Chapter 543: Industrialization of Forging, Sowing Discord (2)

Translator: Atlas Studios  Editor: Atlas Studios

Zhang Chunlin returned to the depths of the cave with the Essence Cleansing Pills.

The human captives were busy processing the ores.

Some of the human captives were forgers, and some were not. But even ordinary martial artists could process ore.

Zhang Chunlin ignored everyone. He walked straight to a corner and hesitated for a moment before picking up an Essence Cleansing Pill and putting it into his mouth.

He felt that there was no need for Zhou Shu to harm him. If Zhou Shu really wanted to harm him, he had plenty of ways.

Zhang Chunlin was no longer a hot-blooded and impulsive brat. Compared to the great kindness Zhou Shu had shown him by saving him from the demonic beasts, the conflict between him and Zhou Shu was nothing.

The Essence Cleansing Pill turned into a stream of heat that surged into his dantian. Then Zhang Chunlin felt his stomach churn.

Gruu—

Zhang Chunlin’s eyes widened, and his eyeballs almost fell out…

Several days later, in the hollowed-out mountainside, a furnace more than ten feet tall stood there. Under the furnace was a burning earth fire.

To Zhou Shu, who could mobilize Great Demons, drawing out an earth fire vein was no problem at all.

The huge smelting furnace was personally forged by Zhang Chunlin.

After consuming the Essence Cleansing Pill, Zhang Chunlin had diarrhea for several days before he finally recovered.

After recovering, he felt his body become much smoother and clearer.

After being tortured by demonic beasts for twenty years, he felt as if he had regained his vitality. He became much more energetic and felt grateful to Zhou Shu.

“Everyone, pay attention. Send the ores into the smelting furnace in the order I say!” Zhang Chunlin shouted. “Those who control flames, pay attention to the heat. Listen to my instructions!”

With Zhang Chunlin’s shout, the hundred or so newly freed human captives started operating like a precise instrument.

It had to be said that Zhang Chunlin, a former grand minister of the Great Xia Forging Division, was still very capable in management.

It was definitely not a simple matter to make these more than a hundred human captives listen to him in such a short time.

As the ores were continuously sent into the huge smelting furnace, the martial artists in charge controlled the earth fire to envelop the smelting furnace completely.

The temperature in the entire space suddenly rose by several degrees.

In the distance, the demonic beasts sent by Ji Lutian looked at the huge smelting furnace strangely.

They were all in doubt. Could such a large smelting furnace be controlled?

Zhou Shu also appeared not far away.

He had to take a look at this first batch of casting.

The flames burned fiercely, and a sound like flowing water came from the smelting furnace.

Refining forging materials was not as simple as melting the ore into a liquid state. During this process, the impurities in the ore had to be removed. Different temperatures would have a huge impact on the forging materials.

The biggest problem with such a huge smelting furnace was that it was easy to cause heat unevenness, which would greatly affect the quality of the forging materials.

Therefore, generally speaking, forgers wouldn’t smelt too many forging materials at once. If the quantity was too large, it would be difficult not to make a mistake.

Zhang Chunlin had obviously put in a lot of effort on this. There was a stand on the huge smelting furnace, and the smelting furnace slowly rotated on the stand.

Coupled with some special designs he had made when forging the smelting furnace, it was enough to ensure that the forging materials could be evenly heated during the heating process.

As time passed, all the humans, including Zhang Chunlin, were already covered in sweat. But no one dared to relax as they stared at the smelting furnace.

“Lower the fire! Cool down!” Zhang Chunlin shouted. “Start the furnace!”

Orders came from Zhang Chunlin. Zhou Shu nodded slightly.

Once again, he acknowledged Zhang Chunlin’s ability.

He watched as the fiery red magma-like liquid poured out of the smelting furnace and flowed into the mold that Zhang Chunlin had long prepared.

Zhou Shu was already certain that this step was a success.

In that case, there should be no problem dealing with the ores in batches.

As long as there was no problem with the composite smelting of the forging materials, this method could greatly reduce the time needed to forge the Lingxiao Treasure Palace.

