Blue Silver Grass Strategy

"..."

Lou Gao opened his mouth and finally nodded: "Well, I have stayed here for too long, and it is time to continue on my journey -

Ah Yi, over the past seven months, although I have been the one teaching you, I have also learned a lot of new and imaginative ideas from you. I feel that it won’t be long before I can successfully reach the realm of the master craftsman that was originally like seeing flowers in the fog..."

"Okay~" Ling Yi did not ask him to stay, but his face showed a hint of reluctance from the bottom of his heart. This was a good teacher and helpful friend who had taught him carefully for more than half a year, and his character was impeccable. Ling Yi had to acknowledge this kindness.

Ling Yi nodded and said, "Brother, you have indeed wasted a lot of time here with me. We are not too old now, and we will meet again in the future.

When I leave the [Shuimu Principality], I will definitely go to the [Xingluo Empire], to [Gengxin City], to visit you, Senior Brother, and Uncle Tie——"

Chapter 76 Misleading people

On the last day of the 2604th year of the Douluo calendar, Ling Yi stood outside the Hanfeng Camp, watching the short and fat but tall figure of Lou Gao walking away.

Until the heavy snow fell, blocking the view and making the figure of Lou Gao completely disappear from Ling Yi's sight, a sonorous and powerful voice rang in his ears:

"I think it won't be long before the second master craftsman appears in Douluo Continent—"

Ling Yi turned his head and saw Captain Jiang Yuanjiang wearing the "Thousand Scale Armor".

"Probably so~"

Ling Yi responded softly, feeling the inner armor worn outside his inner clothes, with a strong sense of affirmation in his heart.

Lou Gao is not about to become a master craftsman, but he has already become a master craftsman!

Because a few months ago, when Lou Gao taught Ling Yi how to smelt various metal alloys, he said that "Glittering Black Gold" was one of the proud works of his master, the master craftsman Tie Futu.

When one is able to perfectly smelt "Golden Black Gold" and hammer it to its optimal state, the finished product will have reached the level of influencing Soul King-level battles!

Soul King is the first level to obtain a ten thousand year soul ring.

Although many Soul Kings on Douluo Continent still have their fifth soul rings only at the purple thousand-year level, this does not affect the value of the Soul Kings.

And a weapon or armor that can play a significant role in the victory or defeat of a Soul King level battle can definitely be called a magic weapon!

You know, ordinary Thousand Forging-level weapons and armor will break into pieces after just a few hits when facing a Soul King-level full-strength attack.

The Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring gathers the energy accumulated by a soul beast for tens of thousands of years. How powerful is the soul skill that uses it as the source of power?

Not to mention, in addition to quantitative changes, there are also qualitative changes, just like the crushing of thousand-year soul skills over hundred-year soul skills, and the crushing of ten-thousand-year soul skills over those of the same level and below.

Lou Gao told Ling Yi that the "Glittering Black Gold Inner Armor" can withstand the attack of the fourth soul skill of the strong attack soul master in order to protect Ling Yi's safety.

When you are weak, it is a sin to have things that are too good.

As a blacksmith who can forge a work like the "Thousand Scale Armor" that can resist the third soul skill of a strong attack-type soul master, there is nothing worth marveling at or coveting about the fact that Blacksmith Ling Yi is wearing a work of a master blacksmith.

You should know that the level of work of a master blacksmith and a grandmaster blacksmith is actually the same, but the skills mastered by a grandmaster-level blacksmith are more numerous and more extensive than those master-level blacksmiths.

In the current era of Douluo Continent, blacksmiths are not as magical as they will be ten thousand years in the future, otherwise their status would not be so embarrassing and ignored.

Compared to ordinary people, blacksmith is a glamorous profession, but in front of soul masters, blacksmith is a lowly existence.

The problem is that a great blacksmith is often also a soul master. The relationship between them is truly weird and contradictory.

Walking with Jiang Yuan in the Hanfeng Camp, the two rows of footprints were soon covered by the flying snow, and the "Blue Silver Grass" that had just been stepped on also disappeared again.

Returning to the forging area of ​​the military industrial camp, Ling Yi came to a furnace, picked up a larger tungsten steel hammer, and started forging again.

Apart from the one on Jiang Yuan, five captains in the Hanfeng Camp alone have placed orders with Ling Yi, wanting to customize a set of "Thousand Scale Armor".

The armor materials were provided by each captain himself, and then he gave the corresponding gold soul coins and precious materials as rewards to Ling Yi.

As the junior president of the Douluo Continent [Blacksmith Association] and a blacksmith certified by the disciple of the master craftsman Tie Futu, Ling Yi's status in the Hanfeng Camp has improved visibly.

You know, as the fourth blacksmith of [Shuimu Principality], this title is of absolutely great value!

With his feet on the pull rod device of the bellows, the bright red flame began to turn blue and green, shining on Ling Yi's face, sometimes bright and sometimes dim.

