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"Please follow this way!" A sweetly smiling girl extended her hand, guiding Gu Han into the Sword Pavilion. As they walked, she introduced, "The Sword Pavilion was built 900 years ago, after the first batch of sword wielders all perished. It is where the sword maidens left behind by them are stored, and it is also the place where new sword wielders begin their dreams."
"In the eight base cities around the world, each has its own Sword Pavilion. Because the creation times of the eight base cities are different, the Sword Pavilion in the oldest city, Yanjing, has over 2,000 sword maidens of various ranks; the youngest city, New York, has fewer than 600 sword maidens. Our Yuzhang City's Sword Pavilion is the third base city in the world, so we have over 1,600 sword maidens."
"Question!" Gu Han interrupted the girl's introduction. "Since there are a large number of sword maidens in the Sword Pavilions of other cities, what should I do if the sword maiden who can synchronize with me is in another city? For example, if I get the Sword of Goujian in the game, her original body should be in Yanjing."
"You can choose the artificial replica of the Sword of Goujian! The artificial forging of the Sword of Goujian was successfully completed 200 years ago! We have no less than ten artificial replicas of the Sword of Goujian here!" The girl answered with a full smile. "Of course, if you only want the original Sword of Goujian, you can go to other cities for synchronization tests! The Sword Pavilions in all cities are open to every human sword wielder. However, other cities do not provide free sword inscription ceremonies; you must pay for them yourself."
"How much does the self-funded sword inscription ceremony cost?" Gu Han asked.
"Based on yesterday's material market prices, it costs 56,874 RMB, including tax." The girl answered very fluently, clearly at a professional level.
"Cough, cough, the wind is quite noisy lately, I'll just take a look here!" Gu Han decisively abandoned the idea of trying in other Sword Pavilions. 50,000 RMB can buy a lot of sword essence pills.
The girl smiled and continued, "The Sword Pavilion is divided into six floors, each floor storing sword maidens of different ranks. For example, the first floor stores ancient sword maidens. In our Yuzhang City Sword Pavilion, there are a total of 654 natural ancient sword maidens and 3,986 artificial sword maidens. Among the natural sword maidens, 298 have already been taken by sword wielders, leaving 356 stored on the first floor of our Sword Pavilion."
"By the way, if you feel a strong desire to have a certain sword when you see it, it means that you have a sword affinity with that sword. The success rate of synchronizing with that sword maiden will be greatly increased."
Sword affinity is a very rare sensation. Generally, out of 100 sword wielders, only three can experience the sensation of sword affinity. Once a sword maiden has a sword affinity with you, the success rate of synchronization increases significantly. The stronger the sword affinity, the higher the success rate.
If the sword affinity is so strong that it makes you faint, the success rate is almost 50%.
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"This is the ancient sword maiden, Blue Light Sword!" The girl walked to a counter where a sword maiden was stored and pointed to a sword in a brocade box that was emitting a blue glow. "The Blue Light Sword is ranked 1,945th in the Ancient Sword Record. It was the sword of Nalan Mingzhu in the Qing Dynasty, with a blue glow and the special ability to confuse the vision. It is a Confucian sword maiden."
Gu Han noticed that the brocade box had two slots, one gold and one silver, for placing the sword maiden. However, the golden slot was empty, and only the silver slot contained a sword.
The girl noticed Gu Han's gaze and explained, "The two slots in the brocade box are for the natural original and the artificial replica of the Blue Light Sword. The natural original has already been taken by a sword wielder, so the remaining one is the artificial replica."
"Would you like to try a synchronization test with this Blue Light Sword, Mr. Gu Han?" The girl enthusiastically recommended. "Don't underestimate this artificial replica. Except for the slightly dull appearance of the sword maiden, it has 85% of the strength of a natural sword maiden! And the synchronization success rate of the Blue Light Sword replica is the highest, with two out of ten people succeeding, much higher than other swords!"