Pada— Zhou Shu clapped. “Brilliant! Sir Zhang, follow this method and forge a few more smelting furnaces. I believe that you will definitely be able to finish processing the forging materials in a few months!”

Zhang Chunlin wiped the sweat off his forehead and said happily, “Fortunately, I didn’t disappoint you! I’ll definitely work harder!”

Zhou Shu nodded. He took some forging materials and returned to his own forging room.

Seeing the forging materials that Zhang Chunlin and the others had finished processing, his hands itched again. He wanted to forge another connate divine weapon.

Boom!

Just as he entered the forging room, he heard an explosion outside.

With a flash, Zhou Shu was already outside the cave.

He saw some demonic beasts rising into the sky, and ‘Yao Aotian’ stood in front of the mountain wall with blood at the corner of his mouth.

“Aotian, are you all right?” Zhou Shu asked in front of the demon beasts.

Yao Aotian, who was also Yin Chengshan, shook his head. He felt suffocated and couldn’t speak for a moment.

“How dare you! Who dares to assassinate a Great Demon of the Demon Realm?!” Zhou Shu shouted.

Currently, the surroundings were full of demonic beasts of the tiger demon race. There were no Great Demons among these demonic beasts.

The Great Demons had all gone to help Zhou Shu mine.

The demonic beasts looked at each other. Finally, a humanoid demonic beast stepped forward and said, “Lord Yao Qing, calm down. We will definitely capture the assassin.”

“Forget it. It has nothing to do with you.” Zhou Shu waved his hand. “You won’t be able to catch anyone who has the ability to hurt Aotian. Even if you chase after him, there’s a high chance that you’ll catch a scapegoat.

“Hmph, there must be a demonic beast that can’t bear to see that Aotian is about to break through to the Demon King realm, so he secretly attacked him,” Zhou Shu said out loud.

The demonic beasts of the tiger demon race were shocked. “Lord Yao Qing, are you saying that a Demon King wants to kill Lord Yao Aotian?”

Zhou Shu looked at the demonic beast in admiration. Not all demonic beasts were fools.

Wasn’t he rather sensible?

“I didn’t say that. You did,” Zhou Shu said coldly. “If another Demon King emerges, the interests of the Demon Realm will definitely have to be redrawn. One Demon King Hu Li is already a surprise. If another appears, hehe…”

Zhou Shu’s voice was very loud, and the tiger demonic beasts heard him clearly.

Demonic beasts were not as smart as humans, but this didn’t mean that they were all fools.

“Lord Yao Qing, do you think our king has also aroused the fear of those lords?” a tiger demon asked cautiously.

The king he was talking about was naturally Demon King Hu Li.

“Hmph, I’m afraid it’s not just Demon King Hu Li. It’s the same for me,” Zhou Shu said. “You must protect me well. Also, if Aotian and I suddenly die one day, remember to tell Demon King Hu Li to be careful of the other Demon Kings!”

Zhou Shu turned around and helped Yao Aotian into the cave. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly. The tiger demons behind him were all bewildered.

There was too much information in Zhou Shu’s words. For a moment, they couldn’t react. Some smarter ones had already taken the initiative to send a message to Demon King Hu Li.

Inside the cave, Yin Chengshan hesitated for a moment before saying, “Your—Sir, it wasn’t a demonic beast who tried to assassinate me…”

“I know,” Zhou Shu said. “I arranged it.”

“Huh?!” Yin Chengshan exclaimed. He had a sudden realization. “Are you trying to sow discord, Sir?”

“I’m trying, but the chances of success are slim,” Zhou Shu said casually. “Not all demonic beasts are fools. The main reason is to find an excuse for you. Yao Aotian is about to break through to the Demon King realm. With the style of demon beasts, there will definitely be many demonic beasts who will challenge him. With your strength, you won’t be able to deal with them. Now is a good time to use your injuries as an excuse to avoid those challenges. At the same time, go and take care of the demonic beast army that Yao Aotian left behind. They can’t stop mining.”