Chapter 1147 (1/2)

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Zhen Hua replied, ”We'll be firm backers of yours at all times, but what you have to understand is that regardless of whether it's us, or the Tang Sect, or any other power who wants to support you, no one will step in unless the time is right. We're not doing this because we're selfish and solely looking out for ourselves; the issue is that all of the use represent more than just ourselves, do you understand?”

”I do,” Tang Wulin replied with a nod.

Zhen Hua continued, ”If it were 10,000 years ago, individual powerful beings could resolve a lot of problems. Under those circ.u.mstances, I would've advised you to reach at least the t.i.tled Douluo level, and perhaps even the Limit Douluo level before you consider reviving Shrek Academy. However, with the rapid advancements of soul technology, even Limit Douluos are no longer invincible. Otherwise, no one would've been able to destroy Shrek Academy.

”At the same time, the military's att.i.tude is very important; you have to do your best to garner support from the military. At the same time, you have to be wary of the Spirit PaG.o.da. Qiangu Dongfeng is a very ambitious man, and it can be said that the Qiangu Family are the main beneficiaries to the destruction of Shrek Academy. The Spirit PaG.o.da has also released synthetic black soul spirits and drastically lowered the prices of synthetic purple soul spirits, so they are truly at the height of their powers. As such, now would not be a good time to directly clash with them.”

Mu Chen stretched lazily as he interjected, ”Wulin, if you require anything in forging, both your uncle-teacher and myself will be more than happy to support you. You've already reached a level where you can handle a suit of three-word battle armor, right? You should complete your three-word battle armor as soon as possible. Once you reach the t.i.tled Douluo level, you can get your uncle-teacher to forge you a set of heavenly refined metals to use as an inferior subst.i.tute, then forge something for yourself once you're capable of doing so.”

Zhen Hua flared up with rage upon hearing this. ”Inferior subst.i.tute? Is my heavenly refinement that worthless in your eyes?”

A disdainful look appeared on Mu Chen's face. ”It's pretty mediocre. If you hadn't had those miraculous strokes of luck back in the day, how could you have possibly become a Divine Blacksmith?”

A surge of warmth flowed through Tang Wulin's heart as his teacher and uncle-teacher bickered with one another. This feeling of warmth was something that he hadn't experienced in a very, very long time.

”Alright, let's stop bickering about these useless matters. Wulin, seeing as you're close to the eighth rank, forge something for us before you leave,” Zhen Hua said.It was clear that he wanted to offer Tang Wulin some guidance.

Being close to the eighth rank and actually reaching it were two completely different concepts, and this was also an extremely important step to be taken. If he could establish a good foundation for himself as an eighth-rank blacksmith, then there would be a greater chance for him to become a Divine Blacksmith in the future.

Tang Wulin may have become a Saint Blacksmith in his early twenties, but neither Mu Chen nor Zhen Hua dared to proclaim that he would definitely become a Divine Blacksmith in the future.

The step to be taken from Saint Blacksmith to Divine Blacksmith was like a ma.s.sive gulf, and exceptional luck was required to take this step. Otherwise, no one would be able to reach that level no matter how hard they tried.

Mu Chen had already been stumped by this bottleneck for 20 years without being able to take that final step. Tang Wulin clearly had a far greater chance of taking this step than he did, but no one dared to proclaim that he would definitely reach that level.

”Yes!”

Zhen Hua's private forging room was undoubtedly the most high-end one in the entire federation. It was completely isolated from the outside world, and only in the forging room could one hear the sounds of forging. The room had also been reinforced to the highest level, and it could be said that this was Tang Wulin's favorite place; just the uncommon metals placed that lined the entire walls were extremely appealing to him.

Some of the uncommon metals that Zhen Hua had here were ones that he had only seen in pictures elsewhere, and they were all priceless treasures. Only a Divine Blacksmith like Zhen Hua could get his hands on such precious metals.

A faint smile appeared on Zhen Hua's face at the sight of Tang Wulin's intense gaze. ”If you can reach the Divine Blacksmith level, I'll give you everything here, including this entire forging room, how about that?”

”Really?” Tang Wulin's eyes immediately lit up. As a seasoned cheapskate, the prospect of being able to inherit so many precious things was an extremely alluring one to him. Furthermore, some of these uncommon metals couldn't even be bought with money! On top of that, Zhen Hua's forging bench was constructed from soul refined metals with a layer of heavenly refined metals on its surface; even a full-force attack from a Limit Douluo may not be enough to destroy it. For a low-grade or mid-grade blacksmith, a forging bench of this caliber wouldn't be much different from a normal forging bench. However, for Saint Blacksmiths and above, such a forging bench could improve their success rate by at least 10%.

Almost all Zhen Hua's heavenly refined metals had been forged here, so one could only imagine just how valuable this forging room was; its value could not be measured in monetary terms.

”Don't fall for his sly tricks! He's willing to give you everything here, but he's also going to offload all of his responsibilities onto you! Besides, this place belongs to the blacksmith a.s.sociation, so it's not even his to give!” Mu Chen hurriedly cautioned.

Zhen Hua turned to glare at him in an enraged manner. ”Why are you sabotaging me? I offered this position to you, and you didn't want it; you can't dissuade someone else from taking it!”