Douluo Continent: Becoming the God of Nature Starting from Farming

The old man wore a large robe stained with oil, the fabric stretched into a comical curve by his round belly.

Her short hair looked like a bird's nest, and her chubby cheeks were covered in powder.

"The Holy Son of the Spirit Hall?" Lou Gao looked at Xiao Ze.

Xiao Ze nodded slightly: "Greetings, Master Lou Gao."

"Oh my, you, the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, are actually quite polite. How interesting." Lou Gao wasn't very familiar with what was happening outside.

He only just learned that there was a Holy Son of the Spirit Hall.

"What do you want from me?" Lou Gao asked.

"I'm looking to collaborate with you," Xiao Ze said with a smile.

"Cooperation? Does your Spirit Hall also need blacksmiths?" Lou Gao was somewhat surprised.

Xiao Ze smiled but didn't say anything.

Lou Gao suddenly realized, "Let's go to my office."

His office, which was on the fifth floor, was right next to his blacksmith shop.

Upon entering the office, besides Xiao Ze and the others, there was only Lou Gao.

"I want all the blacksmiths in your Gengxin City," Xiao Ze said calmly, sitting on the sofa.

Upon hearing this, Lou Gao's eyes, which had been somewhat small, suddenly widened.

"What...what did you say?"

"I want all the blacksmiths in Gengxin City!"

"Are you crazy! That's impossible!" Lou Gao refused outright.

They are still citizens of Gengxin City, which is the same as the Xingluo Empire, and it's impossible for them to leave with Xiao Ze.

Xiao Ze showed no displeasure at Lou Gao's reaction.

"Aren't you going to ask me why I need so many blacksmiths?"

"Are you crazy?"

"You're the one who's crazy!" Ning Rongrong said irritably.

"You little brat!" Lou Gao was speechless. Hasn't your man gone mad? Does he even know how many blacksmiths are in the Blacksmiths' Guild?

You want it all? Why don't you just say you'll empty my Gengxin City?

Xiao Ze didn't say anything more and simply took out three soul tools and placed them on the table.

“These are… soul tools.” Lou Gao’s gaze was instantly drawn to the three soul tools.

"That's right, these three are soul tools, including attack, defense, and flight soul tools."

"This..." Lou Gao certainly knew about soul tools; he had even crafted some, but they were mostly ordinary soul tools, and he had never created an attack soul tool like this one.

After all, no one bothered to study it, and there were no blueprints.

"Your Highness, you want to cooperate with us on soul tools?" Lou Gao swallowed hard, his eyes glued to the three soul tools; he could tell they were genuine.

"That's right, to tell you the truth, our Spirit Hall obtained the blueprints for the soul tools from the Tianyue Empire thousands of years ago, and it's a complete set of blueprints, from level one to level nine."

"You know that our Spirit Hall has very few blacksmiths, so we simply can't properly research these soul tools. That's why we thought of your Blacksmiths' Association," Xiao Ze said with a smile.

Lou Gao's eyes grew brighter and brighter, even overshadowing the filth on his body.

“Your Highness, I understand. However, this is not a decision I can make alone. Although I am the president, the people under me also have their own families.”

"If it were just me, I could agree." Lou Gao wasn't stupid.

He had essentially reached the limit in his blacksmithing career, and now another path lay before him. He would be a fool not to take it.

"President Lou Gao, of course I know that. To create a soul tool, you need at least a soul master. I don't just accept anyone."

As he spoke, Xiao Ze took out the Min Clan investigation report, which was filled with information about the people the Blacksmith Association could recruit.

These people have simple backgrounds, good family circumstances, and decent strength. Most importantly, they are all Soul Masters.

Lou Gao was stunned when he saw what Xiao Ze had given him.

"This...this...you really are well-prepared." Lou Gao was both amused and exasperated; there was a lot of information on it that even he didn't know.

"Where."

"Sigh... If they all go with you, the blacksmiths' guild will probably go bankrupt."

Chapter 300: The building is so tall it's making me drool.

"It's not that bad. You can open the Blacksmith Association in Wuhun City, and at the same time, open a Soul Master Association and place the Blacksmith Association under the Soul Master Association."

"A Soul Master is barely considered a higher level than a Blacksmith," Xiao Ze laughed. In fact, he didn't intend to let go of those Blacksmiths without cultivation.

The future Martial Soul Empire will definitely require large-scale construction, and that's when blacksmiths will be needed.

“Okay. But… the Star Luo Empire.” Lou Gao was a little worried, after all, Gengxin City was still a member of the Star Luo Empire.

“You blacksmiths have no status in the Star Luo Empire, but you can have status in the Spirit Hall. Besides, the city belongs to the Star Luo Empire, not you. You haven’t sold yourselves into slavery.” Xiao Ze shook his head.

“That’s true, but we need to go in batches, otherwise if too many go at once, we’ll be discovered,” Lou Gao said.

“That’s what I think too,” Xiao Ze said with a smile. “I didn’t expect you to agree so easily. I was prepared to do some persuasion.”

