Stone was instantly enraged. He jumped off the bed and stomped Baozi on the ground: "You damn Baozi, I didn't hear you clearly. Say it again!"
If I say it again, then it's an idiot!
The steamed bun promptly started oozing soup: "Crunch... crunch... the soup in the steamed bun has all been trampled out by its owner..."
"You damn steamed bun!" Stone jumped up and angrily ordered the little yellow duck to come up and stomp on it: "Duck, you bully the steamed bun hard! If it dares to play any tricks, I'll curse it!"
"Gah! No, no! Baozi knows it was wrong!" Seeing that the stone was about to start cursing it again, Baozi decisively surrendered: "Baozi just doesn't understand why Master wants to revive the Blacksmith Association? Master and the Blacksmith Association were clearly at odds in the first place!"
"I don't get along with the Blacksmith Association?" Stone was stunned for a moment, then realized that Baozi was referring to its former master, who was suspected to be Stone's predecessor: "What exactly happened? Explain yourself clearly."
That's exactly what Stone was most unhappy about with Baozi. Baozi clearly knew a lot of things, but he just wouldn't tell. He only answered when Stone pressed him or when he forced Baozi to.
Hmph! Stone began to seriously doubt just how much of a masochist the bun's former owner was. In any case, she would never admit to being the bun's former owner.
So what if it's a counterfeit product?!
"Hehe. Master, have you forgotten? You used to be a top-tier nine-star mage, and you hated those martial arts masters who were always fighting. So you also hated those blacksmiths!" Baozi saw that Shi Tou was really angry, so he stopped trying to be cute and started talking: "Master has always been against the Blacksmith Association, but Master has never defeated them!"
So, in other words, she really wasn't that idiot owner?!
Stone calmed down: "Oh, I see! I don't remember anything from before. Anyway, I'm determined to become a blacksmith now, and then, revitalizing the Blacksmith Association is my goal."
"Giggle, Master, are you really alright?" Baozi still looked at Shitou in disbelief. Heaven knows how much Shitou used to hate those arrogant blacksmiths, even calling them blacksmiths, but why...
Stone gave Baozi a disdainful look: "What could possibly happen to me? Let me tell you, I've grown up now, and your idiot owner from before had absolutely nothing to do with me!"
Baozi was truly dumbfounded. "Silly owner" was always just a nickname it gave its owner in its mind. How could its owner have given itself that title?!
"There's one more thing. I hope you can tell me some things honestly and completely. Don't keep me in suspense, or you'd better think carefully about the consequences." For a creature like Baozi, whose skin is thicker than a city wall, tactful words won't work; direct threats are better than nothing!
Baozi nodded eagerly, bouncing up and down: "Gaga, whatever Master says is fine! Baozi is a very kind, capable, smart, and loyal good Baozi!"
Stone ignored Baozi's habit of boasting.
"By the way, besides those machines, what else is in the ring space?" Stone was referring to the ring called Kagaral's Pursuit. The ring had a huge space inside, but apart from the ores Stone later moved in, all that was left were those machines. But thinking back on the ratio of space to machines, the more Stone thought about it, the more something seemed off.
"Hehe, Baozi really doesn't know! Master didn't tell Baozi what's in the space!" Baozi twisted its body to show that it was really innocent. Of course, Shi Tou definitely wouldn't believe it. There was no way around it; Baozi's manners were just too bad.
"You can say it now, or after I've turned you into a roujiamo (Chinese meat sandwich)." Shi Tou gave Baozi a sweet smile, but Baozi didn't find the smile so friendly.
Baozi shuddered involuntarily, then split open its folds and spat out the meat filling inside its belly: "Hehe, Baozi is truly sincere to Master! If Master doesn't believe me, you can see for yourself!"
puff!
See for yourself? How can you see for yourself? If a human is suspected, they can open their heart and tell others everything, but what about steamed buns? Seriously, shouldn't the filling of a good steamed bun and a bad steamed bun be the same?
"Swallow your flesh!" Stone growled through gritted teeth. "If you dare do something so disgusting again, I'll throw your minced meat down the toilet!"
Originally, when Shi Tou finished speaking the first sentence, Bao Zi had already obediently swallowed the meat filling back. However, after Shi Tou finished saying all his threatening words, Bao Zi immediately did something that terrified Shi Tou.
"Ugh~~~"
Saying something like "throw the minced meat down the toilet" is just too cruel. Baozi, the person involved, immediately vomited, this time not only the minced meat but also the soup, and finally, even some milky white liquid came out.
Stone was completely petrified at this moment; she finally felt the direct impact of Baozi's full name.
Damn! She almost forgot that the full name of steamed buns is milk soup dumplings!!!
"I..." Stone felt waves of churning in his intestines, his stomach churning violently, and even his mouth started to taste sour.
"Baobao is disgusting, Duck doesn't like Baobao anymore!" The little yellow duck glanced disgustedly at the still vomiting Baobao, then hopped onto the rock: "Hug me, Master! Be a good duck!"
