Blacksmith's Notes

Heaven Dou City, as one of the Federation's old-established cities, was absolutely one of the Federation's most central cities.

Its status was second only to the Federation's capital, Ming Capital, and it had also held a pivotal position throughout the Federation's entire history.

At that moment, inside Heaven Dou City, Li Moxun sat quietly eating noodles in a retro noodle shop.

Beside him, the noodle shop owner looked at the empty restaurant, with no one in it except Li Moxun, and sighed somewhat helplessly.

"Ah, young people these days are too restless. They all like eating fast food or whatever? Meat-stuffed bread, or whatever it is. I don't even know what's so tasty about that stuff, but they all like eating it so much."

As the middle-aged man spoke, he sighed, fanning himself with a fan made of grass and wood while sitting across from Li Moxun and lamenting.

Seeing the owner like this, Li Moxun glanced at him, his expression particularly calm.

"Uncle, I'm not used to people talking beside me while I eat. I was only asking you whether the Blacksmith Association here is the headquarters."

Li Moxun's voice was very soft. Hearing his words, the middle-aged uncle rolled his eyes.

But after pausing for a second and looking at the deluxe set meal Li Moxun had ordered, he ultimately could only helplessly pat his own arm with the palm fan.

"It's here. You know Zhen Hua, the number one divine craftsman under heaven, right? He's from our place. Are you trying to become his disciple?"

"If you are, I'd advise you to forget it. You have to know, he's the number one divine craftsman under heaven. Over the years, plenty of clan disciples have wanted to take him as their master, but practically no one has succeeded."

The owner shook his head as he spoke. Seeing that Li Moxun was giving him no face, a hint of mockery entered his tone.

However, in the face of the owner's slightly sarcastic words, Li Moxun did not show the slightest unnecessary expression from beginning to end.

He merely sat there quietly and ate his noodles.

Seeing that Li Moxun paid him no attention at all, the owner clicked his tongue, then stood up and quietly walked back into the kitchen.

After Li Moxun paid, he calmly got up and left, heading out toward the Blacksmith Association in Heaven Dou City.

One had to know that in Heaven Dou City, the strongest force was not the Tang Sect or the Spirit Pagoda, nor was it the War God Temple branch that also existed here, but the Blacksmith Association.

Not only were all sorts of powerful blacksmiths from across the entire continent gathered here, the number one blacksmith under heaven, Zhen Hua, was also stationed here.

At that moment, at the entrance of the Blacksmith Association headquarters, Li Moxun looked at the luxurious, towering building that was nevertheless filled with an antique charm, then calmly walked inside.

The first thing that came into view was a place similar to a plaza. There were more than ten reception counters inside, and a large number of people below were making inquiries, or rather, making appointments with blacksmiths to forge items for them.

Some requested forged weapons, some requested soul devices, and still others requested battle armor.

It was a dazzling array, with all manner of forging requests available.

Besides blacksmiths, there were also soul engineers, and even many places that purchased pills, spiritual herbs, and other items.

After sweeping his gaze over it briefly, Li Moxun walked forward very calmly.

He did not go to the apprentice counter to become a blacksmith apprentice, nor did he undergo any test for forging talent.

Because he had no intention at all of entering any blacksmith's tutelage and becoming an apprentice.

Li Moxun very directly arrived at the special reception entrance for blacksmiths. As he calmly knocked on the door, the window opened, and a middle-aged man looked at him with some puzzlement, a hint of inquiry in his eyes.

"Young friend, blacksmiths applying to join the headquarters' Blacksmith Association here need to have reached rank four or above. If your rank isn't sufficient, please head to another branch."

As the middle-aged man spoke, he smiled at Li Moxun. One had to know that Li Moxun looked to be ten years old at most.

If a child like this was a rank-four blacksmith, he would not believe it even if he were beaten to death.

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, Li Moxun merely looked at him calmly, sizing him up.

The other party was not an ordinary person, but he was only a two- or three-ring soul master.

As Li Moxun's eyes turned into Golden Pupils, a powerful sense of mental control surged forth. The man's eyes gradually became unfocused, then immediately regained clarity.

As the man respectfully opened the door, Li Moxun followed behind him, and the two of them entered the headquarters of the Heaven Dou City Blacksmith Association together.

As the two entered, many people's gazes turned toward the middle-aged man, somewhat puzzled that he had brought a child inside. However, no one spoke, nor did anyone come over to ask questions.

Clearly, the middle-aged man still had a certain level of status here.

As the two continued deeper in, Li Moxun did not follow him inside. Instead, he stood at the edge of the true interior of the Blacksmith Association and waited.

The middle-aged man entered within and retrieved some things from inside.

As the middle-aged man jogged back and handed the items to Li Moxun, Li Moxun smiled at him, then quickly turned and left.

Only after Li Moxun left did the middle-aged man seem to dazedly recover a little of his awareness.

He walked back behind his own counter on his own and continued sitting there scrolling through his soul communicator, a bewildered smile in his eyes.

Elsewhere, inside a hotel, Li Moxun sat there quietly.

In his hands was the information he had obtained from the middle-aged man: the basic forging methods of blacksmiths, as well as all sorts of master insights.

Within the Blacksmith Association, these things required points to purchase. But for the staff of the Blacksmith Association, they often browsed through these materials, so it was not difficult to obtain them.

Li Moxun had controlled the middle-aged man and obtained these things.

Looking at the various forging notes among them, a hint of thought appeared in Li Moxun's eyes.

The most basic requirement for a blacksmith was hundred-refinement. This kind of forging was not very difficult for many people. By piling up enough time, one could complete the basic hundred-refinement.

But the thousand-refinement after hundred-refinement was a major hurdle for blacksmiths. Many blacksmiths would find it very difficult to complete thousand-refinement even if they exhausted their entire lives.

As for the spirit-refinement after thousand-refinement, it was absolutely impossible for anyone without talent to complete.

As for spirit forging, even top-tier geniuses had only a very small number who could complete it.

As for heavenly forging, to this day, only Zhen Hua had completed it.

In the eras before Zhen Hua, although there had also been people capable of completing heavenly forging, there had never been more than two at most, and sometimes many years would pass without a single person capable of heavenly forging existing at all.

Looking at the introductions about forging, Li Moxun's eyes flickered slightly.

He understood something about the historical timeline of this era, but he did not truly know that much about the real history of this world. So as he looked at this thing, a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.

"Compared to mecha design, mecha manufacturing, and mecha maintenance, the profession of blacksmith really is the most profitable. With this profession, I shouldn't have to worry about cultivation resources in the future."

As Li Moxun spoke, he slowly raised his hand.

His gaze fell on the initial requirements and standards for hundred refining, and his expression gradually became calm.

Since he was already an alchemist, through alchemy alone, he could obtain an enormous amount of materials.

And if he was also a blacksmith himself, then there would be many ways for him to earn money.

In the future, if he joined Shrek Academy, then with his alchemy and forging skills, he would also be able to obtain more points in a short time and exchange them for the things he needed.