Fusion rate, reputation
Lu Guan stretched out his right hand and grabbed the piece of metal that was floating in mid-air into his palm.
The warm sensation spread along the lines of his palm, and a regular rhythm emanated from within, almost in sync with his pulse.
It's done!
This is Spirit Forging Alloy with a fusion rate of 90%, and it successfully fused three materials—sinking silver, strong gold, and Black Darkstone— in one go!
Lu Guan weighed the metal block in his hand and dispelled his War Lord Demon Body.
The forging industry has extremely stringent evaluation standards for Fusion Forging, with the most crucial indicator being the degree of fusion.
Once the fusion rate exceeds the passing threshold of 60%, for every additional 5% increase thereafter, this alloy will have one more opportunity to fuse with other metals.
This system is exactly the same as the equipment enhancement system in those old-fashioned web games that Lu Guan played in his previous life.
You know what, there are actually quite a few browser-based games based on the Douluo Continent franchise.
The number of times metals Fusion Forging is both the upper limit for future attempts at multi-metal fusion and a safety margin for failures in strengthening.
After all, the more materials are added, the more severe the rejection reaction becomes, and the chance of failure becomes frighteningly high.
Lu Guan looked down at the alloy in his hand. The dark red patterns on the surface were smooth and natural, without any sense of stiffness.
Ninety percent success rate, one-time success!
This means that this alloy has five more opportunities to fuse, and theoretically it could even attempt to fuse eight different metals!
If the fusion rate can jump even higher, reaching over 95%, then it will have to be called a different name in the Blacksmith profession— Divine Base Metal!
With eight chances to fuse, there is a possibility that nine rare metals will be compatible in the future, transforming into the legendary God Alloy!
Lu Guan took out the alloy with a 90% fusion rate and set it aside.
The metal box next to it had its lid open, and inside were hundreds of pieces of Spirit Forging Alloy of various colors neatly stacked.
Unbeknownst to him, he had already spent two and a half months in the underground forging room.
Of the three thousand portions of rare metals sent by the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, only a few scattered scraps remain in a corner.
Such enormous expenditure yielded extremely rich results.
This box of finished products contains eight top-quality pieces with a fusion rate exceeding 90%!
Even just half a month ago, he was in peak condition and forged a piece of Divine Base Metal with a fusion rate of 96%!
Lu Guan closed the box lid and clapped his hands.
He's not insisting on a full set of Divine Base Metal yet, otherwise it would be too slow. His standard is 90%. He's becoming increasingly skilled at Fusion Forging, so 90% isn't too difficult for him.
According to his plan, his Battle Armor would only need about one hundred pieces of metal, but the exact number would have to wait until the Mecha designer finished designing it.
As for the design and subsequent manufacturing of Battle Armor Battle Armor, Lu Guan has many channels to find people, so he doesn't need to worry.
After two and a half months of continuous forging, it's time for a break.
Lu Guan pushed open the heavy iron door of the underground forging room, went up the steps, and returned to his room.
After taking a long, hot shower and changing into clean casual clothes, Lu Guan slumped onto the soft sofa, casually picked up the Soul Guidance Tablet on the table, and opened the latest news feed.
I've been in seclusion for two and a half months, and I have no idea what's going on outside.
The screen lit up, and a huge headline of the top news popped up.
"A Role Model for Youth! Deacon Qiangu Zhangting of the Spirit Pagoda Achieves Another Extraordinary Feat, Arresting Four Members of the Holy Spirit Cult!"
In the accompanying picture, Qiangu Zhangting, dressed in a crisp uniform, stands with his hands behind his back in front of the Spirit Pagoda, his chin slightly raised, looking spirited and confident.
Below is a line of bold, eye-catching small print: The public spontaneously bestowed upon him the title of "Spirit Exorcist," and no evil spirits are spared under the Coiling Dragon Staff!
Lu Guan swiped his finger up on the screen a few times.
Good heavens, the entire news page was practically dominated by Qiangu Zhangting.
After all, although the Holy-Cleansing Spirit-Exorcising Operation was large-scale, it had little effect, and so far only a handful of people have been arrested.
Most of them were captured by Qiangu Zhangting of the Qiangu Family. The capture efficiency was ridiculously high, almost like having a full-map perspective cheat.
Right now, public opinion is praising this prodigy of the Qiangu Family, portraying him as the leading figure among the younger generation of the Federation in the fight against Evil Soul Master, and he is enjoying unparalleled popularity.
"Spirit Exorcist? They really think highly of themselves."
Lu Guan chuckled and placed the Soul Guidance Tablet on the coffee table.
He felt something was wrong when he bumped into Qiangu Zhangting escorting people back in the main hall of the Spirit Pagoda that day.
Others might not know the true nature of the Qiangu Family, but how could he not?
That old silver coin, Qiangu Dongfeng, has secretly been in cahoots with the Holy Spirit Cult for a long time.
The Holy Spirit Cult's strongholds have always been well-hidden; even the Federation military and Shrek Academy, using their highest-level intelligence networks, have to search for them like needles in a haystack. How could Qiangu Zhangting, a mere Seven-Ring Soul Sage, possibly capture them so easily?
The answer is obvious.
It must be some kind of dirty deal that Qiangu Dongfeng made with the high-ranking members of the Holy Spirit Cult!
"Using a script I know to put on a charade right under my nose?"
Lu Guan sat up straight, deep in thought.
There's no reason to let Qiangu Zhangting reputation points, after all, the Qiangu Family isn't exactly a good family.
Lu Guan flipped his wrist, and a strangely shaped, jet-black Soul Communication Device appeared in his palm.
This was the encrypted device used for communication after the Dark Hummingbird Na Nali, one of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Holy Spirit Cult, was subdued.
Lu Guan pressed the middle button and waited...
"Master..." About half a minute later, a soft female voice came from the loudspeaker.
Dark Bell and Dark Hummingbird are responsible for coordinating various secret affairs within the Federation within the Holy Spirit Cult.
Lu Guan ignored her nonsense and leaned back on the sofa to speak.
"Na Nali, with the recent ' Holy-Cleansing Spirit-Exorcising ' campaign in the Federation, has your church suffered a lot of casualties?"
"Oh dear, Master, please don't tease me."
Na Nali sighed, her voice tinged with complaint.
"Although the Holy Spirit Cult needs to lay low for a while, some things can't stop, and unexpectedly, they've been caught one after another..."
Lu Guan nodded. "You'll have to do something for me next."
What does Master want to do?
"Compile all the ongoing activities within your Holy Spirit Cult that might have been leaked to Qiangu Dongfeng to curry favor."
Lu Guan paused, then added in a flat tone.
"Once the lists are compiled, use anonymous channels to inform the Federation military and local City Defense Army!"
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
Na Nali, who was taking a bath in a hidden underground bunker somewhere, stared wide-eyed, frozen in the pool.
Holy crap?!
What's going on?!
She hasn't even betrayed the organization yet, so how did that person know about the long-term cooperation between the Qiangu Family and the Holy Spirit Cult?
And judging from this, the recent arrests of cult members were part of a deal with Qiangu Dongfeng? Even she didn't know!
Their intelligence gathering capabilities are terrifying!
Could it be that there's a spy planted by the master within the Holy Spirit Cult's Elder Council?!