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Chapter 16 The Master Craftsman, Giving a Lecture
After dealing with Wu Kunjun yesterday, perhaps because he nipped a troublesome matter in the bud, his mind became clear, and his soul power successfully broke through to the next level.
His soul power has now reached level fifty-seven.
In a rather good mood, Chen Yingwu was walking towards the Blacksmith Association in Tiandou City.
Chen Yingwu hadn't been here for a few days because the Forging Association sent a message today saying that a master craftsman would be giving a lecture.
The blacksmith system in the Douluo Continent today only emerged in the last ten thousand years. It's crucial not to equate blacksmiths with blacksmiths from the past; they are not the same concept.
Just as you can't equate a craftsman with a soul master.
While blacksmiths may have originated from blacksmiths, modern blacksmiths are almost entirely built upon the Soul Master and Soul Guidance systems. Blacksmiths now possess a complete and scientific theoretical framework and training system.
Furthermore, blacksmiths work with rare metals and study the spiritual properties of these special metals, while blacksmiths work with ordinary metals, because there were basically no rare metals in the Douluo Continent 20,000 years ago; they were brought by the Sun Moon Empire.
The relationship between the two is like that of ceramics: pottery is the source of porcelain, and porcelain is the product of pottery, but pottery is not the same as porcelain.
Because the blacksmith system started relatively late compared to the soul master and soul tool systems, and has the highest talent requirements, the highest achievement of a blacksmith, "divine craftsman," is extremely rare. It does not exist in every era, and when a divine craftsman fails to complete the Heavenly Forging, another divine craftsman will take over.
Do you think those powerful forces are stupid? Do you think those geniuses are stupid?
If you become a master craftsman, you'll be the continent's number one human money-printing machine; practically no one can surpass your wealth. Don't powerful figures and geniuses love money?
Of course not, it's just that the blacksmith's requirements are too high.
They lack the talent, or are unable to possess both forging and cultivation talents simultaneously.
In the Douluo Continent, you can find a dozen or twenty Limit Douluos, but you usually only have one Divine Craftsman.
The current master craftsman is named Lu Yu. He has been a master craftsman for more than ten years and is the president of the current blacksmith association.
He was also one of the master craftsmen of all time who was inclined to mentor younger generations, as evidenced by his frequent public lectures.
Before long, the headquarters of the Blacksmiths Association came into view.
The headquarters of the blacksmiths covered a vast area, consisting of a cluster of towering buildings that seemed to pierce the clouds and were surrounded by mist. Groups of blacksmiths came and went, each carrying something in their hands.
Every now and then, some Battle Armor Masters with astonishing soul power fluctuations would fall from the sky.
As soon as Chen Yingwu entered the Forging Association, a staff member immediately came up to him.
The staff member smiled and said:
"Sir, please show me your proof."
He took out a specially made badge, symbolizing his status as a level three blacksmith, and handed it to the staff member.
The staff were slightly surprised when they saw this. The blacksmith in front of them looked very young and had already reached the level of a level three blacksmith, which could be considered a genius.
The staff member was thinking as he did his work.
The badge contained some information. When the staff scanned it with a scanner, a green light flashed with a beep.
The staff member handed the badge back to him, gesturing with their hand behind their back:
"Respected blacksmith, please come in."
Chen Yingwu nodded and stepped inside.
He kept walking forward, and after passing through a door, a bright and clean lecture hall came into view.
The master craftsman's lecture had not yet begun, but the entire lecture hall was almost full, so Chen Yingwu could only choose one of the empty seats in the back rows and sit down.
A moment later, a middle-aged man with a gentle face and long, slender fingers entered through the door at the front of the lecture hall.
"Hello, President! Hello, President..."
A series of enthusiastic welcomes rose higher and higher with each step the man took, and the atmosphere in the entire venue changed abruptly the moment he appeared.
This was accompanied by extremely loud applause, which came in unison and with great momentum.
Chen Yingwu also clapped along.
This person is none other than Lu Yu, the only master craftsman of the day, the president of the Blacksmith Association, and the four-word Battle Armor Master at the pinnacle of Soul Masters on the continent.
