Blue Silver Grass Strategy (Douluo Dalu Fiction)

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"Jiang Kai?"

In the spacious hall at the back of Jingeng Blacksmith Shop, a burly man with a stubble and a short haircut furrowed his brows upon hearing the young man's report. The name sounded familiar, but he couldn't recall who it was.

"Aqiang~" The burly man, unable to figure it out, didn't dwell on it and said to the young man, "Bring that little guy in, I'll ask him myself~"

Although he still couldn't remember who Jiang Kai was, since the young man had described him in detail and brought a letter, the person must have indeed studied under the master.

Of course, the detail that Aqiang mentioned about Ling Yi wearing the uniform of the Green Leaf Junior Soul Master Academy also added a bit of credibility...

A few minutes later.

"Ninth Senior Brother~" Aqiang brought Ling Yi into the hall and introduced him immediately, "This is the little Ling Yi..."

"Little guy~"

When Ninth Senior Brother's gaze fell on Ling Yi, Aqiang added, "This is the owner and manager of our Jingeng Blacksmith Shop, the ninth direct disciple of the old man—"

Upon hearing this, Ling Yi, who had maintained his childlike innocence, greeted politely, "Hello, owner. I'm Ling Yi~"

"Hmm~" Ninth Senior Brother's gaze lingered on Ling Yi's school uniform. Seeing how well-mannered and polite Ling Yi was, his smile became even more radiant, "Hello, little guy. I'm surnamed He, you can call me Uncle He~"

Ninth Senior Brother showed his kindness, and Ling Yi naturally didn't refuse, immediately changing his address to, "Uncle He!"

"Hmm~" Ninth Senior Brother nodded in satisfaction. Being a straightforward person, he didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point, looking directly at Ling Yi's face, "Little Ling Yi, Aqiang said you brought a letter from Jiang Kai for my master..."

Ling Yi nodded, "Yes~"

Ninth Senior Brother's gaze turned to the letter still clutched in Ling Yi's hand and asked with a smile, "So, can Little Ling Yi show me the letter first?"

"This..." Ling Yi's face showed a hint of hesitation.

"Hehe~" Ninth Senior Brother, seeing this, chuckled and shook his head, "Little Ling Yi, don't worry. Uncle just wants to verify the details about Jiang Kai through the letter's content~"

"Otherwise, I can't just bring a stranger to meet my master without asking anything or knowing anything, right?"

As Ninth Senior Brother spoke, Ling Yi's face showed a naive nod of agreement, followed by a few moments of hesitation. Finally, his expression turned serious, and he nodded firmly, "Well... okay—"

Saying this, he slowly and resolutely extended the letter to Ninth Senior Brother, who was sitting in front of him.

The letter was in a light yellow hard paper envelope, sealed with paste. Ninth Senior Brother took a finely crafted dagger from his waist, casually used the tip to open the envelope, and took out the letter inside to read it.

Ling Yi's expression remained unchanged as he watched the other person read the letter. He had already used his mental power to read the content of the letter through the ink on the paper.

The content was not much, only mentioning that over thirty years ago, he had joined Old Master Jin's disciples but, due to his mediocre talent, he remained an Intermediate Blacksmith after more than a decade of study, unable to become a Senior Blacksmith. Disheartened, he bid farewell to his master and fellow disciples and returned to his hometown. He often missed them.

At the end of the letter, Master Jiang specifically mentioned Ling Yi, stating that not only did Ling Yi have the potential to become a Soul Master, but he also had an extremely high talent for forging. After only a year of study, apart from his young age and lack of strength, his forging skills were already on par with an Intermediate Blacksmith!

To avoid delaying Ling Yi's forging talent and to make up for his own regret, he earnestly requested that the old man take Ling Yi as a disciple and teach him forging...

The letter, a few hundred words long, was somewhat disorganized and not very smooth in places, but the emotions conveyed were sincere.

For this, Ling Yi held a deep sense of gratitude towards Master Jiang, who had taught him for only a year.

'Master Jiang's eldest grandson has already awakened his soul, but he has no soul power. His second grandson will undergo the soul awakening ceremony in the second half of the year, which is too late. But his youngest grandson is still young. I'll wait until the ginseng in the old forest matures, make some chicken soup to nourish him, and guide him into deep sleep through hypnosis. Maybe he has a chance to awaken innate soul power...?'

While waiting for Ninth Senior Brother to read the letter, Ling Yi pondered how to repay Master Jiang's help.

At the same time, this was also a way to build a foundation for his future.

Fellow townspeople were also a force worth investing in and trusting~

Ling Yi's thoughts were agile, but his expression remained polite as he patiently waited. Ninth Senior Brother, while reading the letter, also recalled the past:

'Family name Jiang, joined the master's disciples over thirty years ago, but after more than a decade of study, he only reached Intermediate Blacksmith and did not become a direct disciple, just a disciple...'

'Left over a decade ago, returned to his hometown...'

Ninth Senior Brother was thirty-five years old, having joined Old Master Jin's disciples twenty-six years ago. He became a Junior Blacksmith in two years, an Intermediate Blacksmith in five years, and a Senior Blacksmith in ten years, becoming the master's ninth direct disciple.

Calculating the time, when he joined the master's disciples, that Jiang Kai, let's call him a senior disciple, should still have been studying and had not yet left.

However, despite reading the letter several times and spending some time, Ninth Senior Brother still couldn't recall any information about this senior disciple Jiang.

There was no way around it. Since Old Master Jin returned from the 'Gengxin City' of the 'Star Luo Empire' over forty years ago and opened the Jingeng Blacksmith Shop in 'Muzhi City,' he had taught countless disciples.

Although he had only taken twelve direct disciples, many others, like Senior Jiang, who had average talent and only learned to an Intermediate Blacksmith level, left the shop to open their own blacksmiths in various towns of the 'Shuimu Principality,' spreading the craft.

Even though he couldn't recall, Ninth Senior Brother didn't question the authenticity of Ling Yi's letter.

After all, the content of the letter was detailed, and most of the blacksmiths in the 'Shuimu Principality' could be considered the master's disciples or grand-disciples. The identity of this Senior Jiang was mostly correct.

Moreover...

Looking at Ling Yi's school uniform again, Ninth Senior Brother's smile grew even wider:

"Little Ling Yi, the letter says you learned forging for a year and already have the skills of an Intermediate Blacksmith. Is that true?"

"Hehe~" Ling Yi smiled bashfully, a mix of pride and humility in his voice, "Master Jiang is flattering me. I... my strength is not enough, and I still can't master some forging techniques as well as Master Jiang..."

Hearing this, Ninth Senior Brother's eyes lit up, instantly grasping the meaning.

Not enough strength? Not as skilled as Master Jiang?

So, this little guy means that if he had enough strength, he would be even more skilled than the Intermediate Blacksmith Master Jiang?

Of course, this was assuming that Master Jiang was indeed an Intermediate Blacksmith!

However, even if this little guy was just starting to learn forging, as long as he had the desire to learn, Ninth Senior Brother would still recommend him to his master.

After all, although his master was one of the 'Three Great Craftsmen' of the principality, with a status comparable to most nobles in the capital, the opportunity to take a disciple with the potential to become a Soul Master was still quite rare.

In the Douluo Continent, where Soul Masters were revered, those with innate soul power usually aspired to become Soul Masters and were reluctant to spend time learning forging to become a blacksmith.

Even though, in reality, the two were not mutually exclusive.

For example, his master, Old Master Jin, was a Senior Soul Venerable.

He himself was a one-ringed Soul Master.

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