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Behind the door stood a short, stout old man, no more than 1.6 meters tall, with a round belly, protruding ears, small eyes, and a head of messy white hair.
This person is Lou Gao.
Lou Gao's sharp gaze swept quickly over the crowd.
Finally, the gaze fell on Dongfang Jing, who was in the lead, and his small eyes narrowed into slits.
'This kid is accompanied by two Soul Saints, or even Soul Douluos? Perhaps even Title Douluos? They're quite powerful.'
Although he was thinking this to himself, he still spoke rudely: "I am Lou Gao. Kid, what do you want to build? Give me the blueprints."
Dongfang Jing did as instructed and handed over the scroll.
Looking up from the high floor, sure enough, a fierce light flashed in his eyes.
He became completely absorbed in it, pondering as he walked back to the foundry, his mind completely captivated by the unprecedented content on the blueprints.
The four followed closely behind, looking around the room with equal curiosity.
Dongfang Jing's gaze fell on the circular platform in the very center.
On the table was an unfinished, thin, garment-like object.
Upon closer inspection, it was realized that this was actually a set of armor.
He unfolded the blueprints spread out on the table and muttered, "Eight Treasures Auspicious Soft Armor. Extended Memory Metal?!"
Hearing his somewhat surprised tone, Lou Gao finally looked up: "Kid, you recognize this?"
"I know a little bit. So, senior, how about this sports car? Can you build it?"
Lou Gao's fingertips tapped unconsciously on the table. After a moment's hesitation, he got straight to the point:
"Kid, tell me honestly, this thing isn't just a pile of iron blocks and sheets. This thing should be a soul tool, right?"
Dongfang Jing smiled slightly. As expected of a master craftsman, it seems he had found the right person.
"Senior, you have a keen eye. This is indeed a soul tool. Since you've almost mastered this memory metal, with your master craftsmanship, building this sports car for me will be a piece of cake."
As he spoke, he pulled out several pieces of metal of different colors from his soul tool, which made Lou Gao's eyes widen in amazement.
"Slab crystal, rutilated quartz, top-grade black iron, blazing gold, and could this be... Cold Heart Iron Essence! It's such a big piece!"
Lou Gao was so shocked that his mouth gaped open, and his eyes were filled with endless longing.
As a master craftsman, what a wonderful thing it would be to be able to forge with such top-quality materials!
"Of course, as for the core array that is the most crucial to driving this soul tool, I have also made preparations."
Dongfang Jing pointed to a clearly defined groove in the center of the sports car's structure on the blueprint.
All you need to do is insert the rare metal engraved with the magic array into it and inject soul power, and the car will start and speed away.
Lou Gao frowned. He'd lived to this age, but he wasn't stupid.
He guessed that this kid in front of him definitely had the method to make soul tools.
To be honest, he wanted it so badly.
This is a lost method for making soul tools on the mainland!
Lou Gao then lowered his voice and said, "I can take the job, and I won't charge you a penny for forging. However, you have to agree to two conditions."
"Why don't you tell me?"
"First, once the sports car is built, my name, Lou Gao, must be engraved in a prominent place on the body! Second, could you please proceed with the production of this soul tool?"
Before he could finish stating his conditions, Dongfang Jing had already shaken his head.
Are you kidding me? Carving someone else's name on your own car? How low is that?
"The first one won't work, and the second one won't work either. But..."
Dongfang Jing changed the subject: "I can give you three blueprints, plus a generous sum of gold soul coins. I swear on my martial soul that the contents of these three blueprints are absolutely unheard of!"
Looking at the three fingers that Dongfang Jing held up, Lou Gao's breathing gradually became heavy.
He had no doubt about Dongfang Jing's words, after all, there was that sports car as a guarantee.
The three blueprints he mentioned are very likely to be rare and extraordinary items!
After a fierce internal struggle, Lou Gao made a decision.
"Alright! Kid, I'll take this job!" He slammed his hand on the workbench, making a few parts jump, and then urged impatiently, "Quick, quick! Bring me the blueprints so I can take a look!"
"Senior is very generous." Dongfang Jing smiled and handed over three pre-printed scrolls.
He then briefly explained, "These three items are respectively called the Silent Sleeve Arrow, the Flying Claw, and the Zhuge Crossbow."
Lou Gao didn't hear a single word of the explanation following the Eastern Mirror.
His entire mind was fixed on those drawings of concealed weapons, as if drawn by a magnet.
For Lou Gao, these three hidden weapons were more precious and rarer than the sports car, due to their ingenious design and bizarre conception.
Why do you say that?
