Douluo: Becoming Stronger Starts with Eating Soul Beast Meat

The shop has no name, but does have a sign with a forging hammer engraved on it.

The shop, which has only been open for less than a week, can have so many customers because the bicycles they sell are comparable to those sold by Quanyi in quality.

Since Quanyi only sells ten cars a day, many people who can’t wait will come here to buy them.

So, they were actually stealing Quan Yi's customers.

However, this is also normal business competition, and we can only say that these people are capable.

In the forging room inside the shop, a fat old man who looked amiable was holding a forging hammer and forging a block of iron with all his might.

At this time, a man rushed into the forging room, ran to the fat old man, and said, "Master, there is movement on the other side."

Chapter 223 The Divine Craftsman Lou Gao

The fat old man didn't react much after hearing this. He was concentrating on the iron on the anvil.

The hammer in his hand hit the red-hot iron block like thunder.

A piece of red-hot iron became slender under the forging of the fat old man, and finally turned into a long iron rod.

The fat old man's forging technique was very simple. With just a few hammer strikes, the hard iron could be kneaded at will like a clay sculpture.

The perfect combination of strength and skill makes boring wrought iron a pleasure to look at.

The fat old man handed the iron rod directly to the blacksmith who was forging iron with him. After the blacksmith took it, he combined the iron rod with several other iron rods to form a triangular frame.

In the forging room, there are more than fifty blacksmiths working at the same time. Each blacksmith is responsible for forging a certain component. Finally, all the forged components are gathered together for connection and assembly.

And what they were assembling was a bicycle.

The fat old man put down the hammer, looked at the man who came to report the news and said, "Silong, tell me quickly, what has happened on the other side."

The fat old man changed his calm attitude during forging and became impatient. The master style he had displayed before was gone.

The fat old man's name is Lou Gao. Although he is not good-looking, he is one of the only three master craftsmen left in Douluo Continent.

Originally, Lou Gao settled in Gengxin City, Xingluo Empire, to study iron and metal.

However, a year ago, the bicycles sold by Quan Yi flowed into Gengxin City, the famous metal capital.

When Lou Gao saw the bicycle for the first time, he not only saw the hope of improving the blacksmith's status, but also saw the unfamiliar technology contained in the bicycle.

Driven by curiosity, Lou Gao immediately ordered people to find out the origin of the bicycle. Finally, after they learned that the bicycle came from the city of Saus, Lou Gao immediately led his disciples to explore.

However, when he learned that there was a powerful force behind this store, he gave up the idea of ​​rushing in directly to inquire about the technology.

However, with doubts in his heart unresolved, Lou Gao did not choose to leave. Instead, he chose to compete on the same stage to exchange techniques.

Silong replied: "Master, a new type of bicycle with a speed-changing function was launched across the street today."

Lou Gao's eyes lit up immediately, and he asked excitedly, "Speed ​​change? How does it achieve speed change? Have you bought it?"

Silong paused awkwardly and replied, "No. I didn't know they were launching a new product today, so I didn't get in line. But I saw it with my own eyes."

As he spoke, Silong handed the blueprint he had drawn to Lou Gao.

Lou Gao snatched the blueprint and looked at it carefully.

"There are actually a variety of gears of different sizes lined up on the rear wheel, and then the chain is moved to change the size of the gear. Haha, what a clever design and thought.

The level of the blacksmith on the opposite side is definitely not low, but I don’t know who he is and why I have never seen him before.

I heard that there is a force called the Iron Fist Family behind them, supporting them. If it weren't for the Iron Fist Family, I would definitely be able to recruit the blacksmith on the other side. What a pity."

As the president of the Blacksmiths Association, Lou Gao has made efforts throughout his life to improve the status of blacksmiths. At the same time, as a master craftsman, he is also keen on seeking new technologies.

If it weren't for the existence of the Quan family, which restricted Lou Gao from making any rash moves, otherwise, with his character, he would definitely find the blacksmith on the other side and use his status and power among the blacksmiths to take over the other party.