The replica sword is an artificial replica created by human sword forgers based on the template of a natural sword maiden. Otherwise, with only about 10,000 natural sword maidens, it would be impossible to meet the needs of over 100,000 sword wielders.
Depending on the skill of the forger, the strength of the replica sword can vary from 50% to 99% of a natural sword maiden. The replica swords placed in the Sword Pavilion for new sword wielders to choose from are generally of high quality, with at least 80% strength.
Most importantly, when forging the replica swords, the forgers consider the synchronization compatibility. Although the success rate of synchronization is still below 30%, it is much higher than the less than 0.5% success rate of natural sword maidens.
Therefore, many sword wielders, after failing to synchronize with a natural sword maiden, will choose a replica sword as their sword maiden, a choice made out of necessity.
Although the girl tried hard to recommend the Blue Light Sword replica to Gu Han, he had no interest at all. Determined to become the strongest sword wielder, how could he want an artificial replica!
"From now on, don't take me to counters where the natural sword maiden is not present!" Gu Han said to the girl.
"Understood!" The girl agreed, but her smile disappeared, and she looked as if she was starting to dislike him, just like the administrator earlier.
"Does she think I'm a toad trying to eat a swan, wasting her time?" Gu Han guessed the reason for the girl's dislike. It was probably because he was taking too long to choose, which would waste her rest time.
"This is the Fierce Wind Sword, a martial sword maiden, ranked 1,352nd in the Ancient Sword Record." The girl brought Gu Han to a counter and said this briefly, not saying anything more. If it weren't for the rules requiring her to state the name, rank, and type of sword, she probably wouldn't have said a word.
Gu Han looked at the Fierce Wind Sword, and suddenly, a strong desire to have her surged in his heart, so strong that it almost made him unable to move!
"Could this be the sword affinity?" Gu Han immediately thought of the sword affinity the girl had mentioned. From the intensity of this reaction, he was sure that if he chose the Fierce Wind Sword, the success rate would be over 40%.
"Mr. Gu Han, are you going to choose the Fierce Wind Sword?" Seeing Gu Han standing by the Fierce Wind Sword for a long time, the girl forced a smile, hoping he would choose it to save her time.
"No... let's try another one..." Gu Han shook his head, using his willpower to overcome the intense temptation of the sword affinity, and slowly moved away from the Fierce Wind Sword.
Most sword wielders, upon discovering a sword maiden with whom they have a sword affinity, would immediately try to synchronize with her, as the success rate is many times higher than choosing a sword maiden without an affinity.
But Gu Han refused, not for any other reason, but because the Fierce Wind Sword, not being a powerful sword maiden among the ancient sword maidens, and not even ranking in the top 1,000 in the Ancient Sword Record, would not be a choice for the ambitious Gu Han.
"This way..." The girl gave Gu Han a dirty look and led him to the next counter where a natural sword maiden was still present. After moving about five meters away from the Fierce Wind Sword, the intense sword affinity disappeared. Just before it vanished, Gu Han seemed to hear a sigh from the Fierce Wind Sword.
"Is she sighing because I didn't choose her to leave that dark world?" Gu Han thought to himself, feeling a bit of pity for the Fierce Wind Sword and a desire to turn back.
But this thought was quickly cut off by Gu Han. He wanted the most powerful sword maiden to become the strongest sword wielder.
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"This is the Bloodthirsty Sword, a killing sword maiden, ranked 987th in the Ancient Sword Record." The girl led Gu Han to another natural sword maiden. To his surprise, as he approached, a sword affinity as strong as the one with the Fierce Wind Sword suddenly blossomed in his heart.
"Who would have thought I would encounter two sword maidens with sword affinity in a row!" Gu Han smiled bitterly. Being able to have sword affinity with two sword maidens at the same time is not a one-in-a-hundred talent, but a one-in-a-thousand talent. However, could a waste with only 9 quarks of innate sword essence really have such a powerful talent?
