Douluo: Dominating Douluo begins with summoning Kong Deming

Chapter 85 The Divine Craftsman's Tower is High
The knocking in the room stopped abruptly.

Instead, there was the sound of a mechanism turning, and then the heavy door was slowly opened.

This is a rather large workshop, containing a full set of forging tables and tools, as well as various strange metals.

"Hey, you old codger, you're still alive?"

The person who opened the door was a short, stout old man who was about 1.6 meters tall.

His hair and face were covered with a layer of gray metallic dust, making him look extremely slovenly and disheveled.

Only his eyes were exceptionally bright.

"Fatty Lou, you're alive and well, how could I possibly die?"

Titan laughed and slapped Lou Gao hard on the shoulder.

"Come on, you don't come here unless you have something to say. What brings you here today?"

Lou Gao touched his shoulder, which was still sore from Titan's slap, and asked, somewhat puzzled.

"teacher."

Before Titan could say anything, Si Long whispered a call to Lou Gao.

Then he leaned close to the building and whispered something in someone's ear.

Lou Gao initially looked puzzled, but then his expression grew increasingly strange, and he kept glancing at Ye Ling beside him.

After a moment, Si Long finally finished speaking, and Lou Gao's expression gradually returned to normal.

"Titan, you old bastard."

Lou Gao suddenly let out a long sigh.

"You've really given me a lot of trouble."

Before he could finish speaking, Lou Gao slammed his foot on the ground before the others could enter his forging room.

The mechanism clicked again, and the entire iron gate slammed shut with a speed that no one could react to.

"Silong, take them away quickly. I've been studying forging techniques all day and haven't seen these people at all."

A deep, muffled sound came from inside the iron gate.

"Senior Lou Gao, we are here for the future of your Blacksmith Association."

Ye Ling's lips twitched slightly, but she continued speaking.

"We brought something that could change the blacksmithing industry."

"Bullshit!"

Lou Gao's voice continued to come from the side of the iron gate.

"You have indeed brought something, and that is a huge problem!"

"Our Blacksmiths' Association has no intention of getting involved in the conflict between your Heaven-Mending Pavilion and the Spirit Hall."

It must be said that Lou Gao's absolutely neutral, even somewhat timid, demeanor made the Blacksmith Association appear rather incompetent in some matters.

But it also ensured the continued existence of the blacksmiths' association.

"Fatty Lou, our Butian Pavilion has really developed a weapon that can rival a Soul Master."

"The reason we came to the Blacksmiths' Association is to mass-produce these weapons."

Titan also tried to persuade them from the side.

Having known Lou Gao for decades, he naturally knew what could persuade Lou Gao.

"Really?"

A slightly hesitant voice came from the side of the iron gate.

Seeing that there was hope, Titan quickly said:
"I swear on my identity as a master craftsman that I am not lying to you. Open the door now."

There was a moment of silence, then the sound of the mechanism rang out for the third time, and the iron gate reopened.

"Where's the stuff?"

Lou Gao, still somewhat wary, stood in front of the door and reached out to Titan, asking a question.

"You have to let us in first."

Titan smiled wryly.

"Where's the stuff?"

Ignoring Titan's demands, Lou Gao repeated himself.

Titan was completely helpless and could only look at Ye Ling.

Ye Ling found the scene before him rather amusing, but still gave Kong Deming a wink.

Kong Deming understood immediately and took out a short gun-shaped soul tool from his storage soul tool and threw it into Lou Gao's hand.

"Is this... something made of Fiery Sun Iron?"

Lou Gao didn't care who threw the things at him; he picked them up and examined them carefully.

"Such superb splicing technique, every seam is seamless." "Tsk tsk, this weapon seems to have a very complex structure, and it seems to be able to sense the user's soul power."

The more Lou Gao observed, the brighter the light in his eyes became.

"Fatty Lou, can we go in so you can take your time to study this?"

Seeing that Lou Gao was completely absorbed in his research, Titan couldn't help but say something.

"Okay, come in."

Realizing what was happening, Lou Gao quickly ushered everyone into his forging room.

All he wanted to know now was what the thing in his hands was for; everything else was long forgotten.

Silong hesitated for a moment, but still didn't go into the room.

Instead, after helping Lou Gao close the door, she busied herself with dealing with Miles's matter.

"A genius design!"

Lou Gao brandished the soul-guided ray gun in his hand, his face showing excitement.

"Although I don't know how to use this thing, its construction is exceptionally exquisite, and even I am far superior in terms of the assembly."

"Moreover, there seems to be a special energy within it that can interact with the soul power of a soul master."

At this point, Lou Gao sighed:

"However, this thing also has some drawbacks."

Kong Deming became more interested in the person in front of him who could accurately identify the material of this soul tool as soon as he picked it up.

"Appreciate further details."

Kong Deming cupped his hands in greeting.

"The main structure of this thing is carved from Fiery Iron, which is too expensive and not easy to popularize."

Lou Gao didn't hold back and continued speaking.

"Also, this thing should only be usable by Soul Masters, which limits the scope of users."

"You're right."

Kong Deming nodded.

In the Sun and Moon Continent, and even during the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect era, soul tools were carved directly from large pieces of metal, with magic arrays and circuits then carved onto the parts.

This is because the Sun Moon Empire is exceptionally rich in rare minerals, which is why they can do this.

However, the Douluo Continent has always been constrained by the insufficient production of rare metals, which is why its development in soul tools has always lagged behind that of the Sun Moon Empire.

"How to use this thing?"

Lou Gao asked Kong Deming.

"Input your soul power, point the gun outwards, and pull the trigger."

After a pause, Kong Deming added a sentence.

"This thing's soul power is no less than the fourth or even fifth soul skill of an ordinary soul master. Be careful."

Lou Gao raised an eyebrow and rummaged through the forge for a long time before finally finding a piece of bright silver armor.

"This is something I used to practice with before. It should be able to block most third or fourth-level soul skills. I'll test its power."

As he spoke, he hung the bright silver armor on the gate.

Lou Gao channeled his soul power into the soul-guided ray gun, and the entire gun immediately flashed with a red light.

The next moment, a red ray shot out from the muzzle of the gun, piercing straight through the bright silver armor hanging on the door.

Even the heavy iron gate had a hole more than a hand's length deep.

"nice one!"

The building suddenly seemed to rise.

"With the power of soul force, even a five- or six-ring soul master using defensive soul skills would be unable to withstand this thing."

"This thing is powerful, but the materials may be precious, and mass production is quite difficult."

Ye Ling then spoke.

"That's why we came to find Senior Lou Gao, hoping to use the blacksmiths' association's forging techniques to forge an alloy that can rival rare metals!"

　I have to go on a field trip tomorrow, ugh!

　　I might not be able to update on time tomorrow morning.

　　Working outdoors in temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius is unbearable; I feel like crying.

　　These two chapters are transitional chapters, and there are some things that need to be explained.

　　The author is aware that the writing is somewhat bland, but it is by no means padded.

　　It's already the beginning of the month? Anyone got any votes? Can you shower me with them?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)