Zang Xin: Something's Not Right
"The Tang Sect can contact the Shrek Blacksmith Association about this; you two have a cooperative relationship." Zhen Hua waved his hand, stating clearly, "Our Blacksmith Association will not invest effort in reducing the cost of Spirit Infusion Technology. In my view, Spirit Infusion Technology is currently only useful for helping Blacksmith practice."
"Of course, I won't object to any collaborations you establish with Blacksmith of Level 4 or above in the association."
Zhen Hua's attitude made Zang Xin frown.
It wasn't that the attitude was bad, but Zhen Hua's words made him vaguely feel that something was wrong.
If the Blacksmith Association isn't investing in the development of Spirit Infusion technology, what is it planning to do?
Is it merely a matter of developing a basic technology and then allowing various factions to enrich and refine it?
Zang Xin couldn't understand it.
As he was thinking, the door to Zhen Hua's office rang.
"Please come in."
Zhang Tianyang pushed open the door and entered.
"Feng Lao and Vice Hall Master are both here."
Zang Xin turned around, saw Zhang Tianyang, and raised an eyebrow.
Why Zhang Tianyang?
The Spirit Pagoda shouldn't be this perfunctory, should they?
"Teacher."
The sudden mention of "teacher" caused Zang Xin's brain to freeze.
Is that Su Ming's voice?
Whom is he calling "teacher"?
Zhang Tianyang?
Zang Xin stiffly turned back.
This is bad.
There are signs that the relationship between the Spirit Pagoda and the Blacksmith Association is about to be rekindled.
The rising star of the Blacksmith Association, the personal disciple of the Divine Blacksmith, and the newly established blacksmith genius hailed as having the greatest potential to Blacksmith Divine Blacksmith, actually came from the Spirit Pagoda?
How could that be?
It's important to understand that everyone has their own area of expertise. Generally, Spirit Pagoda specialize in researching Soul Spirit. Although they have professionals in various secondary professions, none of them are particularly outstanding, and they don't even have any Saint Craftsman on the surface.
The best Blacksmith in the Blacksmith Association are generally associated with the Body Sect.
Why this time--
Wrong!
Zang Xin looked at Su Ming and Mu Ye, and seeing their positions, he had a bad feeling.
Could Su Ming still be a member of the Body Sect?
"How did it go? Did the cooperation application come through?"
Zhen Hua looked at Zhang Tianyang with a hint of joy.
"That's right, the cooperation between the Sky Sea Spirit Pagoda and the Blacksmith Association has been approved. We'll have to trouble President Zhen Hua next."
What kind of cooperation?
Zang Xin, standing nearby, pricked up his ears, afraid of missing a single word.
Feng Wu Yu was very direct, asking the question right away.
What kind of cooperation?
"It's nothing, just some collaboration on the Artificial Spirit project."
Artificial Spirit?
Zang Xin didn't understand.
What are some good collaboration opportunities with Artificial Spirit?
Could the Blacksmith Association and the Spirit Pagoda share common ground in this regard?
Unfortunately, no matter how hard he racked his brains, he couldn't imagine that the Blacksmith Association was preparing to research Artificial Rare Metal.
Zhang Tianyang wasn't lying; it was indeed related to the Artificial Spirit project.
Cooperation is reciprocal. The Spirit Pagoda provides defective Artificial Spirit to the Blacksmith Association. While the Blacksmith Association researches Artificial Rare Metal, the research results are fed back to the Spirit Pagoda, which can help the Spirit Pagoda improve its Artificial Spirit technology and thus reduce defective products.
"Gentlemen, is there anything else you need?"
Zhen Hua was reluctant to kick people out, but Zhang Tianyang didn't hesitate at all.
Feng Wu Yu came here to learn more about Spirit Infusion techniques, but since Zhen Hua has made it clear that he doesn't have any, there's no need for him to linger here.
Zang Xin came seeking cooperation, but Zhen Hua said that Tang Sect would talk to the Blacksmith himself and that he would not sway the association's research direction. The focus of the Blacksmith Association's research going forward would be on Artificial Rare Metal, rather than reducing the cost of Spirit Infusion technology.
