"How big?"
"Fifteen meters?"
The old blacksmith stared at Jiang He suspiciously and exclaimed in surprise, "What are you doing with such a big wok, kid?"
He asked in return, suspecting that he did not hear clearly. Jiang He nodded, and was left speechless. "You want to cook an entire cow with a fifteen-meter wok? No, that's not right. It wouldn't be fifteen meters even if you put an entire cow in. "
"Why would you use such a big wok to cook a cow if you don't cook it?"
Jiang He smiled. "Didn't I go to Jiangnan a few days ago? I cooked some crayfish and crabs. You know, most things in the water have evolved, which is why these crayfish and crabs are a little big … "
Using a fifteen-meter wok was a little big?
The old blacksmith chuckled. "Can't you chop them up before stir-frying them?"
"What soul would there be in chopped crayfish and crabs? Look at other people's king crabs — they're all whole. Who would chop them up and serve them on the table? "
"…"
The old blacksmith was left speechless. After some thought, he said, "You're making such a big wok, but you still have to make it able to withstand high temperatures … the wok must be thicker, at least five times the thickness of a normal wok …"
"Fifteen meters, five times the thickness of a normal wok … I would have to waste a lot of firewood to heat the wok."
Jiang He laughed out loud. "It's fine. Don't worry, just use firewood. My dog has fire-type powers, so I just have to get it to breathe fire."
The old blacksmith was dumbstruck.
After discussing the design and details of the wok, Jiang He took out a sunflower stem with a turn of his hand.
The stem of a purple-gold sunflower was purple-gold in the first place and appeared rather noble.
The old blacksmith took the sunflower stem and exclaimed in surprise, "What is this? It looks like a sunflower stem, but it doesn't feel like it … "
"It really is a sunflower stem."
Jiang He chuckled. "I passed by a plot of land on my way to Jiangnan and found these sunflower stems. I wanted to cut them down for firewood and lighting, but I realized that they are tough and resilient when I took them. They might have gone through some mutation or evolution, so I wondered if I could use them to forge weapons."
"Good stuff!"
The old blacksmith's eyes lit up as he said, "I can give it a try …"
This thing was a new type of casting material for the old blacksmith. He was a blacksmith, and his ancestors had been in this line of work for generations. He had inherited his family's craftsmanship since he was young, and even his awakened superpower was a hammer. It was obvious that the old blacksmith liked this line of work very much.
He could not wait to try the Purple-Gold Sunflower Stems. Jiang He gave him eight more, and after bidding him farewell, he left the blacksmith's workshop.
However, he discovered …
Dumbo and Trumbo were gone.
"Those two bastards!"
Jiang He gritted his teeth. He had already told them to play outside the gates when he talked to the old blacksmith, and not to run around …
In the blink of an eye, even his shadow had disappeared.
On the other hand, Jiang He was not worried that they would run out and hurt anyone since he was the one who planted them.
Be that as it may, this was the Martial Arts Department (MAD), and everyone working there were martial artists and superhumans with a certain level of discernment. If they could tell that Dumbo and Trumbo were rank-six pinnacle, they would be frightened.
That was right …
Both Dumbo and Trumbo were rank-six pinnacle now.
They had eaten a lot of grave grass and blended qi pellets over the last two days, and aside from improving their cultivation, Dumbo had grasped a blade technique, while Trumbo had grasped fire-type powers …
After all, one of the Sky Demon Cult Heavenly Generals Jiang He had killed was a superhuman called the Earthen Savage Heavenly General or something …
Soon, Jiang He found Dumbo and Trumbo with a sweep of his spirit.
A cat and a dog were playing, chasing each other as they ran outside the Martial Artist and Superhuman Assessment Building. Aside from MAD personnel, there were also martial artists and Awakened who had come to participate in the assessment.
"Eh?"
