1: The boy practicing in the blacksmith shop
Douluo Continent, Nottingham City.Inside the blacksmith shop, amid the noisy sound of metal colliding, a young man wearing the uniform of Notting Junior Soul Master Academy sat cross-legged beside the casting table, meditating and practicing.
The noisy blacksmith shop seemed to have no effect on the young man, as if it was a top-notch training room.
"Brother Li, will that kid's cultivation here have any impact on us? After all, it's quite dangerous here."
Two men, one tall and one short, one middle-aged and one young, walked in from the gate. The younger man looked at the boy who was practicing with envy and a little jealousy in his eyes.
"Xiao Zhang, you just arrived and don't understand the situation here. Let me tell you, with Xiao classmate here, we won't be affected. Do you know soul masters? Xiao Qi is a soul master. When he is practicing, it will not affect us. On the contrary, it can increase the temperature of the furnace. You are also a blacksmith. I don't need to explain what the temperature of the furnace means."
Manager Li looked at the young man practicing with satisfaction, and at the same time called on the blacksmiths to continue forging iron and to pay attention to safety and other such repetitive words. In short, production must be taken care of as well as safety.
"Okay, stop standing here, Xiao Zhang, this workbench is empty. Come over and try your skills. Then I can use your skills to ask the boss for money, right?"
Manager Li brought Xiao Zhang to the forging table near the young man who was practicing, and motioned Xiao Zhang to show everyone his skills. At the same time, he also greeted the other idle blacksmiths. Xiao Zhang came from Gengxin City, the legendary metal capital.
These blacksmiths may not understand the affairs of soul masters, but they do understand. If the Spirit Hall is the holy land that soul masters yearn for, then Gengxin City is the paradise in the hearts of blacksmiths.
When they heard that Xiao Zhang was from Gengxin City, they all came over to watch, wanting to see the genius who had returned from the "holy land".
Xiao Zhang was not vague either. He threw his shirt onto the shelf beside him. Under his bronze skin, his muscles were toned and one could feel his strength just by looking at him.
The actions of starting the fire, pulling the bellows, forging the iron ore were all done in one go, and everything seemed so natural. The group of miniature blacksmiths cheered one after another, which made Xiao Zhang feel proud.
While hammering the metal, he saw a fierce look in the eyes of the young man sitting next to him.
"People make mistakes, horses stumble, and when we arrive at a new place, a mistake shouldn't be a big problem." Xiao Zhang thought to himself while swinging the forging hammer with a little more force.
Clang, clang. Sparks fly. The iron ore on the forging table gradually takes shape. Every time the hammer falls, the impurities in the iron block will be reduced by a few points.
Just when the blacksmiths were watching with great interest, suddenly, something strange happened. Perhaps it was because the forging table was uneven, or perhaps it was because the hammer was unstable, the red-hot iron block that was the size of an adult's fist actually flew away.
"Not good, Wang Qi, beware of danger."
Manager Li hurriedly reminded loudly and wanted to go to rescue, but as an ordinary person, he could not catch up with the iron block squeezed out by the hammer.
Many blacksmiths noticed the changes here at once, and a hint of pity flashed in their eyes when they looked at the young man sitting cross-legged beside the forging table.
Of course, there were some blacksmiths in the crowd who, seeing that the young man was about to get into trouble, showed a gloating look in their eyes, but these people were very few and their actions were very well hidden.
Boom~ A heat wave hit, and the temperature of the already extremely high fire suddenly increased. A flash of fire flashed between the eyebrows of the young man who was originally meditating. In an instant, a big hand made entirely of flames caught the red-hot iron block and pressed it to the ground.
Behind the young man stood a fire 'giant' whose body was covered in flames and whose face could not be seen clearly.
"Wang Qi, I'm so glad you're okay. No, I'll have people fence off the place where you practice. Otherwise, if something like this happens again, it will be bad if someone gets hurt."
Wang Qi shook his head, dusted himself off and stood up. "Uncle Li, I'm fine, but the blacksmith you hired this time seems to be a bit under-qualified. As a blacksmith, he can't even control the forging of iron?"
Manager Li understood what Wang Qi meant. He also wanted to fire Xiao Zhang, who was more of a hindrance than a help. However, Xiao Zhang was from Gengxin City and was hired back by his boss at a huge price. It seemed a bit wrong to fire him right after he arrived.
"Xiao Zhang, how did you forge it? How come you can't even control the forging of iron? Come, come over and apologize to Brother Wang Qi. If it happens again, I will definitely ask my employer to deduct your salary."
Wang Qi looked at Manager Li thoughtfully, sighed in his heart and shook his head. Looking at Xiao Zhang's pretended apology, with a provocation in his eyes, Wang Qi waved his hand.
Things have developed to this point, how could Wang Qi not understand what Manager Li meant?
"Uncle Li, I may need to take some time off. I have broken through to level ten, and it is time to get a spirit ring."
After saying that, Wang Qi turned around and left the blacksmith shop without caring about Manager Li's expression. At the same time, he decided in his heart that he would never come to the blacksmith shop again.
"When I read the original novel before, I only saw the yearning of ordinary people for soul masters, but never saw the conflicts between ordinary people and soul masters."
"That's right. How can a soul master with extraordinary power be willing to treat ordinary people who have no blood relationship as human beings? So it seems that I am still lucky. At least I have awakened my soul power."
After leaving the blacksmith shop, Wang Qi looked at the moon in the sky and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
Wang Qi is eight years old this year, and his official identity is a student at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy.
