"Senior Lou Gao, please get up quickly." Luo Can took a step forward and helped Lou Gao, who was squatting on the ground, with a hearty smile on his face. "From today on, we are people of the same mind, and there is no need to give this big gift."
Lou Gao stood up, his eyes flashing with unconcealable enthusiasm. He stared at Luo Can's right arm and asked impatiently, "Pavilion Master, I wonder if I can take a closer look at your Battle Armor? Even just to feel its structure!"
Luo Can smiled when he heard this and said, "This thing has been completely integrated with me, so it is not convenient to dismantle and display it at will. However, in addition to my Battle Armor parts, Ju Zi also has a complete Second-Class Battle Armor, which can be used for seniors to take a closer look." As he said that, he winked at Ju Zi.
Ju Zi understood immediately, and with a thought, Storage Soul Tool flashed with light, and a huge, fiery red armor instantly appeared in front of everyone.
It was the Second-Class Battle Armor·Firefly. The armor was covered with precise gun barrels and energy circuits. As soon as it appeared, a powerful Soul Power Wave spread out in all directions, and the fiery breath rushed towards the face, like a mobile firepower fortress.
"This Battle Armor is named Firefly, and it is one of the highest achievements left by my teacher." Ju Zi looked at the obsessed Lou Gao and said softly, "If Senior Lou wants to study it, we can understand its structure and principles together when we return to the Fate Defying Pavilion."
Lou Gao walked forward tremblingly, his calloused hands gently caressing the cold armor body. His fingertips felt the pulse of soul power flowing inside the metal, as well as the ingenious nest-like structure. The whole person seemed to be nailed to the original place. He murmured to himself, "It's so perfect... This is simply a miraculous creation! Compared with this understanding of metal and soul power, my so-called name Divine Craftsman is like child's play!"
"Senior Lou Gao is overly praised." Luo Can reached out and patted his shoulder with a solemn tone, "I believe that with your Divine Craftsman skills, given time, you will be able to create a Battle Armor that truly belongs to you."
Lou Gao turned his head suddenly and looked at Luo Can, his eyes full of sincerity. "Pavilion Master Luo, thank you for allowing me to see the ultimate in casting! From now on, my life, Lou Gao, is yours, and I will fight through fire and water, even to the death!"
With Lou Gao completely returning home, the three of Luo Can immediately started the next step, packing up all his disciples and blacksmiths who were willing to follow him and bringing them back to the Fate Defying Pavilion.
Faced with Luo Can's proposal, Lou Gao didn't hesitate at all and agreed on the spot.
His only pursuit in this life is to reach the pinnacle of blacksmithing skills. Now that he has the opportunity to touch it, he doesn't take the name of President Blacksmith's Association seriously at all.
And the news that Lou Gao was going to take people to defect to the three outsiders and completely surrender to Soul Tool, as if it had grown wings, quickly reached the ears of the conservatives in the association.
In the conference room deep in the Blacksmith's Association, a group of die-hard elders headed by Oscar sat around, and everyone's face was filled with solemnity.
In the dull conference room, after a long time, someone took the lead to break the silence, his voice full of bitterness. "Lou Gao... is really determined to join those crooked Soul Tool."
"It's absolutely ridiculous!" Oscar slammed the table, his hair and beard were all spread out, and spoke sternly, "The dignified president of Divine Craftsman, Blacksmith's Association from mainland China was actually fooled by three juniors with unknown origins. He even forgot about the Tao that he has adhered to all his life! He is not worthy of being this president at all!"
"Now is not the time to talk about this." Another elder said sadly, "What should we do next? With Lou Gao's temperament, once he decides to follow those three people, at least one-third of the people in the association will follow him! This will shake the foundation of our association!"
"Alas..." Everyone showed bitterness on their faces, and the conference room fell into suffocating silence again.
Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, an elder suddenly slapped his thigh and said loudly, "Yes! Let's go and invite the vice-president Tai Tan! He is also a mainland Divine Craftsman, and he is also the vice-president of the association, and he has a life-long friendship with Lou Gao! If he comes forward to persuade, maybe Lou Gao can change his mind!"
"Yes! Why did I forget this!"
"This is a wonderful statement! Just do it!"
Everyone seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw in an instant, with joy on their faces. They made up their minds on the spot and immediately sent people to speed up and gallop in the direction of Heaven Dou City.
Time is like running water, ten days passed in a flash.
