At the headquarters of the Blacksmiths' Association, in the exclusive dining hall for Divine Craftsmen, Zhen Hua patted Qian Mo's shoulder and said with a smile, looking at Qian Mo sitting beside him, "This is your teacher's exclusive dining hall. From now on, you'll eat here too. Today, your teacher will treat you to a good meal."
"Hehe, then your student thanks you, Teacher," Qian Mo cheered, his heart full of anticipation.
As the president of the Blacksmiths' Association, Zhen Hua's private dining hall naturally used top-tier ingredients. Blacksmiths consume a lot of energy and spirit when forging, and this was even more true for Zhen Hua as a Divine Craftsman. In terms of culinary standards, there were probably only a few people on the entire continent who could surpass him.
As for Yue Hanwen and Gu Yuena, Zhen Hua had already politely seen them out under the pretext that he needed to spend some quality time with his new disciple.
At this moment, an old man in his fifties, who looked a bit thin and was dressed as a chef, walked out from the back kitchen carrying a tray and placed it on the dining table.
After looking Qian Mo up and down, he smiled and said to Zhen Hua, "This kid is your new disciple. Not bad, his vital energy and blood are quite strong, he must be quite powerful."
Qian Mo quickly stood up, bowed, and said, "Junior Qian Mo greets Senior Body."
The chef before him was the current sect master of the Body Sect, Body Douluo Mu Ye, and the only soul master on the continent who possessed both a divine-level mecha and a four-word battle armor.
Mu Ye's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said with some surprise, "Oh, I didn't expect there are still young people who recognize me now."
"Senior is joking, who doesn't know the great name of Body Douluo?" Qian Mo said.
"I like the way you talk, kid. Come, try my cooking."
A bowl of Moonlight Rice paired with a plate of braised thousand-year sea dragon meat. After Qian Mo ate it, he felt incredibly hot all over, and his vital energy and blood surged within him.
Moonlight Rice and thousand-year sea dragon meat were both extremely rare and highly nourishing ingredients. The richness of the nutrients contained within them caused Qian Mo's small body to feel bloated, and he had to fully circulate his soul power to digest and absorb them.
Seeing this scene, a hint of disappointment appeared on Mu Ye's face.
"Alas, this kid is not a good candidate for cultivating vital energy and blood."
"Oh, why do you say that? He's only seven years old and has such strong vital energy and blood. How could he not have talent in this area?" Zhen Hua asked curiously.
Mu Ye squeezed Qian Mo's shoulder, felt the condition of his body, and explained, "The power of vital energy and blood within him is not active, and his digestion of food energy is not up to my expectations."
"From my observation, this kid's bones and meridians have been tempered to be exceptionally tough. My eldest disciple, who has been practicing the Body Sect's secret technique since childhood, was only slightly stronger than him at this age. I guess his vital energy and blood must have been shaped through extremely brutal tempering."
"This kid is a ruthless person, his future is limitless!" Mu Ye gave a very high evaluation.
"Of course, A'Mo is the future of our forging world, a disciple I value highly." Zhen Hua's face was full of pride.
"Go away, go away, you're showing off just because you got lucky." Mu Ye rolled his eyes, his face full of indignation, "Why can't I find such a good disciple!"
Zhen Hua patted Mu Ye's shoulder and said earnestly, "Isn't it enough that you have A Ruheng? Isn't he the most promising person to master your Body Sect's innate secret technique?"
"People shouldn't be too greedy!"
"What are you saying? Can our situations be the same? My Body Sect is almost gone. If I don't find more people who can inherit the Body Sect's secret techniques, my Body Sect might disappear into history like the Upper Three Sects did back then!"
When the topic of the Body Sect's inheritance was brought up, Mu Ye's emotions became quite agitated.
Zhen Hua repeatedly comforted Mu Ye, saying softly, "Don't get excited, don't get excited, I know you're anxious, but this can't be rushed. Take your time to find them, we can live for a long time, we'll always find them."
Mu Ye's emotions gradually calmed down. He glanced at Qian Mo, who was still meditating, left a sentence, and turned to leave.
"If he has any problems with his vital energy and blood, he can come ask me."
"Hey, where's my food?" Zhen Hua looked at Mu Ye's retreating figure and called out helplessly.
"In the kitchen, serve yourself!"
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After a while, Qian Mo slowly opened his eyes, rubbed his bloated stomach, and couldn't help but let out a satisfied burp.
"How is it? Do you feel full of energy?" Zhen Hua said to Qian Mo.
Qian Mo nodded with a wry smile, "I feel like I don't need to eat for three days."
"Haha, that's not the case. Forge metal a few times, and this energy will be consumed." Zhen Hua stroked Qian Mo's head and asked gently.
"How about you stay and cultivate with me in Sky Dou City for a while?"
"Of course, I can. The family has already considered this situation, and all the cultivation resources I need for the next period of time have been brought over," Qian Mo said with a smile.
"Good, good. For the next period, you'll study forging with me every morning, and you can arrange the rest of your time yourself."
Zhen Hua was also not polite and directly took up a full half-day of Qian Mo's time.
So, from then on, Qian Mo spent every morning at the Blacksmiths' Association studying forging with Zhen Hua.
Zhen Hua was indeed the only Divine Craftsman today. In terms of understanding, experience, and all other aspects, he was miles ahead of Yue Zhenggang.
He was grateful to Yue Zhenggang for suggesting the idea of Qian Mo becoming his disciple.
As for the afternoon, because the morning forging had consumed a lot of Qian Mo's physical strength, Chen Luo decided to ease up on him and reduced the amount of practical combat training.
But the free time couldn't be wasted. After much consideration, Qian Mo decided to devote it to soul tools.
Soul tools, belonging to the technology of the Douluo Continent, had permeated the history of Douluo since the era of Douluo II.
It's no exaggeration to say that the soul tool technology system has, to a certain extent, driven the development of the Douluo Continent.
For example, the highest achievements in soul tools currently, battle armor and mechas, are very important components of a powerful soul master's combat strength.
Therefore, if Qian Mo could achieve certain accomplishments in soul tool manufacturing, it could significantly raise the upper limit of his future development.
Moreover, Qian Mo had a huge advantage in soul tool making: as a transmigrator, he had many creative and imaginative ideas in his mind.
As long as the technology met the standards, Qian Mo believed he could create many incredible soul tools.
After learning about Qian Mo's idea, the Holy Angel Family once again used their financial power and directly hired a Level 7 soul tool master to teach Qian Mo.
Furthermore, this soul tool master lived in Sky Dou City, making it very convenient for Qian Mo to arrange a meeting time with him.
On the day of the meeting, Qian Mo successfully met the hired soul tool master at a teahouse and engaged in a discussion.
"What, what's your name?"
Qian Mo spat out the tea in his mouth and looked at the young man opposite him in shock.