Blue Silver Grass Strategy

"It's been three days. I guess you guys have gone down to verify it. What's the result?"

The adult asked three questions in a row, looking at the waiter with sharp eyes.

The waiter quietly swallowed his saliva, lowered his voice, and replied: "My lord, I have verified that there are indeed a lot of "Blue Silver Grass" in that boy's home and village. If a soul master with the "Blue Silver Grass" spirit cultivates in such an environment, he should be able to progress faster..."

"Because we haven't found a suitable "Blue Silver Grass" martial spirit master yet, we can't verify the specific efficiency of the acceleration. But my subordinates and others have already started looking for it around the capital..."

"Wait a minute~" The master raised his hand to interrupt the waiter and asked, "Are you still planning to find a place to plant "Blue Silver Grass" and then let the "Blue Silver Grass" martial arts spirit masters who find it practice and verify it?"

"Uh——" the waiter stammered, speechless.

Seeing this, the master shook his head and ordered directly: "Let's stop here~"

"Sir?" The waiter was puzzled: "If it is really possible to speed up the cultivation of the "Blue Silver Grass" martial spirit masters, then Sir can train a group of them specifically, at least to obtain the first spirit ring and become a spirit master level..."

"The first soul ring? "Blue Silver Grass"? "The master sneered: "Why? Are you afraid of being entangled by the blue silver?"

"It is true that this can train some soul masters, but compared to the cost, it is not worth it!"

As the adult spoke, he had a wise look on his face.

He had just thought about it like the waiter, but standing in his position, he naturally knew how low the probability of the "Blue Silver Grass" martial spirit giving birth to innate soul power was!

If one really spends manpower, material resources and financial resources to create the "Blue Silver Grass Mimicry Training Environment" and searches for "Blue Silver Grass" martial spirit owners with soul power qualifications, how many years will it take to get the ideal results?

In the Douluo Continent today, only top forces like the Spirit Hall and the two empires have the time and resources to do such things, waiting for the fruits to mature.

……

Ling Yi was not clear about the above conversation, but he had deduced it in his mind.

After summarizing his current situation and making a horizontal comparison with the conditions of those noble figures in the principality, it was like comparing the Fortune 500 companies in his previous life to the pancake stalls on the street.

Secretary: "Chairman, I heard that the pancake stand on the corner has good sauce and is doing very good business!"

Chairman: “Yes.”

Secretary: "Chairman, aren't we going to buy the sauce formula?"

Chairman: "Why are you in such a hurry? There are so many formulas in the world. Can we take them all? Besides, how much is the right amount to pay for the patent of the formula? If it's less, he won't do it. If it's more, I'm stupid."

Secretary: “Then—?”

Chairman: "Well, that's it. What? Are you worried that the price of pancakes will go up after his pancake stall goes public?"

"If he really has potential, once he develops to a certain level, we can just inject capital and absorb him into the group~"

……

"Muzhi City", Anfang Street in the south of the city, Jingeng Blacksmith Shop.

On the busy street, Ling Yi looked up at the large characters on the plaque, then lowered his gaze to look at the store that occupied a large area.

Ling Yi took out the letter that Master Jiang had given him from his arms, held it in his hand, and after making sure that it would not be easily ignored, he walked into the door of Jingeng's blacksmith shop.

If it was one of those pretentious and face-slapping novels, Ling Yi would have to hide the letter, put on a ragged outfit that was called free and easy, walked in directly, and asked for so-and-so. Then he would be looked down upon and treated poorly by the shop assistants, and then he would retort and have a conflict. Then the store manager would appear, and they would have a verbal confrontation and say something shocking... and finally he would take out the letter...

Fortunately, Ling Yi does not follow the Aotian style or the Hedong style, he follows the steady style.

He took out the letter and placed it in the most conspicuous place. He, Ling Yi, was just a little boy who came to deliver a letter to a blacksmith who had left his master for many years.

After all, Master Jiang had been away from here for many years, and he didn't tell us about his interpersonal relationships during his apprenticeship, so Ling Yi was completely in the dark.