"Let's try another one!" The Bloodthirsty Sword was not the sword maiden Gu Han needed, so he chose to leave.
In the next few dozen minutes, Gu Han had already seen over twenty natural sword maidens. Unbelievably, each one of them had a strong sword affinity with him, as if they all desperately wanted him to take them.
This was an unprecedented event. The person with the most recorded sword affinities in history had only six, while Gu Han had already had over twenty, and the number continued to increase as he saw more natural sword maidens.
Strangely, the replica sword maidens had no reaction to Gu Han. According to records, the easiest to have sword affinity with were these artificial replica sword maidens, but the rules of the world seemed to be reversed for Gu Han.
During these few dozen minutes, Gu Han also saw six other sword wielders choosing their sword maidens. When they tried to synchronize, they all tragically failed.
All six of them fell to their knees, having failed.
In contrast, Gu Han, who had sword affinity with every sword maiden he saw, was an incredibly lucky existence!
"Hey, this natural sword maiden has no reaction to me!" Just as he was thinking this, Gu Han suddenly realized that the natural sword maiden he was now approaching had no sword affinity with him!
"What is this sword?" Without waiting for the girl to introduce it, Gu Han leaned forward to read the label on the counter, eager to know the name of this unique sword maiden who did not have a sword affinity with him!
"Hey! Sour Popsicle, you're here too!" Gu Han's shoulder was suddenly slapped, and he jumped, turning to see Song Hama standing behind him with a mischievous smile.
"Mr. Song Hama, this is the Cloud-Casting Iron Sword! A natural sword maiden, martial, ranked 455th in the Ancient Sword Record."
"Cloud-Casting Iron Sword?" Gu Han thought the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
"Hey, Sour Popsicle, you're not interested in my Cloud-Casting Iron Sword, are you!" Song Hama punched Gu Han. "But sorry, this Cloud-Casting Iron Sword has already been reserved by me!"
"I remember now, the Cloud-Casting Iron Sword is Song Hama's ancient sword maiden in the game!"
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"Hey, this natural sword maiden has no reaction to me!" Just as he was thinking this, Gu Han suddenly realized that the natural sword maiden he was now approaching had no sword affinity with him!
"What is this sword?" Without waiting for the girl to introduce it, Gu Han leaned forward to read the label on the counter, eager to know the name of this unique sword maiden who did not have a sword affinity with him!
"Hey! Sour Popsicle, you're here too!" Gu Han's shoulder was suddenly slapped, and he jumped, turning to see Song Hama standing behind him with a mischievous smile.
"Mr. Song Hama, this is the Cloud-Casting Iron Sword! A natural sword maiden, martial, ranked 455th in the Ancient Sword Record."
"Cloud-Casting Iron Sword?" Gu Han thought the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
"Hey, Sour Popsicle, you're not interested in my Cloud-Casting Iron Sword, are you!" Song Hama punched Gu Han. "But sorry, this Cloud-Casting Iron Sword has already been reserved by me!"
"I remember now, the Cloud-Casting Iron Sword is Song Hama's ancient sword maiden in the game!"
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"Hey, this natural sword maiden has no reaction to me!" Just as he was thinking this, Gu Han suddenly realized that the natural sword maiden he was now approaching had no sword affinity with him!
"What is this sword?" Without waiting for the girl to introduce it, Gu Han leaned forward to read the label on the counter, eager to know the name of this unique sword maiden who did not have a sword affinity with him!
"Hey! Sour Popsicle, you're here too!" Gu Han's shoulder was suddenly slapped, and he jumped, turning to see Song Hama standing behind him with a mischievous smile.
"Mr. Song Hama, this is the Cloud-Casting Iron Sword! A natural sword maiden, martial, ranked 455th in the Ancient Sword Record."
