Night of the Broken Gliph

“Alright, I’ll pay Brother Chui a million taels by the end of this month. Thank you for the trouble.” Lee Bak said, not sparing Sung Hau a glance.

Chui Yim hummed, obviously in a better mood. “Sure. Don’t get too excited, okay? I won’t start until after the interschool exchange ends!”

Says the delusional one. Lee Bak wore a bitter smile as he got ready to leave. “We will take our leave first since we’ve settled everything. Remember to watch for those with malicious intentions after you win the Divine Bracelet of Five Elements, Brother Chui.”

“Who said that I’ll win?” Chui Yim shrugged.

Lee Bak laughed. He didn’t reply and left with Sung Hau after bidding Kam Chin Kee goodbye.

“What was that for? There isn’t a need to act unpleasantly when you just wanted to return a favour.” Kam Chin Kee smiled at Chui Yim bitterly after the duo left.

“It’s because of the other boy who belittled me,” Chui Yim huffed. “Moreover, do you know how cheap it is? Nine million taels for a grade-five weapon? Every elite in this world would run over for such a deal! It isn’t just millions of taels; they’d even be willing to pay all their assets!”

“Definitely. It’s not as complicated as it seems; it’s just that there are high requirements for one’s technique, but that’s my main strength. When Lee Bak reaches the four-chambered state, I’d be able to create a grade four weapon even if I don’t improve from today. Upgrading a grade four gliph weapon would still be possible as well.” Chui Yim nodded. 

“I see that Brother Lee took advantage of you.” Kam Chin Kee said after a long pause.

“It’s not that simple!” Chui Yim yelled when he heard him. “He took huge advantage! Look at how he responded so quickly; isn’t that evident enough!”

On the way back to Metallic Blood War Gate. Sung Hau opened his mouth to say something, but he remained silent. He looked at Lee Bak many times but didn’t speak in the end. Lee Bak noticed all his actions and glared at him. “Hurry and speak.”

“Uncle…it’s a million taels…”

“You’re too single-minded about money,” Lee Bak shook his head. “A glipher cultivates his body, which is the most important thing. When he becomes strong, nothing besides his physical body matters. Putting everything aside, just the fact that Chui Yim’s a thirteen-year-old great master is worth this bet.

“Think about it. What if everything he said was true? Where else can I get a grade five gliph weapon for nine million taels? Where have you seen such a good price?”

Sung Hau was stunned but instantly retorted, “But he might be lying!”

“He’s so straightforward and sure of himself, so I believe he’d only say it if he’s confident of succeeding. Putting aside a grade five gliph weapon, even a grade four gliph weapon would be worth nine million.

“Money doesn’t matter that much. If the day comes when he can create grade four and above gliph weapons, I doubt he’d care about that few million taels.

“It’s easy to find friends that will add flowers to a bouquet, but it’s rare to find those willing to send charcoal in the snow. This one million taels is worth it just to befriend him.”

Lee Bak smiled thinly at the thought of Chui Yim’s confidence. Even he had no idea where his confidence in Chui Yim came from. It may be from Kam Chin-Kee, as Chui Yim was his close friend, so he’d definitely be extraordinary, or maybe this blind trust that came mostly from Lee Bak’s intuition.

The next day. There was still a huge crowd at the Metallic Blood War Gate.

Many commoners chose to remain in the tight human jam outside the institution. Even if they could not witness the competition personally, they’d receive fast first-hand information after the exchange concludes.

Besides one’s reputation, there were other reasons why the interschool exchange was taken so seriously; the profit it brought. The audience needed to pay to watch the exchange, and the large size of the Metallic Blood War Gate’s arena allowed the institution to sell many tickets. The profit they could make in this week alone would amount to at least 10,000,000 taels. There weren’t many such profitable opportunities for the institution often, so they made it as interesting as possible to attract a full audience.

 The tickets were undoubtedly expensive, but the commoners didn’t mind splurging, as this event was the only way they could experience the unreachable mystical world.

Today was the well-anticipated forging finale. There was much to look forward to. Besides the Divine Bracelet of Five Elements  Chau Tai Fu was giving out, the disciples of two grandmasters were competing; Yau Suet Chung and Chai Fook Sau. Furthermore, the youngest and most talented blacksmith Chui Yim was also there.

“Senior brother Chai, you’ll definitely win!” 

“Senior brother Chai, you’ll definitely win!”

The Blacksmith Academy disciples cheered for Chai Fook Sau loudly, creating a warm scene as opposed to Yau Suet Chung and Chui Yim. Yau Suet Chung only came for the exchange, so he wasn’t close to anybody in the city. As for Chui Yim, the outer sect disciples weren’t on the best terms with each other, so they naturally wouldn’t support him.

The eight teenagers that qualified went into the arena. There were fewer contestants than in the preliminaries, but the atmosphere was more solemn. No matter what the others had to say, they all qualified due to their unique capabilities, and everybody present was determined to clinch victory.

It was the same for Chai Fook Sau and Yau Suet Chung, but not Chui Yim. His nonchalant and lazy expression was extremely annoying to Fung Seung. With a sneer, the grandmaster commenced the finale.

 “It’s now day two of the interschool exchange, the forging finale. The winner will bring glory to their institution and win the Divine Bracelet of Five Elements!”

Fung Seung opened a box made of white jade slowly. There was a crude-looking bracelet lying in the box that seemed to be made of random, colourful rocks. But its ethereal aura greatly contrasted its extreme worth.

Extraordinary, yet ordinary. No wonder it was recorded in the Rare Treasure Records!

Chai Fook Sau and Yau Suet Chung had excitement written all over their faces, and even Chui Yim glanced at it. This ethereal aura is so familiar… it reminds me of the weird cushion Ping Chi gave me. Don’t tell me, does his bracelet help with one’s cultivation!? This prize is indeed worth my effort.

Chui Yim licked his lips at the thought of this.

Seeing the desire on the contestants’ faces, Fung Sueng nodded in satisfaction and closed the box.

 “Today’s final is simpler, unlike round one. The topic is a gliph weapon, and each contestant will be graded by representatives from the Big Three and Eight Institutions, excluding the Blacksmith Academy. Each representative will grade each weapon up to ten points, and the contestant awarded with the highest point wins.”

 Fung Seung might be adjudicating, but he couldn’t represent the Blacksmith Academy. As for Chau Tai Fu, he was a powerful businessman, but he knew nothing about gliph weapons, so he felt no need to interfere.

Ten representatives with ten marks each. This added up to a hundred marks in total. The contestant with the highest marks wins. Indeed, like what Fung Seung said, the rules were simple.

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