Someone gasped in surprise, noticing how extraordinary Dumbo and Trumbo were, and exclaimed in surprise, "Are those cat and dog Ferals? I can actually sense a dangerous aura coming from them … "
"Ferals? I find them quite special too, but why would Ferals come to the MAD? Could my eyes be playing tricks on me? "
"I must have seen wrongly. I must have seen wrongly. I am an Awakened Extraordinaire with strong mental strength. Even if a Rank-3 or Rank-4 martial artist had concealed their aura, I would still be able to sense it. If this cat and dog were Direbeasts, how could I not sense them?"
As they spoke, a group of people actually surrounded Dumbo and Trumbo. Cat and dog traded glances and were about to leave when another gasp of surprise could be heard —
"Eh?"
"Isn't that Mister Jiang's dog?"
Su Ze had returned from breakfast with his colleagues, and glanced at them curiously when he saw the crowd.
Having met Dumbo and Trumbo before, he recognized them at once and walked up to them, reaching out to pat Dumbo's head.
Dumbo glared.
"…"
Su Ze retracted his hand in a flash and even jumped back a step.
One of his colleagues from the intelligence team asked in surprise, "What's wrong, Su Ze?"
"N-nothing."
Su Ze suspected that his eyes were playing tricks on him. Did that dog just roll its eyes at him?
"That's impossible, isn't it? Though Jiang He's dog is a Feral and smarter than most dogs, it's not that human-like, is it? "
He could not help chuckling at the thought, and took out a tea egg from the breakfast he brought for his colleagues and threw it at Dumbo, saying, "Here, have an egg. Go find your master after you're done."
Dumbo shot the egg a disdainful look, and reached out with its paw to grab the egg and throw it at Su Ze, barking, "Idiot, would I eat such junk food?"
Tea egg?
"At home, Lord Dog eats Level Six and Level Seven Vicious Beast meat every day. Things like Qi Nourishing Pills are also eaten as snacks. Every time I eat, I eat a basin. Why would I be interested in a Herbal Egg?
Is he looking down on dogs?
With that, Dumbo stood up on its hind legs and said to a martial artist who was blocking its way, "Excuse me …"
Then, it strutted away with Trumbo.
There was silence among the crowd. Everyone's eyes were bulging and tongue-tied, and they were petrified as if thunderstruck.
It was only after cat and dog disappeared around the corner of the building that someone cried out in surprise, "What the hell, human speech … Feral King?"
The crowd was in an uproar, while Su Ze froze where he was, clutching the tea egg Dumbo threw back.
Dumbo, who had disappeared around the corner of the building suddenly poked its head out, baring its teeth at the crowd and grinning.
The ruckus died down at once.
Everyone stared at Dumbo with widened eyes.
Laughing out loud, Dumbo spoke in a Sichuan-Northwestern accent, "What a bunch of idiots. Feral King King? I'm just rank-six pinnacle …"
"It's a Feral King King if it can speak?"
"Every Myna is a Feral King if it can speak too."
"Hah!"
A dog's paw couldn't raise its middle finger. Otherwise, if it raised its middle finger, it would definitely be very effective.
…
In the distance, Jiang He could not help laughing out loud.
That dog Dumbo was actually looking down on a bunch of martial artists and Awakened … but then again, it was a dog that could beat up a bunch of people, so it was reasonable for it to look down on them.
When cat and dog returned, Jiang He said, "Stop running around. Come with me."
He led Dumbo and Trumbo back to the old blacksmith's workshop, who scowled and said, "Jiang He, this sunflower stem of yours can't be made into a weapon. It may be tough, but it's essentially a plant and wood. Still, I've tried it — it could be used as a stick, and its toughness and toughness would not lose out to A-grade alloy weapons. You could also make a spearhead and use it as a spear handle."
The image of Dumbo and Trumbo wielding a spear appeared in Jiang He's mind then …
It was certainly awe-inspiring, but those two fellows did not know any spear or staff techniques. He wondered if the Sky Demon Cult had elites who could do that …
"Let's not fight since we can't fight. Old man, help me with the pot."
