Chapter 69: Character Character Doukai Grouping, Zhao Xuan-Na-Yue-Xing-Ye Small Squad, Divine Foundation Union

New Student Teaching Building, Teachers' Office.

Sunlight gilds the office floor with a layer of pale gold; silver-gray gauze curtains hang from the junctions of the glass windows.

Two black ebony desks face each other, their edges sharply planed; two potted plants sit at either end of the bookshelf, their palm-sized leaves brimming with vitality, diamond-shaped shadows cast by the window lattice swaying between their veins.

The two homeroom teachers lead the class committee into the office; Wu Wu Changkong pulls a file folder from the top shelf of the bookcase, hands it to the first-year class monitor Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, and says calmly, "The enrollment registration form records the secondary profession levels of all class members.

You will go to the four major secondary profession associations to register the first-years uniformly, and there is also a task: discuss the grouping arrangements.

The teaching task for the first year is for small groups to cooperate in manufacturing mechas, laying the foundation for later creation of battle armor.

It has always been Shi Shi Laike Academy's teaching rule that the class committee automatically forms one team, meaning the four of you form a group. The rest will be evenly divided according to the four professions: forging, mecha design, mecha manufacturing, and mecha repair, with each group's strength kept as balanced as possible.

Before five o'clock this afternoon, give me the grouping list."

Having issued the task coldly and quietly, Wu Wu Changkong sits in the office chair, lowers his head to read a book, with no intention of paying further attention to the four class committee members.

"Back to the classroom."

After leaving the office, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen calls the other three to the new student classroom; the practical combat class has ended, other students have departed one by one, and the afternoon new student classroom is empty.

The four sit facing each other; looking at the neatly arranged Zhao Xuan Yue Xing across from them, Tang Tang Wulin instinctively touches his head, feeling that the three major class monitors seem to be wearing the same pants, while he, the Forging Committee member, has absolutely no say.

In fact, even if Gu Yue, Ye Ye Xinglan, and Xie Xie Xie Xie, Xu Xu Xiaoyan were swapped, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen could still act unilaterally and tyrannically. After all, there are seven class committee members in total; Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen alone holds four positions, and even if the other three unite, they still cannot shake his "rule."

Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen opens the file folder, takes out the enrollment registration form, browses it meticulously, and says, "There are still seven forgers remaining; the numbers for mecha design, mecha manufacturing, and mecha repair are relatively even, all above thirty."

"Divide into seven groups with forgers as the core?" Gu Yue suggests.

"That is what I was thinking," Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen nods.

Tang Tang Wulin says with implied meaning, "Teacher Wu said each small group's strength should be as balanced as possible, so we should distribute the students fairly.

For example, Yang Nianxia is a Level Three forger; let him lead students with slightly inferior secondary professions, such as Level One mecha designers and Level One mecha manufacturers."

Ye Ye Xinglan narrows her starry eyes slightly and says coldly, "I think balance is very unfair to the excellent; strong alliances uniting with the strong is the truth, capable of maximizing the potential of the students."

In the sword-maiden's understanding, Shi Shi Laike is a cradle of monsters; the strong should cooperate with the strong, the weak should follow the law of nature and be eliminated, and so-called equal distribution only delays the strong from becoming stronger.

"Makes sense."

Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen expresses agreement with Ye Ye Xinglan's words; even if the geniuses are separated now, they will still gradually converge. Shi Laike the five members of the Youth Genius List in another timeline, many of them were unwilling to help the poor students and eventually formed their own team.

Tang Tang Wulin immediately feels somewhat embarrassed; it is true he is a Level Five forger, but Xie Xie Xie Xie and Xu Xu Xiaoyan's secondary profession levels are both only Level One.

If Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen agrees with Ye Ye Xinglan, wouldn't Xie Xie Xie Xie and Xu Xu Xiaoyan have to form a weakling squad with a Level One forger and a Level One mecha repairer!

