The Transcendent Arsenal's Astonishment

"Bang bang bang!"

"This is?"

Inside the Transcendent Arsenal, Cao Fengqi beside the old man, surrounded by the continuous sounds of forging.

His gaze swept over, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

In front of a forging platform that stretched for hundreds of meters like an assembly line, extraordinary flames erupted from below.

A group of young and middle-aged people, who were clearly not Transcendent Sequence, were forging pieces of level 4 metal with forging hammers.

The orderly forging scene was magnificent and awe-inspiring.

"This is the general area of the forge, mainly responsible for forging parts for level 4 weapons and some level 5 weapons."

Seeing his confusion, Cao Jianjun, who was standing next to him, smiled and explained.

"Sir, where does that Transcendent Emberfire below come from?"

Cao Fengqi looked at the rising extraordinary flames with a puzzled expression and asked curiously.

"The remains of a powerful Artifact Refiner."

Cao Jianjun replied, "The flames emanating from the remains of powerful individuals, guided by us, allow even ordinary people who are not Artifact Refiner to forge level 4 or 5 metals. Of course, the final soul-infusing process still requires Spirit Forger."

Cao Fengqi nodded slightly, curiously scanning his surroundings, and continued to ask, "Grandpa, how did the authorities obtain so much level 5 metal?"

"Metallic minerals."

Cao Jianjun answered without hiding anything, "In the past ten years, the country has used all its resources to explore the Lost Land and found many metal mines. The people in this area have been mobilized to mine them. However, as far as I know, the highest level of metal mines currently controlled by the government is level 7."

"Some of the higher-grade metal mines are occupied by powerful evil spirits and beasts such as the Aberrant Metal Devourer and the Aberrant Claw Demon, making them very difficult to conquer."

"Level 7 metal ore?"

Cao Fengqi looked surprised when he heard this information.

Level 7 metals are treasures to him, but it turns out the country already has level 7 metal mines?

"Wouldn't that make them invincible? By forging a large number of weapons from metal and having powerful Transcendent Sequence lead a large number of guards, wouldn't they be able to sweep through some of the cities in the Lost Land?"

Cao Fengqi spoke up.

"The Fengqi; things aren't as simple as you think. Let's not even talk about how incredibly difficult it is to mine level 7 metals..."

Cao Jianjun shook his head. "The evil spirits and beasts in some cities within the Lost Land are extremely terrifying. Ordinary soldiers are useless against some of these evil spirits, but the mental roar of a powerful evil spirit can kill hundreds or even thousands of soldiers."

"The fact that such a powerful and extraordinary civilization in the Lost Land was destroyed shows just how terrifying the evil spirits and beasts are."

Cao Fengzhi, who was standing nearby, added with a serious expression.

The more you learn, the more despair you feel. Even the birthplace of extraordinary civilizations like the Lost Land couldn't withstand evil spirits and Blue Star?

Cao Fengqi nodded slightly as he listened to their words; that was indeed true.

But regardless of the circumstances, the country's strength is absolutely formidable.

"Deputy Director Cao!" "Deputy Director Cao!"

The three walked and talked, and soon arrived at the research institute's office area.

Some of the Mystic Artificer greeted Cao Jianjun when they saw him.

"Fengqi, come here."

Cao Jianjun gestured to the group and led him into a forging room.

"Fengzhi, go and get those unmodified parts from the Vulcan Autocannon that were forged earlier."

He gave his son an instruction, then looked expectantly at Cao Fengqi: "Fengqi, we have some more parts here. Let's see if we can build it today."

"This forging workshop is the highest level in the entire research institute, possessing a level 8 forging table, a forging hammer, and forging gauntlets."

"Okay, sir, I'll take care of it."

Cao Fengqi glanced around and said to his cousin, "Big brother, prepare an extra batch of forging materials, about seven or eight hundred catties, and 22 level 6 souls."

"Okay, I'll apply right away."

Cao Fengzhi nodded and walked outside.

"As expected of an 8th-level forging table."

Cao Fengqi to the forging table. He covered it with Transcendent Emberfire, and extraordinary flames instantly rose up.

A level 8 forging table provides a significant boost to Emberfire.

The extraordinary power contained within not only maintains the stability of the metal, but also provides a dedicated cooling system.

It can greatly save forging time.

"Old Cao, why aren't you giving up? You've been working on the Vulcan Autocannon for half a year with absolutely no results, and you're still working on it? I think you really don't want to be this deputy director anymore, ha, but there are several guys eyeing your position."

Just then, a voice suddenly came from outside the door. Cao Fengzhi walked over behind an old man, his face showing helplessness.

Who is this young man?

"You took the day off saying some relatives were visiting, is that it? Are you trying to send more people over here?"

The old man noticed Cao Fengqi, sized him up, and continued in a cold voice.

Cao Jianjun looked at the old man, grinned, and tossed him the modified data on the Vulcan Autocannon.

"Fengzhi, bring the materials over, let's forge them directly."

He did not answer the old man's question, but spoke to his son.

"Um?"

The old man was slightly taken aback when he saw the documents thrown to him, and immediately began to look through them.

Cao Fengqi glanced at the old man but didn't say anything more.

His gaze fell on the metal and parts his elder brother had brought, and he nodded slightly.

A large portion of the parts can be used without manufacturing, saving half the time.

"Bump!"

Cao Fengqi his hand, tossing a piece of metal onto the forging table, Transcendent Emberfire ignited.

The next second, he raised the forging hammer.

"Bang bang bang!"

The continuous sound of hammering echoed as he calmly swung his forging hammer, each strike Perfect executed in rhythm and power.

The metal on the forging table began to deform little by little, like a work of art.

"Um?"

The mere seconds of hammering instantly drew the attention of the three men.

The old man holding the information on the Vulcan Autocannon glanced at it, and in that single glance, his pupils contracted, his eyes drawn in.

"This... this forging technique?"

Soon, he slowly opened his mouth wide.

"Director Chen, please don't speak."

Cao Jianjun whispered a reminder to the old man, his eyes darting around nervously.

He had a feeling that his nephew's forging skills, which were as fluid and masterful as an art master, were even more impressive than those of the Mystic Artificer Ninth Dan Perfection.

"..."

Director Chen opened his mouth, looked at it with some shock, and then his gaze fell on the documents in his hand.

When he saw the changes made, his brows furrowed.

Like Cao Jianjun, he also didn't quite understand it.

But he felt that the changes... seemed pretty impressive.

Unconsciously, it was clearly severe!

"What... what's going on? This young man's forging skills are absolutely superb, far surpassing mine. And this data, could he have modified it?"

He was filled with astonishment and doubt.

"As expected of an 8th-level forging table, it's really useful."

"Grandpa, why don't you and your cousin forge bullets? Level 7 metal bullets."

"Hey Xiao Chen, get me some water, and also help me forge bullets."

"???"

Then he heard the boy's voice.

He looked around in confusion; there were only four of them in the room. Who was Xiao Chen?

Xiao Chen?

Holy crap, I'm 56 already.

His face darkened, he paused, then nodded and said, "Okay, okay."

Cao Jianjun, standing to the side, pursed his lips, a look of anticipation on his face, and said to his son, "Fengzhi, let's forge bullets!"