"Duck, you're the best." Stone hugged the little yellow duck to his chest and rubbed his cheek against its fluffy body. "I'm more accepting of normal pets like ducks."
Whether it was the pets he saw in his previous life or the magical creatures he encountered after transmigrating, Shi Tou felt that Baozi was an anomaly. In his previous life, in that fierce era, let alone harmless pets like little yellow ducks, there were quite a few pets like scorpions and venomous snakes. After transmigrating, Shi Tou's knowledge broadened even further.
However, she always felt that Baozi was the odd one out among odd ones!
"Gaga, Master doesn't love Baozi anymore, Baozi no longer believes in love!" Baozi finally finished vomiting everything in its stomach, but just as it breathed a sigh of relief, it was provoked again by Shi Tou's words.
I'll never believe in love again. Absolutely awesome!
At least, Stone only felt thunder rumbling overhead...
Damn it! Even if I live to 28 and still can't get married like in my past life, I would never look at this lewd, perverted, and extremely annoying soup dumpling! Seriously though, if any creature actually liked a steamed bun, Stone would think that creature should get its eyes checked.
"Baozi, you might as well turn back into a diamond." At least if you turn back into a diamond, the stone will only be able to hear Baozi's voice. Although what Baozi said was still quite shocking, there is still a big difference between a radio and a 3D TV.
But Baozi felt that his dignity had been insulted: "Hehe, Master actually dislikes Baozi! Baozi is very angry, extremely angry!"
Just as Stone was about to say something, he saw that Baozi had quickly transformed into a diamond and flew directly into Stone's right pocket.
Stone rummaged in his pocket to make sure the bun was in place, then tapped the little yellow duck's beak and said, "Duck, what do you think about me opening a snack shop?"
Although the little yellow duck is a two-star magical creature, it's only two years old. A magical creature like the little yellow duck, which is primarily for life assistance, should certainly be intelligent, but due to its age, its intelligence isn't particularly high: "What's a snack shop? Can I eat there? Do they have flowers?"
Stone suddenly felt an urge to cover his face. Both of his pets were pica sufferers; Baozi liked to eat all sorts of things, while the little yellow duck actually liked to eat flowers, and only the brightly colored ones.
So, without a second thought, all the potted plants in Zixin Garden, where Shitou lived, were ruined in just a few days. And the little yellow duck didn't just monopolize one pot; it took a bite here and a nibble there. Now, Shitou has to cover her face every time she passes through the yard. She's too embarrassed to ask the servants to replace the flowers; there's no way around it—any potted plant that's still intact is doomed within seconds. Shitou is almost going crazy because of this.
Oh, poor flowers and grass! How Stone wishes those flowers and grass could defend themselves! For one thing, how wonderful it would be if they tripped up the little yellow duck or sprayed it with blood!
"Master still hasn't told Duck Duck what the snack shop is?" Seeing Stone's constipated expression, Duck Duck looked up at Stone blankly.
"A snack shop is a place to eat, but there are no flowers there, only bags." Stone reached out and gently rubbed the little yellow duck's head: "Ducklings can't eat bags."
"A bag?" The little yellow duck exclaimed in horror, "The bag is the duck's friend, you can't eat the bag!"
Stone rolled her eyes again. She was too lazy to explain such a complicated question to the little yellow duck: "Duck, are you hungry?" Food is more effective when dealing with children.
"Hungry!" Sure enough, the little yellow duck's attention was immediately drawn to the food.
Stone jumped off the bed, clutching the little yellow duck: "The flowers in the yard aren't tasty anymore, duckling. Shall I take you to a place with lots and lots of flowers?"
"good!"
Stone revealed a sly smile. "Hehe, Xiaoxiao went to school today..."
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I have something to do at home today, so I'll make up for Saturday's extra update tomorrow.
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Chapter 141: My Cheap Old Father Blasted to Ashes
Leaving aside the chaos that ensued at Red Maple Garden after Huo Xiaoxiao returned home from school, Shi Tou decided to assemble a few replica rocket launchers in his ring space in order to comfort Huo Xiaoxiao and, more importantly, to swindle more money from her.
While the genuine Blazing Rocket Launcher was considered a family heirloom by the Huo family, replicating it was naturally extremely difficult. However, all of this was a piece of cake for Stone. Because there were more than one Blazing Rocket Launcher in the ring's space.
That vast space contained numerous machine tools, and what pleased Stone most was that all of them were incredibly user-friendly, operating with a single button. Therefore, forging a blasting rocket launcher was truly effortless for Stone.
Of course, the premise is that we have enough materials.
10 kg of refined iron ore, 2 kg of black iron ore, 1 kg of magic iron ore, and 200 g of thorium ore.
Well, iron ore is nothing compared to what Stone took from their warehouse when he left the dwarven kingdom. Thorium ore, because of its very attractive appearance, Stone mistook it for silver, so he took quite a bit of that too. Although it couldn't compare to iron ore, it still amounted to one or two thousand kilograms.
