Lords of Hegemony: Conquer from the Mermaids

Chapter 158 Black Gold Iron Crab Master Craftsman - Rock Iron
As soon as Meng Zheng swam in, the black-gold iron-armored crab immediately noticed Meng Zheng beside him.

"My Lord! You are here!" the black-gold iron-armored crab said in a muffled voice.

Meng Zheng smiled and nodded, saying, "Well, I'll come and see how your work is going."

The Black Gold Ironclad Crab replied in its characteristically dull voice, "Lord, we are all working hard to create more and better equipment as soon as possible so that the warriors of the tribe can use it."

Meng Zheng felt even more relieved upon hearing this. He looked at the half-finished sword on the forging table. The blade had already begun to emit a faint cold light, clearly an extremely sharp weapon.

Meng Zheng praised, "This sword looks very powerful. What kind of sword is it?"

The Black Gold Iron-Armored Crab craftsman was obviously very excited when he heard Meng Zheng's praise. His eight thorny legs kept stabbing the floor tiles under his feet, making deep holes one after another.

It pointed at the sword on the forging table with its pliers and replied, "My Lord, this is a new sword developed by our boss, named 'Water Abyss Slash'.

After undergoing special refinement and integrating the tidal power of the Tidal Murlocs, the blade will become even tougher and sharper after forging, allowing it to unleash its maximum power in battle."

Meng Zheng picked up the "Shuiyuan Zhan" with his fingers. The knife was about one meter and two meters long, with smooth lines on the blade and a thin and sharp edge, as if it could cut through all obstacles.

A faint blue light flickered faintly on the blade, as if it contained terrifying tidal waves.

He nodded slightly, expressing his high recognition of the craftsmanship of the Black Gold Iron Armored Crab craftsman.

"Very good, the name 'Water Abyss Slash' is very appropriate. This knife is for the Tidal Murloc, right? It looks very good." Meng Zheng exclaimed.

Meng Zheng gently placed the "Shuiyuan Slash" back on the forging table, his eyes full of admiration.

Such a sword that integrates the power of tides will be a powerful help to the tidal murloc warriors.

The combat effectiveness of the Tidal Murlocs is difficult to improve in a short period of time, so the best way is to equip them with more powerful weapons and equipment to enhance their overall strength from the outside.

After watching the Shuiyuan Slash, Meng Zheng was even more looking forward to other new equipment. In the past, Canghai Village did not have the ability to forge metal, and could only use weapons given by the system and various crustacean and animal horn weapons.

Now that we have the Black Gold Iron-Armored Crab Clan, we can finally create metal weapons, which is crucial for improving the military strength of Canghai Village.

He asked directly: "Where is your boss?"

The person Meng Zheng was asking about was the owner of the metal processing workshop, a talent that Xie Batian had specially recommended to Meng Zheng.

When the Black Gold Ironclad Crab heard Meng Zheng asking the master, he stopped what he was doing and replied simply, "The boss is in the smelting room of the workshop right now, guiding those little guys in refining the ore."

Upon hearing this, Meng Zheng nodded and decided to go find the abbot.

Walk deeper into the workshop along the passage inside.

Finally, Meng Zheng arrived at the door of the smelting room.

This smelting room is actually another workshop, which is filled with various ores, including crystal iron ore, black iron ore, copper ore, etc.

In the center of the smelting room, a crab that was only three or four meters in size was holding a piece of ore and constantly explaining it to a group of seven or eight meter long crabs.

Meng Zheng stood at the door, quietly observing the scene inside the smelting room. The crab, about three or four meters in size, had two claws, one large and one small. It was very different from the common black-gold ironclad crabs and looked very petite.

It is the abbot recommended to Meng Zheng by Xie Batian - Iwate.

Yan Tie was born underdeveloped. Although he had the strength of the seventh level of the Yellow Rank, his body size could not grow.

There is also a problem with the development of its pincers. One pincer is surprisingly large. It has a body size of three or four meters, but it has a three-meter-long pincer. This pincer is incredibly powerful. With every swing and smash, it has extremely terrifying strength, and its hardness is simply off the charts.

The other small claw is extremely small, but extremely flexible, and can do many things that the black gold iron-clad crab cannot do.

In the early days, Yantie was inconspicuous. Although he had a powerful big claw, his overall strength was not outstanding in the Black Gold Iron Armor Crab Tribe. Although the big claw was big, it was rarely used in combat. Instead, it affected Yantie's flexibility, making him easily attacked from behind by the enemy.

Later, Crab Tyrant accidentally discovered that this guy had an excellent talent for forging. His two claws were simply born for forging, and he could easily create extremely sophisticated weapons.

However, the Crab Tyrant Tribe at that time did not need weapons. Their claws were the best equipment and did not need to be specially made.

Crab Tyrant kept him just to prepare for future transactions with other people.

It was not until the entire Black Gold Iron Armored Crab Tribe joined the Canghai Tribe that Yan Tie's talents could finally be fully utilized.

Meng Zheng immediately promoted him to be the owner of the Black Gold Forging Workshop.

At this time, Yan Tie was holding a piece of ore and explaining in detail the characteristics and refining methods of the ore to the big crabs around him.

Although its voice was low, it was extremely clear in the smelting room. Every word seemed to carry power, making the crabs present listen with great interest.

As soon as Meng Zheng entered, Yan Tie immediately noticed his arrival and waved his hand to let the big crabs go to work.

He quickly turned around and greeted Meng Zheng respectfully: "Lord, you are here!"

Meng Zheng responded to Yantie's greeting with a smile, swam slowly into the smelting room, and glanced at the busy crabs around him. He felt a deeper recognition of Yantie's leadership ability.

Yan Tie is also a very outstanding talent. He can not only build weapons and equipment, but also has a good set of management skills.

Although he is small in stature, all the black-gold iron-clad crabs present are very respectful of him.

In this smelting room, every craftsman is working attentively. The atmosphere is tense and efficient. It is obvious that Yantie manages them in an orderly manner.

"Yantie, let me see your progress." Meng Zheng said, looking around.

Yan Tie smiled innocently and scratched his head with his small pliers, looking a little embarrassed. "My Lord, you've arrived just in time. We are currently conducting a new experiment, hoping to refine even purer metals to create higher-quality weapons."

Meng Zheng nodded, walked over to the piece of ore, carefully observed its texture and color, and asked, "Is this ore newly discovered?"

"Yes, Lord," Yan Tie replied, "This was discovered by the patrolling Yakshas while exploring the surrounding lakes and mountains. Preliminary analysis suggests it contains the extremely rare water element. If successfully refined, it will bring about a qualitative leap in our weaponry."

(End of this chapter)