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Chapter 286 - Chapter 286: Is This Fair?

"Are you saying..." A rare look of surprise finally appeared on Long Tianwu's face.

"He can attempt soul forging!"

Long Tianwu inhaled sharply. Instead of showing excitement, he fell into silence.

"What's wrong, Dad? This is great news, isn't it? Shouldn't we be happy?" Long Yuxue asked in confusion.

Long Tianwu sighed. "If this had happened to someone else, of course I'd be thrilled. It truly would be a great blessing for our Blood God Legion. But Gu You… his identity is a bit complicated."

"His identity?" Long Yuxue looked at her father curiously.

Long Tianwu smiled wryly. "He has a powerful combat ability, a formidable bloodline, and is on the verge of becoming a Saint Blacksmith. Where do you think someone like that could be nurtured?"

Long Yuxue hesitated. "Didn't the Spirit Pagoda send him here?"

Looking at her gently, Long Tianwu said, "Even the Spirit Pagoda couldn't cultivate someone like him. He's born exceptional—a true prodigy. Under normal circumstances, someone like him should one day stand at the peak of the continent. And with his handsome appearance, I'm sure he'll naturally attract attention. But I must warn you—stay away from him. All I want is for you to be safe."

Long Yuxue's face filled with confusion. "Dad, what are you talking about? I don't understand."

"You will. As your father, I know this much—his future is limitless. But…"

Long Yuxue trembled. She wasn't stupid. She understood everything.

But was that fair?

A hard-to-describe feeling surged through her. She suddenly turned and bolted out. "I'm going to ask him!"

Watching his daughter dash out, Long Tianwu sighed deeply. Maybe she really had developed feelings for that boy. Thankfully, he'd warned her early. He only hoped she wouldn't fall too deep.

He pressed the communicator on his desk.

"General."

"Pass on my order. All auxiliary professions will now receive 120% conversion value for their earned merits—they can be exchanged at a higher rate. But from today on, such merits can no longer be used to advance in rank. Only combat merit counts for military promotion."

"Yes, sir!"

A soon-to-be Saint Blacksmith earning military merit too easily? Letting him rapidly rise in rank wouldn't benefit the Blood God Legion.

...

Gu You had no idea that Long Yuxue's moment of excitement had shattered his plan to use forging merits to advance his military rank.

After Lunie left with the cannon barrel, there wasn't the flood of customers he'd imagined. It wasn't until the afternoon that she returned with two female officers—one a major, the other even a colonel.

They said nothing much. After getting the price quote, they each requested a custom part—all at the spirit-forged level, with one requiring fused forging.

Once again, Gu You demonstrated his astounding forging ability. Under their stunned gazes, he completed the high-quality forging in an impressively short amount of time.

After paying, the two officers left with Lunie. And for the rest of the day, not a single other customer showed up.

Long Yuxue also didn't return that afternoon.

That night, after confirming no more clients would arrive, Gu You returned to his quarters, puzzled. With his forging ability, how could there not be a flood of customers? What had gone wrong?

He got his answer the next morning. The reason was simple—Lunie had kept things quiet.

Everyone knew how valuable a Saint Blacksmith was—even someone who was just close to that level. But people also had their own selfish motives. The spirit forging yesterday was just a further test of his skills. The reason no one else came after that was because Lunie and her close friends had gone back to prepare everything they wanted forged. Before Gu You's name as a young forging king spread through the Blood God Legion, they were going to get all their orders done first.

So, when Lunie returned the next day, she brought five female officers with her. The workload they presented stunned Gu You.

Three of the major-ranked officers requested a full set of spirit-forged armor metal. To do that, they had even gone so far as to borrow a massive number of military merit points just to afford Gu You's fee.

"Ladies, are you trying to kill me with work? Even a real Saint Blacksmith needs several months to do all this!" Gu You nearly refused the massive job on the spot. At this rate, why even serve in the military? He might as well go freelance and repay his Spirit Pagoda debt.

"Then take your time. I don't care. I've already paid. And once word gets out, your workload is going to multiply tenfold," one officer said teasingly.

"I'll take the job. Four months." Gu You smiled and nodded. She was right—once his identity spread, today's five clients would turn into fifty.

For an average mecha or armor master, two-word battle armor meant everything. That was the true start of their journey. A solid foundation would give them a shortcut to greater heights in the future.

All of the officers asked for the best. Two requested dual-metal fused forging. One officer—well-funded and from a powerful background—even asked for triple-metal fusion.

Add in various weapon production requests, and Gu You had taken on a project worth over 100,000 merit points. That was a fortune—especially since all materials were provided by the clients. What he earned was pure labor cost.

But his excitement only lasted until noon.

Normally, 100,000 merit points were enough to promote him straight to major. But at noon, personnel from the military logistics office came to his workshop and informed him of the new rule: non-combat merits could no longer be used to rise in rank.

"I'm going to ***ing explode this logistics office!" Gu You roared toward the sky. What was the point of taking all these jobs now? Use the merits to buy food?

In response, he made a major decision. He hung a sign outside his forging studio:

No long-term orders accepted.

"Why not?" Long Yuxue finally appeared. Seeing the sign, she couldn't help but ask.

(End of Chapter)

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