In fact, a month ago, Chen Baisheng had noticed a point when he was checking the report on the "Divine Weapon Town Yama" incident.
It was a photograph.
The photo showed an ink dagger, the same dark dagger used by the yama.
And above the ink dagger were several tiny nicks and an obvious dent.
Chen Baisheng could naturally tell at a glance that these gaps were left behind after the confrontation of weapons.
What quality of weapon could cause such damage to the Ink Dagger?
They said the Ink Dagger was valuable just because it wasn't an ordinary weapon.
Technology was now advanced, and smelting technology had also developed to a rather high level. However, some tools could not be replicated indefinitely with just a set of assembly lines.
For example, the Ink Dagger was such a special weapon.
In the supernatural circle, such weapons were called "ranked weapons."
Its manufacturing material was an iron-based superalloy called Bright Steel. This material itself was not rare and could be refined by a slightly larger steel factory.
However, ink daggers could not be mass-produced. Any ink dagger that was made with a machine could not even reach half the sharpness and hardness of a real ink dagger.
Therefore, the weapon that could cause such damage to Ink Dagger was naturally in the hands of the person who had killed the yama.
Unfortunately, the sky was filled with black fog that day, and all detection methods were concealed. Even Chen Hong did not discover it after using her Traceless Mirror.
On second thought, it was not surprising for an expert to have a high-quality ranked weapon. Chen Baisheng put the matter aside.
However, when he saw the four-piece set that Zeng Shiwu had brought back the day before yesterday and heard Zeng Shiwu's description, he instantly connected the two matters.
There were indeed coincidences in the world, but there was definitely no Master Forger who bored enough to specialize in forging ranked kitchenware.
If there was, it would prove that he could definitely forge more outstanding weapons!
The result of their discussion that night was that there should indeed be a Master Forger behind Feng Ling.
As for Zeng Shiwu's opinion that 'Feng Ling was the Master Forger', Chen Baisheng had also thought of this possibility, but it was eventually overturned.
However, Feng Ling's strength yesterday made Chen Baisheng suspicious.
Could it be that Feng Ling was really that kind of shocking genius? Not only was he an expert who could instantly kill a Level Eight expert, but he was also an even more respected Forging Master?
Chen Baisheng had come personally today for two reasons.
Firstly, it was to befriend a ranked expert like Feng Ling. Secondly… it was also something he really valued.
He wanted to know if Feng Ling was a Master Forger!
He had to rope him in no matter what if it really was the case.
If he wasn't, he would need to ask about the origins of these mystic-grade kitchenware.
There was too much at stake for him to ignore.
And today, he suddenly felt very certain when he saw the words "The Armament Workshop".
The Armament Workshop, "Armament" should be the core.
There must be a Master Forger behind this Armament Workshop!
'How important is a Master Forger?'
Chen Baisheng felt it too deeply in the Peaceful Spirit Bureau.
Weapons were one of the important factors that affected combat strength. Two people with similar strength might die because of the difference in weapon quality.
A weapon that could allow a ranked expert to unleash their strength had to be at least ranked.
However, in the current situation, there were few ranked experts and even fewer ranked weapons.
Under the premise that ranked weapons could not be manufactured in batches using machinery, the birth of every ranked weapon required a lot of effort from a Master Forger.
The Ink Dagger could only be considered the worst type of ranked weapon, but even so, it could not be used by everyone.
This was because there were too few Master Forgers who could forge ranked weapons. At the same time, there was a high failure rate in the forging process.
Forging required a lot of talent.
In this world, there was indeed an ethereal noun like "talent" which seems to be illusory, but actually exists.
Some successful people once said that success was only 1% talent plus 99% diligence.
However, "1%" of talent was a natural chasm that stopped countless "mediocre people" who had worked hard.
Some people were born interested in manufacturing. Perhaps he only needed a short period of practice to become a famous craftsman.
Some people would never be able to forge a ranked weapon even after forging for their entire lives.
Every Master Forger is a genius in their own right.
However, even a genius would need a considerable amount of time and resources to grow into a Master Forger.
Feng Ling did not answer immediately hearing Chen Baisheng's straightforward question.
He was thinking about what "ranked weapons" meant.
In the past, Feng Ling had also heard of the word "ranked", but that was only limited to hearing it.
That was some information he had seen when he was trading materials through some black websites.
However, there was too little information about this. Words could not explain it at all.
He now knew that the "ranked experts" these people mentioned should be the so-called supernatural beings, but…
He had no idea what sort of weapon would be considered 'ranked'
The weapons used by supernatural beings were ranked weapons?
It was definitely impossible…
After a long while, Feng Ling looked up and asked, "Director Chen, do you believe what I say?"
Chen Baisheng looked straight into Feng Ling's eyes and spat out a word. "Yes."
He continued, "Little Friend Feng, before I came, I obtained a set of information on your growth since you were young."
"I had my doubts about this information at first because I couldn't find anything in it—anything about you being a ranked powerhouse."
"But then I figured out that some people can't be judged by common sense."
"Similarly, even though a person's personality will change as they grow up, their essence will not change."
"Good Samaritan, self-reliant, a role model for young people, an excellent role model… I choose to believe in such a person, and I'm willing to believe it."
Feng Ling was silent for a few seconds before suddenly smiling. "Since Chief Chen already has the answer in his heart, why are you still asking me?"
"Because the Peaceful Spirit Bureau really needs a Master Forger to join!" Chen Baisheng said sincerely.
"Little friend, are you interested in knowing more about our Peaceful Spirit Bureau? Joining the Peaceful Spirit Bureau and having the country behind you will definitely improve faster than fighting alone."
"Besides, the rules of our Peaceful Spirit Bureau are pretty relaxed. After joining the Peaceful Spirit Bureau, it won't affect the development of your Armament Workshop at all."
"Director Chen, I'm sorry, I might have to disappoint you." Feng Ling was not moved by Chen Baisheng's sudden sincerity.
"Little Feng, don't be in a hurry to refuse. Your concerns have already told me. If you're really more resistant to joining, why don't we use a cooperative method? What do you think?"
"Cooperation? How so?" Feng Ling's interest was piqued.
Chen Baisheng was delighted when he saw Feng Ling's attitude. There was a way.
This was because the Golden Word Master, Brother Xun'er, had once said, "Everyone has a price."