Chapter 45 Forging and Promise

Chapter 45 Forging and Promise
A forging room at the Spirit Tower headquarters.

"Brother, have you become a level 5 blacksmith?"

Qiangu Huangyu played with Qiangu Qingfeng's fifth-level blacksmith badge, her beautiful eyes full of disbelief.

After leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform, Qiangu Huangyu stopped by to see how his hedgehog brother, who was prone to being autistic and irritated, was doing in his training. Qiangu Qingfeng told him that he had just completed the first spiritual forging in his life and successfully advanced to a level five blacksmith.

[This is just two and a half years to complete the journey that took Tang Wulin six years in the original novel! ]

But Qiangu Huangyu was relieved soon. After all, Qiangu Qingfeng relied on the learning materials left by the Holy Spirit Church to teach himself and became the number one in the field of brain. This talent was no joke.

"It doesn't seem that difficult." Qiangu Qingfeng said calmly.

“Yes, yes, yes,” Qiangu Huangyu decided not to argue with the genius. “You know what? With your current forging level, I’m afraid you can enter Shrek Academy without taking the exam.”

Of course, Qiangu Qingfeng’s own cultivation is not bad either. Perhaps he has found something that can prove himself. After his heart knot has been untied, his cultivation has improved by leaps and bounds, and now he is about to break through to the fifth ring.

"That only proves that there is no need for Shrek to go."

Qiangu Huangyu swore that if someone else spoke to her in such a pretentious tone, she would make that person pay, but she really had no way to deal with Qiangu Qingfeng.

Qiangu Qingfeng is a person who is extremely proud and extremely inferior. It sounds like pride and inferiority should not appear on the same person at the same time, but they appear so coincidentally.

Because his mother died prematurely and he lacked care from his family, he was very sensitive. Especially after Qiangu Dongfeng awakened his martial soul, the difference in their talents made him think that his misfortune was caused by his own weakness.

The repeated blows made him increasingly fragile and self-deprecating, and he eventually ran away from home at the age of fourteen in the original novel.

But he is also a very proud man. His pride does not allow him to lose to his brother who is three years younger than him, nor does it allow him to be bound by a home that cannot be called a home. Therefore, he ran away from home in the original timeline.

Likewise, his pride would not allow him to succumb to death, so he was able to live for ten thousand years through his own efforts.

Therefore, when facing Qiangu Qingfeng, Qiangu Huangyu would mostly just stroke his back, in the form of consultation and suggestion. Qiangu Dongfeng, who directly started to criticize, was really walking into a minefield.

Looking at his sister who was lost in thought, Qiangu Qingfeng pursed his lips lightly, frowned slightly, and seemed very conflicted.

Finally, he slowly smoothed his frown, looked at Qiangu Huangyu, and seemed to have made a great decision, and said softly:
"Xiao Yu,"

"Ok?"

Qiangu Huangyu, who was suddenly pulled out of his own world, raised his head blankly and looked at Qiangu Qingfeng.

"Let me forge your battle armor from now on."

Qiangu Qingfeng specially emphasized the pronunciation of the word "afterwards".

Looking at his brother with a serious face, Qiangu Huangyu immediately understood what Qiangu Qingfeng meant and said with a smile, "Of course, I don't have the habit of changing forgers midway."

As he said that, Qiangu Huangyu threw the badge of the fifth-level blacksmith to Qiangu Qingfeng. "But, my requirements are very high∽"

"Coincidentally, I also have very high standards for myself."

A confident smile appeared on Qiangu Qingfeng's face.

For Qiangu Qingfeng, after his mother passed away, he felt the feeling of home for the first time from Qiangu Huangyu.

Therefore, Qiangu Qingfeng wanted to help Qiangu Huangyu in his own way, just like a normal family.

Unfortunately, the souls, soul bones, and natural treasures related to soul masters were not something he could produce at all.

Therefore, Qiangu Qingfeng chose to forge Doukai. The success in forging made him regain his confidence in himself, but this was far from enough, he needed to make others believe in him. Therefore, Qiangu Qingfeng told Qiangu Huangyu that she would forge Doukai herself in the future.

