Blue Silver Grass Strategy

As soon as the words came out, Ling Yi looked serious and solemn:

"We can create a good external environment for them and give them a promising path to advancement, but we cannot force everyone to grow and become stronger!"

"Yes!" Lou Gao nodded in agreement: "I think so too. Everyone has different talents, and the levels they can reach are naturally different. I can't force a powerful soul master to pay the same attention to a blacksmith apprentice, a mid-level or low-level blacksmith, as I would to a soul master of the same level..."

"So~" Lou Gao looked at Ling Yi expectantly, and asked word by word: "Junior brother, do you have any plans for the blacksmith profession?"

"Two aspects~"

Facing Lou Gao's eager eyes, Ling Yi raised his hand leisurely, clenched his fist, raised his index finger, made a 'one' gesture, and said lightly: "First, all blacksmiths need a leader-like spiritual sustenance. When communicating with the outside world, this leader can be like a name card that people dare not neglect once they hear it!"

"Leader... spiritual sustenance... business card..." Lou Gao murmured softly, repeating several nouns from Ling Yi's words.

Without further ado, Lou Gao suppressed his curiosity and asked, "Then... what about the second one?"

"Second~"

Ling Yi changed his gestures, raised his index and middle fingers and spread them out, and continued to say to Lou Gao: "All blacksmiths need to be further integrated to form a relatively close relationship."

"Integration? Close relationship?" Lou Gao frowned slightly. He felt a little puzzled. He seemed to understand what Ling Yi was talking about, but he was a little uncertain. He always felt that he had not grasped some key point.

After thinking about it, Lou Gao realized that his mind was turbulent at the moment, causing his brain to function a little slowly, so he stopped forcing himself to think and turned to Ling Yi for advice: "Junior brother, please explain to me in detail what these two points mean, and how we should do it——"

As he spoke, Lou Gao stood up from the recliner, stood a few steps in front of Ling Yi, and was about to bow.

Without waiting for Lou Gao to bend down, Ling Yi jumped up instantly, grabbed Lou Gao's arm and held him up.

He released and retracted the strength in his hands, and then led Lou Gao back to sit on the recliner. Ling Yi shook his head and said, "Brother, why do you have to do this? Since I have spoken, I will tell you everything I know..."

After saying that, Ling Yi paused for a moment and spoke again: "Let's talk about the first aspect first~"

“The so-called leader and spiritual leader is to find a powerful person to become a spokesperson for our blacksmiths, a name card!

When we talk to other forces or some powerful spirit masters, this spokesperson is our backer, who will prevent others from bullying us easily!"

"Brother, think about it. If there is a Titled Douluo in our [Blacksmith Association], then no matter which force it is, they will take the existence of this Titled Douluo into consideration and give our [Blacksmith Association] a certain amount of respect and attention!"

Hearing this, Lou Gao's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yes, if their [Blacksmith Association] has a Titled Douluo, then even the [Spirit Hall] and [Haotian Sect], the two top forces in the Douluo Continent, would generally not easily have any disputes or conflicts with the [Blacksmith Association].

As for the two empires and other relatively weaker forces, it is even more impossible for them to order the [Blacksmith Association] and his master, the master craftsman Tie Futu, around like they did before!

but--

The light in Lou Gao's eyes only lasted for a short time before it fell silent again. He said in a hoarse voice, "How is it possible?"

Yes~ How is it possible? That's a Titled Douluo~ In the entire Douluo Continent, apart from the few top forces such as [Wuhun Hall], [Haotian Sect], [Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Family], there are probably less than five Titled Douluos wandering around!

Even the officials of the two empires, the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, do not have any Titled Douluo.

As far as Ju Lougao knew, the [Xingluo Empire] was just the royal family's [White Tiger·Dai Family] and [Spirit Cat·Zhu Family], which had a martial soul fusion technique and could burst out the combat power of Titled Douluo level in a short period of time.

So, how can a mere [Blacksmith Association] have a Titled Douluo-level being as a backer?

Chapter 74: Finding a Spokesperson

What does the [Blacksmith Association] have that can attract a Titled Douluo-level being to be willing to serve in the association?

No!

Ren Lougao racked his brains but couldn't figure out what bargaining chips his own [Blacksmith Association] could offer that would make a Titled Douluo condescend to become a member of the third-rate forces in Douluo Continent, even as the leader!

Lou Gao believed that if a Titled Douluo was willing to sincerely join the [Blacksmith Association] and protect the members of the association, his master, the Divine Craftsman Tie Futu, would definitely be willing to give up his position as the president!

