Divine Blacksmith Lou Gao, the fat old man, didn't react much after hearing this. He focused all his attention on the iron block on the anvil.
The hammer in his hand struck the red-hot iron block like lightning.
Under the fat old man's forging, a piece of red-hot Iron Essence became slender, eventually turning into a long iron rod.
The fat old man's forging technique was without any excess. With just a few hammer blows, the hard Iron Essence was like clay, kneaded at will.
The perfect combination of strength and skill made the monotonous iron forging a pleasure to watch.
The fat old man handed the iron rod directly to a blacksmith who was forging iron with him. The blacksmith took it and combined it with several other iron rods, vaguely forming a triangular frame.
In the Forging Room, more than fifty blacksmiths were working simultaneously, each specializing in forging a certain part. Finally, all the forged parts were gathered together for connection and assembly.
And what they were assembling was a Bicycle.
The fat old man put down his hammer and looked at the man who came to report, saying, "Si Long, quickly tell me, what changes have occurred on the other side."
The fat old man changed his calm attitude during forging and became impatient. The Grandmaster style he had shown before was gone.
This fat old man was named Lou Gao. Although he was unremarkable, he was one of the only three Divine Blacksmiths remaining on the Douluo Continent.
Originally, Lou Gao lived in Gengxin City, Star Luo Empire, researching ironware and metal.
However, a year ago, the Bicycles sold by Quan Yi flowed into Gengxin City, a famous metal city.
The first time Lou Gao saw the Bicycle, he saw not only the hope of improving the status of blacksmiths, but also the unfamiliar technology contained in the Bicycle.
Driven by curiosity, Lou Gao immediately ordered people to find out the source of the Bicycle. Eventually, they learned that the Bicycle came from Saus City. Lou Gao immediately led his disciples to explore.
However, when he learned that there was a powerful force behind this shop, he gave up the idea of rushing in to ask about the technology directly.
But, with the doubts in his heart unresolved, Lou Gao did not choose to leave. Instead, he chose to compete on the same stage to learn from each other's technology.
Si Long replied, "Master, they launched a new type of Bicycle with a shifting function today."
Lou Gao's eyes lit up, and he asked excitedly, "Shifting? How did they achieve shifting? Did you buy one back?"
Si Long paused awkwardly and replied, "No. I didn't know they were releasing a new product today, so I didn't get in line. However, I saw it with my own eyes."
As he spoke, Si Long handed the drawings he had made to Lou Gao.
Lou Gao snatched the drawings and looked at them carefully.
"They actually arranged several gears of different sizes side by side on the rear wheel, and then moved the chain to change the gear size. Haha, what a clever design and idea.
The level of the opposing blacksmith is definitely not low. I just don't know who he is. How come I've never seen him before?
I heard that there is a force called the Iron Fist Family behind them, supporting them. If it weren't for this Iron Fist Family, I would definitely be able to bring the opposing blacksmith under my command. What a pity."
As the president of the Blacksmith Association, Lou Gao had been working hard to improve the status of blacksmiths throughout his life. At the same time, as a Divine Blacksmith, he was also keen to seek new technologies.
If it weren't for the existence of the Quan Family, which restricted Lou Gao from acting rashly, otherwise, with his character, he would definitely find the opposing blacksmith and use his status and power in the blacksmithing world to annex the other party.
"However, choosing to launch a new product at this time clearly shows that they are aware of our existence. By the way, Si Long, what is the price of this shifting Bicycle?"
Si Long's face was a little embarrassed as he replied, "Master, the price of the shifting Bicycle is the same as before, which is 10,000 Gold Soul Coins. Not only that, they also said that they will no longer sell the original Bicycle in the future, but will instead sell the Gear Bicycle. The rules are still the same, with only ten vehicles sold per day."
"What!" Lou Gao couldn't help but jump up when he heard this. He said in disbelief, "How is this possible? How many blacksmiths do they have on the other side? I have gathered more than fifty blacksmiths above the level of blacksmiths, and I can barely keep up with the forging of the original version.
The forging difficulty and time required for this new version are much greater than the original."
A look of surprise flashed in Lou Gao's eyes. For him, the most difficult part of copying the Bicycle was not the overall strength, but the precision.
The dimensions and sizes of each part must be perfectly matched. If there is a slight deviation, it must be discarded.
Therefore, it requires the cooperation of many high-level blacksmiths. However, even so, they will inevitably have mistakes and time losses.
More than fifty people, including him, the Divine Blacksmith, can only forge a dozen vehicles a day with great effort.
This is the efficiency they have achieved without participating in metal refining.
They transported materials such as Iron Essence directly from Gengxin City to Saus City. In other words, the actual number of blacksmiths involved is far more than fifty.
Lou Gao was confident that their forging team could be said to be the number one forging team on the mainland. Now, a blacksmith team that was even stronger than them had suddenly appeared, and the shock in his heart could be imagined.
In addition to the shock, Lou Gao murmured, "The other party must have mastered some technology that I don't know."
Si Long asked carefully, "Master, what should we do next? If we don't lower the price, we may lose a lot of customers."
"Then lower the price. This time, we lost to them." Divine Blacksmith Lou Gao's heart was filled with unwillingness as he continued, "However, this is only temporary. Don't be happy for too long."
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On the other side, in the Yuan Family Blacksmith Shop located on the edge of the city.
Quan Yi was reading the report from Quan Ying.
At this moment, Blacksmith Yuan sat beside him and asked, "Young Master, is the other side really that Divine Blacksmith Lou Gao?"
A look of admiration flashed in Blacksmith Yuan's eyes. For him, Lou Gao was an idol and also his goal.
Quan Yi smiled and said, "What, Blacksmith Yuan, are you afraid?"
Blacksmith Yuan also smiled and shook his head, "No, even if it's Divine Blacksmith Lou Gao, he doesn't have any chance of winning."
With a standard production line and fuel power, their production efficiency and precision were not comparable to the other side's purely manual forging.
Therefore, Blacksmith Yuan had absolute confidence in this regard.
However, this did not affect his continued admiration for Lou Gao. After all, the other party's technology and knowledge were indeed very impressive.
They were still the first blacksmiths to forge products close to theirs.
A Bicycle that could withstand the power of a Soul King, and it was purely handmade, which was enough to prove their ability.
It was just that the technology Quan Yi possessed was a dimensional strike to them.
If Lou Gao mistakenly thought that the level they were currently showing was their limit, then they would be naive.
Before this, Quan Yi was just playing around.
"Divine Blacksmith Lou Gao, I wonder what your next move will be."
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