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Chapter 138 Dugu Bo Visits (Please Subscribe!!!)

Su Ming looked at the old man behind Zhu Jiuyang.

The first impression is that it is emerald green.

The old man was dressed in a gray robe with many emerald green spots. All his hair was emerald green, and his pupils were like emeralds, staring at people in a way that made them uneasy.

Secondly, there's the feeling of oppression.

Su Ming could sense that the other party was restraining their soul power and was not actively releasing any aura, yet it still carried a sense of oppression that made it difficult for him to breathe.

He often spent time with Zhu Jiuyang, who was a Soul Douluo.

The difference between a Soul Douluo and a Title Douluo is only one rank; there shouldn't be such a significant gap.

Moreover, Su Ming had seen other Title Douluos before, but none of them had such a noticeable feeling.

Therefore, there are only two possibilities: either Dugu Bo is truly incompetent and cannot even properly conceal his aura, or Dugu Bo is a lone wolf whose long-standing habits mean that even if he consciously tries to suppress his intimidating presence, there will still be some residual energy.

"You're Su Ming?"

Dugu Bo spoke, scrutinizing Su Ming from head to toe.

His eyes revealed a deep curiosity.

This young boy actually managed to develop a blacksmith system; you really can't judge a book by its cover.

He had done his research carefully. The Blacksmith Association had been reforming for several years, and a few years before that, Su Ming was even younger. Back then, he had already reformed the forging method. Such talent was truly amazing.

Even if the foundation of forging is the soul spirit, Su Ming discovered the soul spirit array through a special opportunity and obtained a soul spirit, which was the prerequisite for spirit infusion. But which of these was not groundbreaking?

The idea that you can get lucky by sheer luck is absolutely unfounded.

Strength is the foundation.

Even without considering the presence of spirits, the skill of "Thousand Forgings with Spirits" was enough to rank him among the top craftsmen in the former blacksmith guild.

"Su Ming greets Your Majesty Dugu."

Dugu Bo waved his hand.

"I dislike these formalities."

"Senior Dugu, please come in."

Su Ming first led Dugu Bo into the room, and only after he sat down did he begin to inquire about the goals of the cooperation.

He pondered the relationship between Dugu Bo and the forging system.

"I'm not interested in the forging system itself; I'm only interested in the finished products you forge," Dugu Bo said, getting straight to the point. "What is the current limit of your forging skills?"

Asking about limits right off the bat is something only Dugu Bo would do.

"Forging and melting," Su Ming said.

"Is it a spirit alloy forged from rare metals?"

"Exactly."

"I've heard that spirit alloys can be integrated into a soul master's body."

Su Ming thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

The Dugu Bolai Forging Association is looking for spirit alloys.

"It does have this effect. Spirit metals can resonate with a Soul Master's Martial Soul, providing a certain degree of amplification to the Soul Master's Martial Soul. However, the higher the Soul Power level, the weaker this amplification becomes. Therefore, we began to fuse different rare metals to enhance the amplification effect of spirit metals, but we unexpectedly discovered that spirit alloys can be integrated into a Soul Master's body."

"I would like to know the types of spirit alloys you are currently developing."

Dugu Bo seemed to realize that his tone was inappropriate, but it was his speaking habit and difficult to change. After thinking for a moment, he didn't simply make demands, but also showed some sincerity. "If the cooperation can be achieved, I can agree to one condition."

Dugu Bo has always been a man of his word; he will always do what he promises, as long as it is within his ability.

Su Ming and Zhu Jiuyang exchanged a glance, and Zhu Jiuyang introduced the two spirit alloys they had developed to Dugu Bo.

That's right, there are only two types.

One type is jade silver, and the other is sunken gold.

Jade silver is forged from smelted silver and magic silver, while smelted gold is forged from smelted silver and refined silver.

After Zhu Jiuyang explained the two types of spirit alloys, Dugu Bo's eyes showed a hint of disappointment.

Neither of these two spirit alloys met his needs.

Su Ming noticed Dugu Bo's expression and said, "Senior Dugu, if you have any needs, you can tell us. We have only been developing the forging technology for less than a year. The development speed may get faster and faster in the future."

Dugu Bo was also tempted.

His needs were simple: to find a spirit alloy that could amplify the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul, and it would be even better if it could suppress or store the toxins.

Clearly, all of this was prepared for Dugu Yan, not for himself. He knew his own condition well, so he hadn't really considered that his poison could be cured; he only hoped that Dugu Yan could live a good life.

"I need a spirit alloy suitable for enhancing the Azure Phosphorus Serpent Martial Soul."

"Amplifying the Azure Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul can be achieved by forging the Netherworld Iron a thousand times until it gains a spirit. Does Senior require it to be a spirit alloy?" Su Ming listed several rare metals as if he knew them by heart.

"Let's start with the Netherworld Iron you mentioned. I want the best finished product you can forge. As for the payment, rest assured, as long as the Netherworld Iron you forge is of good quality, I can afford any price."

Dugu Bo also wanted to try using a piece of spirit metal first to see how it would work. If it really helped Dugu Yan suppress the toxins in her poison technique, then he would really increase his efforts to support the Blacksmith Association and spend a lot of effort to get the Blacksmith Association to focus their research on developing spirit alloys of Netherworld Iron.

Zhu Jiuyang hesitated before speaking, interrupting Dugu Bo and Su Ming's conversation.

"Senior, our Blacksmith Association has only received no more than ten pieces of Netherworld Iron so far."

Su Ming nodded in agreement, acknowledging Zhu Jiuyang's words.

Netherworld Iron was extremely rare in the Douluo Continent era.

However, he didn't need to lack Netherworld Iron, because he found a mine with a wide variety of rare metals in the data from Dou San, and that mine included Netherworld Iron.

As long as Dugu Bo invests, he can guide the rare metal mining team to dig towards the corresponding ore vein, find the ore vein, and then mine the Netherworld Iron.

Everything can actually be done logically.

But this is Su Ming's perspective.

From Dugu Bo's perspective, Netherworld Iron is an extremely rare metal, and there are no fixed mines producing it, making it incredibly difficult to develop a spirit alloy using it as a material.

At this point, Su Ming had to resort to strong medicine.

Because he needs Dugu Bo's investment, and he needs Dugu Bo to follow the route he has arranged.

To put it bluntly, he had his eye on Dugu Bo's Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire!
This is an opportunity he must seize!

Therefore, Su Ming did not keep Dugu Bo hanging at this moment, but directly took out a piece of Netherworld Iron that had been forged before.

"Senior, what do you think of this piece of Netherworld Iron?"

Dugu Bo looked at the Netherworld Iron in Su Ming's hand and was shocked by its rich spiritual energy.

He had also found a piece of spiritual metal through improper means, but its spirituality was vastly different from the Netherworld Iron in Su Ming's hands.

He reached out and held the piece of Netherworld Iron, which was forged a thousand times and whose spiritual light was three feet high when it was formed, in his palm.

(End of this chapter)