"However, choosing to launch a new product at this time clearly shows that they are aware of our existence. By the way, Silong, what is the price of this speed-shifting bicycle?"

Silong replied with an embarrassed look on his face: "Master, the price of the speed bike is the same as before, 10,000 gold soul coins. Not only that, they also said that they will no longer sell the original bikes in the future, but will sell the century-old Su bikes instead. The rules are still the same, and the sales are limited to ten per day."

“What!” Hearing this, Lou Gao could no longer hold back his astonishment and jumped up. He said in disbelief, “How is this possible? How many blacksmiths are there on the other side? I have gathered more than 50 blacksmiths at the blacksmith level and can barely keep up with the original forging.

This new version is much more difficult and takes a lot longer to forge than the original version."

A look of doubt flashed across Lou Gao's eyes. For him, the most difficult part of copying a bicycle was not its overall strength, but its precision.

The dimensions and size of each component must match perfectly; any deviation will result in it being scrapped.

Therefore, it requires the cooperation of many high-level blacksmiths, but even so, they will inevitably make mistakes and lose time.

More than fifty people, including him, the master craftsman, could only forge a dozen or so every day despite their best efforts.

This is the efficiency they achieve when they do not participate in metal refining.

They transported iron essence and other materials directly from Gengxin City to Saus City, which means that the actual number of blacksmiths involved was far more than fifty.

Lou Gao was confident that their forging team was the best in the continent. But now, a blacksmith team that was stronger than theirs suddenly appeared. One can imagine how shocked he was.

Lou Gao was shocked and murmured, "The other side must have mastered some technology that I don't know about."

Silong asked carefully: "Master, what should we do next? If we don't lower the price, we will probably lose a lot of customers."

"Then lower the price. This time we lost to the other side." Lou Gao felt unwilling and continued, "But this is only temporary. Don't be happy for too long."

On the other side, in the Yuan family blacksmith shop on the edge of the city.

Quan Yi was looking at the report from Quanying.

At this time, Yuan the Blacksmith was sitting nearby and asked, "Young Master, is the person opposite really the master craftsman Lou Gao?"

There was a flash of admiration in Yuan the blacksmith's eyes. To him, Lou Gao was his idol and also his goal.

Quan smiled and said, "Why, is Blacksmith Yuan scared?"

Yuan the Blacksmith also smiled and shook his head and said, "No, even if he is the Master Craftsman Lou Gao, he has no chance of winning."

With standard production lines and fuel power, their production efficiency and precision are incomparable to the pure manual forging on the other side.

Therefore, in this regard, Yuan the Blacksmith has absolute confidence.

However, this did not affect his continued admiration for Lou Gao. After all, the other party's skills and knowledge were indeed very impressive.

They were also the first blacksmiths to forge something close to theirs.

A bicycle that can withstand the power of a Soul King and is purely hand-forged is enough to prove their ability.

However, the technology that Quan Yi mastered was a dimensionality reduction attack on them.

If Lou Gao mistakenly thinks that the current level they have demonstrated is their limit, then they are naive.

Before this, Quan Yi was just joking.

"Master Lou Gao, I don't know what you will do next."

Chapter 224 Testing Building Height

The speed-changing bicycle launched by Quan Yi was designed a year ago.

Since there is no competitor so far, he has never taken it out.

However, now a competitor has emerged that can threaten their leading position.

So Quan Yi chose to suppress it directly.

However, Quan Yi did not go overboard, but instead appropriately increased the technical difficulty to test the opponent's level.

However, his gentle probing was a heavy burden for the other party.

"According to the report we received today, Lou Gao and his team directly reduced the price by 5,000 yuan, and they were able to barely sell today's quantity."

Quan flicked the report in his hand and explained the truth to Yuan the blacksmith.

Yuan the blacksmith said: "It's really terrible. The quality of Master Lou's products is obviously very good, but the price has been cut in half."

Quan Yida said: “People who can afford high-end bicycles care about two things: quality and reputation.

