Blue Silver Grass Strategy (Douluo Dalu Fiction)

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On the last day of the Year 2604 of the Douluo Calendar, Ling Yi stood outside Cold Wind Camp, watching as Lou Gao's short and stout yet imposing figure gradually faded into the distance.

As large snowflakes began to fall, obscuring his view and making Lou Gao's figure completely disappear from Ling Yi's sight, a firm and resonant voice echoed in his ears:

"I don't think it will be long before we see the second Divine Blacksmith on the Douluo Continent—"

Ling Yi turned around and saw Jiang Yuan, Captain Jiang, wearing the 'Thousand Scale Armor.'

"Probably so~"

Ling Yi replied softly, feeling the inner armor he wore under his clothes, his heart filled with strong certainty.

Lou Gao was not about to become a Divine Blacksmith; he was already a Divine Blacksmith!

A few months ago, when Lou Gao was teaching Ling Yi about various metal alloys, he mentioned that 'Gilded Black Gold' was one of the masterpieces of his master, the Divine Blacksmith Tie Futu.

Being able to perfectly smelt 'Gilded Black Gold' and hammer it to its optimal state meant that the final product could already influence the outcome of a Soul King-level battle!

A Soul King is the first threshold for obtaining a Ten-Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Although many Soul Kings on the Douluo Continent still have their fifth soul ring as a purple millennium-level one, this does not diminish the value of a Soul King.

A weapon or armor that can play a significant role in a Soul King-level battle can undoubtedly be called a Divine Weapon!

Ordinary Thousand-Forged Level weapons and armors would shatter after a few strikes from a Soul King's full-power attack.

A Ten-Thousand Year Soul Ring contains the energy accumulated by a soul beast over ten thousand years. The power of soul skills derived from it is immense.

Not to mention, the quality change is even more significant, much like how a millennium soul skill can overwhelm a century soul skill. A ten-thousand-year soul skill can similarly overwhelm lower-tier beings.

Lou Gao told Ling Yi that the 'Gilded Black Gold Inner Armor' could withstand the fourth soul skill of a Powerful Attack-type Soul Master, to ensure Ling Yi's safety.

When one is weak, possessing something too good can also be a sin.

As a blacksmith who could forge armor that could withstand the third soul skill of a Powerful Attack-type Soul Master, it was nothing surprising or enviable for Ling Yi to wear a piece of armor crafted by a Blacksmith Grandmaster.

It's important to note that the works of a Grand Blacksmith Master and a Blacksmith Grandmaster are essentially the same level; the only difference is that a grandmaster has more extensive and profound skills.

In the current era of the Douluo Continent, blacksmiths are not as miraculous as they will be in the future, which is why their status is so awkward and they are not highly valued.

Compared to ordinary people, blacksmiths are a prestigious profession, but in front of soul masters, they are lowly beings.

The issue is that powerful blacksmiths are often soul masters themselves, a relationship that is both strange and contradictory.

Walking through Cold Wind Camp with Jiang Yuan, the two rows of footprints were quickly covered by the falling snow, and the 'Blue Silver Grass' that had just been stepped on disappeared once again.

Returning to the military camp's forging area, Ling Yi stood in front of a furnace, picked up a larger tungsten steel hammer, and began forging once more.

Aside from the set for Jiang Yuan, five other officers within Cold Wind Camp had placed orders with Ling Yi to custom-make a 'Thousand Scale Armor.'

The armor materials were provided by the officers themselves, along with the corresponding gold soul coins and rare materials as payment to Ling Yi.

As the vice president of the Douluo Continent's 'General Blacksmith Association' and a blacksmith personally certified by the Divine Blacksmith Tie Futu, Ling Yi's status within Cold Wind Camp had visibly improved.

Being the fourth blacksmith of the 'Waterwood Principality,' this title was absolutely valuable!

With his feet on the bellows' lever, the red flames began to turn blue and green, casting a flickering light on Ling Yi's face.

At this moment, Ling Yi began to reflect on the seven months he had spent teaching and learning from Lou Gao.

