From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 183 - 152 Flame Emblem Club_2

However, Chunshang Group failed to seize the opportunity to take down Quenching Castle.

As a result, the times Quenching Castle opened became fewer and fewer; in the last one and a half months, it hadn’t opened its doors even once.

Some consortia even suspected that Quenching Castle had already left Blue Star.

In the end, the emergence of Flame Emblem Club proved one thing.

Quenching Castle wasn’t refusing to open its doors, it was only opening them for a certain person.

After the establishment of Flame Emblem Club, Lin Zeyu had people purchase all the buildings and land around the old clock tower on Riverbank Road and converted them into a fortress.

And the main venue of Flame Emblem Club was located right opposite the old clock tower.

Once this news came out,

the number of Superpower Users camping out on Century Bridge decreased, as all the major consortia had realized that Bridge Hole No. 9 might never open again.

To gain access to Quenching Castle, the major consortia could only reach out to Flame Emblem Club.

Lin Zeyu set a rather frightening price for the club’s entry tickets—the tickets were at the level of tens of millions.

After joining the club, one still had to queue.

As for who would be chosen to enter Quenching Castle, that relied entirely on Lin Zeyu’s mood.

In short, he had a tight grip on the situation.

Some consortia refused to accept this and wanted to find an alternative way into Quenching Castle.

There was even an idiot who thought about dismantling the tunnels of Century Bridge to see.

Many people did not believe that a club that had popped up suddenly could have the capability to bring people into Quenching Castle.

However, as long as one knew which company was the parent of Flame Emblem Club, they would have no doubts on this matter.

Chunshang Group also spent money to join the club, sending people in the hope of entering Quenching Castle again.

Lin Zeyu did not stop them; if they were actively giving money, of course, he would not turn them away.

As for whether to grant them entry to Quenching Castle, the ultimate interpretation right belonged to the club.

By the time Saturday came around.

Flame Emblem had its first gathering; the club’s management team picked ten members and then took them into Quenching Castle.

Some people had entered Quenching Castle, and those who were chosen were basically not likely to cause trouble inside.

Gulu was very pleased with the people who came this time; it solved his problem of feeling bored, as well as the issue of the entrants causing chaos everywhere.

Among this group of entrants, there were a few who had been to Quenching Castle before.

This time, these few had already steeled themselves, prepared to eat charcoal-grilled cockroaches.

To their surprise, they found that entering Quenching Castle didn’t necessarily require eating that stuff.

Gulu hadn’t been holding a big plate full of "delicacies" to welcome them at the entrance this time.

Realizing this, they underwent a torrent of emotions, feeling that their previous efforts of gritting their teeth to taste the "delicacies" had been in vain.

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Among this group that entered Quenching Castle, some had come with a purpose.

One of the executives from Fengcai Consortium tried to discuss business with Gulu, hoping to take on Quenching Orders for him.

Now, there were more Quenching Masters on Blue Star than just Lu Heng.

Among the Superpower Users, there were no fewer than ten Quenching Masters.

Moreover, one Quenching Master had a more stable Quenching Skill than Lu Heng, and that was Gulu.

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Which means, if they couldn’t get other Quenching Masters into Quenching Castle, it was entirely possible to take on orders for Gulu to fulfill.

As long as this channel could be unlocked, these consortia wouldn’t even mind forgoing their cut.

Simply put, if the business deal was successful and Gulu agreed to let Fengcai Consortium take on his Quenching Orders, it would mean that Fengcai Consortium could freely enter and leave Quenching Castle.

Once that door was opened, everything else would be easy to handle.

Gulu, hearing this person talk about the deal, lay back in his chair and said, "I’m pretty expensive."

"Of course, hiring Master Gulu for Quenching would definitely be at the highest price, higher than any other Quenching Master on the market," the executive from Fengcai Consortium gave a thumbs-up and lavished praise.

Gulu nodded contentedly and said, "Okay."

"Then from now on, I will be Master Gulu’s agent for Quenching services. Whenever Master Gulu has time, we can discuss the business details," the executive’s eyes lit up, thinking he had achieved his goal.

Master Gulu waved his hand and said, "The details, you should discuss with Little Linzi."

Little Linzi of course referred to Lin Zeyu.

Since Lin Zeyu dared to bring someone in, he was naturally confident that no one could pry away even a blade of grass or piece of wood from Quenching Castle.

