Boss Kiryu’s tone was very calm, but the content of what he said was explosive!

Even the well-informed Qingdeng couldn't help but be stunned.

The Yamada Asaemon clan secretly arrested people to refine medicine—Aoto had also heard about this.

He only regarded it as a common urban legend among the people and did not take it seriously.

And now... Boss Kiryu, who is a direct descendant of the Yamada Asaemon family, has personally admitted: This is true!

In order to treat a big shot, arresting innocent people to make medicine... Although it is shocking, if you think about it carefully, it is not surprising that this happened to the shogunate.

After all, this is a regime that regards "keeping farmers half-dead" as its basic national policy.

Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo shogunate, once said: Keeping peasants half-dead is the secret of politics.

In the feudal era, farmers accounted for the vast majority of the population.

Therefore, if the farmers determine the country, the country will be stable, and if the country is determined, the world will be stable.

Farmers live a very good life, and it is easy for them to have unreasonable thoughts.

When farmers live too hard, they are prone to rebellion.

To sum up, keeping the living standards of farmers at a level where they "neither starve to death nor have enough to eat" can ensure the long-term stability of the Tokugawa world.

Since Tokugawa Ieyasu, the phrase "let the peasants live half-dead" has always been the basic national policy of the Edo shogunate.

Participating in the pilgrimage, helping the hometown... all kinds of weird policies and weird methods, torturing both the daimyo and the common people, and torturing the people all over the world in different ways, just to ensure the prosperity and wealth of the Tokugawa family.

Although extremely cruel, facts have proven that these methods are indeed effective, and the Edo Shogunate became the longest-lasting and most stable samurai regime in Japanese history.

For such a feudal regime that does not take human life seriously, it is not unusual for the Yamada Asaemon family to use living people to refine medicine.

After all, the master-disciple relationship means that Qingden and Boss Kiryu are old acquaintances.

Although we cannot generally use words such as "kindness" and "amiable" to summarize the character of Boss Kiryu, there is one thing Aomori is sure of: he is by no means the kind of ruthless person who wants to kill the people!

Among other things, he would never approve of such fucked-up things as "sacrifice the lives of innocent people just to treat a big shot."

Discovering that his father was using innocent people to make medicine... Even Aonto's imagination could not imagine how disappointed and uncomfortable Boss Kiryu felt at that moment.

After a brief period of shock, Qingdeng took a deep breath to calm down, held his breath and continued to listen carefully.

Now that things have happened, no matter what Boss Kiryu says, he won't be surprised anymore.

"Since we have talked about my life experience, let me talk about the origin of Vairocana."

As Boss Kiryu said this, he turned to look at Vairocana on Qingden's waist.

"This knife was designed by my grandfather."

"Although we, Yamada Senemon, have read countless swords and are recognized as masters of sword appraisal, we have never had a precious sword of our own."

"So, grandpa, he consulted the sword test data passed down by his ancestors and decided to forge a 'Supreme Great Property' that is unparalleled in the world."

"His ideal ideal knife should not only cut iron like clay, but also be extremely tough."

“The knife test data left by our ancestors is overwhelming.”

"Grandpa went through the origami paper, worked hard, and spent several years to finally complete the design."

[Note: Origami: The file used by the Yamada Asaemon clan to record the results of knife tests]

"Then he spent a lot of money to find a swordsmith who could forge this sword."

"In the end, the swordsmith he chose was Shikisaki, who had no interest in worldly matters and lived in seclusion in the mountains."

"Although the knife designed by my grandfather is perfect, its forging is unusually difficult."

"Even Shikisaki, who has superb knife forging skills, suffered a lot."

"Although I don't know exactly how many scrap swords Shikizaki forged, it's at least a thousand."

"Although our family is not as rich as the rest of the world, we are not short of money either."

"But even if it's like this, I can't stand the trouble."

"In order to forge this sword, it can be said that grandpa spent all his family wealth."

"Although the process was very tortuous, fortunately, the final result is very beautiful."

"After countless setbacks, this unparalleled 'greatest asset' has finally appeared!"

Qingdeng was fascinated by what he heard.

He never expected that this knife that had been following him for a long time would have such a history!

