Chapter 017: Spirit-Connected Artifacts

The beauty Wang Bo had encountered earlier, Xiao Bai, was a nation-toppling beauty, yet he never expected to find another budding beauty here in Baoqing Workshop.

Shouldn't beauties like these be one in a hundred thousand, or even a million?

Unexpectedly, he had run into two in a row. It seemed his luck had been good lately.

Thinking this, Wang Bo stepped forward and said, "Miss, may I ask where your master is? I wish to see your master to commission an artifact."

The little girl giggled, "How amusing. A mortal with no magical power actually knows this is a workshop for forging artifacts, and even wants one—truly amusing. Let me ask you, without magical power, how will you drive an artifact?"

Wang Bo replied, "I've heard that some artifacts have spirits, naturally able to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and unleash their power on their own."

The little girl laughed heartily, "You know quite a bit. Indeed, some high-end artifacts can do that. Artifacts with spirits, unfathomable as heaven and earth—but the price is something a mortal like you cannot afford."

Wang Bo now finally realized that this little girl might not be a little girl at all. She could very well be an old demon, or even the master of Baoqing Workshop.

He said confidently, "Don't worry about the price. Though I have no magical power, I am no ordinary mortal. I have some wealth; commissioning a few artifacts from you is no trouble at all."

The little girl let out a soft exclamation, her gaze locking onto Wang Bo as if trying to see through his heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

In an instant, she saw within Wang Bo's body the Nine Yang True Qi, the Wave Qi Gong, and even saw every cell of Wang Bo brimming with the power of the sun.

For a moment, she almost thought she was looking at a miniature sun.

The little girl completely lost her composure. She abruptly rose from her chair, her gaze flickering with uncertainty as she looked at Wang Bo. "Who exactly are you? A reincarnation of the Sun Star Lord? Or the reincarnation of the Great Sun Golden Crow?"

In all the world, those who possess such pure solar power can be counted on one hand—pitifully few.

Whether the Sun Star Lord or the Great Sun Golden Crow, they are all earth-shattering figures.

Wang Bo said, "I am neither the reincarnation of the Great Sun Golden Crow nor the Sun Star Lord descended to earth. I am just an ordinary person."

The little loli couldn't help but retort, "Do you take me for a fool?"

Wang Bo smiled without speaking.

The little loli took a deep breath, cast aside her inner conflict, and slowly said, "Oh well, oh well. Since you're unwilling to say, I won't press you. Baoqing Workshop does have the ability to forge spiritual artifacts, but as for the price..."

Before she could finish, Wang Bo tossed out a piece of vibranium.

The little loli, well-traveled and sharp-eyed, immediately recognized the extraordinary nature of the vibranium. She picked it up and flicked it with her finger, producing a crisp ringing sound.

Just then, her neck suddenly twisted one hundred and eighty degrees, startling Wang Bo.

What surprised Wang Bo even more was that as the little loli's head turned, the back of her head faced him, revealing a fox's face. "A fine thing, truly a fine thing. It's neither refined iron nor one of the five elemental metals, but a metal I've never seen before. Does this metal have a name?"

The fox's voice was old and hoarse, completely different from the little loli's voice.

"This metal is called vibranium," Wang Bo said. "You can use it to forge a spiritual artifact."

The fox chuckled and said, "No problem, no problem."

Suddenly, the fox face turned again.

The little loli's face turned back. "I'm also very interested in this metal. I want to see what difference it makes in the artifact forged from it."

After a pause, the little girl asked, "What kind of magic artifact do you want to create? An iron book, a divine bow, a pagoda, a demon-subduing pestle, a golden bell, a fire bell, or perhaps weapons like swords, spears, and halberds?"

Wang Bo initially only wanted to forge a soul-searching bell to capture those fierce ghosts.

But since he had finally come to Baoqing Workshop and could have them forge artifacts for him, Wang Bo naturally wanted more. So he said, "I want to forge several treasures."

"The first is a shield, which can be large or small, fly through the sky and burrow into the ground, automatically protect its master, and block others' attacks."

"The second is a ring, also adjustable in size, capable of injuring enemies and capturing people."

"The third is a sword, preferably an invisible sword, whose blade can split apart and also merge together."

"The fourth is a divine bow, able to strike heaven and earth, with power at your discretion."

"As for the fifth, it's best to be a garment, not only able to change into various styles of clothing, but also completely dust-free. Most importantly, it must have strong defensive capabilities."

"As for the sixth..."

"Stop, stop, stop." Before Wang Bo could finish, the little girl quickly made a pause gesture. "Spirit artifacts are not easy to forge; each one is priceless. Can you afford so many?"

Wang Bo said modestly, "I may not have much else, but I have plenty of money."

The little girl said, "Human money is of no use to our Baoqing Workshop."

Wang Bo smiled slightly, pointing at the vibranium in the little girl's hand, and said, "Can I pay with this?"

"Yes." The little girl certainly didn't want to miss out on this marvelous metal. "But you'll have to pay no small amount."

Wang Bo asked, "Then how much do you want?"

"Three thousand jin of this metal is worth one spirit artifact." The little girl drove a hard bargain.

Wang Bo agreed readily, "Fine, no problem. Then give me eight or ten spirit artifacts first."

The little girl: ...

This time, even if the little girl was naive, she knew she had met a big spender.

So she clapped her hands.

The scattered boxes around began to spin rapidly, like machinery, and then with a dizzying array of changes, the once messy workshop arranged itself neatly. In a few seconds, the boxes formed cabinets that split apart, opening a large door.

Wang Bo and Xiao Bai, led by the little girl, passed through the shelves that kept retreating to both sides and entered a pool.

In the center of the pool was a metal disc engraved with characters that Wang Bo couldn't understand.

Clearly, it was related to the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams.

Unfortunately, Wang Bo was completely ignorant in this area.

The little girl stepped one foot into the pool and walked along the water surface to the center of the disc.

Wang Bo lightly leaped and jumped to the center of the disc. Seeing this, the little girl couldn't help but purse her lips and smile.

Xiao Bai then walked over along the water surface. Wang Bo realized that a formation seemed to be laid here, so even ordinary people wouldn't sink if they stepped on it.

No wonder the little girl had smiled earlier.

When Wang Bo and the others stood on the disc, it began to reverse. The little girl smiled at Wang Bo, her figure gradually swallowed by the water surface.