Douluo: Dragon King Huo Yuhao Lives Ten Thousand Years Later

Chapter 205 The Artisan's Appeal
The moment Zhenhua announced this major news, someone couldn't help but say:

"President, this is the foundation you've built up over your entire life. You're making a huge mistake by doing this."

Inheritance is the foundation of one's character.

If Zhenhua were to reveal all of his inheritance, it would be equivalent to all blacksmiths receiving his legacy. This would naturally be beneficial for them. However, it wouldn't be good news for Zhenhua.

He was a master blacksmith at the pinnacle of craftsmanship; the skills others possessed were meaningless to him, and he could easily acquire them from others if he wanted. Such a change would not benefit Zhenhua himself.

Of course, since the one who announced this was the only master craftsman in the world, everyone understood that they could definitely obtain a lifelong inheritance from him, which is why they thought this way. If an ordinary blacksmith had said this, he would have been criticized to death by everyone.

Looking at the blacksmiths below who were worried about him, Zhenhua smiled slightly, "You don't think I've been taken advantage of, do you? Well, let me tell you, I haven't. The reason I'm announcing this today is because someone has shown me enough sincerity and exposed the shortcomings of our Blacksmiths Association."

At this point, Zhenhua gestured to Huo Yuhao with his eyes.

The blacksmiths below also turned their gaze to Huo Yuhao, having already noticed Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena, and Xiong Jun who were with Zhenhua.

Huo Yuhao stepped forward, not saying anything immediately, but instead taking out dozens of spirit alloys and introducing them one by one, "This is an alloy made of sunken silver, gold essence, and meteorite iron, and this is..."

Chang Gongyan and Lin Yuhan were both somewhat surprised.

Is this young man, who is famous throughout the Douluo Continent, also skilled in forging? Or was it given to him by the Spirit Pagoda?
The eyes of many blacksmiths followed Huo Yuhao's movements, and some of them gradually showed expressions of disbelief. "How is this possible? Wasn't it proven impossible to make an alloy using smelted silver, gold essence, and meteorite iron?"

Upon hearing this, one of the master craftsmen exclaimed in surprise, "What do you mean it's impossible? I figured it out a long time ago. There must be something wrong with the proportions you mixed!"

"The Heavenly Nether Crystal can actually be further fused and forged with Star Silver?"

"There are techniques involved. Special forging techniques can be used to complete the melting and forging process, which I have recently figured out."

As Huo Yuhao introduced the alloy, the quiet hall suddenly became noisy. Many people discovered that the alloys they hadn't been able to research were already completed projects for others.

Of course, many of the alloys that Huo Yuhao brought out were ones that even blacksmiths had never seen before.

By now, many people understand what Zhenhua meant by the defects he mentioned earlier.

"I'm sure you all understand what I'm trying to say. All of us blacksmiths combined possess a great deal of fusion forging techniques and forging skills, but we keep them to ourselves and rarely pass them on to outsiders except for our disciples."

Zhenhua paused for a moment, then said, “This is a very normal thing, I can understand. But think about it carefully, the forging formula that you have spent countless hours researching but have not been completed by others, and the forging techniques that others have painstakingly studied may be exactly what you have already mastered.”

"Over the course of ten thousand years, how many blacksmiths have had their skills rot in their hands and failed to pass them down because they could not find suitable apprentices? How many forging formulas have been completed long ago but forgotten in some corner? Clearly, the exchange of techniques is necessary."

“We need a platform for communication, and the Forging Association should have played this role, but we have been turning a blind eye to it and just letting the association act as an intermediary, issuing forging tasks... I want to change all of this today.”

"If everyone is willing to share their research findings and exchange ideas, the entire forging industry will experience a qualitative leap. We will no longer have to repeat the detours others have already taken, but can stand on the shoulders of giants and explore more profound forging techniques!"

Among the crowd, an elderly master craftsman couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed... I spent ten years researching the forging method of 'Celestial Star Steel,' but I was always missing the final step. I never imagined that Brother Lin had already succeeded five years ago, and I was completely unaware of it..."

Another blacksmith chuckled wryly, "I experimented thousands of times with the quenching technique for 'Frosty Heart Iron,' only to have Senior Brother Wang's disciple casually point out the key..."

However, while some agree, others hesitate and worry.

After all, if you make your unique skills, which you have worked so hard to develop, public for free, wouldn't you lose your advantage?

Someone couldn't help but say, "No, President, free technology sharing is unfair to you and the blacksmiths who want the technology. Besides, there are so many technologies, and a blacksmith can only master a limited number of them. Instead of sharing them directly, why not..." The blacksmith who was speaking stopped halfway through his sentence when he saw Zhenhua smiling at him and immediately realized that he had misunderstood.

The president is in charge of the entire blacksmiths' association, how could he not have thought of this?

Was the initial statement intended to gain the upper hand?
Zhenhua smiled and said, "It seems that everyone disagrees with sharing for free, but you all have a positive attitude towards the proposal itself, right?"

The group looked at each other, but no one objected.

Just kidding, the master craftsman is going to teach you forging, don't you want to?
Seeing this, Zhenhua smiled slightly, clapped his hands lightly, and a projection immediately appeared behind him. "Don't worry about the system. I've decided to establish a 'technology sharing library' within the Forging Masters Association. All members can upload their research results and earn corresponding points based on their contributions, which can then be exchanged for other people's technology or resources."

"Sharing is not free. Each technology requires corresponding points to redeem, and these points can only be earned by contributing your own technology or completing tasks assigned by the association. I have uploaded all the technologies I have mastered as a foundation."

"The art of forging should draw upon the strengths of many schools. Working in isolation will only lead us further down a narrow path. The reason I've gathered you all here today is to encourage us to join hands and work together to propel the Forging Masters Association, and indeed the entire Soul Tool industry, to new heights!"

His words were powerful and resolute, carrying an unquestionable authority yet full of inspiration.

Gradually, the blacksmiths' eyes changed from hesitation to determination.

The master craftsmen have already incorporated their skills into it, so what are they hesitating for? Are their skills as advanced as Zhenhua's?
“I agree!” A master craftsman was the first to step forward.

"I'll join in too!"

"Count me in!"

……

Seeing everyone respond and watching the various technologies being entered, Lin Yuhan couldn't help but feel a little excited, even though it had nothing to do with her.

"Teacher, could we..."

"impossible."

Compared to Lin Yuhan, Chang Gongyan's eyes were full of worry. "We don't have a master craftsman, we don't have a blacksmith who can command the entire blacksmithing world. What the Douluo Federation can do, we can't do!"

And this... represents a gap.

Lin Yuhan froze, her excited expression gradually fading.

Yes, it has nothing to do with them... They are not members of the Douluo Federation. On the contrary, they are enemies of the Douluo Federation.

To be an enemy...

Lin Yuhan looked at the scene before her and felt a sense of fear for some reason.

Can Xingluo really win against such an opponent?
On the other side, Zhenhua watched this scene with satisfaction in his eyes. After everyone quieted down, he said in a deep voice:
"On this auspicious day, I also have two announcements to make. I plan to have the Blacksmiths' Guild and the Spirit Pagoda collaborate, combining various forging recipes, to jointly research the legendary divine alloy formed by the fusion of nine metals!"

"And Gu Yuena of the Spirit Pagoda, from this day forward, will be my personal disciple. I hereby assert that she will be a future master craftswoman!"

(End of this chapter)