In addition, the other party is nearly fifty years old and is still an intermediate blacksmith. I think his forging talent is also average. What if Master King Kong, one of the "three great craftsmen", doesn't remember such a dull disciple? Wouldn't that be embarrassing~

"Kid, who are you looking for?"

As soon as Ling Yi stepped into the blacksmith shop, a young man in a sleeveless short-sleeved shirt asked.

The young man spoke in a kind tone with a hint of a smile on his face.

Seeing the other party's eyes on the letter in his hand and the [Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy] uniform he was wearing, Ling Yi's mind was calm and a sweet smile was always on his face:

"Hello uncle, I'm from Beikouhe Town. I came here to help the town's blacksmith, Master Jiang, deliver a letter to an old man named Jin~"

In one sentence, the message inside was clear and concise. Combined with the neat school uniform with white background and green stripes, and Ling Yi's face that made people feel good at first sight, the young man immediately took two steps forward, came in front of Ling Yi, leaned forward slightly, and asked with a smile:

"Oh? Master Jiang from Beikouhe Town? Can you tell me Master Jiang's full name? And what about you, kid? What's your name?"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yi first slightly retracted his hand holding the letter, and a thoughtful look appeared on his face. After thinking for a while, he politely responded: "Master Jiang's name is Jiang Kai, and my name is Ling Yi... Uncle, may I meet Mr. Jin and give him the letter?"

"Jiang Kai?" The young man saw Ling Yi's performance, still smiling, and reviewed it in his mind. After making sure that he had never heard of this name, he said to Ling Yi: "I'm sorry, little friend, uncle has never heard of this name..."

Ling Yi's pair of black and white eyes widened a little: "Then..."

“Don’t be impatient~” The young man waved his hand and pointed to a corner in the blacksmith shop, saying, “Go sit over there first. I’ll go ask my senior brother. He has been with the master for more than 20 years. He should know the Master Jiang Kai you mentioned…”

As he spoke, he led Ling Yi to a place for guests to rest.

After Ling Yi sat down, he poured him a cup of herbal tea, greeted the other young men and boys in the shop, smiled at Ling Yi again, and turned to walk towards the yard behind the shop.

Chapter 35 Good Impression

"Jiang Kai?"

In a spacious and bright hall in the courtyard behind Jingeng's blacksmith shop, a sturdy man with a crew cut and stubble heard the young man's report and frowned. He felt that the name sounded familiar, but he couldn't remember who the corresponding person was.

"A Qiang~" The sturdy man, who had been thinking fruitlessly, did not bother to think about it and said to the young man: "Bring that little guy in, I will ask him myself~"

Although I still haven't remembered who that person named Jiang Kai is, but since he described it with such detail and even brought a letter, he must have studied under me.

Of course, the detail that the young man, Aqiang, mentioned just now about Ling Yi wearing the school uniform of the Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy also has a bit of credibility added to it...

A few minutes later.

"Ninth Senior Brother~" Ah Qiang brought Ling Yi to the hall and introduced him immediately: "This is little Ling Yi..."

"Little guy~"

When Ninth Senior Brother's eyes turned to Ling Yi, A Qiang said to Ling Yi: "This is the owner and person in charge of our [Jingeng Blacksmith Shop] main store, and the ninth disciple of the old man——"

Hearing this, Ling Yi, who always maintained his childlike innocence, was the first to greet politely: "Hello, owner, I'm Ling Yi~"

"Hmm~" Senior Brother Nine paused his gaze on Ling Yi's school uniform, and seeing how well-behaved and polite Ling Yi was, his already kind smile became even brighter: "Hello, little guy. My last name is He, just call me Uncle He~"

Ninth Senior Brother showed his goodwill, Ling Yi naturally would not refuse, he immediately changed his words and called out: "Uncle He!"

"Hmm~" Hearing this, the Ninth Senior Brother nodded with satisfaction. Being a straightforward person, he did not try to beat around the bush and went straight to the point. He looked directly at Ling Yi's little face and said, "Little Ling Yi, I heard from Aqiang that you brought a letter from Jiang Kai to give to my master..."

