Dugu Bo Comes Calling

Su Ming looked at the old man behind Zhu Jiuyang.

My first impression is that it's emerald green.

The old man was dressed in a gray robe with many emerald green spots. All his hair was emerald green, and his pupils were like emeralds, staring at people in a way that made them uneasy.

Secondly, there's the feeling of oppression.

Su Ming could sense that the other party was restraining their Soul Power and was not actively releasing any aura, yet it still carried a sense of oppression that made it difficult for him to breathe.

He often spent time with Zhu Jiuyang Zhu Jiuyang, who was Soul Douluo.

The difference between Soul Douluo and Titled Douluo is only one rank; there shouldn't be such a significant gap.

Moreover, Su Ming had seen other Titled Douluo before, but none of them had such a noticeable effect.

Therefore, there are only two possibilities: either Dugu Bo is truly incompetent and cannot even properly conceal his aura, or Dugu Bo wolf whose long-standing habits mean that even if he consciously tries to suppress his intimidating presence, there will still be some residual energy.

"You're Su Ming?"

Dugu Bo spoke, scrutinizing Su Ming from head to toe.

His eyes revealed a deep curiosity.

This young boy actually managed to develop Blacksmith system; appearances can be deceiving.

He had done his research carefully. The Blacksmith Association had been reforming for several years, and a few years before that, Su Ming was even younger. Back then, he had already reformed the Forging method. Such talent was truly amazing.

Even though the foundation of Forging is the Soul Spirit, Su Ming discovered the Soul Spirit Magic Array through a special opportunity and obtained a Soul Spirit, which was the prerequisite for Spirit Infusion. But which of these wasn't groundbreaking?

The idea that you can get lucky by sheer luck is absolutely unfounded.

Strength is the foundation.

Even without considering the possibility of spirits, the skill of "Thousand Forgings with Spirit" was enough to place him among the Divine Blacksmith in the former Blacksmith Association.

"Su Ming has met Your Lord Dugu."

Dugu Bo waved his hand.

I dislike these formalities.

"Senior Dugu, please come in."

Su Ming first led Dugu Bo into the room, and only after he sat down did he begin to inquire about the goals of the cooperation.

He pondered the relationship between Dugu Bo and the Forging system.

"I'm not interested in the Forging system itself; I'm only interested in the finished products you Forging," Dugu Bo said, getting straight to the point. He asked, "What is the current Limit of your Forging skills?"

Asking about Limit right off the bat is something Dugu Bo would do.

"Fusion Forging," Su Ming said.

"Is it a Spiritual Alloy Forging from Rare Metal?"

"Exactly."

"I've heard that Spiritual Alloy can be integrated into Soul Master's body."

Su Ming thought to himself, "Just as I expected."

The reason Dugu Bo came to the Blacksmith Association was to find Spiritual Alloy.

"It does have this effect. Spiritual Metal can resonate with Soul Master's Soul Master Martial Soul, providing a certain degree of Martial Soul. However, the higher the Soul Power Level, the weaker this amplification becomes. Therefore, we began fusing different Rare Metal to enhance the amplification effect of Spiritual Metal, but we unexpectedly discovered that Spiritual Alloy can be integrated into Soul Master's body."

"I'd like to know the types of Spiritual Alloy you've developed so far."

Dugu Bo seemed to realize that his tone was not good, but it was his speaking habit and it was not easy to change. After thinking for a while, he did not simply make demands, but also showed some sincerity.

"If the cooperation can be successful, I can grant you one condition."

Dugu Bo has always been a man of his word; if he promises something, he will definitely do it as long as it is within his ability.

Su Ming and Zhu Jiuyang exchanged a glance, and Zhu Jiuyang introduced the two Spiritual Alloy they had developed to Dugu Bo.

That's right, there are only two types.

One type is Jade Silver, and the other is Sunken Gold.

Jade silver is forged from smelted silver and magic silver, while smelted gold is forged from smelted silver and refined silver.

After Zhu Jiuyang explained the two types of Spiritual Alloy, Dugu Bo's eyes showed a hint of disappointment.

Neither of these two Spiritual Alloy met his needs.

Noticing Dugu Bo's expression, Su Ming said, "Senior Dugu, if you have any needs, you can let us know. We've only been developing the Fusion Forging technology for less than a year, and the development speed might increase in the future."

Dugu Bo was also tempted.

His needs were simple: to find Spiritual Alloy could amplify the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, and it would be even better if it could suppress or store the toxins.

Clearly, all of this was prepared for Dugu Yan, not for himself. He knew his own condition well, so he basically didn't consider that his poison could be cured; he only hoped that Dugu Yan could live a good life.

"I need Spiritual Alloy suitable for enhancing the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul."

"Amplifying the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul can be achieved by forging the Nether Iron Thousand Forgings with Spirit. Senior, do you require it to Spiritual Alloy?" Su Ming listed several Rare Metal as if he Rare Metal.

"Let's start with the Nether Iron you mentioned. I want the best finished product you can Forging. As for the payment, rest assured, as long as the Nether Iron you Forging is of good quality, I can afford any price."

Dugu Bo also wanted to try using a piece of Spiritual Metal first to see how it would work. If it really helped Dugu Yan suppress the toxins in her Poisonous Technique, then he would really increase his efforts to support the Blacksmith Association and spend a lot of time and energy to get the Blacksmith Association to focus their research on developing Spiritual Alloy of Nether Iron.

Zhu Jiuyang hesitated before speaking, interrupting Dugu Bo and Su Ming's conversation.

"Senior, our Blacksmith Association has only received no more than ten pieces of Nether Iron so far."

Su Ming nodded in agreement, acknowledging Zhu Jiuyang's words.

Nether Iron was extremely rare in the Dou Yi era.

However, he didn't need to lack Nether Iron, because he found a mine with a wide variety of Rare Metal in the data from Dou San, and that mine contained Nether Iron.

As long as Dugu Bo invests, he can guide the Rare Metal mining team to dig towards the corresponding ore vein, find the ore vein, and then mine the Nether Iron.

Everything actually falls into place naturally.

But this is Su Ming's perspective.

From Dugu Bo's perspective, Nether Iron is an extremely rare Rare Metal, and there are no fixed mines producing it, making it virtually impossible to develop Spiritual Alloy using it as a material.

At this point, Su Ming had to resort to drastic measures.

Because he needs Dugu Bo's investment, and he needs Dugu Bo to follow the route he has arranged.

To put it bluntly, he had his eye on Dugu Bo's Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes!

This is an opportunity he must seize!

Therefore, Su Ming did not keep Dugu Bo hanging, but directly took out a piece of Nether Iron that had been Forging before.

"Senior, what do you think of this piece of Nether Iron?"

Dugu Bo looked at the Nether Iron in Su Ming's hand and was shocked by its rich Spirituality.

He had also found a piece of Spiritual Metal through illegitimate means, but its Spirituality was vastly different from the Nether Iron in Su Ming's hands.

He reached out and held the piece of Nether Iron, Thousand Forgings First Grade, top-grade material whose Spirituality light shone three feet high when it was formed, in his palm.