Douluo Dragon King: I am the Lord of the Abyss, the King of Eternal Night.

Chapter 111: The Love and Hate of Master Craftsman Zhenhua, Forged Metal
Four days later.

Donghai City.

As an important coastal city of the Federation, Donghai City has a vital strategic significance. It is also the training base of the Donghai Legion, one of the eight legions of the Federation.

On the azure ocean, huge warships are like giant steel beasts, emitting a murderous aura and blocking all invading enemies. The reason why the East Sea Corps is so cautious is precisely because of the sea soul beasts in the ocean.

Nowadays, although the several major soul beast gathering places on land have almost disappeared, there are still many sea soul beasts in the ocean. The overall strength of the sea soul beasts in the ocean is not weak, and the combat power erupted in the ocean has a natural bonus.

Therefore, in order to maintain a peaceful development environment, the Federation naturally has stricter control over the ocean.

At this time, in front of the East China Sea Blacksmith Association, two figures were walking confidently from a distance. The young man was wearing a luxurious black robe with gold patterns, his purple eyes were as calm as water, he raised his hands and strode with a hint of nobility, and between his brows was a unique youthful vigor.

The girl was wearing a long white dress, her beautiful and lively eyes kept looking around, as if everything was so new to her. From time to time, she whispered to the boy beside her, her fair face filled with a cheerful smile.

The two of them walked on the crowded street, attracting many people's attention. To everyone who looked at them, they seemed like a match made in heaven.

These two people were Jiang Xiu and Naer who came from Tiandou City.

"This must be the Blacksmith Association, right? It's really tiring to come all the way here." Na'er said with her hands on her hips, looking at the magnificent building in front of her.

A hint of helplessness appeared on Jiang Xiu's handsome face. "Na'er, you are the only one who knows the ups and downs of this journey."

Originally, he planned to take the soul-guided train directly to Donghai City, but on the way, he changed to the sea route at Naer's strong suggestion. Since there was enough time, Jiang Xiu let Naer come.

During these two days at sea, Naer tasted all the delicacies on the sea. It was really not easy to eat all the way.

"Hehehe, let's go, the teacher should be waiting for you," Na'er smiled, revealing her white teeth. To prevent Jiang Xiu from continuing speaking, she dragged Jiang Xiu towards the inside of the Blacksmith Association.

"Slow down." Jiang Xiu let Na'er pull him into the Blacksmith Association, but a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes.

During those two days of sailing, thanks to the Ant King's extraordinary perception, they faintly discovered a whale, a 100,000-year-old deep-sea demon whale...

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East China Sea Blacksmith Association, inside the president's office.

Two middle-aged men sat opposite each other, looking at each other, with wisps of hot steam wafting from the fragrant tea on the table, and a pretty girl stood on one side.

One of them had a more handsome face and was wearing a white robe with several golden patterns on the arms. On his chest was an exquisite blue badge, which was the symbol of the Holy Craftsman.

In the entire vast federation, there are only about twenty Saint Craftsman-level blacksmiths, so you can imagine how rare they are.

He is none other than the president of the East China Sea Blacksmiths Association, the Saint Craftsman Muchen.

"President, why do you want to attend this event this time?" Mu Chen pushed the brewed tea to the thin man in front of him and asked softly.

"This is a private place, there are no outsiders here, so there's no need to mention your position." Zhenhua glanced at Muchen, picked up the teacup unceremoniously, and took a sip.

"Come on Xier, call me uncle." Mu Chen chuckled, signaled the girl behind him, and pointed at Zhenhua in front of him.

"Hello, Uncle Master." Mu Xi's eyes sparkled as she called out gently.

"Xi'er, you look more and more like her..." Zhenhua looked at Mu Xi in front of him, his eyes slightly stunned. A beautiful figure emerged in his mind, and he whispered with some reminiscence.

But Mu Chen on the opposite side became alert instantly.

It was because the two of them were fellow apprentices. At the beginning, they both fell in love with Mu Xi's mother, but in the end, Mu Chen got the beauty, while Zhen Hua went into seclusion to practice, successfully breaking through the Tianduan and entering the level of Divine Craftsman.

