Tie Xin saw Tang San's attention was on them, and he couldn't help but smile proudly: "These two kids are getting stronger and stronger. How about it? The blacksmiths here aren't bad, right? They're my twin sons, one is called Tie Long, the other is called Tie Hu. Although they're still young, they can be considered as my true successors, and are the best blacksmiths in the shop."
That's right, the two people Tang San saw were indeed the Iron Brothers who lost to him and Xiao Wu on the Douluo Continent last time, also known as the Iron Blood Combination. At that time, their all-in skill had also injured Tang San.
Upon hearing Tie Xue's words, Tang San suddenly understood why there was a fluctuation of soul power on Tie Xue's body. Judging from the fluctuation of soul power, Tie Xue's actual strength wasn't very strong, and it wasn't even as good as his two sons'. Apparently, Tie Long and Tie Hu's martial souls had some degree of variation within them. At their age, they already possessed over twenty levels of soul power; even in a high-level Soul Master Academy, they should be considered quite excellent students.
"If we cooperate successfully, then I'll have them forge these things." Tang San himself was an ironworker and a soul master, so he naturally knew that having soul power as a backing to forge items was much better than ordinary ironworkers. Just the degree of evenness in strength when forging, as well as control over strength, were things that ordinary people couldn't compare to.
Iron-hearted looked at Tang San deeply, smiled calmly and said: "If we really cooperate successfully, this is no problem." He took Tang San to a room behind the workroom. Inside the room there was a table with seven or eight chairs, as well as a simple wooden bed, obviously the boss's office. It can also be used for rest at ordinary times. From the window you can directly see the situation outside the workshop.
Ironheart walked to his own desk and sat down, making a please-sit gesture towards Tang San. From the first impression of this young man in front of him, Ironheart actually quite liked Tang San's simple aura, but if it was about business cooperation, he felt more ridicule than anything else. If not for holding onto a one-in-ten-thousand chance, he wouldn't have let Tang San follow him in.
What business can a young man who looks no more than fifteen years old bring to himself? And what he said was still about iron essence.
"Hey kid," Tie Xin asked, "You said you used to be a blacksmith too?"
Tang San secretly smiled wryly in his heart, he somewhat understood Tie Rou's mindset, after all he was too young, at this moment it didn't seem like a business talk, but rather an interrogation.
"Yes. I used to be a blacksmith. My father was also a blacksmith and I learned the trade from him."
As soon as Tang San said he was an ironworker by trade, Tie Xin couldn't help but add a few points of goodwill. "I see. Judging from your accent, you shouldn't be a local, right? Did you move to Soseto with your family?"
Tang San shook his head, "No, I'm here to attend school."
"Going to school? Are you a Soul Master?" Tie Xue looked at Tang San with a hint of expectation. Although there were various academies on the continent, the Soul Master Academy was undoubtedly the most prestigious, and generally speaking, studying other things rarely required going to another place, only the Soul Master Academy was different. High-level Soul Master Academies were only found in big cities.
And, Ironheart saw that Tang San, although his attire and appearance were very ordinary, his speech was clearly beyond his age. Obviously, he had seen some scenes, hence the question. He naturally hoped that Tang San was a student of some Soul Master Academy. Although at his age, he was only just joining an intermediate Soul Master Academy, but as a Soul Master, his identity was different, and in the Spirit Hall, there were records on file, doing business with Soul Masters. As long as one looked at the opponent's Soul Master level and verified it with the Spirit Hall, they wouldn't be afraid of the opponent playing any tricks.
Tang San nodded and said: "Yes, I just entered the academy for study. Do you have any other questions?"
He spread the drawings on the table, looked at them carefully again, and said: "From the drawings, you want these things to be very delicate. It's not easy to make them. Moreover, the amount of this business is not small. Although our ironwork shop has a certain scale, 440 gold coins are still a large number for us. How do you plan to cooperate with us?"
Tang San had already thought of a way to cooperate on the way here, "Uncle Iron, how about this? I'll pay a portion of the deposit first. Please have them forge these things into a set. If the quality is fine, then continue production. The maximum amount of Golden Soul Coins I can pay for now is around one hundred."
Tie Xin furrowed his brow and said, "Young man, since you used to be a blacksmith, you should know that many delicate things require molds to make. This mold is also the largest part of the production cost. If I only made one set, not only would I not be able to give you a discount, but I'd even lose money. A deposit of 100 gold coins is enough, but I hope to add another guarantee. Since you're a Soul Master, can you show me your Soul Master's badge? As long as everything checks out, our cooperation can begin."
