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"Tang San, you're amazing. Only a Divine Craftsman can forge a Thousand Forgings. This metal can already be used to make the legendary armor that can withstand the attacks of a Soul Saint."
Boss Li couldn't help but sigh. Then, he said regretfully, "It's just too small. It's only as big as half a hand."
"I was lucky." Tang San recovered and smiled. "Boss Li, I previously forged many tools from the scrap iron in the blacksmith shop. I took advantage of that, so I'll give you this Thousand Forged Iron as payment."
"How can that be?" Boss Li hurriedly shook his head. "That scrap iron was useless anyway. You took it to forge tools, which is considered recycling. But this Thousand-Forged Iron is a treasure. If you put it in Gengxin City, you can sell it for at least 10,000 gold soul coins. Moreover, the weapons and kitchen knives you usually forge are more popular with customers. I've earned a lot."
"Boss Li, don't decline. Let's keep things separate. I don't want to take advantage of you." Tang San insisted.
"Alright." Seeing this, Boss Li accepted the Thousand Forged Iron. He said to Tang San, "If you need anything in the future, just tell me. Although we're not Soul Masters, there are quite a few people in my blacksmith shop. We all have a lot of strength. Even if they're Soul Masters, we can still beat them with our forging hammers and some lime powder."
Tang San laughed helplessly, but he accepted Boss Li and the others' kindness.
After Boss Li obtained this Thousand Forged Iron, he prepared to personally use it to grind out a dagger as his masterpiece.
Tang San had a lot of insights today, so he prepared to return early. Boss Li also agreed. After all, Tang San's forging efficiency was unmatched by anyone else. He could come whenever he wanted.
"Boss, I want to forge a weapon."
Just then, a young man in a white martial attire came to the blacksmith shop. He looked very refreshing, but the material was not the cotton and linen used by ordinary people. Instead, it was a kind of silk spun by a certain type of silkworm soul beast.
This person was either rich or noble.
Not only Tang San, but Boss Li also noticed him. He hurriedly walked over with a smile on his face. "What kind of weapon does the customer want to forge?"
"My martial soul is a spear. I want to forge a spear that is exactly the same as my martial soul." The young man released his martial soul. It was indeed a spear. It was silver in color, and the spearhead was quite large. It could even be said to be a short sword. It had a dragon pattern. "This is my martial soul, the Dragon Pattern Spear."
Boss Li's expression suddenly became troubled. He said, "Customer, we can't forge it."
"Hm?"
The young man was stunned. He glanced at Tang San and asked, "Can't he forge it? I saw from afar that you seemed to be excited because he forged a good piece of iron. Can't you use that piece of iron?"
"This isn't a technical issue." Boss Li smiled bitterly. "If the customer only wants us to forge a spear that is exactly the same as your martial soul, any of us here can forge it alone. However, we can't forge it."
"Why?" The young man frowned. "Since it's not a technical issue, why can't you forge it?"
"It's very simple. We, the common people, can't casually forge long weapons like spears."
Boss Li explained, "The Spirit Hall, the Tian Dou Empire, and even the Star Luo Empire all have regulations for our blacksmith shops. Swords and the like are fine, but long-handled weapons like spears, halberds, and long knives, other than cudgels, are not allowed to be forged. These are war weapons. If we forge them privately, we will be considered as rebelling or having connections with rebels."
"For a customer like you, whose martial soul is a spear and was inherited from your parents, the three major empires can't control it. However, they are very strict with spear-type weapons."
"Perhaps you just came out from a certain large family, so you don't know about this, right?"
The young man was a little dumbfounded.
His name was Yang Long. He did come from a certain family, and it was the Breaking Clan. His martial soul, the Dragon Pattern Spear, was a mutation of the Soul Breaking Spear. He had innate Level 8 spirit power. Now, at the age of fifteen, his cultivation had reached Level 35.
In addition, he had another identity: a transmigrator who knew the plot of the Douluo Continent.
Originally, Yang Long wanted to persuade Yang Wudi to join the Spirit Hall, and then—he was almost crippled by Yang Wudi. The others in the Breaking Clan, even the younger generation, were more impatient. Influenced by the previous generation, they didn't consider the Spirit Hall at all.
Helplessly, he could only think of developing the clan in other ways.
Then, he discovered that this world was much bigger than he had imagined—
At first, Yang Long planned like this: have Yang Wudi lead the clan to the Sunset Forest to find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eye, snatch the immortal herbs, and then… there was no then.
The first step couldn't be carried out.
The Sunset Forest was much larger than he had imagined. It was at least a thousand kilometers in diameter. Even a Titled Douluo couldn't explore the entire forest.
When he first told Yang Wudi that there might be treasures in the depths of the Sunset Forest, Yang Wudi didn't react at all… At first, he thought that Yang Wudi might not believe a child like him. Later, he realized that everyone knew that there were unexplored areas in the depths of the Sunset Forest, and there might be unknown treasures.
But what if they knew?
Without the strength of a Titled Douluo, it would be a big problem to venture into the deep area of the Sunset Forest. Moreover, the Breaking Clan's Soul Breaking Spear, a long weapon, was not suitable for use in the forest at all.
Although there was a saying that a weapon was an inch longer and an inch stronger, Yang Wudi told him:
Read more books. The best place for long weapons to play their role is on the battlefield. If your weapon is longer than your opponent's, you can stab them first. However, in a one-on-one fight, there are many factors to consider, especially in a forest. A spear can only use a few moves, mainly stabbing. It's difficult to use other moves like sweeping and blocking in an environment with many trees.
Moreover, destroying trees required additional soul power.
In the soul-beast forest, Soul Masters had to conserve their stamina and soul power as much as possible to avoid unnecessary waste.
After that, Yang Long suggested that they could befriend Dugu Bo, but Yang Wudi said that he was used to being free and didn't want to get involved with the Heaven Dou Empire.
Dugu Bo was a guest of the Tian Dou Empire. On the surface, he was on the side of the Tian Dou Empire. If the Breaking Clan befriended him, wouldn't they have to stand on the side of the Tian Dou Empire?
At least, that's what the other forces would think.
The Spirit Hall was worried that they didn't have a reason to deal with and subdue their Breaking Clan!
Later, Yang Long gave up thinking and started to cultivate step by step. At the age of fifteen, he reached Level 35. This speed was already very fast. It was even comparable to those with innate full soul power.
However, Yang Long was not satisfied. He prepared to find other opportunities.
For example: Tang San's Xuantian Gong.
Although Tang San didn't give anyone the Xuantian Gong in the first part of Douluo, Yang Long felt that he might not be unable to obtain it. After all, Tang San cared a lot about Xiao Wu.
Therefore, he traveled over mountains and rivers, and after half a year of traveling, he finally found Nuoding City… He swore that if anyone said that the Douluo Continent was small, he would argue with them.
Along the way, he not only bought supplies, but he also heard about the Spirit Hall's new positioning of Soul Masters, the theoretical knowledge of the Spirit Newspaper, such as the role of whale glue. However, he didn't have the mood to pay attention to them.
After all, traveling was too tiring. He didn't have the energy to read the newspaper.
It wasn't until he arrived in Nuoding City that he regained some energy. He prepared to find a blacksmith shop to see if he could meet Tang San. He could also pay the other party to provide him with a service.
However, he couldn't forge a spear?
This evil feudal society, must it be this realistic?
Although this was a different world, there weren't many Soul Masters. Restricted weapons should exist.
(End of the chapter)