Subduing Lou Gao, bringing the Blacksmith Association under control, and taking Gengxin City were key to Spirit Hall's next stage of development.
Whether it was Spirit Hall's Spirit Master Army or the ordinary armies secretly being recruited and trained, both were in urgent need of weapons and equipment.
So...
Whether it was the Divine Blacksmith Lou Gao, the Blacksmith Association's smiths, or Gengxin City's metal resources, they were all talents and resources Spirit Hall had to firmly control.
Ye Qifeng had come to the Star Luo Empire and Gengxin City for this purpose from beginning to end.
This was a task Pope Bibi Dong had assigned him, and it was also a plan Ye Qifeng had long prepared.
By bringing Lou Gao and the Blacksmith Association under Spirit Hall ahead of time, he could sever Tang San's future connections with Lou Gao and the Blacksmith Association in advance.
Taking Gengxin City would likewise cut off Tang San's source of raw materials for making Hidden Weapons ahead of time.
That would keep that bastard Tang San from using those rare metals to make Hidden Weapons in the future, then selling them to the two great empires of Heaven Dou and Star Luo to arm their armies against Spirit Hall.
Otherwise...
If events were allowed to follow their original course, Gengxin City and Lou Gao would become crucial to Tang San's Tang Sect Hidden Weapons reaching their peak.
But as long as Lou Gao, the Blacksmith Association, and Gengxin City were all brought under Spirit Hall's control beforehand, all of that would come to nothing and never happen.
Likewise, with Gengxin City in hand, Spirit Hall would essentially no longer lack weapons and equipment. Whether it was the Spirit Master Army or ordinary armies, their combat strength would be assured.
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