Nero's speed while flying on his sword was extremely fast. It could truly be described as "riding the jade dragon through the blue heavens, resting in the southern sky before reaching the northern seas."
In less than the blink of an eye, the scenery in front of him kept rushing past, and the Artisan Commission had already come into view.
When he arrived at the entrance of the Artisan Commission, Nero didn't greet anyone. He simply rode Black Cutter and flew straight inside.
The Cloud Knights guarding the gate saw a figure rushing over as if to break into the Artisan Commission. They originally intended to step forward and stop him, but when they got closer and looked carefully...
That pitch-black greatsword.
That flowing white hair.
'That pure, smiling face...'
'Isn't that Nero?'
'Then it's fine.'
So the Cloud Knight on guard quietly stepped half a step back, returned to his standing position, and let Nero pass through.
This kid doesn't need to be stopped, this was something that basically every department across the Xianzhou Luofu had already silently agreed on.
In their understanding, Nero didn't need to be stopped. Even if they tried, they couldn't stop him anyway.
He could casually barge into the Seat of Divine Foresight, and General Jing Yuan had never said anything about it.
Nero flew into the Artisan Commission on his sword with a clear goal in mind, heading straight toward the place where he had met Mr. Baiye last time.
At this moment, the current head forger was thinking about whether he should forge a new type of flying sword. He already had some ideas forming in his mind.
But suddenly, the heavy door was pushed open with a loud "Bang!"
Mr. Baiye was startled by the noise. He turned his head and saw a familiar young man.
Wasn't this one of the two brats who came looking for trouble last time?
So Baiye didn't even think before shouting at Nero.
"It's you again, kid! I already told you last time, I can't do it. Who the hell can use a Stellaron to forge a sword? Stop coming to bother me, I really can't do it!"
"I have no idea what's going on with your sword. I don't care how your sword was forged, but I absolutely can't use a Stellaron to make one."
"Don't come looking for me anymore, little ancestor. I've explained it to you clearly, I really can't do it, I'm not lying to you! How many times have you come to see me this month already!?"
Mr. Baiye's voice trembled slightly, and it even sounded like he was on the verge of breaking down.
From his tone and words, it wasn't hard to tell that recently Nero had come to him quite a few times to discuss forging a treasured sword using a Stellaron.
Although he didn't have much hope of producing another Black Cutter, when Nero saw the longing look on Yanqing's face back then, he felt that as a friend, he should at least try harder.
So Nero kept trying to get Mr. Baiye to use his superb forging skills and attempt to make a sword using a Stellaron.
It didn't even need to be like Black Cutter with its own consciousness. As long as it could carry out simple commands and communication, that would be enough.
But even so, Baiye still couldn't do it.
Whether it was making a sword capable of acting on its own and listening to commands, or directly using a Stellaron as forging material to create a weapon, neither was something that could be accomplished just by talking about it.
To be honest, Mr. Baiye was really on the verge of a mental collapse.
Nero's idea was clearly imaginative, and the goal was good, but it truly put Mr. Baiye in a difficult position.
Seeing Mr. Baiye acting like someone frightened by the mere sight of a bow and thinking it was a snake, Nero scratched his face awkwardly.
"Mr. Baiye, actually… I didn't come this time because of that…"
"Don't say it, don't say it! I really can't do it. Stop coming to find me. Go ask someone more capable! If nothing else, go find that Yingxing who used to be among the High-Cloud Quintet and let him try. Just don't come looking for me… huh?"
Mr. Baiye froze when he heard Nero's words.
Then he looked Nero up and down with an extremely suspicious gaze.
"What did you just say? You didn't come this time to ask me to forge a sword with a Stellaron?"
Baiye stared at the boy in front of him, but he didn't see any kind of "scheme succeeded" expression on the boy's face.
That made him instantly feel relieved. His tone immediately became much lighter as he asked, "Then what did you come here for?"
"If you want to buy a new flying sword, you might as well wait a while. I've just come up with some new ideas recently."
"No, I already have Black Cutter, so I don't need to buy a new weapon. I don't have the habit of collecting flying swords."
"For me, a weapon just needs to be useful and durable. I actually came to ask you for a few Ditings. Jing Yuan gave us a mission, and we need them right now."
"You're looking for Diting?" Baiye looked at Nero in confusion. "Why come to me for Diting? Wouldn't it be easier to apply directly at the Divination Commission?"
"If we go to the Divination Commission, we'd have to wait for approval, and their stock can't compare to what's here." Nero looked at Baiye and said, "Besides, if I take a few Ditings from here, isn't that just a matter of you saying the word?"
Listening to Nero's explanation, Baiye slightly narrowed his eyes.
'…You even came all the way here to tell me first. That's really giving me a lot of face…'
'This kid could clearly just take them directly, yet he still came over to inform me first!'
'He really respects me!'
Mr. Baiye's impression of Nero immediately improved.
After a brief conversation, Nero successfully gathered a large pile of Ditings from the Artisan Commission.
However, these little things were inconvenient to carry while flying on a sword, so Nero loosened his robe slightly and stuffed all the Ditings inside through the front of his chest, filling it completely.
Just like that, Nero carried these little lion-like mechanical creatures in his robe and rode Black Cutter back.
The round trip didn't take much time. It wasn't even as long as the time he spent talking with Baiye.
When he returned, everyone else was still waiting at the same spot.
They then saw Nero jump down to the ground and take out several Ditings one after another from inside his robe, before tidying up his clean white robe again.
This kind of loose clothing didn't cover the neck, and with the chest loosened a little, it was possible to see that although the boy looked young, his physique was quite sturdy.
Which made sense. If he didn't have a strong body, how could he lift a greatsword like Black Cutter with one hand and swing it around so freely?
"Wow! Why did you bring so many?" Qingque asked as she looked at the several Ditings surrounding Nero on the ground.
"There are so many of us. We can split into several batches and follow multiple leads. If a whole group follows just one, the efficiency would be way too low," Nero said.
"That's true. There are quite a lot of us. Let's split our eight people into four groups," Qingque said.
"Hmm… Stelle and March, you two can form one group. Mr. Welt, I hope you can help look after Bailu. Yanqing, you take care of Huohuo. I'll team up with Nero!"
After thinking for only a moment, Qingque quickly finished arranging the teams, and each group was given one Diting.
"Let's go. To the Starskiff Haven!" Nero said.