Douluo Dragon King: The Hammer Nurtures All Things, Starting with Gu Yuena

"Little guy, your name is Lin Jin?"

"Is he Mang Tian's disciple, and has a formal apprenticeship ceremony been held?"

Mu Chen asked, after all, the formal apprenticeship was completely different from what was said verbally.

Lin Jin quickly shook his head, while Mang Tian looked at Mu Chen with an embarrassed expression: "Senior brother, I just took this kid along to make a living and taught him a few things on the side. We haven't formally held an apprenticeship ceremony."

"How can that be?" Mu Chen immediately looked at Lin Jin. "I heard you want to join our Blacksmiths' Guild, and you'll only join one faction in the future, is that right?"

Lin Jin nodded: "I like forging, and my martial spirit is also very suitable for forging. If possible, I hope to join the Forging Master Guild."

I love freedom and dislike being constrained. The Blacksmith's Guild is a very free place, and I hope to open my own workshop like my teacher someday.

"That won't do. With your talent, you won't be able to relax enough to open your own studio in the future, because we plan to focus on developing you."

"Oh dear, does that mean I'll be very busy from now on?"

"That's natural; with great power comes great responsibility."

However, even at its busiest, the Blacksmiths' Guild is several times less busy than other factions. We don't force any blacksmith to take on tasks; it's all voluntary.

Hehe, of course you wouldn't force them; it's always others who beg you to forge them.

However, Lin Jin also saw this as an opportunity.

The Blacksmith Guild is easy to manage and pays well. Although he will be given important responsibilities after joining and may be busier, he can still find plenty of time. After all, how busy can a blacksmith be?

"Senior Uncle, I've thought it through. I want to join the Blacksmith Guild."

"Very good. Your eldest master and I have already discussed this, and we have a small suggestion regarding your arrangements."

"Please speak, Master Uncle."

"When you are in the Junior Soul Master Academy, you will learn the basics by Mang Tian's side. When you upgrade to Donghai City and enter Donghai Academy, I will guide you in forging for the next few years."

When you graduate from Donghai Academy and go to Tiandou City or Shrek City, your senior uncle will continue to teach you.

"I forgot to mention, your master is a Grandmaster Craftsman, your second senior uncle is a Saint Craftsman, and your eldest senior uncle is the only Divine Craftsman on the continent. They are more than capable of teaching you."

"Senior brother, how can this be?"

"What?" Mu Chen's face showed displeasure. "You're just a grandmaster, and you can't even teach a child properly? You're making excuses for such a small matter. Isn't he your disciple?"

"Alright." Mang Tian was thoroughly scolded, but he knew he couldn't back down.

Lin Jin felt that happiness had come too suddenly. His future path had been clearly laid out—entering the ranks of master craftsmen, receiving guidance from saintly craftsmen, and finally being guaranteed by divine craftsmen. He had finally secured his livelihood.

Although he will definitely have to shoulder responsibilities in the future, he is not an ungrateful person and will naturally repay them, unlike those so-called "borrowing a chicken to lay eggs" ideas, which are just bullshit.

However, Lin Jin waited patiently for Mu Chen to continue, because it seemed that they were going to have three masters teach one apprentice at the same time. This meant that he would have to apprentice under three teachers and become a core member of the Blacksmith Guild, which would make him incredibly famous.

As expected, Mu Chen paused for a moment, then spoke again: "Normally, my senior brother and I shouldn't compete with our junior brother for his disciple, but you are too special. Only by gathering the power of the three of us brothers can you become a true peerless prodigy."

Therefore, my senior brother and I both plan to take you as our last disciple, and the three of us brothers will guide you together.

Just after Mu Chen said those words, the soul guidance screen in his hand instantly turned on, a beam of light flashed, and a projection appeared in the room.

It was Zhenhua!

Although he cannot come in person, he can still come through this projection method.

Seeing this, Lin Jin also bowed to them in a very accommodating manner.

"My three teachers, please accept my bow."

With this bow, he had no way out. He was completely bound to the Blacksmith Guild and became the heir of the most core lineage of the Blacksmith Guild.

In Douluo Continent, the master-disciple relationship is of great significance. Disciples even have the right to inherit their master's property, but of course, they must obtain the master's consent.

"Good child, good child, from this day forward, you will be my last disciple."

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Zhenhua had witnessed the entire process of Lin Jin forging iron, and Mu Chen had provided him with real-time feedback through the soul guidance communication device.

A six-year-old genius of the Thousand Forging Realm, and after absorbing a Soul Ring, he will likely reach a high-grade Thousand Forging Realm very soon, or even quickly reach the threshold of Spirit Forging Realm, simply because his Martial Soul is too special.

This talent is miles ahead of theirs. If he weren't taken as a close disciple to inherit his mantle, he would jump up in the middle of the night and slap himself a few times.

Moreover, Lin Jin was very sensible and not pedantic, which pleased him greatly.

Mang Tian and Mu Chen were also very happy at this moment, especially Mang Tian. After all, he had watched Lin Jin grow up. He only wanted to help him at first, but he never expected that Lin Jin would actually soar to great heights.

Perhaps he will become a master craftsman's teacher in the future. Even if it's while lying down, being able to lie down is a skill in itself.

After Lin Jin kowtowed, although his cultivation level was still low, his current status was already among the top five in the Blacksmith Guild. It can only be said that choice is more important than anything else.

Once everything settled down, Mu Chen quickly took out the gift he and his senior brother Zhenhua had prepared for their first meeting.

First, he said: "Little Jin, since you've become my disciple, your teacher should prepare some gifts for you."

This level-seven meteorite storage soul tool, which I crafted myself, is made from void meteorite iron and spatial crystals. It is my masterpiece.

It contains 1,000 cubic meters of storage space. Although it cannot store living things, it already possesses the most basic spatial containment capabilities.

"Spatial lockdown?" Lin Jin's eyes lit up immediately. This was a standard feature of a level seven storage soul tool.

The so-called spatial sealing refers to the fact that the storage space inside the soul tool can be locked by the holder's mental power or soul power. It will not collapse due to external impacts or spatial disturbances, and it can also prevent others from forcibly breaking through the space to steal items.

This is truly a rare and valuable item, as it requires a master blacksmith to even be considered a top-tier craftsman, and the materials are extremely expensive.

Unexpectedly, his second teacher was so generous, and Lin Jin looked on with great envy at the unassuming level seven Starfall storage soul tool that Mu Chen had taken out.

"What? Don't you think this storage soul tool doesn't look like a level seven storage soul tool? It even looks worse than the one your brother Long has?"

Lin Jin nodded; this was exactly what puzzled him.

"Those designers just like to embellish high-end soul tools with gold and silver, add some rare metals, and preferably some special effects, as if they are afraid that others will not know that this storage soul tool is high-end, so that when others wear it, they will feel like 'come and take it from me.'"

As for me and you, Teacher Zhenhua, we both understood the essence of the matter and decided to keep a low profile as much as possible.

"Look at you wearing this storage soul tool on your hand, who would guess it's a level seven storage soul tool?"

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