荒墟牧神 - 第295章 靈化兵刃之姿 - 簡牘書房

"Eight thousand sword blanks?" Shan Youxin was startled and blurted out, "Cult Master, eight thousand sword blanks would be enough to refine a small sect's treasure. Are you certain you need so many swords?"

Shen Mu nodded and said helplessly, "To refine these eight thousand swords to the level of size at will and form a sword pellet—even I find it a headache."

Shan Youxin hesitated, then said, "Eight thousand swords would be enough to arm an army. To produce so many sword blanks, we would need the finest metals..."

"Before the calamity, I sold some medicine and exchanged it for some money."

Shen Mu thought again of Snow Fox, who managed the money, and felt some fondness for the little fox. "I still have a million Dafeng coins here. I wonder if that is enough?"

Shan Youxin was startled, then laughed. "How could we let the Cult Master spend his own money? Our halls habitually collect heavenly treasures and earthly materials. For instance, we have people in the mines—when they dig up treasures, they often do not report them to the state but hide them privately."

He glanced around, saw no one nearby, and lowered his voice: "The rule of the Holy Cult: the finest are offered to the emperor, the finest of the finest go into the Holy Cult's treasury."

Shen Mu was astonished.

Shan Youxin smiled. "The Cult Master wishes to refine a primordial weapon—naturally a great matter. The heavenly treasures and earthly materials in the Holy Cult's treasury can all be put to use. The Cult Master need only give the order to open the treasury, and our Heavenly Works Hall can take out the treasures to forge eight thousand sword blanks for you. I dare not say the materials are the finest, but they will not be much inferior to the swords worn by first-rank officials."

Shen Mu let out a turbid breath and said, "Where is the treasury?"

"The Cult Master does not know where his own treasury is?" Shan Youxin was caught between laughter and tears. "Naturally, it is on Sacred Mountain."