The value of Dongfangjing's supercar lies in its exorbitantly priced materials and its scarcity.
It is essentially a soul tool, since the core magic array has been prepared and rare metals have been gathered.
The rest is simply a matter of forging various parts according to the detailed markings and requirements in the drawings, and then assembling them into shape.
However, the value of this hidden weapon lies in its technical operation, its unbelievable concept, and its amazing practicality.
Even the materials don't need to be any precious metals.
Lou Gao felt as if he had gotten an incredible bargain!
"Kid, did you come up with this hidden weapon yourself?"
“No, that’s not it,” Dongfang Jing replied frankly. “It’s a trophy I got from someone else. But don’t worry, apart from him, no one in this world knows how to make this thing. Now the blueprints are yours, and you can make as many as you want in the future.”
Lou Gao didn't have any other thoughts after hearing this.
After all, without Dongfang Jing, he couldn't have come up with such an ingenious hidden weapon design even if he racked his brains.
Finally, Lou Gao burst into hearty laughter, patting his chest and guaranteeing:
"Kid, don't worry! Your sports car will be finished in two months at most! My few good-for-nothing disciples, although their skills are not as good as mine, have still learned some of my skills. If we have them lend a hand, the progress will be even faster!"
Dongfang Jing nodded slightly and cupped his hands in a gesture of respect to Lou Gao: "Then this junior will look forward to it!"
"Hahaha, easy to talk about!"
Chapter 131 Shrek the Rogue
Outside the south gate of Soto, a wide official road stretches out.
On both sides of the road are vast stretches of farmland.
On this road, a girl with long hair reaching her waist and a girl with long pigtails were walking together.
As she walked, the ends of Dongfang Yao's hair swayed gently with her steps.
A clear look of confusion appeared on her fair and delicate face, which was as smooth as fine porcelain.
"Rongrong, are you sure the academy is heading in this direction?"
Although Soto is known as the "Granary City," the area outside the city is nothing but farmland.
Looking around, there was no trace of any academy building in sight.
"I think... that's right?" Ning Rongrong's tone was also a little uncertain.
After all, she only heard about Shrek Academy from the disciples in her sect.
After walking a short distance, they still couldn't find the academy, but they did discover a small village.
There seemed to be quite a crowd gathered at the village entrance.
The two approached to inquire, only to find that most of those gathered there were teenagers of similar age to them, most of whom were accompanied by their parents.
They looked up and gazed at the sky, and couldn't help but slightly part their soft, pink lips in surprise.
At the entrance of the village, a tattered wooden archway hung above a plaque with five large characters engraved on it: 'Shrek Academy'.
Before these five characters, there is a circular, poop-green pattern, which should be the college's emblem.
"Rongrong, let's go." Dongfang Yao felt cheated. How dare this run-down village call itself an academy?
Ning Rongrong was also a little apprehensive, but since she had already come all this way, she couldn't let it all be for nothing: "Don't rush, let's see how things go first."
"Alright," Dongfang Yao replied helplessly.
Subsequently,
They saw the lazy-looking old man at the village entrance who was in charge of registration.
He collected a teenager's registration fee, touched his wrist to measure his bone age, and finally announced, "Unqualified!"
The boy's father became anxious and wanted to repay the tuition fee.
Unexpectedly, the old man was extremely shameless. Not only did he refuse to return the money, but he also called over a handsome young man with blond hair, heterochromatic eyes, and a sinister air.
That person was Dai Mubai.
Without saying a word, Dai Mubai activated his soul power, and three soul rings—yellow, yellow, and purple—rose from beneath his feet with a hum, encircling his body.
He crossed his arms, his voice tinged with coldness: "Beat me, and I'll refund your registration fee in full."
Upon seeing this scene, the boy's father turned pale and quickly grabbed his son, leaving in a hurry.
Dongfang Yao gently tugged at Ning Rongrong's sleeve and whispered, "Rongrong, let's leave quickly! This place is simply a ruthless academy!"
Ning Rongrong's gaze, however, was fixed on the people who went to register next: "Really? But think about it, the fact that they dare to do this shows that the academy does have some confidence and strength, right? And look at that handsome blond guy, he doesn't look much older than us, yet he's already a three-ring Soul Master! Of course, he can't compare to you, Yao'er~"
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up when she saw the handsome boy.
Dongfang Yao frowned slightly: "Rongrong, there's something wrong with your views."
"Huh?" Ning Rongrong was stunned, never expecting her good friend to criticize her so bluntly.
If this had happened before, she would have immediately retorted.
But after so many years together, she knew Yao'er's temper and personality all too well.