But here's the problem: we don't have black iron ore or magic iron ore! Don't be fooled by the fact that both of their names contain the word "iron," they are completely different things!
Refined iron ore, simply put, is made by refining iron ore. Even if you don't have the stone, you can buy iron ore from elsewhere and refine it. However, black iron ore and magic iron ore are both extremely rare ores.
Most importantly, because of the decline of the Blacksmith's Guild, there's nowhere to buy stones even if you wanted to!
"Giggle. Master is so stupid, so stupid, so stupid!" Seeing Stone's gloomy face, Baozi laughed. But before Stone could hit it, it gave Stone a more reliable idea: "Why does Master have to put the materials according to that material list? Master isn't equipping the Imperial City Guards. He just wants to coax money from children. Why not just do it casually?"
Shi Tou paused for a moment: "What is the Imperial City Guard?" Could these weapons have originally been intended for the royal family?
"Hehe, weren't the Imperial Guards specially trained by Master and given to your precious son? These weapons are also for your precious son!" Baozi innocently twisted his body and acted cute.
"Then why weren't these things given away in the end?" Stone thought "your precious little darling son" sounded really weird. Was she a spinster in her past life? And she'd never gotten married in this one either! A son? That's too cruel!
Baozi hopped to the stone's feet: "Giggle! It's been given away! Master gave my precious egg so many things, which made Karen so angry!"
Stone covered his forehead in exasperation: "Explain yourself clearly, who is Karen?"
Baozi was silent for a while, and when she spoke again, her tone was a little downcast: "Hehe, Master's precious son is named Kasi, and Karen is Master's daughter!"
Damn it, I'm still a virgin, okay?! Sons and daughters? Just slap them away!
Perhaps it was because Stone's expression was too interesting. Baozi suddenly laughed: "Hehe. Kashi inherited the throne of the Fallen Empire, which means that the current royal family, including His Majesty the King, are all your descendants!"
Wow, what the hell?!
Stone was filled with grief and indignation. She didn't want to be an old woman surrounded by children and grandchildren!
“Baozi, let me ask you, all these facilities here were prepared by…that person for her son back then?” Shi Tou couldn’t bring himself to say the word “I,” so he paused and then glossed over it.
Baozi didn't care about that, and just shook his body: "Hehe, no! Master prepared all this equipment to drive those old fogies in the Blacksmiths' Association crazy! But later, Kathy wanted some standard weapons, so Master forged some for him!"
Are you trying to drive the old-fashioned Blacksmiths' Association crazy?
Stone suddenly understood why the Blacksmith Association had declined. Just imagine, her predecessor could mass-produce divine artifacts, and she was at odds with the Blacksmith Association. Plus, she had given birth to the heir to the Fallen Nether Empire. Wouldn't that drive the Blacksmith Association crazy?
"Baozi, tell me honestly, was your former master always causing trouble for the Blacksmith Association?"
Baozi hesitated for a moment, then answered somewhat uncertainly, "Hehe, it seems so!"
Frowning, Stone hesitated, unsure what to say. After a moment's thought, he said, "Forget it, that's all in the past. Steel Hammer Daddy raised me, after all, and I'm determined to carry on his forging skills!"
"Hehe, so Master is going to acquire the Blacksmith Association?" Baozi looked at Shi Tou incredulously: "Master's dream is still so strange, but you had so much money before, but you didn't end up acquiring it, did you? This time, Master can acquire it, right?"
At first, Shi Tou was a little confused, but she quickly realized what was going on. It seemed that the predecessor had also considered acquiring the Blacksmiths' Association, but perhaps the Blacksmiths' Association at that time was too wealthy to afford the acquisition, and thus failed. But the situation now was different from that time.
"Yes, I want to acquire the Blacksmiths' Guild and then build a new one!"
Baozi was silent for a while: "Hehe, then Master must first get the support of the Huo family! Otherwise, even if you are rich, it will be impossible to acquire an association that has been passed down for ten thousand years!"
That's natural. Gaining the Huo family's support is also simple: just replicate the Explosive Flame Rocket Launcher.
However, it's still the same material problem...
Shi Tou gave a wry smile. After all that effort, they were back to square one: "Baozi, you just said that we don't need to follow the ingredient list exactly, right?" Recalling what Baozi had said earlier, Shi Tou felt that she still had a glimmer of hope.
"Gaga, yes! Master can change the materials!" Baozi swayed its body proudly, looking all smug. "Master can first make a very simple rocket launcher using iron ore and refined iron ore! Then change to other materials and gradually increase its power!"
That's right, that's exactly it!
Shi Tou slapped her forehead. She had been getting stuck on the details, only thinking about following the instructions. She knew that even if she didn't create the real magical artifact Huo Xiaoxiao had described, the final product would definitely be much better than the "toy" Huo Xiaoxiao had.