The two could only leave with Regret.
"With Elder Han's help, I now concurrently serve as the Tower Master of the Spirit Transmission Tower in Heaven Dou City."
"For future collaborations, we'll work directly together."
"In the future, defective Artificial Spirit from various Spirit Pagoda across the continent will be regularly sent to Heaven Dou City. At that time, the Blacksmith Association can select some of these Soul Spirit for research on Artificial Rare Metal, and we will keep a portion for research on the repair of Artificial Spirit."
Zhang Tianyang recounted the entire incident in one go.
"Very good, I'm starting to look forward to our next collaboration," Zhen Hua said with a smile.
Rather than collaborating with Zang Xin on basic materials, he prefers to collaborate with Zhang Tianyang on Artificial Rare Metal.
Does Zang Xin not know what Zhen Hua is up to?
The Tang Sect has become corrupt and continues down the path of arms dealing even in this peaceful era.
The desire to acquire large quantities of Spiritual Forging artifacts made of Ordinary Metal is clearly a ploy to upgrade the materials used in weaponry.
No matter how Ordinary Metal is, once it possesses Spirituality and reaches the level of Spiritual Forging, it becomes different. It can be manufactured using more precise and superior Core Array, and its power is not simply doubled.
Besides upgrading existing military materials, the cost of weapons under development will be reduced by at least tenfold once Ordinary Metal Spirit Forged Metal is available.
It's not just the Tang Sect; the Federation is probably also considering upgrading materials, but with so many Federation legions, the meeting is likely still ongoing.
Mu Ye, standing to the side, also wore an expectant expression.
Metal and Soul Spirit are the two areas he is most interested in, and also the biggest challenges he faces in his current cultivation.
Artificial Rare Metal and Artificial Spirit —these two technologies seem unrelated to his Little Red and Mecha, but in reality, they are intricately connected.
After Zhen Hua and Zhang Tianyang finished discussing the cooperation, the Federation's talent arrived late and received the same answer as Zang Xin.
The visitors didn't waste any time and left immediately, continuing the meeting and demanding that Federation agencies quickly research the Spirit Infusion technology and begin negotiating cooperation with individual Blacksmith.
These things have nothing to do with Su Ming and the others.
After seeing everyone off, Su Ming looked at the Soul Spirit orbs and couldn't help but rub his hands together.
"These are all defective products, but they are still Soul Spirit. Before trying to use these Soul Spirit as materials for imbuing Spirit Infusion, we must first find a way to control Soul Spirit."
Zhen Hua stepped forward, picked up a Soul Spirit Orb, and began to study it.
The Soul Spirit orb was just an ordinary glass ball. He probed the small, grass-like Soul Spirit inside the orb with his Spiritual Power through the glass.
"They are very weak and can be easily controlled, but they cannot cooperate. Even the slightest stimulation will trigger a stress response in them, which has a huge impact on Forging."
Su Ming also picked up a Soul Spirit Orb.
Unlike Zhen Hua, he specifically chose one.
The Soul Spirit within this Soul Spirit orb is a small fire serpent, its body ethereal, as if formed from pure flame.
Su Ming flipped the Soul Spirit Orb and found the record below.
"Spirit Infusion is definitely not a mindless Spirit Infusion. Different Soul Spirit have different characteristics, so the things you need to pay attention to when Spirit Infusion are different. Teacher, look at this little fire snake. When the Spirit Pagoda created it, it only used the primordial Heaven and Earth Essence, Spirit Power, and the Elemental Power. I think this type of Soul Spirit is the easiest to utilize."
As he spoke, he also demonstrated through his actions why this kind of Soul Spirit is the easiest to utilize.
He controlled the little fire snake with his Spiritual Power, and then released his Soul Power to further control it by manipulating the Fire Element.
"This level of control is sufficient; at least it won't cause the Spirit Infusion to collapse in one go. As for the remaining subtle reactions, that requires our Blacksmith during the Forging process."