Longevity Martial Arts: Grinding Experience in the Chaotic World novel Chapter 102

Chapter 102: Chapter 91: Black Market Observations! Fishing Enforcement!_2

The first stall owner selling a four-stone bow.

He slowly walked over and spoke directly:

"Custom weapons, what’s the price?"

The stall owner’s attitude remained the same as before—unenthusiastic, with few words.

"State your requirements. First, pay a twenty percent deposit; pay the balance when the weapon is ready."

The stall owner gave Gu Sheng a brief glance, and then his eyes lingered on the bow behind Gu Sheng for a moment.

Gu Sheng frowned slightly.

Twenty percent deposit—neither high nor low. He slowly took out a blueprint, which depicted two types of arrows.

"These two types of arrows, ten pieces each."

The stall owner’s eyes flashed with a hint of astonishment. He accepted the blueprint and couldn’t help but take another look at Gu Sheng.

The blueprint depicted:

One type of arrowhead was slender, shaped like a crossblade, clearly designed to deliver high armor-piercing damage. The other type had a large arrowhead with barbed edges and blood grooves, which looked extremely vicious.

Both were specifically noted to require arrow shafts of extreme toughness.

Clearly, these were not arrows that a regular person could use. Outside the black market, no one would dare accept such an order, which was why Gu Sheng chose to come here.

These were based on the armor-piercing arrows and heavy arrows from his memories of a previous life.

The former excelled at piercing armor, especially when paired with first-level penetration arrow techniques—it would be impossible for a Refining Skin martial artist to block. The latter lacked armor-piercing effectiveness but had greater lethality, reducing the enemy’s combat efficiency significantly even when avoiding vital areas.

After pondering for a moment, seemingly considering the difficulty of crafting them, the stall owner finally said:

"One tael of silver per arrow. Four taels of silver as the deposit. Pick up your order in three days."

"Alright."

Gu Sheng didn’t ask stupid questions like "what if you run off with the deposit." Since he chose to customize weapons on the black market, he naturally accepted a certain level of risk. Four taels of silver were still within a reasonable margin.

Moreover,

After observing the stall owner’s setup, it was clear he had a fairly stable presence and wouldn’t ruin his name for a few taels of silver.

"What about switching bows? What’s the strongest bow you have?"

"This one—a six-stone bow. Anything stronger needs custom ordering and would be quite costly." Perhaps because Gu Sheng had ordered arrows, the stall owner spoke slightly more than usual.

Gu Sheng slowly nodded.

The six-stone bow was close to the limit for Jade Skin Realm martial artists. Beyond this point, archery techniques become less effective against same-level martial artists because their sensory abilities significantly improve—unless one masters advanced arrow techniques.

"Do you buy back bows?" Gu Sheng gestured at the four-stone bow behind him.

"Add eight taels of silver for a trade-in with the six-stone bow."

Gu Sheng couldn’t help but click his tongue—six-stone bows were nearly double the value of four-stone bows!