Douluo: Becoming Stronger Starts with Eating Soul Beast Meat

"who is it!"

Lou Gao stood up quickly and looked around vigilantly.

Silong also reacted quickly. He quickly stood beside Lou Gao and protected his safety.

The speaker didn't sound very old, but the fact that he could hear the voice clearly amid the noisy sound of wrought iron was a skill that not everyone could achieve.

At this moment, a tall figure suddenly appeared at the door of the forging room.

Lou Gao's pupils shrank slightly, but his heart was in turmoil. He thought to himself, "I just checked the door. When did this guy show up at the door?"

"Haha, didn't Master Lou come to this city just to find me? Why, Master Lou doesn't welcome me when I come to you in person?"

The speaker was Quan Yi.

When Lou Gao heard this, his expression suddenly changed and he became extremely nervous.

You know, although he is the president of the Blacksmith Association, he is simply unable to resist when facing a truly powerful soul master family.

"Are you from the Quan family?" Lou Gao asked carefully.

Quan Yi smiled faintly and said, "That's right."

"Excuse me, my apology. My name is Lou Gao, and I'm the president of the Blacksmith Association. I wonder what brings you here this time?" Lou Gao stepped forward and asked with a bow.

Quan Yi said: “Since Master Lou asked, I will get straight to the point.

I came here this time to invite Master Lou to join our Quan family."

Quan Yi's words, like Shi Luo Tian's shock, plunged the noisy forging room into silence.

However, the crisp sound of the fire burning in the stove was particularly clear.

Chapter 225 Lou Gao joins

The first one to react was Silong. As Lou Gao's chief disciple and bodyguard, he raised his right hand and a flash of light appeared.

A small pure golden chisel appeared in his hand, and six soul rings emerged around the chisel. The level was not low, but the ratio of the soul rings was not very good.

One white, two yellow, three purple.

As a Soul Emperor, he doesn't even have a ten thousand year soul ring.

Silong raised his martial spirit, quickly stood in front of Lou Gao, and shouted loudly: "You rude fellow, my master is the president of the Blacksmith Association, how can a young boy like you insult him."

Silong's eyes were full of anger.

Lou Gao suddenly felt something was wrong, and hurriedly grabbed Silong's body, shouting, "Don't be impulsive."

However, Lou Gao's movements were too slow. While he was pulling Silong, Quan Yi had already arrived in front of Silong.

He patted Silong's shoulder and said with a smile: "Master Silong, don't be nervous. I am here today on behalf of the Quan family. Everything I say is with great sincerity."

Silong didn't know why Quanyi approached him, but in the blink of an eye Quanyi touched him.

Silong looked at the gentle smile in front of him, but endless fear surged in his heart.

Although Quan Yi did not use any force, he found that he could not move at all, and the arm holding the chisel was shaking unconsciously.

Because he saw a hint of cold murderous intent in Quan Yi's eyes.

His intuition told him that if he acted rashly at this moment, the person in front of him would kill him without hesitation.

The fear of death made Silong experience Quan Yi's horror firsthand.

"Silong, step back."

Lou Gao sensed something was wrong with Silong, so he pulled Silong back with his hand and walked in front of Quan Yi.

He looked carefully at Quan Yi's appearance. His unconcealed strong body and powerful aura, as well as his youthful face with a very contrasting feeling, made him confused.

However, he still handled it calmly and said, "Little brother, this is not the place to talk. Why don't you follow me to the office to discuss it in detail?"

Quan nodded and said, "Of course, please lead the way, Master Lou."

Lou Gao felt relieved when he saw Quan Yi was so easy to talk to.

Lou Gao asked Silong to continue forging, and he went alone with Quan Yi to the exclusive office upstairs.

Entering the office, there is not much decoration inside, just some drawings and two disassembled bicycles.

One is the original and the other is the new version.

Seeing this, Lou Gao said without disguising, "Thanks to the bicycle invented by the blacksmith of your family, we can also make a lot of money."

This is not a lie. You have to know that the total annual turnover of the entire Blacksmith Association is only 200,000 gold soul coins, and they could sell 100,000 gold soul coins a day in the beginning.

This is also the reason why Lou Gao wants to continue staying in Saus City even at the risk of offending the Quan family.

Quan Yi said nonchalantly, "I didn't hide it on purpose. Master Lou is really capable of imitating me."

Lou Gao's feelings towards Quan Yi heightened again.

The two of them sat down one by one, and Lou Gao was the first to ask.

"Sir, I have never heard of someone like you in the Quan family before. I don't know how I can confirm your identity."

Lou Gao carefully tested.

Quan Yi did not hesitate. His hands flashed with light, and red and black scorching sun gauntlets appeared.

Moreover, a terrifying combination of two yellow, one purple, and two black soul rings appeared behind him.

"Hi~!"

Lou Gao couldn't believe the scene before him, but the aura emitted by Quan Yi confirmed its authenticity.

And with the Quan family's iconic hand armor spirit, Lou Gao became certain of Quan Yi's identity.

"My name is Quan Yi, and I am the current patriarch of the Quan family, the son of Quan Yue, and the current young patriarch of the Quan family."

Lou Gao was stunned, the shock in his heart was greater than ever before.

Among the intelligence he collected, there was almost no information about Quan Yi. Quan Yi rarely appeared in the public eye, and except for a few close people, few people knew Quan Yi's specific situation.

Now that he suddenly knew that the Quan family had such a great heir, and that he was so talented and powerful, Lou Gao had a deeper understanding of the Quan family.

Although Quan Yi's body shape is different from that of ordinary people, Lou Gao can still tell that Quan Yi is not very old after living for so long.

