Inside the laboratory.
Jin Mian looked at the freshly made Handgun on the table.
He sighed and shook his head helplessly.
"Sigh, if I'm the only one forging Handguns, who knows how long it will take to equip an army of a thousand men?"
"I must find some helpers."
"But... who should I look for?"
The Soul Masters on the current Douluo Continent basically focused on cultivating their Martial Souls as their primary concern.
Although there were people who researched spirit tools, they were very few and far between.
Furthermore, the technology of firearms was extremely important.
Therefore, the people he recruited had to be those who truly understood the technology, were loyal, and would not join other forces for petty gains.
But where could such talent be found?
"As expected, technical talents are an extremely scarce resource no matter which World you are in."
"I can only ask Grandpa to help me look around."
"Let's not think about that for now. I'll head to the Angel Temple to complete the check-in task first."
After Jin Mian put the gun from the table into the system space,
He pushed open the door and walked toward the Angel Temple.
A short while later.
He arrived at the Angel Temple.
[Detected that the Host is currently at the Angel Temple. Check-in successful! Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: Golden Crocodile King Martial Soul quality increased by 10%!]
In an instant.
He felt the speed of the spirit power flow within his body increase significantly.
His physical fitness had also improved markedly in all aspects.
Besides that, the unique golden attribute of the Golden Crocodile King also underwent a slight change.
His bloodline also seemed to become purer.
"The feeling of improving Martial Soul quality is truly great."
"Next, let's see where the next check-in location is."
[Next check-in location: Metal Capital!]
"Metal Capital... Hiss! Gengxin City..."
Jin Mian muttered to himself, his mind racing.
Suddenly, a person very suitable for helping him manufacture firearms came to mind.
"Lou Gao..."
"It seems I need to take a trip to the Star Luo Empire."
"No time to lose, I'll set off as soon as possible."
...Gengxin City.
Also known as the Metal Capital.
It was a city located in the southwestern part of the Star Luo Empire.
Because it was famous for its blacksmith culture and metal industry, it was also called the 'City of Steel' by people.
The architectural style of the entire city was full of metallic and mechanical elements; the streets, streetlights, and even the defense systems were all made of metal,
Resembling something like Cyberpunk.
Countless rare metals and a large number of blacksmiths could be found here.
After spending half a month traveling,
Jin Mian finally arrived.
Of course, Ye Lingling and Jin E came with him.
He brought Jin E because the journey from Spirit Hall to Gengxin City was long.
There was no guarantee they wouldn't encounter some powerful enemies.
Just like two and a half years ago, when they met those two Titled Douluo level Evil Soul Masters.
So, upon hearing that his grandson was going to such a distant place, Jin E decided to follow without a second thought.
Along the way, nothing major happened.
After all, with a Level 99 Peerless Douluo in the carriage, who would be so suicidal as to cause trouble?
As for Ye Lingling.
This little girl simply didn't want to stay with strangers other than Jin Mian.
So she acted spoiled and followed along.
Looking at the surrounding buildings full of mechanical style,
Jin Mian marveled, "As expected of Gengxin City, the Metal Capital. This is practically the Douluo Continent version of Cyberpunk!"
"Cyberpunk? Brother Mian, what does that mean?" Ye Lingling asked curiously upon hearing the new term.
Jin Mian explained, "It means this place is full of a sense of technology."
"Alright, let's hurry and enter the city."
After saying that, he took the lead and entered through the city gate.
"What is a sense of technology?" Ye Lingling's small head was full of great confusion.
But she didn't think much of it and quickly followed.
Jin E looked at the two youngsters in front of him and smiled kindly.
At the same time, he sighed in his heart.
His grandson's flirting skills were truly high.
Truly a descendant of his Jin E family.
Soon, the three of them entered the city.
Ye Lingling looked at the passing things she had never seen before with great curiosity.
Meanwhile, Jin Mian had already received the system prompt.
[Detected that the Host is currently in the Metal Capital. Check-in successful! Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: Encyclopedia of Firearms! The reward has been automatically stored in the system space!]
[Next check-in location: Heaven Dou City!]
[Item Name: Encyclopedia of Firearms]
[Description: Records various types of firearms from the Blue Planet, as well as their manufacturing methods!]
"Encyclopedia of Firearms!"
"Great, this really is getting exactly what I wanted!"
Jin Mian was very happy looking at this check-in reward.
Because his purpose for coming to Gengxin City this time was to recruit Lou Gao, the President of the Blacksmith Association who resided here long-term and was known as one of the three Divine Craftsmen of the Douluo Continent!
Knowing the plot, he naturally knew this person's personality.
His obsession with forging technology had reached the point of forgetting to eat and sleep,
And he was informal, with only a very pure pursuit of craftsmanship in his heart.
He was someone who truly understood technology.
Just like Ye Lingling, he was a talent with strategic value.
With his help, the problem of the slow manufacture of firearms could surely be solved.
However, before coming,
Jin Mian was not sure if he could recruit Lou Gao.
Although he knew Lou Gao's hobbies,
He didn't have such detailed blueprints.
But the check-in reward from the system solved this problem perfectly.
He looked at the Encyclopedia of Firearms in the system space, which was as thick as ten dictionaries.
He thought to himself.
This is a sure thing.
If even Tang San's backward Hidden Weapons could make Lou Gao unable to look away,
Then with his even more advanced weapons, wouldn't Lou Gao obediently follow him?
Jin E looked at this City of Steel and said, "I didn't expect this city to grow larger and larger. There are many things even I am seeing for the first time."
Jin Mian stopped several passersby in succession to ask where Lou Gao lived.
But these people shook their heads, not knowing.
At this time, Ye Lingling walked back holding two small toys she had just bought.
After handing one to Jin Mian, she said, "Brother Mian, I found out where that old grandpa named Lou Gao lives."
"Hmm? How did you find out?"
Jin Mian was somewhat surprised.
He had wasted a lot of effort asking several people who all said they didn't know.
Yet Ye Lingling went to buy a toy and found out.
Ye Lingling pointed to a blacksmith shop not far away and said, "I found out from that blacksmith uncle."
"Uh... alright, I was too stupid this time."
Jin Mian said, clutching his head.
How could he have been so stupid.
To actually ask passersby for information.
They were currently in Gengxin City.
What was most abundant here? Blacksmiths, naturally.
And Lou Gao was the President of the Blacksmith Association.
Surely every blacksmith would know him.
So if he wanted to know Lou Gao's location, he should have just asked a blacksmith.
"Let's go."
The three of them walked toward the place where Lou Gao lived...
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