Becoming a Blacksmith

After quickly ascertaining Lou Gao's character during their interactions, Ling Yi Yi's strategy for taking advantage of Lou Gao was rather simple and direct, without any particular tactics.

From the moment they met in early May, Ling Yi focused on only one thing in every day they spent together: studying!

Lou Gao, too, felt the relentless torment from the academic genius.

In the first month, Ling Yi spent a day cultivating the "Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique" to a minor level of mastery.

Then, starting the next day, Ling Yi and Lou Gao, one sincerely seeking guidance and the other eager to see how much and how quickly you could learn, began their teaching and learning process.

No matter what kind of forging technique it is, whether it is profound and difficult to learn, complicated and time-consuming, or strange and unusual... as long as Lou Gao demonstrates it once and explains it once, Ling Yi can use it on the spot.

The first time you'll be a little unfamiliar with it, the second time you'll get a basic understanding, and the third time you'll be able to truly master it!

After that, with a little practice, the levels of "some initial success" and "complete mastery" are visibly achieved one by one.

By the way, Lou Gao has fully accepted Ling Yi's classification of these skills and feels it is necessary to promote it to all blacksmiths across the continent.

In Ling Yi's words, although these levels are not as easy to judge as Soul Power in actual use, as long as we know them and are aware of them, we can have a relatively clear direction when learning and cultivating, which is conducive to growth.

When people learn something, they are often not defeated by difficulties, but discouraged by the unseen path ahead.

Ling Yi, who could clearly see his own growth, only took a month to completely replicate Lou Gao's experience and skills in forging, fire control, quenching, sharpening, and other branches of the skill tree from his more than 30 years of blacksmithing career!

Lou Gao, Grandmaster Blacksmith, is searching for his own path to becoming Grandmaster Blacksmith Divine Craftsman!

It can be said that in just one month, Ling Yi has grown into a downgraded version of Lou Gao, with inferior strength and insufficient mastery of various metal properties, but mastery of Grandmaster forging skills!

Starting from the second month, Ling Yi followed Lou Gao into the realm of metallic properties and variables.

This time, because the database involved was large and extensive enough, Ling Yi studied for nearly two months before he was able to squeeze out 90% of the knowledge Lou Gao had!

The remaining 10% was because the Cold Wind Grand Camp simply couldn't provide any high-grade, rare metal ores.

Because it is knowledge-based learning, apart from his still shallow practical experience, Ling Yi has already become one of the top people in the Douluo Continent in the field of metal smelting!

It must be said that Lou Gao is a good person, a good person in every sense of the word.

Anyway, that's what Ling Yi thinks.

Without the Lou Gao, Ling Yi knew that even with all sorts of cheat codes, with his weak foundation, it would take him at least two to three years to hone his skills to the point where he could perfectly utilize the Blacksmith- level techniques of Grandpa King Jin Gang.

Unfortunately, Grandpa Jin Gang is nearly eighty years old and has been stuck at the Blacksmith level for over forty years, yet he has not been able to break through to the Master Blacksmith level. Even though Ling Yi learned all of Grandpa Jin Gang's skills more than two years ago, those skills can only truly forge Blacksmith- level works in Grandpa Jin Gang's hands.

This is because the old man is Soul Elder, and his physique, honed over seventy years of wielding the forging hammer, was comparable to the normal physical condition of Beast Martial Soul King at his peak!

Although the "Iron Refining Gauntlet" Martial Soul is not as highly beneficial in forging as hammer-type Martial Soul, fire-attribute Martial Soul, or strength-attribute Martial Soul Martial Soul, it is still a metal-attribute Martial Soul of above-average quality. With the choice of Soul Ring, the old man's three Soul Ring respectively endowed him with three Soul Skill of one strength and two fire. Such an enhancement is definitely not comparable to the "Blue Silver Grass" Martial Soul, which is based on the Healing System route.

However, these problems were nothing to Lou Gao, who had inherited the legacy of Divine Craftsman and had almost mastered it, and was already Grandmaster Blacksmith himself!

Just like a custom-made product, when strength is insufficient, what forging techniques should be used, and what kind of metal alloy can be forged at a specific temperature with less force, yet still achieve the texture and properties of Thousand Refinement alloy...

In addition, there is a treasure trove of information on the types of metals in the Douluo Continent, including thousands of different metal combinations and proportions, and how various metals and alloys change under various environments such as high temperature, low temperature, room temperature, and high pressure forging...

