Diary System—Chapter 170: Lou Gao sensed Dai Yichen's ambition and turned the tables to become the master!
Dugu Bo hadn't expected that Dai Yutian would give Dai Yichen such a Purple Gold Card to recruit the Blacksmith Association.
But little did he know that Dai Yutian also felt a great deal of pain in taking out such a Purple Gold Card, as it was worth ten million!
How much strength could the Empire increase if these ten million were used to rectify military equipment or collect cultivation resources?
But if used for the research and production of Soul Guidance Devices and the training of Soul Engineers, these ten million gold soul coins were just the beginning. Dai Yichen had already given him a heads-up before setting off.
Cultivating outstanding soul engineers is a very money-consuming endeavor.
Fortunately, about ten blacksmiths in the Blacksmith Association can make storage soul guidance devices, which can be considered a certain foundation.
Don't underestimate the simplest storage soul guidance device, as it contains the understanding and application of spatial attributes and the precise control of soul power, which is already equivalent to a fifth- or sixth-level soul engineer.
However, this is only relatively speaking; after all, these blacksmiths still lack systematic learning and are far from being proficient enough.
But with these foundations, learning will be much faster!
A quarter of an hour later, Lou Gao took a deep breath, looked at Dai Yichen and said, "As far as I am concerned, I agree with you and can join the royal family as a court blacksmith, but I have two conditions here, if you agree..."
"I agree, tell me," Dai Yichen said lightly.
Si Long: …
So without hesitation!
Lou Gao nodded and said, "I am only interested in forging. I hope that after I join, I will not be bound. It is best to only listen to you, at most, plus your father, and not force me to do things I don't like. The second is that although I am the president of the Blacksmith Association, I have never bound the blacksmiths under my command. Whether they are willing to join depends on their wishes."
"Of course, this is the most basic, isn't it?" Dai Yichen showed a relieved smile and then gave Lou Gao a token symbolizing his identity. This trip was not in vain after all.
"Hahaha! Fourth Prince, you are different from the other princes. You are too approachable. I like it! Hahaha!" Lou Gao patted his round belly and laughed.
The reason he agreed to join is very simple. In addition to wanting to learn more skills, he also saw the ambition of the person in front of him. Perhaps Dai Yichen wanted to make the Star Luo Empire stand up, get rid of the Spirit Hall's checks and balances, and then defeat the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire in one fell swoop.
To be honest, as a pure craftsman, he doesn't like these messy things, but there is no way. He lives on this continent and is also a person of the Star Luo Empire. When the Continental War breaks out, the Blacksmith Association will undoubtedly be affected, so it is better to make a decision now.
Moreover, Si Long also told him that the Fourth Prince in front of him is a very good person, different from other royal relatives and nobles, and worth a try!
"Senior Lou Gao, you don't need to call me Fourth Prince so formally, just call me by my name, Yichen, how about it?" Dai Yichen smiled. It felt strange to always have others call him Fourth Prince.
Lou Gao chuckled: "Okay, then I won't be polite. In private, I will call you Yichen."
Seeing that it was getting late, Si Long looked at Dai Yichen and said, "Fourth Prince, you just arrived in Gengxin City, you probably don't have a suitable place to live yet? There are guest rooms downstairs. Why not make do with them?"
"That's right, that's right, you stay for these few days and study with me how to make these things, how about it, how about it?" Lou Gao's tone was hurried, like a child, his eyes full of light.
He was simply an old urchin with an innocent heart, making it impossible to hate him.
"Okay," Dai Yichen agreed without thinking. It was also a good opportunity to show off in front of Lou Gao and try to make a low-level sealed milk bottle Soul Guidance Device.
"Si Long! During these few days, you gather all the blacksmiths in Gengxin City and tell them that our Blacksmith Association has officially joined the Star Luo Royal Family. Those who are unwilling... can leave on their own, and I will not stop them. As for the soul guidance device production, don't reveal it for now. We need to screen out a group of loyal people to prevent the production techniques from being leaked."
After saying that, Lou Gao looked at Dai Yichen: "Yichen, you probably want to secretly cultivate a group of Soul Engineers first, right?"
Dai Yichen nodded: "Yes, so it is best to keep this matter secret. The selected blacksmiths may undergo closed learning for several years. Senior Lou Gao, you must be prepared!" Dai Yichen said with a serious expression.
"Hahaha, that's great!" Lou Gao laughed. Closed learning was exactly what he wanted!
Suddenly, Lou Gao seemed to have thought of something and frowned: "Si Long, how long has it been since Tai Tan came?"
Si Long thought for a while: "Um, it's been almost two years..."
"Oh, right, Tai Tan is the patriarch of the Strength Clan and the vice president of our Blacksmith Association. He used to be affiliated with the Clear Sky Sect. Fourth Prince, did you know that?" Si Long looked at Dai Yichen and explained.
Lou Gao also chimed in: "Tai Tan and I are both divine blacksmiths, Yichen, do you want him to know about this? He is also the vice president of the Blacksmith Association, after all."
To Lou Gao's surprise, Dai Yichen shook his head: "No need. Senior Lou Gao, if I'm not mistaken, although Tai Tan is also a divine blacksmith like you, he should be more proficient in the production of parts, right? He shouldn't be very good at relatively precise production methods like Soul Guidance Devices."
Lou Gao looked at Dai Yichen with some surprise: "Oh, you guessed it right. That's right, Tai Tan specializes in the production of ironware and various parts. His Martial Soul and soul ring configuration are not suitable for engraving patterns."
Saying that, Lou Gao showed a puzzled look: "Yichen, you seem to have a strange dislike for the Strength Clan? If I remember correctly, before the Clear Sky Sect closed the mountain, it should have implicitly supported the Star Luo Empire, right? The military equipment needed by your royal family's army should also have been built with the help of the Strength Clan."
Dai Yichen smiled: "Senior Lou Gao, the past is the past. The reason why the Clear Sky Sect supported us was only to obtain benefits from our royal family. Ever since the Clear Sky Sect was forced to close the mountain by the Spirit Hall, the Clear Sky Sect is no longer our Empire's backer, so we can only rely on ourselves now!"
"As for the Strength Clan, its Sect is not in the Star Luo Empire territory like the other three single-attribute clans, but in the Heaven Dou Empire territory. This can already explain a lot. They are not a force within our Star Luo Empire, so why should we ask them to join?"
Lou Gao was slightly stunned. He could feel something from Dai Yichen's plain words, something called ambition!
Dai Yichen did not want the royal family to become the Clear Sky Sect's 'puppet'. He wanted to rule all the large and small Sects within the Empire and officially turn over to become the biggest master!
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