Looking down from the sky, a massive, iron-gray city came into view.
“This is the famous Metal Capital - Gengxin City. The color of these city walls makes it seem like a steel fortress constructed from metal.”
The wind brushed past her hair, and Huowu lowered her head, sighing with emotion.
Indeed, even with a certain distance from the ground, the rich metallic aura made Quan Yi feel refreshed and invigorated.
In terms of scale, Gengxin City is in the lower-middle tier among all major cities. Compared to the capital of the kingdom, Sa’ous City, Gengxin City undoubtedly appears exceptionally ordinary.
From this, one can glimpse the status of blacksmiths on the continent.
Golden light flashed in Quan Yi's pupils as the Scarlet Dragon Eyes quickly scanned the entire city from above.
Under the gaze of his x-ray vision, energy clusters of various colors appeared throughout the city.
The number of Soul Masters in Gengxin City is slightly higher than in towns of the same level, and their distribution pattern is clearly visible.
One part is the Spirit Hall force centered on the Spirit Hall main hall, another part is the Soul Master force controlled by the government, and the last part is the Soul Master force centered on the Blacksmith Association.
Among them, within the Spirit Hall, there is a Soul Master group led by a Soul Emperor, numbering about forty, but the overall quality is good.
The Soul Master force controlled by the government has the largest number, but they are scattered in various corners of the city.
Finally, there are also a certain number of Soul Masters within the Blacksmith Association, and the number of Soul Sages is greater than that of the official force.
However, the Soul Sages of the Blacksmith Association are production-type Soul Masters, and their combat power is the weakest of the three forces.
This is also the fundamental reason why they can only request assistance from the Quan family.
After determining the distribution of power, Quan Yi became more confident.
“Wife, help me conceal our presence, we'll infiltrate directly from the air.”
“Okay.”
Pink color spread from Huowu's body, and the Scarlet Dragon also began to disappear into thin air.
The location of the Blacksmith Association is extremely conspicuous. In the central area of Gengxin City, there is a building that occupies a very large area.
Under Huowu's cover, the Scarlet Dragon landed directly on the building and strode into the Blacksmith Association.
The interior of the association is divided into five floors. The bottom two floors are the trading area, where blacksmiths' works and metals can be freely traded.
Walking into the first floor, Quan Yi saw a lively trading scene.
The crowded people blocked the progress of the two.
She curiously glanced at the spacious space without wall partitions and found that most of the crowd gathered in specific places.
The center of the crowd's encirclement is a neatly arranged bicycle display stand.
“So, these people are here to buy bicycles.”
Huowu is slender and tall, and the crowded people could not block her sight. She understood the situation at a glance.
Quan Yi also noticed this, but there was no joy on his face.
“What a scene of adding fuel to the fire!
Let's go, let's meet President Silong first.”
They directly flew over the heads of the crowd and flew towards the high-rise building.
The third floor is the blacksmith registration and assessment area, and the fourth floor is the auction area. Different from the trading area below, only particularly valuable or rare forged items will be auctioned here.
Because of this, two Soul Sage-level powerhouses were arranged to guard the staircase from the third to the fourth floor.
Entering the third and fourth floors, the environment became much quieter. Passing the guards, the two arrived at the staircase on the fourth floor without any obstacles.
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However, there were no guards between the fourth and fifth floors, only a large alloy door.
This kind of metal door has no handle. It can only be opened by tapping the surface in a specific way to unlock the internal mechanism.
Seeing that the staircase was blocked, Huowu asked with a headache:
“What should we do? Should we melt through it?”
“It's not easy to make such a big door, so let's not break it for them.
Don't worry, I know what to do.”
Quan Yi is very familiar with this kind of metal door. Lou Gao also built similar metal doors in Hanhai City.
Although Quan Yi knew the principle of the metal door, he didn't know the specific 'password' of this door.
However, this does not mean that Quan Yi has no way to deal with it.
He slowly stepped forward, placed his palm on the smooth metal surface, and then gently closed his eyes.
Afterwards, Quan Yi tapped the ground lightly with his left foot. The next moment, a holographic image constructed by fluctuations appeared in Quan Yi's mind.
The sense of vibration allowed Quan Yi to detect all the internal structures of the metal in an instant.
Knowing the structure and principle, unlocking the internal mechanism became extremely easy.
He opened his eyes, and his fingers quickly tapped thirty-six times. The heavy door began to slowly open, revealing the passage to the upper floor.
Quan Yi turned around and looked back at Huowu, quite proudly saying: “Let's go, this little problem can't stump me.”
Huowu's eyes lit up, and she was charmed by Quan Yi's dazzling operation.
She immediately gave a thumbs up and praised Quan Yi: “Amazing!”
Huowu's praise made Quan Yi feel happy. He took Huowu's hand and happily walked up to the fifth floor.
As soon as they entered the fifth floor, the two were attracted by the clanging sound of iron being hammered.
This fifth floor is a forging area specially set up for high-level blacksmiths.
The entire fifth floor, from the outside to the inside, has a total of thirty-six forging rooms, all of which are closed rooms.
Quan Yi extended his spiritual perception and instantly locked onto Silong's location.
That was forging room number one, on the innermost side.
When the two entered the room, they saw Silong frowning at first glance.
“President Silong, what are you troubled by?”
The sudden sound in the confined space completely frightened Silong, who was deep in thought.
“Who is it!”
Silong got up in shock to investigate, but when he saw two tall figures standing at the door, the expression on his face changed from surprise to joy.
“Young Master Quan, Miss Huo! You actually came so quickly.”
“The day the letter was sent to Sa’ous City, I knew all the details. In order to avoid accidents, the two of us came the next day.
We have already read the letter, but we still need the President to tell us the specific situation. Only by understanding the current situation can we make a decision.”
Quan Yi went straight to the point, wanting to obtain more accurate information through Silong.
However, Silong's face became even more unsightly when he heard Quan Yi's explanation.
He bitterly asked: “Young Master Quan, although I am very grateful to the two of you for traveling to Gengxin City, the strength of the two of you alone cannot solve the current situation.
We are currently being closely watched by the Spirit Hall. If they find out about the existence of the two of you, it is very likely to cause a lot of trouble for the two of you.”
What Silong expected was Quan Li, or Quan Yue, because only powerhouses of their level could possibly solve the current crisis.
Quan Yi and Huowu understood Silong's disappointment, and Huowu's anger rose straight up.
“Who are you looking down on?”
A strong aura erupted from Huowu's body.