Ling Yi nodded: "Yes~"

Turning his gaze to the letter that Ling Yi was still holding in his hand, Senior Brother Nine asked with a smile, "So, little Ling Yi, can you let me take a look at the letter first?"

"This..." After hearing this, Ling Yi showed hesitation on his face.

"Hehe~" Seeing this, the Ninth Senior Brother chuckled and shook his head, saying: "Xiao Lingyi, don't worry, uncle just wants to verify the situation of the Jiang Kai you mentioned through the content of the letter~"

"Otherwise, I can't just take you, a strange kid, to see my master without asking anything or knowing anything, right?"

As Ninth Senior Brother finished speaking, Ling Yi showed a confused expression of approval on his face, and then hesitated for a few breaths. Finally, his expression turned serious, and he nodded vigorously, saying: "Well... okay——"

As he spoke, he slowly and firmly handed the letter to Senior Brother Nine who was sitting in front of him.

The letter was placed in a ginger-colored hard paper envelope and sealed with glue. Senior Brother Nine took out an exquisitely shaped dagger from his waist, picked up the opening of the envelope with the tip of the blade, took out the letter inside, and unfolded it to read.

Ling Yi remained calm as he watched the other person lower his head to read the letter. Ling Yi had already used his mental power to sense the contents of the letter bit by bit, reading through the ink and color on the paper inside.

There is not much content, only that he became the apprentice of Mr. Jin more than 30 years ago. Unfortunately, he was dull in talent and after more than ten years of learning, he was still only an intermediate blacksmith and could not become a senior blacksmith. He was disheartened and bid farewell to his teacher and brothers and returned to his hometown in the countryside. He missed it often over the years.

At the end of the letter, Master Jiang specifically mentioned Ling Yi, saying that Ling Yi not only had the qualifications to become a soul master, but also had a very high talent for forging. He had only been studying with him for a year, and except for his young age and lack of physical strength, his forging skills were no worse than his, and he had definitely reached the level of a mid-level blacksmith!

In order not to delay Ling Yi's forging talent, and to make up for Jiang Kai's regrets, he begged the old man to take Ling Yi under his wing and teach him the forging skills...

The letter, with hundreds of words or even a thousand, was very eloquent. Although the wording was a little messy and many sentences did not read smoothly, the feelings contained in it were quite sincere.

In this regard, Ling Yi still felt extremely grateful to Master Jiang, the blacksmith and forging guide who had only taught him intermittently for a year.

'Master Jiang's eldest grandson has already awakened his martial soul, but has no soul power. The second grandson will have to undergo the martial soul awakening ceremony in the second half of the year, but it's too late. The youngest grandson is still young. I'll wait until the ginseng in the old forest matures, make some chicken soup for him to nourish him, and use hypnosis to guide him to absorb it through deep sleep. Maybe he will be able to awaken his innate soul power...? '

While waiting for Ninth Senior Brother to read the letter, Ling Yi was thinking about how to repay Master Jiang for his help.

At the same time, this is also to build the foundation for the future team.

Is the village party also a force worthy of investment and trust?

Ling Yi was smart, but his face remained obedient as he waited patiently. Meanwhile, Senior Brother Nine was reading the contents of the letter while recalling his past memories:

"My surname is Jiang. I became a disciple of a master more than 30 years ago. However, I have only been an intermediate blacksmith for more than 10 years. I guess I have not become a direct disciple, but only an apprentice..."

'I left more than ten years ago and returned to my hometown...'

The ninth senior brother is now 35 years old. He became Mr. Jin’s apprentice 26 years ago. In two years, he became a junior blacksmith, in five years he became an intermediate blacksmith, and in the tenth year he became a senior blacksmith. He also became the ninth disciple of the old man.

Calculating the time, when he became a disciple, that Senior Brother Jiang Kai... well, let's just call him Senior Brother, should still be learning skills and has not left.

But unfortunately, Senior Brother Nine held the letter and read it over and over again. After a while, he still couldn't find any information about Senior Brother Jiang in his mind.

