Douluo: Emerald Poison King

Chapter 216: Blacksmith's Guide (Fourth Update)

According to the soul master, that was undoubtedly a state of enlightenment, and in that state of enlightenment, Lou Gao abandoned all external factors and devoted himself to forging.

When he first used the secret technique experimentally, Lou Gao knew to control the amount of secret technique he used and burn very little vitality. But during the enlightenment stage, Lou Gao completely forgot about this important matter and forcibly stimulated his potential at all costs, burning his life.

After the final forging was completed, Lou Gao had officially entered the seventh level of soul forging and even began to touch the eighth level of fusion forging.

But when he woke up from the state of enlightenment, Lou Gao didn't even have the strength to stand up, and he fell to the ground and fainted. Fortunately, he didn't fall into the furnace, otherwise it would be too ironic.

If it weren't for his disciples who were worried about his condition and came over from time to time to listen for any sounds of forging in the room and to see if any supplies and materials had been consumed, and if they hadn't discovered Lou Gao lying on the ground, his life or death unknown, then Lou Gao would probably have died in his own forging room.

In the past few months, although Lou Gao had made a huge breakthrough in his spirit and reached a level that was previously unimaginable, his originally strong body was getting worse and worse, and recently he even needed someone to support him to move.

Even if Chen Ming did not come at this time, Lou Gao would have to consider letting his disciples take him to Tiandou City to see Chen Ming for the last time.

After hearing what Lou Gao said, Chen Ming didn't know what to say.

For those who seek the truth, it is too normal to hear the truth in the morning and die in the evening. If I were Lou Gao, in the face of that unique opportunity, my choice would be the same as Lou Gao's, burning my life for that ideal state.

After Lou Gao finished talking about what had happened during this period, he took out a thick book from the storage soul guide on his waist and handed it to Chen Ming.

It was a book made of metal. The cover of the book was made of mithril, and the pages were made of specially treated fine gold, with writing on it using a strange metal as pigment.

The book is one meter long, half a meter wide, and half a meter thick. Although every possible means has been used to reduce the weight of the book, it still weighs several thousand pounds. It is better to say that it is something disguised as a book than a book. Not to mention how difficult it is to read, even the pages of the book are not something that ordinary people can open.

The moment he took out the book, Lou Gao's face turned red because he used too much force. It was only with the help of Chen Ming that he gently placed the book on the ground.

Chen Ming flipped through it briefly and found out that this was a book about forging compiled by Lou Gao, and the book was probably written in the last three or two months.

The beginning part describes the origin of forging, the basic process and principles of forging, and the ideal state of forging. The main text describes the forging technology and the requirements of each state from the shallow to the deep, and the feelings and treatment methods of the predecessors of blacksmiths for each state. It contains a lot of precious forging information.

From simple hammer swings to the chaotic cloak hammer method, which is known as the highest forging technique of blacksmiths, from forging ordinary armor to forging light armor that can resist the attacks of the Soul Emperor. From the most basic agricultural tools to large siege equipment used in siege warfare. From simple mechanical locks to complex and bizarre mechanical techniques.
From the middle of the book, the text content changes to records of various metals, recording the properties of various metals and how to stimulate their properties. The appendix lists the formulas of a large number of alloys accumulated by the Blacksmith Association and how to make alloys with corresponding properties according to actual conditions.

It can be said that this book was completed in a hurry by Lou Gao, all his disciples and trusted blacksmiths during the period when he was determined to die. It is the condensed and concrete embodiment of all the inheritance of the entire Blacksmith Association.

The huge book contains more than 10 million words, which is an unprecedented feat in the blacksmith industry. It is a book that can truly lay the foundation for the blacksmith industry. With this book, even a layman who knows nothing about the blacksmith industry can grow into an excellent blacksmith. If he is talented, he can even become a master blacksmith of this era.

If this book happened in a continent where forging technology was underdeveloped, it could have triggered a revolution in the era, building a metallurgical system from scratch and greatly advancing the progress of the entire civilization.

The degree of shock this book caused Chen Ming was no less than that of the soul-forging metal just now, and it was even greater.

This book was compiled by completely emptying out all the knowledge of the entire Blacksmith Association. It also includes Lou Gao's records and detailed descriptions of the three realms of spirit forging, fusion forging and soul forging.

As long as he has this book in his hands, Chen Ming can train a large number of blacksmiths of his own, and even train his own holy craftsmen or even divine craftsmen who can complete the heavenly forging.

Just by flipping through a few pages, Chen Ming had some understanding of forging technology. If he studied it a little bit, with his current physical control and learning ability, he would be able to quickly digest and absorb the contents of this encyclopedia and become an excellent blacksmith in a very short time.

"Palace Master, this book is the result of my life's hard work. I originally wanted to leave this book to my disciples after my death, so that those useless children can continue to explore the higher path of blacksmithing. But since Palace Master has helped me solve the problem of my life span..."

At this point, Lou Gao smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Then let the Palace Master handle this book."

Everyone has selfish motives. Lou Gao was able to hand over his greatest forging masterpiece to Chen Ming without reservation, but he still wanted to leave his inheritance to his disciples.

However, the things in this book are all things that Lou Gao has learned, and many of them are created by Lou Gao himself. Lou Gao himself is equivalent to a living encyclopedia, and in some aspects he is even more comprehensive and detailed than this encyclopedia.

Since Lou Gao himself doesn't need to die, this inheritance is naturally of no use.

Ever since his sudden realization a few months ago, Lou Gao has been unable to work as a blacksmith any more. Many of his insights have to be kept in his heart and cannot be put into practice. He can only simulate and deduce the changes that should occur in his mind over and over again.

It's not that Lou Gao had not thought about letting his disciples conduct experiments on his behalf. However, in the eyes of Lou Gao, whose skills had made several breakthroughs, the forging skills of his disciples, which used to be acceptable, had become so crude that they were no different from children swinging a sledgehammer.

Not to mention the experimental results, just watching them conduct experiments over and over again and fail again and again, Lou Gao felt that his life was slipping away quickly.

Now that he can resume forging iron as normal, Lou Gao feels that his forging skills will definitely be taken to a higher level. Who knows, in the future, soul forging may be easily completed without expending his vitality.

(End of this chapter)