Blue Silver Grass Strategy (Douluo Dalu Fiction)

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"Senior Brother, the hardness and toughness of this armor are perfectly balanced!"

"And the design is ingenious, not only maximizing the protection of the wearer's vital areas but also not restricting their movements at all. It's also light, weighing only half as much as the same volume of fine steel...!!"

"To be able to create such a perfect work, Senior Brother, you must be just one step away from becoming a Divine Blacksmith... No! Could it be that you have already reached the Divine Blacksmith level—?"

In the forging area of the Cold Wind Camp's military camp, Ling Yi held a golden armor that looked like a close-fitting undergarment and loudly praised Lou Gao beside him.

Ling Yi was never stingy with his praise. After all, words were cheap; they only required a few words to produce. Coupled with Ling Yi's excellence and his admiring expression and adoring gaze, the praised person often quickly lost themselves in the praise.

At this moment, Lou Gao was somewhat lost, the pleasant words in his ears making him feel comfortable from head to toe, as if he were floating on a cloud.

Fortunately, he had received praise before, and it was only because Ling Yi was a special person, recognized by Lou Gao as a super genius, that the effect was so significant. However, he quickly collected himself, his expression turning serious, and he pressed down the corners of his mouth, waving his hand and saying nonchalantly:

"It's nothing. You've already learned the formula for 'Gilded Black Gold.' It's just that there are too few relevant materials in Cold Wind Camp, so you haven't had many opportunities to practice.

Otherwise, with your talent, it wouldn't take long for you to smelt this alloy..."

This metal alloy, 'Gilded Black Gold,' was primarily composed of several rare materials that Lou Gao had taken from his storage soul conductor. He had previously only smelted a little bit to help Ling Yi learn.

"But~" Ling Yi shook his head modestly, speaking with self-awareness, "With my current strength, even if I could smelt 'Gilded Black Gold,' I would only waste good materials. I wouldn't be able to hammer it to the optimal state to fully showcase its performance—"

"Senior Brother, a set of such treasure armor, if put up for auction in the adjacent 'Coldwind City,' would have a starting bid of at least 50,000 gold soul coins!

If it were in the capital of the principality, 'Wood Plant City,' or even in the imperial capitals like 'Tian Dou City' and 'Star Luo City,' it could fetch an astronomical price—!"

Hearing Ling Yi's words, Lou Gao couldn't help but feel happy, but he still wore a half-smiling, half-serious expression and said with a mysterious tone:

"So what? Most of the people who would buy it would just use it as a decoration. Those rich people are very protective of their lives and wouldn't go out to fight other soul masters or battle soul beasts in the wild..."

"The soul masters who really need to wear it in battle are often poor—

Hey! Yi, isn't that ironic—?"

Ling Yi was silent upon hearing this.

Indeed, the wealth distribution on the Douluo Continent was extremely skewed. Although it was similar to his previous life, where 99% of the wealth was controlled by the top 1%, in a world with extraordinary powers, even those with the strength to dominate a region could often find themselves in dire straits.

The reason for this was twofold: First, the literacy rate on the Douluo Continent was very low, and only a few people knew how to use their minds to become wealthy. Most soul masters took on mercenary-like tasks to earn wages. Second, top-tier and first-tier forces controlled the majority of the resources on the Douluo Continent, but they only converted these resources into basic wealth.

Soul masters not from major forces, when they found their pockets empty, would often be at a loss as to how to acquire wealth.

Some, in a fit of desperation, would resort to robbery and plundering, extracting wealth from weaker civilians and small family forces, but they would ultimately be suppressed by the Soul Temple, the two empires, and the major forces in the region.

Therefore, the freelance soul masters on the Douluo Continent generally earned commissions by taking on tasks to hunt soul beasts in the forests or by selling materials related to soul beasts, such as their fur, blood, and bones, which were always in demand.

Aside from these methods related to soul beast forests, the only legal way for soul masters to earn gold soul coins was through the Grand Soul Arena in each large city, where they could participate in soul battles to win prizes or place bets on the outcomes.

Of course, a small number of soul masters, who neither wanted to enter the soul beast forests to battle soul beasts nor liked to perform battles on the soul battle platforms, chose to travel across the continent, searching for historical relics buried in the past, digging up ancient artifacts to sell. If they could find one or two soul conductors, they could make a substantial income by sending them to auctions!

Shaking his head to push aside these distant thoughts, Ling Yi handed the golden inner armor to Lou Gao and said, "Regardless, with your current skills, you would be valued and respected wherever you go on the Douluo Continent... Hmm?"

Ling Yi was speaking when he saw Lou Gao raise his hand, not taking the inner armor but pushing Ling Yi's hand, along with the armor, back to him.

A guess flashed through Ling Yi's mind, and he didn't make any false modesty, directly asking, "Senior Brother, what are you...?"

"It's a gift for you~" Lou Gao waved his hand carelessly, saying it as if it were nothing.

His demeanor made it seem as if he were giving away a rough linen shirt, so casual and easy.

"This..." Ling Yi thought, 'As expected,' his eyes showing a hint of surprise, looking at Lou Gao hesitantly.

"What do you mean by 'this'? Take it, just take it~" Lou Gao glared at Ling Yi and said, "Since you call me Senior Brother, I must take care of you. I should have given you a storage soul conductor as a gift, but I didn't think of it this time. I'll make it up to you next time we meet—!"

"This 'Gilded Black Gold inner armor' can withstand the fourth soul skill of a strong attack-type soul master. Most importantly, it's light and easy to wear, very suitable for a healer-type soul master like you..."

"Senior Brother, are you preparing to leave?"

Just as Lou Gao was talking, Ling Yi suddenly asked.

"..."

Lou Gao opened his mouth, but in the end, he nodded, "Yes, I've stayed here too long. It's time to continue my journey—

Yi, although I've been teaching you these past seven months, I've also learned many innovative ideas from you. The path to becoming a Divine Blacksmith, which once seemed like a mirage, now feels within reach..."

"Alright~" Ling Yi didn't try to persuade him to stay, but his face showed genuine reluctance. This was a kind and knowledgeable mentor who had taught him for over half a year, and Ling Yi recognized this kindness.

Ling Yi nodded and said, "Senior Brother, you've spent a lot of time with me. We're still young, and there will be a time when we meet again.

When I leave the Waterwood Principality, I will definitely visit the Star Luo Empire and go to 'Gengxin City' to visit you and Uncle Iron—"

(End of Chapter)