Even if he is Lou Gao and becomes the president in the future, as long as there is an opportunity to change the fate of the blacksmith profession, he can let go of the position of president!

but!

The price of recruiting a Titled Douluo is something that neither Lou Gao, nor the Divine Craftsman Tie Futu, nor the [Blacksmith Association] can afford!

For a Titled Douluo, unless there is some extremely heavy favor or deep friendship, there is almost no force on the current Douluo Continent that can make a Titled Douluo sell himself and serve.

Even the Spirit Hall gave enough respect to every Titled Douluo and specially established a Hall of Elders, whose status was even higher than that of the Pope's Hall, as a place for Titled Douluos to settle down. Only then could they recruit free Titled Douluo to become elders of the Spirit Hall.

[Spirit Hall], the recognized number one force in Douluo Continent, is more powerful than [Haotian Sect], which has Tang Chen, the ninety-nine-level peerless Douluo, and is known as the number one sect in the world!

Only such a force can be almost invincible in recruiting Titled Douluo-level powerhouses.

Under this, neither the [Haotian Sect], nor the [Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Family], nor the two empires, can recruit a free Titled Douluo!

If you ask who has the most experience in recruiting free spirit masters on Douluo Continent, apart from the Spirit Hall, it must be a sect called the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect.

[Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect], the direct descendants of the sect are the Ning family, and their martial spirit is the auxiliary "Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Tower". In terms of the martial spirit amplification effect alone, it can be said to be the best in the continent!

Because all direct descendants are auxiliary soul masters, the way to survive requires cooperation with combat soul masters. Therefore, after the ancestor of the Ning family and his spouse founded the [Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect] together, they established an ancestral precept that the spouse of all descendants of the Ning family must be a combat soul master with powerful martial arts!

Just like the contemporary leader of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Mofan, his three wives are a strong attack-type combat soul saint and two control-type combat soul saints!

With the assistance of Ning Mofan, who is also a Soul Sage, the four of them can join forces to face the strongest Soul Douluo without losing the upper hand, and can even defeat ordinary Soul Douluos!

Not to mention, the previous generation's sect master and his spouse are still alive. Although the Ning family members cannot break through level 80 throughout their lives due to congenital defects in their martial souls and have remained at level 79 Soul Saint, their spouses can continue to practice, and becoming Soul Douluo is not a problem.

Therefore, even though the main lineage is composed of auxiliary soul masters, the [Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect] is still one of the first-class forces on the Douluo Continent, second only to the [Spirit Hall], [Haotian Sect], [Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Family], and the two empires. It is on par with the [White Armor Earth Dragon Sect], [Elephant Armor Sect] and other forces that have Soul Douluo, and is even slightly stronger!

Thinking about this, Lou Gao had to admit that their [Blacksmith Association], firstly, did not have a powerful auxiliary martial spirit like the "Seven Treasures Glazed Tower", and secondly, they did not have a direct descendant who could marry or marry a person with the potential to cultivate to the Soul Douluo level, or even to become a Title Douluo Tianjiao Seed...

wrong!

Lou Gao was startled and suddenly looked at Ling Yi with shining eyes, especially at Ling Yi's handsome face, looking him up and down.

While looking at it, he also made a "tsk tsk tsk" sound from his mouth.

Ling Yi, feeling somewhat uncomfortable being stared at by Lou Gao, shook his body awkwardly, took two steps back inconspicuously, and sat on a recliner that had been vacant for a long time, revealing an awkward but polite smile.

After a pause, seeing that Lou Gao still had that smile with a hint of arrogance, Ling Yi had to speak again: "Brother, although we can't recruit Titled Douluo now, we can make friends with Titled Douluo and borrow a little from their reputation, which can also boost the confidence of all blacksmiths--"

"For example, Tang Chen, the 'Haotian Douluo', is well-known to everyone. His Majesty the Haotian Hammer has unrivalled power. His Majesty's 'Chaos Cloak Hammer Technique' has also become famous throughout the continent along with his achievements. Who wouldn't be in awe after hearing about it?!"

"Your Majesty Haotian?" Ling Yi's words pulled Lou Gao back to his thoughts, which had been drifting further and further away. His expression became serious again, and he frowned as he pondered the meaning of this name: "The Tang family of the Haotian Sect is not an easy force to deal with. Just like their martial spirit, the Haotian Hammer, each of them is strong and domineering, and their arrogance is not inferior to that of the old top force, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Family!"

“If they knew that our [Blacksmith Association] dared to borrow the reputation of His Majesty Haotian, I’m afraid that in a few days, they would be able to run to ‘Gengxin City’ and directly demolish the headquarters of the [Blacksmith Association]——!”