Hearing this, he couldn't help but pull out Vairochana from his waist and pointed the tip of the knife to the sky.

Under the sunlight, the blade bloomed with a coquettish purple light.

Boss Kiryu raised his gaze and looked at Vairochana's smooth blade, his eyes flashing with half nostalgia and half emotion.

"From the steel material to the length of the blade, to the arc of the blade, the width of the handle...every place and every inch of detail is perfect!"

"I guarantee it in the name of Yamada Sen'emon - if you want to choose the one that is 'most suitable for slashing' among the swords in the world, even if this sword does not win the first prize, it will definitely be among the best!"

"Because of its great power, Grandpa named this sword after the Great Sun Tathagata."

"It's a pity that it was not included in "Huai Bao Sword Ruler"."

"Otherwise, the hierarchical order of the 'Supreme Great Property' will have to be rearranged."

After Qingdeng heard this, he nodded solemnly as if in agreement.

The "Kaibho Sword Ruler" published by the Yamada Senemon clan uses cutting power as the standard for judging swords.

The criterion for judging "The Greatest Karma" is that with one blow, there is an 80% to 90% chance that it can cut off the human body directly.

"Huai Bao Sword Ruler" records a total of 228 swordsmen's swords, of which there are only 12 types of "the most important objects": Chang Zeng Ni Hu Che, Chang Zeng Ni Xing Zheng, Qing Guan Jian Yuan, Sunliu Jian Yuan, the first generation Guobao, the first generation Zhu Guang, the first generation

Tadayoshi, Mutsu Shūnagachi, Tataro Nagayuki, Nagafune Hidemitsu, Mihara Masaie, Nagafune Motoju—all are great swords worth thousands of gold, or even ten thousand gold!

After the "Ikedaya Incident", Souji's sword Kaga Kiyoshi was broken.

Qingden originally planned to simply give her a "Supreme Great Property".

However, large swords of this level will basically not enter the market. Most of them are collected by wealthy families. They are typically priceless and have no market. Even if you want to buy them, there is no supply.

If swords are identified according to the standards of "Huai Bao Sword Ruler", then there is no doubt that Vairochana definitely belongs to the "Supreme Great Karma"!

When Qingden wields Vairocana, no body is left incomplete and broken with every blow!

In addition to cutting iron like clay and being extremely tough, what's even more valuable is that its feel is unparalleled!

Regardless of the length, curvature, weight of the blade, or the size and width of the handle, it is extremely comfortable.

Qingdeng has never used such a comfortable knife.

After getting used to using Vairochana, when I hold another knife, I feel like I am "making fun of a prosthetic limb" and it feels unnatural, which makes me uncomfortable.

It is no exaggeration to say that after receiving this sword, Qingden has completely transformed into the shape of Vairocana!

At this time, Boss Kiryu seemed to have recalled something, paused for a moment, and then changed into a meaningful tone.

"Actually, this sword still has a chance to rise to another level."

When Qingdeng heard this, he immediately raised his eyebrows and listened carefully.

"There is a very rare steel in this world."

“We call it ‘Wanliang Steel’”

"As the name suggests, this is a special steel that must be tempered thousands of times before it can be forged."

"For knifemakers, this steel is truly a dream steel!"

"The blade forged from this steel is not only extremely sharp, but also extremely hard, resistant to burning and corrosion."

"What's even more amazing is that this steel will turn the blade into a deep black."

"And this is the 'black knife' that is rare in the world."

"I have considered finding this steel and using it to recast Vairochana's blade."

"In this way, Vairochana will be able to become the well-deserved 'No. 1 Sword in the World'!"

"It's a pity...'Wan Liangang' is very rare."

"I have traveled all over the world for decades, but I have never seen this kind of steel with my own eyes."

"As for the black knife, I've seen one before."

"The lord's sword is the black sword."

"When we were young, we were always puzzled as to why our lord's sword was black."

"I only know that a very special steel is used, but I don't know the name of this steel."

“It wasn’t until I gained experience that I realized that the knife was forged with ‘Wanliang Steel’.”

"My lord once said to me: If I want to, she can give me her sword and let me extract the 'Wanliang Steel' from it."

"I don't know how I could possibly melt my lord's beloved sword."
To be continued...