Journey to the West: Tang Monk Conquers Everything-Chapter 290: One-click Repair

"Ah? Repair our weapons!?" General Zhang was slightly stunned by Jiang Liu’s words.

"Indeed, all the damaged, or soon-to-be damaged weapons, you may bring them over. I can help you repair them on the way if there’s nothing else to do!" Jiang Liu nodded and spoke to General Zhang.

Since it was just some damaged and about-to-be-damaged weapons, naturally, there was nothing to fear.

Hearing this, General Zhang pondered for a moment before nodding, "In that case, thank you, Master!"

During the conversation, General Zhang also ordered two more horse-drawn carts to be prepared, taking out some of the damaged sabers, spears, swords, and halberds from the barracks and placing them in the carts.

Of course, materials needed to repair the weapons, such as Hard Ironwood and some copper and iron, also had to be prepared.

After spending a few more Chinese Hours to get these things ready, the several hundred-strong troop finally set off, heading towards the direction of the Royal City in Black Chicken Country.

"Is the Royal City due west?" Looking in the direction of the Royal City, Jiang Liu casually took out a damaged Iron Tire Bow in hand and, while checking the direction, asked nonchalantly.

"Correct, from here to the west, about eight hundred li away, we can reach the Royal City. Rest assured, Master, although we’re carrying goods, our speed will not be slow. We should be able to get there in about five or six days!" General Zhang replied to Jiang Liu’s inquiry, nodding his head.

"Actually, we don’t need to go so fast!" Hearing General Zhang’s words, Jiang Liu’s face darkened slightly, and he immediately said.

"Ah? We don’t need to go so fast?" Jiang Liu’s words left General Zhang stunned for a moment, looking at him incredulously.

After pondering for a moment, he then asked, "Um, I’d like to ask, Master, how much ground do you normally cover in a day when you travel?"

"Us? Roughly thirty to fifty li a day!" Hearing this, Jiang Liu hadn’t opened his mouth yet, but Zhu Bajie couldn’t help but speak up and answer.

"A day!? Thirty to fifty li!?" Zhu Bajie’s response made General Zhang’s eyes widen in disbelief as he stared at Jiang Liu and the others.

Alright, I made a mistake, I misspoke just now. I shouldn’t have asked them how far they travel in a day, but rather how far they ’stroll and enjoy the scenery’ in a day.

Yes, only thirty to fifty li a day? Even if they were strolling and enjoying the scenery, they couldn’t possibly be so slow, could they?

"Amitabha, life has its limits, but paths are limitless. Chasing the limitless with the limited is futile..." Jiang Liu muttered a Buddhist chant under his breath before speaking.

"Err, the Master’s words seem to make some sense!" Jiang Liu’s words made General Zhang pause and nod his head.

But immediately after, he still shook his head and said, "Master, you are a transcendent being, while I am just an ordinary person. So, there’s no need for you to enlighten me. I only know that what needs to be done, must be done. Life is short!"

"Master said it well!" Considering himself Jiang Liu’s number one follower, Zhu Bajie naturally had to stand up for him upon hearing General Zhang’s rebuttal, saying, "Master’s words indeed capture the essence of the Taoist principle of inaction!"

Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie usually didn’t get along, so hearing Zhu Bajie’s words, Sun Wukong had no qualms about twisting Zhu Bajie’s big ears and taunting, "So, is this the reason for your usual laziness, you blockhead!?"

Sha Wujing also wanted to speak, but with someone having already expressed agreement and someone else disagreement, after some thought, Sha Wujing didn’t know what else to say, so he just shut his mouth and didn’t speak.

Aside from Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie’s bickering, Jiang Liu’s gaze fell on the Iron Tire Bow in his hand.

It was visible that there was a large crack on the edge of the bow, as if it had been slashed by a sharp blade. If the string were pulled forcefully again, it could very likely snap the entire bow.

Naturally, as Jiang Liu’s gaze settled on the Iron Tire Bow, the corresponding Attribute Information appeared before him.

Old Iron Tire Bow (Common Level): Attack +7, Durability 1/10.

"Well, an Iron Tire Bow by itself is just that, was there a need to add an ’Old’ prefix?" Jiang Liu inwardly shook his head as he looked at the attributes appearing before him.

Immediately, he mentally called up Life Skills and opened the Blacksmith Skill Panel, then placed the Iron Tire Bow on it.

At the same time, he added a bit of Iron Ore.

In front of Jiang Liu, he could see the Blacksmith Skill Panel, as if there was a furnace spinning.

To Sun Wukong and the others, however, they saw the Iron Tire Bow floating in front of Jiang Liu.

Then, a brilliant light flashed, and within a few breaths, the Iron Tire Bow was repaired.

Holding the Iron Tire Bow in hand, it was visibly clear that the entire bow looked somewhat worn, but where the crack was, there was now a brand-new iron seal.