Later, Muchen became the president of Donghai, while Zhenhua became the general president of the entire Federal Blacksmith Association. Due to some ties in their hearts, the two brothers would always be very ordinary even when they met.

Seeing Zhenhua's current state, and remembering that Zhenhua had taken the initiative to come to him, Mu Chen couldn't help but wonder if Zhenhua was harboring designs on Bao'er again. It was unlikely, but what if it was possible…?

"Not bad, you have reached the second-level blacksmith at such a young age. You have a bright future." Seeing the second-level blacksmith badge in front of Mu Xi, Zhenhua praised him, and the reminiscence in his eyes disappeared, but he glared at Mu Chen again.

After his failure in love that year, he devoted himself to forging, and successfully achieved the state of having no women in his heart, forging the god of nature, and breaking through to the level of a master craftsman in one fell swoop.

But he still felt a little uncomfortable that his good brother married his white moonlight.

After all, this is the loss of both a lover and a brother.

"Junior brother, I heard that you have accepted a good apprentice and are preparing to participate in this blacksmith competition?" Zhenhua asked with a hint of meaning, holding up the teacup.

"That's right. The disciple I accepted has a mediocre talent in forging. He is just a master craftsman." When Mu Chen heard Zhenhua mention Tang Wulin, his face couldn't help but show a bit of pride.

In his opinion, Tang Wulin's forging talent was even better than his and Zhenhua's, and now he had reached the fourth-level blacksmith level, so it was easy for him to win the championship.

"So, you are very confident that your apprentice can win the championship this time." Zhenhua raised his eyebrows and glanced at Muchen.

"Of course, I have to thank you for taking out a piece of Tianduan metal as a reward this time." Mu Chen smiled happily and thanked him.

In the past, although the rewards for this kind of federal-level blacksmith competition were generous, they were all various rare metals, not such precious Tianduan Metal. You must know that Tianduan Metal was made by the Godly Craftsmen and was an essential material for the Four-Character Battle Armor.

This piece of Tianduan metal was the championship reward that Zhenhua had temporarily added. Because of this piece of metal, almost all the forging geniuses from the Blacksmith Associations of major cities came, and the number of applicants increased by more than three times.

This blacksmith competition can be described as a true competition among many heroes.

"It's nothing more than a piece of Heavenly Forged Metal," Zhenhua waved his hand nonchalantly, a mysterious smile playing on his lips. "But Junior Brother, it's still unknown who will get the Heavenly Forged Metal, so don't be too confident."

"Why, senior brother, do you have other candidates in mind?" Mu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he understood something.

Mu Xi on the side was also a little curious. Who could be the person that even the master craftsman would like?

"Bang bang bang!"

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Seeing that it was one of his assistants, Mu Chen said loudly.

After the door opened, a woman in a blacksmith's robe walked into the room. After bowing, she looked at Zhenhua and said, "President, there are two young men outside looking for you. I have arranged for them to stay in the VIP reception room. Please see..."

Upon hearing this, Zhenhua's eyes instantly lit up with a smile. He slowly stood up, looked meaningfully at Mu Chen opposite him and said, "Junior brother, I still have things to do. See you at the competition."

After saying that, Zhenhua, led by his assistant, walked out of the room and headed towards the VIP reception room.

As the door closed, Mu Xi looked at his father curiously, "Dad, who does the uncle-master have his eyes on?"

"If I'm not mistaken, it should be the forging genius who broke the historical record. It seems that Wu Lin's progress towards the championship will be quite a bit of obstacles this time."

Mu Chen pondered for a moment and spoke slowly.

"Break the record... Dad, are you talking about the genius boy who broke the age record for a fourth-level blacksmith?" Mu Xi seemed to have thought of something, her beautiful eyes widened, and she said in surprise, "Is he going to participate too?"

Mu Xi was vaguely looking forward to it. She also wanted to see what kind of genius could break through to the fourth-level blacksmith at the age of ten.

After hearing this, Mu Chen nodded slightly and reached out to press a fiery red button on the table.

"Ivy, bring the list of participants to my office."

(End of this chapter)