"It's not a big problem~"

Although Lou Gao's words were quite serious, Ling Yi's expression remained calm, and he analyzed calmly: "I believe that with the dazzling glory of His Majesty Haotian, the descendants of the Tang family in the Haotian Sect will definitely practice the "Chaos Cloak Hammer Method" diligently, and among these people there will definitely be some who are interested in forging--"

“We don’t need to tell the world about His Majesty Haotian. We just need to promote one of our blacksmiths’ most powerful forging techniques, the Chaos Cloak Hammer Technique.

When that descendant of the Tang family becomes famous on the mainland, if he is still interested in forging, you might as well give him the title of God Craftsman. I believe that with the innate advantages of his Tang family's "Clear Sky Hammer" and his attainments in metal forging with the "Chaos Cloak Hammer Method", he should not lose the title of God Craftsman and bring discredit to the word "God Craftsman"—"

"Uh--" Lou Gao blinked and looked at Ling Yi in a daze. He thought of the letter that Titan sent to his master, and also thought of the reply from his own master.

It turns out that the master had already thought of this?

At this moment, Lou Gao was filled with great respect for his master's foresight, and he was even more convinced of his fellow apprentice who could look at the problem from the same perspective as his master, the president of the Blacksmiths Association.

……

The Iron Pagoda, which was thousands of miles away, suddenly shuddered at this moment.

……

Ignoring Lou Gao's imagination, Ling Yi continued with his performance.

"But borrowed resources are not reliable enough after all. We still have to rely on ourselves in the end~" Ling Yi said this with a serious look, and looked at Lou Gao with a frighteningly bright gaze: "Only the strong people we have trained ourselves can truly look at the problem from the perspective of a blacksmith and think for the interests of the blacksmiths--"

“It’s just that it takes time for a strong person to grow, and what we should do now is to create a hotbed suitable for the birth of strong people, to help those civilian soul masters with potential, and to provide a helping hand from our [Blacksmith Association] on their road to growth.

In this way, even if the other party could not reach a very high realm in the end, it would still be a friendly relationship that would be beneficial to the blacksmith and the [Blacksmith Association]...

Who can guarantee that among the children of these civilian soul masters, there won’t be a genius with the qualifications to become a Titled Douluo?

As the old saying goes, a golden phoenix can fly out of a mountain nest—!"

"When we [Blacksmith Association] have many Soul Saints and Soul Douluo, our [Blacksmith Association] will be a first-class force on Douluo Continent!

When we have Title Douluo, we can have dignity in front of those top forces!"

"Brother, the blacksmith's forging will not hinder the [Blacksmith Association] from training civilian soul masters who are friendly to us, nor will it hinder the friendship of those single soul masters—"

Listening to Ling Yi's enlightening words, Lou Gao's heart surged with emotion and he quickly asked, "Then, Junior Brother, what about the second aspect you mentioned before, about further integration and close connection, how are we going to do it?"

Facing the urgent Lou Gao, Ling Yi smiled: "Brother, do you know... the Great Fighting Spirit Arena?"

Lou Gao looked confused: "Ah——?"

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Chapter 75 Parting Gift

"Brother, the hardness and toughness of this armor are perfectly coordinated!"

"It is also ingeniously designed. It not only protects the wearer's vital parts to the greatest extent, but also does not restrict the wearer's movements at all. It is also light, weighing only half the weight of fine iron of the same volume...!!"

"To be able to create such a perfect work, you are probably only one step away from becoming a master craftsman... No! Could it be that you have already reached the level of a master craftsman now?!"

In the forging area of ​​the military camp of the Hanfeng Camp, Ling Yi was holding a golden armor that looked like a close-fitting underwear, and was loudly praising the building beside him.

Ling Yi has never been stingy with his words of praise. After all, language is a cheap bargaining chip that can be produced just by opening one's mouth. Combined with Ling Yi's own excellence, his expression full of admiration, and his eyes filled with worship, those being praised will often quickly get lost in the sounds of praise.

At this time, Lou Gao was a little lost. The pleasant words in his ears made him feel comfortable from head to toes. He felt dizzy as if floating in the clouds.

Fortunately, he had received quite a lot of praise in the past. It was because of Ling Yi's special status and the super genius recognized by Lou Gao that the effect was so obvious. However, he quickly collected his mind, straightened his expression, suppressed the upturned corners of his mouth, waved his hand, and said in a nonchalant manner:

"It's no big deal. You've learned the recipe for this 'Glittering Black Gold' before, but there are too few related materials in the Frost Wind Camp, leaving you with little chance to master it.

