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Chapter 49 Defining the Blacksmith
Such a strong spirituality!
A perfect piece of work!
At this moment, in Lou Gao's eyes, this piece of Star Soul Iron had transformed into an unparalleled beauty, with its dazzling three-foot-long pillar of starlight dominating his entire field of vision.

As a master craftsman, Lou Gao's eye for detail is indeed excellent.

He could tell that the perfect spiritual guidance of this Star Soul Iron was not due to the spirit-enhancing method, but rather to Su Ming's forging skills.

The spirit bestows a basic spirituality, rather than directly guiding that spirituality to such an exaggerated degree.

“Your forging skills are superior to mine,” Lou Gao murmured.

He readily admitted this.

If his old friend Titan were to come and demonstrate some techniques that he couldn't do, he would still stubbornly deny it, because even if Titan mastered techniques that he didn't know, the difference wouldn't be significant, and he also mastered techniques that Titan didn't know.

The skills Su Ming is now demonstrating to him are a decisive defeat in his area of ​​expertise.

The gap is too big; there's no room for excuses.

Or rather, given such a huge gap, Lou Gao had no intention of cheating; he only had a pilgrimage-like mentality.

His gaze shifted from the dissipating starlight pillar to Su Ming, his small eyes beginning to reveal a range of emotions.

Shock.

Puzzled.

respect.

Please advise.

All sorts of thoughts were vividly expressed in his small eyes.

"President, please don't stare at me like that, it's scary," Su Ming said.

Lou Gao realized his posture was inappropriate, coughed twice, and straightened his posture.

"Xiao Ming, did your teacher teach you all these forging techniques?"

"The teacher laid a good foundation," Su Ming said with a smile.

A hint of jealousy flashed in Lou Gao's eyes.

What incredible luck Zhu Jiuyang had!

To be able to figure out this level of forging skills on one's own, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that one is a reincarnation of a god, right?
Duan Jin and Huo Lie were still immersed in the feeling of Su Ming's forging.

Duan Jin seemed to have gained some insight. He had learned a lot from Su Ming's step-by-step guidance of the Star Soul Iron's spirituality, as if he were truly protecting and guiding it as if it were his own life.

Fire is pure, unadulterated shock.

He wasn't particularly devout in his pursuit of forging, but at that moment his heart suddenly pounded, and he felt the allure of it.

"Didn't you three come to see me today because you have something to say?" Lou Gao said, "You don't want to be the president, do you? No problem, just say the word and the presidency is yours right now."

Su Ming waved his hands repeatedly.

"Can't, can't."

The blacksmiths' association, which is about to undergo reform, will have a president who is truly a beast of burden; he is not one to take the position.

"President Lou Gao, we've come to discuss the association's reform with you," Huo Lie said to Lou Gao, having regained his senses.

Lou Gao looked puzzled.

What reform?
I do not know how?
"I have no intention of keeping the techniques of Thousand Refinements with Spirit a secret." Upon hearing Su Ming's words, Lou Gao's eyes immediately lit up, and his eyes even seemed to widen in that instant.

"really?"

"Indeed, I just hope to redefine the profession of blacksmith."

How are they divided?

Lou Gao looked at Su Ming with curiosity.

"From now on, blacksmiths will be renamed forging masters, and the blacksmiths' association will be renamed the forging masters' association. Forging a thousand times has a spirit, and I will leave behind the methods I use to imbue metal with a spirit."

Lou Gao looked at Su Ming with a reverent gaze.

At that moment, he truly felt that Su Ming was shining.

"good good good good!"

He was beaming with excitement.

"If you do this, I'll have to give up the presidency to you even more. I feel unworthy of this position myself."

Su Ming declined, saying, "Forget it, I trust your character, President Lou Gao. You should take on the role of president yourself. Also, I want to redefine the ranks of blacksmiths, and the so-called title of 'Master Craftsman' will be abolished. Can you accept that, President?"

Lou Gao waved his hand.

"How could I not know whether he is a master craftsman or not?"

The title "divine craftsman" is merely used to sound prestigious; in reality, it's worlds apart from the realm of gods.

"However, there is one thing I must remind you: even if you change your name to blacksmith, you must not discourage the ordinary blacksmiths who support us."

Lou Gao didn't care whether he was a master craftsman or not, but he took Su Ming's suggestion to redefine the ranks very seriously, and his expression was very solemn.

"I can sense that the title 'Forging Master' carries a profound meaning, transcending the realm of ordinary professions. If 'Thousand Refinements with Spirit' is the key to your classification of forging masters, then you're implicitly assuming that all forging masters are born Soul Masters. Soul Masters are inherently a noble profession. Renaming it the Forging Masters Association will gain greater social recognition, which is good. However, there's one thing you must remember: the blacksmithing profession is our foundation, the very reason the Blacksmiths Association was established. Our goal is to promote and develop blacksmithing, not to free some blacksmiths from the burdens of a low-level profession. You can redefine your so-called forging master rankings, but ordinary blacksmiths must also have a quota for advancement, and they must also be qualified to be called forging masters. Otherwise, I will absolutely not agree."

Based on the identity of Soul Masters, and further packaged as the profession of Blacksmith, coupled with the evidence of metals with spirit after a thousand forgings, the Blacksmith Association will surely gain rapid recognition. At that time, the status of Blacksmiths will definitely not be comparable to that of blacksmiths today.

However, Lou Gao stated that ordinary blacksmiths should also have the opportunity to become forge masters.

"Don't worry, President, I know that too." Su Ming said, "Actually, I already have a draft of the new classification. Those who are proficient in the Hundred Forging Technique are junior blacksmiths, those who can shape various parts from Hundred Forging Metal are intermediate blacksmiths, those who can perform Thousand Forging on ordinary metal without spiritual guidance and shape the work are senior blacksmiths, and those who have mastered the Thousand Forging with Spirit are blacksmith masters."

Even in later generations, there was a common level of 100-forging in the classification of blacksmiths, let alone in the current context.

Lou Gao couldn't help but nod after hearing Su Ming's division.

It's only a fourth tier, yet it's very reasonable, with clear distinctions between levels, and it's more rational than the current division of the Blacksmith Association.

"Currently, our forging level has only reached the level of Thousand Refinements with Spirit. The Star Soul Iron I just forged has a spiritual light shining through it, forming a pillar of light that is three feet long. Based on my experience, spiritual metals with a spiritual light that is more than one foot long are clearly at another level. I call this level Thousand Refinements Grade 1. Below that, depending on the strength of the spiritual light, they range from Grade 2 to Grade 4."

"I also have a preliminary plan for the future, which is to achieve the same level of metal that the first master craftsman transformed into a soul beast. That is, to use forging to perfectly guide the metal's spirituality, allowing the metal's spirituality to grow to its peak during forging, and to sublimate it during forging, so that it no longer needs to rely on natural nurturing or luck to transform into a true life form."

No longer relying on natural transformation to become life.

This transformation is accomplished by the blacksmith's forging hammer.

Lou Gao understood Su Ming's subtext and his body trembled with excitement.

Can it really be done?
Sure can!
(End of this chapter)