Chapter 974 (1/2)

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Tang Wulin didn't think that Xu Weitao would be so easy-going. Weren't all soldiers supposed to be quite strict and dogmatic? Xu Weitao's appearance epitomized that of the ideal soldier. He was extremely tall and broad, towering above even Tang Wulin, and he had a set of wide shoulders, as well as a set of hard facial features that looked as if they'd been chiseled out of stone. No matter how one looked at him, he didn't seem to be an easy-going man. His Blood Division consisted entirely of melee combat soldiers, and one only had to look at Jiang Wuyue's first battalion to get an indication of just how powerful this division was.

”I'm not sure that's appropriate, Superior,” Tang Wulin said in a hesitant voice.

Xu Weitao chuckled, ”There's nothing inappropriate about it. All of the people from the Blood G.o.d Battalion call me Old Man Xu; you can go and ask them if you don't believe me. Oh, actually, that's not true; only Blood Seven, Blood Eight, and Blood Nine call me Old Man Xu; everyone else calls me Little Xu.”

Tang Wulin was rendered completely speechless. He was only a fringe member of the Blood G.o.d Battalion; how could he be compared with the actual Blood G.o.ds?

Long Yuxue interjected, ”Don't get hung up on the little details, Wulin; you can call him Uncle Xu just like I do. Open the door so we can go in.”She didn't have the key to the workshop, so she could only wait for Tang Wulin to open the door for them.

Tang Wulin hurriedly invited the two of them into the room.

Xu Weitao looked around at the forging room with a smile, and said, ”I heard from Yuxue that you're a Saint Blacksmith; your skills would undoubtedly be extremely valuable to the entire legion. The vice-legion commander prohibited you from using your forging accolades for promotions in order to avoid envious reactions from everyone else in the legion, and I hope you can understand that. If you have any requirements or requests, feel free to tell me, and we'll do our best to satisfy you.”

The higher-ups of the legion were feeling rather apologetic about their decision to prohibit Tang Wulin from earning promotions using his forging accolades. Furthermore, he was the only Saint Blacksmith in the entire legion, so even the highest-ranking officials in the legion would most likely require his services at one point or another.

Tang Wulin shook his head, and said, ”It's alright, Uncle Xu, I understand why this rule was introduced. All of the other soldiers in the legion are earning accolades by putting their lives on the line during battles, so it's only right that they deserve promotions. In contrast, my forging is completely insignificant.”Despite what he was saying, there was a clear undertone of displeasure in his words.

He had honed his forging skills through countless hours of toil and hards.h.i.+ps! He'd been forging ever since he was six years old, so he'd been a blacksmith for 15 years. Furthermore, he was also the youngest Saint Blacksmith on the entire continent.

Xu Weitao smiled, and said, ”I know that this is a bitter pill to swallow, but you've already joined the Blood G.o.d Battalion, so you'll definitely be shooting up the ranks in no time. The legion will also supply you more resources, and you can state some requests for us as well as long as they're within reason.”

A faint smile appeared on Tang Wulin's face, and he said, ”Alright, then I'll go right ahead; I would like a larger workshop, preferably connected to a warehouse that's large enough to house mechas. That'll be very beneficial to my work, and that's the only request that I have.”

Xu Weitao faltered slightly upon hearing this. He had visited Tang Wulin today not just to have his battle armor repaired, but also to extend an olive branch. After all, he had to offer Tang Wulin some reconciliation after the new rule that was introduced specifically to target him. The decision not to allow Tang Wulin to use his forging accolades for promotions was quite a controversial one among the higher-ups of the legion.

Tang Wulin came from Shrek Academy and was one of the current Shrek's Seven Monsters, so the Blood G.o.d Legion didn't have to be concerned that he would bring any trouble to the legion. On top of that, earning accolades through forging was a legitimate source of income.

However, it was still decided in the end that the original decision wouldn't be revoked. Even so, they still had to do their best to appease this Saint Blacksmith.

In a sense, the Blood G.o.d Battalion was almost a separate ent.i.ty from the Blood G.o.d Legion, and the fact that Blood One had made Tang Wulin a fringe member of the Blood G.o.d Battalion after only such a short time suggested that he was perhaps displeased with the legion's treatment of Tang Wulin.

This was a man who was most likely going to stand at the pinnacle of the entire legion someday, so Xu Weitao had visited him with the intention of exercising a policy of appeas.e.m.e.nt. He was willing to accept any demands from Tang Wulin as long as they weren't too unreasonable, but who would've thought that Tang Wulin would only state such a basic requirement?

Tang Wulin was indeed quite a cheapskate, but he was also very smart. He was naturally aware that he could take advantage of this opportunity to essentially extort the legion for a lot of resources. However, he didn't know just how much the legion would be willing to give him, and any resources that were given to him certainly wouldn't be provided with no strings attached. If he were to take too much from the legion, then he would owe them a favor, and he wouldn't be able to turn down the future forging jobs that the legion asked him to complete.

He wanted to dedicate more of his time to cultivation, and he also had to partic.i.p.ate in the upcoming compet.i.tion. Furthermore, he would definitely have to leave the Blood G.o.d Legion someday, so it would be best if he didn't owe the legion any favors.