Gaoli badly wanted to say, "You're so damn demanding. First a chef, now a blacksmith." But despite his inward grumbling, he felt rather helpless in the face of Lu Ran's expression of wanting to share the Divine Church's burdens. If he refused to support him and Lu Ran rose to greatness someday, this would be irrefutable proof that Gaoli was "disloyal to the Divine Church."
Finally, the corner of Gaoli's mouth twitched. "The Soul-Calming Stone I lent you is a soul-type mineral. I have a few more, all used to test people's soul aptitude when preaching."
Before Gaoli could finish, Lu Ran said, "Thank you, Brother Gaoli. While researching soul cuisine, I kept feeling something was missing. If I could forge a soul kitchen knife with a weapon spirit, perhaps I could eliminate the drawbacks of growth in necromancy."
Impossible, absolutely impossible! Gaoli screamed inwardly. You brat, that's far too fanciful. Though he thought it was unreliable, he still had to offer support where it was due.
"All right, I can give you another Soul-Calming Stone to help you research forging, but I don't have any more to spare," Gaoli said. He wanted to slap himself. Why had he run his mouth and brought up weapon spirits with Lu Ran? If he hadn't mentioned it, perhaps Lu Ran wouldn't have asked for soul minerals.
"Thank you!" Lu Ran smiled, while Hei Yu remained silent beside him. He felt that Lord Gaoli was completely wrapped around Lu Ran's finger.
Undead cooking utensils hadn't occurred to Lu Ran initially. His sole requirement for the Soul-Cutting Blade he wanted to forge was that it reliably damage souls. Whether it had a weapon spirit didn't matter. But thinking about it now, an Undead Blade seemed better suited to serving as a soul cooking utensil