Heroes Were as Numerous as Carp Crossing a River; a Small County Town's Genius Was Nothing Special

"An inconceivable talent?"

Xiao Cunzhi was somewhat shocked when he heard his daughter's evaluation of Cao Fengqi.

"His forging skills are far superior to Wang Tieshan's; he's probably already reached the ninth level of the Spirit Forger."

Xiao Youya nodded slightly.

"Holy crap!! Sis, is this for real?"

Xiao Youxiu's eyes widened. "This... this is too outrageous!"

He clearly remembered that when his older sister achieved the ninth level of Worldweaver's skill, it was three years after she became Worldweaver.

"Doesn't that mean the equipment and weapons he creates are even better than those of Wang Tieshan?"

Xiao Cunzhi's gaze sharpened, and he spoke.

"Yes."

Xiao Youya nodded with a flicker in her eyes, but didn't say anything more.

"Dad, please drink this bottle of Calming Water."

She glanced at the time and handed the Calming Water Cao Fengqi had given her to her father. "I'm going into the Lost Land now. Don't wait for me for dinner."

Xiao Cunzhi nodded slightly, reached out and took it, a thoughtful look on his face.

"Was that kid a blacksmith in his past life? He's incredibly skilled."

Watching his sister leave, Xiao Youxiu muttered to himself, his expression shifting between anger and uncertainty.

"Show some respect and politeness to Cao Fengqi; he's an extraordinary individual."

"If our Xiao Family needs to forge weapons and equipment in the future, we might need someone's help."

Xiao Cunzhi looked at his son's head, frowned, and gave him some instructions.

Xiao Youxiu opened his mouth slightly, then slowly closed it again.

Dad was right.

He thought of the resources Cao Fengqi had brought out, the precious spatial treasures, and the talent that his sister had described as unbelievable.

He had to admit that he was indeed far inferior to them.

Meanwhile, Xiao Youya returned to her room and immediately entered the Lost Land.

The collapsed city walls and dilapidated rocks prove that this was also a Desolate Town.

Xiao Youya's figure slowly appeared, with a woman holding a cyan bow waiting in front of her.

"Qinglan."

Upon seeing her, Xiao Youya took out the Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Case and asked, "Do you think these hidden weapons can be traded for souls?"

"Um?"

A tall woman with a beauty mark under her eye and a face no less beautiful than Xiao Youya's took the weapon and examined it curiously. "Not bad, the power must be considerable. Sister Youya, where did you get this?"

"Our Liangmin County has a very young and exceptionally talented Spirit Forger; it was he who forged it."

Xiao Youya.

"A young Spirit Forger?"

Feng Qinglan nodded nonchalantly and said directly, "These kinds of hidden weapons can easily sell for between 12 and 15 souls. But for your sake, Sister Youya, I'll take them all for 14 souls each."

"Qinglan, can he produce a lot more? Can he trade them in large quantities?"

Xiao Youya looked at her and continued to ask.

Feng Qinglan paused for a moment, then shook her head. "Sister Youya, is he willing to join our Spark? If so, I can buy his forging blueprints with 100 level 4 souls?"

"Buy a forging blueprint for 100 souls?"

Xiao Youya was taken aback, her brows furrowing slightly. "This price..."

"So Sister Youya thinks it's too low?"

Feng Qinglan smiled and said, "Actually, with the strength of our Spark Mystic Artificer, we don't need to buy forging blueprints to analyze and recreate this hidden weapon. The Transcendent Sequence of Artifact Refiner is far inferior to your Barrier Weaver Sequence, Sister Youya. Their technical Bulwark are easier to break through."

"..."

Xiao Youya understood instantly upon hearing her words.

To put it bluntly, if it weren't for her sake, Feng Qinglan could have simply bought one Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Case and given it to those skilled Mystic Artificer to analyze the forging blueprints.

In this way, skilled Spirit Forger within Spark can produce them at cost price.

This behavior is unethical, but that's the rule.

Forget about morality; strength is everything.

My friend is a genius.

Xiao Youya pondered for a moment before speaking, "His talent in the Artifact Refiner Sequence is exceptionally strong..."

"Sister Youya, heroes from all over the world are as numerous as carp crossing a river. Once you arrive at Tianbei Base City, you'll know just how glorious it is."

Xiao Youya wanted to suggest elevating Cao Fengqi's status, but Feng Qinglan interrupted her with a smile, seemingly unconcerned.

Is he a shining piece of gold in a small county town?

Unfortunately, the Tianbei Base City was magnificent and resplendent.

A genius from a small county town? Nothing special!

Only those with a mysterious, Transcendent Sequence can secure a place in this world, Spirit Forger?

There are too many.

She smiled and took Xiao Youya's arm, continuing, "Sister Youya, my brother is a highly skilled Artifact Refiner in our Spark Sect. His skill level has reached the 8th level of the Mystic Artificer. He's the same age as you this year. When you arrive at the Tianbei Base City, I'll introduce you to him. My brother is very handsome and single, hmph."

Xiao Youya smiled faintly and said no more.

Regarding Cao Fengqi's talent, perhaps I shouldn't say too much; the tallest tree in the forest is bound to be felled by the wind.

She wasn't entirely sure what Tianbei Base City was like.

She had only known Feng Qinglan for a short time.

At this moment, Cao Fengqi was unaware that his plan to sell weapons had failed.

He did not enter the Lost Land, as his injuries had not yet healed.

Having learned his lesson twice from Nightmare Cao Fengqi and went to his forge to begin preparations.

"We'll need a bow to deal with the Nightmare next."

He thought to himself.

Nightmare can fly, so unless they attack him first, he is in a very passive position.

With a bow and arrow, things are different.

"Selling the Abyss-Patterned Evil-Binding Nail Case might not be enough to gather the souls I need to upgrade to Mystic Artificer, so I'll still need to hunt some level 5 Nightmare."

His eyes flickered slightly as his gaze fell on the forging blueprints on the forging table.

There are two level 5 forging blueprints on this, which will be of great help to his next move.

[Myriad Beast Net Forging Blueprint: Level 5], [Nine-Piercing Arrow Forging Blueprint: Level 5]

"A level Myriad Beast Net combined with Hundred Souls Liquid is an absolute weapon against Nightmare."

"The Nine-Piercing Arrow is self-evident; it would be best to craft a regular level 5 bow and arrow yourself."

"However... this requires quite a lot of souls."

His gaze fell on the information on the two forging blueprints.

[Forging Blueprint from Myriad Beast Net: Level 5]

[Required materials: Level 5 soft gold plus 10 Level 4 souls, or primarily Level 5 silk threads, with other Level 5 metals used for auxiliary forging.]

[Nine-Piercing Arrow Forging Blueprint: Level 5]

[Required materials: Level 5 Hard Gold and 3 Level 4 Souls.]

"At least five arrows need to be crafted, which requires 15 level 4 souls. Add to that the Myriad Beast Net and the level 5 bow, and you'll need a total of 35 level 4 souls."

Cao Fengqi calculated in his mind, then looked at the supplies in his hand; there was only one level 4 soul and one level 5 soul.

"Let's see if Sister Youya has any good news tomorrow. I'll create it myself first, and then infuse it with spirit tomorrow!"

He still had enough level 5 metal.

Furthermore, he possesses two level 6 Black Ice Feather Plume, which can further enhance the power of the Nine-Piercing Arrow.

"At that time, a level 5 Nightmare will be one-shotted with a single arrow."

With a smile on his face, Cao Fengqi took out his forging hammer and began to forge.