The Blacksmith's Spring! This Is What You Call a Fucking Industrial Revolution!

In the central control room, Qin Feng looked expressionlessly at the biological data report on Tang San displayed on the screen.

"Devouring the Cursed Seal?"

His fingers tapped lightly on the armrest; there was not a hint of surprise in his eyes, but rather a trace of inquisitive interest.

"Qin Feng-kun, this phenomenon is quite interesting." Orochimaru's voice came through the communicator, carrying irrepressible excitement. "The Clear Sky Hammer martial soul seems to be actively absorbing the senjutsu chakra within the Cursed Seal, attempting to convert it into its own energy. But this conversion is extremely crude, causing Tang San's genetic chain to collapse entirely. He is like an energy furnace on the verge of exploding!"

"Then let him explode."

Qin Feng's voice was cold, devoid of any warmth.

"No, let him think he is about to explode."

"Doctor, inject him with the T-Virus stabilizer to keep him alive. I need an experimental field capable of self-evolution to test the fusion limits between the T-Virus and the bloodline powers of this world."

"As for that hammer... I want it to be surnamed 'Qin' at the genetic level."

"I understand." Orochimaru let out a pleasant laugh and cut the connection.

Having resolved this minor matter, Qin Feng's gaze returned to the main screen.

On the screen, a torrent of countless gray nanobots was reshaping the entire Nuoding City with the power of a god.

The expressions on the faces of the citizens kneeling on the ground had shifted from terror to fanatical worship.

Faith was being harvested frantically, in the cheapest and most effective way possible.

"Brother Wolf, leave the urban infrastructure to the 'Worker Bee' cluster." Qin Feng stood up. "Now, let's go meet the first batch of 'engineers' of our new era."

Umbrella Corporation, sixth underground level, the newly built "First Industrial Park."

This was no longer the simple production workshop from before, but a massive factory expanded more than tenfold, capable of accommodating tens of thousands of people.

All the blacksmiths from the original Iron Heart Blacksmith Shop, including that once arrogant boss Tie Shan, stood there shivering like a group of quails.

In front of them were rows of brand-new, silver-white machines they couldn't comprehend at all.

These machines were more precise than any assembly line they had ever seen, and also more... awe-inspiring.

Just moments ago, they had witnessed those "creations of the gods" (nanobots) build this magnificent factory, which they could never have imagined in their entire lives, within a matter of minutes.

Their worldview had been completely shattered.

"Boss... no, Master..." Tie Shan's legs went weak, and he was the first to kneel, kowtowing heavily toward the empty factory gate. "You... you are the God of Forging! We mortals were blind and failed to recognize Mount Tai; please forgive our ignorance!"

"Thump! Thump!"

All the blacksmiths knelt down, their faces filled with fear and piety.

In this world where the strong are respected, a miracle is the most unquestionable authority!

"All of you, rise."

Qin Feng's voice sounded from behind them.

He was wearing a white lab coat, hands in his pockets, walking over with a leisurely gait.

"I am not a god."

"I am simply someone willing to give you a chance to change your destiny with your own hands."

Qin Feng snapped his fingers.

In front of them, a smooth alloy wall instantly transformed into a massive display screen.

On the screen, an incredibly complex mechanical structural diagram was projected.

"This is the blueprint for a 'High-Frequency Electromagnetic Induction Smelting Furnace'."

Qin Feng pointed at the screen, explaining in the simplest and most direct language: "Its principle is to use electricity to generate a high-frequency changing magnetic field. When iron ore is thrown in, the metal molecules inside will vibrate and rub against each other like crazy, and then, within dozens of seconds, 'burn' themselves into a pool of molten iron."

"No coal, no fire, no smoke."

The blacksmiths were confused, but they understood the words "no coal or fire"!

Having spent their entire lives dealing with smoke and heat, their faces showed expressions of disbelief.

"And this." Qin Feng switched to another blueprint. "A '5000-Ton Servo Hydraulic Press'. You used to rely on brute force to forge iron, hammering out impurities one strike at a time. But this machine only requires you to pour the molten iron into a mold, and then—clank."

Qin Feng made a downward pressing gesture.

"Five thousand tons of force will squeeze all impurities and air bubbles out from the molecular level, just like squeezing toothpaste!"

"What comes out is a piece of perfectly flawless, high-density refined steel!"

"Holy crap!"

A young blacksmith couldn't help but blurt out a profanity.

Tie Shan slapped him on the back of the head, but his own eyes were wide open, his breathing as rapid as a bellows.

One strike... and it becomes refined steel?

This damn thing... is this even called blacksmithing? This is turning stones into gold!

"From today on, these machines are entrusted to you."

Qin Feng's words were like dropping a nuclear bomb onto the surface of a calm lake.

"What?!" Tie Shan suddenly looked up, stammering as he asked, "Mas... Master, do you mean... that we should... use these divine artifacts?"

"Not use them." Qin Feng shook his head, a playful smile appearing on his face.

"I want you to build them yourselves."

He pointed at the blueprints on the screen, where the machines were dismantled into individual components.

"I have already simplified all the core technologies of these machines into modules you can understand. All you need to do is learn to read the blueprints, learn to operate these master machines, and then, like building blocks, replicate them for me by the thousands!"

"I want every blacksmith in Nuoding City to have their own production line!"

"I want the iron you forge to fill the warehouses of the entire Heaven Dou Empire!"

He was insane!

Every blacksmith felt that this young master had completely lost his mind!

What were they?

They were the lowest-level laborers on the Douluo Continent! In the eyes of the noble lords, they were no different from the mud-legged peasants—inferior people!

And now, this god-like man wanted to hand this world-shattering power over to them?

An unprecedented surge of heat welled up from the bottom of every blacksmith's heart, instantly washing away all the inferiority and fear they had ever felt!

It wasn't the gratitude of receiving charity.

It was the dignity of being recognized and endowed with a brand-new value!

"Master!"

Tie Shan could no longer control himself; the forty-year-old man wept like a child.

He didn't kneel; instead, he stood tall, puffed out his chest with all his might, and performed the most standard bow of his life toward Qin Feng!

"I, Tie Shan, swear! From this day on, my life, my hammer, and every piece of iron I forge belong to you!"

"For Umbrella!"

"For the Industrial Revolution!"

"For the Industrial Revolution!!" At that moment, all the blacksmiths straightened their backs, their eyes ignited with an unprecedented fire, and they let out a roar that shook the heavens!

[Ding! Side quest: The Spring of Blacksmiths, completed!]

[Quest Rating: Perfect!]

[A new "Artisan" branch has been added to your "Science Cult" belief system, Devout Believers +127!]

[Obtained Shock Points: 150,000!]

Qin Feng nodded in satisfaction.

Just then, a guard hurried in.

"Report, Boss! Minister Ning Fengzhi has sent an urgent communication!"

Qin Feng connected the communicator on his wrist.

Ning Fengzhi's voice, tinged with a hint of anxiety, came through: "Master! Something has happened! The team we sent to take over the mines has been detained in the territory of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Clan!"

"The sect master of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Clan, Yu Yuanzhen, personally led men to blockade our largest Vibranium mine!"

"He also sent a message for you."

Ning Fengzhi paused, his voice becoming incredibly grave.

"He said... if you want the mine back, have that brat named Qin Feng crawl to him in person."

"Otherwise, he will use thunder to judge us... heretics who have stolen the power of the gods!"