The Love and Hate of Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua, Heaven-Forged Metal

Four days later.

Eastsea City.

As an important coastal city of the Federation, Eastsea City holds significant strategic importance and is also the training base of the Eastsea Legion, one of the Federation's eight major legions.

On the azure ocean, massive warships, like steel behemoths, exude a chilling aura, blocking all invading enemies. The reason the Eastsea Legion is so vigilant is because of the Sea Soul Beast within the ocean.

Although the major gathering places of Soul Beast on land have almost disappeared, there are still many Sea Soul Beast in the ocean. The Sea Soul Beast are generally quite strong, and their combat power is naturally enhanced when they are in the ocean.

Therefore, in order to maintain a peaceful development environment, the Federation naturally has stricter control over the ocean.

At this moment, in front of the East Sea Blacksmith Association, two figures were walking leisurely from a distance. The young man was dressed in a magnificent black robe with gold patterns. His purple eyes were calm as water. He raised his hand and strode forward, exuding a hint of nobility. Between his brows was a unique youthful spirit.

The girl wore a long white dress, her bright eyes constantly looking around with curiosity, as if everything was new and exciting to her. She would whisper to the boy beside her from time to time, her fair face beaming with a joyful smile.

The two walked down the bustling street, attracting many glances; to anyone who saw them, they seemed like a match made in heaven.

These two were Jiang Xiu and Na'er, who had come from Heaven Dou City.

"This must be the Blacksmith Association. This journey has been quite tiring," Na'er said, placing her hands on her hips as she looked at the magnificent building before her.

A hint of helplessness appeared on Jiang Xiu's handsome face. "Only you, Na'er, truly know the bittersweet experiences we've shared along the way."

He originally planned to take the Soul Guidance Train directly to Eastsea City, but on the way, at Na'er's strong suggestion, he changed to the sea route. Since there was enough time, Jiang Xiu let Na'er come.

During her two days at sea, Na'er sampled all the delicious food available at sea, a journey that was certainly not easy.

"Hehehe, let's go, let's go, the teacher must be waiting," Na'er chuckled, revealing her pearly white teeth. To prevent Jiang Xiu Jiang Xiu continuing, she pulled him towards the interior of the Blacksmith Association.

"Slow down." Jiang Xiu let Na'er pull him into the Blacksmith Association, but a glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes.

During their two-day voyage, thanks to the Ant Emperor's extraordinary senses, they vaguely spotted a Whale, a Deep Sea Demonic Whale that was a hundred thousand years old...

Inside the president's office of the East Sea Blacksmith Association.

Two middle-aged men sat facing each other, looking at each other. Steam rose from the fragrant tea on the table, and a pretty young woman stood to one side.

One of the more handsome men wore a white robe with gold patterns on the sleeves and a delicate rose-blue badge on his chest, which was the symbol of the Saint Craftsman.

In the entire vast Federation, there are only about twenty blacksmiths at the Saint Craftsman- level, which shows how rare they are.

He was none other than the president of the East Sea Blacksmith Association, the Saint Craftsman Mu Chen.

"President, what made you decide to attend this event?" Mu Chen pushed the brewed tea toward the somewhat thin man in front of him and asked softly.

"This is a private place, there are no outsiders here, so there's no need to address each other by title." Zhen Hua glanced at Mu Chen, picked up his teacup without ceremony, and took a small sip.

"Lai Xi'er, call him Martial Uncle." Mu Chen chuckled, gesturing to the girl behind him and pointing to Zhen Hua in front of him.

"Greetings, Senior Uncle." Mu Xi greeted him gently, her eyes sparkling.

"Xi'er, you're becoming more and more like her..." Zhen Hua looked at Mu Xi in front of him, his eyes widening slightly. A beautiful figure appeared in his heart, and he murmured with a touch of reminiscence.

Mu Chen, on the other hand, immediately became alert.

The two were fellow disciples. They both had their eyes on Mu Xi's mother, but in the end, Mu Chen won her heart, while Zhen Hua went into seclusion to cultivate and successfully broke through the Heavenly Forging to reach the Divine Craftsman level.

