Can't fix it?
That just won't do.
"As a forging bear, how can you not know how to repair a forging table?" Su Ming said to Little Gold.
"Roar?" (Since when did I become a forging bear?)
"Little Gold, you just cooperated with me to complete Thousand Refining! Do you know what 'Thousand Refining has Spirit' means? In the entire current Douluo Continent, only three can achieve this, and they are all Divine Blacksmiths!"
Upon hearing this, Little Gold was immediately astonished.
"Roar!" (The standards for being a Divine Blacksmith are this low!)
"No, it's because you have great talent, Little Gold," Su Ming said. "Of course, it's also because we cooperated well; otherwise, it wouldn't have been successful on the first try."
Su Ming was sure his forging technique was correct—it was the orthodox path for Spirit Refinement in the future. The key was that he had real successful experience. Using the successful experience from the future to pioneer the Spirit Refinement system in this era, plus Zhen Hua's remote guidance, was why they succeeded on the first attempt.
Of course, Little Gold's contribution was indispensable. His ability to endure to the end without giving up randomly was also crucial.
"Roar!" (Then quickly teach me, Spirit Master!)
Su Ming smiled with satisfaction.
Little Gold was quite easy to coax.
"Here, use the hammer to strike it. It'll also help you practice your basic hammer-swinging skills. This forging table is made of iron too. Just use force to hammer this part flat."
Little Gold's eyes lit up.
So simple!
Now that he knew he had become a Divine Blacksmith, Little Gold was full of motivation for forging.
He directly started swinging the hammer himself.
Bang!
A hammer struck the anvil, which barely changed.
Seeing this, Su Ming laughed heartily.
"You need to heat it first; it'll be easier to forge that way."
As he spoke, he turned on the furnace, placed the anvil upside down on it, and heated only the damaged part. After heating, he put it back in its original position and let Little Gold hammer directly on the anvil.
He fetched some other tools from the room and went to repair the wall damaged by Little Gold.
A bear's roar coming from his blacksmith shop wasn't a big deal. This was a world of Spirit Masters, and Spirit Masters with bear-type Martial Souls weren't uncommon. Bear-type Martial Souls provided Spirit Masters with great strength, and there were quite a few bear-type Spirit Master blacksmiths. So, bear roars from a blacksmith shop were normal.
"Roar roar?" (Why won't it budge?)
"The anvil's material is sturdy. You need to use force. It's not that it hasn't changed; the change is just small. Keep hammering; a few hundred or thousand strikes will do it."
Little Gold immediately deflated.
It's that difficult?
"Just think of it as intimate contact with metal. Remember when the Heavy Silver's spirit burst forth earlier? Why was I able to forge a piece of metal like that? It's because I communicated with the metal on a deep level. This communication is actually most important for you. Only by deeply feeling the metal can you better understand it. This way, your control over the gold element will also strengthen, and you might even purify your bloodline unconsciously during forging."
"Roar." (Said too much, didn't understand.)
"It means if you can master the forging technique from earlier by yourself, you can evolve into a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear."
"Roar!" (This bear will work hard!)
Little Gold was motivated again.
He could evolve? Then there was nothing more to say—just go all out!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The hammers in Xiao Ming's Blacksmith Shop rang for a full day and night.
Feeling his nearly depleted Spirit Power, Su Ming reminded Little Gold, "Little Gold, you can't just use Spirit Power without recovering it."
Little Gold turned his head. He looked somewhat excited now; he had almost hammered the anvil flat again, with only one small bump left.
Hearing Su Ming's complaint, Little Gold scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed.
"Roar." (Got too into hammering.)
"Now I'm out of Spirit Power. You should return to the Sea of Consciousness and rest for a while."
"Roar." (Alright.)
Su Ming took the hammer, looked at the last protruding part on the anvil, and started taking over.
His Spirit Power, of course, couldn't last a full day and night. The reason it was only depleted now was that he had been meditating and recovering constantly.
"Truth be told, Little Gold helping me consume Spirit Power while I meditate and recover is quite effective for Spirit Power growth." Sensing Little Gold's state—who had returned to the Sea of Consciousness and was already fast asleep—Su Ming secretly decided, "In the future, when I forge, I'll only have Little Gold help provide the spirit. When I rest and meditate, I'll have Little Gold practice forging."
As for rest—
"Sleeping is too inefficient. Little Gold must also learn to meditate to recover efficiently. This time, let it slide; let him have a good sleep."
[ Douluo 2 ]
"Success!"
Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief.
This meant he could draw upon future Battle Armor and mecha technology.
With Battle Armor and mechas, even without Tian Meng or Electrolux, he could rise in this era.
"Spirit Souls are key. I already have Spirit Power at the 20th rank. I need to quickly learn Spirit Core condensation; I can't delay any longer."
Su Ming greatly looked forward to pioneering the Spirit Refinement system in this era.
"The past cannot be retrieved. Any influence I had in Douluo 1 cannot reflect on the later era. But any influence I cause from my current point in the present will map onto the future."
Pioneering the Spirit Refinement system—what a tremendous title that would be.
Once this identity was solidified, condensing a Godhood Position was inevitable.
"And Battle Armor, mechas—these are all products beyond the current era. As long as I develop these all reasonably, becoming the Father of Battle Armor, Father of Forging, and Father of Mecha is completely achievable!"
To make all this reasonable, he needed to create the persona of a genius Spirit Engineer. Fortunately, that wasn't hard to create, as he was already a genius.
"Hmm, with Spirit Souls, I wonder if it could in turn become the key to attracting Electrolux..."
Su Ming pondered the feasibility.
He felt it wasn't impossible.
"Not just Electrolux, but also Tian Meng. Tian Meng's Intelligent Spirit Ring is the precursor to Spirit Souls. If I develop the Spirit Soul system early, Tian Meng will also feel intrigued after sensing it."
"What I need to worry about is whether my lack of a spiritual attribute will cause me to burst from Tian Meng's power, and also the memory exchange."
"For Electrolux, Spirit Souls alone might not be enough; I should also arrange the Soul Carving Knife."
Su Ming frowned slightly.
He had somewhat given up on obtaining Tian Meng. The memory exchange during the fusion process was truly a hurdle for him.
"Also, the choice of Spirit Soul is very important."
Little Gold was not only perfectly suited to be a Spirit Ring but also had a good personality and was very easy to coax. He cooperated with forging when asked and had great potential, able to evolve into a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear.
If he were to fuse with a Spirit Soul himself, it couldn't be inferior. It would be best to compensate for his spiritual shortcomings.
"What kind of Spirit Beast should it be?"
Su Ming fell into thought.
His first Spirit Ring was chosen for him by Su Can. The Spirit Skill was very pure: Spirit Power amplification.
According to the plan Su Can laid out for him, his second Spirit Skill would continue to amplify Spirit Power, pushing his Martial Soul to the extreme. Actually, it wasn't just Su Can; even after he joined the Body Sect and Du Busi took him as a disciple, the same suggestion was given.
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