Dragon's Origin

Chapter 132: With the Greatest Strength (Part 2)

Recognizing the mask of Worry-Free City indicates a master of formations. Wang Sheng had encountered several such individuals in just a few days. However, at this moment, Wang Sheng was filled with joy, he had found the right place.

"I wasn't sure at first," Wang Sheng replied with a grin. "I came in to see what the commotion was about. But once inside, I noticed something unusual, so I followed your instructions."

"What was unusual?" The old blacksmith beckoned to the outside. At least three old men slowly walked into the blacksmith shop and began helping to remove the metal fragments from the surrounding walls, sorting them into categories. As for the old man himself, he asked while working.

Wang Sheng didn't stand idle, also helping to pry out the fragments. He didn't neglect to speak, quickly replying, "Your blacksmith shop doesn't have bellows."

"So what?" The old blacksmith was quite stubborn, very unwilling to be seen through by Wang Sheng at a glance, and retorted angrily.

"Without bellows, you can still forge quite a few good gadgets." Wang Sheng pointed to those seemingly well-made, high-quality items and said with a smile, "Either your cultivation is extremely high, capable of using spiritual Qi to increase the flame temperature."

Using spiritual Qi to increase flame temperature wasn't impossible. Wang Sheng had seen Han Bingli freeze people into ice sculptures, so if one could freeze, one could certainly heat.

"If it's not for this reason, then there must be other auxiliary means inside this furnace." Wang Sheng pulled a fragment of a hammer from the rafters, handed it to an old man, and said with a smile, "For example, a sophisticated formation or something."

"Plus, a certain rumor I heard before..." Wang Sheng spread his hands. The words that followed didn't need to be said, everyone could guess.

That rumor must be about the Linglong Pavilion having people inside the Tiangong Workshop. Many people came to search, but very few were able to discover them. How many years had the old blacksmith's shop been open? No fewer than ten million people had come and gone, yet few could detect the secret.

Wang Sheng was able to deduce so much from such subtle clues, even the old blacksmith had to admit that this guy's eyes were sharp indeed.

"Are you so sure that my place is related to the Linglong Pavilion?" Since Wang Sheng had even taken out the Linglong Seal Box, the old blacksmith didn't hide it and directly asked in return.

"In fact, it's not just your place." Wang Sheng replied with a smile, "At first, I also thought it was only here, but now I don't think so. It turns out that the entire Tiangong Workshop is actually the Linglong Pavilion."

Tiangong Workshop was an area in the capital where artisans gathered. Many items for the imperial palace were produced by Tiangong Workshop. In addition to completing the tasks of royal tributes, this place also made some things for private use, but those who could directly use them were all figures of noble status. Ordinary common people rarely could buy things here.

Even the noble young master that Wang Sheng had seen only knew that this place was exclusively for royal supplies. He came here hoping to find an opportunity to buy a few exquisite items, but he didn't expect to be so embarrassed by the old man.

Because it was exclusively for the royal family, there were very few customers here, and most of the shops were doing some scattered and unremarkable business. Under the cover of this situation, no one knew that the Linglong Pavilion was actually in the Tiangong Workshop, and even fewer knew that all the shops Wang Sheng saw were actually the Linglong Pavilion's.

Even if people who had heard the rumors came to verify, few with poor eyesight could find it. It wasn't that no curious guys had tried to search the shops one by one, but they didn't realize that every shop they entered and everyone they met was a member of the Linglong Pavilion.

"Helping to take action is possible, but I can't guarantee that it can be opened, nor can I guarantee that it can be opened completely." The old blacksmith finally stopped saying anything. The other old men also looked at Wang Sheng with admiring eyes, not at all afraid that he would reveal this secret.

"That's fine!" Wang Sheng only wanted an excuse for them to take action. Whether it could be opened or not made no difference to Wang Sheng. He directly nodded in agreement.

"Let's change places." The old blacksmith didn't care about the things here. Naturally, someone would clean them up. He himself pulled Wang Sheng to another place in the Tiangong Workshop.

The shops outside were for doing business. Inside the Tiangong Workshop, there was a large area that was not open to the public, but it was where many masters and grandmasters took action. The place the old man pulled Wang Sheng to was exactly here.

"You first use a little bit of strength, let's try." This time the old blacksmith learned to be good. He didn't let Wang Sheng use the greatest strength again, but instead used a little bit of strength to find the best force, and then let Wang Sheng maintain it.

Wang Sheng was also very cooperative, wielding a large hammer that was better in material and heavier than the one outside, carefully testing the force little by little. Finally, after tirelessly swinging it hundreds of times, the old blacksmith was satisfied: "Just this force, can't exceed it."

For Wang Sheng, this force was very easy. He didn't have to work hard, just swing it normally. The hammer's own weight plus his speed was enough to cause sufficient impact force on the forged piece. However, such strength would definitely be a disaster for ordinary blacksmiths. Ordinary anvils simply couldn't withstand such a powerful impact.

No wonder the hammers and anvils were specially made, and there might even be protective formations inside. He even had to use spiritual Qi when forging.

The materials used were very special. Ordinary masters simply didn't have the physical strength like Wang Sheng to swing the hammer. They would have to change people after a few strikes. But changing people made it difficult to control the force, leaving the old man with ideas but no way to achieve them.

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No one came to disturb the old man, it seemed that everything that happened outside had no effect on the inside. There were only Wang Sheng and the old blacksmith here.

Another metal lump, after being heated red, was placed on the anvil. Wang Sheng, according to the previous force, following the position pointed out by the old man's small hammer, began to hammer it one hammer at a time.

The metal lump became a metal sheet, the old man folded it, and continued to forge it. When it was almost done, he folded it again, repeating this process.

Wang Sheng knew what the old man was going to do. Not long ago, he had overheard that it was called a hundred folds forging, so that's how it was. However, the old man was obviously mistaken. Did he really think that the more times it was folded, the better it would be?

"Actually, it's not necessary to fold it a hundred times." Wang Sheng said casually while swinging the hammer, "Folding it to a certain number of times, the hardness and toughness are the most suitable, but after exceeding it, I'm afraid it will become softer and softer. If you're just thinking about it, I'm afraid there won't be any good results."

This wasn't Wang Sheng speaking nonsense, but the scientific proof of the industrial age on Earth. This kind of primitive manual forging can forge out the carbon in the steel. The appropriate carbon content is good steel, too much or too little will affect the material's performance.

Wang Sheng said it easily, but listening to it in the old blacksmith's ears was like a thunderclap, deafening.