Mu Chen: Is He Even Human?

"Sorry for the trouble."

Listening to the staff member's words, Tang Luochuan smiled and nodded, then immediately entered the elevator with his younger brother, following the other party.

Meanwhile, on the top floor of the Blacksmith Association.

This was the president's office, and also the place where Mu Chen usually spent the most time. Aside from handling official business, it also had his exclusive forging workshop.

"They're finally here."

Mu Chen put down the phone in his hand, an unusual emotion on his face, waves of anticipation surfacing in his eyes.

"Hmm?"

Beside him, a young girl was looking puzzled at this moment.

"Father, who is it that's come? They actually have you this surprised."

This was a girl with a ponytail. Her blond hair made her look about twelve or thirteen, and she was extremely beautiful.

Her name was Mu Xi. She was twelve this year and studied in the Senior Department of Eastsea Academy.

"You'll see them in a moment."

"Two impressive little fellows."

Mu Chen did not explain too much and spoke slowly.

It was not that he did not want to tell her about the two of them. It was just that he did not know much himself right now either; a former old acquaintance had called and told him.

That person was none other than Mang Tian, a man who had never acknowledged anyone else's forging talent. And the fact that he had reached the limit of a Level 6 Blacksmith at the Soul Elder realm fully proved his view.

But that day, he had told him that he had met two natural-born blacksmiths, who had already achieved quite a bit at Nine Years Old.

Nine Years Old. Even he and his senior brother at that age had only been Level 1 Blacksmiths, barely having entered the door. Logically, he would not have believed it, but since that person was Mang Tian...

If they were truly as impressive as he said, perhaps another divine craftsman would appear in the future.

"Two..."

"Little fellows?"

"Could they be blacksmiths too?"

Hearing her father's wording, Mu Xi looked thoughtful. Could little fellows forge too? Then she subconsciously shook her head, because that was impossible.

"Xiao Xi."

"Tell me, how much achievement could a nine-year-old little fellow have at most in blacksmithing?"

Mu Chen said with a smile.

"A nine-year-old little fellow?"

"I think..."

"They probably wouldn't have any achievements."

Mu Xi shook her head and answered without even thinking.

"Hahahahaha."

"Father thinks so too..."

"President, I've brought them here."

Just then, a soft knock suddenly sounded.

As the door opened, two boys entered Mu Chen's line of sight. They were none other than the Tang Luochuan brothers.

"Hello, President."

Tang Luochuan smiled faintly, took out the two recommendation letters from Mang Tian, and handed them to him.

"Hello."

"You two are the two little geniuses Mang Tian mentioned, right?"

Mu Chen sized up the two people before him from head to toe, and a faint ripple stirred in his heart for a moment.

He could not see anything from the little fellow behind, but the aura on the boy in front was definitely not ordinary. His talent as a Soul Master was probably anything but simple.

"I don't dare call myself a genius."

"I'm only a little talented."

Tang Luochuan, who already possessed Level 5 forging ability, said without blushing or his heart skipping a beat. To him, the future was still very long.

"Yes, President."

Tang Wulin beside him nodded just as seriously.

"Hmm?"

For a moment, Mu Xi's gaze was also drawn to the two people in front of her, and surprise appeared on her face.

These two little boys had actually been recommended by Mang Tian?

Although that person's rank was not very high, his strange personality and odd forging talent were famous throughout the blacksmithing world. To make him give a recommendation...

The difficulty was far from ordinary.

"Come in with me. Let me see what kind of ability the geniuses he introduced really have."

"Even for me, this is the first time I've seen geniuses he would praise."

Mu Chen looked deeply at the two of them and signaled for them to follow him. As soon as he finished speaking, he walked toward the workshop.

This was an open area. Other than a workbench, the only thing around was a shelf filled with all sorts of metal materials.

As the president of the East Sea Blacksmith Association, and also Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua's younger brother, he was likewise one of the top blacksmiths. Naturally, all the metal materials here were first-rate and complete.

"Use your strongest forging standard."

"Let me see..."

"Where your limits lie."

Mu Chen's gaze fell on the two of them as he said with a smile.

"All right..."

"Brother, I'll go first."