Under Lou Gao's personal lobbying, nearly one-fifth of the Grandmaster-level blacksmiths in the Blacksmith's Association agreed to join Fate Defying Pavilion with him.
And his four direct disciples, after seeing with their own eyes the Level 5 Soul Tool built by Ju Zi, completely fell in love with them and were determined to follow their master.
That night, the courtyard was brightly lit, and Luo Can gathered more than thirty blacksmiths together, sitting on the main seat, drawing a blueprint for the future for them, and telling them the core philosophy of the Fate Defying Pavilion.
"We, Fate Defying Pavilion, choose to change our fate against the will of heaven and follow our own will. Most of the disciples in the pavilion are Spirit Master who come from the lower class and ordinary farmers. There are also many martial arts with congenital defects. In the end, Spirit Master who joined after I cured him, such as Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, and Ye Clan of Nine-Heart Begonia."
"So, even though our Fate Defying Pavilion has not been established for a long time, our strength cannot be underestimated. In the entire force, there are three Titled Douluo level experts, which is enough to ensure the safety of all of you, so that you can concentrate on forging and Soul Tool Technology."
Luo Can's words were neither fast nor slow, but every word hit everyone's heart. Their faces turned red and their eyes were filled with yearning.
After the words fell, he glanced at Qian Renxue beside him. Qian Renxue understood and stood up slowly. A pair of black wings spread out behind his back. The black Swan Martial Soul spread its wings and wanted to fly. At the same time, two yellow, two purple, four black and one red, nine Spirit Ring rose up from their feet in sequence!
"Hiss! Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring!"
"It's really Titled Douluo!"
"Pavilion Master didn't lie to us!"
Exclamations came one after another, and the blacksmiths present took a breath, and the last hesitation in their hearts completely disappeared.
The three Titled Douluo are in charge. Their strength is even more tyrannical than Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in Upper Three Sects. With so many strong people protecting them, it is much safer than staying here in Gengxin City.
They all know in their hearts that over the years, Star Luo Imperial Family and Spirit Hall have been trying to trick blacksmiths like them. If they had not been concerned about the reputation of Lou Gao Divine Craftsman, they would have been devoured alive by humans, with no bones left.
Now that they have such a big backer as Fate Defying Pavilion and have the opportunity to come into contact with unprecedented forging technology, how can they still refuse?
"We are willing to join Fate Defying Pavilion and work hard for Pavilion Master!" Everyone bowed and shouted loudly, their voices full of determination.
"Okay." Luo Can smiled and nodded, "Everyone should go back and have a good rest today and pack your bags. Tomorrow morning, we will escort you into the Heaven Dou Empire, and then Hall Master Ju Zi will take you back to the Fate Defying Pavilion to settle down."
"Yes! I will obey order Pavilion Master!"
A night of silence.
Early the next morning, as soon as it was light, Luo Can and the others got up. As soon as they walked out of the courtyard gate, they saw Lou Gao and others waiting neatly outside the door.
There were a total of thirty-one people, and everyone was carrying their luggage. There was no trace of reluctance on their faces, but full of expectations for the future.
"Everyone is here, Pavilion Master, we can leave at any time." Lou Gao took a step forward and said.
"Okay, let's go." Luo Can didn't say much. With a wave of his hand, he led the vast team and left Blacksmith's Association, heading towards the city gate of Gengxin City.
After successfully exiting the city gate, the team had just walked forward for more than ten miles when dust suddenly started flying on the official road in front. A group of people came galloping forward, but in an instant, they rushed to the front of the team, and then quickly dispersed, surrounding Luo Can and his party in the center.
The leaders were none other than Oscar and several association elders. In addition to them, there was an extremely strong old man standing in the front.
The old man was two meters tall, with muscles all over his body bulging like steel. He stood there like an unshakable hill, exuding an extremely powerful aura. Just standing there gave people a sense of oppression.
His eyes swept across the three Luo Can, and finally landed on Lou Gao at the front of the team. His voice rang like a bell:
"Lou Gao, I haven't seen you for several years. I didn't expect that you would actually degenerate. You would give up the traditional forging that you have adhered to all your life and join those heretical Soul Tool?"
Lou Gao's brows instantly wrinkled, he took a step forward, met Tai Tan's gaze, and spoke with an extremely firm tone:
"Tai Tan, you don't understand what I saw, let alone where the future of casting lies. I can tell you clearly that the future of casting lies in Soul Tool!"