Seeing Tang Tang Wulin's odd reaction, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen smiles and says, "How about this: we post a message in the class group, using the eight forgers who joined you as the core, divided into eight small groups.

This afternoon is free teaming time; before four o'clock, forgers report their member lists. Students who do not join any group will form their own group.

This guarantees the interests of the strong while giving relatively weaker students a chance to board; whether high-level professionals accept them depends on their own abilities."

Tang Tang Wulin falls into deep thought; Shi Shi Laike Academy is not a kindergarten, but a small society where talented students hold privileges; what Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen said is already fair enough.

"Monitor, can others join our group?" he suddenly asks.

"Xu Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie Xie Xie?"

Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen directly exposes Tang Tang Wulin's little scheme; the latter smiles awkwardly, unwilling to abandon the two friends who grew up alongside him.

"Let us state this clearly in advance to avoid trouble," Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen says slowly, tapping his fingertips lightly on the desk, "Xu Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie Xie Xie may join our group, but the three of us will not help you, and correspondingly, we do not need your help.

The group will be divided into two small teams, each doing their own tasks; from now on, we will not interfere with each other."

Tang Tang Wulin's heart is stirred; compared to the three mountains of Zhao Xuan Yue Xing, he prefers the familiar and tacitly understood Xie Xie and Xu, but one question still makes him hesitate: "If you don't need my forging, what about your forging metals..."

"We have our own sources of metal; no need to worry."

Tang Tang Wulin slaps his forehead, almost forgetting that Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen is an old friend of the Divine Artisan Zhen Hua's direct disciple; how could he lack forging metals!

"The three of us are still short one mecha repairer; Li Zhi happens to be a Level Four mecha repairer; I invite him to join," Tang Tang Wulin muses, "Our group will have seven members in total; the three of you form one small team, and the four of us form another; we will not disturb each other. Is that acceptable?"

"Acceptable." ×3

The three have no objections; immediately, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen posts the teaming task in the class group. Tang Tang Wulin takes the data of the forger students and leaves, heading to the Shi Shi Laike Academy Forgers Association to register; only Zhao Xuan Yue Xing remain in the classroom.

"Alright, let us discuss the matter of manufacturing mechas," Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen looks at the beauties on either side, "I do not wish to manufacture mechas; I plan to directly create battle armor. The forging metals will be provided by Nine Heavens; what do you think?"

"Good."

Gu Yue unconditionally supports Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen; Ye Ye Xinglan also agrees.

"Our group actually has two more members; I will call them over. You can consider what spiritual-forged alloy to use, and then I will make a video call to Nine Heavens."

Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen finds two chat windows and sends a message saying "Come quickly to First-Year Class One classroom"; moments later, a girl with chestnut-red short hair enters the classroom.

The girl wears a dark green Shi Shi Laike uniform, the zipper pulled all the way to the top, covering her neck tightly; after weighing left and right, she sits in the seat opposite Gu Yue, glances sideways at Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, and mumbles:

"Boss, I'm here."

Seeing Yuanen Yehui dressed like she is guarding against wolves, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's eye twitches; wordlessly, he shifts his gaze and introduces, "Yuanen Yehui, monitor of Second-Year Class One, joined the Spirit Pagoda last night and became my direct subordinate; her battle armor is under my responsibility.

Gu Yue, core disciple of the Spirit Pagoda, vice-monitor of First-Year Class One. Ye Ye Xinglan, my old classmate, the other vice-monitor of First-Year Class One."

The three girls nod slightly, then exchange silent glances; none of them are particularly talkative by nature; with different thoughts in their minds, the atmosphere suddenly becomes frozen.

"Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen! I'm here!"

A voice full of vigor suddenly arrives; a silver-white slender figure flashes into the new student classroom; a pair of silver beautiful eyes blink rapidly, her exquisite face full of impatience.

Zhao Xuan Na, Yue Xing, Ye, and the five-person squad assembles!

"Eh!?"

