Douluo: Legend of the Dragon King - The Voice of the Purple Emperor

It was all to help Gu You's forging workshop get better publicity. But now Gu You has asked for such an exorbitant price, which makes her feel extremely embarrassed.

Gu You maintained his smile. "Sir, you're my first customer. Here's what we'll do: I'll do the first method for you free of charge. You can see my craftsmanship first. Even without adding any metal, I'm confident I can increase the strength of your cannon barrel by more than ten percent. If you need the other two methods in the future, we can discuss it then, okay?"

Rooney looked at Gu You's smile and said, "Okay, let's try it for free first." She was calm and never impulsive, and she wouldn't waste her merits just because Gu You was handsome. At the same time, she also wanted to see what level this confident young man could achieve in forging.

Gu You took the cannon barrel to the forging table, pressed the button, and threw it directly into the calcination layer inside the forging table.

He stretched his arms slightly; it had been a long time since he had exercised, and he couldn't help but feel a little warm inside.

His breakthrough to Saint Craftsman was merely a matter of whether he wanted to break through. Now that he possessed the cultivation of Soul Saint, he was fully capable of supporting Soul Forging!

The best forging tables will not keep you waiting too long during the forging process. When the cannon barrel rose again and came to the forging table, it had turned completely red-hot, causing the temperature in the forging chamber to rise considerably.

With a wave of his arms, Gu You summoned two life-refining hammers into his hands.

I could feel the life force in the air.

Long Yuxue and Lu Ni were both taken aback, and at the same time, they became even more curious about Gu Youlai.

"Bang!"

One side of the cannon barrel was smashed flat...

"Ah!" Long Yuxue couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, and at the same time, she thought to herself, "It's over..."

This time, even Rooney couldn't help but frown.

She'd repaired cannon barrels by forging more than once or twice. The process wasn't too complicated: after high-temperature forging, she used molds to adjust the deformed parts, then stabilized, solidified, and cooled it. The purple iron itself was very strong; even after multiple smeltings, there wouldn't be any problems.

Gu You immediately smashed one side of the cannon barrel flat with a single blow. He certainly had considerable strength, but was this supposed to be repair? Wasn't it just destruction? Repairing something flattened isn't so easy. This kid's a bit unreliable!

"Gu You, what are you doing?" Long Yuxue couldn't help but scold.

Gu You seemed not to hear him, and continued to strike with his double hammers. With several booming sounds, the cannon barrel, which was originally cylindrical, became flat.

Long Yuxue couldn't help but cover her face, unable to bear looking at it.

"Sister Rooney, I'm sorry. I'll be with you later. I really didn't know it would turn out like this..." She was filled with regret, regretting that she had inexplicably believed in Gu You's forging abilities.

Rooney also gave a wry smile. Although the cannon barrel itself wasn't particularly valuable, she had grown attached to it over time. Seeing Gu You ruin it like this made her somewhat uncomfortable, and even with her easygoing personality, her impression of Gu You plummeted.

At first, they even had three plans. Now, they all seem ridiculous.

"Bang!..." Gu You's double hammers fell rhythmically, with a strong sense of cadence. He struck the hammers very quickly, and while Long Yuxue and Rooney were talking, the cannon barrel had already been completely turned into a piece of iron.

The process was quick; by the time Long Yuxue apologized, the original cannon barrel had become an unsightly mess.

Long Yuxue couldn't help but step forward to stop Gu You from continuing to "make a fool of himself," but Rooney grabbed her arm, saying, "Let's see what he can do."

Suddenly, a beam of light rose up, its halo shimmering and swaying in the air. The light rose a full six feet above the ground, and faint echoes of a dragon's roar could be heard.

"This is……"

Long Yuxue and Rooney's pupils contracted simultaneously. Although neither of them were blacksmiths, they were quite knowledgeable.

"A thousand-times-forged, first-grade?" the two women said almost in unison.

Rooney liked her cannon barrel because it was made of high-quality metal, but only ordinary high-quality metal. After all, it was just a soul tool. It's already very difficult for metal to reach the level of high-quality metal.

However, she had never heard of a blacksmith who could upgrade a thousand-times-refined metal a second time, and directly upgrade it to the first grade of a thousand-times-refined metal.

No, this is not an ordinary thousand-forged first grade. The best case of a thousand-forged first grade is that the light rises by only five feet, but the halo rising from that purple iron is definitely more than six feet away. Also, what is that dragon roar?

The light lasted for more than ten seconds before slowly fading. The metal also began to deform rapidly, gradually flattening, and then, driven by the Life Hammer, slowly took shape.

With a "hiss," the cannon barrel plunged into the water, dissipating the heat. When it reappeared, the cannon barrel was already in Gu You's hands.

"Sir, it's ready." Gu You handed the cannon barrel to Rooney with both hands.

When Rooney looked down, she found that the cannon barrel itself was exactly the same size as before, only the deformation had completely disappeared, making it look like a brand new cannon barrel. The difference from before was that there was an additional layer of fine, dense cloud-like patterns on this cannon barrel, making it look more textured.

This……

He took the cannon barrel; it was still warm. Looking inside, it was smooth as a mirror. Even the feel of it was different from before. He gently squeezed it; although he hadn't tested it yet, the fact that it had been forged to the highest grade before clearly showed that the barrel's strength had increased by at least thirty percent.

"This is one of my unique forging techniques. What do you think? Doesn't it give you two officers a sense of passion?" Gu You smiled and shook his hands.

"You! How can you do business like this?" Long Yuxue almost punched Gu You.

"Sigh, you don't understand, do you? What I do in business is give customers a unique experience; that emotional feeling is the greatest value. You can't feel that with others."

Rooney let out a long breath and looked at Gu You's hands; his pair of forging hammers had already disappeared.

Turning to Long Yuxue, he said, "Xiaoxue, you've really found an amazing partner! You're so lucky. Even I'm envious. Gu You, do you need any more investment?"

Gu You shook his head. "I'm sorry, beautiful sister commander, the number of investors has already been reached."

Rooney, holding the cannon barrel, said, "I'm starting to regret it. I should have at least had you forge it using the second method. I'm curious, what if it were the third..."

(End of this chapter)