Blue Silver Grass Strategy

The four vice presidents are Li Qiang, the court blacksmith who manages all the blacksmith shops in "Muzhi City", Shifu Shan, the blacksmith who manages the military industrial camps within the five major military departments of the principality and all the blacksmith shops in towns and villages, as well as Long Ang, a high-level blacksmith who is a master of strong attack soul, and Qing Qiuli, a high-level blacksmith who is a master of agile attack soul, who manage all the blacksmith shops in the two major cities of "Cold Wind City" and "Blue City" respectively!

The last vice president is Ling Yi, the last disciple of Mr. Jin and the youngest blacksmith in history, who is only fourteen years old.

Due to his young age, Vice President Ling Yi's job is to assist the elderly President Mr. Jin in handling various affairs. He plays a role similar to that of a secretary and think tank.

However, before the people in the [Shuimu Principality] could think that Ling Yi would stay in "Muzhi City" forever, and would take over the position of president from Grandpa Jin as he grew older and stronger, and help his master Grandpa Jin to build the headquarters framework of the [Blacksmith Association·Shuimu Principality Branch] in "Muzhi City", Ling Yi, as the vice president, put aside all the mundane affairs of the association, and set out on the journey back to the Hanfeng Camp as if he didn't care about power.

The difference is that when he left before, Ling Yi was alone and followed the military soldiers from the Hanfeng Camp to the "Muzhi City". This time when he returned, although Ling Yi still took a ride with the military, he had a few more followers around him.

Cold Wind Camp, Military Industry Camp.

In the tent area belonging to the blacksmiths, Ling Yi took three teenagers of similar age to him, selected an empty tent respectively, and helped the three of them settle down.

"Okay, let's go eat. We'll go to the soul master's canteen later. I'll treat you to a good meal as a welcome for the three of you—"

Ling Yi watched the last strong young man pack up the tent, and spoke to him and the other two young men who were walking one after the other.

"Hmm~"*3

The three of them nodded slightly stiffly, and followed Ling Yi obediently into the cold wind camp.

It was dinner time and the soldiers in the camp were heading to their respective mess halls for meals. On the way, they saw Ling Yi and his four companions. While greeting Ling Yi, they couldn't help but look at the three young men following behind them.

Ling Yi, who was over 1.7 meters tall, led the way, with the other person half a step behind. The other three were each about a meter apart, walking closely together.

The person closest to Ling Yi is a sturdy young man who is two fingers taller than Ling Yi. He is wearing brown clothes, his arms swinging powerfully as he walks, and his steps are steady. His face cannot be said to be handsome, but his facial features are very attractive, and his brows give people a feeling of being down-to-earth and honest.

The sturdy young man walked over and turned out to be a tall and strong young man of nearly 1.8 meters tall, wearing a fur coat and with bright eyes. He gave people an aggressive and restless feeling. If it were not for the fuzz around his lips and the childish look on his face, anyone looking at him from behind would have thought he was a young man.

The last one was a handsome young man, about the same height as Ling Yi, with the same smile on his face, but his skin seemed to be a light wheat color due to years of sunlight, and his appearance was not as fair and handsome as Ling Yi's.

"Brother Xiong! Long time no see—"

"Ayi, are you back from visiting relatives? Come on! Eat with me..."

"No, no, I brought a few friends with me. I'll help them get acquainted with each other first, and then I'll have a good meal with Brother Xiong in a couple of days—"

"Hey - Ah Yi, when the time comes, I will treat you first, and let Bear Lao Er wait first -"

"Hey! Li Ergou, your skin is itchy again, right? Do you want me to help you loosen it up?"...

Smiling at the familiar faces laughing and cursing on the road, Ling Yi continued to lead the way while whispering introductions to the three cute newcomers around him.