Otherwise, with your talent, it won’t be long before you can also smelt this alloy…”

This metal alloy called "Glittering Black Gold" contains several most important precious materials that Lou Gao took out from his own storage soul guide. He had only melted a little bit of it before for Ling Yi to learn from.

"Otherwise~" Ling Yi shook his head modestly, and said frankly with self-knowledge: "With my current strength, even if I smelt out the "Glittering Black Gold", it would only be a waste of good materials. I can't hammer it into place and maximize its performance--"

"Brother, if a set of armor like this were put on the auction floor of the nearby 'Cold Wind City', the starting price would be at least 50,000 gold soul coins!

If it were in the capital of the principality, ‘Muzhi City’, or even in an imperial capital like ‘Tiandou City’ or ‘Xingluo City’, it would definitely be sold at a sky-high price—!”

Listening to Ling Yi's words, Lou Gao was lying when he said he was unhappy, but he still showed a half-smile and said with an inexplicable meaning:

“So what? Most people who buy them take them back as decorations. Those rich people cherish their lives very much and will not go out to fight with other soul masters or fight soul beasts in the wild…”

"The soul masters who really need to wear it to fight are usually poor guys.

Hey! Ayi, do you think this is ironic or not? "

Ling Yi remained silent after hearing this.

Indeed, the distribution of wealth in Douluo Continent is quite distorted. Although it is still the same as Ling Yi's previous life, 99% of the wealth is in the hands of 1% of people and forces, but it is obviously a world with extraordinary power, and those strong people who are powerful enough to dominate a region will often find themselves in a desperate situation of poverty and destitution.

The reasons for this are, on the one hand, the cultural penetration rate in Douluo Continent is too low, and only a few people can use their brains to get rich, while most of the soul masters are doing mercenary tasks to earn wages; on the other hand, the existence of top forces, first-class forces, etc., control the vast majority of resource wealth in Douluo Continent, but they simply convert resources into raw wealth.

However, soul masters who are not from a big power will find themselves at a loss when their pockets are empty and they do not know how to obtain wealth.

Some of them were determined to rob and plunder, and to squeeze wealth from weak civilians and small family forces, but they would eventually be suppressed by the Spirit Hall, the two empires, and the major forces in the corresponding areas.

Therefore, those soul masters who work alone on the Douluo Continent generally rely on taking on soul hunting missions outside the Soul Beast Forest to earn commissions, or selling soul beast-related materials, whether it is fur, flesh, bones, etc., all of which are good things that will never have trouble selling.

In addition to the money-making methods backed by the Soul Beast Forest, the only way for soul masters to legally and reasonably earn gold soul coins on the Douluo Continent is through the large soul fighting arenas in every large city. By participating in soul fighting competitions, they can earn bonuses, place bets on wins and losses, etc.

Of course, there are also a small number of soul masters who do not want to enter the soul beast forest to fight life and death with soul beasts, nor do they like to go to the soul fighting arena to perform battles with other soul masters. They will choose to travel around the continent, looking for some relics buried in the long river of history, digging up some antiques to sell. If they can find one or two soul guides and send them to an auction, the income will definitely be considerable!

Shaking his head, and putting aside the information that was too far away from him, Ling Yi handed the golden inner armor in his hand to Lou Gao, saying: "No matter what, with your current skills, you will be valued and respected no matter where you are in Douluo Continent... Hmm?"

As Ling Yi was speaking, he saw Lou Gao raised his big hand. Instead of taking the inner armor, he pushed Ling Yi's hand and the inner armor back to Ling Yi.

A guess flashed through his mind, and Ling Yi didn't say anything hypocritical and asked directly: "Brother, what are you doing...?"

"This is for you~" Lou Gao waved his hand nonchalantly and said lightly.

Looking at his expression, it seems as if he is giving away a piece of coarse linen.

"This..." Ling Yi thought to himself, 'as expected', with a hint of surprise in his eyes, he looked at Lou Gao hesitantly.

"What is this? This is for you. Just keep it~" Lou Gao glared at Ling Yi and said, "Since you call me Senior Brother, I must take care of you. Normally, I should give you a storage soul guide or something as a gift. Unfortunately, I didn't think of this when I went out this time. I'll make it up to you next time we meet--!"

"This 'Golden Black Gold Inner Armor' can withstand the attack of the fourth soul skill of a strong attacking soul master. The most important thing is that it is light and easy to wear. It is very suitable for a soul master like you who is a healing soul master..."

"Brother, are you ready to leave?"

Just as Lou Gao was talking on and on, Ling Yi suddenly asked.