Guhan stopped in front of a stall. This stall looked much more miserable than the other stalls outside.
At the very least, the other stalls had a table covered with a red cloth, and various man-made swords were placed on the red cloth.
However, this stall directly threw several man-made swords on the ground. It was not even willing to put a piece of cloth on the ground.
With such a lazy attitude and the terrible appearance of these man-made swords, this stall was rarely visited. As the stall's owner, the swordsmith was lazily leaning against a rock. It was unknown whether he had fallen asleep or not.
The reason why Gu Han stopped in front of this stall with no future was because he discovered that among these man-made swords that looked terrible, there was unexpectedly a Famed Sword that was of high quality. Although the appearance of this high quality sword was much worse than the other man-made swords.
Sword wielders who were familiar with man-made Sword Ladies knew that there was only one standard to determine whether a man-made Sword Lady was good or bad — homogeneity.
Homogeneity referred to the similarity between the man-made Sword Lady's data on paper and the imitation Sword Lady's data on paper.
The closer the homogeneity was to 100%, the stronger the man-made Sword Lady was, and the higher its value.
Generally speaking, there were three ways to determine homogeneity.
The simplest way was to look at the similarity in appearance. You could directly compare the appearance of the man-made Sword Lady with the appearance of the natural Sword Lady. The more similar they looked, the higher the homogeneity.
However, the accuracy of this method was not very reliable. It was only suitable for about 60% of man-made Sword Ladies. There would always be some Sword Ladies that looked worlds apart, but were shockingly homogeneity.
A slightly more complicated method was to look at the patterns on the sword's blade. Based on the differences in the patterns, the similarity could be determined.
The accuracy of this method was very high. About 90% of man-made Sword Ladies were suitable for this method.
However, it required a lot of experience to make a judgment. This was because the patterns on a Sword Lady were too complicated and there were too many of them. Just like fingerprints, every man-made Sword Lady had different patterns. There was no unified standard to judge these patterns. One could only rely on sufficient experience to make a judgment. Ordinary sword wielders would definitely not be able to tell how much homogeneity there was from the patterns.
The most complicated and accurate method was the Lick Method. As the name suggested, it was to use one's tongue to lick the sword's blade.
According to the writings of Cheng Jianjun, the first human Grandmaster Appraiser, the man-made Sword Maiden's blade was divided into 18 major smells, 72 minor smells, 564 minor smells, and 2,333 minor smells. According to the differences in these smells, one could accurately determine the degree of homogeneity of the man-made Sword Maiden.
According to historical records, Cheng Jianjun only needed to lick the tip of the sword and he would be able to tell the degree of homogeneity of the man-made sword maiden. His accuracy was as high as 100%, and he had never made a mistake in his life. He was revered as the first appraisal grandmaster in human history.
Before Cheng Jianjun, the title of an appraiser had stopped at the level of a grandmaster appraiser. Later on, people felt that comparing Cheng Jianjun with other grandmasters was an insult to Cheng Jianjun. Hence, a new title of grandmaster appraiser was created for Cheng Jianjun.
After Cheng Jianjun, no one else could reach his level. Naturally, there was no second Appraiser Appraiser.
Although Guhan was a genius, he had no interest in studying the Lick Method. He had only studied the patterns for a while when he was bored. Although he wasn't very proficient, it wasn't a problem for him to understand it.
Guhan realized that the man-made Sword Lady that looked terrible had very beautiful patterns. They were even more beautiful than the 80% of the man-made Sword Ladies Guhan had seen. Guhan determined that there was a 90% chance that the man-made Sword Lady's homogeneity was above 90%.
If a Sword Blacksmith could forge a Famed Sword Lady with more than 90% homogeneity, he would be qualified to do business in the shops on both sides of the border.
Although Guhan didn't know why he was reduced to setting up a stall outside, he was certain that he had found a loophole. There was hope for repairing the Yue King Sword.
"Stop, don't touch her!"
Just as Guhan was about to pick up the sword to take a closer look, a lazy voice stopped Guhan. "Newbie, you might not know the rules of Dragon Spring Street. You can only look at the swords here and not touch them. Once you touch them, you have to buy them back."
Dragon Spring Street did have such a rule. As long as the Sword Lady and the sword wielder touched each other, there was a certain chance of synchronization.
This was especially so for man-made Sword Ladies. Their chances of synchronization were much higher than natural Sword Ladies.
Many shameless sword-bearers didn't say that they wanted to buy it and just touched it, causing the synchronization to succeed.
Once the synchronization was successful, the man-made sword would become the sword-bearer's person. The Swordsmith wouldn't even have a way to take it back.
It was fine if the sword-bearer was willing to pay.
Some very bored sword-bearers would say things like "This sword is fated with me, so it should belong to me", "This sword took a fancy to me, not me.", "This sword is too trashy, I don't want it, hurry up and give me a bottle of Dew of Cherishing Fate and let me erase the sword scars", using it to renege on the debt or lower the price. This caused the strong dissatisfaction of the majority of the swordsmiths, and there were several strikes and demonstrations.
Over time, the Sword Committee issued a rule. When buying man-made swords, buyers were only allowed to look and not touch them.
If they touched it, they had to buy it. Even if the synchronization was not successful, they had to buy it. Otherwise, they would be arrested by the law enforcement team and sent to the beacon tower to be on duty for a year to ten years.
"Master, this sword has a very high degree of homogeneity. I think it's at least 95%!" Guhan deliberately said that it was more than 90%.
