Demon Slayer Starts From the Proficiency Panel

   Chapter 29 [029] Customize a puppet worth a thousand taels

   Most of the people who can open a shop in Qianji Pavilion are not ordinary people.

  According to the regulations of the Fumo Division, only a certain path of rank six or above can apply for the qualification to open a shop in Qianji Pavilion.

   In other words, if you open a medicine store, you must be at the sixth rank or above.

  If you open a weapon and armor shop, you must be at the sixth rank or above of the Forging Dao.

   The same is true for the shopkeeper who opened a puppet shop. In the three thousand miles of the avenue, the puppet road is actually not considered unpopular.

  Cultivated land and loaded goods often use the help of wooden cows and horses. These things come from the hands of puppet masters.

   Speaking of the puppet road, it is actually a relatively new road, which originated from the carpenter's road.

   Descendants have taken a different approach, specializing in the field of puppets, and this has only completed the emerging in more than 300 years, laying a unique style and foundation.

   makes the puppet Tao completely out of the category of carpenter Tao, and finally has its own school and cultivation method.

   In the past, puppet masters also needed to use iron wire, copper wire and other carriers as a medium to control the actions of the puppets, but now, the ways to control the puppets have already become full of tricks and emerge in an endless stream.

  Therefore, many puppets exist as commodities, which have been passed down to the people and become helpers in the daily work of the people.

   Wandering around in the Thousand Machines Pavilion, Ning Xiu finally found a very deserted puppet shop.

   When he walked into the store, there was no clerk who came to greet him, but a woman sitting behind the counter didn't know what to do.

   He didn't even raise his head, and he didn't even look at himself.

  Ning Xiu was curious, and immediately leaned over, intending to see what this person was tinkering with.

   The woman has a light and familiar appearance, she looks about twenty-six or seven, and her hair is casually tied in a braid and draped over her shoulders.

  Ning Xiu looked down from a height, the woman's nose was tall and straight, her eyes were cold, and her facial features were extremely delicate, but she was a natural beauty.

  I saw that she was constantly changing tools and playing with a three-foot-sized wooden figure on the table. Slowly, without seeing any means by the woman, the little wooden figure danced automatically on the table.

  The woman suddenly smiled knowingly, even making such an inconspicuous little thing can make her feel happy from the bottom of her heart.

   "It must be the spirit of a craftsman." Ning Xiu sighed inwardly.

   Seeing that the other party stopped, the work should have been completed, Ning Xiu asked aloud: "Are you the shopkeeper of this shop?"

  The woman looked up at him and nodded: "Exactly, my name is Nie Ying, what do the guests want to buy."

   "That's it, I would like you to order a puppet that can be accommodated in the body according to my Wengjin hammer. The requirements of the puppet are to be able to resist blows, not to move slowly, to be easy to control, and to be realistic."

  Ning Xiu raised the thunder hammer in his hand, and then he said a few requirements for the custom puppet.

  Nie Ying's expression was flat, and she was not surprised at all. After listening to Ning Xiu's request, she took a soft ruler and walked out of the counter.

   Very professionally began to measure the various dimensions of Ning Xiu's Thunder Hammer.

   "How heavy is your weapon."

   "Three hundred and twenty pounds."

After measuring the various dimensions of the Thunder Hammer, Nie Ying put away the soft ruler and asked: "It is not difficult to make a custom puppet, and the price is usually not too expensive, but there are two points in your request that belong to the material order. It requires the use of expensive materials, otherwise it will not meet the two requirements of fighting resistance and fast action that you said, can you accept it?”

  Ning Xiu said: "How many silver taels do you need?"

   "To be conservative, at least one hundred taels of gold." Nie Ying thought for a while, and finally extended three slender fingers.

   Hearing the other party's offer, Ning Xiu almost choked up on the spot.

   When Huang You bought this Thunder Hammer, he spent 4,000 taels of silver.

   In the Dashang exchange measurement system, one tael of gold is equal to ten taels of silver.

  I plan to equip the Thunder Hammer with a scabbard, but I have to spend another thousand, which is really good money.

   "Treasurer, what's the point of a puppet of a thousand taels? You might as well introduce it to me so that I can have a better understanding." Ning Xiu said.

   "Of course it's possible. I usually make puppets for others. Most of them are made of wood, which is cheap, lightweight and durable. The main reason is that those people use these puppets to carry goods and carry things.

  If you put it into a battle with evil spirits or other people, it will basically end up being broken when you touch it, so our puppet masters usually use iron and bronze ore materials to build puppets for combat.

   But this material has a disadvantage, that is, the speed of action is not very fast. If you are in a hurry, it will even delay your travel speed.

   In order to deal with this situation, our puppet master has come up with many solutions, that is, to choose those special materials that are light and hard to make puppets.

   But good things usually have a disadvantage, that is, they are expensive. If you want to have a puppet that is resistant to fights and moves fast, you cannot avoid spending more money.

