บท 51: Heero's Plan - Part 1
A month after Iron Fist Martial House's incident, Heero had his tranquil life back. Miao Miao Noodles Shop back as to normal.
Even though it was not as crowded as before, but the shop was packed with customers.
The controversy of Justice Man's thread was still ongoing. It still held the number one hot thread on Star Web while Heero's thread at the number four hot thread.
Since Mu Xue and Yun Qiu Fan's video, many people took on Heero's side which caused further controversy. Along with Sun Zhou Yi's confession on his thread and Mu Xue's video, many began doubting Justice Man.
But what was making things escalate until now was another thread from Justice Man. He attacked Sun Zhou Yi.
Justice Man showed a Hero League official page about Sun Zhou Yi's profile. It showed Sun Zhou Yi's class as an unranked Wood Class Hero.
According to him, Sun Zhou Yi meddle in this matter because he wanted to get known and earn a sum of money from the Star Web. That was why things never ended. Even after a month, this issue was still a hot topic on Star Web.
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At 8 a.m.
Sitting behind the counter, Heero was thinking of a way to increase the number of customers. After all, he got a thirty percent share of profit from the shop.
He gazed to the outside through the glass window. There were only a few people who passed by the shop.
Heero stood up and went out of the shop. He gazed to the left and right, but the district was deserted.
There were only four shops in this district. Blacksmith Huang's workshop, Yun Xia Publisher, Butcher Wang meat shop that rarely opened up, and Miao Miao Noodles Shop. Besides these four buildings, the rest was empty buildings or just normal house.
"If I am not mistaken, our customers come from the other districts…" Heero muttered in a low voice.
The reason why there were only a few people who wanted to live here. Because Area 51 was too close to the north gate.
If a horde of beasts or zombies was attacking the city. This area was the first place would get destroyed.
That was why only a few wanted to stay here. Regarding this issue, Heero was helpless. It was not that he could declare, "As long as I am here, you are safe!".
He was not a hero, no one would believe his words. Then a scene when he visited Area 51 Market displayed in his mind. Heero wanted to turn this district as lively as the market.
'This district must have something special; people can only get that something from here…'
'Moreover, it seems I have to increase the district's security as well.'
A shop appeared in Heero's mind and he got an idea. He entered the shop, "Dear, I will go to Blacksmith Huang's workshop,"
After that, Heero walked to Blacksmith Huang's workshop which was located at the other side end of the district. Blacksmith Huang's workshop was right across Yun Xia publisher.
It was the same worn-out building as Yun Xia publisher, but Blacksmith Huang's workshop looked bigger than Yun Xia published but had fewer floors than Yun Xia Publisher, Blacksmith Huang's workshop was a two-story building.
When Heero entered the workshop, he entered a display room; this place was where Blacksmith Huang displayed his work. Kitchen set such as knives, pans, frying pans, and more.
The deeper part showcased the weapon Blacksmith Huang made during his stay in this district. Sword, Shield, Spear, Hammer, and even had two bows in his collection.
Of course, there was no one buying the weapon because Blacksmith Huang opened his workshop in a remote district like this, except for Sun Zhou Yi the only hero who knew this place.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
Heero heard a voice ahead of him. There was a door that led to another room and that voice originated behind the door. There was no doubt, behind the door was Blacksmith Huang's workshop.
Heero knocked on the door twice and entered the room. As he opened the door, a hot hair hit Heero's face. This room had a high temperature compared to the outside and the loud noise became clearer.
He saw Blacksmith Huang was hammering something on the anvil. A red-hot metal was hammered by Blacksmith Huang, on the other side, there were blazing flames.
After Blacksmith Huang hammered the red-hot metal a few times, he would put the red-hot metal back to the fire. He kept repeating the same thing, failing to notice someone entered the workshop.
Heero also did not call Blacksmith Huang. He observed him as he was curious about what the blacksmithing on Earth looked like.
Based on Sun Zhou Yi and Butcher Wang, the people on Earth did not know about Ki. So, he was curious how the blacksmith on Earth forged the weapon and armor?
Of course, the weapon Blacksmith Huang made was worse in quality. He had seen it in the display room.
Blacksmith Huang hammered the hot metal, just with a glance, Heero knew Blacksmith Huang wanted to make a long sword.
To Heero's surprise, Blacksmith Huang stopped and let out a sigh. He put aside the long metal he had been hammered for sometimes aside.
Heero could see Blacksmith Huang was unsatisfied with his work.
Blacksmith Huang turned around and found Heero near the door. He was surprised at first but then smiled at Heero, "Yo, Heero, do you need something from this old man?"
