allendalepharm Chapter 36 Mu Xi: Meow
Chapter 36 Mu Xi: Meow
After reaching an agreement with Sikong Hong, Mu Chen was in a good mood. He excitedly made a call to his daughter, intending to have her register at the Spirit Pagoda and get to know Huo Yuhao, and cultivate their relationship.
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Mu Xi has been in a particularly bad mood these past two days. The day before yesterday should have been a day of glory for her, but it was ruined by an unexpected turn of events.
When she successfully completed the hundred-fold refining of rare metals and passed all the assessments to become a Level 2 blacksmith, she learned that just before she took the assessment, a boy who was only nine years old had already completed the Level 2 assessment.
Nine years old? How is that possible?
This is absolutely incredible.
From a short time after she was born, her favorite thing to do was watch her father forge iron. Her father told her that girls were not suited for forging iron, and that swinging a hammer was something men should do.
But the stubborn Mu Xi persisted in her passion. From the age of five, she wielded a specially made small iron hammer. At first, her father thought she was just playing around, but she persisted for two whole years, imitating his movements every day. This finally moved Mu Chen, the president of the Donghai City Blacksmith Association, who then formally began teaching her forging.
Mu Xi inherited her father's martial spirit, which made her very suitable. In addition, she was willing to work hard, so Mu Chen had to find some special medicinal herbs to help his daughter maintain her figure, so that she could develop enough strength without becoming a burly tomboy.
Mu Xi has a deep and genuine love for forging! At the age of eleven, she officially became a first-level forging master. Her progress was rapid, and under Mu Chen's guidance, she finally took the second-level forging master exam shortly after her thirteenth birthday and passed it on her first try.
Mu Xi remembered clearly that her father had said that she had surpassed him at the same age and was definitely a little genius in the forging world.
But why did a nine-year-old become a Level 2 Blacksmith, just like me? And why was he so highly praised by the evaluator? Although the evaluator didn't say it at the time, you could tell from his eyes that in his eyes, that kid was clearly stronger than me!
Mu Xi was furious. She wanted to see just how talented this kid was. Just as she was about to use her privileges to investigate Tang Wulin, a call came in.
Mu Xi initially didn't want to answer, but upon seeing it was her father, she picked up: "Dad, what's the matter?"
"Come quickly to the Spirit Tower, I have something to tell you."
Mu Chen finished speaking hurriedly and then hung up.
"..."
Mu Xi was speechless for a moment before she recovered. What was going on? Did you forget that I took the Level 2 Blacksmith exam today? Shouldn't you be asking me if I passed or not?
Also, it's not time for me to need another soul yet.
However, Mu Xi still listened to her father. Mu Xi wanted to see what kind of gourd Mu Chen was selling. Tang Wulin was inexplicably targeted by her, and then inexplicably let off the hook.
"Hmm, another day's cultivation time is gone." Mu Xi complained casually, but the fact that she could cultivate to her current level and still have time to focus on forging and socializing shows that she naturally had a set of time management techniques.
"Has it been refined? Activate!"
Didi Boosting Service, come out! My extraordinary talent is ready for you to cultivate automatically again!
The term "refinement" refers to a service where certain Soul Masters who have no hope of breaking through to the next realm are organized by the platform to help others cultivate, which is essentially a cultivation transfer service.
In the modern world where the Soul Network is highly developed, this is no longer impossible. With enough money, it's even possible to have someone else level up your cultivation to the level of a Title Douluo. The platform will extract a portion of the cultivation during the process, and the remaining pure cultivation will be refined into pills using specific methods before being delivered to the customer. Once consumed, the customer immediately gains that portion of cultivation!
Lianma is a platform certified by the Federation, Spirit Pagoda, and Shrek Academy. It offers high-quality service, is safe and secure, and will never cheat customers out of a single penny.
"Let's refine a level four soul power this time."