With the relationship between Lu Heng and Master Gulu, even if someone managed to coax Gulu successfully, as long as Lu Heng came forward to say a word, the situation would be rectified.

Moreover, Lin Zeyu was getting along especially well with Gulu, who had affectionately started calling him Little Linzi.

Upon hearing the term "Little Linzi," the complexion of this executive from Fengcai Consortium turned dark.

He had thought that they had truly come to an arrangement; what he didn’t expect was that although Gulu was indeed easy to talk to, he was incredibly laid-back. Anything cumbersome, and the unified response was, "Just discuss it with Little Linzi."

Flame Emblem had been fully authorized to handle Quenching Castle’s affairs.

Gulu was so satisfied with the arrangements made by Flame Emblem, it completely resolved his worries.

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After the first event at the Flame Emblem Club, the members spread the news quickly within the industry after returning.

Several major consortiums confirmed a few things.

Firstly, the Flame Emblem Club truly had the capability to take people into Quenching Castle.

Secondly, the entrance to Quenching Castle was no longer at Century Bridge, pit number nine.

Thirdly, Master Gulu from Quenching Castle was easy to talk to, he agreed to everything, but no substantial business could be concluded; those wanting to discuss business could only turn to Flame Emblem or Hengyu Group.

Fourthly, Quenching Castle had started a new business: Forging.

Fifth, the market’s Forging Materials had been swept clean a month earlier, and there honestly hadn’t been much to begin with, even less so for high-level materials.

Of course, it was Lin Zeyu who was behind the acquisition of Forging Materials.

Even as the Aurora Blade went through its second forging, Lin Zeyu had already started acquiring Forging Materials.

However, Forging Materials were exceedingly scarce; high-level materials were even rarer.

The Forging Materials that could be purchased were mostly D-Level, with C-Level being very few, and B-Level essentially non-existent.

B-Level Forging Materials were of the caliber of Black Crystal Forging Stones.

Black Crystal Forging Stones were dropped by Flame Demons, and with Abyss Descent at the end of June, there were very few Abyss Demons of the Flame Demon’s class, thus the chance of defeating them and obtaining Forging Materials was even smaller.

Even if there were forces that obtained Forging Materials of such caliber, they wouldn’t put them up for sale.

For high-level materials like these, the first choice of major powers was to keep them.

After all, for large consortiums and families, a few tens of millions in funds didn’t greatly impact the consortium, but a piece of high-level material not available on the market had immeasurable value.

Therefore, the quantity of Forging Materials on the market was very limited.

When the major consortiums wanted to acquire them, the meager amount of Forging Materials had already been swept clean by Lin Zeyu.

According to the plan of the Flame Emblem Club, there would be two days open for activities at Quenching Castle every week.

However, how many times the events were actually held depended on Gulu’s mood.

If the Dwarf uncle was not in the mood to entertain visitors that day, the event would be directly canceled; if he was suddenly in high spirits, an event would be held on the spot.

The major consortiums did everything possible to send their Quenching Masters into Quenching Castle.

After a few Quenching Masters entered Quenching Castle, they expressed to Gulu that they wanted to use the Quenching Furnace, even willing to sign contracts with Hengyu Quenching Service Company.

These Quenching Masters had the backing of consortiums but still chose to sign with Hengyu Quenching Service Company.

The reason was simple: if they gained the privilege to use the Quenching Furnace, they could earn the reputation of Quenching Castle, with limitless possibilities for the future.

Initially, Lin Zeyu didn’t want these Quenching Masters to enter Quenching Castle, but Lu Heng didn’t mind.

After these Quenching Masters entered Quenching Castle and requested the use of the Quenching Furnace from Gulu, they all underwent assessments, just like before.

They had to perform a Quenching task, and their performance would determine the outcome.

Master Gulu’s assessment standards were quite simple, based on Lu Heng’s first performance.

The result was that all the Quenching Masters who participated in the assessment were eliminated by Gulu.

Even those Quenching Masters who sincerely wished to take Gulu as a mentor were refused, the reason being that their talent was too poor.

Gulu was completely oblivious to the fact that the assessment standards were set too high.

Moreover, Quenching Castle didn’t need apprentices at the moment.

This resulted in the major consortiums’ schemes falling through.