There is no other way. Since Mr. Jin returned from Gengxin City in the Xingluo Empire more than forty years ago after completing his studies, he opened the Jingeng Blacksmith Shop in his hometown of Muzhi City. He has taught countless apprentices.

Although he had only accepted twelve disciples so far, some like Senior Brother Jiang could only learn to a similar level due to their average talent. In the end, they left [Jingeng Blacksmith Shop] with the skills of an intermediate or even a junior blacksmith, and dispersed to various towns and villages in [Shuimu Principality] to open a blacksmith shop, which could be considered as spreading out.

Although he couldn't remember it, Senior Brother Nine didn't question the authenticity of Ling Yi's letter.

After all, the content of the letter was very convincing, and nowadays most of the blacksmiths in the [Shuimu Principality] could be said to be disciples of their own masters, so the identity of this Senior Brother Jiang Kai was generally not a problem.

not to mention……

Looking at Ling Yi's school uniform again, Senior Brother Nine's smile widened:

"Xiao Lingyi, Senior Brother Jiang said in the letter that you learned forging from him for a year and have acquired the skills of an intermediate blacksmith. Is that true?"

"Hehe~" Ling Yi smiled shyly when he heard that, with a hint of pride and modesty in his tone, and responded: "Thank you for the compliment, Master Jiang. I... I don't have enough strength, and I still can't master some forging techniques. I'm not as skilled as Master Jiang..."

Hearing this, Senior Brother Nine's eyes lit up and he immediately understood the meaning.

Not strong enough? Not as skilled as Master Jiang?

So what this little fellow meant was that if he had enough strength, he would be better than Brother Jiang, the intermediate blacksmith, just in terms of skills?

Of course, the prerequisite is that Senior Brother Jiang is really an intermediate blacksmith!

However, even if this little guy in front of him has just started forging, as long as he wants to learn forging, Senior Brother Nine will introduce him to his own master.

You know, although my master is one of the "three great craftsmen" of the principality and his status is not inferior to most nobles in the capital, the opportunity to accept a disciple who has the potential to become a soul master is still quite rare.

In Douluo Continent, soul masters are respected. Those who have innate soul power qualifications all want to practice to become soul masters. Few are willing to spend time learning forging and become a blacksmith.

However, the two are not actually in conflict.

For example, his master, Master Jin, is a high-level Soul Master.

He himself is also a first-ring soul master.

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Chapter 36: Master and Disciple

September 1st, 2598th year of the Douluo calendar.

In the east of Muzhi City, the Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy opens.

There are six grades and six classes, with approximately thirty to forty students in each class. The total number of self-funded students and part-time students in the school is almost two hundred.

To be honest, the number of such students is quite small.

Even so, the number of students at the Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy already ranks second among the four junior soul master academies in Muzhi City.

In the area of ​​​​Muzhi City, the capital of [Shuimu Principality], there are only less than a thousand children with innate soul power born in the past six years, if the descendants of nobles/soul masters are not counted.

According to past experience, among these nearly a thousand children, perhaps less than half will eventually be able to cultivate their soul power to the tenth level and obtain the first soul ring to become a soul master.

Among them, those who can go further and cultivate to level 20 to become two-ring great soul masters are more than two-thirds less!

If we count those who died in the mouths of soul beasts while hunting souls, those who were ambushed and hunted by other soul masters, and those who died in conflicts and vendettas... the number of reserve soul masters born in these six years who can successfully cultivate to the level of Soul Master and become a new noble a few decades later can be counted on one hand!

The Shuimu Principality was established less than a hundred years ago, and most of the nobles today are from the families that followed Grand Duke Muxiao. Only a small number of them were newly born from the land of the Shuimu Principality in the past few decades.

The martial soul system of Douluo Continent relies too much on bloodline qualifications. The chance of relying on mutation factors to produce high-quality martial soul qualifications is no less than Ling Yi's chance of winning the lottery jackpot in his previous life.

Well, for a small prize of a few dollars, dozens of dollars, or even a few hundred dollars, the chances are relatively higher compared to a large enough base. But when it comes to an individual, the chances are pitifully small...