Both Dumbo and Trumbo were a little reluctant.
Jiang He scowled and barked, "Why are cats and dogs playing with spears and staffs? When I'm done, I'll get you two alloy combat blades and make them S-grade for you to play with. "
Only then did the cat and dog run off in delight.
"What the heck!"
Jiang He was a little speechless and scolded, "Get back here. Don't run around without my permission."
At first, Jiang He had wanted to make Dumbo and Trumbo armors for cats and dogs, but considering that the old blacksmith's abilities were limited and he could not make S-grade alloy armors at the moment, he had to give up.
Hence, the old blacksmith started to make the pot, while Jiang He squatted by the door and munched on sunflower seeds.
Soon, Duan Tianhe arrived.
Clearly, he had learned about Jiang He's visit to the Martial Arts Department (MAD).
He walked up to Jiang He and squatted beside him, a weird look on his face as he stared at Jiang He for a while before breathing a long sigh. "I've heard about what happened yesterday from the Blade King. I didn't expect that you, a rank-four back then, would have grown to such a level in just over a month."
Jiang He sighed at the mention of that day. "That's right. I was still thinking about how I could kill a rank-seven grandmaster back then … but now, I could poke one to death with a finger."
Duan Tianhe was speechless.
Being a rank-seven grandmaster, he felt as if his heart had been struck 100000 times.
"By the way, is there something you need from me, Chief Duan?"
Jiang He took out another handful of sunflower seeds from his pocket and gave half to Duan Tianhe.
Duan Tianhe had seen the Purple-Gold Sunflower Seeds before, and found them rather familiar when he glanced at the half-handful Jiang He gave him. Still, he did not pay much attention when he saw the pile of seed husks in front of Jiang He.
If it really was the Purple-Gold Sunflower Seeds, how could they be munched like that?
That was a treasure worth hundreds of thousands or even millions … consuming it would improve one's spirit.
"There is indeed something."
Duan Tianhe munched on sunflower seeds and said, "The secret realm of the Tantric Buddhism Sect opens on the seventh of October, so the higher-ups want you to arrive early … According to the higher-ups, Minister Wang might have gotten into an argument with a Tantric Buddhism Sect elite when he went to the Tantric Buddhism Sect for a discussion. If a Tantric Buddhism Sect elite challenges him, please help him."
"That's it?"
Jiang He spat out a sunflower seed husk and laughed out loud. "Don't worry, I actually have a deep connection with the Tantra Sect. When the time comes, everyone would treat each other with sincerity, and their elites would give me some face."
Hmmm …
A deep connection.
At least, that was what Jiang He thought.
The Dragon-Elephant Prajna is a secret art of the Tantra Sect, but I've learned it now. Isn't that a deep connection?
"That's good."
Duan Tianhe smiled, though he was a little puzzled inwardly …
Jiang He had a connection with the Tantra Sect?
Could it be that his previous conjecture was true?
Perhaps Jiang He's real surname was Jiang. If that was the case and he was a member of the Jiang clan of the Yellow Emperor's Tomb, it would make sense that they shared a connection since they were both Holy Grounds.
Even as he munched on the sunflower seeds and considered the question, his aura suddenly shuddered …
Ooom!
His spirit seemed to have improved a lot?
Stunned, Duan Tianhe's eyes widened as he stared at the remaining sunflower seeds in his hand, and then at Jiang He, who had an envious look on his face. "Sigh … Chief Duan really is a child of fortune, ascending in spirit just by munching on some purple-gold sunflower seeds. I, on the other hand, can't do it, and who knows when I would ascend again …"
Jiang He realized that his spirit had grown immeasurably slow after he reached divine-tier …
Of course, it could also be because he had just ascended last night and did not munch enough sunflower seeds or drink enough rank-nine Origin Fluid.
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