, Wang Hao tried to change the subject. After all, he really couldn't bring Wangcai back and kill him, so he could only choose other ways to make amends.
This long spear is a good point of attack.
This spear was twelve feet long and as thick as an egg, which translates to about three meters long and four centimeters thick. Only a burly man could wield a spear of this size.
Therefore, the original owner of this spear should have been a burly man, most likely Zhou Xueyi Xueyi's father.
However, it is clear that this type of spear is not suitable for a woman to use. If a smaller spear were used instead, Zhou Xueyi's combat power would likely be significantly enhanced.
Zhou Xueyi didn't speak, continuing to stare intently at Wang Hao.
"Um, would it be convenient for me to show you your marksmanship and internal energy techniques? I'd like to have a divine spear custom-made just for you."
Helpless, Wang Hao had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue speaking.
"I'll give you the marksmanship and internal energy cultivation techniques tomorrow morning!"
After a moment of silence, Zhou Xueyi finally spoke.
She had said before that her life belonged to Wang Hao, and she would not go back on her word in this regard.
After all, Wang Hao not only saved her life at the Feng residence the night before last, but also avenged her father's death, and she had to spend the rest of her life repaying him.
As for his internal strength and marksmanship, although they are valuable, they are nothing special.
After saying that, Zhou Xueyi swept her steel gun across the water, sending Feng Lun's head flying into the distant sea. Then she got up and left.
"Damn it, that damned dog is going to screw me over sooner or later!"
Watching Zhou Xueyi's departing figure, Wang Hao wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, wishing he could immediately grab Wangcai and turn him into a dog meat hot pot.
This is such a rip-off!
That kid was quite cute when he was little, but as he grew up, not only did his appearance change, but his personality also turned into a complete goofball, he's really a handful.
Extremely frustrated, Wang Hao strode to the forging room. As soon as he arrived, he saw a chubby boy grabbing a pig's trotter in each hand and devouring it with a wild and unrestrained manner.
"Still eating! Zhu Yuanwai, look how round you've become!"
Watching the chubby boy eat, Wang Hao was speechless.
This guy's father was a bodyguard at Lin Zhennan's Escort Agency. His biggest wish was to buy his way into a Yuanwai official position.
Unfortunately, he hadn't saved enough money when he was young, so he pinned his hopes on his son and named him Zhu Yuanwai, hoping that one day his son would truly become a Yuanwai.
In a way, the bodyguard wasn't wrong to name the kid; the kid was incredibly round, his waist was practically the same as his height.
"Master, you've arrived!"
As soon as the chubby Zhu Yuanwai saw Wang Hao, he quickly devoured the two pig trotters before greeting Wang Hao.
"Start a fire quickly!"
Upon hearing the word "Master Wang Hao was exasperated and ordered the fire to be lit and the furnace opened.
For some reason, this chubby boy was very interested in forging, and he also had a great talent for it. When he saw him forging that big Guan Dao, he was so excited that he wanted to become his apprentice and learn forging techniques.
Seeing the boy's sincerity, and knowing that he was indeed short of someone to help with the fire and tending the flames, he agreed to the job, and that's how he ended up with this chubby little apprentice.
After glancing at the fairly diligent chubby boy, Wang Hao turned to examine the materials piled up in another room, mainly the iron ingots and gold.
That's right, for him, gold became a forging material, after all, it was the raw material for forging Red Gold.
There are over two million taels of gold displayed here. Apart from the portion obtained from Feng Lun's treasury, the rest was looted by the Japanese pirates from Peach Blossom Island.
He had previously instructed Lin Zhennan to take away all the useless items, such as silver and jewelry, for the purchase of medicinal herbs and supplies.
"Let's use this one!"
Wang Hao glanced at the gold and iron ingots and picked up a piece of blackish-red Tekkai about the size of a goose egg, which was placed on a wooden shelf.
This is the legendary Profound Iron!
This piece of Profound Iron was obtained from Feng Lun's treasure vault. Although it is only the size of a goose egg, it weighs a hundred pounds.
Profound Iron is a very special type of iron material that can greatly enhance the hardness and toughness of steel. It is also an essential material for forging Ten-Thousand-Refined True Steel and Hundred-Thousand-Refined Profound Steel.
Originally, he wanted to integrate this piece of Profound Iron into the Shameless Greatsword, but unfortunately, the connection between it and the trace of Acquired Spirituality of the Ziwei Soft Sword within it has been growing stronger and stronger over time, almost reaching the level of spiritual communication, so it is not suitable to modify it for the time being.
Therefore, it was the perfect tool to forge a divine spear for Zhou Xueyi. After all, he would be leaving Peach Blossom Island in a few months, and he needed to find a capable person to protect Yushu and the other women before he left.
Zhou Xueyi is a good choice, and she can also help train these girls, which is a win-win situation.
However, Wang Hao did not immediately begin forging the divine spear for Zhou Xueyi. Instead, he tossed the Profound Iron in his hand, put it down, and solemnly picked up a Japanese sword leaning against the corner of the wall.
This sword is the very sword of the Japanese pirate leader from Peach Blossom Island!