Lougao's products are inferior imitations of ours, not only are they slightly inferior in quality, but they also leave people with an impression of being inferior.

Before this, they could still attract customers with similar quality.

But now, we are selling new products with more powerful functions at the price of 10,000 gold soul coins, so of course they can’t maintain the current selling price.”

Business is cruel. Quan Yi's method of selling at the original price will cause losses to them, but the losses to the other party will be greater.

Quan Yi was not troubled by such competition. On the contrary, he was delighted.

Because the current situation is exactly what Quan Yi expected.

He really needed a senior blacksmith like Lou Gao.

The various research, experience, and wisdom they carry are indispensable to Quanyi. Not only can they greatly increase the foundation, but they can also speed up the research on ironware.

Now that they have fallen into the trap, Quan Yi will of course take it all.

However, before conquering the enemy, Quan Yi still needs to test him carefully. He does not only look at the skills, but also the character and personality.

The most important thing is to join the Quan family and obey the Quan family's orders.

To this end, Quan Yixiang launched the first round of attempts against Lou Gao.

After the geared bicycles began to be sold, the popularity of Quanyi Bicycle Shop soared again.

Including customers who had previously purchased the original version, they also came specifically to buy the new product.

The maximum speed of the variable-speed bicycle is twice as fast as the original version, and it can adapt to complex terrain by changing gears.

The powerful functions attracted everyone's attention.

On the contrary, outside the bicycle shop on the tall building, business is also booming.

However, the class of customers has dropped significantly, and lower-middle-class nobles who could not afford huge amounts of money before can now buy high-quality bicycles at low prices.

If the building was not in the city of Saus, but somewhere else, it could actually be sold at a higher price.

However, Lou Gao did not choose to retreat, but continued to stay in the city of Saus.

A week later, Lou Gao finally launched a counterattack.

Tall shops.

Today, they actually launched a brand new speed-shifting bicycle.

Although, this is just a simple version of a speed bike with three gears: low, medium and high.

However, to be able to replicate to this level in just one week, the strength of the master craftsman should not be underestimated.

Inside the forging room, after Lou Gao heard the news that the Lou Gao brand speed bicycle priced at 6,000 gold soul coins had been sold, he collapsed directly on the wooden chair and breathed a sigh of relief.

Lou Gao's plump, white body became significantly thinner in just one week, and his eyes were filled with bloodshot.

There was not a trace of joy in his pupils, only doubt and loneliness.

The reason why Lou Gao was so weak was that he had been studying day and night and forging the iron himself for the past week.

Although it is just a simple addition of a few gears, the complexity is far beyond imagination.

Apart from Lou Gao himself and several of his disciples, no other blacksmiths could complete such a delicate project.

After forging it himself, Lou Gao had a deeper understanding of the difficulty involved, and he also realized the huge gap between the two sides.

It took a week of research and time to barely produce a crude imitation.

At this moment, he began to have serious doubts about his own forging skills.

He collapsed on the chair and murmured, "There are always people who are better than you. I didn't expect that there is such a powerful blacksmith in Douluo Continent."

Seeing that Lou Gao was a little frustrated, Silong hurriedly comforted him: "Master, we are just one step slower than others. As long as we continue to research, it won't be long before we can build a stronger bicycle than the one on the other side."

At this time, Lou Gao seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly he burst into laughter and said, "Silong, I am not depressed, but happy. I didn't expect that I would be able to see the hope of the blacksmith's rise at this age.

I can't even laugh, why should I be sad?"

Silong looked at Lou Gao's abnormal mood swings and couldn't help but worry about his mental state.

After all, Lou Gao is old and his energy is not as good as before. Silong is worried that Lou Gao will overreact after suffering a setback.

However, Silong underestimated Lou Gao. Lou Gao's passion for forging was unmatched. A setback not only did not make him sink, but on the contrary, his enthusiasm became even higher.

At this time, a young voice came from the forging room.

"Hahaha, you are worthy of being the Divine General Lou Gao. Your heart is like fine steel that has been tempered a thousand times."