At this moment, Ling Yi began to review his teaching career with Lou Gao for more than seven months.

Time turned into running water, flowing in Ling Yi's eyes, flowing back upstream, with scenes of light and shadow flickering in it.

At this moment, a conversation suddenly jumped out and became extremely clear.

……

"Brother, some people say that using god-level materials to create a divine tool is not considered a skill. Only those who use ordinary iron to create a divine tool are considered god-craftsmen. What do you think?"

Ling Yi stepped on the bellows, observing the metal ingots being licked by the fire, while asking about the height of the building next to him.

"fart!"

Lou Gao immediately yelled, "What a load of bullshit! Who said that? Is it the God of Craftsmanship?"

"No~"

Ling Yi shook his head, and before Lou Gao could curse again, he said, "It is said that a Titled Douluo said that, I don't know..."

“Uh…” Lou Gao’s mouth froze open, and he said somewhat angrily: “Title…Title Douluo…So what if he is a Title Douluo? Can a Title Douluo lie with his eyes open?

And…the one who can create a divine weapon with ordinary iron is a true divine craftsman. This is totally misleading the students!"

Lou Gao said the last sentence in a very low voice. If Ling Yi had not had amazing hearing, he would not have been able to detect it amid the continuous sound of the bellows.

"How to say?"

Ling Yi became interested. In his previous life, this view was recognized and highly praised by many people.

Facing Ling Yi's inquiring eyes, Lou Gao pursed his lips and finally asked back: "Let me ask you, what are the prerequisites for using ordinary iron to forge a divine weapon?"

"Uh..." Ling Yi thought for a moment and then answered: "Prerequisites... the tempering of ordinary iron? The strength of the casting hammer and the caster himself?"

"That's right!"

Lou Gao clapped his hands, raised his short and thick neck, and said, "In order to forge ordinary iron into a divine weapon, the prerequisite is that the forger himself is a god-like existence, and the forging hammer must also be a divine weapon. Otherwise, how can one turn ordinary iron into a divine material?

Therefore, it is the God of Craftsmanship who can forge ordinary iron into a divine tool, not the God of Craftsmanship who forges ordinary iron into a divine tool! "

"The order of this is all wrong. This is totally misleading!"

……

Lou Gao's indignant roar was still echoing in his ears. Ling Yi stared at the gradually softening metal ingot, his eyes gleaming with fire, but the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously:

Is this the story behind Douluo Continent?

That's right, no matter how outrageous the text description is, when it is transformed into reality, the world will take action to make everything reasonable -

One of the three great craftsmen of Douluo Continent?

It's just a fancy badge with a nice name that is placed in the cupboard and collected~

"Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique"?

This is worth spending time and energy to practice. After all, for the Tang family members whose martial spirit is a hammer, it is a very good fighting method.

In a sense, what they said was not wrong, but those words only apply to the descendants of the Tang family.

Without the martial spirit advantage brought by the Tang family bloodline, how could one forge ordinary iron to the point where it could be used to forge a divine weapon?

Everyone is born differently. Some people spend half their lives working hard, but can only wander on the road, at a loss; while some people are born at a destination that others can never reach in their lifetime.

With such emotion, Ling Yi raised the tungsten steel hammer in his hand, and used the 9981st style of "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique" and started——!

Under the violent hammering, Ling Yi felt the more than sixteenth level of soul power in his body, shook his head secretly, and told himself not to be impatient, things had to be done one by one.

Although he became a blacksmith one or two years ahead of schedule, his ability was still a little low. It was not the best time to plan for the position of president of the [Blacksmith Association·Mizumi Principality Branch].

Of course, even if he became a two-ring great soul master, it would not be enough to hold the position securely. But at that time, he should be able to barely sit on the vice-president's chair.

As a blacksmith, the fourth in the [Shuimu Principality] and still a teenager, he can always get some preferential treatment.

Now, after completing the orders in the Cold Wind Camp, it is time to ask for leave and return to "Muzhi City" to find my master, Grandpa King Kong, to report the good news.

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Chapter 77 Return of Glory

"Muzhi Castle", a mansion covering a large area in the south of the city.

"Boom boom boom——"

Bringing wind and snow, Ling Yi raised his hand and knocked on the tall and wide door.

"Who is it——" a weak voice sounded.

At the same time, the thick door was opened from the inside, and a young man's head popped out.

When Ling Yi saw the young man, he immediately asked with a smile: "Alai, is the master at home?"

The young man called Alai opened his eyes wide upon hearing the voice. The hazy sleepiness he had felt faded away instantly. When he saw Ling Yi's face clearly, he immediately exclaimed in delight: "Master Yi is back——?!"

This is the disciple that his master values ​​the most, and he may even be his closed disciple!

Old Master Jin is now nearly 80 years old. Although he is a soul master and his body is strong enough from swinging a hammer all year round, he is no longer young and no longer has the energy to teach new disciples.

