Steam Era: The Lord of 'Puluo' Chapter 1420: Luobo Mountain (2)

Chapter 1420: Chapter 640: Luobo Mountain (2)

The two of them were bickering when Li Banfeng, wearing a bathrobe, walked into the Ninth Room.

Red Lotus chuckled and said, “Jiu’er, you’d better go wash up. From the looks of it, he might be here to consummate the marriage with you.”

Jiu’er jumped, actually a little scared.

Li Banfeng soothed her, “Jiu’er, I’m not here for you, I’m here for Red Lotus.”

Jiu’er glanced at Red Lotus, then said to Li Banfeng, “Then should I take her to wash up?”

Li Banfeng shook his head. “Doesn’t matter whether she washes or not. I’m here to see how those two blades of Du Wenming’s turned out in the refining.”

Du Wenming had two fine blades that, no matter where they hit, could cut a person cleanly in two.

Li Banfeng had originally wanted to keep this pair of blades, but after testing them, he realized they weren’t that easy to use.

First of all, the blades really ate cultivation level. When he tested them at the Hundred Demons Workshop, against someone with low cultivation level, sure, they could cut them in half; but facing someone with high cultivation level, slashing the chest would only leave a huge wound at the waist, the damage about on par with the sickle, and actually worse than the Tang Sword.

Which was normal enough. Whether it’s a Magical Treasure or a Weapon, against different enemies you always have to look at the opponent’s cultivation level.

The key problem was that this pair of blades was also tricky to handle. Their design was very unique: not good at stabbing, not good at chopping, what they excelled at was following the body’s movement to slide and spin—put bluntly, the blades were fixed to the hands and moved with the body.

This kind of Weapon was clearly tailor‑made for Du Wenming and definitely not suitable for Li Banfeng, so he just tossed them into Red Lotus to directly rebuild them. According to Copper Lotus Flower’s calculations, today was about when they should be coming out of the pot.

Li Banfeng carried Red Lotus into the main room, and under everyone’s watchful eyes, Red Lotus produced a Lotus Seed.

The Lotus Seed landed in Li Banfeng’s palm. The whole family stared intently, waiting for the Lotus Seed to pop.

Crack~

The Lotus Seed opened, and out came a shiny silver goodie.

The goodie was a round disc, heavy in the hand. On the front were the two characters “Puluo,” and on the back was a snowflake.

“Isn’t this a Silver Yuan?” Hong Ying said in delight. “Qi Lang, our Red Lotus can mint Silver Yuan now!”

Li Banfeng was delighted as well. Silver Yuan were something only Peddlers could make, and now he could make them too.

He held the Silver Yuan to his mouth and blew on it, then put it to his ear and listened.

It rang!

The real deal!

Li Banfeng laughed. “We’ve struck it rich this time! We’ve got our own Silver Yuan!”

The Tang Sword was excited too. “We’ll never be short on money again. We can mint as many as we want!”

Hong Ying nodded. “The design of this Silver Yuan needs to be changed. Don’t mint any more snowflakes on it in future!”

The Tang Sword nodded. “General Hong is right. I think from now on we should mint our lord’s portrait on the Silver Yuan, and these Silver Yuan will be called Big Head Qi from now on!”

Everyone chimed in with praise, “Big Head Qi is good. We’ll call them Big Head Qi from now on!”

The Phonograph asked from the side, “Husband, that pair of blades from Du Wenming should be worth more than one Silver Yuan, right?”

Li Banfeng laughed. “Of course more than that. Those two blades, conservatively, could sell for ten thousand Ocean Dollars!”

The room went quiet for a long time.

Li Banfeng walked to the wall, picked up the conductor’s iron rod, kept a smile on his face, and walked toward Copper Lotus Flower. “There’s no way that’s just one Ocean Dollar. Hua Jiu’er, let’s not make a scene. I’m talking serious business with you.”

Copper Lotus Flower said, “It really is just one Ocean Dollar.”

Li Banfeng raised the iron rod. “Think it over again.”

Red Lotus hid behind Miss Jiu. “Listen to me first. This isn’t the same as an ordinary Ocean Dollar, this one is made of Silver!”

Li Banfeng’s face twisted ferociously. “Which Ocean Dollar isn’t made of Silver?”

Miss Jiu dodged as she shouted, “Don’t hide behind me! What’s it got to do with me! Ah Qi, it was that bitch Red Lotus who tricked you, I’ve got nothing to do with it!”

Red Lotus explained, “This Ocean Dollar has weight to it, it can be used to hit people!”

Li Banfeng chased Red Lotus, swinging as he went. “Why would I use an Ocean Dollar to hit people? I can hit people just fine with a Stone!”

Miss Jiu hugged her head. “Aim properly, don’t hit me!”

Red Lotus circled around Jiu’er as she ran, shouting, “This Ocean Dollar recognizes its master: after you spend it, it can still return to your hand, and in someone else’s hand it can still hit people for you.

If Xiao Qianshou steals this Ocean Dollar, he’ll suffer a huge loss. This Ocean Dollar has the same ability as those blades: hit the right spot and it can cut clean through at the root.”

Hearing that this Ocean Dollar was designed specifically to target Xiao Qianshou, more than half of Li Banfeng’s anger subsided. Holding the Ocean Dollar, he sat down next to the Lotus Flower and asked, “Explain what you mean by ‘the right spot.'”

Red Lotus said, “For example, if you have this Ocean Dollar cut a slit in someone’s palm, their whole hand will fall off from the wrist.”

Li Banfeng said, “What if it cuts the forearm?”

“That depends on the opponent’s cultivation level. If their cultivation level is very low, you can choose where you want it severed and it will sever there.

If their cultivation level is decent, it can cut off the whole arm, or just the forearm—this depends on the Silver Yuan’s own thinking, and also on the command you give it.

If the enemy’s cultivation level is very high and the Ocean Dollar can’t cut through their arm, it’ll find a way to chop off their fingers at the root.”

Li Banfeng understood what Red Lotus meant.

That pair of blades from Du Wenming had one standout feature: they could cut a person into two pieces, but the actual cutting effect still depended on the opponent’s cultivation level.

This Ocean Dollar preserved that cutting ability, and on top of that gained the ability to choose the optimal target point.

But if it could choose like that, that meant this Ocean Dollar had a Spirit Attribute.

Where did that Spirit Attribute come from?

The Phonograph’s speaker horn turned toward Copper Lotus Flower.

Red Lotus hurried to explain, “The Spirit Attribute came with it. I don’t eat things raw; I can’t strip away its Spirit Attribute.”

The Phonograph didn’t buy it. “When we brought that pair of blades back, I personally checked them. They were just a pair of top‑grade Weapons, with no Spirit Attribute inside. How come you’re changing your tune now?”