When they arrived at a place filled with the aroma of meat and rice, Ling Yi asked loudly to a big man with a waist circumference similar to his height, wearing a white robe and a white chef's hat: "Old Li, what good food do you have today? I want to treat a few brothers to something delicious-"

Hearing the sound, the fat young man who had been standing aside and watching several people dressed as kitchen helpers busying themselves turned his head and looked over here.

After seeing Ling Yi's face clearly, a smile from the heart suddenly appeared on that big face: "Hahaha——

Ayi, you are finally back——!

Come on, come on, I got a lot of good stuff today——"

As he spoke, he raised his big chubby hands and greeted Ling Yi repeatedly.

Seeing this, Ling Yi said "Let's go" to the three people around him, and quickened his pace to rush towards the fat young man.

As he got closer, a white mist with an alluring aroma emerged from a huge pottery jar in front of the fat young man.

Smelling the aroma, Ling Yi's eyes lit up: "Is this... a soup made from the bones of a hundred-year-old soul beast?"

“That’s right!” The fat young man raised his chin that was almost fused with his neck, and said with a smile: “Ayi, you are still very perceptive. You can guess it just by smelling it—

I spent a lot of money to buy this from the guys in the hunting team. It is made from the spine and thigh bones of a 200-year-old "white-haired iron-back pig"..."

"Wow!" Ling Yi raised his thumb and pointed it at the fat young man. He joked, "It looks like I'm going to bleed a lot today. This isn't cheap..."

"Hey!" The fat young man raised his finger and pointed at Ling Yixu a few times, shaking his round head and said, "If someone else comes, I may not sell it to him, but since you, Ayi, are here, just give me the cost price--!"

"That won't do!" Ling Yi heard this and shook his head repeatedly, waving his hands and saying, "Whatever the price is, I won't let you suffer a loss. Even if it's the cost price, your craftsmanship is much more valuable than these two hundred year old soul beast bones—"

Having said that, without giving the fat young man a chance to refuse, he pulled the sturdy young man beside him and said to the fat young man: "Okay, Lao Li, I'll go in first with my friends. You tell Snow and the others to serve the dishes quickly. Serve all the dishes for today. You know how much I eat, don't worry about not being able to finish it--"

"Okay!" The fat young man looked at the three teenagers beside Ling Yi, nodded, and said, "Well, go sit down first, I'll arrange for you right away... Not only can you eat, but you can also talk about the dishes in detail. Seeing you talk while eating, my dishes taste even better--"

After a while, at a square table, Ling Yi looked around at the three people sitting opposite him, picked up the pottery bowl in front of him, glanced at the milky white thick soup in the bowl, and said, "Ayin, Axin, Afeng, since Uncle Ang, Uncle Li, and Senior Brother have entrusted you to me, I will definitely teach you well from now on, and try to teach you the "Chaos Cloak Hammer Method" in the shortest possible time, and help you become high-level blacksmiths--!"

The tall and strong young man Long Yin, the third son of Long Ang, a senior blacksmith and a strong attack soul master of "Cold Wind City", has a martial soul of "Snow Soul Bear", is thirteen years old, and is a nineteen-level strong attack first-ring soul master.

The handsome young man Qingqiu Xin, the fifth son of Qingqiu Li, a senior blacksmith and a master of the Agility Attack Soul Sect of "Azure City", has a martial soul of "Wind-Chasing Seagull", is eleven years old, and is a seventeenth-level Agility Attack First Ring Soul Master.

The sturdy young man Zhang Mufeng, the eldest disciple of Mr. Jin in "Muzhi City", the senior brother of Ling Yi, the son of the senior blacksmith Zhang Tie, the martial soul "Mixed Iron Stick", twelve years old, a level 15 strong attack system first-ring soul master.

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Chapter 83 Frost Forest

One year later, three hundred miles north of "Cold Wind City", "Frost Forest".

This is one of the five primary soul hunting forests in the [Shuimu Principality], which corresponds exactly to the Cold Wind Camp of the Five-Party Military.