"Cloud-Casting Iron Sword?" Gu Han thought the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
"Hey, Sour Popsicle, you're not interested in my Cloud-Casting Iron Sword, are you!" Song Hama punched Gu Han. "But sorry, this Cloud-Casting Iron Sword has already been reserved by me!"
"I remember now, the Cloud-Casting Iron Sword is Song Hama's ancient sword maiden in the game!"
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"Hey, this natural sword maiden has no reaction to me!" Just as he was thinking this, Gu Han suddenly realized that the natural sword maiden he was now approaching had no sword affinity with him!
"What is this sword?" Without waiting for the girl to introduce it, Gu Han leaned forward to read the label on the counter, eager to know the name of this unique sword maiden who did not have a sword affinity with him!
"Hey! Sour Popsicle, you're here too!" Gu Han's shoulder was suddenly slapped, and he jumped, turning to see Song Hama standing behind him with a mischievous smile.
"Mr. Song Hama, this is the Cloud-Casting Iron Sword! A natural sword maiden, martial, ranked 455th in the Ancient Sword Record."
"Cloud-Casting Iron Sword?" Gu Han thought the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
"Hey, Sour Popsicle, you're not interested in my Cloud-Casting Iron Sword, are you!" Song Hama punched Gu Han. "But sorry, this Cloud-Casting Iron Sword has already been reserved by me!"
"I remember now, the Cloud-Casting Iron Sword is Song Hama's ancient sword maiden in the game!"
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"Hey, this natural sword maiden has no reaction to me!" Just as he was thinking this, Gu Han suddenly realized that the natural sword maiden he was now approaching had no sword affinity with him!
"What is this sword?" Without waiting for the girl to introduce it, Gu Han leaned forward to read the label on the counter, eager to know the name of this unique sword maiden who did not have a sword affinity with him!
"Hey! Sour Popsicle, you're here too!" Gu Han's shoulder was suddenly slapped, and he jumped, turning to see Song Hama standing behind him with a mischievous smile.
"Mr. Song Hama, this is the Cloud-Casting Iron Sword! A natural sword maiden, martial, ranked 455th in the Ancient Sword Record."
"Cloud-Casting Iron Sword?" Gu Han thought the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
"Hey, Sour Popsicle, you're not interested in my Cloud-Casting Iron Sword, are you!" Song Hama punched Gu Han. "But sorry, this Cloud-Casting Iron Sword has already been reserved by me!"
"I remember now, the Cloud-Casting Iron Sword is Song Hama's ancient sword maiden in the game!"
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"Hey, this natural sword maiden has no reaction to me!" Just as he was thinking this, Gu Han suddenly realized that the natural sword maiden he was now approaching had no sword affinity with him!
"What is this sword?" Without waiting for the girl to introduce it, Gu Han leaned forward to read the label on the counter, eager to know the name of this unique sword maiden who did not have a sword affinity with him!
"Hey! Sour Popsicle, you're here too!" Gu Han's shoulder was suddenly slapped, and he jumped, turning to see Song Hama standing behind him with a mischievous smile.
"Mr. Song Hama, this is the Cloud-Casting Iron Sword! A natural sword maiden, martial, ranked 455th in the Ancient Sword Record."
"Cloud-Casting Iron Sword?" Gu Han thought the name sounded familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before.
"Hey, Sour Popsicle, you're not interested in my Cloud-Casting Iron Sword, are you!" Song Hama punched Gu Han. "But sorry, this Cloud-Casting Iron Sword has already been reserved by me!"
"I remember now, the Cloud-Casting Iron Sword is Song Hama's ancient sword maiden in the game!"
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"Hey, this natural sword maiden has no reaction to me!" Just as he was thinking this, Gu Han suddenly realized that the natural sword maiden he was now approaching had no sword affinity with him!
"What is this sword?" Without waiting for the girl to introduce it, Gu Han leaned forward to read the label on the counter, eager to know the name of this unique sword maiden who did not have a