Douluo Continent II: You're an evil spirit master, but also a philanthropist?

"Ding!"

Tang San's small, thin body was swinging that small hammer, a sight that was extremely frightening, almost causing the blacksmith to spill his food on the ground.

"Hum..."

Tang San slowly put down the small hammer, wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had originally wanted to try the biggest hammer, but his body didn't support it and he almost threw himself into the furnace. He could only show off his skills with the small hammer.

"A natural material for forging... what a pity." The light in the blacksmith's eyes slowly dimmed.

If he had been born ten thousand years ago, he would probably have been a master forging artist, perhaps even comparable to Gao Lou, the patriarch of weapon forging.

"Uncle, can you take me in now?"

Tang San asked eagerly.

"Well... alright, let's eat first," Tie Niu sighed helplessly. So what if this child is exceptionally talented? He was born in the wrong era.

These days, under the pressure of soul tools, there is almost no room for the production of ordinary ironware.

Since the decline of the Tang Sect, weapons such as the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow have been discontinued. They are expensive to produce, and their range and power are far inferior to those of soul tools, so the Heavenly Dou Royal Family no longer uses them.

Only agricultural tools and some everyday ironware were enough to barely sustain his life.

Is it aiming for a high-end, meticulously crafted product?

Nowadays, high-ranking officials and nobles all use soul tools!

Nowadays, even blacksmiths are struggling to make a living...

It's said that this is only because Tiandou has strictly controlled the tariffs on soul tools; otherwise, if the restrictions were completely lifted, they would have had to completely change their profession...

Chapter 127 I, Tang San, am a grateful person, but if you insult me, it's all over.

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"Uncle, do you have any orders?"

Tang San devoured the food in a whirlwind, then wiped his mouth and asked a question.

"There's only one left, so you can practice on it." Tie Niu looked at the mess on the table and shook his head helplessly. Originally, there was a portion for him too, but it didn't matter. The kid was probably really hungry.

Moreover, he planned to raise Tang San as his own son...

"There's only one, and business is so slow?" Tang San frowned. How could they support him with just this one?

He even plans to go to Shrek Academy soon.

"That's not bad at all. I can earn one or two gold soul coins a month, which is enough to make ends meet," Tie Niu said with a sigh.

"Don't worry, I have a way!" Tang San said confidently. "Uncle, do you know about the Zhuge Crossbow from ten thousand years ago? I heard that it was researched by Tang San's ancestor and can achieve a great degree of lethality without the need for soul power."

When he arrived, none of the people on the street had seen this item, not even the city defense troops. It must have been ten thousand years ago, and the method of making it had long been lost. Once he showed off his skills, he didn't even need to bring out the full version. He only needed to make a (damaged) version of the Zhuge Crossbow to make a name for himself once again!

Just like ten thousand years ago when the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School sought his cooperation, he will accumulate initial capital, join Shrek Academy, and reach the pinnacle of his life!

Tie Niu gave Tang San a strange look and gestured towards his buttocks.

Tang San was completely bewildered. Following Tie Niu's gaze downwards, he saw a tattered design drawing pasted on the stool he was sitting on. Although it was old and somewhat blurry, the pattern on it was still faintly visible: Zhuge Divine Crossbow.

Tang San:"……"

Why did he get up from the stool and examine the incomplete design drawings?

The more I looked, the more frightened I became.

This design is not only far superior to his incomplete version, but it is even comparable to the (peak version)!

After six thousand years of development, human wisdom has continuously added to it, making the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, which fought against the Sun and Moon Empire, the strongest ever.

However, they were still utterly defeated in the face of soul tools.

"Stop daydreaming and thinking about these pointless things." Tie Niu shook his head helplessly.

Tang San was stunned for a long time before he accepted it all.

He was merely somewhat disappointed; his plan to get something for nothing had failed. Tang Shenwang had many more tricks up his sleeve…

"Alright, now that you're full, let's get started on the preparations," Tie Niu urged, waving his hand.

He wasn't a philanthropist; he naturally had other motives for taking in the child, such as caring for him and his wife in their old age and seeing them off in their final days...

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A month has passed in the blink of an eye.

Tang San's body grew increasingly robust.

In contrast, Tie Niu's physique has become thinner. After all, 70% of the food at home went into Tang San's stomach. At eleven years old, he is at the age of growing up. Although his wife often complains, Tie Niu always shuts her up by saying that young people are still growing and that things will be much easier in a few years.

In fact, this wasn't just about having an extra mouth to feed. Tang San would also frequently buy some fine iron. When asked what he was doing with it, Tang San would just give a vague answer, saying it was for practicing. But in reality, these expenses would naturally be charged to the blacksmith shop.

