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Chapter 83 Training a Blacksmith? Are you kidding me! Hmm...it smells good. (Please continue reading!)

Judging from his adoptive father's expression, Dai Yichen knew what his opinion of the blacksmith was.

He said helplessly, "Father, do you think that blacksmiths have no other purpose besides forging weapons for the army and farming tools for the common people?"

Dai Yutian nodded without the slightest hesitation, then asked in return, "You brat, don't tell me you want the royal family to support blacksmiths?"

"Mm." Dai Yichen nodded.

Dai Yutian:

"You'd better give me a reason that can convince me." Dai Yutian took a deep breath and didn't rush to refute, but his expression showed that he would never agree if Dai Yichen's reason didn't move him.

He had just agreed to mentor Ye Lingling because the value was right in front of him, and he also believed in Dai Yichen's personal charisma; this deal would definitely not be a loss.

But how do you train blacksmiths?

Are you kidding me!

Let's not even talk about blacksmiths all over the continent. Just within their Star Luo Empire, how many blacksmiths are there? They can't possibly train them all, can they?

This will cost a lot of money. Wouldn't it be better to use that money to expand military equipment and acquire more cultivation resources?

Although their royal family is also very wealthy, a large portion of their annual expenditure is on the military, which is something that the Heavenly Dou Empire cannot match.

Their methods of making money are fixed, unlike the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, where making money is as easy as having hands. If they run out of funds, they can't just increase taxes, can they?

Since the decision has been made to reform, taxes cannot be increased any further.

Dai Yichen didn't intend for Dai Yutian to agree immediately, but instead said, "Father, ordinary blacksmiths are naturally useless. Do you know the ranks of blacksmiths?"

Dai Yutian had no idea about blacksmithing levels, and shook his head, showing little interest in the subject.

Dai Yichen: "The ranks of blacksmiths are divided into junior blacksmith, intermediate blacksmith, senior blacksmith, master blacksmith, master blacksmith, grandmaster blacksmith, and divine blacksmith. In the continent, it is said that there are only three divine blacksmiths, one of whom is Lou Gao, the president of the Gengxin City Blacksmith Association."

"What I need is a blacksmith of at least the blacksmith level. Only those who reach this level can understand how to make some simple soul tool parts."

The above is also Dai Yichen's own estimate. At least one needs to reach the level of a blacksmith to have the ability to make some soul tool parts.

However, in this era, the Sun Moon Continent had not yet collided with the Douluo Continent due to plate tectonics. The people on the continent only knew about soul tools for storing soul tools, so blacksmiths who knew how to make storage soul tools probably had to be at least master level.

In other words, the two great empires have neglected high-level blacksmiths. Take Lou Gao's creativity, for example. If he were given enough funding, he might be able to go even further.

Dai Yichen remembered that Lou Gao had two Eight Treasures Ruyi Soft Armor pieces in his collection in the original novel, which could withstand the attack of the sixth soul skill of a Soul Emperor-level expert. Its special manufacturing process allowed the armor to automatically adjust according to the wearer's shape.

In Dai Yichen's view, this armor could no longer be considered ordinary military armor, but rather a defensive soul tool, or the prototype of future battle armor.

Finally, the Rain of Pear Blossoms Needles created by Lou Gao through his self-sacrifice were made using a method he improved himself, doubling their power and changing their appearance. They were also driven by soul power. If we're going to be honest, could this be considered a prototype of an attack soul tool?

This kind of change is something that even Tang Dachui and Titan, who are also divine craftsmen like Lou Gao, cannot achieve. They don't have as many imaginative ideas or a thirst for knowledge as Lou Gao.

Therefore, Dai Yichen is determined to get Lou Gao no matter the cost, and as for that sycophant Titan, let him go wherever he wants!

After Dai Yichen and Dai Yutian explained, Dai Yutian looked at his son with some skepticism: "Are you sure the Divine Craftsman really has such abilities? Why do I feel like you know so much more than I do?"

Dai Yichen smiled calmly: "Father, if you spend all your time in the library besides cultivating, you'll surely learn a lot. Sometimes you can't just look at theoretical knowledge about martial spirits; you can also look at other categories."

"Father, what I need is a blacksmith who not only has high soul power but also a high level of blacksmithing skill. That would be useful to us."

Dai Yutian was genuinely curious and couldn't help but ask, "Why are you suddenly paying attention to blacksmiths? It's only been a little over a year since your martial soul awakened, and you've been working non-stop."

Dai Yichen had already prepared his answer, and sighed helplessly. He instantly activated the White Tiger Armor and looked at Dai Yutian, saying, "Father, looking at this armor of mine, don't you have any thoughts? Although this thing is formed from the condensation of martial spirit, I suddenly had a thought: is it possible for the armor on my body to be artificially made?"

Even if its performance isn't as good as mine, as long as it can be mass-produced, that's acceptable. Then the armor made me think of other types of weapons, weapons powered by soul power, not the ordinary weapons the army currently uses.

Dai Yutian: I f***ing!

Dai Yutian immediately felt that his intelligence had been insulted. How could he not have thought of that?

Instead of waiting for his son to develop his own special ability lock, he could research other weapons and armor powered by soul power beforehand.

He is the emperor of a country, and his cultivation is progressing very slowly now, so he doesn't think of this as a crooked path like others do. He believes that only developing oneself is the way out.

His soul power level is about to reach its limit, so shouldn't he find another way out?

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His son's words had given him a wake-up call.

After all, skilled blacksmiths can create soul tools that store items, so give them some time to research other types of soul tools, and maybe they will succeed.

What they lack now is just a lot of money and time, which he has!

But then, Dai Yichen's words brought him back to reality.

"Father, as far as I know, the headquarters of the Blacksmiths' Guild is located in Gengxin City within the Empire, right? How does the Empire treat them?"

Dai Yutian: Damn it! It seems the Empire has been ignoring their existence all along, since he didn't really care about them before.

Looking back now, it feels like I missed out on a fortune!

"Ahem." Dai Yutian's expression was somewhat unnatural, and he even avoided meeting Dai Yichen's gaze. "The royal family doesn't provide them with any subsidies. After all, they previously thought that they were already doing enough by purchasing weapons and farm tools made by blacksmiths."

(End of this chapter)