Douluo 2: Transmigrated as an Evil Soul Master, Enemies of the World

Chapter 70 Forging the Old Beggar

Ye Chen was quickly assigned to the ordinary soul tool manufacturing area.

There were many rare metals piled up haphazardly around, most of them rusty.

They even look incomplete; clearly, they were damaged during the forging process.

In addition to rare metals, Ye Chen also had a forging room and was assigned a blacksmith.

"Kid, I'm actually just here to freeload. Everyone is reluctant to hire me for forging because I'm too strong and can easily damage rare metals."

I didn't expect you to not look down on me, young man. Since you think highly of me, this old man doesn't need much of a salary; just enough to feed and clothe me is fine.

Standing in front of Ye Chen was an old man with a scraggly beard, who was holding a wine jug and drinking.

He kept hiccuping, looked drunk, and had messy, unkempt hair.

At this moment, he remembered Tang San Gou's father, Tang Hao Gou.

That dog was initially drunk and unkempt, like an old beggar.

Unexpectedly, he is actually the renowned Haotian Douluo from the Douluo Continent.

Who knows, this unkempt old man in front of me might actually have some skills.

"Okay, no problem. I'll make as many soul tools as possible. Apart from paying for the rare metals, I'll have the Soul Guidance Department pay for the rest, and you can use it to eat, drink, and have fun!"

Ye Chen bowed to the old man and said.

Although the old man looked to be fifty years old, he was full of energy and didn't look old at all.

Moreover, his body is muscular and exudes a sense of power.

"Alright, hahaha, it's a deal. This old man only knows forging. Just tell me what metal you want to forge. When I'm not forging, I'm sleeping here, so don't disturb me!"

"Oh, right, just call me Old Beggar, that's what everyone calls me, hehe, finally I have some money for drinking again."

After saying this, the old beggar lay down on a bench outside the forge and fell fast asleep.

Before long, it started snoring.

Ye Chen shook his head, sat down at the table, took out paper and pen, and began to draw.

He drew blueprints for each part of the battle armor.

He referenced part of his memories of the battle armor in the novel, part of what he had learned at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and the contents of the soul tool books in the library.

Battle Armor is actually a more advanced type of mecha.

Among mechs, the most important element is the core magic array, which falls under the category of soul guides.

Soul tools, mechs, and battle armor are actually interconnected; they just differ in their forms of expression and levels of sophistication.

It took Ye Chen several days to complete the blueprints for the entire set of battle armor.

The details are all marked, it's very complicated.

He wants to forge battle armor, but the most difficult part now is the forging process.

He had no problems with anything else.

The core magic array, the connection of battle armor components, and so on, can be handled using the soul tool making methods he learned at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

"Old beggar, alright, I've finished drawing it. Could you help me build it according to what I've drawn?"

After Ye Chen finished drawing the blueprints, he went to wake up the old beggar who was sleeping soundly.

"Hmm, ah, ah? You little brat, finally finished with your work? Humph, if I didn't need you to give me money to buy wine, I would have punched you right then and there. How dare you disturb my sleep."

The old beggar grumbled and yawned, stretched, and walked into the forge.

When he came to the table and saw the drawings Ye Chen had made, he was completely stunned.

"Is this... is this armor? Is it the kind of armor that Soul Masters can wear to increase their defense?"

The old beggar suddenly picked up the blueprints, his face unable to hide his excitement, and looked at Ye Chen, asking a question.

His eyes widened, and his voice trembled.

"You could say that, but I think 'Battle Armor' would be a better name." A look of confusion appeared on Ye Chen's face. Why was this old beggar so excited?
He looked as if he had seen some treasure, and a look of joy appeared on his face.

"Armor, battle armor, not bad, not bad, let's call it battle armor. You're a genius, kid. You actually drew something I wanted to create more than ten years ago."

With this, I can create Soul Masters that can wear to enhance their defense!

The old beggar was excited after hearing Ye Chen's words.

At this moment, Ye Chen was shocked. He didn't expect that this old beggar had wanted to forge battle armor more than ten years ago.
So ahead of its time?

Battle armor—that won't appear for another ten thousand years. Many people probably can't even imagine it.

Even if one could come up with the idea, it would probably be impossible to forge it successfully, because starting with the two-word battle armor, it needs to be absorbed into the body, and the metal used needs to be forged with the full spirit to forge each part of the battle armor.

The cultivation level must be at least at the sixth ring.

The requirement of forging every piece of battle armor with full spiritual power is something that very few people can achieve.

After all, there wasn't even a profession called blacksmith at that time.

Or rather, there are some, but they are just some unskilled blacksmiths, and a complete blacksmithing system has not yet been formed.

After all, the Haotian Sect had some blacksmiths ten thousand years ago.

"Can you forge these parts yourself?"

Ye Chen tried asking.

"No problem. I've wanted to create armor suitable for Soul Masters for over a decade. Of course, not the kind of armor worn by knights, but something much more advanced."

"I still can't draw the blueprints, but you managed to! Let's get started!"

As the old beggar spoke, he began selecting rare metals, smelting them, and then forging them.

Battle armor requires extremely high skill from the blacksmith, and Ye Chen was only trying it out.

To create even more advanced battle armor, it might be ten thousand years from now before that's possible.

At least for now, it may not be possible to create three-word or four-word battle armor.

At this point, being able to create a single-word battle armor is probably already quite impressive.

But he still hopes to be able to create a two-word battle armor.

After all, only two-word battle armor can be absorbed into the body, making it easier and faster to release.

Only during the battle can one gain the upper hand.

dang dang...

bang bang bang...

At this moment, the old beggar had already begun forging, and with each swing of his hammer, the forging chamber trembled incessantly.

Ye Chen frowned. This old guy's strength is truly terrifying.

The rare metal, silver, heated to a high temperature, flattens out considerably with each hammer blow.

Ye Chen didn't speak, but stood not far away, staring intently at the old beggar.

Occasionally, he would speak up to remind people, pointing out some unreasonable aspects of the old beggar's forging based on his memory of the original novel.

With his prompting, the old beggar's forging became increasingly smooth.

However, the old beggar's forging skills were still no match for those of a true blacksmith.

"Kid, I didn't expect you to know forging at such a young age. But this thing is a bit difficult!"

A week passed in the blink of an eye, and he still hadn't managed to forge even a single component suitable for making battle armor.

"No rush, take your time. Here's what we'll do: while you're forging, I'll assist you. You should concentrate on feeling the subtle changes in the metal and control it precisely. That might increase your success rate!"

As he spoke, Ye Chen released his mental detection sharing, and the old beggar's eyes lit up immediately. He picked up the forging hammer and began to forge rhythmically.

(End of this chapter)