Tie Niu turned a blind eye and used the money he had accumulated from his blacksmithing days, along with some of his family's savings, to fund the scheme.

It's always normal to make some sacrifices for retirement.

early morning.

Tang San was in a dilapidated, abandoned hall in a corner of Heaven Dou City.

It slowly exhaled a cloud of white mist.

He opened his eyes, and a purple aura emanated from them.

It is the Purple Demon Eye from the Xuan Tian Treasure Record.

Tang San's face lit up with joy as he felt the Xuan Tian Gong circulating within his body, nourishing his veins. He said softly, "I never expected that I would break through to the second level of the Xuan Tian Gong in just one month! Compared to the five years it took me in my first life to barely reach that level, this is already incredibly fast."

"However, perhaps it's also due to the blessing of that wisp of residual divine power..." Tang San sighed softly. "Although I have stripped that wisp of divine power to almost nothing in order to avoid being discovered by evil and good, it is still divine power after all, and it is a tremendous blessing for an ordinary body."

"It's time to head to Shrek Academy. This month, I used the blacksmith's shop to forge a weakened version of the Sword Sleeve, the Flying Claw, and some small hidden weapons. It's a pity that Tie Niu is too poor and can only afford ordinary refined iron. Otherwise, I could have tried the Tang Clan's hidden weapons that are ranked higher."

Tang San shook his head, "But that's enough. I've cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill to the second level, and reaching level ten innate soul power shouldn't be a problem. Let's find a place to awaken our martial soul first..."

Blacksmith shop.

"Uncle Tie Niu, is there a place here to awaken your martial soul?" Tang San asked casually.

"Awakening a martial soul? Little San, we commoners shouldn't dream about those things. Honestly forging iron is better than anything else." Tie Niu was shocked and earnestly advised.

Tang San frowned: "I remember there was an organization called the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago, which offered free spirit awakening. How come now..."

"You said it yourself, it was ten thousand years ago," Tie Niu said helplessly. "But ever since the Spirit Hall was destroyed by that bastard Tang San, the entire continent has been under the rule of nobles and royalty. It's already a miracle that the noble lords let you live. Awakening? Awakening my ass! Do you know how much it costs to awaken once now? One hundred gold soul coins! We would have to save for at least ten years without eating or drinking!"

As he spoke, Tie Niu spat into the stove, his face full of hatred, "What a stupid idiot Tang San, I'll fucking *** him, he's just a complete beast, eating from the bowl and cursing the cook, the Spirit Hall even kindly helped him awaken his spirit back then, what an ingrate..."

Tang San grew angrier as he listened, and gave Tie Niu a cold glance.

There is a way to die!

They insulted me, and all the favors I had done for them are now wiped clean! I had originally planned to do them some more favors once I became successful, but now it seems unnecessary!

Of course, this is just wishful thinking on his part. If Tang San is truly a grateful person, how could the old man Jack, who helped him through difficulties in his first life, gave him a spot as a student in need, and personally sent him to the academy, not see the so-called Sea God again before he died?

What has changed about the so-called Poseidon Village besides the name change?

However, his idea of ​​relying on the awakening of the Spirit Hall, and even getting another wave of initial funds (the Spirit Hall would distribute gold spirit coins to all registered spirit masters; Tang San's first life required not only hard work and study but also these funds to get through the difficult period). was shattered.

What about the Tang Clan?

Tang San's eyes lit up.

A dead skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Even if they've fallen from grace, awakening a martial soul shouldn't be too much of a problem.

"Tie Niu... Uncle, I heard that the Tang Clan is also in Tian Dou City, but I haven't seen them for more than a month."

Tang San said calmly.

"Oh, turn left after you go out, and walk straight to the end," Tie Niu said without turning his head.

……

Half a minute later.

Tang San looked at the door, which was covered in seals and the plaque was broken, but he could still vaguely make out two characters... [Tang Clan]

???

Chapter 128 Your reputation, Yan Shaozhe, is now just like this.

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"Uncle Tie Niu, is there really no way to awaken a martial soul?" Tang San asked, frowning.

"Yes, go to the Sun Moon Empire. They offer free martial soul awakening there." Tie Niu chuckled, trying to completely dissuade Tang San from the idea, and then continued hammering the iron.

"Sun and Moon Empire..."

Tang San's eyes flashed.

It doesn't seem to work?

Although he stayed in Tiandou City these days, rumors about the Sun Moon Empire were quite prevalent among the people, especially since Shrek Academy was forced to stop at the top sixteen and was forcibly eliminated by the Sun Moon Empire not long ago, which made it even more famous.