"Unless Divine Craftsman Lou Gao is willing to bring the entire Blacksmith Association into the Profound Gate Heavenly Sect my lord is about to establish and become one of our own people."
"Otherwise, there is absolutely no possibility of letting it spread beyond this place!"
At those words, Si Long, Si Yu, and the other Core Disciples all furrowed their brows, angry looks appearing on their faces.
They finally understood. After going around in such a huge circle—displaying strange objects and tossing out world-shaking blueprints—this young man's ultimate goal was actually to recruit their entire Blacksmith Association!
Yet Lou Gao seemed not to have heard his disciples' indignation at all. His entire mind was fixed on that fleeting glimpse of the blueprint and the Treatise on Exquisite Crafts Zhu Zhuqing had mentioned.
He lowered his head to look at the half of the incomplete blueprint that had captivated him so completely, then abruptly lifted his head and stared intently at Zhao Linchuan.
"Young Master... do you... do you truly possess books in your family collection that record the methods for crafting such a 'Divine Artifact'?"
Zhao Linchuan's expression did not change, and his tone was perfectly matter-of-fact. "Of course. The Treatise on Exquisite Crafts was written from the lifelong efforts of an ancient master craftsman and exhausts the wonders of creation."
"Before his death, he recorded all his learning within it, along with many ancient techniques that had long since been lost."
"The cannon you saw is merely one relatively basic application recorded in the book."
As soon as Zhao Linchuan said this, the last trace of hesitation in Lou Gao's eyes vanished completely, replaced by an almost crazed resolve!
Then, beneath the horrified gazes of every Core Disciple in the Blacksmith Association, this Divine Craftsman renowned across the continent