The silver-haired girl sees the four of Zhao Xuan, Yue, Xing, and Ye in the room; her small face immediately twists into a knot.

Something is wrong; Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen is surrounded entirely by girls, each more beautiful than the last!

Before her, Plum, Orchid, Bamboo, and Chrysanthemum each hold their own ground; alarms ring loudly in Xiang Xiang Naer's heart, but upon deeper reflection, she discovers it does not seem so sinister.

Gu Yue is an inevitable great enemy; it is too normal for her to be constantly circling Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen. Ye Ye Xinglan is an old classmate; after three years of companionship, past unpleasantness no longer exists; they have become friends. Yuanen Yehui is an excellent employee under Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen; seeking help from the boss is nothing wrong; wrapped up tightly, she is clearly a model of female virtue at first glance!

Everything looks so harmonious; Xiang Xiang Naer gently gnaws her little tiger teeth, her suspicion temporarily dispelled, and whispers inwardly, "For now, I will trust the idiot Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's character..."

Sitting down unceremoniously directly opposite Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen, Xiang Xiang Naer stretches and says, "What's up? Why suddenly call me to the Outer Court First-Year?"

"It is time to manufacture battle armor; we will customize spiritual-forged alloys with Nine Heavens."

Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen replied while pulling out a soul tool communicator to dial Jiutian's number; after three rings, the screen displayed that iconic pentagonal tough-guy face.

"Jiutian."

"Brother Zhao Xuanzhen."

To outsiders, they were a pair of close friends, a scene Master Zhenhua and Master Mu Ye were willing to see, with their own disciples as close as the two of them.

"We need a batch of spirit alloys custom-made; you will forge them personally."

"What types do you need?"

Jiutian agreed in a deep voice; for three years, Master Zhenhua had devotedly taught Jiutian the true essence of forging, occasionally taking him to forging competitions held by major city alliances for experience, until the champion trophies were so numerous his hands went soft.

Participating was also the process of having each city branch recognize the next president; now the entire Forgers Association was subdued by Jiutian's forging talent, believing this rising star of the forging world would take over Master Zhenhua's position as Divine Artisan and lead them to greater heights.

"I need Void Titanium."

Naler had already considered the spirit alloys for her One-Word Dou Kui and was the first to make the request to Jiutian.

Void Titanium is an exquisite alloy balancing spatial attributes and toughness characteristics, suitable as the forging metal for spatial-attribute One-Word Dou Kui.

"Spirit Gold."

Gu Yue possesses an Elemental Martial Soul; her Dou Kui must have excellent elemental affinity and soul power conductivity, making Spirit Gold the only choice.

"Star Silver."

Ye Ye Xinglan pressed her thin lips together, her sapphire eyes looking at Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen as she apologized, "My secondary profession skill level can only barely manufacture Dou Kui, with a probability of failure; I'm afraid I'll need more spirit alloys..."

"No problem, double the quantity of Star Silver."

Upon hearing Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's words, Jiutian's pentagonal face seemed to stiffen slightly; closing his upper and lower lips meant doubling the quantity, and the Master of the Bagua Bagua Qimen was a bit too reckless with the lives of the Eight Deceitful Gods.

Conversely, Ye Ye Xinglan's eyes suddenly became bright and surprised, her chest feeling warm as if a hot current had flowed through it.

"I..."

Yuanen Yehui hesitated somewhat; Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen had overturned the original Dou Kui design, and decisions made previously needed to be redone; she had not yet decided which alloy to use for the new Dou Kui.

"A fused alloy of Abyssal Silver, Nether Copper, and Deep Silver, respectively matching the Fallen Angel and Titan Ape, the two great Martial Souls; consider it?" Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen offered his opinion at the right moment.

"Fine, I choose Abyssal Silver."

This was one of the important reasons Yuanen Yehui joined the Spirit Tower; even if Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen had suspicious private chambers, Yuanen Yehui had never thought of regretting and withdrawing.