"Brother Quan, I know why you are here."

Quan Yi continued: "Master Lou, don't be nervous. This is not mandatory. You can reply to me after careful consideration."

Lou Gao stood up hastily at this time and replied: "I agree, I agree to join."

Izumi was a little surprised by Lou Gao’s reaction, but his expression didn’t seem fake.

Quan Yi's expression became extremely serious, and he said solemnly: "Master Lou, you should know what it means to join the Quan family. Do you really not need to think about it again?"

Joining other families and becoming a subsidiary means completely obeying the orders of the Quan family and not betraying them.

Lou Gao was shocked by Quan Yi's power and felt fear in his heart.

However, compared to Quan Yi's deterrence, he has greater pursuits.

For this pursuit, even if I lose my freedom and status, so what?

When Lou Gao came to the city of Saus, he saw many gratifying changes. In just two years, the blacksmith industry, which had been ignored, showed signs of booming development.

The fundamental reason for the downturn in the blacksmith industry is that people have an extreme lack of demand for iron tools, and the cause of this is due to the weapon spirit.

However, even a weapon spirit cannot be transformed into a means of transportation.

The emergence of bicycles just meets people's needs for travel.

The blacksmiths in the city of Saus also made great progress by seizing this opportunity.

When Lou Gao saw this, he truly realized that blindly pursuing weapons and protective gear would not truly improve the status of blacksmiths.

The demand for weapons and armor will fluctuate as the situation changes.

In recent years, the situation on the mainland has become more peaceful, people's demand for weapons and armor has dropped significantly, and the blacksmith industry has further declined.

Now, when Lou Gao came to the city of Saus and saw the rise of the blacksmith industry, it was like discovering a vibrant flower bud from the icy frozen soil.

“I know what this means, but I care more about the gains and losses of the entire blacksmith industry than my personal gains and losses.

Moreover, from what Master Quan has done to all the blacksmiths in Saus City in the past two years, I know that Master Quan has good intentions towards blacksmiths. This alone is enough for me to agree."

The Quan family did not hide their behavior and acquiesced to the behavior of the grassroots blacksmiths imitating and forging bicycles, which made Lou Gao see a selfless attitude.

Lou Gao was not disgusted by the Quan family as such, and most importantly, he personally had a great interest in the blacksmith who made the bicycle.

In his opinion, this blacksmith is most likely a hidden master craftsman, and a master craftsman who surpasses himself.

If he could have close contact with this master, his own forging skills would also be improved.

It's a good thing that can satisfy both justice and personal desires, so of course Lou Gao has to join in.

"In that case, welcome Master Lou Gao to join the Quan family."

Quan stood up, stretched out his arm with a smile, and held Lou Gao's hand.

Lou Gao also held Quan Yi's hand with a smile on his face and shook his arm vigorously.

Chapter 226 The Second Blacksmith Shop

Chapter 226 The Second Blacksmith Shop

The next day, Lougao's store was officially closed. Outsiders mistakenly believed that the store was unable to make ends meet due to lowering prices, and eventually went bankrupt due to financial problems.

This incident also led the outside world to mistakenly believe that the cost and production price of bicycles are very expensive.

This also made Quanyi's bicycle shop popular again.

However, compared to this, he was more pleased with Lou Gao's joining.

Within one day, Lou Gao passed the position of president of the Blacksmith Association to Silong, and joined the Quan family alone.

Although, besides Lou Gao, there were many blacksmiths who wanted to follow Lou Gao and join the Quan family, they were ultimately rejected by Quan Yi.

The blacksmiths in the Blacksmith Guild are a mixed bunch. In the short term, it can indeed greatly increase their strength, but in the long run, it will not benefit the family.

Because the equipment he was researching was the most confidential of the secrets to the Quan family, and it could not be leaked until Quan Yi was truly prepared.

Moreover, since he had a steam-powered device, he did not need too many people, and he focused more on the personal talents of the blacksmith.

Therefore, at this stage, one person in the building is enough.

The rest of the blacksmiths chose to return to Gengxin City to continue producing bicycles.

Quan Yi tacitly agreed to this, but in exchange, Gengxin City had to provide various metal ores at prices lower than the market price, and also bear the shipping costs.

Silong, Lou Gao's chief disciple, immediately agreed to this request after taking over the position of president.

As long as he could get Quan Yi's approval and continue producing bicycles, he would be willing to do so even if Quan Yi asked him to provide minerals for free.

The Blacksmith Association and the Quan family reached an agreement on cooperation.

Although Quan Yi did not directly control the Blacksmith Association, he had a closer ties with it.

In the future, if there is a need for further cooperation, there will be a certain foundation.

On the afternoon of the day that Lou Gao joined the Quan family, Quan Yi took Lou Gao to a brand new blacksmith shop.

The location of this blacksmith shop is just opposite to Yuan’s blacksmith shop.

The two walked into the blacksmith shop together, and Lou Gao looked curiously at the various novel objects arranged in the forging room.

Especially when he saw the giant steam forging hammer in the center, he showed a look of surprise.

"Master, what is this?"

Lou Gao pointed his finger at the hammer and asked Quan Yi.

Quan smiled but said nothing. Instead, he walked to the boiler and added charcoal into it.

After waiting for a while, the boiler heats up and the water stored in the boiler is heated and begins to boil.

Then, accompanied by the harsh sound of steam gushing out, the piston rod device of the hammer head and the cylinder moves up and down, and the steam hammer begins to float up and down.

Quan Yi took out a piece of red-hot iron and placed it on the anvil under the forging hammer.

"Dang! Dang! Dang!"