Chapter 55: Yellow Rank Equipment

  The Huangdi Grand Courtyard also had an armory, which was something Li Mang didn't know about before. It was located beneath the underground training base and required a caretaker to lead them through multiple layers of strict checks. Only then did they arrive at their destination - a heavily fortified hall with the words "Huangpin" engraved on its entrance.

  On the platform, there were densely packed weapons, all eighteen types of them, including knives, swords, bows and arrows, long guns, daggers, long clubs, and even a large number of axes and hammers.

  To be honest, these are just some common cold weapons, with no special appearance, only the craftsmanship and materials used are somewhat special, sturdy and sharp are their biggest characteristics. After all, they are just the lowest-grade Huangpin weapons, can't have too high expectations.

  "Swords and sabers can cut through iron like mud, clubs are indestructible, all of which are rare treasures in the world, forged by the great master Yan Huang. Each one is a priceless treasure, with a production cost of over tens of millions, and its value in the outside world is worth hundreds of millions.

  Seeing Li Mang's disappointment, Yang Fan introduced himself on the side, but he didn't help Li Mang choose, only saying: "You can freely choose any weapon in this great hall, depending on your preference and eyesight. However, I suggest choosing a dagger or other short weapons, after all, you can't carry big knives and long guns everywhere."

  "Good!" Li Mang replied, but this was just a courtesy. In fact, he preferred long knives and spears, which could play a greater role in the Shan Hai Jing space. Of course, it's not that he didn't like daggers, as Yang Fan said, daggers can play a bigger role in reality, it's just that you can only choose one of them, Li Mang found it hard to give up either.

  He walked towards the dagger area with a pretentious air, casually picked up a ten-inch long dagger and pulled it out, a beam of light pierced his eyes, making Li Mang involuntarily narrow his eyes.

  The first impression of this dagger is its beauty, with a shining blade that is surprisingly bright and exquisitely crafted. The blade has only one raised stripe, which not only adds to its aesthetic appeal but also serves to reinforce the blade, rather than solely pursuing beauty while neglecting quality.

  In addition, the blade of this dagger is extremely delicate and gives a chill just by looking at it. This is an illusion that can only be brought about by sharpness. However, Li Mang also suspects its durability because of this. Although the thin blade is sharp, it is also prone to damage according to common sense.

  "There are wooden and iron pieces next to it, you can try them out." Yang Fan kindly reminded him, he was not the first time bringing people to choose weapons, so he didn't know what Li Meng was thinking in his heart.

  "Are you going to compensate if it's broken?" Li Mang asked before the test, this thing is worth tens of millions per unit, if compensation is needed, wouldn't the newly acquired 10 million be wasted?

  "It's naturally useless!" Yang Fan couldn't help but laugh at the words.

  "Crack!"

  Li Mang grasped the dagger and lightly sliced it onto a thick wooden stick, and to his surprise, the wrist-thick wooden rod was cut in two with a clean edge. After being shocked, he looked at the blade and found that the thin blade was not damaged at all.

  "Awesome!" Li Mang couldn't help but praise, and then picked up a steel bar with a diameter of six centimeters and cut it off with force.

  "Hahaha!"

  Sparks flew instantly, and although the resistance was not small, the steel bar was still barely cut off. What's even more surprising is that the blade didn't suffer any damage at all, showing its solidity.

  Li Mang's heart was already racing, but he finally managed to calm himself down and put the sword back in its original position. He then walked towards the location of the long knives. There were over a dozen long knives, each with a different shape. In the end, he chose one that suited his taste, which was about one meter in length and just the right size.

  When drawing out of the scabbard, the blade also emits a dazzling edge, which can be judged to use the same material as the dagger in front and is the same craftsmanship.

  "Hah!"

  The coarse and hard steel bar was easily cut off, its sharpness and solidity were in no way inferior to the dagger in front, what made Li Mang even more delighted was that this long knife was also very handy, it was exactly to his liking.

  Li Mang hesitated, unable to decide which one to choose. There were many other weapons in the great hall, but Li Mang didn't dare look at them anymore. Two items were already enough to make him indecisive; if he looked at a large pile and liked each and every one of them, how could he possibly make a choice?

  Li Mang thought for a moment and looked at Yang Fan with a very innocent expression: "Yang, can I choose one more thing? I'm willing to pay for it."

  Whether it's a dagger or a long knife, he likes them very much, and they have different uses, are extremely practical, and really can't bear to part with them!

  Yang Fan adjusted the black-framed glasses on his nose, feeling amused but also understanding of Li Meng's behavior. He had been like that before too. After a moment of contemplation, he said: "The weapons in the armory cannot be sold, but according to regulations, after twenty years of cultivation, one can have an opportunity to choose a yellow-grade weapon once. I can only make an exception and let you choose one ahead of time."

  "Thank you, Yang." Li Meng finally chose this long knife and the dagger he had tried earlier. After completing the necessary procedures, he left with a satisfied heart. With these two weapons, his overall strength would make a huge leap forward, whether in the Shan Hai Jing space or in the real world.

  "One million will be transferred to your account soon, the medicine refined by Gui Yi may take some time to arrive, you can go to the library to supplement relevant knowledge now, which will be beneficial for you."

  On the way back to the 9th courtyard from the underground arsenal, Yang Fan said to Li Mang: "There's one more thing, be careful of the people in the 8th courtyard later. This time they not only lost a member, but you also directly swept away their faces, they will never let it go easily. And Liu Junsheng is Liu Junchi's elder brother, he died because of you, Liu Junchi won't just let it go like that."

  "I understand." Li Mang's heart sank slightly, but in the Yan Huang courtyard, he didn't fear anything, only worrying that in the future, he would be schemed against by the Eight Groups outside.

  ……

  In the following days, Li Meng returned to his normal life in Huangdi Daxuan, going to work during the day or reading books in the library, and training with Cheng Wei in the underground base in the afternoon. Every time at dawn, he would enter the Shan Hai Jing space for two to three hours, enjoying the wild flavors while constantly using Xiong Huang to open up the Cui Qi Mountain. After these days of effort, the fourth mountain of the first row of the Nanshan range was already within sight.

  Every day, Li Meng's days are fulfilling, his strength advancing by leaps and bounds. According to Cheng Wei, he already has the cultivation of seventeen or eighteen years, and is not far from twenty years. Twenty years of cultivation is a small hurdle for cultivators, once crossed, there will be no pressure from the boundary before fifty years of cultivation.

  At this moment, Yang Fan called him up and went to the Ghost Doctor's other courtyard together. It turned out that the tiger python stew medicine he had been waiting for many days finally arrived. Li Mang was very much looking forward to it, hoping to take advantage of this opportunity to break through the 20-year cultivation boundary test.

  "Yang Guanshi, thanks for the treat!" It's been some days since they last met, but Cai Guaishi of the 8th squad, who had a run-in with Yang Fan and Li Mang, was all smiles as he took the initiative to greet them.

  What made Li Mang's smile even more restrained was that behind Cai Chai, there was a familiar figure following him, who was none other than Liu Junchi, whom he had defeated. At this moment, Liu was also staring at Li Mang, his eyes frequently flashing with fierce light.

  ……

  PS: Got up in the middle of the night to code and make up for yesterday's update.