From the Soul Motion Machine onwards, the Mechanized Douluo

Chapter 3: Not a single drop left! [Please add to your favorites! Please vote!]

What is a surprise?

The surprise was when Chen Hong saw Uncle Wang, a villager, throw out a piece of soul-guided mithril ore the size of a face plate from the sand and gravel in front of him. He knew that he had found a feng shui treasure land at a young age!

You know, so many old men never found it before they died. Hmm, it just feels a little strange.

The afternoon sun shone on Chen Hong's face. He stood on a small rocky hill not far from Baiyun Village, looking at the sandy ground beneath his feet. His eyes flickered repeatedly. Finally, he said to Uncle Wang, a villager, "Uncle Wang, we may have struck a mineral vein. Don't tell us yet. I'll discuss it with my father when we go to the market in the city next time."

When Uncle Wang, a villager, heard that there might be a mineral vein beneath his feet, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, followed by excitement as he exclaimed, "Does that mean we're going to be rich?!"

"Don't worry, Master Chen! I know the principle of not flaunting wealth!" Uncle Wang, a villager, still understood this principle.

Chen Hong nodded, then said to Uncle Wang, "The main thing is that we can't let the neighboring villages find out, especially that Holy Soul Village, lest they come and try to take it from our village. I heard they have a Soul Master with innate level 10 Soul Power; if we try to take it from them, we might not be able to."

Baiyun Village and Shenghun Village are separated by several villages and are quite far apart. The reason Chen Hong knew that a Soul Master with innate level 10 Soul Power had emerged there was because the Soul Master who awakened his Martial Soul four years ago had sighed in front of him.

He said that a certain place had finally produced a seedling with full innate soul power, but unfortunately, his martial soul was a useless Blue Silver Grass. He said that he had produced a pretty good spiritual martial soul. As a result, Chen Hong, who had only level three innate soul power, wrote down this sentence with a black line on his face.

Uncle Wang, the villager, immediately nodded: "I understand! I get it! Little Chen! I won't be digging this plot for a while!"

Uncle Wang trusted Chen Hong completely. Although Chen Hong was only ten years old, Uncle Wang was very impressed by his intelligence and talent.

Chen Hong bent down and tried to lift the soul-guided mithril ore, which was about the size of a washbasin. His face flushed, and despite using all his strength, he could only barely lift the stone. Uncle Wang, a villager standing nearby, immediately took it from him and said, "Little Chen, take a rest! I'll carry it back for you!"

Chen Hong looked up and compared his physique to Uncle Wang's, ultimately choosing to compromise with his youthful body. He'd heard that life was a process of constantly compromising with oneself, and Chen Hong had already begun to accelerate that process.

"Alright! Thank you very much, Uncle Wang! Next time we go to the market, I'll have my father ask someone from the Spirit Hall to come and take a look. Our village might make a fortune then!"

"Hehehe!" When Uncle Wang, a villager, heard Chen Hong's big promise, he grinned and felt as if the ore on his body had become much lighter, and his steps became much lighter.

After Chen Hong returned to the blacksmith shop, he picked up his small iron hammer and began to break the ore into pieces, then grind it into powder, repeatedly washing, screening, and smelting it. He worked all day and finally smelted a palm-sized piece of soul-guided mithril.

Chen Hong reheated the soul-guided mithril block until it was red-hot, cut it into long strips, and slowly forged it into threads. This was a meticulous and patient task, which is why the yellow soul ring on Chen Hong's back lit up again.

Stunning time! Initiate!

I am incredibly strong now! Because I have no worldly desires!

Continuously heat it up, then gently tap it along the groove left by Chen Hong with a small hammer. Normal metals will show a high temperature demagnetization phenomenon, but Soul Guiding Mithril is special. It has its own magnetic field inside the metal, and ordinary flames do not seem to reach the temperature that can demagnetize it.

The Soul Guiding Mithril has decent malleability, much softer than refined iron, enough for Chen Hong to slowly hammer it into threads using his Sage's Little Iron Hammer, which is devoid of worldly desires.

when!when!when!when!

Chen Hong hammered until late at night before falling into a deep, exhausted sleep. The next morning, he quickly got up, picked up his small hammer, and began the meticulous work he had done the night before.

Goo!Goo!Goo!

when!when!when!

Goo!Goo!Goo!

when!when!when!

The rooster that crowed at dawn seemed to be dissatisfied that Chen Hong was angry even earlier than it, and kept crowing loudly on the hilltop outside, determined to compete with Chen Hong.

However, after the rooster crowed for half an hour, its cries suddenly stopped, and then a series of curses could be heard coming from the hilltop outside: "What the hell are you talking to! You're tired of living! I can't control Master Chen, but I can't control you, you beast?!"

Chen Hong, inside the blacksmith's shop, instinctively froze as he raised his hand, and the spirit ring on his back dissipated: "."

Chen Hong silently mourned for the things outside for three seconds, then began to tap the silver metal wire, which was about the thickness of an earthworm, in his hand.

This guy has absolutely no idea what he's doing. Even though we all have "bird" in our names, how can yours compare to mine? If we were in a past life, I, the River Bird, would be a nationally protected species. Holy crap, who gave me my post-coital bliss?

hum!

A yellow spirit ring behind Chen Hong lit up, and the Sage Time was restarted. Chen Hong once again returned to the calm and composed state of Amen.

Finally, around noon, Chen Hong finished hammering out the required length of silver thread and allowed his aching back to rest.

Just then, Uncle Wang from next door brought over a large bowl of chicken soup to Chen Hong.

Looking at the fragrant chicken leg in his hand, Chen Hong silently mourned for Kun Kun for three seconds, then chose to use his own warm stomach to try to send the departed soul to the afterlife.

"Mmm, it smells delicious!"

Putting aside the facts, Chen Hong felt that he had contributed to the formation of this kind of inspirational story, so he naturally had a reason to enjoy it.

However, now is not the time to mourn Kun Kun. Chen Hong's ritual was very efficient. He finished the ritual in just a few bites and then started packing his things to move on to the next step: wrapping the coils!

An unknown great man once said that winding a coil of wire is the beginning of all success!

Hmm. I don't remember any great person saying this.

That's why he's not famous!

"Holy crap! There's something filthy in your brain! Start it up!"

hum!

Chen Hongmei's mental state returned to calm. She sat cross-legged on the work table like an old monk practicing Zen meditation, disassembling her 0.1 generation soul motor, taking out the axle inside, removing the ordinary iron wire that Chen Hong had wrapped around it before, and starting to wrap the soul guide mithril wire in her hand according to the shape of the classic motor in her previous life, leaving space for the brushes. She sat there for a whole day.

Chen Hong's first soul skill, Sage, grants mental focus and consumes very little soul power, allowing it to be activated for extended periods. However, it has significant side effects, causing a feeling of physical (and conscious) exhaustion after repeatedly entering a state of sagehood. The effect is that once sagehood ends, his mind becomes a jumbled mess of thoughts!

"Phew! Now comes the historic moment!"

"Improved Blade Runner, Upgraded Version, Machine Soul Joy, 0.2 Generation Soul Motion! Mommy, Mommy, please!"

"."

"Damn it! I've been a sage all day! I'm completely drained of soul power!"

(End of this chapter)