The Birth of a Divine Artifact (Part One)

Tang Chen heard the middle-aged man's question but did not answer. Instead, he asked, "Who are you? What position do you hold in the Forging Association?"

The middle-aged man did not dare delay. He immediately introduced himself. "My surname is Zhou, and my given name is Dao. I'm currently a supervisor at the Forging Association."

Tang Chen nodded at Zhou Dao's introduction.

"My name is Tang Chen, the young sect master of the Clear Sky Sect. I need your best Forging Room, one that can supply a sufficiently powerful flame. Can you arrange that? If you can't, bring your president here."

Zhou Dao was immensely relieved that he had not offended Tang Chen the moment they met.

He nodded eagerly. "Of course. That's no trouble at all. The Forging Association has three top-tier Forging Rooms. Our president is using one at the moment, but the other two are free. I can arrange for you to use one."

Tang Chen nodded in satisfaction.

"Lead the way."

Zhou Dao immediately led the way.

As they walked, Zhou Dao explained, "Our three best Forging Rooms were built over a natural lava vein. Thanks to the heat from that vein, the flames they provide are truly one of a kind."

Tang Chen nodded, pleased by what he heard.

Before long, the three of them reached a Forging Room.

After showing Tang Chen and Ning Zi inside, Zhou Dao bowed and left without saying a word about payment.

Once inside, Tang Chen brought out all the ore he intended to forge and piled it up.

In the timeline of Douluo III, forged metals were classified as Hundred Refinement, Thousand Refinement, Spirit Forging, and Heaven Refinement.

But the timeline of Douluo I used different distinctions. In the present-day Douluo Continent, the stages were Hundred Refinement, Thousand