The next day, Lou Gao's shop officially closed. Outsiders mistakenly believed that it was due to the inability to make ends meet during the price reduction process, ultimately leading to bankruptcy due to financial problems.
This also led the outside world to mistakenly believe that the cost and price of Bicycles were very expensive.
This made Quan Yi's Bicycle shop even more popular.
However, compared to this, Lou Gao's joining made him even more delighted.
In one day, Lou Gao passed the position of Blacksmith Association president to Si Long and joined the Quan Family alone.
Although, besides Lou Gao, there were also many blacksmiths who wanted to follow Lou Gao to join the Quan Family, but Quan Yi ultimately rejected them.
The blacksmiths of the Blacksmith Association were a mixed bag. In the short term, it could indeed greatly increase their strength, but in the long run, it would not benefit the family.
Because the machinery he was researching was a top secret to the Quan Family, and no information could be leaked before Quan Yi was truly ready.
Moreover, with the Steam power device, he didn't need too many people. He valued the individual intelligence of the blacksmiths more.
So, at this stage, Lou Gao alone was enough.
The remaining blacksmiths chose to return to Gengxin City to continue producing Bicycles.
This was tacitly approved by Quan Yi, but in exchange, Gengxin City had to provide various metal ores at a price lower than the market price, and also bear the freight.
Si Long, Lou Gao's chief disciple, immediately agreed to this request after taking over as president.
As long as he could gain Quan Yi's approval and continue to produce Bicycles, he would be willing even if Quan Yi asked him to provide minerals for free.
The cooperation between the Blacksmith Association and the Quan Family reached an agreement in this way.
Although Quan Yi did not directly control the Blacksmith Association, he had a closer connection with the Blacksmith Association.
In the future, if there was a need for further cooperation, there would also be a certain foundation.
On the afternoon of the day Lou Gao joined the Quan Family, Quan Yi took Lou Gao to a brand new Blacksmith Shop.
The location of this Blacksmith Shop was exactly in the opposite direction of the Yuan Family Blacksmith Shop.
The two walked into the Blacksmith Shop together, and Lou Gao curiously looked at the various novel objects arranged in the Forging Room.
Especially when he saw the giant Steam Forging Hammer in the center, he showed a surprised expression.
"Young Master, what is this?"
Lou Gao pointed to the Forging Hammer and asked Quan Yi.
Quan Yi smiled without saying a word, but instead walked to the side of the boiler and added Charcoal to it.
After waiting for a moment, the boiler heated up, and the water stored in the boiler began to boil after being heated.
Then, accompanied by the harsh sound of Steam ejection, the hammerhead and the piston rod device of the cylinder moved up and down, and the Steam hammer began to float up and down.
Quan Yi took out a piece of red-hot iron and placed it on the anvil below the Forging Hammer.
*"Clang! Clang! Clang!"*
As the huge hammer moved up and down, a basketball-sized piece of iron was instantly smashed into a deep pit.
In just four or five minutes, ordinary iron was forged into pure Iron Essence.
The huge impact generated by the impact, through the air, impacted Lou Gao's heart.
"What an incredible device, it can be called a Forging artifact. With it, ordinary craftsmen can easily refine metal, and the efficiency will be directly increased several times."
Lou Gao walked to the Steam engine and looked obsessively at the position and operation mode of various parts.
Quan Yi walked to his side and introduced:
"Master Lou, this is the Forging Room I specially built for you. There are various convenient props that use Steam power here. With these, Grandmaster doesn't have to work hard, and can easily forge various metals and objects.
This Forging Room will be Grandmaster Lou's workspace from now on.
In the future, Grandmaster can use it at will when conducting research and forging."
Lou Gao excitedly thanked Quan Yi: "Thank you, Young Master, I am very satisfied. Just this thing called a Steam engine is enough for me to study for a long time."
Quan Yi smiled and said, "Haha, Grandmaster, without further ado, I want to entrust Grandmaster to study something."
Lou Gao's expression became solemn, and he replied seriously: "Please instruct, Young Master, I am ready."
Quan Yi took out a thick stack of blueprints from his chest.
Lou Gao accepted the blueprints and found that they were filled with strange devices he didn't quite understand.
He could barely make out that the designs on the blueprints had a great similarity to steam engines.
He asked, "Young Master, may I ask if this is a steam engine?"
"That's right. This is the result of my joint research with another Blacksmith Yuan, recording the entire research process from the beginning to the present."
Lou Gao looked at the blueprints in his hand in disbelief and asked, "Young Master, aren't you afraid of information leakage by giving all of this to me?"
Quan Yi looked at Lou Gao calmly and said, "Grandmaster is a smart man and shouldn't do anything unwise."
Quan Yi's tone was very calm, but it contained an unshakable will.
Lou Gao felt a strange look flash in Quan Yi's eyes, and his heart tightened.
He thought to himself, These young people nowadays are not to be underestimated; they are truly decisive in their actions.
Indeed, if Lou Gao leaked the information, he would definitely be hunted down by the entire Quan Family, a powerful family with Soul Douluo and Soul Saint.
He, a mere blacksmith, couldn't afford to provoke them.
Moreover, Lou Gao knew very well that dealing with him wouldn't even require a Soul Douluo; the young man in front of him could easily take care of him.
Lou Gao said with a serious expression, "Young Master, rest assured, I will keep it strictly confidential."
Quan Yi nodded and then said, "During this time, I hope Master Lou can first study the principles and structure of the steam engine carefully.
Once Grandmaster has mastered it, I would like to ask Grandmaster to use your abilities to further improve the power unit of the steam engine."
"Okay, please rest assured, Young Master. I will thoroughly understand these studies as soon as possible."
Then, Quan Yi summoned five Quan Family blacksmiths and said, "These five are blacksmiths cultivated by the Quan Family, specially called to assist Master Lou in his research. The five of them participated in all the research, and Grandmaster can ask them if you have any questions."
Lou Gao's eyes swept over the blacksmiths beside Quan Yi, and he was a little surprised.
It was just because these blacksmiths were not very old, none of them were over forty.
The age of the team that created the steam engine was too young.
Now, he couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart, "Young Master, who exactly is the blacksmith who created the steam engine and the Bicycle? Could it be that the age of that Grandmaster is similar to these people?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the faces of the five people present became strange, and they looked at Lou Gao with a peculiar expression.
Seeing the atmosphere become strange, Lou Gao asked uneasily, "What's wrong? Did I ask a question I shouldn't have asked?"
Quan Yi replied with a smile, "The Bicycle and the steam engine were developed by me and another blacksmith. Most of the blueprints in Grandmaster's hand were drawn by me.
As for the information of the other blacksmith, I cannot disclose it due to confidentiality reasons, but if Master Lou has any questions in the future, you can also ask me directly."
Lou Gao couldn't stop the shock in his heart; he couldn't believe it.
However, when he saw the five people beside him looking at Quan Yi with fervent, admiring eyes, he couldn't help but believe Quan Yi's words.
Lou Gao's various fantasies about the mysterious blacksmith shattered at this moment.
Who would have thought that the mysterious blacksmith who had convinced him was actually a teenager.
Complex emotions disturbed Lou Gao's thinking.
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