Where would the characteristics come from?
"Spirit Beasts, of course! Their bloodlines, their Spirit Skills, and parts of their bodies... there's always something suitable."
Mu Ye's answer came out without a second thought.
"I've been thinking about it before. Besides Spirit Rings and Spirit Bones, Spirit Beasts actually have many valuable parts. It's just that the technology wasn't advanced enough to utilize them before."
"You say it so easily. Spirit Beasts are almost extinct now. Even my quota for hunting them is limited," Zhen Hua said helplessly.
"Ocean Spirit Beasts," Mu Ye stated. "The ocean is so vast. The number of Ocean Spirit Beasts is even greater than the total number of land Spirit Beasts from twenty thousand years ago—at least ten times more."
This wasn't just determined by area. Strictly speaking, the density of Spirit Beasts could also take volume into account!
The ocean's surface area is more than double that of the land, and the ocean also has depth...
Mu Ye took out a dragon scale.
"This Sea Serpent Dragon we ate, I kept its entire corpse. The scales on its body contain a certain dragon might, and the power in its blood is also unique. They can all be used as characteristics to be infused into ordinary metal."
Black lines seemed to appear on Zhen Hua's forehead.
Stop talking.
My workload just keeps getting heavier.
"Characteristics are actually quite easy to find. Even if Teacher Zhen Hua dislikes large-scale hunting of Ocean Spirit Beasts, worried about causing new ecological damage, we can cooperate with the Spirit Transmission Pagoda," Su Ming offered his own idea. "The Spirit Transmission Pagoda has many defective artificial Spirit Souls. We can take them. Perhaps after secondary processing, they won't be defective anymore."
Zhen Hua's vision darkened.
He had finally found a successor and just wanted to quickly train Su Ming to become a Divine Blacksmith so he could retire.
Why was this successor finding such a massive project for him?
The direction Su Ming proposed, using defective artificial Spirit Souls as characteristics, could be considered a completely new field.
Did Spirit Souls count as life?
If an artificial Spirit Soul was successfully fused into metal, would that count as Spirit Refined metal or just ordinary rare metal?
Furthermore, could the Spirit Skills contained within the artificial Spirit Soul be considered an inheritance of the corresponding metal? Would that then count as Soul Refinement?
"Teacher Zhen Hua, please, do it for me? I'm currently hiding from the Spirit Transmission Pagoda because of the Light Sphere matter. I can't keep going on like this."
Su Ming clasped his hands together, looking at his teacher with an expectant expression.
Zhen Hua found it hard to refuse.
He could also discern Su Ming's underlying intention from his words.
"You want to compete for the position of Tower Lord?"
"Mm-hmm."
"Alright then. But the Blacksmith Association is neutral. We will not interfere in any of your internal affairs. As for the cooperation, I can show some favoritism and conduct it specifically with Zhang Tianyang."
Su Ming was overjoyed.
"Thank you, Teacher!"
With this project, Zhang Tianyang's position within the Spirit Transmission Pagoda would become more secure, and he might even advance further.
Moreover, holding a stable cooperative project with the Blacksmith Association in his hands would be more advantageous for their faction in building relationships with other high-level members of the Spirit Transmission Pagoda.
After all, everyone wanted Four-Word Battle Armor. But the relationship between the Spirit Transmission Pagoda and the Blacksmith Association had been poor in recent years. Trying to negotiate with Zhen Hua directly in the name of a Spirit Transmission Pagoda high-level member would only get a 'go wait in line' response.
Zhen Hua producing enough Heaven Refined metal for one set of Four-Word Battle Armor in a year was considered high efficiency. And the number of Spirit Masters on the continent who wanted Four-Word Battle Armor was immense.
If one really had to queue up, they might not get it in their entire lifetime.
Therefore, Zhang Tianyang, holding the cooperative project with the Blacksmith Association, would become a highly sought-after commodity.
[Douluo 1]
Ice Fire Two Eyes.
Su Ming wore an expression of pure satisfaction.
This was the divine power of the Trinity.
To be honest, he had originally only planned to use the small brainstorm of Spirit Infusion to help himself establish a source of faith in the Douluo 3 era. He hadn't expected that an expansion on Mu Ye's idea of artificial rare metal would bring him even greater gains.
"The Spirit Beasts on the Douluo 3 continent are extinct, requiring consideration of all sorts of complicated issues. But Douluo 1 doesn't have that problem!"
Furthermore, even with some technology Su Ming brought from the future, mining rare metals in the Douluo 1 era was still a long-term project.
Ten years?
Su Ming estimated that by then, if he wasn't a god, he would be close to becoming one. What convenience could he enjoy at that point?
The primary use of mining rare metals was to help Su Ming establish a foundation. He could directly use the characteristics of these rare metals already explored in Douluo 3 to steadily output 'new technologies', show off in public, and harvest faith.
But for his own personal benefit, the direction of artificial rare metal proposed by Mu Ye was the one he needed to strive towards.
"Whether it's materials from Spirit Beasts or artificial Spirit Souls, as long as they are 'characteristics', they can theoretically serve as the core for metal to transform into rare metal. For example, this Ice Fire Two Eyes... the Ice and Fire energies here should also be able to serve as a characteristic."
"My level is still too low. My own development progress is slow. Now, with Teacher Zhen Hua's help, it might be faster, but it's still not enough."
So—
"Elder Yi, I leave it to you."
World-Shaking Wisdom, activate!
[Douluo 2]
Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.
"Elder Yi, I want to combine metal characteristics myself."
Electrolux, suddenly being asked, was a bit confused.
You're asking me about forging?
That has nothing to do with this old man, does it?
"It's like this... the characteristics of rare metals are inherently fixed. I'm wondering if it's possible to turn the characteristics I want into the characteristics of metal. Just like Spirit Engineers; although they need rare metals, the materials that can actually be used to create Core Formations also include various Spirit Beast materials."
Listening to Su Ming's explanation, Electrolux gradually understood his meaning.
"Not a bad idea."
He showed an interested expression and actually began to contemplate it.
"The feasibility is quite high. Wait a moment, let me make some comparisons first."
Electrolux reviewed the production system for magical equipment from his homeland.
He was a remnant soul, with only fragments of memory, but as his soul recovered, his memories were gradually reviving. By now, he had recalled many things.
Although the knowledge of the magical equipment production system was also fragmented, it still allowed Electrolux to find many key techniques.
If these techniques were applied to the Douluo Continent, applied to Su Ming's Spirit Infusion technique...
Su Ming ended up waiting for a month.
Indeed, it was only because Electrolux was still active that Su Ming didn't suspect he had fallen into slumber.
A month wasn't long.
But over in Douluo 3, Zhen Hua had already managed to bestow spirituality upon ordinary metal for Su Ming. That is to say, the Spirit Infusion technique had appeared in the Douluo 3 era.
This could be considered a moderately useful new technique. Bestowing spirituality upon ordinary metal, even without unique characteristics, could be used for practice, directly lowering the cost for blacksmiths to train.
For this, Zhen Hua even specially held an exchange meeting for Su Ming.
[Douluo 3]
Heaven Dou City.
Blacksmith Association Headquarters.
First Floor.
According to tradition, this day of every month was when the Blacksmith Association's President, Zhen Hua, shared forging techniques. However, the atmosphere today seemed different. The number of people gathered was frighteningly large.
Blacksmiths spotted reporters and live broadcast equipment. The square outside the Blacksmith Association building was already packed with people, all watching the large screen on the square, anticipating the exchange meeting Zhen Hua had spoken about.
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