Blacksmith Huang took the metal plate on his chest and took the gloves off his hand. He then approached Heero with a light smile.
"I don't need anything. But I have something I want to show you 'a technique'!"
Heero's plan to make the district lively as the area 51 Market started with the blacksmiths. First, He would teach Blacksmith Huang a technique for blacksmithing and let him sell a superior weapon or armor. Automatically, it would attract heroes to visit the district.
If the heroes often visited this place, then the people around here would have an easy mind while visiting this district.
After that, Butcher Wang Meat shop also had potential. Currently, Butcher Wang was in the training period, having little time to hunt. If the blacksmith's plan was a success, then Butcher Wang could hunt a higher monster and sell the meat here.
Just like the Jagged Goat meat case, Sun Zhou Yi and Butcher Wang said Jagged Goat meat was a rare item. Many people would fight over it. It was the second step.
In the third step, Heero had research on herbs and their uses. He could ask Man Man's mother who was working as an apothecary in the commerce region to open a shop in this district.
The fourth step, if he had enough money, he could open a preschool just like Hope Preschool. Hong Yu said to him that working as a preschool teacher was her dream. So, opening a preschool was for his girlfriend and but also to attract the mothers of the children to visit the district.
It was his plan for the time being. He could think of another way to open other shops in this district. Persuading Hong Yu's friend, Yao Yao to open a shop in this district was also a good option.
However, before all of that, Heero had to take the first step. Teaching Blacksmith Huang Dramonia's way of blacksmithing, using Ki. Heero believed the weapon created with Ki blacksmithing would sell well.
But the problem itself was not in the product, but Blacksmith Huang. An experienced blacksmith like Blacksmith Huang had high self-esteem. He might find Heero's words were despising him as an experienced blacksmith.
Sure enough, the smile on Blacksmith Huang vanished upon hearing Heero's words. Blacksmith Huang squinted his eyes on Heero, displeasure covered all over his face.
"Heero, I know you took Sun Zhou Yi and Butcher Wang as your disciple, just take care of them, you don't need to meddle in my business!" Blacksmith's voice turned cold.
"Calm down, Uncle Huang. How about this, let me use your workshop and I will make you a sword. If you like my work and want to learn my technique, I will teach you, but if you don't like my work, then I won't bother or mention this matter again, how is it?"
Heero also knew about this issue, so he had thought of a plan. He could not convince Blacksmith Huang with just his mouth. He had to prove it with actual action.
Blacksmith Huang frowned, clearly, he still did not like Heero's idea. He also believed he could learn nothing from a young man like Heero.
Blacksmith Huang fell into silence for a moment. He also calmed down a little and processed Heero's words.
The stubborn Butcher Wang was willingly taking Heero as his master.
'This young man might be had something special about him… but still, this is a blacksmithing, not brawling…'
With a dubious look, Blacksmith Huang responded, "Good, I will let use my workshop. But I only have a normal Iron…"
Having not finished his words, Blacksmith Huang saw Heero walk toward a corner of the workshop and take a big Iron ingot.
He saw Heero take the big iron ingot with a hand and put it in the furnace. This was the first shock, the next second, he saw Heero hammered the big iron ingot. At first, it was normal in his eyes, but later he found the big iron became smaller and smaller.
A bar of iron that was almost as big as half of an adult body slowly took shape. It was only about thirty minutes and he saw Heero finish hammering the iron.
With just one look, Blacksmith Huang realized there's no need to use a sharpener to form a sharp blade. The sword was already sharp by just getting hammered.
The sword was 1.9 meters along with the handle, it was glistening under the flame. There was no need for Blacksmith Huang to compare to the sword he had in the showcase. He could tell that the sword made of by Heero was far superior to his.
Heero swung the sword in his hand a few times and nodded his hand. There was no special technique used to make the sword in his hand. He did not even blacksmithing properly, but the secret was in Ki.
Reinforce the iron with Ki and use the hammer reinforced with Ki to hit the iron. The core was to consolidate the Ki with the iron which would strengthen the sword. It was the core of blacksmithing in Dramonia, as for the other aspects, Heero believed Blacksmith Huang was more experienced than him. He only needed to teach Blacksmith Huang how to use Ki in blacksmithing.
Heero stood up and handed the sword to Blacksmith Huang, "Uncle Huang, you can take your time to think about it."
After that, Heero went out of the workshop. Based on Blacksmith Huang's look, Heero believed he had achieved the first step to transform the district. He left the workshop with a satisfying smile.
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