High Martial: I Use Everything as Swords

Han Feng looked at the feverish gazes of the Lei Brothers, his mind racing.

’Two Enlightenment Realm Martial Artists.’

’A Mercenary Corps with deep roots in the underworld.’

’On the official chessboard of East Sea City, this force might just be an insignificant pawn.’

’But beneath the surface, it’s a web of tentacles reaching into the city’s dark corners, a source of secret intelligence.’

’I’ve been struggling to find the resources for Nurturing my acupoints.’

’And for the Kunlun trading convention in half a month, I desperately need more substantial "knowledge" to use as bargaining chips.’

’Relying on just the school and the military has too many restrictions.’

’Applying for any High-Level materials requires navigating layers of approval and dozens of official seals. It’s far less flexible and efficient than using these local fixers who operate in the shadows.’

’A single Jade Scroll brought me the Cultivation Immortality Encyclopedia, allowing my combat system to take a qualitative leap forward.’

’What about the next one?’

’And the one after that?’

This wasn’t just about returning a favor.

This was the perfect lever to convert his unique crafting skills into an intelligence network and a channel for resources.

A fulcrum strong enough to move the vast underground resources currently beyond his reach.

Since they had delivered themselves to his doorstep, Han Feng had no reason to refuse.

A sharp glint flashed in his eyes; the calculations in his mind were already clear.

"Since you’ve put it that way..."

Han Feng slowly walked over to the Heavy Armor that had crushed the table.

His fingertips brushed against it, producing a crisp, metallic sound. A vast aura flared for an instant before vanishing.

"You know the value of this Armor."

His tone was calm.

"If you want me to produce more divine items like this, it will depend on what value you can offer in exchange."

He turned, his calm gaze sweeping over the three men.

"I do have a few matters I need you to look into."

Lei Xiao’s spirits soared. He puffed out his chest even further, his voice booming,

"Just give us the word!"

"First,"

Han Feng held up one finger, his tone indifferent and admitting no argument.

"I want information-based relics from ’all types of ruins in the Sky Mist Areas.’"

"Jade Scrolls, Turtle Shells, fragments—it doesn’t matter if they record Divine Techniques and Secret Methods or just common chatter. As long as it’s information that records the civilizational systems of Otherworlds, I want it all."

Han Feng wanted to learn from Kunlun Holy City and use this underground force to help him collect knowledge from the fragments of various worlds.

He didn’t care what kind of Great Power had integrated these world fragments from different universes and timelines into the Blue Star World.

As long as their civilizational systems could help him grow stronger, he would spare no effort to collect them.

He would use this knowledge from different spacetimes to arm himself and face his enemies.

"Understood!"

Lei Xiao committed it to memory, his mind already calculating which "Earth Rat" dens to visit.

"From now on, when we explore Dragon Abyss and the various Fog Areas, we’ll specifically keep an eye out for these ’strange items’."

"Second."

Han Feng held up a second finger, his voice lowering slightly.

"I’ve recently hit a bottleneck in my Cultivation and need large quantities of gentle-natured Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that contain immense Vitality."

He paused, then added in more direct terms,

"For example, rare Spiritual Artifacts like ’Warm Acupoint Nourishing Spirit Liquid’ or ’Earth Core Stone Milk’."

"Anything that has a miraculous effect on ’Nourishing Acupoints’ or repairing meridians will do. The higher the Grade, the better."

He had to solve the problem of his Sword Aura being too sharp, which prevented him from successfully "Nourishing" his acupoints.

Han Feng’s gaze passed over the Lei Brothers and landed on Long Xiao, who had remained silent, his one eye glinting sharply.

"Uncle Long, I hear the Black Market is short on everything except information."

"Especially information about those small, unpublicized auctions."

Long Xiao’s heart pounded. He instantly understood the unspoken meaning.

He suppressed his excitement, his voice trembling slightly.

"You mean?"

"Help me keep an eye out for the things I mentioned, especially the Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures that can be used for Nourishing Acupoints."

Han Feng then changed the subject, his gaze shifting to the armor on Lei Xiao’s body, its aura restrained yet immensely powerful.

"Of course, I won’t have you work for free."

"Uncle Long should know the value of this armor better than I do."

Long Xiao’s breath hitched!

He stared intently at the armor, his mind calculating furiously.

’A Quasi-Tier Four Spiritual Artifact!’

’With three heaven-defying properties: Healing, Damage Reduction, and Rebound!’

’If this thing were put up for auction, forget East Sea City—even the direct descendants of the top factions in Jiangbei City and Celestial Wind City would tear each other apart for it!’

’The profits... He didn’t dare to imagine!’

’The commission alone would be enough to upgrade his small shop into the largest firm in the Black Market!’

He licked his dry lips, his voice turning hoarse.

"You’re saying, the payment..."

"Will be exchanged for equipment I refine."

The moment Han Feng said this, a fire ignited in the hearts of all three men.

"You provide the intelligence or the actual items, I’ll assess their value, and then you can take equipment of equivalent worth."

"You can also commission specific items, as long as you provide sufficient materials."

When this proposal was made, the Lei Brothers and Long Xiao were stunned for a moment, then overcome with ecstasy.

Trading intelligence and materials for custom equipment from a "Divine Artisan"!

This wasn’t just a pie falling from the sky.

This was clearly an inexhaustible mountain of gold falling from the heavens!

"Master Han, rest assured!"

Lei Xiao was the first to react. He slapped the armor on his chest, creating a dull "THUMP, THUMP," his face flushed red with excitement.

"Our ’Mad Saber’ Mercenary Corps makes a living on the edges of the various Fog Areas. We know a lot of ’Earth Rats’ who specialize in digging up ruins!"

"I’ll put the word out right now and have them bring out all the treasures they’ve been hiding away!"

Lei Hu also hurriedly added, "My brother and I also know some merchant caravans that specialize in the Spirit Plant and Demon Beast Materials trade! I’ll go contact them right away!"

"We guarantee we’ll dig up every related channel in East Sea City for you!"

Han Feng nodded in satisfaction.