This was the freshly added Iron Ore, which had perfectly fused with the body of the Iron Tire Bow.

As Jiang Liu’s gaze fell once more, naturally, the attributes of the Iron Tire Bow reappeared.

Repaired Iron Tire Bow (Common Level): Attack +7, Durability 9/9.

The Attack Power remained unchanged, but the Durability had been fully restored! However, instead of the full 10 points of Durability, there were now only 9 points left!?

This caused Jiang Liu to frown slightly. Was it a setting of the system, or did the repairs somewhat damage the weapon itself?

Tip: Gained 42 Experience Points!

Within just a few breaths, the Iron Tire Bow had been repaired. At the same time, the system’s notification appeared, which made Jiang Liu slightly startled, then overjoyed. He didn’t dwell on the issue of durability anymore.

Just like that, could I really earn 42 Experience Points!?

To me, repairing equipment using the Skill Panel is easy and quick—it’s practically one-click repair, right?

I knew that with Life Professions, both smithing and repairing could yield Experience Points.

However, I never expected that using a Life Profession would be just like in games, where you simply click a button to accomplish the task—a foolproof one-click repair.

But, what about all this knowledge related to Life Professions that suddenly popped into my head—what’s up with that?

"Wow, just like that, the Iron Tire Bow has been successfully repaired!?" Jiang Liu secretly marvelled in his heart, while General Zhang, who had just lowered the hand he had in front of him, looked at Jiang Liu with even greater astonishment.

"Here, give it a try!" Jiang Liu casually tossed the Iron Tire Bow to General Zhang and said.

"Okay!" General Zhang nodded and took the bow that Jiang Liu had thrown to him.

While talking, he pulled on the bowstring to test it. Indeed, the draw weight was still impressive, and most importantly, the repaired spot had no awkward feeling at all.

"Master is truly skilled; such a quick flick of the Cultivation Technique, and it’s done, much more capable than those so-called blacksmiths!" After thoroughly testing the Iron Tire Bow, General Zhang gave Jiang Liu a thumbs-up and praised him.

"Hmm, you’d better blink a few more times then!" Jiang Liu replied with a laugh upon hearing General Zhang’s comment.

In the middle of talking, he leapt onto the horse carriage from the White Dragon Horse, his eyes shining as he looked at the various weapons inside the carriage that appeared almost as scrap metal.

To Jiang Liu, these were all Experience Points.

Notification: You have gained 55 Experience Points.

Notification: You have gained 65 Experience Points.

Notification: You have gained 82 Experience Points.

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One piece of equipment after another, as Jiang Liu repaired them, they kept being completed. These weapons, in his hands, were effortlessly restored to their former glory.

Each repair took merely about ten seconds, which for Jiang Liu, was several times faster than practicing the Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound.

However, with each repair needing the aid of the Blacksmith Profession’s Skill Panel, to everyone else, Jiang Liu seemed to be placing the weapons before him and then they would be enveloped by a brilliant light, somewhat dazzling to behold.

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Then, after a few breaths, the weaponry would be fully repaired—convenient and fast!

"Today, I’ll repair a thousand, no, ten thousand pieces of equipment!"

After repairing one piece of equipment after another, and watching his Experience Points soar, Jiang Liu felt triumphant.

It seemed, finding a national treasury or a large repository of a major power, then entering it to be solely responsible for refurbishing or even crafting equipment, might be a good idea!?

It appears that as long as there’s enough equipment, the Experience Points gained could exceed those from practicing the Heavenly Dragon Zen Sound!

Regardless of what Jiang Liu was thinking, as he repaired one piece after another, the Experience Points steadily climbed.

Moreover, with each repair, he could feel his knowledge and understanding of the equipment slowly growing.

For instance, repairing an Iron Tire Bow normally required infusing Iron Ore and other smithing steps, which might take over half an hour.

But with the Life Skills Panel, it only took about ten seconds.

However, it’s not like the Life Skills simply repaired the equipment for him; instead, the skills seemed to help Jiang Liu compress the steps and processes into just about ten seconds.

Everything felt as if Jiang Liu himself was methodically repairing the equipment.

In just a short while, dozens of pieces of equipment had been repaired, and Jiang Liu had easily gained thousands of Experience Points.

But along with it, Jiang Liu noticed his body and mind were slowly becoming exhausted.

It felt as if he had spent hours, meticulous hand-crafting these repairs.

"It seems that I’ve been the one repairing the equipment all along, and the Life Skills Panel is just helping me compress the time." After feeling the unusual fatigue in his body and mind, as if he had been repairing equipment all night, Jiang Liu thought for a moment and understood the process.

After pondering for a short while, Jiang Liu casually picked up another blade.

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My mind is already filled with extensive knowledge about equipment. If I put even more effort into it, or even use better materials to repair this blade, what then?