In other words, the Cold Wind Camp is stationed next to the "Cold Wind City" in order to provide support to the forest guards outside the "Frost Forest" at any time.

After saying hello to Xiong Er and Li Ergou who were transferred here to guard the place half a year ago, Ling Yi, surrounded by Long Yin, Qingqiu Li and Zhang Mufeng, stepped into the white forest covered with ice and snow.

As he walked, Zhang Mufeng looked at the sides of the road. Occasionally, a small cluster of light blue "tentacles" emerged from under the snow. He stretched out the martial spirit "Mixed Iron Rod" that he had summoned earlier in his hand to push away the snow. He took a few glances and said to Ling Yi beside him:

"Brother Yi, it's still too cold here. Not many of the 'Blue Silver Grass' you planted before seem to have survived, and they look listless—"

Upon hearing this, Qingqiu Xin on the side also nodded immediately and said, "Yes~Brother Yi, why don't we go back and apply to be transferred to the Blue Camp in the south. The climate there is so good, and the "Blue Silver Grass" you grow will definitely grow much better than here!

Besides, it is close to the sea, and we can often eat fish, shrimps and crabs from the sea..."

“Come on~” Before Qingqiu Xin could finish, Long Yin retorted: “During this year, Brother Yi stayed in the main camps of the other four military divisions for more than a month, and finally came back to the Hanfeng Camp. It must be better here!

Right, Brother Yi? "

As Long Yin spoke, he looked towards Ling Yi eagerly, with a look on his face that showed he was hoping for recognition.

Ling Yi, who was being stared at by the three, gave them a speechless look. He did not reply to the three people's words, but said unhappily: "Pay attention to where you are, this is the Soul Beast Forest~ You are still so careless, it's very dangerous, okay——"

“Hehe——” Long Yin grinned, raised his hand and scratched the back of his head, and replied: “I just came in, and it’s only a hundred meters away from the sentry post of Brother Xiong and his forest rangers…”

“Don’t be careless~” Ling Yi glanced at Long Yin and said calmly: “The master who taught me the basic techniques of swords, spears, sticks and axes was attacked by a group of “Gray Shadow Wolves” right where we are now. He was also close to the sentry at the back, so he only broke a leg and did not die here like the other teammates—”

"Uh--"

Hearing this, Long Yin smiled awkwardly and glanced at Zhang Mufeng and Qingqiu Xin who were laughing secretly at the side. When Ling Yi turned his head to look at them, he also looked over and glared at them.

Without saying anything more on this topic, Ling Yi kept his mind calm. In the palm of his right hand, his martial soul "Blue Silver Grass" had already appeared. The light blue grass leaves swayed gently, making it easier for Ling Yi to sense the "Blue Silver Grass" covered with snow all around.

It is indeed as Zhang Mufeng said, because of the influence of the extremely cold weather, the number of "Blue Silver Grass" that is still alive is nearly 90% less than the number of young plants planted before!

Compared to this "Frost Forest", in the "Sea Wind and Rain Forest" far to the south of the Principality, due to the hot and humid climate there, more than half a year has passed. The tens of thousands of "Blue Silver Grass" planted on the periphery of the rainforest at that time may have spread to the interior of the rainforest.

But even so, Ling Yi still did not choose to stay in the southern part of the Principality, which is more suitable for the growth of "Blue Silver Grass", but returned to the cold wind camp in the north.

This is not seeking abuse, but in the icy weather here, Ling Yi discovered that the efficiency of practicing the "Beast Martial Soul·Xingyi Boxing" he created is nearly 20% faster than in the humid and hot environment of the south!

Ling Yi has not yet worked out the specific principles, but he has a few rough guesses in his mind.

Of course, Ling Yi did not start another project to specifically study the factors that affect physical training due to the climate environment in the north and south.

His time was too tight, so he just needed to know the result he wanted. He would have plenty of time to explore the reasons when he became stronger in the future.

