Douluo Continent: Xiao Xiao, I'm going to control you fiercely!

Three days later, in the morning.

At the request of the sect, the elders, who had just returned to the major cities to take charge of affairs, gathered together again.

However, this time the gathering place was changed to Xiao Xiao's Soul Guidance Room.

At this moment, the spacious Soul Guidance Room was packed with people, all staring at the protagonist on the stage, Xiao Xiao.

The elders had been waiting in the forging room for two hours. The forging process seemed to be almost identical to the process Xiao Xiao had used to purify rare metals.

At most, it just takes a little longer to purify and the metal purity is a little higher.

But they soon changed their minds.

With a particularly crisp hammer strike, an indescribable rhythm emanated from their young master.

Clang clang—

The crimson deep-sea silver on the platform shrank by 15% under the young master's hammer blows, and some unique and profound patterns gradually climbed onto the metal surface.

Clang clang—

When their young master brought down the final hammer, the piece of dark silver suddenly burst forth with a white light, illuminating the room in a silvery white glow.

Four hours of relentless effort, and I succeeded in my thousand-times forging!

This time, thanks to the special effects forging hammer, Xiao Xiao was not completely exhausted and was still able to maintain some movement on the stage.

Before Xiao Xiao could even speak, the blazing forge was shut down.

The eager elders below the stage immediately began scrambling for the metal on the stage.

"Without any added soul-guiding amplification array, this piece of metal actually has a 30% initial soul power conduction amplification!"

The elder who was the first to grab it was shocked.

"Not only that, this metal seems exceptionally hard. With this metal, I feel like I could even attempt to create a level six melee soul tool!"

The Third Elder, a Level 5 Soul Master who controlled the family's smuggling routes through the Mingdou Mountains, was overjoyed.

"You're still trying to upgrade to a level six melee soul tool? Do you even understand how you're doing it? You're just wasting your time. Get out of my way and get me here."

The elder, whose hair and beard were also white, forcefully slapped the third elder away and held the metal in his hand, carefully sensing it.

"Cough cough."

On the forging platform, Xiao Chen, who was standing next to Xiao Xiao, spoke up.

"The reason I called everyone back is for this matter."

"Xiao Xiao is very talented in forging. She has now mastered a way to forge this metal stably and intends to teach the sect disciples so that our sect can develop in the direction of forging and selling thousand-refined metals."

"Elders, what are your thoughts?"

"Metal of this quality is worth at least a hundred times more than ordinary rare metals."

The elder, who held the thousand-refined silver in his hand, spoke first.

"If our Soul Suppressing Sect were to master this technology, we could become the next, no, even surpass the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School."

"really."

The Third Elder, who had experienced the allure of the thousand-times-forged metal early on, had a resolute expression.

"In addition, although the development level of soul tools in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms has caught up with the Sun Moon Empire in recent years, there is still a gap of three or four hundred years between them."

"If our sect were to sell this metal to the three great empires, they might be able to establish a stable confrontation with the Sun Moon Empire."

Upon hearing this, the elders below the stage echoed his sentiments and began to envision the future.

"So, how long does it typically take for a member of the clan to master the method of refining metal, as the young master described?"

The Second Elder, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke.

"This kind of technology can generally be mastered by those who have reached the third level of mixed cultivation, but it usually takes 1-2 years to become familiar with the hundred-forging techniques of various metals and soul tool components."

"Then, even with my guidance, it will still take about two and a half years to master the thousand-fold forging technique."

"Furthermore, the success rate of the Thousand Refinements varies among different Soul Masters. So the outcome may not be as optimistic as everyone imagines."

Xiao Xiao spoke calmly and expressionlessly on stage.

In reality, she simply couldn't move.

Otherwise, if it were her first time speaking solemnly in front of so many elders, her legs would have gone weak.

After listening to Xiao Xiao's words, the Second Elder nodded thoughtfully.

"It's just a Soul Master. In 5 years, the clan can get a group of Soul Masters who are proficient in the Thousand Refinement Technique. It's very cost-effective."

"Furthermore, from what I've observed of the young master's previous forging process, even if it failed, the final product was still a piece of high-purity metal. Such metal is often worth several times more than ordinary rare metals, so there's no need to worry too much."

"Since this technology doesn't place high demands on Soul Masters, it's indeed time for sects to transform."

So you got to say both the good and the bad things all by yourself.

The elders below the stage listened to the Second Elder's eloquent speech, and inwardly cursed, secretly raising their middle fingers in the Second Elder's direction.

"Very well, elders, please go back and select suitable disciples. If possible, it would be best to choose those with good aptitude."

As the sect leader, Xiao Chen ultimately determined the nature of the matter.

"Furthermore, I have decided to share the Thousand Forging Technique with Shrek Academy."

?

The sudden decision to change course caught the elders off guard.

"What?"

"Sect Master, you've made a foolish mistake!"

The scene became somewhat chaotic for a moment.

However, Xu Shu in front of the screen and Xiao Xiao in the sea of ​​consciousness both noticed that something seemed amiss.

Some of the elders looked rather strange.

"Ahem, quiet down!"

Xiao Chen interrupted the elders' discussion and fully revealed his cultivation level.

"As everyone knows, my cultivation level is only at the peak of Soul Saint. Most of the genius students who graduated from Shrek Academy's inner court are at this level."

"This involves such a massive business spanning the entire continent; our Soul Suppressing Sect cannot protect it."

"Moreover, you have already seen Xiao Xiao's demonstration. Once our thousand-refined metal is mass-produced, those titled Douluo with strong spiritual power and profound understanding of the rules of heaven and earth will be able to crack this forging method within a few years."

"As far as I know, Shrek Academy's level eight soul master, Fan Yu, is able to innovate on the basis of soul cannons and develop a major category of soul tools: fixed-mount soul tools."

"If we cherish our own knowledge, even if it doesn't attract the envy of others, the technology of our Soul Suppressing Sect won't actually be ahead for many years."

"After much thought, I think it would be better to use this technology as a condition to obtain exclusive cooperation and protection from Shrek Academy."

"By the way..."

Xiao Chen paused, keeping everyone in suspense.

"By the way, let's talk about the terms with Shrek Academy. Let's have all of us sect disciples specially recruited into Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department. After Shrek Academy's Title Douluo learns the Thousand Refinement technique, they can then teach the sect disciples."

"This way, we won't take up too much of Xiao Xiao's time, and we sect disciples will also benefit."

"What do you all think?"

Haha, what can we say since you've already said that?

This time, all the elders simultaneously raised their middle fingers at Xiao Chen and shouted in unison:

"Our sect leader is wise!"

Then one by one they rushed out of the Soul Guidance Room.

Seeing this, Xiao Chen, as the sect leader, could only stand there with a helpless, bitter smile.

They're all cunning old foxes.

Xu Shu finally understood.

The money-making path I had envisioned turned out to be jeopardized because the threshold for the Thousand Refinements was not as high as I had imagined, and the sect leader's strength was insufficient.

Therefore, the system made a judgment and changed his earning path to advance to the Shrek Academy path.