In the past six months, with the help of Ling Yi's diligent practice of "Beast Martial Soul: Xingyi Fist", Ling Yi, who now has a strength of nearly 700 jin, has only increased his Soul Power by a little over one level, reaching level sixteen. But in terms of pure strength, even ordinary Soul Master with Beast Martial Soul may not be able to generate such power.

December of the 2604th year of the Douluo Calendar.

Ling Yi, who is thirteen years and ten months old, Soul Power of level sixteen at 21% and a strength of 688 jin.

Under the certification of Lou Gao, the young president of the Douluo Continent Blacksmith Association and a direct disciple of the Divine Craftsman Tie Futu, he became Blacksmith!

Artwork: "Thousand Scale Armor"

Strength: Withstood 100 attacks from three Power Attack System Soul Elder without damage, including 60 normal attacks, 20 First Soul Skill attacks, 15 Second Soul Skill attacks, and 5 Third Soul Skill attacks —!!!

Advantages: Full body coverage, no blind spots in defense, composed of nearly two thousand Thousand Refinement- grade alloy scales, allowing for free and unimpeded movement at the joints.

Disadvantages: Weighing 128 jin, those who are not Soul Elder or above with Strength or Constitution attributes will have their agility greatly limited and their continuous combat time reduced.

Commentary: A powerful offensive weapon on the battlefield, but not suitable for use in Soul Fighting between Soul Master.

Recommendation: Worn by Soul Ancestor and above, for large-scale melee battles!

Regardless of its advantages or disadvantages, and in whatever battle scenario Jiang Yuan, the captain of the Cold Wind Grand Camp, uses it, creating such a masterpiece, Ling Yi has become a well-deserved Blacksmith!

The Cold Wind Grand Camp, Third Military Medical Battalion.

"Why did you choose armor as your first piece as Blacksmith?"

Lou Gao lay on a wooden deck chair, basking in the rare warmth of the winter sun, and asked Ling Yi was also Sun beside him.

On the ground, Ling Yi opened his eyes, looked to the side of the Lou Gao someone was sitting, their gaze fixed intently on him from above. He lazily closed his eyes again, feeling the sunlight transform into warm energy, penetrating his skin, seeping into his flesh, and merging into his body. He responded slowly and deliberately:

"I thought you could keep quiet about it, senior brother—"

Senior Brother Lou Gao, your self-control still needs improvement—

"Depend on!"

Lou Gao saw Ling Yi's appearance and immediately cursed. He had been severely affected by the past six months.

But the more setbacks he suffered, the stronger his love for Ling Yi's talent became.

They admired Ling Yi's innate learning ability; appreciated Ling Yi's consistent diligence and hard work; Ling Yi for never becoming depressed or discouraged by his Martial Soul talent, family background, or other hardships. Instead, he was indomitable and tenacious, never knowing what giving up meant, full of hope for the future, and planning each step of his life with clear and organized steps...

Indeed, Ling Yi had never hidden his intention from Lou Gao: after becoming Blacksmith, he wanted to unite all the blacksmiths in the entire [Water Wood Duchy] and establish the [Blacksmith Association - Water Wood Duchy].

After all, in such a small place as the [Water Wood Duchy], having a capable, thoughtful, and willing person who wants to unite all the blacksmiths and gain a certain degree of influence and convenience is more beneficial than harmful to both the leader and each blacksmith.

Therefore, after witnessing Ling Yi's talent and growth rate, Lou Gao chose to contribute his own strength.

However, there is one thing: Ling Yi's calm and collected nature, as if he wouldn't be alarmed even if the sky were to fall, sometimes makes Lou Gao, who has a bit of a temper, want to fight Jiang Yuan every now and then to vent the anger that has accumulated in his heart.

"Senior Brother Lou Gao, you're swearing again~" Ling Yi said slowly, his eyes still closed.

"I...!" Lou Gao strained his waist, trying to sit up, but because his waist was too rounded and the recliner he was leaning against was made of wood, Lou Gao couldn't sit up without using enough strength to avoid damaging it.

Noticing Lou Gao's movement, Ling Yi sat up first, his expression serious. He cupped his hands in greeting to Lou Gao and said, "I understand. Senior Brother Lou Gao was worried about distracting me, so he kept his doubts to himself. Now that the ' Thousand Scale Armor ' is complete, Senior Brother naturally asked the question that had been weighing on his mind and got it off his chest—"

After a pause, Ling Yi continued, "I chose armor as my first Blacksmith's creation because..."

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I didn't get home from the hospital until around 1 a. m., so I didn't have time to write the second chapter. I'll try to write it during the day when I have free time, but I can't say exactly when. I'll try to finish it before 1 p. m.

Goodnight everyone~