The end of Gaowu: Becoming stronger from not practicing

Master Yang pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.

Having finally become a Level 3 blacksmith and spent so many years forging divine weapons in the Divine Craftsman's Shop, his knowledge and experience far surpassed that of ordinary people. He simply didn't believe that the things Zhang Lingfeng forged could improve his skills or gain the favor of Commander Ma.

"Master Ma has always liked people who are steady and reliable. Zhang Lingfeng may have some talent, but he has only been at Shenjiangpu for a short time, while we have been working there for a long time."

Moreover, Brother Yang, you are a Level 3 Blacksmith.

Isn't it obvious who Master Ma should pass on his skills to?
If you clash with Zhang Lingfeng at this time, firstly, it will make people think you lack courage; secondly, it will affect how people perceive you; and thirdly, it will affect your temperament.

Don't let small things cause you to lose big.

Master Liu analyzed.

He and Master Huang are both Level 2 forging masters, and they have followed Master Yang for many years.

Everyone hopes that Master Yang can inherit Master Ma's skills, and that the two of them can become Level 3 blacksmiths in the future.

As the saying goes, the beholder is clear.

Whether Zhang Lingfeng would pose a threat to Master Yang was something the two understood much better than Master Yang himself.

"well said."

Master Yang suddenly realized.

"You're right, don't let small things cause you to lose big ones."

"Whether it's seniority, ability, or even contributions to the Divine Craftsman Shop, Zhang Lingfeng could never surpass me. How could Master Ma possibly pass on his skills to Zhang Lingfeng?"

These past few days, Master Chen's appearance has led me into a dead end.

From today onwards, everyone should focus on forging divine weapons. As for Zhang Lingfeng, let him be!
It would be best if he could keep forging those useless things.

"If he wants to forge divine weapons, then let everyone see just how vast the gap is between his skills and ours."

Master Yang was in high spirits.

The gloom in my heart was swept away, and I felt that the world was bright and full of boundless energy.

……

Without Master Yang's interference.

Zhang Lingfeng was also able to immerse himself completely in the forging process.

A vision appeared in his mind: he wanted to forge an amusement park suitable for every true god to play in. This was a magnificent project that would take at least a hundred years to complete.

This also requires a lot of refining materials.

Fortunately, none of these materials are precious.

Of course, when added together, it would be an astronomical figure.

However, as his skills improved, Zhang Lingfeng believed that the Ma family would support him. As long as they could see him become stronger, they would definitely support him.

Because as long as one becomes stronger, any divine weapon one forges in the future can fetch a high price.

And so, the days passed smoothly one by one.

Ever since he returned the mahjong table to the Ou family's courtyard, Zhang Lingfeng would go back whenever he had time to sit and play mahjong with Lao He, Lao Wang, and Lao Ou.

Now he is a blacksmith and a benefactor of the Ou family. Everyone wants to get close to him and go back to play mahjong. He has no shortage of companions.

Even Lao He and Lao Ou would take the initiative to invite Zhang Lingfeng back to play mahjong.

Because of him, the number of goods transport orders for the Ou family compound has increased compared to usual, as Lao He, Lao Wang, and others frequently go out to sea.

After Zhang Lingfeng finished playing mahjong with them and sat down to drink, he suddenly thought of something: how could he play mahjong without preparing essential items like a barbecue grill and hot pot?

Imagine this: after playing mahjong, everyone sits down together for hot pot or barbecue, then gets a massage and takes a bath together—what a wonderful life that would be!

He can use his skills to forge hot pot equipment and barbecue grills, which will allow him to gain experience points and improve his skills at the same time – a win-win situation.

The next day, he returned to the Divine Craftsman's Shop and appeared in his forging room. Zhang Lingfeng then handed the blueprints for the hot pot and barbecue grill to Xiao Hu and Xiao Hei for review.

"Master Zhang, what is this?"

Xiao Hu sat on the stool and asked.

"You can think of a barbecue grill and a hot pot as things used for grilling meat and eating hot pot. You might not understand what a hot pot is. It's something where you put all kinds of food in a pot and boil it, and then everyone sits around it and eats it together. There are flames burning inside, and that's what a hot pot is."

Zhang Lingfeng gestured as he spoke.

Xiao Hei laughed and said, "Master Zhang, I haven't seen you forge any divine weapons since I started learning from you to forge treasures. The things you usually forge seem to be treasures for eating, drinking and having fun."

"The young master found out, but he didn't dare to blame you. You are truly a capable person."

