Chapter 145. Titan: I'll kill anyone who joins the Spirit Hall.
"Your Holiness, I'll return to the Blacksmith Association now," Lou Gao said.
Qian Xunji nodded slightly.
Lou Gao and his disciples returned to the Blacksmith Association.
Watching the departing blacksmiths, Qian Xunji said to the shadows of the Spirit Hall, "Kuang Xi, Lou Gao's trip won't go smoothly. You go and look after him."
"Yes, Your Holiness."
Lou Gao gathered the members of his faction and informed them of his intention to join the Spirit Hall.
The blacksmiths, prejudiced against the Spirit Hall, wanted to refuse, but when they saw the Spirit Hall's blacksmith welfare plan, their mouths shut.
Blacksmiths share the same benefits as spirit masters. Is the Spirit Hall willing to spend so much to win them over?
If that were the case, joining the Spirit Hall wouldn't be a bad idea.
The blacksmiths of Lou Gao's faction had no direct conflict with the Spirit Hall; at most, they'd stood up for the Titan Clan. But now, when their own interests were involved, their attitudes changed.
"Join! I'm willing to join the Blacksmith Association."
m"I'm willing to join the Blacksmith Association, too. Five social insurances, one housing fund, and a monthly payment—who wouldn't want that?"
After receiving the blacksmiths' responses, Lou Gao, acting as the president, convened an internal meeting of the Blacksmith Association and invited them to join the Spirit Hall.
The blacksmiths from Tang Hao's and Titan's factions were thrilled when they heard the benefits Lou Gao outlined for the Spirit Hall.
Tang Hao's faction had been separated from him for six years, and their hearts were restless. Many wanted to join the Spirit Hall.
The blacksmiths from the Titan faction, while eager to join, hesitated out of consideration for the Master Craftsman Titan's feelings.
However, some blacksmiths from Lou Gao's and Tang Hao's factions agreed to join the Spirit Hall, and the internal resolution was quickly passed.
Suddenly, the Blacksmith's wall was forcibly breached, and Titan stepped through the shattered wall, his gaze fixed on the ongoing Blacksmiths' internal meeting.
"Lou Gao, how come you're holding this Blacksmiths' internal meeting without me, the Master Craftsman?" Titan's gruff voice echoed through everyone's ears.
"Vice President Titan, didn't you rarely attend Blacksmiths' Association meetings before?" Silong asked.
Titan said, "That's because I was busy practicing before and had no time. Now you're bypassing me and deliberately holding a meeting of the Blacksmith Association is completely different. Tell me, Lou Gao, what meeting are you holding?"
At this time, the blacksmith on the Titan faction stood up and said, "Godsmith Titan, President Lou Gao is holding a vote on whether the Blacksmith Association should join the Spirit Hall. Once the vote is passed, our Blacksmith Association will join the Spirit Hall."
"Nani - Bakayaloo!" Titan pointed at Lou Gao angrily and said, "Lou Gao, we've been good friends for so many years, are you worthy of me?"
"You secretly hid it from me and wanted to join the Blacksmith Association in the Spirit Hall. Don't you know that the Blacksmith Association and the Spirit Hall have an irreconcilable feud?"
Titan said: "Everyone, think about it, let's not talk about my story for now, what happened to Tang Hao, another master craftsman among the three great masters, and how he was forced by the Spirit Hall to temporarily withdraw from the Spirit Hall."
"The Spirit Hall suppressed our Blacksmith Association so much, but we were so shameless as to want to join the Spirit Hall. Are we so despicable?"
"Titan, you..." Lou Gao said.
Silong said, "It's different. Senior Tang Hao was stopped because the Spirit Hall wanted to hunt a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast. Your situation wasn't caused by the Spirit Hall suppressing the Blacksmith Association. Your situation was caused by the Spirit Hall's declaration of war against you, as you're affiliated with the Clear Sky Sect."
"This matter can't be implicated in the Blacksmith Association. The Clear Sky Sect and we have always kept our distance from each other, and we have no animosity towards the Blacksmith Association." Silong continued, "Vice President Titan, I know you have an irreconcilable feud with the Spirit Hall, but you can't stop us in the Blacksmith Association from living a good life. Since the Spirit Hall offers such generous benefits, why can't we join it?"
Silong's words were clear. Tang Hao and Titan's hatred for the Spirit Hall was their own, but Titan was transferring their hatred onto the Blacksmith Association, turning it into an irreconcilable feud between the Blacksmith Association and the Spirit Hall?
Those who reacted immediately became clear-headed.
When Titan heard Silong's words, he said, "What the Spirit Hall said is bullshit, and you believed it."
Titan said, "Lou Gao, you can hide it from me and let the Blacksmith Association join the Spirit Hall. And you, Silong, you actually dare to confront me. You can do it?"
Lou Gao, who had been speechless, said, "Titan, I didn't care before, but that doesn't mean I don't know. In your eyes, many of us blacksmiths are nothing more than tools for Tang Hao's revenge."
"In your heart, there is no Blacksmith Association, nor the welfare of us blacksmiths. In your heart, there is only loyalty to your master. Since you only have loyalty to your master and no interests in the Blacksmith Association, then don't stop the blacksmiths from seeking welfare, okay?"
When Titan heard Lou Gao's words, he said sadly, "I didn't expect you to see me this way. If that's the case, then it means that our friendship for so many years has been wasted."
After that, a sinister smile flashed in Titan's eyes, and then he looked at everyone in the Blacksmith Association and said, "Lou Gao, what do you say? What don't you say? I'll tell you clearly--"
"Anyone who wishes to join the Spirit Hall is my enemy, Tai Tan. Even if I only have one arm left, I will still kill you."
For a moment, the people in the Blacksmith Association retreated in fear.
Tai Tan looked smugly at Lou Gao's group. Of the three great master craftsmen, Tang Hao was a Titled Douluo and Tai Tan a Soul Douluo, both combat-type spirit masters. Lou Gao was merely a Soul Sage, crucially, powerless. Therefore, although Tai Tan and Tang Hao rarely visited the Blacksmith Association, they held absolute dominance over it.
Normally, Tai Tan and Tang Hao left the Blacksmith Association to the care of Lou Gao and his group, acting as hands-off managers, free to do as they pleased. However, in their view, the Blacksmith Association was theirs, and while they could manage it however they pleased, there were certain boundaries they could not cross. Crossing the line would mean death.
Joining the Spirit Hall was the bottom line for Tang Hao and Tai Tan.
They naturally considered the Blacksmith Association their own. How could they possibly allow it to join a hostile faction?
"Okay, Lou Gao, I have one last question for you. Do you plan to join the Spirit Hall?" Titan asked.
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