After Ling Yi's management of the Hanfeng Camp for more than three years, the area within dozens of miles centered on the camp is now full of "Blue Silver Grass". Even in the coldest days of winter, when the grass leaves are covered by heavy snow, they will not be easily frozen to death. They just restrain their vitality and become temporarily dormant.

In the Cold Wind Camp, there are more than 20,000 passionate men active. It cannot be compared with the hot summer, but it can keep the "Blue Silver Grass" in the camp full of vitality just like in spring and autumn.

Therefore, Ling Yi's soul power cultivation will not be affected at all by the cold weather in the north.

A year has passed, and Ling Yi, who is now one month over fifteen years old, has already increased his soul power to 56% of level nineteen. It will take him only two months to reach level twenty.

And in the same way, during this year, Ling Yi has made progress, and the three little friends around him will naturally not stand still.

Long Yin is now fourteen years old. He has grown to be 1.8 meters tall. He is now a twenty-second-level, second-ring great soul master and the strongest in the four-man team.

Qingqiu Xin is twelve years old, and his soul power is 85% of level nineteen. He is already preparing to return to his hometown, "Azure City". By then, his father, Qingqiu Li, the agile attack-type fighting soul master, will personally take him to hunt for the second soul ring in his life, just like the first soul ring before.

Ling Yi's nephew, Zhang Mufeng, the youngest son of his eldest brother Zhang Tie, is thirteen years old now. Because his innate soul power is not as good as the two around him, and his previous foundation is weak, his soul power is the lowest. At this moment, his soul power is just over eighteen levels, and he still has some distance to go before reaching level twenty.

However, this kid doesn't have to worry about his second soul ring in the future. On the outskirts of this "Frost Forest", about seven or eight miles northwest of the entrance and exit sentry post, there is a 15-meter-tall "Iron Birch Tree".

According to the information Ling Yi learned at the Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy, for an "Iron Birch Tree" under a hundred years old, it grows one meter every ten years, and for a hundred years old, it grows one meter every hundred years.

In the old forest in the north of Shanhai Village, Ling Yi’s hometown, the more than twelve-meter-tall "iron birch tree" has been growing for more than three hundred years, and this fifteen-meter-tall one has been growing for six hundred years!

The six hundred years of age, combined with the hardness and toughness of the "Iron Birch Tree" itself, makes it extremely suitable as Zhang Mufeng's second soul ring.

During their daily patrol of a section of the forest's periphery, under Zhang Mufeng's earnest gaze, Ling Yi and the others took the lead in heading northwest, their first stage destination: the six hundred year old "Iron Birch Tree".

When they arrived at the place, Ling Yi took Long Yin and Qingqiu Xin to check the surroundings to see if there were any signs of soul beasts passing by. Zhang Mufeng came under the "Iron Birch Tree" and used his martial spirit "Mixed Iron Stick" to knock on the tree trunk with a metallic luster. Listening to the clinking sound ringing in his ears, his eyes couldn't help but squint comfortably.

When he was studying at the [Wisteria Junior Soul Master Academy] in [Muzhi City], the academy teacher recommended that his first and second soul rings be soul beasts that increase strength and attack orientation respectively.

Following his teacher's advice, his first soul ring, under the arrangement of his grandmaster, Mr. Jin, was taken by a soul master to hunt down a "powerful ape" that was more than 180 years old, and obtained his first soul skill, the Huifeng Stick Dance, an offensive soul skill.

During the year in the Cold Wind Camp, he followed his junior uncle Ling Yi. In addition to learning the "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique" and forging, he also learned practical skills about stick techniques. Finally, at Ling Yi's suggestion, he changed the power soul beast soul ring that he originally wanted to obtain to the "Iron Birch" that can enhance the quality of the "Mixed Iron Stick" martial soul.

The most important thing is, it’s a period of six hundred years——!

If this wasn't a tree, if it were any other powerful soul beast, it would probably go deep into the Soul Hunting Forest, or even into the core area.