After Lu Yu walked to the podium, he pressed his hands down slightly to signal everyone to be quiet.
Everyone present was both a blacksmith and a soul master, so their eyesight was naturally excellent. In less than a few seconds, they all fell silent.
Lu Yu glanced at the crowd behind him with a slight smile, paying particular attention to the young faces. He nodded almost imperceptibly, seemingly satisfied.
"Hello everyone!"
Lu Yu raised his hand in return.
Everyone present listened attentively, because it was a rare opportunity for a master craftsman to give a lecture.
Although Master Craftsman Lu Yu often gives lectures, this "often" is relative; in reality, he only gives a lecture once every week or two.
Moreover, many of the blacksmiths present had come because of his reputation; they did not live in Tiandou City and might only hear about him a few times in their lives.
Lu Yu smiled gently and said, "Today I want to share some of my recent insights."
As he spoke, he spread his hands:
"The forging we blacksmiths do is not essentially about the metal itself, but about the spirit within the metal."
"And how can this spirituality be strengthened? The simplest way is through fusion and forging, which allows the inherent spirituality of the metal to merge and form a spiritual alloy, thereby achieving an effect similar to one plus one being greater than two."
As he spoke, he walked to the forging table next to him.
"So how do we improve the success rate and quality of forging? This can be achieved through techniques, and that's the technique I'm going to teach you today."
"We can extract the essence of the rare metals to be forged before the forging begins, and then let them permeate each other. This way, during the forging process, they can form similar effects, reducing conflicts during spiritual fusion and making it easier to harmonize."
"And this involves the order in which the metal is forged; different forging sequences result in different auras being infused into the metal..."
"However, this method requires a relatively strong mental cultivation to extract the aura. If you want to use it, you need to improve your mental strength."
Lu Yu gave a demonstration on the forging table, which was seen by all the blacksmiths present.
"The craftsman's skill is indeed extraordinary."
Chen Yingwu, sitting in the back row, watched this scene intently.
In addition to teaching fusion forging, Lu Yu also teaches some techniques of thousand-fold forging and spirit forging.
Every word he uttered hit the nail on the head, truly befitting the forging master of our time.
Chen Yingwu gained a great deal from the lecture that morning.
He felt he was only one step away from becoming a level four blacksmith.
As he was about to leave, Lu Yu announced something:
"Seven days from now, Tiandou City will hold a blacksmith youth exchange competition, limited to children aged fifteen and under. The champion will receive personal blacksmithing guidance from me and will be given a spot in the Heavenly Forging Academy..."
Lu Hua talked a lot, but the most tempting thing was the quota for Tianduan.
It's important to know that four-word battle armor is forged using Heavenly Forging. Although one piece of Heavenly Forging metal isn't enough to forge four-word battle armor, who says Heavenly Forging can only be used to make battle armor?
The research and development of some cutting-edge soul tools urgently require Heaven-Forged Metal. Even the repair of some divine artifacts can be done using Heaven-Forged Metal.
Before Lu Yu appeared, there was a long period without divine craftsmen. At that time, a large number of Limit Douluo did not have true four-word battle armor. Now, although Lu Yu has appeared, the success rate of Heaven Forging is not high.
In other words, there are still some Limit Douluo in line, waiting for the Heavenly Forging.
So you're asking whether Tian Duan is lacking or not.
"That's quite a big deal..."
Chen Yingwu roughly guessed Lu Yu's thoughts; he was probably looking for a successor.
For generations of master craftsmen, achieving the title of Douluo is already incredibly difficult; to go further is even more challenging.
Each time the Divine Craftsman performs Heavenly Forging, he must endure a lightning tribulation. Even a Title Douluo's cultivation level is only barely enough to meet the requirements for Heavenly Forging. Under the destructive power of the lightning tribulation, the Divine Craftsman's body can hardly withstand it for long.
Lu Yu was no exception. Although it hadn't come to that point yet, he needed to make plans as soon as possible.
However, since Lu Yu himself proposed it, there was no reason for him not to accept.