Even Ling Yi, the young disciple, was accepted as the thirteenth disciple because of his high talent.

In the early stage, he was taught by the fifth disciple Wang Meng and others. Later, when there was nothing more to teach, he, the master, taught him personally.

Three years ago, Young Master Yi graduated early from the Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy and went to Cold Wind City. Apart from sending a letter every two or three months, they haven't seen each other since.

To be honest, not only did Old Master Jin often mention him, even Alai, a servant of the Jin family, missed Young Master Yi very much, who spoke so sweetly and treated everyone with a smile.

After all, there is no other master in the entire "Muzhi City" who makes people feel as friendly as the spring breeze when getting along with him.

In joy, Alai opened the door wide, ignoring the cold wind and snow blowing in his face, and smiled while quickly responding:

"Yes, yes, the master is at home. It has been snowing heavily for several days, and the master has been staying at home all the time—"

"Just be here~"

Ling Yi said with a smile, and walked into the door with Alai's warm welcome.

As they walked, Ling Yi stretched his left hand over his shoulder and pulled the backpack on his back to the side. He reached in with his right hand and fumbled around, then took out a palm-sized oilcloth paper bag and handed it to Alai: "Here, I brought this back from 'Cold Wind City'. It's a kind of preserved fruit called frozen autumn pear. It's sour and sweet and tastes great. Give it to your child to have a taste—"

After saying that, without giving Alai a chance to refuse, he stuffed the girl directly into Alai's arms and walked slowly towards the main hall in the middle courtyard.

Alai looked at Ling Yi's familiar smiling face and his back as he passed by him and began to walk away. Suddenly, he felt that the heavy snow was not so cold anymore.

He hurriedly called out from behind: "Hey! Thank you, Master Yi!"

Ling Yi didn't look back, but just raised his hand and waved behind him.

……

"What?! You...Ayi...you, became...a blacksmith——??!!"

In the main hall of the Jin Mansion, Old Master Jin, dressed in a mink fur coat, sat in the main seat with his eyes almost popping out of their sockets under his pair of strong gray eyebrows, and the small teapot in his hand was nearly crushed by the uncontrolled force.

Seeing the old man's look of disbelief, Ling Yi walked forward with a faint smile, took the small teapot from the old man's hand, most of the tea had spilled due to trembling, and put it on the table.

While picking up the kettle on the small stove next to him and adding water to it, he said with a smile: "Yes, Master, didn't I say in the letter I sent you before that Brother Lou Gao temporarily stopped traveling more than half a year ago and stayed in the Cold Wind Camp to teach me forging hand in hand--"

"Now, not only have I learned the full set of 9981 moves of the Chaos Cloak Hammer Technique, but under the guidance of Senior Brother Lou Gao, I have also mastered several special alloy smelting processes that require less forging force. I can now forge weapons and armor of the Thousand Forging Level—"

Sitting on the big chair, Mr. Jin looked dazed. He mechanically took the small teapot handed to him by Ling Yi with both hands. He subconsciously brought the spout of the teapot to his mouth, took a sip of the warm tea, and felt a hot stream entering his mouth, flowing through his throat, and down his stomach. Only then did he slowly come to his senses.

Seeing Ling Yi, who was neither arrogant nor impatient and remained calm from beginning to end, the joy on Mr. Jin's face was visibly blooming, and he laughed heartily: "Good! Hahahaha! Good! That's great!"

It can be said that when Ling Yi became a blacksmith, Mr. Jin seemed happier than Ling Yi himself.

Before Ling Yi, the old man had a total of twelve personal disciples, and countless other named and unnamed apprentices. However, since he returned to the [Shuimu Principality] until now, in more than forty years, there has not been a single disciple who became a blacksmith.

Even Zhang Tie, his eldest disciple who has followed him the longest and studied for the longest time, is now nearly 50 years old and is still wasting his time as a senior blacksmith.

The other disciples were able to forge the strongest works. The better ones, such as the fifth disciple Wang Meng, could forge eight hundred forged weapons, just like the eldest disciple Zhang Tie. The weaker ones, such as the ninth disciple, could only reach six hundred forged weapons...

"Muzhi City" is too small, and "Shuimu Principality" is also too small!

The entire principality's demand for weapons and armor with more than 500 forgings is actually not small, but compared to transporting raw ore to have domestic blacksmiths forge it, many forces in the principality will directly purchase finished products from the neighboring [Tiandou Empire].

Only some local spirit masters and local spirit master families, as well as officials from the principality, would place orders for their own weapons and armor and have them forged by senior blacksmiths in the country.

However, these blacksmiths may have taken large-volume, low-requirement orders from others in advance, and are too busy to handle the orders. They can only turn away the business that comes to their doorstep, resulting in a decrease in the retention rate of repeat customers.

Under this vicious cycle, the experience that these disciples of Mr. Jin can obtain in producing high-quality works is always limited, and it becomes more difficult for them to make progress.