Xiao Hu chimed in.

The two wanted to learn skills from Zhang Lingfeng and also wanted to see how powerful the divine weapons he forged were and how many divine stones they could fetch on the market.

As a result, the things Zhang Lingfeng forged were all for his own use, either for playing with or for bathing or for everyday use.

From forging massage beds to forging various kitchen utensils and tableware.

The two of them had also worked with Master Liu and his team.

I have never seen any other master forge these little things.

"Can't you?"

Zhang Lingfeng inquired.

"Oh, of course, please don't misunderstand."

Little Tiger quickly laughed.

"You can forge whatever you want. It's all up to you, and we'll all listen to you."

Xiao Hei chuckled, saying that neither of them dared to provoke Zhang Lingfeng.

“I’m telling you, forging these things can also improve your skills, provided you can immerse yourself in it. There’s no rule that says a blacksmith has to forge divine weapons, understand?”

Zhang Lingfeng scolded.

Xiao Hu and Xiao Hei are so young, yet they don't enjoy their current lives. They're always thinking about making trouble and wasting their time and energy forging difficult things. This kind of thinking is very problematic and needs to be stopped in time.

We must not let them sink any deeper.

"understood."

Xiao Hei and Xiao Hu had a lot of grievances they couldn't express.

Then, various materials were prepared for Zhang Lingfeng.

Zhang Lingfeng released his divine soul power, controlled the flames, and began to forge a barbecue grill. Just thinking about how he would sit together with Lao He and the others after playing mahjong, eating barbecue and hot pot, and talking about everything under the sun, Zhang Lingfeng couldn't help but get excited.

The forging process has become increasingly focused and meticulous.

I felt happy all over.

Basic Forging Method: (18/600)

The skill stats are also constantly increasing.

Soul Evolution: (5/100)

With the help of his all-weather soul evolution ability, his soul evolution value is also increasing.

The lying-flat value is increasing.

Skills are improving.

The soul is getting stronger.

There are also divine stones to earn.

The things I do are all things I enjoy; happiness is nothing more than this.

Zhang Lingfeng was completely immersed in this state.

Time flies.

Three months passed in the blink of an eye.

In the past three months, Zhang Lingfeng forged several hot pot stoves and barbecue grills. Some were kept at the Divine Craftsman Shop for his own use and for Xiao Hei and Xiao Hu's daily use, while others were sent back to the Ou family's tenement. He even gave a set to Ma Fei and Master Yang.

Tell them how to use it, how to sit down and eat hot pot together, and ideally, to sit down and play a few rounds of mahjong before eating hot pot.

In short, we had a great time.

More and more things are being sent out.

"Master."

Li Qingchuan, Ma Fei's personal bodyguard, sensed that something was amiss.

The things Zhang Lingfeng brought almost filled the room. There was a massage chair, a laundry tub, a mahjong table, a barbecue grill, a table with a built-in hot pot, and all sorts of other strange and unusual items that you couldn't find anywhere else, all related to eating, drinking, and having fun.

These things were all forged from materials used in weapon crafting.

It was forged by a first-class blacksmith.

These materials could clearly be used to forge divine weapons or build airships, which could then be sold for a lot of divine stones.

But Zhang Lingfeng used it to forge these things.

Ma Fei sat at the mahjong table.

He stroked the mahjong tiles with both hands, channeling his divine power into them. He could clearly feel that the items Zhang Lingfeng had sent at this stage could store more divine power.

Throwing mahjong tiles out creates more destructive power than before.

This shows that Zhang Lingfeng's forging skills are improving.

For a moment, he was unsure.

Should we continue to let Zhang Lingfeng run wild, or should we stop him from forging these miscellaneous things so that he can calm down and focus on forging divine weapons to generate income for the Divine Craftsman Shop?

“Young master, please say something. Since Master Zhang came to the Divine Craftsman Shop, the value of the refining materials he has used has been close to ten thousand divine stones.”

Li Qingchuan reminded him.

Ma Fei was taken aback.

It seems unexpected that so many divine stones would be spent.

Are you sure there are that many?

He couldn't resist checking the ledger.

Li Qingchuan said from the side, "Master Zhang is like he's on steroids when he's making these things. Besides using these things with a group of people, he's also hiding in the forge with Xiao Hei and Xiao Hu, inventing all sorts of things. He spends more time in the forge than Master Yang and the others. People who don't know him would think he's forging some powerful divine weapon."

Li Qingchuan explained.

