Lan Kai: I won't be polite, switching to the big hammer!

"Alright, let's head home and rest for a bit. Lan Kai, you'll come with me to the Blacksmith's Association in a while."

"Na'er, are you coming with us, or would you rather rest at home?"

When school let out and Lan Kai pulled Na'er's hand to walk out the school gate, Juggler was already waiting there. His unique aura made him stand out in the crowd, even without wearing the Spirit Pagoda uniform.

Lan Kai suddenly felt an urge to snap a photo of Juggler right now and send it to Kurenai Gai and the others at the Storage Facility.

They would surely be delighted to see this unusual side of Juggler.

"I'll go with my brother."

Na'er answered crisply, immediately leaning closer to Lan Kai.

She still felt much closer to this brother who had transformed into light to save her.

As for Juggler, that strange uncle, while he also made Na'er feel a sense of familiarity, he still fell short compared to Lan Kai.

After resting at home for a short while, Juggler took the two of them out again, heading toward the Eastsea City Blacksmith's Association.

In less than ten minutes, they arrived at the Blacksmith's Association, a thirty-story skyscraper with a giant hammer emblem on it.

Nowadays, the auction house's logo had also changed; although it featured a hammer as well, it also included an auction podium.

The one that used only a hammer as its symbol was, naturally, the Blacksmith's Association.

Walking through the glass doors on the ground floor, they were met with a ten-meter-high glass wall featuring an eight-meter-tall golden hammer relief, which looked quite ostentatious.

Juggler ignored the staff at the front desk, leading Lan Kai and Na'er straight to the soul-guided elevator, riding it to the top floor, and skillfully opening the door to an office.

"Is that Spirit Envoy Juggler? Why didn't you... this time?"

Inside the room, Mu Chen, who had been waiting for them, seemed to have seen something illogical and spoke subconsciously.

But noticing the momentary flash of ferocity in Juggler's eyes, along with Lan Kai and Na'er behind him, Mu Chen seemed to realize something and immediately shut his mouth.

However, Lan Kai already wore an "I see" expression. It was likely that whenever Juggler had met Mu Chen before, he had simply teleported directly to Mu Chen's location and then teleported away, and he had done so more than once, leaving Mu Chen with psychological trauma.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have reacted that way upon seeing Juggler enter by knocking on the door like a normal person.

"President Mu, I've brought the child. Please guide him in his blacksmithing practice."

"Don't worry about his strength; his power is definitely not an issue."

"Both of them?" Mu Chen looked suspiciously at Lan Kai and Na'er, who was clutching Lan Kai's arm tightly, a question mark seemingly appearing over his head.

If a girl wanted to learn blacksmithing, she had to possess a suitable martial soul and undergo specialized training to learn without affecting her physique and development.

Even with his own daughter, Mu Xi, Mu Chen had spent a great deal of effort during her guidance.

"No, Na'er is just here to watch. Only this brat, Lan Kai, is here to learn blacksmithing."

Juggler signaled with his eyes, and Na'er reluctantly let go of Lan Kai, allowing him to step in front of Mu Chen.

"Hmm, come with me first."

This was the first time Mu Chen had guided a six-year-old child in blacksmithing. Although the boy was brought by the newly appointed Spirit Envoy Juggler, he was still worried that Lan Kai wouldn't be able to adapt and might suffer physical harm.

Soon, Mu Chen brought Lan Kai to his private forging room and took out two ten-pound forging hammers.

"Try lifting these first and see. If they feel heavy, tell me immediately."

Hearing Mu Chen's reminder, Lan Kai picked up one hammer in each hand and weighed them.

Perhaps for an average six-year-old, a ten-pound hammer would be quite heavy, let alone holding one in each hand, especially when they would have to swing them repeatedly.

But for Lan Kai, who had fused with the Light of Orb, these ten-pound hammers were no different from toys. He had to be careful when using them; if he used these for forging, it would not only waste time but also ruin his forging technique.

"Too light, Uncle Mu. Do you have anything heavier? These hammers are too awkward to use."

Lan Kai swung the ten-pound hammers a few times, set them down gently, and turned to ask Mu Chen.

He had originally wanted to try and mimic a certain "king of pretension" who could only appear after a fusion of his martial and literary clones, but this wasn't the right occasion. If he dared to do that, he'd be eating the Snake Heart Sword the next second.

Mu Chen's expression changed. This child was truly worthy of being brought by Juggler. Whether it was due to his martial soul or innate talent, he possessed such divine strength that swinging two ten-pound hammers felt like nothing.

It seemed that this child, Lan Kai, might truly have the potential to become a God-tier Blacksmith.

Although he had given up his own chance to become a God-tier Blacksmith for the sake of love, it didn't seem so bad if he could personally cultivate one.

"Then try these two. These are one hundred pounds each."

This time, Mu Chen took out two one-hundred-pound hammers and handed them to Lan Kai, observing his reaction again.

"As expected, the one-hundred-pound hammers have enough weight, though they are still too gentle compared to Juggler's attacks."

Lan Kai tested the hammers briefly and felt they were just right for his current state.

Although he would be much stronger if he transformed, that wouldn't help him learn blacksmithing or develop the correct habits.

"Very good. Now, try purifying this piece of sinking silver. I will help you regulate the temperature of the metal; you just need to strike the sinking silver at the appropriate spots."

Seeing that these hammers were still within Lan Kai's control, Mu Chen breathed a sigh of relief. After instructing Lan Kai on the basic techniques of force application, he placed a piece of sinking silver on the anvil and signaled for him to begin.

Lan Kai didn't speak. Seeing that the sinking silver had reached the proper temperature under Mu Chen's control, he immediately raised his right hammer and struck the center of the metal.

Just as the right hammer hit the sinking silver, Lan Kai raised his left hammer, striking the metal again as the right one was lifted.

Watching Lan Kai's steady movements, then glancing at Juggler and Na'er, Mu Chen's mind began to race.

As expected of the new Spirit Envoy parachuted in by the Spirit Pagoda, his eye for talent was truly extraordinary.