In that case, a Soul Master might not be able to guarantee safety.

Zhang Mufeng's father, Zhang Tie, is not a soul sect like Long Ang and Qing Qiuli, but a master with strong combat power in the soul sect.

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Chapter 84 Soul Power

Another month and a half later.

Ling Yi opened his eyes in his tent, feeling that after a night of training, his soul power had reached a bottleneck and could not be increased any further. Joy appeared in his bright eyes.

Level 20.

When he was fifteen years old, he finally raised his soul power to level twenty!

In the summer of the 2597th year of the Douluo calendar, when Ling Yi, who was six years and four months old, awakened his martial soul, his innate soul power was half a level. In the late autumn of the 2601st year of the Douluo calendar, when Ling Yi was ten years and eight months old, his soul power was cultivated to the tenth level. It took four years and four months for his soul power to increase by nine and a half levels.

The average growth of soul power is a little over two levels per year. This growth rate is totally not like the training speed of a loser with half-level innate soul power and useless martial soul "Blue Silver Grass".

And now, at the end of April in the 2606th year of the Douluo calendar, Ling Yi, who was fifteen years and two months old, had used four years and six months to raise his soul power from a little over level 11 after absorbing the "Blue Silver Grass" for three hundred years to level 20, a soul power increase of more than eight levels!

Judging from the numerical value alone, Ling Yi's soul power cultivation speed after the tenth level is almost the same as that before the tenth level! ?

How can it be!

Not to mention the quality of the soul power of an ordinary first-ring soul master, which has a basic enhancement of more than 10% compared to its soul power when it was a soul warrior, the amount represented by each level of soul power alone has also increased.

After obtaining the soul ring, the soul master's physical strength, and even the width and toughness of the meridians, etc. will be strengthened to a certain extent. In the subsequent training, the soul power that can be obtained per unit time will be much higher than before obtaining the soul ring. However, because the amount of soul power required for each level upgrade of a one-ring soul master also increases, the speed of this level upgrade, generally speaking, will be a little slower than before.

Well, geniuses who have access to all kinds of resources don’t count.

After all, as strength increases and age increases, the body naturally grows, and the soul master's own digestion and absorption ability also increases accordingly, and the nutrients that can be absorbed will naturally be more. With this increase and decrease, the speed of cultivation can be accelerated again!

This is the foundation of a powerful force!

Ling Yi did not come from a powerful family. The Ling family, which had worked hard for many years, was just a local rich man in the countryside.

Even if he was named the Baron of [Shuimu Principality], there would not be anything good for soul masters in Beikouhe Town and the twenty-five villages under its jurisdiction.

The [Blacksmith Association Shuimu Principality Branch], which was established just about a year ago, has achieved the feat of almost doubling the income of the entire principality's blacksmith group through the planning of Ling Yi, the leadership of Mr. Jin, and the careful overall management of the four vice presidents Li Qiang, Fu Shan, Long Ang, and Qingqiu Li!

This is not surprising. Various ironware orders within the principality no longer flow out, and the purchase of raw materials is also uniformly purchased, transported, and distributed by the [Blacksmith Association, Shuimu Principality Branch]. Naturally, the cost is greatly reduced.

After all this going on for a year, the income of each blacksmith naturally increased significantly!

However, the income of the blacksmiths has increased, and although Ling Yi, as the vice president, has also earned a considerable commission from it, in this remote and backward [Shuimu Principality], even if you have money, you cannot buy any secret medicine or treasures that can increase the efficiency of cultivation.

This is a bit depressing.

Of course, this also applies to other soul masters in the principality.

For them, being able to eat a feast of soul beast meat every few days is already an excellent tonic.

On weekdays, there is no shortage of various kinds of meat such as chicken, duck, fish, pork, beef, mutton, etc. Compared with ordinary people who have one meal hungry and one meal full, they are not on the same level.