Douluo: Traveling Through the Universe, Reversing Time and Space

Chapter 354 Mu Ye's Promise Touches Zhen Hua's Heart
Shi Yu, wearing a mask, stood calmly in the room watching them, showing no panic despite their wariness and hostility.
"Master craftsman Zhenhua, Body Sect Muye, hello to you both," Shi Yu greeted them, trying to make his voice sound a little hoarse as he did so.
He remained relatively calm, but Zhenhua and Muye found it difficult to stay calm, both watching Shi Yu with high vigilance.
"Who are you, and how did you manage to appear in the room so quietly?" Zhenhua questioned in a deep voice.
The other party's ability is too exaggerated. Even when he and Makino were on high alert, they still couldn't detect the person's presence.
They only became alerted when he made a sound; his ability to approach them silently was terrifying.
If the other party is hostile towards them and wants to kill them, wouldn't it be very easy to succeed?
The more he thought about it, the more frightened he felt; this person posed a great danger to his safety.
What he had thought of, Makino had also thought of, and a murderous glint even flashed in his eyes. Keeping this kind of person around might make it hard for them to have a peaceful night's sleep.
“Body Douluo, we have no enmity or grudge. I even have some connection with your Body Sect. It’s not good for you to have murderous intent towards me,” Shi Yu said to Mu Ye instead of answering Zhen Hua’s question.
He was quite sensitive to killing intent and clearly sensed Makino's murderous intent towards him.
"What connection?" Mu Ye frowned, he didn't remember having any dealings with this person.
"Do you remember this?" Shi Yu took out a token, a keepsake from a promise he made with Yuan Lang twenty thousand years ago.
It wasn't used during the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect era, but it was used during the Dragon King Legend era, though it's unclear whether it was effective.
If she could improve Makino's attitude towards her, it would influence Zhenhua, making it easier for her requests to be fulfilled.
Upon seeing the token in Shi Yu's hand, Mu Ye's pupils constricted slightly, clearly recognizing it: "How did you get this token?"

Shi Yu looked at him with a half-smile: "What do you think?"

"My ancestors had a past relationship with the ancestors of the Body Sect. The founding ancestor of the Body Sect promised my ancestors that if he or his descendants came to the Body Sect with this token, they would receive the same treatment as the ancestors of the Body Sect."

"I just don't know if Douluo Mu Ye, in his true form, still recognizes this token?"

Zhenhua looked at Mu Ye beside him, who was staring intently at the token, seemingly trying to confirm its authenticity.
“I want to take a closer look,” Makino said.
"Okay," Shi Yu said generously, tossing the token to Mu Ye.
Makino took the token and examined it carefully.
“The token is indeed genuine, but it seems somewhat new,” Mu Ye said, looking at Shi Yu with a hint of doubt.
"This token was given to my ancestor by the ancestor of the Body Sect. Such a precious item was naturally well preserved by my ancestor, who used some methods to keep it as good as new."

"You don't suspect that I made this on the spot, do you?" Shi Yu explained calmly.
"That possibility cannot be ruled out, but it's not important. What's important is that you know what this token looks like, which means you have an intricate connection with the one your ancestors promised to."

“Given this relationship, I should apologize for my murderous intent just now, and I hope you won’t mind,” Makino apologized earnestly to Shi Yu.
Zhenhua was surprised by Muye's attitude. It seemed that there was indeed a deep connection between them, which could even be traced back to the ancestors of the Body Sect 20,000 years ago.
"As long as you, in your true form, don't continue to harbor murderous intent towards me, that's enough," Shi Yu said with a light laugh.
Mu Ye shook his head and said, "Although our Body Sect has declined, we will always keep the promises we made before."

"With this token, I can fulfill any of your requests, as long as they are within my capabilities and not too unreasonable."

Shi Yu didn't stand on ceremony with Mu Ye and said directly, "I hope you, True Body Douluo, can help me persuade the Divine Craftsman to find a way to forge a set of four-word battle armor for me."

"For convenience, we may also need his help with the subsequent inscription and assembly of the soul-guiding arrays."

The master craftsman mainly focuses on forging and probably wouldn't be able to inscribe soul-guiding arrays or do other work himself, but he certainly knows people who can do those things.
By having him provide a one-stop service, I can save myself a lot of trouble by not having to find someone to help me one by one.
Participating in a portion of the battle armor's production process will make it more compatible with the user; not participating doesn't necessarily mean it won't suit the user—it depends on the situation.
For example, in Tang Wulin's team, Gu Yue was responsible for the design of the battle armor, mainly focusing on the appearance of the battle armor and the matching of materials. She did not participate in the forging or the design of the soul guidance array.
However, since she participated in the creation of the battle armor, all the procedures could be replaced.
Furthermore, Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan's roles were not indispensable; they still managed to make the battle armor fit them well. This shows that not participating in the production does not mean that the battle armor cannot perfectly fit them.
"You want to create a four-word battle armor?"

Both Mu Ye and Zhen Hua were surprised, looking Shi Yu up and down. He didn't seem that old; did he really need a four-word battle armor?
"Well, I don't need it now, but I might need it later, so I wanted to prepare it in advance," Shi Yu said.
"A four-word battle armor isn't something that can be made casually. Whether or not I make one for you depends on Zhenhua; I can't really make that decision for him."

“Many people want his help to forge the Heavenly Forging Metal needed for the Four-Word Battle Armor. The only thing I can do for you is to try to get priority for forging if the conditions you offer meet market demand,” Mu Ye said after thinking for a moment.
If he himself is capable of Heavenly Forging, then there's definitely no problem; he can use that token to help the other party.
Unfortunately, he wasn't, and couldn't make the decision for Zhenhua.
Zhenhua looked at Shi Yu, waiting for him to offer some conditions that would sway him.
Getting him to forge the Heavenly Forging Metal needed for a four-word battle armor is no easy task. He can only forge one set of Heavenly Forging Metal needed for a four-word battle armor per year at most, and the people waiting for his help to forge one are estimated to be in the next twenty years.
"My conditions have already been stated in the note I left before: if you, Divine Craftsman, are willing to forge a four-word battle armor for me, I have a way to extend your life by fifty to a hundred years."

"Since your lifespan has been extended, Tian Duan's lifespan should also be extended accordingly," Shi Yu said.
Zhenhua's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he stared intently at Shi Yu and said seriously, "Are you sure you're not joking with me?"

"Master Craftsman, do you think I'm that kind of boring person?" Shi Yu retorted.
Zhenhua gave Shi Yu a deep look, took a deep breath, and said, "Then tell me how you can help me extend my lifespan. If you can really do it and there are no side effects, I will agree to your conditions."

(End of this chapter)