Chapter 228 Where Is the Future of Blacksmiths?

This is an old man who looks like a cube. He is only 1.6 meters tall, but his waistline is also a terrifying 1.6 meters. He has a pair of protruding ears and small eyes.

His messy hair looks like he hasn't washed it for many days. His robes and chubby face are covered with a lot of dark silver metal powder.

"President, you are finally here!"

The blacksmiths on the first floor were surprised to find that Lou Gao finally came down.

After going downstairs, when they saw the huge body behind Liu Fan, the Star-Forging Dragon King Martial Spirit that penetrated the Blacksmith Guild, and the soul rings surrounding Liu Fan, especially the ninth 100,000-year soul ring, Lou Gao's chubby face was stunned for a moment.

But soon, Lou Gao also recognized Liu Fan and walked over immediately, smiling on his fat face and said respectfully.

"Lou Gao greets His Majesty the Dragon Emperor. It turns out that His Majesty the Dragon Emperor is here to visit. I wonder what His Majesty the Dragon Emperor is here for in our Blacksmith Guild?"

"Hehe, this is not a place to talk. Let's talk somewhere else."

Liu Fan smiled faintly and said.

When he heard Liu Fan's words, Lou Gao couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly, realizing that Liu Fan's visit this time was probably not a simple visit.

But this was not unexpected by Lou Gao.

Lou Gao couldn't help but pat his head suddenly, laughed, and shook his head.

"Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor is right. There are many people here, and it is indeed a place to talk. Let's go to another place to talk."

"Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor, please!"

Under the leadership of Lou Gao, Liu Fan followed Lou Gao all the way to a reception room on the third floor of the Blacksmith Guild.

After entering the reception room and sitting down.

Lou Gao had someone serve hot tea, and then closed the door of the reception room.

Now, only Liu Fan and Lou Gao were left in the reception room.

Lou Gao couldn't help but smile, and looked at Liu Fan again and asked.

"Your Majesty, there are only you and me here now. Your Majesty, can you tell me what you are doing here in our Blacksmith Guild?"

"Hehe."

Liu Fan took a sip of hot tea, stroking the teacup, and smiled calmly.

"My purpose is actually very simple. President Lou Gao should have guessed it. I am here to invite you. I hope that your Blacksmith Guild can join our Xinglong Sect together with Gengxin City."

Join Xinglong Sect?

When hearing Liu Fan's words, Lou Gao did not think about it and said directly.

"Your Majesty the Dragon Emperor, I'm sorry! It's impossible for our Blacksmith Guild to join your sect. Your sect is very strong. I don't know how many soul masters on the continent want to join your sect."

"But our blacksmiths have a low status on the Douluo Continent. The Blacksmith Guild can develop safely to this point because we always maintain neutrality on the continent."

"But if our Blacksmith Guild joins your Star Dragon Sect, it will lose its neutral status, and our Blacksmith Guild will likely be involved in various dangers in the future."

"This will cause many blacksmiths to be affected and even face life-threatening situations. As the president of the Blacksmith Guild, I must consider the entire guild!"

But when he heard Lou Gao's answer, Liu Fan smiled faintly and was not surprised.

Liu Fan actually knew that it was basically impossible to get the entire Gengxin City and the Blacksmith Guild to join their Star Dragon Sect.

And if Lou Gao agreed to lead Gengxin City and the Blacksmith Guild to join the Star Dragon Sect, Gengxin City and the Blacksmith Guild would inevitably lose their current status.

This went against Liu Fan's original intention to subdue Gengxin City and the Blacksmith Guild.

Liu Fan wanted to conquer Gengxin City and the Blacksmith Guild. His real purpose was to take over the blacksmiths of the Blacksmith Guild and the metal channels of Gengxin City.

So as long as these two points can be guaranteed, it doesn't matter whether Gengxin City and the Blacksmith Guild surrender or not.

"President Lou Gao, I actually know that it is very difficult for you to lead Gengxin City and the Blacksmith Guild to join our Xinglong Sect."

"But President, there is a saying: the biggest constant in the world is always changing!"

"Now President, your Blacksmith Guild and Gengxin City can remain neutral, because the situation on the continent is generally peaceful now, but what if this situation changes?"

Liu Fan looked at Lou Gao meaningfully and asked.

This made Lou Gao's heart sink.

As the president of the Gengxin City Blacksmith Guild, compared with powerful sects such as the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, the Blacksmith Guild is much weaker and its organizational model is more loose.

Moreover, blacksmiths are the source of weapons and armor, which is more likely to attract people's covetousness.

This makes Lou Gao extremely sensitive to the situation on the mainland.

Lou Gao knows very well that the fragile peace on the mainland will not last too long, and it may not exceed 30 years!

If the situation on the mainland changes suddenly, the Xingluo Empire will definitely attack their Gengxin City!

After all, if they control their Gengxin City, they will have tens of thousands of blacksmiths and a rich source of metal.

But Gengxin City is in the territory of the Xingluo Empire and cannot be moved at all.

If Gengxin City wants to be independent, it can only be neutral. If it chooses the Xingluo Royal Family, it will be annexed and controlled, and if it chooses other forces, it will definitely be suppressed by the Xingluo Royal Family.

Lou Gao has no choice at all.

Seeing Lou Gao's face, Liu Fan also knew that Lou Gao also felt the current situation on the mainland, and he couldn't help but suddenly smiled and asked.

"President Lou Gao, where do you think the future of blacksmiths is?"

"The future of blacksmiths will naturally be to invent more exquisite forging techniques, research and create sharper and stronger weapons and armors!"

Lou Gao was a little confused and didn't know why Liu Fan was asking this.

But Liu Fan smiled faintly and said.

"President Lou Gao, if you only study weapons and armor like this, I believe your status as a blacksmith will always be like this."

"The reason is very simple. No matter how strong and sharp the weapons and armor you make are, can they be sharper and stronger than the soul master's martial soul?"

Liu Fan's sharp words made Lou Gao look very ugly and heavy.

But this is a fact and cannot be denied.

As of now, their blacksmiths are indeed unable to create weapons and armor that can compete with the weapons and souls of powerful soul masters.

"So you need to change the direction. President Lou Gao, let me show you something!"

Seeing Lou Gao's expression, Liu Fan suddenly changed his words, took out a flintlock gun from the storage soul guide, and slapped it on the table.

"This is."

Seeing the flintlock gun, Lou Gao couldn't help being stunned.

This strange-looking weapon obviously couldn't be a sword.

What is this metal pipe for? With such a delicate shape, it must be expensive and extremely difficult to manufacture.

But what's the use?

Is it possible that this strange-looking weapon can be comparable to the spirit master's weapon?

It’s impossible!

"President Lou Gao, is there a laboratory for testing weapons?"

Under Liu Fan's inquiry, Lou Gao was filled with doubts and curiosity, and he quickly took Liu Fan to a laboratory.

This is where crossbow weapons are experimented with.

In the laboratory, Liu Fan directly held the flintlock gun, aimed at a target, and fired.

"boom!"

In a burst of explosions, the head of the flintlock gun flashed with fire, and a bullet shot out instantly, quickly penetrating the target and hitting the metal wall behind.

It actually shot directly into the metal wall, penetrating a thickness of more than five centimeters! (End of chapter)