First, because Yuanen Yehui was not a rash person; once joined, she would not easily withdraw; second, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen would indeed help her solve many troubles.

One cannot refuse benefits for the sake of principles, after all.

It was still that same saying: what he gave was truly too much!

While pretending to ignore Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's evil habits, Yuanen Yehui's bottom line was unshakably firm: only selling skills, not the body; refusing the boss's sexual harassment!

"Chaos Divine Gold."

Finally, Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen spoke the alloys needed for the Two-Word Dou Kui.

Chaos Divine Gold is a super alloy forged by fusing Great Yin Nether Gold and Great Sun Torch Gold.

The two metals were born in places of extreme yin and extreme yang; their quantity is exceptionally rare; taking any single one, the forging difficulty is already enormous; fusing the two metals into an alloy is even harder than climbing to the sky.

"Basic Chaos Divine Gold is not enough; add two more metals: Deep Sea Silver Mother to increase ductility, and Life-Breath Spirit Iron to enhance spiritual power."

An alloy forged from two metals is sufficient for a One-Word Dou Kui, but Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen is making a Two-Word Dou Kui; naturally, the strength of a two-metal alloy does not match, so a four-metal fused alloy is just right.

"By the way, our alloy fusion degree must be above ninety-five percent."

Hearing this, Naler and Gu Yue had no reaction, but Ye Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui's slender bodies trembled, gazing at Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen with an incredulous look.

Alloy fusion degree is a step-by-step ascent to heaven; above sixty percent, for every five percent increase, one can perform another fusion in the future, adding one metal.

The more types of metals used in a spirit alloy, the stronger the power. In the world of forgers, a spirit alloy with ninety-five percent fusion is called the foundation of a Divine-Level Alloy, a Divine Foundation Alloy.

A Divine Foundation Alloy means seven opportunities to fuse other metals, creating a Four-Word Dou Kui mixed with nine metals!

Seven Divine Artisans in human history have said that if a forger can eventually complete the forging of an alloy of nine metals, then a God-Level Alloy will likely appear, allowing experts at the Limit Limit Douluo level to transcend worldly shackles, evolving the Four-Word Dou Kui into a Divine Artifact of a Deity!

The two women had never imagined using an alloy with over ninety-five percent fusion to manufacture a Dou Kui. Now Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen was actually using a matter-of-fact tone to demand Jiutian forge a Divine Foundation Alloy, which was truly somewhat shocking to their worldviews.

Yuanen Yehui silently comforted herself; since she was already in the shape of the Spirit Tower, at worst she would work overtime fiercely in the future to strive to repay Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's preferential treatment.

Ye Ye Xinglan quietly clenched both hands, her heart a mix of five flavors; Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen was making the Dou Kui, she couldn't help, and the two were merely classmates; did she really have the qualification to enjoy all this?

"I have noted your requirements."

At the Forgers Association headquarters, Jiutian looked at the screen at the Master of the Bagua Bagua Qimen who looked like a Zhou Bapi, sighed helplessly, and said, "Every so often, I will send the spirit alloys to the Spirit Tower headquarters through the Forgers Association's transport channels; pay attention to sign for them."

Having said that, Jiutian hung up the soul tool communicator; after pondering for a long time, he opened Zhao Zhao Xuanzhen's chat window again and typed:

"My Lord, an alloy of nine metals must fuse a special metal as a core bond; it possesses the ability to accept, contain, and balance the eight major metals.

That metal is named Jin Shui Jinshui Jinshui Xianghan; it is extremely rare and cannot be sky-forged; given your situation, it can only be fused when evolving the Three-Word Dou Kui.

As far as I know, the Forgers Association has only a small piece of Jin Shui Jinshui Jinshui Xianghan; a Divine Artisan will be very reluctant to give it to you.

If possible, try to obtain Jin Shui Jinshui Jinshui Xianghan at the Spirit Tower or Shi Shi Laike Academy..."

(End of Chapter)