Chapter 1805 - 927: Reciprocity (Part 3)

"Is this really okay, Great Craftsman?"

In the scorching toxic wind, Ji Jue took a deep breath, only to feel invigorated.

Dazzled, he couldn't take it all in!

The leisurely Yellow Beard walking ahead told him without turning his head, "In the Northern Realm, people don't accept favors for no reason. Besides, I haven't taught you anything. If you can gain any insight just by touring, it's your fortune."

Not to mention outsiders; even apprentices here have been working for years without understanding it. The core inheritance and variant application of runes, even high-rank combinations, are all clenched in Beifeng's hands. No matter how talented you are, how much can you learn?

At most, you can draw analogies, accumulate some experience, and broaden your horizons.

Well, provided... Ji Jue truly knows nothing about the rune heritage of the Northern Realm.

Hey? Why is the parchment in my hand filled with Northern Realm rune analysis? Oh, I remember now, Yellow Beard personally drew them for me during the Embers of You Sui Decision...

No worries then!

Since everyone has mutual understanding, there's no need to say more. Just feel it with your heart. Ji Jue even stopped pretending, his eyes began scanning every detail inch by inch, like high-definition recording!

"Speaking of..."

Just as Yellow Beard glared back, signaling him to at least pretend a bit, Ji Jue suddenly said nonchalantly, "I recently received a sacrificial master's Inheritance Burnt Offering, supposedly called... Swallowing something? Oh right, [Swallowing Death]! I wonder if you've heard of it, Great Craftsman?"

Yellow Beard, walking ahead, halted his steps, his expression twitching.

Can't it just end?

Can we finish this task first and then discuss the next issue? Why keep raising the stakes?

Why do you insist on dragging Beifeng onto your damned pirate ship?

Yellow Beard didn't respond as if he hadn't heard.

Read but didn't reply.

No choice, he was truly scared.

When a notorious bastard suddenly shows up offering a pile of valuable items to make friends... Especially when each of those items is exactly what you desire the most, let alone Yellow Beard, anyone would be afraid!

What on earth are you up to?

Ji Jue's mouth can't be shut, nor could he bring himself to deafen his own ears, so he could only keep a distance, pull back for some space, and give himself some time.

Think it through before proceeding.

Thus, the supervising Great Craftsman directly left Ji Jue behind and began the routine workshop inspection, checking each batch of products and details... And due to his extremely complicated mindset, he started nitpicking at the craftsmen as well.

"The heat isn't enough; what kind of work is this?"

"Over-tempering, materiality is too excited, what are you doing, go back and practice!"

"What are the lot of you dawdling for, do the work! Do you need me to teach you?"

The bottled-up fury of the Great Craftsman finally found an outlet, scolding from materials preparation to composite construction officers, making the craftsmen sweat profusely.

Even the apprentices on the production line screwing bolts were trembling, fearing mistakes being noticed...

"Hey, Moyno, stop dazing off, get to work!"

Beside the Melting Furnace, the apprentice carrying materials stealthily elbowed his dazed companion: "Hurry up, this batch of transformation solvent is urgently needed by the reaction department, don't delay."

"Ah, oh, okay, sure..."

Moyno, coming back to his senses, seemed finally awake, nodding rapidly, following behind, yet beneath the protective goggles, his gaze, like other apprentices in the workshop, couldn't help looking at the figure roaming with hands behind in the workshop.

"That person... Is he Ji Jue from the Coast?"

"Of course, doesn't he look young? Supposedly younger than me, yet he's already a master."

The scruffy apprentice sighed with envy, "The Three-phase basic theory he casually writes, I can't understand even when looking up the dictionary. Ah, comparing oneself could lead to envy, and I heard one of our senior brothers even sparred with him and narrowly lost, eh... What are you doing? Moyno? You..."

With a clang.

The wooden box in his hand, along with the solvent inside, fell to the ground.

The man who was joking moments ago froze in place, with unprecedented terror, his face twisted, staring at his companion's actions at this moment, he screamed aloud.

"Moyno, what the hell are you doing—"

At this moment, in the midst of everyone being extremely busy within the roaring workshop, the newly admitted apprentice Moyno, while passing by, had already reached out for the lever, the lever connecting the entire refining furnace!

Pulled it to the bottom!

Thus, order, links, sequence, were completely disrupted.

All refining came to an abrupt halt.

Only with a deafening roar, from the depth of the workshop, erupted.

The steel furnace dozens of meters high started violently shaking in an instant, as it leaked, the seal was unlocked—

When in contact with air, thousands of tons of steel, having just completed materiality fusion and still awaiting reaction, completely lost control at this moment, welcoming a complete excitation...

Almost explosive, from the opened furnace, surged forth!

Caught off guard, engulfing completely the figure strolling in front of the furnace door!

"Ji Jue!!!"

From the other end of the workshop, Yellow Beard, coming back to his senses instantly, felt as if falling into an ice cave.

It's over!

All of it is completely over!

He already foresaw the incoming consequences...

Indeed, to a regalia, thousands of tons of steel and the furnace's high temperature is trivial, but crucially, it also depends on where this is happening!

Centuries of North Wind Workshop's management, to resist outsider invasion and thief infiltration, had established countless restrictions and lockouts without knowing how many.

Even he himself, without the Master Craftsman's approval, can't freely use his full power...

Compared to Yellow Beard, Ji Jue, situated within Beifeng Workshop, had no authority to mobilize spiritual power as a visitor, even his body blessings were under mandatory suppression, the Three-phase Alchemy couldn't be established at all.

Given this situation, the physical constitution of Ember Chosen One barely surpasses that of ordinary people!

Facing now the steel waterfall and fierce flame torrent so close... How can he not die! Getting not evaporated on the spot, even having some remnants would be lucky!

But just as Yellow Beard dashed frantically yet failed to stop it, the moment the steel and flames surged forth, Ji Jue turning back seemed not comprehending into what predicament he's about to fall.

Examining at this very moment the majestic scene of flying iron blooms, red heat enveloping, silver lights sweeping through.

Almost in awe...

He stretched out his hand.