Time flowed like water, streaming through Ling Yi's eyes, flowing upstream, and scenes flashed by.

Just then, a conversation suddenly emerged, becoming crystal clear.

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"Brother, some people say that crafting a divine weapon from divine materials isn't impressive, but crafting a divine weapon from ordinary iron is what makes a true Divine Blacksmith. What do you think?"

Ling Yi operated the bellows, observing the metal ingot being heated in the furnace, and asked Lou Gao beside him.

"Nonsense!"

Lou Gao immediately burst out: "Bullshit! Who said that? Is he a Craft God?"

"No~"

Ling Yi shook his head and, before Lou Gao could curse again, quickly added: "It's said that a Sealed Rank Douluo said it, but I'm not sure..."

"Uh..." Lou Gao's open mouth froze, and he said somewhat resentfully, "A Sealed Rank Douluo... So what if he's a Sealed Rank Douluo? Can a Sealed Rank Douluo just spout lies with his eyes open?

And... And crafting a divine weapon from ordinary iron is what makes a true Divine Blacksmith? This is pure nonsense, misleading the young!"

The last sentence was spoken in a very low voice. If not for Ling Yi's exceptional hearing, he might not have noticed it in the continuous sound of the bellows.

"Why do you say that?"

Ling Yi became interested. In his previous life, many people had endorsed and highly praised this view.

Facing Ling Yi's inquiring gaze, Lou Gao pursed his lips and finally asked in return, "I ask you, what is the prerequisite for crafting a divine weapon from ordinary iron?"

"Uh..." Ling Yi thought for a moment and then answered, "The prerequisite... the refinement of ordinary iron? The strength of the forging hammer and the forger themselves?"

"Exactly!"

Lou Gao slapped his hand and raised his short, thick neck, saying, "To craft a divine weapon from ordinary iron, the forger must be a god-like existence, and the hammer must be a divine weapon. Otherwise, how can ordinary iron be transformed into divine material?

So, it's the Craft God who can craft a divine weapon from ordinary iron, not the other way around, that makes a Divine Blacksmith!"

"This is a completely wrong statement, purely misleading the young!"

...

Lou Gao's indignant low voice still echoed in Ling Yi's ears. Ling Yi stared at the gradually softening metal ingot, his eyes shining with the firelight, and his lips curved involuntarily:

This is the story behind the Douluo Continent, isn't it?

It makes sense; no matter how absurd the description, when it becomes reality, the world will make everything reasonable—

One of the three Divine Blacksmiths of the Douluo Continent?

It's just a flashy, good-sounding badge on a shelf~

The 'Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique'?

This is worth spending time and effort to practice, after all, it's a pretty good combat technique for the Tang family, whose soul power is a hammer.

In a certain sense, what they said isn't wrong, but those words only apply to the descendants of the Tang family.

Without the soul power advantage brought by the Tang family's bloodline, how could one achieve the level of forging a divine weapon from ordinary iron?

Everyone is born different. Some spend their entire lives struggling, only to wander aimlessly; others are born at the finish line that others spend their entire lives trying to reach.

With this thought, Ling Yi lifted the tungsten steel hammer and began the 'Eighty-One Movements of the Chaotic Wind Hammer Technique'—

In the midst of the storm of hammer strikes, Ling Yi felt his sixteen-level soul power and silently shook his head, reminding himself not to rush, that things need to be done one at a time.

Although he became a blacksmith a year or two ahead of schedule, his strength was still a bit low, not the best time to plan for the position of president of the 'Blacksmith Association, Waterwood Principality Branch.'

Of course, even becoming a two-ringed Great Soul Master wouldn't be enough to secure the position, but at that time, he should be able to just barely sit in the vice president's chair.

As the fourth blacksmith of the 'Waterwood Principality,' still a teenager, he would certainly receive some preferential treatment.

Now, after completing the orders within Cold Wind Camp, he should take a leave and return to 'Wood Plant City' to find his master, Old Master Jingang, to report the good news.

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