After developing her potential, Mu Xi took a taxi and headed straight for the East Sea Spirit Pagoda.
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Meanwhile, in a VIP room at the Spirit Pagoda, Mu Chen answered Cen Yue's call with displeasure. Cen Yue was talking to his daughter.
But he also understood that Lao Cen wouldn't contact him unless there was a reason.
"Hey, Lao Cen, what's up?"
"Hehe, President, you would never guess that I have discovered a little genius here."
"Little genius?" Mu Chen's expression was strange. What genius? Those who could be considered geniuses here were, of course, forging geniuses. And those whom Cen Yue called geniuses must indeed have extraordinary talent.
Even the most talented can't compare to Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena! They've already passed the Level 5 forging certification exam! If it weren't for the fear of being too shocking and their insufficient cultivation, they might have already passed Level 6!
The two children's forging talent is currently limited by their level. Having seen the sun, how dazzling is the light of a firefly? It's only something to admire for a short time, its lifespan too short.
However, he still gave his old friend plenty of emotional support, just to save face for him.
"What kind of genius? Even you praise him so highly, he must be extraordinary. I really want to see for myself."
"Right? I won't keep you in suspense any longer. That little guy's name is Tang Wulin. Mang Tian recommended him to me. He's only nine years old, and he already passed his Level 2 certification exam the day before yesterday!"
Level 2? Mu Chen was momentarily stunned. Was this talent really that outstanding? He grinned from ear to ear. They had two prodigies on their side.
So he casually asked a few questions, "Already at level two? Your foundation isn't weak, is it?"
"Hehe, you have no idea, I watched him take the test with my own eyes. The sound of the hammer striking the iron when he was forging, and his profound foundation, amazed me."
Cen Yue said smugly, explaining that he was just showing off on purpose.
"That's truly a rare genius," a strange light flashed in Mu Chen's eyes. Apart from Huo Yuhao and the other two, whose records he had suppressed from the beginning (in fact, they wouldn't be registered with them anyway), including the headquarters, there were only a dozen or so people with the nine-year-old Qian Duan skill. This child was in the same tier as those dozen or so people.
Moreover, considering that this is a small city, compared with Tiancai, he not only has no advantage in soul power, but also has less money. Theoretically speaking, his potential is actually lower.
But that's just theory.
"So you plan to take Tang Wulin as your disciple?"
Mu Chen smiled and said, "If I hadn't reached an agreement with Sikong Hong before, I might have developed a fondness for his talent. But now, my master has seen better ones and won't compete with his subordinates for profit."
Cen Yue was waiting for him to say this, so he poured out his grievances to him.
"I'd like to too, but you know the forging world has always placed great importance on mentorship; basically, a person can only have one teacher. This Tang Wulin is Mang Tian's disciple."
This is indeed a very serious issue; he already has a teacher!
However, Mu Chen smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that Zhenhua and I are still fellow disciples? I also have two teachers. As long as Mang Tian agrees, it will be fine. That kid went into debt in his early years to break through to level six. I bet he still owes hundreds of millions of federal dollars."
"...You're so clever."
Cen Yue said he had learned something and would go put pressure on Mang Tian.
Beep, beep—
After the call ended, Mu Chen put down the communicator, stood up with a smile, and greeted the person who had arrived.
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Something's not right!
After hanging up, Cen Yue felt increasingly uneasy. "Damn it, you, Mu Chen, aren't even going to compete with me for my disciple? Don't think I don't know how talented your daughter is. Your calm demeanor is suspicious!"
Oh no! Could he have already snatched it away beforehand? Maybe the child is right next to him? No, no, no, that's unlikely.
Cen Yue felt increasingly distressed, but he couldn't possibly give up on Tang Wulin, such a promising prospect. He gritted his teeth and made a call to Mang Tian. After all, he was a seventh-level Saint Craftsman, and his earning power was at least a billion a year. It would be a piece of cake to deal with Mang Tian.