"Yes, we are here to find Master Lou Gao." Davis took the lead and walked into the Blacksmith Association, followed by Li Hu.
The Blacksmith Association is divided into five floors. The first floor is the general trading area. Blacksmiths will bring their masterpieces and various metals here for trading. There are also many vendors who come here specifically to sell various metals.
The second floor is the advanced trading area. Some precious and rare metals are generally traded on the second floor.
The third floor is the blacksmith registration and assessment area. There are thousands of blacksmiths in Douluo Continent, and the number of blacksmiths far exceeds the number of soul masters. Naturally, there will be many blacksmiths who want to join the Blacksmith Association.
However, just as only powerful soul masters can join the Wuhun Hall, the Blacksmith Association is the same. Only blacksmiths with superb skills can join the Blacksmith Association. Otherwise, the blacksmiths in the association are mixed, and the Blacksmith Association will become a joke.
The fourth floor is the VIP area, which is used to entertain some distinguished guests, such as big men from the Imperial City, and wealthy businessmen.
This is also the auction area, where auctions are often held. Some particularly precious and rare forged items are auctioned here.
The last fifth floor is the office area of the Blacksmith Association. On weekdays, Master Lou Gao rests in the office area.
Entering the Blacksmith Association headquarters, the two went straight to the fourth floor. There were two guards in the corridors between the floors, and the two guards on the fourth floor were two of Master Lou Gao's disciples.
One was named Silong and the other was named Siyu. Both of them had the strength of Soul Emperor cultivation, and in terms of forging skills, they were second only to the God Craftsman.
Seeing Davis and Li Hu coming, Silong waved his hand and stopped the two people, asking: "Stop, who are you? What are you doing here?!"
"How dare you..."
Li Hu was about to teach the two people a lesson for daring to stop the eldest prince on the territory of the Xingluo Empire, but Davis suddenly stopped him.
He came to ask for help this time, and also to win over Lou Gao and the Blacksmith Association behind him. Naturally, he could not be arrogant, but should treat them with courtesy.
Davis walked forward, took out the white tiger token symbolizing the royal identity and handed it to the two of them, and said with a smile: "Two masters, I am Davis, the eldest prince of the Xingluo Empire. I have heard that Master Lou Gao's forging skills are the best in the world. I have admired him for a long time, so I came to see him.
And I accidentally got something, and I would like to ask Master Lou Gao to help me forge a weapon. I hope you two masters can help introduce me."
Davis was polite, but when Silong and Siyu saw the white tiger token in his hand, their faces changed drastically. They didn't expect that the eldest prince of the Xingluo Empire would appear in Gengxin City.
The two had no doubts about Davis' identity. In the territory of the Xingluo Empire, if someone dared to pretend to be a royal, it would be like lighting a lantern in the bathroom and lighting a lamp in the toilet, courting death!
The two of them bowed respectfully. Silong said, "I didn't know the eldest prince was coming. I'm sorry for not
welcoming him. Please come with me!" Silong immediately took Davis and Li Hu to the reception room on the fifth floor, and then said, "Your Highness, the master is casting a piece of armor. I hope the eldest prince will wait for a moment. We will go to invite him now."
Listening to the "clang clang clang" sound coming from the corridor, Davis nodded slowly and said, "It's okay. This time we came without asking. If we disturb Master Lou Gao's work, we will feel bad."
After that, Silong and Siyu hurried to a forging room to invite Lou Gao to come out.
In the reception room, Li Hu frowned and said, "Your Highness, you are too polite to these blacksmiths. It's not in line with your status to be so humble!"
"Haha, it's okay!" Davis smiled indifferently and sat on the sofa, but his eyes were full of ambition.
He had read a lot of novels before, but it seemed that as long as a time traveler was a time traveler, he would not be interested in the throne.
People who say this are like those wealthy businessmen who keep saying "I'm not interested in money", but end up making so much money.
Davis is different. Since he has traveled through time, he should just enjoy a different life. Moreover, he is the eldest prince of the Star Luo Empire and has the responsibility to lead the Star Luo Empire to glory.
"As long as I can make that weapon, what does it matter if I wait here for three or five days?"
Li Hu was even more puzzled, frowning and saying, "Prince, I wonder what kind of weapon you want to make? As for those long spears and halberds, I'm sorry that I can't see what's so special about them. No matter how sharp the weapon is, can it be more useful than the martial spirit?"
"Haha, Uncle Li, you will know soon!"
Upon learning that the eldest prince of the Xingluo Empire came to the Blacksmith Association, Lou Gao was shocked and came to the reception room without saying anything. He saluted and said, "I didn't know that His Royal Highness the eldest prince was coming. I hope you will forgive me for the poor hospitality."
"Haha, it's okay! I'm here presumptuously, and I hope I didn't disturb Master Lou Gao."
While speaking, Davis was also secretly looking at the short and fat old man in front of him.
Lou Gao's height was only about 1.6 meters, but his waistline was probably 1.6 meters. He had protruding ears, small eyes, and a messy short hair that looked like it hadn't been washed for many days.
He was wearing a dirty, loose robe, and his chubby face was stained with something that looked like metal powder.
"Your Highness, I heard from Silong that you want me to make a weapon. What kind of weapon do you want to make? A long sword, a spear, or armor?"
Master Lou Gao asked directly, his tone revealing a strong sense of confidence.
Apart from other things, in terms of forging skills, no one in the entire Douluo Continent can surpass him.
Even Tang Hao and Tai Tan, who are also master craftsmen, can only keep pace with him.
"Master Lou Gao is really a man of quick words, but that's perfect, I won't waste any more words. Before I forge that weapon, there's something I want to show you."
"Oh?" Master Lou Gao showed a puzzled look, and said in surprise: "I wonder what the eldest prince wants to show me?"
"This thing is too dangerous, please find us a relatively safe place."
"Okay, then please follow me." After that, Lou Gao took Davis to his private forge and introduced: "Eldest Prince, this is my private forge. The whole room is made of hard steel. The walls are all steel, and even the floor is covered with a layer of iron plate.
I'm not bragging, even a strong attack-type war soul emperor can't think of breaking a wall here!"
"It's worthy of being Master Lou Gao's forge. It really opens my eyes."
Davis looked at the layout of the room. In addition to basic blacksmithing tools such as bellows, iron blocks and various types of hammers.
There were also various long swords, knight lances, strong bows and crossbows, as well as various types of armor and soft armor, which looked like a small arsenal.
Davis found an iron bucket, took out two taels of black powder mixed with sugar and put it into the iron bucket. After lighting the black powder, he covered it with a layer of iron plate, and finally hurriedly left the forging room with Master Lou Gao!
Lou Gao didn't understand why, but he did it anyway. Just as he closed the door, there was a loud bang, and a deafening roar suddenly came from the forging room!
(End of this chapter)