When Tang San said he would pay one hundred gold soul coins first, Tie Xie already had some faith in the young man before him. However, he had been running this blacksmith shop for many years, and the things Tang San made were unfamiliar to him. So, out of caution, he naturally hoped to get a better understanding of Tang San's background. As long as Tang San's Soul Master identity was genuine, he would dare to take on this big business deal.
As for the Soul Master's ID card, it was issued to the Soul Master when they first received their stipend at the Soul Temple. It can be said that it is a symbol of the Soul Master's identity. On it will be recorded the Soul Master's personal information and have a special number assigned by the Soul Temple. With just this number, one can spend some money to check through the Soul Temple's communication system whether this Soul Master really exists or not.
Tang San didn't hesitate, his right hand brushed against the Twenty-Four Bridges Moonlit Night, and he took out his own Soul Master's badge. He had nothing to hide, and he hoped to complete this cooperation, so naturally he wanted to gain the other party's trust first.
The Soul Master's token is not a piece of paper or cloth, but a palm-sized metal plate. It is said that this special metal can only be produced by the Wu Soul Temple and is difficult to counterfeit. The Soul Master's token was also made of metal to prevent damage, after all, this token should follow the Soul Master for life under normal circumstances.
On the metal the size of a palm, there are ten lines that record every time a Soul Master advances. The first line records the registration time and place as well as the Soul Master's martial soul. The second line then records the advancement time and the level of the soul ring. On the other side of the Soul Master's manual is the first mark of the Martial Soul Palace, a long sword. As for this manual, all Soul Masters are the same, only those from the Martial Soul Palace will have some differences.
As Tang San took out the Soul Master's badge and handed it over, Tie Xin hurriedly stood up from behind the table and walked out again, solemnly receiving it with both hands. The Soul Master's badge was a symbol of the Soul Master's identity as well as a record of their progress, and it was generally not shown lightly. It was just like the Soul Master's dignity, equally important. Although Tang San looked young, Tie Xin still didn't dare to be negligent.
The result was a cool metal plate, and Iron Heart carefully looked at it. The first thing that caught his eye was the line of small words on top. These engravers were all specially trained by the Wu Soul Hall, and no matter where they were from, the font was always the same. It read: Name: Tang San, Sex: Male, Douluo Continent 2637 years, Registered at Noding City Wu Soul Branch Hall, Wu Soul Blue Silver Grass.
After reading this line, Tie Xin couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Although he himself was not highly talented and was only in his twenties, with a level of just over twenty, belonging to the group of people who would never be able to break through the thirtieth level as a Soul Master. However, he still had discerning eyes, and naturally knew that Blue Silver Grass was a standard useless martial soul. Could it be that having a Blue Silver Grass martial soul could also become a Soul Master?
With doubts in his heart, Tie Xin looked at the second line of the Soul Master's letter.
Tenth-level Soul Master, registered on 2637th year of Douluo calendar. Registered at Nuoding City's Wuhun Branch Temple.
Tie Xin rubbed his eyes, wondering if he was seeing things wrong. Was it really 2637 years ago that the Blue Silver Grass martial soul could cultivate to the Soul Master realm? Or was this a recording error?
He looked up at Tang San with a puzzled gaze, "Young man, is there something wrong with the records on your Soul Master's badge? Why did you register as a Soul Master and become a Soul Grandmaster in the same year?"
Tang San smiled slightly, "No, it's not wrong because I'm a innate full soul power."
Congenital Full Soul Power? Ironheart was shocked, his gaze at Tang San changed instantly. He didn't care what kind of martial soul he had, but the words "congenital full soul power" gave him a huge shock. At least among the soul masters he knew, there wasn't one with congenital full soul power. No wonder, no wonder he became a soul master at the same age as himself. How could he not have thought of it? The existence of congenital full soul power was too unexpected. A Blue Silver Grass Soul Master with congenital full soul power, this was also too unexpected.
Some hastily looked at the third line of the soul master's notes, because he had only seen three lines of writing before.
Twenty-level Soul Master, registered time, Douluo calendar 2639 years. Registered in the Martial Soul Hall of Noding City.
The Soul Master's notes do not record the levels of soul rings and soul skills obtained by Soul Masters at different levels. After all, that is a secret of the Soul Masters. Even in the records of the Soul Temple itself, there are only levels of soul rings, as for soul skills, those are things that Soul Masters will not easily reveal.