Chapter 328: Brother, this isn

Hearing this,

Lin Mo's mouth twitched.

"What are you sucking for?"

"Don't be ridiculous."

"Aren't the regular fire-element foods enough for you?"

Lin Mo said irritably.

"Thousands of blacksmiths in town rely on this vein for their livelihood."

"If you suck it up, what will they use to forge?"

"Use you?"

【"…"】

"Fireball Spell" pouted and reluctantly retracted.

【"Just say it…"】

【"I didn't even act."】

"Ice Spike Spell," watching from the side, snorted mockingly.

【"Hmph."】

【"Always thinking about eating, no matter where you go."】

【"Don't you have any shame?"】

"Fireball Spell" shot a furious glare.

【"What did you say?"】

【"Say it again?"】

"Ice Spike Spell" rolled her eyes.

【"I said you're embarrassing."】

【"You hear that?"】

【"If you didn't hear me, I'll say it again."】

【"You—"】

"Enough, enough."

Lin Mo interrupted them.

"Outside, both of you, behave."

The master had spoken.

Both skills fell silent at once.

…

Feng Cangqiong, seeing Lin Mo's thoughtful expression, continued:

"The energy of this vein serves far more than just providing flame."

Lin Mo lifted his head.

"What else?"

Feng Cangqiong said:

"To forge a truly superior piece of equipment."

"Beyond temperature, you need energy infusion."

Feng Cangqiong gestured with his hand.

"A top-tier blacksmith, when forging,"

"doesn't merely heat metal red-hot and hammer it into shape."

"True top-tier forging,"

"requires infusing the purest elemental energy from heaven and earth into the internal structure of the equipment during the process."

"Alongside his own blacksmithing technique."

Feng Cangqiong paused.

"And the vein-fire is the perfect medium for this process."

"Through countless hammer blows from the blacksmith, this energy becomes locked within the equipment."

"Ultimately, when the equipment is complete, it forms various special attributes."

"Special attributes?"

Lin Mo sharply caught the keyword, puzzled.

"Yes."

Feng Cangqiong nodded.

"The equipment forged here carries special attributes that gear dropped in dungeons doesn't have."

"There are many such attributes, and they're powerful."

"You'll see when the time comes."

"I see."

Lin Mo fell into thought.

Feng Cangqiong nodded and continued:

"This is why the blacksmith profession holds such high status."

"The more skilled and top-tier the blacksmith, the stronger the special attributes they can forge."

Lin Mo looked out the window.

After a pause, he asked:

"So, Zuxing Town became the number one forging town in Longguo—ultimately, it's all because of this vein."

"Yes."

Feng Cangqiong nodded.

"Isn't the same true for Qingyun Town under your Jianghai City?"

"Qingyun Town has incredibly rich wild magic herb resources, so all the nation's alchemists flock there."

"Similarly, all the nation's blacksmiths come to Zuxing Town for the same reason."

Lin Mo understood.

In short, it was an industrial cluster.

This Zuxing Town,

was essentially a naturally formed mega-industrial cluster built around the vein's energy—a top-tier natural resource.

The vein's energy was Zuxing Town's core competitiveness.

Every top-tier blacksmith in the nation came here to pursue the best forging results.

And the concentration of top-tier blacksmiths drew even more upstream and downstream suppliers.

Over time,

Zuxing Town became, without question, the number one forging town in all of Longguo—and indeed, across the entire Blue Star.

…

As they talked,

the business vehicle turned onto a side road.

This road was much narrower than the main highway.

But the pavement was so smooth, it felt nearly vibration-free.

On either side of the road, the rough blacksmith workshops gave way to private mansions with courtyards.

Blue bricks, black tiles, deep inner courtyards.

The signs at the gates were all unobtrusive.

Suddenly,

Yan Lie slammed on the brakes.

"We're here, Feng Lao."

"The car can't go any further."

Feng Cangqiong nodded.

"Get out."

The three opened the car doors and stepped out.

Lin Mo surveyed the surroundings.

It was a pedestrian street paved with blue stone slabs.

The slabs beneath their feet were worn smooth and glossy, clearly aged.

At the end of their vision stood a tall blue stone archway.

Above the archway hung a massive plaque.

Qian Duan Street.

Beneath the archway stood a group of people, apparently waiting for them.

Lin Mo's gaze swept along both sides of the street.

Iron Dark Chamber.

"Meteor Pavilion."

"Hundred Weapons Hall."

"Quenching Edge Mansion."

To be fair, these names seemed far more prestigious than the shops outside.

"Let's go."

Feng Cangqiong stepped forward, with Yan Lie and Lin Mo following behind.

As they walked.

Yan Lie leaned closer to Lin Mo.

"Lin Mo."

"This Thousand-Forged Street is the most elite forging street in Zhuxing Town."

"Nearly all of the nation's top-tier forgers are gathered here."

"That serious?"

Lin Mo raised an eyebrow.

Yan Lie nodded, gazing ahead.

"At the very end of this street lies the headquarters of our nation's Forge Master Association."

"Anyone who can hang a sign here is almost certainly an S-rank or higher forge master—and all of them are high-grade."

"Understood."

Lin Mo nodded, watching the group standing beneath the gatehouse not far off, and asked:

"So, those people are the strongest forgers on this street?"

Yan Lie followed Lin Mo's gaze.

The elder at the front wore a dark gray robe, his hair and beard white, yet his spirit sharp and alert.

His eyes radiated a piercing intensity that even the young dared not meet.

On either side of him stood several others.

"The man in the middle is Mo Qianjun—Master Mo, the nation's number one forge master, the sole SSS-rank forge master, the Heavenly Artisan."

Yan Lie lowered his voice and quickly introduced to Lin Mo:

"The man on his left is Wei Yan."

"The thin one beside him is Xiao Li."

"The one with the goggles on his right is Lu Mingzhang."

"The woman beside him is Jiang Yunshang."

"The young girl with the ponytail behind Master Mo is Han Shuang."

"All of them are Master Mo's disciples—and among the strongest forgers in Zhuxing Town, aside from Master Mo himself. Every single one is an S-rank forge master."

Lin Mo listened, surprised.

"All S-rank? Why did they all come?"

Logically, Master Mo alone should've been enough.

Why did all his disciples show up?

Don't they have work to do?

Aren't forge masters always busy?

Yan Lie chuckled.

"What did you think?"

"Master Mo didn't just recall all his disciples to assist you—he's ordered the entire town to gather forging materials for you."

"The materials for a Forbidden-tier exclusive weapon aren't just Divine Casting Stone and one Legendary exclusive weapon—there are many others."

"Some are nearly impossible to buy."

"No way, so do I have to go buy materials myself?"

Lin Mo turned to Yan Lie, puzzled.

Yan Lie shook his head:

"Don't worry—I heard the town has already found everything. Everything's complete, except for the Divine Casting Stone in your hand."

Hearing this,

Lin Mo exhaled in relief.

Good thing—otherwise this trip would've been pointless.

Beside him, Yan Lie sighed:

"Lin Mo, honestly, I've never seen such a massive forge team mobilized like this."

"Wait..."

"I've never even heard of it."

Lin Mo fell silent for two seconds.

"So… I've got quite the reputation?"

Yan Lie rolled his eyes.

"Brother."

"That's not reputation."

"That's power."