Chapter 901 (1/2)

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Zhen Hua spoke in a voice that was filled with conviction, and his words had completely enlightened Tang Wulin and friends while also giving them a much-needed wake-up call.

Indeed, it was just as Tang Wulin had said; the only people they could rely on right now were themselves, but they were still far too weak. They were unable to resurrect Shrek Academy, and the sole reason behind this was that they weren't powerful enough.

”I understand now,” Ye Xinglan replied with a firm nod.

”You can't join the military with your current ident.i.ties. I'll think of a way to fabricate some false ident.i.ties for you. You've all learned disguise skills, right? All of you need alternative ident.i.ties, and you can't reveal your true ident.i.ties until you've become powerful enough.”

Zhen Hua wore a grim expression as he continued, ”Perhaps the continent has been peaceful for too long, so it's inevitable that there are people looking to stir up chaos and unrest. Not only are all of you the future hopes of Shrek Academy, you're also the future hopes of the entire Douluo Continent. If I'm not mistaken, now that Shrek City has been destroyed, the next party to be voted into parliament will most likely be the aggressive Eagle Faction. They'll expand the military and create more weapons under the guise of anti-terrorism. There have always been some people who have harbored the ambition of uniting the entire Douluo Star, and war will most likely strike soon. Not only will there be a civil war waged against all evil Soul Masters, it's very likely that we'll also declare war on other continents. Of course, this is all just my own conjecture; we'll have to wait and see to determine how the situation will truly unfold.”

Mu Ye said, ”What about you? Are you going back?”

A wry smile appeared on Zhen Hua's face. ”I don't know. At the very least, I can't go back in the immediate future. Without the influence of Shrek Academy and the support of the Tang Sect headquarters, I'll be nothing more than sitting duck if I go back right now.”

Tang Wulin said, ”Uncle-teacher, Teacher Mu Chen is currently at the blacksmith a.s.sociation of Heaven Dou City, and he says he's controlling the situation over there.”

Zhen Hua's eyes immediately lit up. ”Mu Chen's over there? That's great! There's even less need for me to go back now. It's better for me to remain in the shadows than out in the open. I didn't think that the measures we'd set up in the a.s.sociation would truly come in useful one day. Wulin, all of you can stay here and strive toward crafting your suits of two-word battle armor. I'll provide you all with some guidance during this process, and after you complete your suits of two-word battle armor, you can contact the Tang Sect and cure your girlfriend's condition. After that, all of you should go and join the military.”

With a clear course of action laid out in front of him, Tang Wulin was immediately feeling quite reinvigorated. As the situation currently was, all they could do was take things one step at a time and do their best to ensure that every step they took was a solid one.

Thus, Tang Wulin and his friends settled here, and they began to refine their suits of battle armor again under Zhen Hua's guidance. Zhen Hua only provided them with some constructive suggestions, but they were solely responsible for the execution.

In order to craft suits of two-word battle armor, they first had to ensure that all of the metals used were upgraded to spirit refined metals. After that, they had to add wings to the suits of armor, and carving circuits would be the final step.

During this process, the most difficult part wasn't the final step of carving the circuits into the suits of armor. On the contrary, this was a relatively simple task. Both Yuanen Yehui and Ye Xinglan had already become Soul Emperors, so they had more than enough soul power to complete this step. Instead, the most difficult part was forging the required metals.

To put it more accurately, Tang Wulin had placed all this pressure on himself back when he decided to craft their suits of one-word battle armor using spirit alloys.

Using spirit alloys to construct their suits of one-word battle armor could conserve a lot of resources as all of the materials used could continue to be used when crafting their suits of two-word battle armor. The difficulty of carving the circuits would also be significantly lowered; all they had to do was make the circuit more complex and add a few special effects to it.

However, the forging process involved was even more complex than creating suits of two-word battle armor from scratch. Firstly, there was zero margin for error for him as he couldn't afford to fail. There were no chances for him to experiment; he had to succeed on the first try. Furthermore, during the forging process, he couldn't disrupt the existing circuits. At the same time, he had to fuse new metals into the existing spirit alloys, and he wouldn't have been confident in his ability to complete this procedure even back when he was a sixth-grade blacksmith.

However, everything was, of course, different now! He had already become a Saint Blacksmith, the youngest Saint Blacksmith in the history of the entire Douluo Continent, at that!

His hammers fell gently upon the golden piece of armor before him, and with every hammer blow that he dealt, a wisp of a gentle aura would naturally emanate from his body. This aura didn't just consist of soul power fluctuations, but also blood essence fluctuations, and it was also supported by his immense spiritual power to ensure he was forging the piece of battle armor beneath his hammers to perfection.