chsdbacks Chapter 139 Badge Acquired
Chapter 139 Badge Acquired
Chapter 139 Badge Acquired
Looking at the seemingly nonchalant Titan, Xiao Yan couldn't help but marvel at the massive creature's thick skin and tough flesh.
Although he had always instructed Agumon to keep the temperature of its flames low when attacking people, just enough to scare them, the fact that Titan could so easily disperse Agumon's flames showed that it was quite capable.
"I'm asking you, can the temperature of your martial soul's flame be increased?" Titan continued to ask when Xiao Yan did not reply.
Xiao Yan could only nod reluctantly: "Of course."
"Great! Come on, breathe fire on me!" Titan rubbed his hands together, looking excited, completely unlike his earlier demeanor when discussing the necklace with Chairman Shi.
His behavior is like that of a fisherman who has found a pond where he can catch a bunch of fish all night.
"Titan, please don't let my things catch fire." Chairman Shi looked anxious.
Xiao Yan shook his head: "Senior Titan, let's do it another time, since it's not very convenient here."
"Ugh, this is so tedious. Come downstairs with me." Without saying a word, Titan immediately hugged Xiao Yan and Agumon into his arms.
Agumon gave Xiao Yan a questioning look, and Xiao Yan said it was nothing.
Titan led the two to a group of blacksmiths, followed by an anxious-looking Chairman Stone, who rudely asked the apprentice who was forging iron to move over.
"Vice President Titan————"
"Don't interrupt." Titan impatiently told the blacksmith to move aside, then rubbed his hands together and looked at Agumon expectantly. Under everyone's concerned gaze, he took a piece of iron directly from the shelf next to him, held it in both hands, and gestured for Agumon to breathe fire.
Xiao Yan could only nod to Agumon, but he did not intend to use his first soul skill. After all, if he had the bonus from the first soul skill, it would be bad if so many people around were affected.
Agumon then breathed fire at the iron block held by Titan. It was strange that Titan, with his thick and large hands, could actually endure the scorching heat emanating from the red-hot iron block. Although he was baring his teeth, it didn't stop his expression from being excited.
"Vice President Titan has a skill called 'Iron Hands,' which allows him to withstand relatively high flame temperatures. Moreover, during the forging process, not only are his palms less prone to wear and tear, but they can also resist toxins," President Shi explained to Xiao Yan, who was afraid he wouldn't understand.
Xiao Yan nodded in agreement. He knew that Titan had the Iron Hand and was a Soul Douluo, which was why he allowed Agumon to breathe out a small flame on the second floor earlier, so as to serve as a threat without harming anyone.
Once the red-hot iron block in his hand had completely darkened, Titan suddenly looked up and laughed heartily, then patted Xiao Yan's shoulder repeatedly with his right hand in a very generous manner.
While enduring the force of the other party's palm, Xiao Yan, thanks to his daily training, still stood upright in place, which made the blacksmiths around him look at him with surprise.
It should be noted that Titan's power is considerable. Even without activating his Martial Soul form, his usual strength is not to be underestimated. Despite Titan's series of pats on the shoulder, Xiao Yan stood still, as if he did not feel the power coming from Titan's arm.
"Good, good, good! Very good. If the temperature of your martial soul is just a little higher, even the rarest metal can be forged just by that temperature. In the future, when your soul power increases, you will probably be even stronger, and your body will not be as weak as it looks. You will have strength and be able to withstand beatings. Kid, I agree to take you as my disciple."
"Huh?" Xiao Yan was suddenly stunned.
"Huh?" Chairman Shi was momentarily confused.
However, apart from the two who were taken aback, the rest of the blacksmiths immediately erupted into a commotion. They discussed among themselves, wondering if they had heard correctly. This was Titan, a blacksmith of god-level skill, who was now claiming that he wanted to take this pale-faced boy as his apprentice.
Looking at him like that, how could he possibly be a blacksmith? Vice President Titan felt he was just messing around.
"Senior Titan, are you mistaken? I never said I wanted to be your apprentice." Xiao Yan's words made the group of blacksmiths even more incredulous. Being accepted as an apprentice by the master craftsman Titan was a status that many people would try to obtain through connections, yet this pretty boy had so casually rejected it.
Chairman Shi was equally shocked. He had long wanted Titan to open the furnace and take on apprentices, but Titan, that protective guy, only cared about his own grandson and son.
Now, for no apparent reason, they want to take Xiao Yan as their disciple, and Xiao Yan has refused so decisively.
"Titan, he definitely didn't say he wanted to become your apprentice, and from beginning to end, you were the one who dragged him here," Chairman Shi said, trying to ease Xiao Yan's embarrassment.
"Is that so? What a pity. But then again, even when Salas wanted to take you as his apprentice, you were unwilling. How much more so would a roughneck like me?" Titan said with some regret.
But these words were like a bomb, hitting the ears of the blacksmiths. Was it that old Densalas from the Spirit Hall? He actually looked down on even Densalas's apprenticeship. Who exactly was this young man named Xiao Yan?
Titan could tell from their appearance that they were in Tiandou City, yet they didn't even pay attention to the news on a regular basis.
"That's why I said, don't just work like a bricklayer all the time, go out and see the world, okay?" Titan said, and went upstairs on his own.
Xiao Yan and Chairman Shi followed.
This time, Titan didn't waste any time and went straight to the point, handing over the "Badge of Courage" he had crafted from his robes.
Xiao Yan immediately accepted it with eager eyes. As expected of an object crafted from deep-sea silver, the texture alone was far superior to ordinary iron pieces. Moreover, its design was exactly what he needed, except for the absence of the so-called Courage Badge. He then closed his eyes and slowly channeled his soul power into it, storing approximately sixty percent of it.
The conversion rate is okay, but because this badge is too small, if Xiao Yan's soul power is 100, only 3 can be stored in now.
"But if you ask me, this kind of simple item is really just a pendant, not worth the price. Use it while you're waiting for the materials, and let me make it for you." Titan was a little puzzled by Xiao Yan's fondness for it.
"Of course I have my own way of using it."
"If you really want to store up some soul power for future use, then forging soft armor with sunken silver is actually the best choice."
It was clear that Titan was genuinely advising him, but Xiao Yan's goal wasn't defense. With his third soul skill, if he were truly forging soft armor, it would only be a matter of refining it to perfection.
But if this badge idea could actually come to fruition, it would be like adding wings to a tiger for him.
Thinking it over, he handed the badge to Agumon and asked, "Agumon, do you still feel that feeling from that day?"
With outsiders present, Agumon naturally couldn't speak; he could only shake his head to indicate that it was no.
However, holding the badge made of dark silver in its claws, Agumon closed its eyes and channeled its Digital Soul into it.
"What's going on? Your martial soul can also mobilize soul power?" Titan frowned, clearly having never seen such a sight before, and thought it was red soul power.
Moreover, it seems that the soul power emitted by Xiao Yan's martial soul is not drawn from Xiao Yan himself, but is independent.
What shocked Titan even more was that the accessory made of sunken silver shattered under the transmission of Xiao Yan's martial soul power.
Seemingly unable to withstand the energy exerted by the other party, the Deep Sea Silver, which even ordinary Soul Douluo might find helpless, actually cracked open.