Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

Si Long understood and nodded slightly: "Xiao Liu, you go ahead and get busy. I'll take some guests to the VIP area. Don't worry, you'll be well paid."

As he spoke, he gestured for them to follow him, "Distinguished guests, the VIP area is on the fourth floor. Please follow me."

The third floor of the Blacksmiths' Association is the assessment area for blacksmiths. When we went up to the third floor, Silong gave a brief introduction.

The fourth floor houses the auction hall and VIP lounge.

Just now, Wu Qi spent hundreds of thousands of gold soul coins, enough to enjoy VIP treatment.

VIP room.

Si Long asked, "Gentlemen, what do you need made? If I can do it, I will give you the most suitable price, as a way of making friends."

Wu Qi laughed and said, "What we want can only be forged by a master blacksmith."

As he spoke, he took out the Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor from his soul tool.

Several years ago, the Jiubao Ruyi soft nail was of great help to him.

Especially in the Killing City, he shielded him from a fatal wound while his armor remained intact.

For Wu Qi now, the Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor offers no defensive effect. However, exchanging it for the chance to see Lou Gao is not bad.

Si Long exclaimed in surprise, "This is the master's masterpiece - the Eight Treasures Auspicious Soft Armor. Master, you have truly remarkable skills to have obtained such a thing."

While masterpieces that are tall are indeed put up for auction, very few people choose to resell them.

The fact that the other party was able to acquire one of their most prized possessions speaks volumes about the red card holder's capabilities.

Wu Qi smiled and shook his head, pointing to the armor. "Master Silong, why don't you take a closer look and see if this is the Eight Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor or the even higher-level Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor?"

Upon hearing this, Si Long was taken aback, immediately took the armor, and examined it in his hands.

His smile gradually froze, and he said tremblingly, "This is the Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor crafted by my grandmaster. I never thought it would reappear on the continent!"

As he spoke, he suddenly realized something and asked, "Sir, you wouldn't be thinking of crafting the Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor, would you? I'm afraid I can't do that, but I can introduce you to my teacher—the Master Craftsman Lou Gao. What do you think?"

Wu Qi had been waiting for this moment.

However, he remained reserved in his words, saying, "I've long heard that Master Lou Gao is extremely busy, and it would be inconvenient for us to disturb him. Perhaps..."

Si Long quickly explained, "Guest, this Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor is the masterpiece of our grandmaster. Even my master has not mastered the secrets of its forging."

“This finished product will be a great help to my master. I think that once I explain my purpose, my master will definitely see you.”

Wu Qi pondered for a moment and said, "Since that's the case, then let's meet the master craftsman Lou Gao. Hopefully, we can have that kind of face."

Si Long returned the Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor to Wu Qi, and stood up to lead the way for Wu Qi and his entourage. "Guests, please follow me to the fifth floor."

"The fifth floor is the forging room of master blacksmiths and divine blacksmiths, and outsiders are not allowed to enter it on ordinary days. Today, I will make an exception and take you up there."

"However, remember not to make noise or disturb the blacksmith who is forging the blacksmith."

……

The fifth floor has a long connecting corridor with forging rooms on both sides.

Some master blacksmiths do not close the door when forging items, so the forging process can be easily seen when passing by.

Si Long didn't stop the crowd from looking around. If those profound forging techniques could be learned with just a glance, wouldn't there be master craftsmen everywhere?
Passing through the long corridor, at its end there is also a forging room. This is the forging room that belongs exclusively to the Divine Craftsman Lou Gao.

There was a fresh meal laid out in front of the door. But it was already afternoon, and Lou Gao was clearly so busy that he hadn't even had time to eat.

Silong stretched out his heavy palm and knocked on the door of the forging room.

A short while later, a shout came from inside the door: "Who is it? How many times have I told you not to bother me!"

After Silong revealed his identity, the door to the forging room slowly opened.

An elderly man with gray hair and beard, a plump and unkempt figure, walked out of the forge.

The old man was not tall, but his enormous waist was almost as tall as he was.

Si Long was a strong and muscular man, over 1.9 meters tall, while the old man in front of him, who was about 1.6 meters tall, jumped up and grabbed Si Long's ear.

"Damn it, how many times have I told you not to bother me before I leave the forge? Are you ignoring me?"

Si Long looked completely innocent and quickly stepped aside, revealing Wu Qi and the others behind him. He explained repeatedly, "Master, these are important guests. They have Grandmaster's Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor."

Upon hearing this, Lou Gao lowered his hand, pushed him aside, and walked straight towards Wu Qi.

He didn't speak immediately, but instead looked the other person up and down.

After a short while, he asked, "You're not very old, how did you manage to get your hands on the Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor?"

After the passing of its master, Lou Gao, the Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor had long been missing and there were no related rumors. It is truly a rare thing that it has been able to see the light of day again today.

However, Lou Gao suspected that Wu Qi and others had stolen his master's tomb and thus obtained the treasured armor.

Wu Qi smiled calmly and took out the Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor and the authentication document from the Heaven Dou Auction House from his soul tool.

Such a large auction house would not auction items of unknown origin, thus clearing the suspect of tomb raiding.

Lou Gao immediately recognized the authenticity of the armor. His eyes darted around, and he suggested, "This armor has special significance for me. If you're willing to give it to me, I can forge an item for you for free. Of course, you'll have to prepare the materials yourself. How about it?"

Wu Qi countered, "To talk here?"

Lou Gao reluctantly allowed outsiders into his forging room in order to obtain the precious armor.

Wu Qi said, "Since the master craftsman Lou Gao is so sincere, then use the sunken silver to forge me another Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor."

"Don't worry, we have prepared all the materials. Once it's done, this Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor will belong to Senior Lou Gao."

Lou Gao's face immediately froze.

Even if he obtains the Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor, he won't have any research results in a short time, let alone start forging it; moreover, it's forged with sunken silver, which increases the difficulty by a lot.

Even if he were a master craftsman, it would take several years for him to achieve any results. Obviously, no one was willing to wait that long.

He scolded, "Boy, your conditions are unrealistic. I don't know how to forge the Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor right now, yet you want me to use sunken silver as a material. Isn't that making things difficult for me?"

It wasn't that his skills were necessarily inferior to his master's, but rather that his master had passed away before he could teach him the forging of the Nine Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor.

Once the tradition is broken, replicating it exactly is no easy task. (End of Chapter)