Although his face was pale due to significant water loss, Quanyi's eyes were bright, and joy overflowed on his face.
Quanyi took out the prepared Waterskin from the Blazing Sun Heart and drank it in small sips.
The biggest advantage and disadvantage of the academy's Simulated Environment training ground was the high temperature.
Therefore, even Quanyi could not meditate and cultivate for a long time in a high-temperature environment. Twenty hours was about Quanyi's limit.
This seclusion took longer than expected, but fortunately, it didn't go over time, and, this seclusion broke through level twenty in one fell swoop, so everything was worth it.
The next day, morning, faculty office.
"Bai Yan Teacher, I would like to ask you for a leave of absence. I may be late for the next semester, and I'm not sure of the exact date. I don't know if it can be approved." Quanyi knew that Bai Yan Teacher was still in the academy, so he made a special trip to ask the teacher for leave, so as not to be late because it would take too much time to obtain a Soul Ring.
"Okay, I approve it."
Bai Yan didn't ask much, because she knew Quanyi, he was a person of his word. Moreover, she probably guessed the specific reason.
As someone who often fought with Quanyi, Bai Yan was of course the clearest about Quanyi's strength.
Obtaining the second Soul Ring, the reason for asking for leave should be this.
"Thank you, teacher, you've worked hard."
"Yes, be careful."
Quanyi understood, it seemed that the teacher had noticed something.
After he said goodbye to the teacher, he walked out of the office and out of the academy.
Quan Family Boutique.
"Uncle Ying, please send this letter to my parents."
Quanyi wrote to his parents every month. Through long letters, Quanyi not only talked about his life in the academy, but also discussed some of the confusions he encountered in his studies.
Although it was not as convenient as a mobile phone in his previous life, traditional letters sometimes better reflected the feelings of both parties.
However, the main content of this letter was to notify his parents that he wanted to meet directly in the Soul Beast Forest.
"Okay, then when exactly should we set off? Considering that it will take some time for the letter to reach home. We can leave a little later."
"It just so happens that I also have some things I want to deal with during this time. Then let's set it for a week later."
"Yes. I'll go arrange it."
The Quan Family had collected a large amount of Soul Beast information while constantly collecting Soul Beast Meat over the years.
And half a year ago, Quanyi learned from his parents' letter that someone had spotted a Soul Beast that met Quanyi's requirements in a certain Soul Beast Forest.
Just in time for this breakthrough to level twenty, things would change if he delayed, Quanyi decided to go directly to that Soul Beast Forest.
However, before that, there was one place Quanyi wanted to visit.
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In the afternoon, the scorching sun ruthlessly baked this large city.
There were very few pedestrians on the avenue at this time. At this moment, a burst of brisk hoofbeats broke the silence of the street.
This was the carriage carrying Quanyi.
Quanyi's destination was far from the city center, located on the edge of the city, so Quanyi chose to take a carriage to get there.
After half an hour, the carriage stopped in front of a shop.
Quanyi got out of the carriage and looked up at the plaque, which read, "Yuan Family Blacksmith Shop" in five large characters.
This was Quanyi's destination.
"Welcome, guest, are you here to commission the forging of ironware?"
A young man with huge muscles walked out of the door and greeted Quanyi and the others warmly.
"Hello, big brother, I'm not here to order anything. I want to visit the owner of your shop."
Quanyi also politely expressed his intentions to the young man.
However, the young man, who had been very enthusiastic until just now, visibly collapsed, and shouted weakly towards the shop.
"Old man, there's a guest looking for you."
Quanyi hadn't expected that the receptionist would be the young master of this shop.
Before long, heavy footsteps came from inside the store. A middle-aged man of even more massive build walked out.
"I am the owner of this shop, what can I do for you?"
Quanyi carefully sized up the middle-aged man. He wasn't tall, but his entire body was covered in sturdy muscles, giving him an aura of immovable stability.
Moreover, this man was meticulously groomed from head to toe, looking very neat and comfortable, as if he had very high standards for himself.
"Yuan Blacksmith, hello, my name is Quanyi, and I have something to discuss with you. Do you remember someone commissioning the forging of iron balls and iron pipes half a year ago?"
As he spoke, Quanyi took out a dark iron pipe and several iron balls from his chest. One end of the black iron pipe was sealed.
"Hmm, I remember, is there a problem?" The middle-aged blacksmith glanced at the objects in Quanyi's hand, recognizing them as items he had personally forged.
"May I ask if these were made by Yuan Blacksmith?"
"Of course."
Grandmaster Yuan nodded confidently.
"That's good, the truth is, I'm here to acquire Grandmaster's shop."
"What? Acquire the shop? This is our Yuan Family's ancestral shop, even if I'm in dire straits, I wouldn't sell it."
The middle-aged man glared, slamming heavily on the table.
Recently, the Yuan Family Blacksmith Shop had been in a state of crisis due to poor management, so some people had come to discuss the sale of the shop.
Therefore, Yuan Blacksmith was somewhat sensitive to Quanyi's proposal.
"No, no, Grandmaster, you misunderstand, I mean to buy everything, including you. Moreover, from now on, our Quan Family will continue to fund Grandmaster's forging in this shop."
The middle-aged man was also confused by Quanyi's words. He originally thought they were here to seize the shop, but he didn't expect that their target was himself.
"Boy, what are you joking about? How could I possibly sell myself?"
Yuan Blacksmith was amused by Quanyi's absurd proposal.
"Yuan Blacksmith, I greatly admire your forging skills, but if I may be blunt, Yuan Blacksmith is completely ignorant when it comes to business. The fact that the Yuan Family Blacksmith Shop is in such a predicament is largely due to you. If our Quan Family acquires this shop, you won't have to worry about management issues anymore and can devote yourself entirely to forging."
Quanyi's gaze did not waver and seemed very serious.
Half a year ago, Quanyi had commissioned Quan Ying to order the same items from all the blacksmith shops in the city.
And the craftsmanship of the Yuan Family Blacksmith Shop was among the best.
However, although the Yuan Family's craftsmanship was excellent, they didn't seem to be good at managing the shop. Yuan Blacksmith was serious and strict with himself, single-mindedly pursuing higher and better quality.
This also led to high prices for the ironware. More importantly, the market demand for high-quality ironware was not large.
Therefore, since Yuan Blacksmith took over the blacksmith shop, the business situation had deteriorated.
Moreover, to make matters worse, in order to sell the ironware, the Yuan Family began to drastically reduce prices without lowering the quality or cost, which was undoubtedly a slow suicide.
This led to the fact that now, besides this huge shop, the Yuan Family only had the father and son encouraging each other to maintain it.
However, Yuan Blacksmith's character of insisting on excellent quality was the reason Quanyi was determined to acquire this shop.
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