One Year Later
Winter has come again.
The fine snowflakes, before they even reached mid-air, were melted into a drizzle by a heat wave rising from below.
Gengxin City, located in the southwest of the mainland, is not only City of Metal but also a famous furnace city.
In the headquarters of the Blacksmith Association, nearly half of the city's residents are engaged in blacksmithing-related businesses.
Since the return of the former junior chairman, now the chairman of the Blacksmith Association, the Divine Craftsman Lou Gao, to Gengxin City five years ago, the Blacksmith Association's influence in the city has grown increasingly stronger over time.
Today, in November of the 2610th year of the Douluo Calendar, the Blacksmith Association has gained actual control of this great city.
Strangely enough, neither the residents who have lived in the city for many years nor the political system of the Star Luo Empire seem to care about this.
Because, whether inside or outside, apart from the fact that there are more blacksmiths and the system is more organized, and the trading volume of finished iron products and raw ore is larger, the city seems to have remained unchanged.
Lord Arthur Candir even felt that with the systematic market regulation of the Blacksmith Association, the commercial market of Gengxin City was more prosperous, and the taxes collected each month were several times more than in previous years, making it easier for him to manage.
Whether he wanted to know something, acquire something, or do something, Arthur Candir could achieve his goal in the shortest amount of time, and this was absolutely inseparable from the cooperation and assistance of the Blacksmith Association.
Faced with such a loyal and dedicated Blacksmith Association, Arthur Candir even sent his eldest son, Kuku Candir, whom he didn't pay much attention to, to the Blacksmith Association Headquarters to become an apprentice of the Divine Craftsman Lou Gao.
Despite the fact that this eldest son is not highly regarded by Lord Arthur Candir because of his mother's humble origins and his Innate Soul Power being only level three, he is still a member of the Kandil Clan and inherits the noble "Lie Yan Lion" Martial Soul. The fact that he is allowed to learn useless forging and become a lowly blacksmith is only because Lou Gao is a Soul Emperor.
Furthermore, according to a report from the City Lord's spy within the association, the former president of the Blacksmith Association, the master of the Divine Craftsman Lou Gao, and the other one of only two Divine Craftsman on the continent, Tie Futu, seems to be attempting to reach the Soul Douluo realm at the advanced age of over eighty!
Even though it's common knowledge on the Douluo Continent that blacksmiths have little combat ability, Soul Douluo is still Soul Douluo. Such an existence is a guest of honor for the royal family and various kings and dukes, even in the imperial capital, Star Luo City!
If the old man of the Tie Futu can truly succeed in breaking through to the Soul Douluo level, then befriending the Kandil Clan beforehand will undoubtedly bring him great benefits.
Putting aside other things, the most outstanding descendants of the Kandil Clan throughout the ages, apart from their ancestors, have only cultivated to the level 79 Soul Saint, getting stuck at the Soul Douluo barrier.
If a Soul Douluo close to the family could offer guidance on their breakthrough experience, the Kandil Clan might very well produce another Soul Douluo like their ancestor and regain the family's glory!
In the garden of the City Lord’s Mansion, which was as warm and inviting as early summer even in winter, Arthur Candir was playing with his newly acquired beauties.
A series of soft laughter and chatter rose and fell, and Arthur Candir felt like a Lion, his high spirits rising, nothing but eating and procreation could stir his heart.
By this time, he had already eaten his fill. Not long ago, he had enjoyed a sumptuous feast of Soul Beast meat, a standard for nobles.
"Earl... Earl—!"
Just as Arthur Candir grasped a delicate little hand and pulled off the veil covering a pair of red eyes, a slightly urgent call rang out from outside the garden.
Compared to being called "Lord of the City," Arthur Candir preferred his subordinates to call him "Earl," which allowed him to completely distinguish himself from the lords of those small rural towns.
Of course, if he could restore his ancestors' glory, he would prefer his title of "Earl of Flame Lion" to become his ancestor's title of "Marquis of Flame Lion".
Unfortunately, perhaps because they moved from the northwest of the continent, which is now the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire, to the southern territory of the Star Luo Star Luo Empire hundreds of years ago, the bloodline of the Kandil Clan seems to be weakening.
"..."
The owner of the delicate little hand had teary eyes. She looked down and saw dark blue finger marks on her wrist, but she dared not cry out in pain. She just bit her teeth tightly, not allowing herself to make any movement.
Meanwhile, the Earl, whose enjoyment had been interrupted, unconsciously clenched his fists, then released them without noticing. His face full of displeasure, he looked towards the garden entrance, like a lion whose meal had been interrupted, and demanded in a low voice:
"Edgar, I hope you can give me some information that you won't unleash your anger, otherwise, my rage won't be so easy to control..."
Faced with such a Earl count, the squire named Edgar struggled to suppress his fear and steady his trembling voice as he respectfully replied:
"Earl lord, news has come from the Blacksmith Association Mosang old man, the Tie Futu, seems to have truly succeeded. He's contacting powerful figures and preparing to head to the Golden Sand Desert..."
"Whoosh—!"
Edgar felt a blur before his eyes, and a tall, imposing figure stood before him.
A shadow fell over Edgar, and his deep voice, just as it had before, rang out with a hint of urgency. "Tell me, is this news true?!"
That old Dong... that old man, did he really succeed?!
"It should be true!" Edgar didn't dare to look up, his eyes fixed on the plain white stone slab under his feet, and replied solemnly, "Mosang said that President Lou Gao has taken 100,000 Gold Soul Coin and set off for the Spirit Hall Main Hall in the city, seemingly preparing to ask Bishop Yao Qi for help."
"Yao Qi?" Upon hearing this name, Arthur Candir frowned.
Yao Qi, the Hall Master of the Spirit Hall Main Hall of Gengxin City, is a Level 73 Power Attack System Battle Soul Saint. His Martial Soul Martial Soul "Jin Gang Iron Arm Ape," a Mutated Martial Soul. His Innate Soul Power has reached Level 9, which Arthur Candir looks up to and even envies!
Arthur Candir simply couldn't understand how a "Iron Claw Bear" and a "Giant Strength Ape," two peasant Martial Soul, could produce such a super genius.
Furthermore, under the tutelage of the Spirit Hall, he cultivated all the way to the Soul Saint realm. It is said that the Spirit Hall intends to promote Bishop Yao Qi to the Spirit City.
Once he goes there, it means that Yao Qi will enter the core of the Spirit Hall, the number one power on the Douluo Continent. This is much brighter than the future of the Kandil Clan, who were exiled from Star Luo City to Gengxin City a hundred years ago!
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