As for how I got to know the blacksmith shop? After awakening my martial spirit, I passed by the blacksmith shop and found that my spirit power became more active, so I spent money to buy a place to meditate and practice.
Later, the blacksmiths noticed that the temperature of the furnace would rise when Wang Qi was practicing. So with the cooperation of both parties, Wang Qi reached a cooperation with the blacksmith shop after he got used to being able to quickly enter a meditative state even in a busy city.
Every month, the blacksmith shop is willing to pay Wang Qi a certain amount of commission, allowing Wang Qi to practice in the blacksmith shop. This is a win-win situation for both parties.
At the same time, Wang Qi has a secret that he will never tell anyone else, and even has to take into the coffin after his death: Wang Qi is a time traveler.
In his previous life, he was having a picnic in the woods in the spring, and he encountered some naughty kids who set the willow catkins on fire. As a result, when Wang Qi opened his eyes again, he became a baby.
Bad news, after Wang Qi felt the pain, he traveled through time.
Good news, Wang Qi traveled to the Douluo World, and Wang Qi still had some impression of the plot.
The bad news is that Wang Qi's innate soul power is only level three. If he doesn't have a great opportunity in the future, he may only be able to become a Soul Sect, but not a Soul King.
Good news, Wang Qi awakened his twin martial souls, the humanoid flame martial soul and the broken furnace martial soul.
Wang Qi had a vague answer in his mind as to how the humanoid flame martial spirit came about, but he was a little confused by this broken furnace martial spirit.
Judging from the patterns and the material, it looks a bit like the alchemy furnace that Wang Qi bought on Pinyidao in his previous life for 9.9 yuan with free shipping. I just don't know how the furnace's martial soul got broken. But there is good news, which is that as Wang Qi's soul power level increases, the furnace's martial soul gradually shows a trend of recovery.
According to Wang Qi's estimation, his furnace martial soul should be able to be repaired completely after he cultivates to level 20, and his qualifications should be slightly improved by then.
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Walking alone on the road, Wang Qi couldn't help but want to complain. Other time travelers who awakened their twin martial souls basically had innate full soul power, and were all very powerful and awesome, but he ended up looking like a mess.
A quasi-first-ring spirit master was actually despised by ordinary people. No one would dare to believe it if he told others about it.
"I really don't want to be a nobody for the rest of my life, but what else can I do with my qualifications? I can't even come up with a stepping stone to plan the immortal grass to change my fate."
As he was sighing, Wang Qi suddenly felt a sensation that made his hair stand on end. He bent down subconsciously, and with a whoosh, an iron rod passed over his head.
"Is it you?"
Wang Qi looked at the person who came and found that it was Xiao Zhang who attacked him in the blacksmith shop. After seeing Xiao Zhang, Wang Qi almost laughed. As a soul master, he didn't even think of causing trouble for the other party, but the other party still found him.
"Boy, you're unlucky to meet me today. Die now." After saying that, Xiao Zhang waved the iron rod and prepared to continue attacking Wang Qi.
Seeing Xiao Zhang who didn't know how to live or die, Wang Qi almost laughed. He instantly completed the possession of the martial spirit. Wang Qi, who had rapidly expanded, grabbed the iron rod and said, "Xiao Zhang, do you think that because I am young, I can't compare to a blacksmith like you? Do you know why the master blacksmith Lou Gao has the status he has today?"
"I tell you, it's because Lou Gao is a soul master, not just a divine craftsman, and you are just an ordinary person. Are you an ordinary person against a soul master? Are you so jealous of soul masters?"
Seeing Xiao Zhang about to speak, Wang Qi covered Xiao Zhang's mouth with his big hand wrapped in flames and pressed him down: "I don't want to listen to your bullshit story. I didn't want to do it at first, but now, do you deserve to die?"
He hit Xiao Zhang's throat with his fist, took out a rope from the soul guide, tied Xiao Zhang's neck, and dragged him to a corner until he could put Xiao Zhang's body into the soul guide.
"I feel good."
Wang Qi, who had untied the knot in his heart, skipped all the way back to the dormitory. Just as he was about to open the door, a figure pounced towards him and almost knocked him down.
"Xiao Chenyu, if you can't give me a perfect explanation, I promise that you will be beaten tonight, and I will beat you badly."
"Wang Qi, I broke through. I broke through to level ten! Hahaha, I finally broke through to level ten. I will be able to obtain the first spirit ring soon."
Breaking free from Xiao Chenyu's arms, Wang Qi looked at Xiao Chenyu like a fool.
The story of Wang Qi and Xiao Chenyu's acquaintance is quite interesting. Xiao Chenyu's roommate graduated, and Wang Qi happened to be assigned to his dormitory. The result was the clichéd story of old students bullying new students, and the new students beating up the old students.
After two years of getting along, Wang Qi no longer sees Xiao Chenyu as the paper-thin man who only knows how to bully part-time students in the original novel.
Xiao Chenyu is not a bad person by nature. The reason why he targeted the part-time student was because he was upset at home and got into a conflict with the part-time student when he was angry alone.
As for working students, they have nothing but their dignity. As a result, grudges were created, and now the conflict between working students and non-working students seems to have become an unwritten rule.
"Wang Qi, the academy will be closed in three days. We will go to the Soul Hunting Forest to obtain spirit rings. After we both break through to become spirit masters, our position as the boss in Notting Academy will be completely secure."
Xiao Chenyu sat on the bed with a silly smile, imagining his bright future, little did he know that after school started in the new year, Xiao Chenyu, an eleven-year-old boy, would be surrounding a little girl and calling her Sister Xiaowu.
(End of this chapter)