You know, a Titled Douluo can use a four-character battle armor, and Qiangu Qingfeng has no doubt that Qiangu Huangyu can cultivate to the Ultimate Douluo.

Qiangu Qingfeng's real question is: Do you believe that I can become a master craftsman before you cultivate to the level of a Titled Douluo?

Qiangu Qingfeng is a man with low self-esteem, so low that he needs to gain trust from his own sister to enrich his confidence. But he is also a proud man who can guarantee that he will become a master craftsman.

Qiangu Huangyu chose to believe, or rather, she had full trust in her elder brother from the beginning.

Just when the brother and sister understood everything, Qiangu Dongfeng suddenly opened the door and rushed in.

"Qingfeng, father asked us to go...Xiaoyu, why are you here too?"

Qiangu Dongfeng was halfway through his speech when he suddenly discovered that Qiangu Huangyu was there too, and immediately asked curiously.

"Why can't Xiaoyu stay here with me?" Qiangu Qingfeng asked coldly. Facing Qiangu Dongfeng, he naturally didn't have a good expression.

"you…"

Seeing that the two were about to fight over a disagreement, Qiangu Huangyu quickly acted as a peacemaker and said, "Let's not talk about my business for now. Brother, what does father want?"

Seeing Qiangu Huangyu speak, the two of them did not hesitate any longer and just snorted coldly at the same time.

Qiangu Dongfeng continued, "It is said that Uncle Leng has accepted a new disciple, and a banquet will be held tonight. Father asked us to go over and take a look, so that we can get to know each other in advance."

"I understand." After saying that, Qiangu Qingfeng walked out. He didn't want to stay with Qiangu Dongfeng at all.

Just as Qiangu Qingfeng and Qiangu Dongfeng passed each other, Qiangu Dongfeng saw clearly the fifth-level blacksmith badge on Qiangu Qingfeng's body.

"When did you become a level five blacksmith?" Qiangu Dongfeng couldn't possibly not understand what a level five blacksmith at the age of fourteen meant, not to mention that Qiangu Qingfeng had only learned forging for more than two years.

"Today." Qiangu Qingfeng said without turning his head.

"Then our battle armor will be left to you in the future."

The "we" here by Qiangu Dongfeng refers to himself, Qiangu Huangyu, and the two sisters Leng Yaozhu and Leng Yulai.

Although they could ask the blacksmiths at the Spirit Pagoda to forge the Dou Kai for them, they and Qiangu Qingfeng grew up together after all, so they were more familiar with each other and it would be easier for them to forge the right metal.

Qiangu Qingfeng had already walked out of the forging room at this time, and his voice came from a distance, "You, remember to pay the money."

Seeing that Qiangu Qingfeng had disappeared, Qiangu Dongfeng was furious. He looked at Qiangu Huangyu and complained, "He actually wants to ask us for money! This is too much!"

"Is there a possibility that big brother just wants to take your money?" Qiangu Huangyu added silently.

"Isn't this even more abominable? Isn't it just that you didn't beat me? As for..."

Qiangu Huangyu hurriedly stopped Qiangu Dongfeng. After all, Qiangu Dongfeng might not be able to defeat Qiangu Qingfeng now.

In a corner where no one could see, Qiangu Qingfeng's mouth corners curled up slightly.

 Discuss with fellow book lovers the idea of ​​the soul core setting. For some reason, the Dragon King's soul core changed from one at level 90 or 99 in the peerless period to the first one obtained at level 70 or earlier. As for when the second one will condense, I can't find the original text.

  Therefore, I want to redefine the setting of soul cores. The first one should be condensed at level 70 or before, which is also the requirement for breaking through level 99. The second one is the 99th level, that is, only condensing the second soul core is one of the stepping stones to cultivate to level 99. If nothing goes wrong, you can cultivate to level 50. The third soul core can only be cultivated successfully by very few soul masters. The original work clearly mentions that only and Gu Yue have it. This is not a configuration that most extreme soul masters have. Maybe Yun Ming and Chen Xinjie may have it?

  This is my plan for now, I wonder if book lovers can accept it?
  
 
(End of this chapter)