Forging Saint Craftsman, Bear Lord!

At his words, everyone sat up straight, their gazes focused on Yun Ze as they listened attentively.

"After arriving in Mingdu, Bi Ji will be responsible for choosing locations. Find two shops near Sun Moon Royal Academy, preferably next to each other."

"Renovate them according to the standards of Medicine King Pavilion and a blacksmith shop respectively. Try to finish within a month."

"Besides those two shops, you'll also need to find a building to serve as the base of our future faction," Yun Ze said to Bi Ji. "Alright," Bi Ji replied. "Ten Thousand Demons King, Demon Spirit, have you memorized the pharmacopeia I had you study?" Yun Ze looked toward Ten Thousand Demons King, who appeared middle-aged, and Demon Spirit, who looked like a young man. Both were ferocious beast-level soul beasts, immensely powerful, and had once ranked among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts. "We've memorized it," the two said with nods. Their immense strength meant their memories were not poor, and after studying it every day for the past few years, they had completely committed that book, over five centimeters thick, to memory. The pharmacopeia was a medicinal reference from this world, which Yun Ze had Gu Yue Na obtain through Sun Moon Royal Academy's connections. "Good. From now on, the two of you will lead some soul beasts sensitive to spiritual treasures into the mountains, rivers, and marshes to search for such items."

"The soul beasts selected should preferably be over fifty thousand years old, and their number should be kept below twenty."

"I'll also give these soul beasts Transformation Pills to help them take human form, making it easier for them to travel across the continent."

"We're going to look for spiritual treasures?" Ten Thousand Demons King asked in astonishment. Wasn't this making him, a ferocious beast more than five hundred thousand years old, run errands? Before Yun Ze could speak, Gu Yue Na shot Ten Thousand Demons King a cold look and frowned. "You're unwilling?"

Ten Thousand Demons King's body trembled, fear appearing on his face. He hurriedly said, "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare. This subordinate will certainly search with all his strength."

"Don't be angry. I failed to discipline my subordinate properly," Gu Yue Na apologized to Yun Ze beside her, worried that he might become dissatisfied because of this. After witnessing some of Yun Ze's methods, she had become certain that he could help her restore the Soul Beast Clan. She did not want such a trivial matter to cause his displeasure. "Since you've put it that way, naturally I won't say anything further. Otherwise, I'd seem rather petty," Yun Ze said. Gu Yue Na smiled sweetly, then turned back and gave Ten Thousand Demons King another cold glance, her warning unmistakable. Ten Thousand Demons King lowered his head, regretting his words. Why did I have to open my mouth? Demon Spirit watched from the side with schadenfreude. Fortunately, he had said nothing, or he would have been the one getting scolded. "Focus on searching for Light Spirit Grass, Turtle Essence Fruit, and Gold Blood Vine. Collect them regardless of their age; they'll be of great use soon," Yun Ze instructed.

"Yes," the two replied.

After giving them their instructions, Yun Ze looked toward the burly man seated opposite Di Tian. "Bear Lord, what level has your forging reached?"

"Hehe, I'm already a Level 7 Blacksmith," Xiong Jun said proudly as he rose to his feet, his nearly three-meter-tall frame towering over the room. He puffed out his chest at Di Tian and grinned smugly, his expression seeming to say, See how amazing I am. Though Bear Lord looked big and brawny and was not particularly sharp-minded, he was truly extraordinarily gifted in forging. His true form was a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, giving him great affinity with metal, and coupled with his peak-level strength, forging was as easy as drinking water for him.

In just a few years, relying on his own talent and Yun Ze's guidance, he had become a Level 7 Blacksmith. If his understanding of forging improved further, becoming a Level 8 Blacksmith or even a Level 9 Divine Craftsman would not be impossible. He lacked neither Soul Power, strength, nor insight into metal. What he lacked was an understanding of forging itself. Though Yun Ze had never encountered this world's forging methods before, he was widely knowledgeable and highly analytical. By observing the various finished metals in this world, he had more or less figured out how they needed to be hammered to achieve such effects. In terms of theory, Yun Ze was now absolutely master-level, no inferior to those Saint Craftsmen. As for whether he surpassed Divine Craftsmen, that was impossible to tell for the moment, since Bear Lord had not yet become one under his guidance. "Not bad. How is the forging practice going for your clansmen?" Yun Ze asked. Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears had always had difficulty reproducing, and with humans hunting them as well, only eight remained now including Bear Lord. They were on the verge of extinction. However, though few in number, the eight remaining Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears were all extremely powerful. Even the weakest had cultivated for sixty thousand years. Of them, three, including Bear Lord, were over a Hundred Thousand Years old, while the other two had not yet reached two hundred thousand years.

Yun Ze had not only had Bear Lord learn forging, but had also told him to return to the Star Dou Great Forest when he had time and teach the other seven Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears how to forge. Those ones could not take human form, so their forging was rather crude. They simply slapped the metal directly with their hands. Their palms were even harder than iron hammers, so using them to hammer metal posed no problem whatsoever. Soul beasts gained intelligence after reaching ten thousand years, and after fifty thousand years, their intelligence improved significantly. These Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bears, all over fifty thousand years old, imitated what Bear Lord did. Under his urging, their forging actually began to look fairly convincing. They just sometimes failed to control their strength and used too much force, directly flattening the metal into pancakes. "Those little brats aren't as smart as me, but they're still alright. Even the dumbest can be considered a Level 2 Blacksmith, while the strongest is a Level 4 Blacksmith."

Bear Lord spoke with a hint of pride. He was quite satisfied with the performance of those bear cubs. "They'll get their share of Transformation Pills as well. Once they become human, teach them properly. They'll be the backbone of the blacksmith shop in the future," Yun Ze said. "Alright, Young Master, don't worry. I guarantee I'll teach those little brats well," Xiong Jun said, thumping his chest in assurance. They all addressed Yun Ze as Young Master and did not call him by name.

"By that count, it'll be nearly forty or fifty Transformation Pills. Can you really refine so many pills?" Gu Yue Na leaned closer to Yun Ze and asked softly. In her view, pills capable of allowing soul beasts to become human should have been incredibly precious. Yet Yun Ze seemed to be handing them out like candy, as though he had as many as he wanted. Yun Ze smiled and explained, "For me, refining fifty pills in one batch and refining a hundred pills in one batch aren't actually that different in difficulty."

"Bi Ji has prepared enough medicinal ingredients for a hundred pills anyway, so I might as well refine a hundred at once and save myself the trouble later."

"So that's how it is," Gu Yue Na said in understanding. "Those are the arrangements for now. First, handle what I just assigned. We'll discuss the rest later," Yun Ze said. At that moment, Gu Yue Na rose to her feet. Her beautiful purple eyes swept across the crowd, her expression stern. "Let me emphasize this once more: Yun Ze's words are my words. Whatever he says, you are to listen and carry it out."

"If anyone dares to object, or fails to handle their tasks wholeheartedly and with full effort, then don't blame me for being unpleasant," Gu Yue Na said coldly. Her gaze finally settled on Ten Thousand Demons King. That sharp look sent a chill down his spine.

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