The Human Emperor (1-200)

C80: Assassins from Charax Spasinu!

Hua!

In the room, Wang Chong rolled open a three chi long xuan paper. Dabbing the brush in ink, he started to contemplate over the design of the second Wootz steel sword he was going to forge for the auction.

The commanders of the Imperial Army weren’t fools. Those who were able to climb through the ranks were people possessing true abilities. Even though they gave their money to Wang Chong generously, their expectation of the sword was extremely high.

The swords that Wang Chong forged has to satisfy their demands.

“It’s fortunate that the design of the swords in this world is still quite plain, I still have a huge variety of choices to choose from!”

Wang Chong thought.

In this generation, despite the numerous swordsmiths in the capital, as people were more concerned with the sharpness of their weapon, they neglected the appearance of the blade. As such, most of the swords forged were of the same design.

In comparison, Wang Chong seemed to be a grandmaster in this aspect!

‘A good tavern didn’t fear being buried in the deep alleys’, a good packaging was important in all commercial activities. For example, alcohol stored in the porcelain bottle would be much more conspicuous than alcohol stored in a normal jar.

A sword with a beautiful outer appearance was entirely different from a plain-looking sword.

“Since I’ve already tried forging a sword, maybe I should go for a saber for the auction.”

Wang Chong thought.

Saber was always one of the Two Kings of Weapons. Even though most of those in the Central Plains preferred to use swords, the standing of saber was still above that of the other weapons.

As it was much more difficult to wield a saber, if one wasn’t a top-notch expert, it was difficult to bring out the true strength of a saber. Even so, Wang Chong knew that there were quite a few saber experts in the Imperial Army.

If Wang Chong wanted to solidify his standing as the number one swordsmith in the world, he must be more than capable of smithing swords. More than that, he has to prove that he was unrivaled in the art of saber crafting as well.

There wasn’t a single commander in the Imperial Army that wasn’t picky. An ordinary saber wouldn’t satisfy them.

As Wang Chong mused over the matter, something appeared in his mind.

Of the publicly renowned Three Great Swords, other than the Wootz steel sword, there was also the katana of Japan as well.

The Japanese katana originated from the Great Tang’s modao, but it was much more suited for hacking moves than the modao. However, in this world, Japan didn’t exist.

Wang Chong didn’t intend to simply replicate the katana, but rather, he hoped to design a new sword using the katana as the fundamental blueprint.

After contemplating for a moment, the brush started moving around the xuan paper.

A moment later, an entirely new sword unlike any other in this world appeared on the paper. This sword was shaped similar to the Japanese katana, but it was more than a single fold longer, reaching around 6 chi to 7 chi long!

(6 chi -> 2 meter)

The blade was extremely slim and long, and following suit, the hilt was the same as well.

It was impossible for an ordinary human to use this kind of sword, given that it was of the equal height as them. However, Wang Chong paid no heed to the matter.