Lou Gao laughed loudly: "I'm not a stubborn person. Soul tools are more important to me, so I definitely need to develop soul tools."

"If only Titan had your thoughts," Xiao Ze suddenly said.

Lou Gao was taken aback: "What's wrong with him?"

Titan is also one of the three great blacksmiths and the vice president of the Blacksmiths' Guild.

"Originally, the Titans' Power Clan was one of the four single-attribute families of the Clear Sky Sect, but because of Tang Hao's problems, they were abandoned and they are living a very bad life."

Even so, the other three families loathe Tang Hao, but Titan, like a lackey, actually follows Tang Hao's son, Tang San.

Not long ago, the three major families joined our Spirit Hall, and Titan actually came to Spirit City to cause trouble. "This is also a test by Xiao Ze. Who knows what the relationship is between Lou Gao and Titan?"

Soul tools are extremely important. If Titan wants to cause trouble because of the high building, then Xiao Ze can accept it even if he doesn't have the high building.

Stability is the most important thing; everything else comes second.

Lou Gao, upon hearing this, also felt a headache coming on: "He's always been like this. Is he dead or not?"

"No, he's locked up. He probably won't be able to get out for the rest of his life. The Power Clan, led by his son, joined the Spirit Hall," Xiao Ze said.

Lou Gao nodded: "This is probably the best outcome for him. It's best not to kill him."

He has some connection with Titan, but they haven't spent much time together, so it's unrealistic to expect him to rescue people from the Spirit Hall.

Moreover, Lou Gao was going to develop soul tools, not to save people.

Whoever wants to save me can save me; I won't die anyway.

"Yeah, he knows that if he doesn't cause trouble, no one will pay attention to him. Even the Clear Sky Sect doesn't care about Tang San, yet he, an outsider, still tries to get involved. I'm speechless," Xiao Ze said.

"Not quite right in the head," Lou Gao said casually.

"Alright, enough of that. Master Lou Gao will show you the effects of these three different types of soul tools," Xiao Ze said with a smile. Just looking at them isn't enough; you have to use them to see for yourself.

"Alright!" Lou Gao nodded emphatically; he had long wanted to see the power of these three soul tools.

"I'll take you to a testing ground."

The Blacksmiths' Guild naturally has a testing ground, since the weapons they forge need to be tested.

The group followed Lou Gao to the testing ground, which was completely deserted. Lou Gao had modified the testing ground according to Xiao Ze's ideas.

“Let’s test the first one, Master Lou Gao. This is an attack-type soul tool.”

In Xiao Ze's hand was a slender, dark gold rifle, its barrel covered with stylish patterns.

"This rifle also has ultra-long-range strike capability, capable of hitting targets within a kilometer." As he spoke, Xiao Ze casually pointed to the black iron target area a kilometer away at the test range.

This rifle was extremely quiet, without any deafening roar. It fired a single energy blast that enveloped the black iron target, instantly turning it into dust.

"Hiss... Not bad, what level of soul tool is this?" Lou Gao asked.

“A level three soul tool is equivalent to a Soul Master level, and its power is actually the same as a Soul Master’s attack. However, it is very stable. A Soul Master’s attack is sometimes strong and sometimes weak, but a rifle is different. As long as the injected soul power is about the same, the power is very stable, and you have seen the attack range.” Xiao Ze handed the rifle in his hand to Lou Gao.

"That's indeed more powerful than some Soul Masters." Lou Gao tested it a few times and shattered the Xuan Iron target.

"Moreover, the rate of fire is extremely fast; even a typical Soul Master might not be able to react in time," Lou Gao said.

“Very good. If it can be mass-produced, it would be a killer of low-level soul masters for your Spirit Hall.”

Xiao Ze nodded: "Then Chairman Lou Gao still needs to study how to mass-produce it."

"Do not worry."

The second test was of the defensive soul tool.

Shaped like a bronze plate.

After Xiao Ze injected his soul power to activate it, a honeycomb-shaped light shield was deployed.

Lou Gao tentatively flicked his finger, and the power was dispersed and absorbed by the ripple-like light patterns.

"How much power can this defend against?"

"Soul Master, the highest level is the attack of a Soul Master of three levels. Of course, the Soul Master's Soul-level power cannot be too great, otherwise it will be dangerous. Of course, the most powerful thing about this level three Soul Tool is not its defensive ability, but its recovery ability."

"recover?"

Xiao Ze then began the experiment and explained, "The most powerful feature of this soul tool is that it can use soul power to restore the shield. Generally speaking, if a defensive soul tool's shield is broken, it is ruined. However, this shield soul tool can be used repeatedly, although it can't be used many times, but it's still pretty good."

"I see, that's really good."

"This last one must be the flying soul tool, right?" Lou Gao was most interested in this soul tool.

After all, generally speaking, only those who have reached the Title Douluo level can fly, while those who have reached the previous major realms can at most hover in the air. Therefore, the ability to fly is really important for Soul Masters.

"As expected of Master Lou Gao."

Lou Gao's lips twitched: "If you can't speak properly, you don't have to. I'm not blind; these are all in the shape of wings!"

*Pfft*