Later, Mu Chen became the president of the East Sea, while Zhen Hua became the president of the entire Federation Blacksmith Association. Due to some unresolved issues in their hearts, the two brothers usually maintained a very ordinary relationship even when they met.

Seeing Zhen Hua's current state, and remembering that Zhen Hua had taken the initiative to come to him this time, Mu Chen couldn't help but wonder if Zhen Hua was having second thoughts about Bao'er again.

It's unlikely, but what if it is...?

"Not bad, reaching the level of a second-level blacksmith at such a young age, you have a bright future ahead of you." Seeing the second-level blacksmith badge in front of Mu Xi, Zhen Hua praised her, and the reminiscence in his eyes disappeared, but he glared at Mu Chen again.

After his romantic setback, he devoted himself to forging, successfully achieving a state of having no woman in his heart, forging a natural god, and breaking through to the level of Divine Craftsman.

But the fact that his best friend married his first love still made him somewhat upset.

After all, this is the loss of both a lover and a brother.

"Junior brother, I heard you've taken on a good apprentice and are preparing to participate in this Blacksmith Competition?" Zhen Hua picked up his teacup and asked meaningfully.

"That's right, the apprentice I took in has so-so talent in forging; he's just got the makings of a Divine Craftsman." Mu Chen's face couldn't help but show a hint of pride when he heard Zhen Hua mention Tang Wulin.

In his opinion, Tang Wulin's forging talent was even greater than his and Zhen Hua's, and he had already reached the level of a fourth-level forger, making it easy for him to win a competition championship.

"So, you're very confident that your apprentice will win this championship." Zhen Hua raised an eyebrow and glanced at Mu Chen.

"Of course, I also want to thank you, Senior Brother, for giving me a piece of Heaven-Forged Metal as a reward." Mu Chen smiled and thanked you.

In the past, the rewards for this Federation- wide Blacksmith Competition were substantial, but they were all rare metals, not such precious Heaven-Forged Metal. Heaven-Forged Metal is crafted by Divine Craftsman and is an essential material for Four-Word Battle Armor.

This piece of Heaven-Forged Metal was a prize that Zhen Hua added on the spot. In fact, because of this piece of metal, forging geniuses from the Blacksmith Association in major cities all came, and the number of applicants more than tripled.

This Blacksmith Competition is truly a battle of the best.

"It's nothing more than a piece of Heaven-Forged Metal," Zhen Hua waved his hand dismissively, a mysterious smile playing on his lips. "But junior brother, it's still uncertain who will ultimately acquire the Heaven-Forged Metal. Don't speak too confidently."

"What, Senior Brother, do you have another candidate in mind?" Mu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he understood something.

Mu Xi, standing to the side, was also curious. Who could it be that even the Divine Craftsman had such high hopes for them?

Bang bang bang!

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," Mu Chen said loudly when he saw that it was one of his assistants.

After the door opened, a woman dressed in a blacksmith's robe entered the room. She bowed and then looked at Zhen Hua, saying, "Master, two young friends are looking for you outside. I've arranged for them to stay in the VIP reception room. What do you think...?"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Hua's eyes instantly lit up with a smile. He slowly stood up and looked meaningfully at Mu Chen opposite him, saying, "Junior brother, I still have things to do. See you at the competition."

After saying that, Zhen Hua, led by his assistant, left the room and headed towards the VIP reception room.

As the door closed, Mu Xi looked at her father curiously, "Dad, who did Uncle-Master approve of?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be that forging genius who broke the historical record. It seems that Wulin's championship journey will face many obstacles this time."

After a moment's consideration, Mu Chen spoke slowly.

"Breaking the record... Dad, you mean that genius boy who broke the age record for a level four blacksmith?" Mu Xi seemed to have realized something as well, her beautiful eyes widening in surprise as she asked, "Is he going to participate too?"

Mu Xi felt a hint of anticipation; she wanted to see what kind of genius could break through to the fourth level of blacksmithing at the age of ten.

Upon hearing this, Mu Chen nodded slightly and reached out to press a bright red button on the table.

"Ai Wei, bring the list of contestant registrations to my office."