The Soul Tool Department had been flourishing, but its limit was plainly visible: sixth-rank Soul Tools.
Qian Xunyi could exchange high-rank Soul Tools from the system and have Soul Engineers dismantle them to make breakthroughs.
But that required a crucial talent, and Qian Xunyi had thought of someone.
One of the continent's three great divine smiths, Lou Gao!
He was also the only talent Qian Xunyi was willing to recruit.
As for the other two, Tang Hao and Tai Tan, bringing them over would not be difficult. He only needed Evil Lord to use his methods and mentally control them.
But rather than subduing them, Qian Xunyi wanted to torment them to death.
Gengxin City of the Star Luo Empire, the city of blacksmiths—a city that spewed steam year-round and rang with constant clanging, already bearing the rudiments of cyberpunk.
The Blacksmith Association was located here.
Since this was still Qian Xunyi's era, and with the operations of Spirit Hall's Secret Realm Department, the Bishop Miles from the original story had disappeared to who knew where.
The relationship between Spirit Hall here and the Blacksmith Association was not as hostile as in the original story. At most, they kept out of each other's business.
Spirit Hall held little prejudice toward the Blacksmith Association, but the Blacksmith Association's prejudice against Spirit Hall ran deep.
Because the association's vice president was Tai Tan.
More than a year ago, Spirit Hall had destroyed the once-mighty Clear Sky Sect and driven Tang Hao into hiding somewhere unknown. As Tang Hao's affiliated clan, the Strength Clan had also suffered a devastating blow.
Part of the Strength Clan had been unwilling to be buried alongside Tang Hao and chose to surrender to Spirit Hall to survive. Tai Tan, however, led the Soul Masters of his