Tang San Joins Ai Kun Blacksmith Shop, Must Wear a Center Part and Suspenders

"We don't need apprentices for the time being."

"You should try somewhere else."

A faint trace of disdain flashed across Tang San's face when he heard that.

If someone said he was no good at cultivating his martial soul,

he might truly have had no way to refute them.

But when it came to blacksmithing, Tang San had absolute confidence.

Practice for two and a half years?

What a joke.

This Old Man had been forging since he was six, and it had already been a full six years.

"In my opinion, their forging skills are trash!"

The moment Tang San said that, he immediately drew the attention of every clerk in the shop.

Where did this little brat come from, running his mouth here?

Did he even know how to speak properly?

Where were his parents? Hurry up and take him away!

Amid everyone's wonderfully expressive stares,

Tang San directly snatched a forging hammer from a clerk's hand and began putting on a demonstration right there.

This...

The looks in everyone's eyes gradually shifted from disdain to shock.

Especially the proprietor standing nearby.

Tang San's skillful forging technique filled his eyes with admiration.

Such a young child already possessed such forging skill.

He was a talent worth cultivating!

He immediately changed his tune with the wind.

"Little brother, I was blind just now."

"As long as you join our Blacksmith Shop, I'll give you the highest wage rate right away."

Tang San put down the hammer in his hand, the smile on his face growing even more arrogant.

"Now that's more like it."

Just then, the shop owner spoke again.

"However, our Blacksmith Shop is a proper establishment, so you'll need to sign some paperwork before starting work."

Tang San waved his hand grandly.

"No problem!"

"Also, we have two small rules."

The shop owner walked up to Tang San with a smile.

"Because our Blacksmith Shop is sponsored by Kun Ge, a famous wealthy businessman in Barak."

"Every clerk in the shop, myself included, needs to style their hair the same way Kun Ge does."

"Something like this."

As he spoke, the shop owner took off the hat on his head.

"And we also wear suspenders in the same color."

Although Tang San found it somewhat strange,

he agreed without giving it much thought.

Wasn't it just a center part and suspenders? There was nothing weird about that.

This place provided food and lodging, and he could even earn money.

He could be considered settled in Suotuo City now.

Godfather had said that after making a trip to the imperial capital, he would soon come to Suotuo City.

Once Godfather arrived, entering Shrek Academy would not be impossible either.

Meanwhile, a black-robed figure silently watched the scene inside the Blacksmith Shop from a rooftop not far away.

It was Tang Hao.

Before leaving Tang San, he simply could not resist coming to see his son one more time in person.

When he saw that Tang San's forging skills had improved considerably again,

Tang Hao felt deeply gratified.

His son had grown up.

Even without him, without Godfather Yu Xiaogang by his side,

even if he had been thrown out of Shrek Academy,

he could still take care of himself alone.

Since that was the case, Tang Hao could leave without worry.

With that thought, Tang Hao's figure flashed.

In the blink of an eye, he vanished into the endless night.

Early the next morning, Zhao Wuji personally handled a series of formal procedures for Ye Xian.

Though he had known about it long ago, he still had to pretend to be completely confused.

Then, under Flender's arrangements, he began the regular training courses.

After a brief period of physical training, everyone headed for the Soto Great Soul Arena.

During that time, Xiao Wu would always make time to wander around Suotuo City.

She tried to find traces of Tang San.

But every time, she returned disappointed.

In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

During this time, Tang San had remained at the Blacksmith Shop.

He gradually realized that he might have shown off a little too hard.

As a result, all the dirty and exhausting work was pushed onto Tang San by the other clerks, who used their insufficient forging skills as an excuse.

This left him extremely depressed.

He also wanted to contact his Godfather Yu Xiaogang, but unfortunately, there was no way to reach him.

When they had parted ways upon arriving in Suotuo City, Godfather had told him

that he would come to Shrek Academy to meet him within half a month.

It had now been around ten days since Tang San arrived in Suotuo City.

What worried Tang San was that even if Godfather came to Shrek Academy,

he would not be able to find where Tang San was.

Therefore, whenever he had free time from forging, Tang San would wander around Suotuo City.

He hoped to run into Yu Xiaogang, who had come looking for him.

Just last night, he had even sneaked around the entrance to Shrek Academy alone like a thief, making two rounds.

In the end, he did not see a single soul.

Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy, after participating in soul battles at the Great Soul Arena for many days,

Oscar, whose Soul Power had originally been at rank twenty-nine, successfully broke through to rank thirty.

Therefore, Flender decided to give everyone a few days of rest.

Then they would go together to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Ring for him.

The morning of the eighth day after Shrek Academy officially opened.

The sun had not yet fully risen.

The horizon was tinged with the pale white of dawn.

Not a single person could be seen in the entire academy.

After returning from the Great Soul Arena yesterday, Flender had waved his hand and granted everyone two days off.

At this moment, the academy's students, teachers, and even Dean Flender had yet to get up.

Just then, a middle-aged man in black robes, his expression stiff, slowly arrived at the village entrance.

It was Tang San's Godfather, Yu Xiaogang!

Because he missed his godson greatly,

he rushed to Suotuo City at the fastest possible speed after finishing his business.

Then, without stopping to rest, he came to Shrek Academy.

Yu Xiaogang glanced at Shrek Academy's practically nonexistent gate at the village entrance, then stepped straight inside.

Xiao San must have already begun to distinguish himself at Shrek Academy, right?

After taking only a few steps, his brows furrowed.

There was not a single student to be seen in such a large academy?

He gently shook his head. This would not do.

As students, if they did not rise early to train and study, would they not be wasting their precious time?

His purpose in coming to Shrek Academy this time was not merely to teach Tang San alone.

He was going to teach everyone at Shrek Academy.

But the students' behavior here disappointed him greatly.

If they were this lazy, then these students truly did not deserve his invincible theories.

Thinking this, Yu Xiaogang walked straight toward Flender's room.

At that moment, the latter was still fast asleep, completely unaware that an uninvited guest was charging toward him.

Knock, knock, knock—~!

Without another thought, Yu Xiaogang gave the door a fierce round of knocking.

After a two-second pause, a somewhat confused yet impatient voice came from inside the room.

"Who is it, disturbing This Old Man's sleep?"

"Whatever it is, talk about it later!"

Anyone knocking on his door at this hour could not be a student.

After saying that, he lay back down, ready to continue sleeping.

"It's me!"

Hearing that familiar voice from inside the room, Yu Xiaogang replied.

Then, without the slightest concern for Flender's current state, he rudely kicked the door open with one foot.