Tang Luochuan nodded and had not finished speaking when Tang Wulin beside him had already spoken, smiling brightly.

"There's a saying that goes well."

"The protagonist always appears last, so I'll go first."

Looking toward the material shelf, Tang Wulin thought.

"Hmm..."

"All right."

Tang Luochuan was slightly startled, but did not say anything more. He nodded and answered.

"They'll probably take heavy silver and..."

"Tungsten steel, right."

Although no materials had been specified, Mu Xi's gaze subconsciously turned toward the heavy silver and tungsten steel. There was no other reason; those two were the most commonly used by basic blacksmiths.

What the two of them would use next, she imagined, would also be...

"He took a piece of Blue Calcite?"

However, when she saw him pick up a piece of metal glowing blue, Mu Xi was abruptly stunned, clearly not having expected it.

Because this piece of metal was something only at least a Level 3 Blacksmith would use. As for forging it before that...

It was not impossible. But for the standard of a low-level blacksmith, it was somewhat wasteful.

"President, I'm starting."

After glancing at Mu Chen, Tang Wulin looked back toward the workbench, waves of heat in his eyes.

Then, after releasing his Soul Power, he took out his Thousand Refinements Heavy Silver Hammer from his Soul Tool and swung it down at the metal.

"Only a Level 12 Soul Master?"

Seeing the scene before her, Mu Xi at the side naturally sensed the Soul Power aura on him, and surprise immediately appeared on her face. He was actually only a one-ring Soul Master.

But from the look of that hammer, it was at least a forged Forging Hammer. He could actually lift it!

"This is."

"A Thousand Refinements Heavy Silver Hammer!"

At the side, Mu Chen's expression froze. His gaze landed on the other party's hammer, and he could not help speaking.

A Thousand Refinements Heavy Silver Hammer—he was far too familiar with it, because his own first Thousand Refinements hammer had also been made of heavy silver. But...

How could a Level 12 Soul Master lift a Thousand Refinements hammer? And also, this hammer had clearly produced a hammer effect!

"What?"

"A Thousand Refinements hammer!"

Hearing this, Mu Xi's eyes filled with shock.

She had not yet passed the Level 2 Blacksmith test. Right now, she was only a Level 1 Blacksmith, and the hammer she used was only Hundred Refinements. Yet the person before her was actually using Thousand Refinements!

How was that possible!

"Wait, this hammer effect is..."

"Consecutive Hammering?"

But when she saw the afterimages that appeared with each strike, Mu Xi froze, then said with some difficulty.

"This hammer..."

"It couldn't have been forged by him, could it..."

She could not help murmuring.

"Sigh..."

"As expected, I'm not very practiced at forging it for the first time."

Not long after, Tang Wulin stopped forging.

And as they looked at the piece of Thousand Refinements Grade 3 Blue Calcite before them, the father and daughter both fell completely silent. Blue Calcite was far more difficult to work than heavy silver. Achieving Thousand Refinements was already not easy.

"A finished product of Thousand Refinements Grade 3, and Blue Calcite at that..."

"You're already a Level 3 Blacksmith."

Mu Chen sighed emotionally, not knowing how to express his shock. Even his senior brother at this age had not been Level 2 yet!

Someone was actually already Level 3...

Was he even human!

"I think."

"Your talent lives up to Mang Tian's evaluation."

"In the entire blacksmithing world, there won't be another blacksmith like you."

Mu Chen could not help sighing and spoke frankly.

"Oh?"

"President, that might not be certain."

Listening to this, Tang Wulin chuckled and revealed a mysterious smile.

"How could that be?"

"It's not as if there could be someone above you."

Mu Chen smiled and shook his head, his face full of unconcern.

He, Mu Chen, would put his words right here.

Even after several decades, several centuries, it would be impossible for someone even one level stronger than Tang Wulin to appear. At the age of Nine Years Old, the other party was already at the very...

"?"

Not long after, looking at the Spirit Forging Blue Calcite Tang Luochuan had forged, Mu Chen opened his mouth again and again, then finally closed it.

That night, all the way until midnight, Mu Chen could not fall asleep no matter what, his face full of silence—

"Is he really human?"