"It's quite troublesome to meet the president of a small Blacksmith Association," Hu Liena complained.
She hadn't encountered such trouble even when meeting her own teacher.
"This is normal. After all, Lou Gao is not only a Divine Craftsman but also a powerful Spirit Master. If he could be met so casually, it would be chaos," Liu Erlong said.
"Sigh..." Hu Liena stretched. She was just in a bad mood, having spent so long in a carriage without proper rest. Anyone would feel a bit down.
Soon, the service staff from earlier returned with a well-dressed man.
"Sirs, these are them."
"Hello, I am one of the administrators of the Blacksmith Association." The man nodded slightly towards Xiao Ze.
"What should I call you?" After learning that Xiao Ze possessed a Supreme Pontiff's Token, the man became very serious, as Spirit Hall was a sacred place above all Spirit Masters.
Regardless, respect was necessary.
"Xiao Ze, Spirit Hall's Holy Son." Xiao Ze didn't like playing the pig to eat the tiger; it would be foolish not to use his status.
The man and the service staff felt as if a thunderclap had exploded in their ears.
Spirit Hall's... Holy Son!!!
Such a person would actually come to their Blacksmith Association, it was truly... "Your Highness, Holy Son, are you looking for President Lou Gao?"
"Yes, I have something to discuss with him." Xiao Ze nodded.
"Alright, Your Highness, Holy Son, I'll take you there," the man said, then walked to the front.
As Spirit Hall's Holy Son, there weren't many places on the Douluo ContinentXiao Ze couldn't go.
He could even go to Bibi Dong's private chambers.
Whether he'd be beaten to death, he didn't know.
Under his guidance, everyone quickly arrived between the fourth and fifth floors.
A large door blocked the way here.
The man tapped his fingers on different parts of the door with varying force.
After thirty-six taps, the metal door let out a creaking sound and slowly opened to the side.
Xiao Ze was speechless. Why would a Blacksmith Association need such an elaborate door?
Even the Supreme Pontiff Palace of their Spirit Hall didn't have such a door, and even the treasury wasn't like this.
Upon reaching the fifth floor,
everyone heard the clanging sounds of hammering.
The man introduced, "This is the fifth floor. Every Grandmaster-level blacksmith in the Blacksmith Association has his own private forging area here."
There weren't many rooms, which showed how rare Grandmaster blacksmiths were.
Xiao Ze had already obtained all the information on the blacksmiths within the Blacksmith Association.
As expected of the Speed Clan, they were indeed very formidable in reconnaissance.
The man approached a door, took a deep breath, and slowly knocked: "Teacher."
"Tsk... Didn't I say I'm very busy today?"
"Teacher, Spirit Hall's Holy Son is here."
As soon as the words fell, the door immediately opened the next second.
A rotund figure appeared before everyone.
The old man was clad in a wide, oil-stained robe, its fabric comically stretched by his round belly.
His short hair was like a bird's nest, and his chubby cheeks were still covered in powder.
"Spirit Hall's Holy Son?" Lou Gao looked at Xiao Ze.
Xiao Ze nodded slightly: "Greetings, GrandmasterLou Gao."
"Oh, ho, you, Spirit Hall's Holy Son, are quite polite, how interesting." Lou Gao wasn't very aware of external affairs.
He had only just learned there was a Spirit Hall's Holy Son.
"What do you want from me?" Lou Gao asked.
"I want to cooperate with you," Xiao Ze said with a smile.
"Cooperate? Does your Spirit Hall also need blacksmiths?" Lou Gao was a bit surprised.
Xiao Ze smiled without speaking.
Lou Gao suddenly understood, "Let's go to my office."
Lou Gao's office was also on the fifth floor, right next to his blacksmith shop.
Entering the office, besides Xiao Ze and his group, there was only Lou Gao.
"I want all the blacksmiths in your Gengxin City," Xiao Ze said calmly, sitting on the sofa.
Upon hearing this, Lou Gao's already small eyes suddenly widened.
"You... what did you say?"
"I want all the blacksmiths in your Gengxin City!"
"You're crazy! That's impossible!" Lou Gao flatly refused.
They were still people of Gengxin City, meaning people of the Star Luo Empire, and it was impossible for them to leave with Xiao Ze.
Xiao Ze showed no displeasure at Lou Gao's reaction.
"Aren't you going to ask me why I want so many blacksmiths?"
"You're crazy."
"You're the one who's crazy!" Ning Rongrong snapped.
"You little girl!" Lou Gao was speechless. Is your man not crazy? Does he know how many blacksmiths the Blacksmith Association has?
He wants all of them, why doesn't he just say he wants to empty out my Gengxin City?
Xiao Ze said nothing more, directly taking out three spirit tools and placing them on the table.
"These are... spirit tools." Lou Gao's gaze was instantly drawn to the three spirit tools.
"That's right, these three are spirit tools: an offensive, a defensive, and a flying spirit tool."
"This..." Lou Gao, of course, knew about spirit tools. He had even forged some, but they were basically ordinary spirit tools. He had never made an offensive spirit tool like these.
After all, no one had researched them, and there were no blueprints.
"Your Highness, Holy Son, are you just looking to cooperate with us on spirit tools?" Lou Gao swallowed, his eyes unable to move away. He could tell these three spirit tools were genuine.
"That's right, to be honest with you, our Spirit Hall has obtained the spirit tool blueprints of the Tian Yue Empire from several millennia ago, and they are a complete set of blueprints, from level one to level nine.
You also know that our Spirit Hall has very few blacksmiths, so we can't properly research these spirit tools. That's why we thought of your Blacksmith Association," Xiao Ze said with a smile.
Lou Gao's eyes grew even brighter, even overshadowing the grime on his body.
"Your Highness, Holy Son, I understand, but this is not something I alone can decide. Although I am the president, the people under me also have their families.
If it were just me, I could agree." Lou Gao wasn't a fool.
He had basically reached the end of his path in blacksmithing, and now another path lay before him. If he didn't take it, he would be a fool.
"President Lou Gao, I naturally know that. To manufacture spirit tools, at least Spirit Masters are needed, and I don't want just anyone."
Saying this, Xiao Ze took out the Speed Clan's investigation report, which was filled with information on people the Blacksmith Association could recruit.
These people had simple backgrounds, good family situations, and decent strength, and most importantly, all of them were Spirit Masters.
Lou Gao looked at the items Xiao Ze gave him and was immediately stunned.
"This... this... you really are well-prepared." Lou Gao was torn between laughter and tears; much of the information on it, even he didn't know.
"Not at all."
"Sigh... If they all leave with you, the Blacksmith Association will pretty much go out of business."
(End of Chapter)
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