Forging technique?
Hearing the stick figure's request, the ghost artisans were stunned.
They had considered other things—some treasure they had forged, perhaps a forging contract lasting tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years—but they had never imagined that Richard wanted their forging techniques.
This was... this was simply too easy.
In Richard's eyes, the Ghost Forging Technique was immensely valuable knowledge. But to these ghost artisans, it was merely a way to pass the dull hours of leisure.
Even though some ghost artisans treasured their own forging techniques greatly, compared to a Source Rule projection, such skills were not worth mentioning.
"As long as he is willing to learn, I'll teach him all my forging techniques!" shouted the slime artisan who had spoken earlier.
After him, the ghost artisans all voiced their opinions.
"I'll teach him my Rule Tempering Method right now."
"Learn my Rule Decompilation first. Let me take a look at the Source Rule projection first."
"To hell with you—learn mine first! Let me see it first!"
Watching the ghost artisans around him descend into chaos, the stick figure could not help sighing. Then he drew a megaphone.
"Quiet, all of you!"
The next moment, the plaza fell silent.
The stick figure continued, "Don't rush. One at a time. You old things who have lived for dozens or hundreds of eras—how can you lack even this much patience? If others saw you, they'd think we were a bunch of country bumpkins who had never seen the world."
After being told off like that, the ghost artisans grew somewhat embarrassed. But immediately afterward, they began clamoring again.
Because the stick figure added quietly, "Even if anyone is going to study it, it'll definitely be me, the Great Elder, first. You'll all have to line up