chsdbacks Chapter 174 The Shock of the High-Rise Building
Chapter 174 The Shock of the High-Rise Building
Chapter 174 The Shock of the High-Rise Building
"No, young man, there is another person. My master is a blacksmith who was born and raised in Xingluo. His knowledge is much broader than that of ordinary people. If it is a common problem, you can't go wrong by asking him."
Also, although I don't know where you got your abilities from, let me warn you, our master has a bad temper. If he finds out you tricked him, you'll have to deal with it yourself.
Seemingly finding chatting with Xiao Yan quite agreeable, Sisi leaned over and whispered some instructions.
These words made Xiao Yan both amused and exasperated. It turned out that the other party didn't believe he could solve the problem of the Heavenly Fire Refined Iron at all, but just wanted to find a reason to lure Lou Gao out of his seclusion. After the old man got angry, he figured the matter would be over.
No wonder the chief disciple of this building didn't let him show off his skills, but instead sent Siyu to invite his master.
Xiao Yan nodded and asked Lou Gao a question. It was originally in his plan. In fact, if he wanted to resolve Qian Renxue's request, the best way would be to go directly to the Xingluo Royal Family, but it was inconvenient due to his current status.
As an Angelic Martial Soul Master, Qian Renxue was likely trying to solve a problem, but in Xiao Yan's memory, her Angelic God Trial shouldn't have even started yet.
However, nowadays, there are too many variables and things don't match my original memory, so there's not much left to investigate.
Therefore, instead of rushing there, it's better to gather more information first.
Especially the rumors and gossip about the previous emperors that the old monster mentioned—since it didn't start from the beginning of their rise to power—maybe the strange power of the entire Star Luo royal family originated from somewhere in the Star Luo region.
"Are you sure that kid says he can fix the ignition point of the Heavenly Fire Refined Iron?"
A rough voice came from afar, carrying a hint of displeasure that anyone with common sense could tell.
The three stopped talking and quietly waited for the owner of the blacksmiths' association to arrive.
After a while, the master craftsman Lou Gao arrived in front of Xiao Yan, led by his apprentice. The old man was clearly the same kind of person as Chairman Shi. Neither of them were tall, but the muscle lines on their thick arms showed that they were both skilled blacksmiths.
A heavy breathing came from the old man's white beard. He looked up at the young Xiao Yan and clearly realized that he had been tricked.
But he patiently examined the boy again until he saw the piece of refined iron in Xiao Yan's hand.
Lou Gao's eyes widened in surprise.
"Um!
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Lou Gao strode forward, but Xiao Yan simply held the refined iron in his hand, letting it hang naturally. Thus, the old man could easily reach it by stretching out his hand.
He snatched the metal from Xiao Yan's hand and examined it repeatedly.
It was indeed the piece of metal that had passed through his hands. The original owner of the metal couldn't wait any longer and didn't give him time to examine it. He then transferred this piece of metal, which was certain to fetch a low price in Xingluo, to the Tiandou Empire.
Now, after all the twists and turns, it has somehow returned to Lou Gao's hands.
"Kid, what did you do to this metal?"
With eyes as sharp as a towering building, he naturally noticed that this piece of refined iron was quite different from what he had seen at first glance.
Xiao Yan couldn't help but admire it in his heart, and bowed to reply: "Senior Lou Gao, I have removed all the impurities from the surface of this refined iron, so the surface of the metal is not too hot due to the fire element. When you hold it in your hand, it will not make you feel hot or uncomfortable."
"What kind of technique is this? You can forge iron too?" Lou Gao asked, squinting as he blew on one side of his beard.
"It's not so much a blacksmithing skill, but rather a characteristic of my martial spirit."
As Xiao Yan spoke, he took Agumon from Xue'er's arms, rubbed its head, and then, to the astonishment of the three blacksmiths, Agumon was enveloped in a bright light and transformed into Agumon.
Si Di and Si Yu, the two disciples, stood behind Lou Gao and looked at each other in disbelief. Even if they thought Xiao Yan understood metals, they couldn't possibly have a way to solve the melting point problem of the Heavenly Fire Refined Iron.
But now it seems that this boy really does have something to say about him.
There is a play!
"Interesting." Lou Gao glanced at Agumon. Having dealt with furnaces and metals for many years, he could tell at a glance that Xiao Yan's martial soul was a fire attribute martial soul. Even though it hadn't spewed out any flames, he had already sensed the element within it.
"So you used some tricks to suppress the restless elements of this piece of refined iron. But if you really had that ability, why did you come all the way from ten thousand miles away to find me? Your Heavenly Dou Empire has no shortage of blacksmiths with skills."
This piece of Heavenly Fire Refined Iron was sold by its original owner to Tian Dou, where it was reportedly bought by a wealthy merchant.
"President Shi of the Tiandou Blacksmith Association frankly admitted that if even Senior Lou Gao couldn't forge this piece of refined iron, then they would naturally be helpless as well."
It wasn't that Xiao Yan was deliberately praising Lou Gao; these were Chairman Shi's exact words. Even Titan nodded in agreement, acknowledging that although he and Lou Gao were both master craftsmen, there was a difference between them.
"Hahahaha, that's right. In the entire Douluo Continent, if you say my forging skills are second to none, humph."
As if he had thought of something, Lou Gao, who had been boasting to himself, fell silent.
"Let's go."
As the old man spoke, he slowly walked into the inner room.
Xiao Yan nodded. Since the high-rise bedroom was in the inner courtyard, there must be an iron furnace for forging nearby.
So he obediently followed along, knowing that the matter was already halfway done. Next, as long as Lou Gao was happy, he could forge the Badge of Courage for him and also gather some information about Xingluo.
Xue'er followed at the very back of the group, silently accompanying Xiao Yan.
The group arrived at the furnace. Someone was constantly adding fuel to the furnace belonging to Lou Gao so that it could maintain the perfect temperature when Lou Gao needed to forge something.
Upon seeing Lou Gao arrive, the blacksmith apprentice responsible for adding fuel to the fire slowly retreated, and everyone's attention was focused on Xiao Yan and his martial spirit.
"Come on, Agumon, let them take a look." Xiao Yan squatted down and patted Agumon on the shoulder. Agumon naturally gave him a "leave it to me, no problem" look.
At the same time, Xiao Yan's four soul skills lit up, and then the first yellow martial soul was attached to Agumon from Xiao Yan, and the little beast's throat immediately turned red.
However, before Lou Gao and his apprentice could even notice Agumon's changes, they were shocked by his spirit ring configuration.
Although this young brother Xiao Yan looks to be about twenty years old, why is his spirit ring configuration so exaggerated? Not to mention that his second spirit ring is a thousand-year-old purple, how come his fourth spirit ring is a ten-thousand-year-old black? What does that mean?
Lou Gao opened his mouth, about to ask something, when he saw Agumon beside him spewing the flames that had been gathering in his throat into his forge.
In an instant, the forging furnace, made of rare metal, on the high floor, began to rumble inside, as if it could not withstand the impact of the flames.
Fortunately, the overall structure could support it, but the intense heat of the flames still surprised everyone.
"This...this must be at least a thousand degrees Celsius! Are there really any human soul masters who can reach such a temperature?"
Lou Gao watched this scene in disbelief.