Forging is incredibly diverse; anything related to eating, drinking, and having fun can earn you "lying down" points and even improve your skills.

This is the best way Zhang Lingfeng has ever found to lie flat.

He was truly immersed in it.

Even without using the "lying down value" to improve skill level during this period, skill has still improved somewhat through training.

That's why Li Qingchuan was able to see the changes and felt somewhat uncertain about what to do.

"Take a few of these items with you and come with me to see my aunt."

Ma Fei said.

He was somewhat unsure of what to do.

She was worried that stopping Zhang Lingfeng from forging these things would affect his cultivation progress, but allowing him to continue forging these useless things would also bring various losses to the Divine Craftsman Shop.

This can't go on forever.

"If only my father were here, he would definitely be able to tell whether the things Zhang Lingfeng forged are useful or not, and whether they can bring any help to the Divine Craftsman Shop?"

Ma Fei muttered to himself.

After a while.

Ma Fei rode in an airship.

Bring some of the things Zhang Lingfeng has forged during this time and give them to Chen Fenfang.

Massage chair.

"Footbath."

"Mah... mahjong table."

"Barbecue grill".

"Let's eat hot pot..."

As a divine inscription master, Chen Fenfang was completely bewildered when she saw these various oddities.

She couldn't resist sitting in the massage chair.

It was discovered that once the massage chair was activated, the divine power stored within it could be automatically released to massage key acupoints in the divine body, making the entire body feel comfortable.

I felt really enjoying it.

Next came the foot bath basin.

After you put water in, the stored divine power will automatically heat the water. When you put your feet in, the water flow is like boiling divine power, clearing the meridians in your feet.

As a divine rune master, she had never enjoyed herself like this before.

But after enjoying it once.

Chen Fenfang discovered that these things did not help her improve her cultivation level at all.

It was simply to make her feel comfortable.

Then there are mahjong tables, hot pot stoves, and barbecue grills, all of which are used for leisure.

"Auntie, what should we do?"

Ma Fei asked.

"Were all these things really forged by Zhang Lingfeng?"

Chen Fenfang confirmed.

"There is no one else besides him."

Ma Fei said with a serious expression.

"How can a blacksmith forge these things every day... that can't improve one's cultivation? If this continues, what will become of your Divine Crafts Shop's reputation?"

Although Chen Fenfang enjoyed the comfort of the massage chair, her reason told her that for a blacksmith to forge these things was a waste of refining materials and a dereliction of duty.

“But it seems that forging these things can improve his forging skills.”

Ma Fei reminded him.

"You're stupid. You can improve your skills by forging these nonsensical things. If you forge divine weapons, wouldn't you improve even faster?"

Chen Fenfang said.

“This…Auntie is right.”

Ma Fei was taken aback, then his eyes lit up.

A single word illuminates the dreamer's path.

"I'll go back and have Master Zhang stop and forge a few divine weapons."

Ma Fei said.

"Yes, a blacksmith should not be obsessed with these things all day long. He should aim to forge divine weapons that can be used by high-ranking gods."

Chen Fenfang said.

"That's what Auntie said."

Ma Fei thought that made sense.

He quickly boarded the airship and returned to the Divine Craftsman's Shop, where he went directly to Zhang Lingfeng.

Zhang Lingfeng had just learned from Xiao Hu that Ma Fei had used an airship to transport the mahjong table and other items he had given him out.

He saw Ma Fei come in.

Zhang Lingfeng hurriedly greeted, "Young master, did you sell the things I gave you to Zuichunlou? Whether it's the mahjong table or the massage chair, when I forged them, I infused them with divine power according to the rhythm of Zuichunlou's songs and dances, so that the divine power inside could be released continuously in accordance with the rhythm of the sounds, making the people sitting on them feel like they are floating on air. It will definitely make Zuichunlou's business even more booming."

"What did you say?"

Ma Fei was stunned.

He suddenly remembered something.

Previously, the owner of Zuichunlou had placed an order for some items, asking Master Yang and others to forge some things that customers could play with, and was willing to give away a lot of divine stones.

However, Master Yang and his team refused because it would damage the reputation of blacksmiths.

Seeing that Master Yang and the others were unwilling, Ma Fei didn't want to force them. At that moment, Zhang Lingfeng's words reminded him of this matter, and a picture involuntarily formed in his mind.

The tables and chairs in Zuichunlou were all replaced with massage chairs made by Zhang Lingfeng.

That would be a huge source of income for the Divine Craftsman's Shop. (End of Chapter)