"Kid, I couldn't tell, but you have good taste!
Are you an appraiser? "
As expected, the stall owner was overjoyed by Guhan's words. His entire face was full of smiles. "But your skill is still lacking. The Exceptional Sword appraiser, Master Sun, said that this sword is at most 91% homogeneity. It's still far from 95%."
The Exceptional Sword was a shop opened by the Swordsmiths Alliance. It was also the largest shop on Longquan Street. There were both skilled swordsmiths and appraisers with extraordinary eyesight working there.
The appraisal result of the Exceptional Sword appraiser was no more than a 3% difference. The credibility of the appraisal was very high.
"Since Master has such ability, why would you set up a stall outside?
You'll be treated as a noble in any shop. Why do you have to endure the wind and rain here? "
"Kid, don't tell me you're a spy from some shop, trying to poach me!"
The stall owner frowned. "Sooner or later, I, Gongsun Zhi, will take back my shop. Don't worry, don't have any designs on me."
"No, Master, you've misunderstood. I'm just asking for your help!" Guhan waved his hand. He took out the damaged King Yue Sword from his back and placed it in front of Gongsun Zhi.
"King Yue Goujian Sword!"
Gongsun Zhi's eyes lit up. The entire sword was hidden in the scabbard, with only a small part of the hilt exposed. However, Gongsun Zhi was able to recognize King Yue at a glance. From this, it could be seen that Gongsun Zhi's skill was extraordinary.
"Whoosh!"
Gongsun Zhi quickly pulled out the King of Yue's Goujian Sword. The originally bronze blade was now charred black, and there were even some faint cracks on the blade. The two sides of the blade were also curled up. It was a terrible sight to behold.
"It's actually damaged to this extent!
Kid, what kind of Yuan Kou did you fight with? "Gongsun Zhi asked Guhan in disbelief.
"It's nothing, just a Obsidian Dragon!"
"What, you wastrel, you actually used a famed sword to fight a nether level Obsidian Dragon? No wonder you're so bad!
You're just a famed swordsman, how can you be so arrogant?
You brats, you really don't know how to take care of your swordmistress anymore! "Gongsun Zhi criticized Guhan bitterly.
If Gongsun Zhi knew that Guhan did not fight a spiritual sword level Obsidian Dragon, but an immortal sword level Obsidian Dragon King, he would definitely stab Guhan to death in anger.
"It was just an accident!" Guhan shrugged. "Master Gongsun, can you fix this sword?"
"Yes!"
Gongsun Zhi nodded. "But I need time. Man-made King Yue Goujian Swords are very rare. Not many swordsmiths can forge them. I have to go back and search for materials to repair it before I can start. Come find me the day after tomorrow, and I'll give you an undamaged man-made King Yue Goujian Sword."
"Man-made?" Guhan smiled. "Master Gongsun, you'd better look carefully!"
"How can my eyes be wrong? You think this is natural …" Gongsun Zhi stopped talking. His wrist was shaking. Even though he said it was disdainful, he still took a few more glances. It was because of these glances that he lost control of his wrist.
"This … this … this really is a natural King Yue Goujian Sword!!!"
Gongsun Zhi trembled. "The natural King Yue Goujian Sword hasn't appeared in the game for forty years. Even my master hasn't seen it. I can't believe I'll be able to see the natural King Yue Goujian Sword with my own eyes and touch it with my own hands!!"
For some reason, Sword Maiden Online hadn't dropped a token of the King Yue Goujian Sword for forty years. Therefore, no one had seen what the natural King Yue Goujian Sword looked like in the past forty years.
"Kid, I don't know what kind of luck you had to obtain the King Yue Goujian Sword.
But since it's natural, it'll be even more complicated to repair … "Gongsun Zhi hesitated." I'm afraid I can't give it to you the day after tomorrow. It'll take at least a week. "
"No problem, I can wait!"
Guhan nodded. Natural Sword Maidens, especially rare ones like the King Yue Goujian Sword, were extremely troublesome to repair. A week was already considered fast.
"How much will it cost to repair?"
Guhan asked again. He even added, "If it's too expensive, I'll go find a better sword!
After all, I'll be more at ease if it's a big company. "
"Five thousand!
Other than the materials, I'll charge five thousand for the repair! "Gongsun Zhi clenched his teeth.
If it was a better sword, five thousand RMB wouldn't even be enough to repair an ancient sword. Gongsun Zhi's price couldn't be any lower.
This was because repairing a Natural Sword Maiden, especially one like the King Yue Goujian Sword, was something many blacksmiths dreamed of.
Therefore, Gongsun Zhi lowered the repair fee to the lowest possible price.
"Alright, deal!" There was nothing to hesitate about.
"Also, you have to pay half of the repair fee in advance …" Gongsun Zhi suddenly added.
"I'm afraid that's not the rule of Longquan Street!"
Guhan's expression changed. "Isn't the rule of Longquan Street that we don't charge anything before it's repaired?"
"I …" Hearing Guhan's words, Gongsun Zhi's face changed colors. Finally, he said dejectedly, "The materials needed to repair the King Yue Goujian Sword are at least fifty thousand RMB. I only have less than thirty thousand RMB now. You have to give me at least twenty thousand RMB first. Otherwise, I really can't do anything."
"Twenty thousand!"
Guhan's heart skipped a beat. He only has about a thousand RMB left from the dungeon. Where can he find twenty thousand RMB for Gongsun Zhi?