   The special materials that are most used at present are the Yinhui meteorite from Nanjiang Prefecture and Tianteng Longmu from Daliang Prefecture. They are not afraid of fire or water, and can withstand a force of about 3,000 jin.

   is a good material that is light and hard, but the price is there, both are expensive. "

  Nie Ying's introduction was very detailed, which completely made Ning Xiu understand why this custom-made puppet was worth a thousand taels.

   After listening to it, Ning Xiu couldn't help but feel a little moved. If this is the case, it is a perfect container that can store the Thunder Hammer on a daily basis.

   But Ning Xiu has just joined the Fumo Division, but he is a little shy.

  The only money on him was the three hundred taels of silver that he had obtained from the body of the three-faced demon before.

  Thinking of this, Ning Xiu asked: "Treasurer, can I pay you a deposit of 300 taels first, and after the puppet is completed, I will give you the remaining 700 taels."

  Nie Ying waved his hand: "It's easy to say, then I can start to build it for you."

   "It's work." Ning Xiu nodded, and after talking with Nie Ying in detail about his requirements for the appearance of the puppet, he left the shop.

   In the body of the three-faced monster before, in addition to the three hundred taels of silver notes, he also got two bottles of unknown medicinal pills and three skull darts.

  Ningxiu has always wanted to sell all these things, but he has never had the chance to do so.

   It is rare to have free time today, and he is in a trading place like Qianji Pavilion. Naturally, Ning Xiu will not miss this opportunity.

  The Demon Commander goes out to investigate missions on weekdays. In addition to encountering evil spirits, it is also common to find monsters fighting with them.

  The things you loot from the monsters, either you have the conditions to use, or you will get the Qianji Pavilion to sell some silver taels.

  Ning Xiu first wanted to sell medicine pills, so he walked into a medicine pill shop on the same street.

   The business here is much more lively than Nie Ying's puppet shop. The shop is filled with a fragrant spice smell, which makes one can't help but smell it a few more times.

   "Excuse me, let me see these two bottles of medicinal pills." Walking to the counter, Ning Xiu took out the medicinal pills he carried with him and put them on the table.

  The alchemist with the goatee stretched out his hand to take it, pulled out the plug and smelled it lightly, and a surprised look suddenly appeared on his face.

"Dragon Tiger Jingmeng Pills! It's still a rare good quality, one can go from night to day, the last one is sunset and dusk, the next one is dawn, people don't know how tired they are, and the more they fight, the stronger they become. "

  The alchemist gave a thumbs up and asked, "Little brother, the quality of your stuff is really high. I don't know where you got it from. Can you reveal the location of the store?"

   Although this person said something vague, but Ning Xiu couldn't hear the meaning.

  I thought that the bottle contained something extraordinary, but I didn't expect it to be anything serious at all.

   Never would have thought that a monster could be so good at it.

  Ning Xiu had no choice but to ask: "I just got these two bottles by accident. I don't know who the alchemist is. Do you accept them?"

   "Receive! It's rare to see such high-quality Longhujingmeng pills. I will definitely accept them. Well, I'll give you one hundred taels of silver for two bottles."

  Suddenly, Ning Xiu looked at the other party with a half-smile, but did not respond.

  Although he didn't understand the market value of this Dragon Tiger Jingmeng Pill, he had accompanied Lu Hao and others to the Chunman Pavilion for a drink before.

   The other party once mentioned to himself that those things used by princes and nobles are always extended for one or two hours, and the price of a bottle is usually more than fifty taels.

   These two hours can be sold for more than fifty taels, then the other side's mouth is "the last one is sunset and dusk, the next one is dawn", which violates human health and operates a scientific forbidden device.

  Nengcai is only worth two bottles of one hundred taels?

   What a huge kickback, a profiteer, a profiteer.

   "Brother, if you tell the truth, if you tell the truth, we can still negotiate this deal."

Ning Xiu patted his chest and raised his finger again: "I have a friend who is called a **** to the end. I used to be a frequent visitor to Chunman Pavilion, and I used this as candy every day. I bought it for him a few times. I can't be more clear about this, don't look at me and want to kill me a few times."

   "This..." Alchemist looked hesitant.

  Ning Xiu saw this, grabbed the two bottles and wanted to leave, but he didn't panic at all. This is a big city facing the sky, and he was worried that there was no place where he could sell Dragon Tiger Jingmeng Pills.

   "Three hundred and two bottles! I'll give you this price." The alchemist shouted in a hurry.

This price has met Ning Xiu's expectations. No matter how expensive it is, it won't be too expensive. He turned around and put the bottle back on the counter and said, "That's right, buddy, don't worry, I will have something similar in the future. Bring you here."

   After receiving the 600 taels of silver notes from the alchemist, Ning Xiu walked out of the medicine store with the Thunder Hammer.

   Now he has only the three skeleton darts left to deal with. He can sell as much as he wants for some money, so that he can make up for the 700 taels of custom puppets.

   After Ning Xiu left, the alchemist reached out and poured out all the Dragon Tiger Essence Pills from the bottle, counting as many as seven.

   Upon seeing this, the alchemist smiled and said, "With such a high quality, as long as I find a way, it's not too much for me to sell fifty taels of those princes and nobles for one bottle. After all the two bottles are sold, I will still make a steady profit."

   (end of this chapter)