After traveling for some time, Gengxin City was already close at hand. Danheng looked out and saw that Gengxin City's walls were all iron-gray, as though they had been cast from metal.
This time, Danheng did not encounter those humanoid creatures from before when entering the city.
"The Metal Capital truly lives up to its name."
After entering Gengxin City, Danheng immediately understood why it was called the Metal Capital.
Basically, one could hardly walk a few steps in Gengxin City without seeing a blacksmith shop. The clanging of forging hammers filled every corner, and the heavy metallic atmosphere gave Danheng a distinctly different feeling.
He had also visited the Xianzhou Artisanship Commission before, but the people there did not simply forge iron. Instead, they tinkered with all manner of ingenious mechanical curiosities.
As he walked, Danheng suddenly saw a large crowd gathered ahead. However, the noise nearby was too deafening for him to make out what exactly was happening.
Reaching the crowd, Danheng found himself a good spot and saw what everyone was surrounding.
"A spear?"
Danheng inspected it carefully. The spear's appearance had indeed been crafted quite beautifully, but no matter how he looked at it, it resembled a decoration more than a weapon meant for killing.
"Folks, this Dragon Soul Spear was personally forged by a disciple of Godsmith Lou Gao, the current president of the Blacksmiths' Association and the King of Godsmiths! It incorporates materials from the corpse of a dragon-type soul beast and has been tainted with Dragon Qi!"
"Dragon Qi! Do you know what that means?"
"It means that even if you merely hold this spear, it will be enough to intimidate ordinary soul beasts!"
Hearing the vendor's spiel, Danheng, who had been about to leave, stopped again and turned back to take a