Above all spirits

Chapter 20 Flowing Cloud Craftsman's Shop

Gu Yun snapped out of his reverie and began to consider his current needs and plans.

He placed his palms together in front of his chest and bowed in response to the young monk who had asked him the question.

"Hello, are there any crafts shops nearby that can forge weapons and enchant them?"

"Enchantment?"

"Ah, sorry, it's about being able to use soul essence to inscribe different...different...special effects on weapons?"

There was nothing Werner could do about it; he only knew that the profession Gu Yun had mentioned existed—the blacksmith.

The sweeping monk pondered for a moment, then suddenly understood.

"Oh, you want to imbue your weapon with a spirit?"

"Well, it's not that I want to forge spirits, I just want to know if there are any craftsmen nearby who can forge spirits and need help. I want to learn."

The sweeping monk was taken aback and apologized.

"Yes, there are, but I don't know if any crafts shops need help. Besides, benefactor, spirit forging is basically a unique skill, and the effects vary. Blacksmiths generally don't pass on their skills to outsiders."

"It's okay, I understand. Actually, I just want to be a forging apprentice for a while and earn some living expenses."

The sweeping monk gave Gu Yun a strange look, secretly memorizing his face.

Gu Yun has been added to the list of suspicious persons.

"Just head west, benefactor. The craft shops of Jitian City are all concentrated near the Spirit River. Just follow the river."

"Thank you."

Gu Yun didn't linger and strode away, heading towards the west side of the city.

After crossing one street after another.

Gu Yun sighed.

"Compared to the mortal realm, the divine realm is indeed lacking in the warmth of human life. There are no vendors selling candied hawthorns on the streets, no steaming bun carts, and no small toys for children to play with."

"The restaurants I passed by only had a few scattered figures."

Werner responded.

"After all, these are not necessities. If we don't even have enough soul essence to survive, then these foods and drinks are luxuries for us."

"Too."

"Actually, the Divine Realm is still considered good. At least some people, even that sweeping monk, have basic survival guarantees. In the Demon Realm, if you don't have a family background, you can only rely on yourself to develop your business in the Alpha Dimension or go out with the army to collect soul crystals. There's no such thing as a leisurely job as sweeping."

"You've had it pretty tough too."

Werner wiped away his tears.

"You know that's good. So when I'm rich in the future, I'm going to eat fish and meat every day! I'll go to the casino every day and have a blast! I'll visit Miss Succubus's shop every day!"

"Where did you get the money?"

"The entire other side will be yours in the future. Just give me a little bit, and I'll be the second richest guy in the Gamma Dimension, right?"

"You said it yourself, it's all mine, why should I give it to you? The contract may stipulate that we live and die together, but it doesn't stipulate that I have to share any of your money, does it?"

"You bastard, if you don't give it to me, I'll die right here!"

"Isn't this unnecessary? Going all out like this."

"It's necessary!!"

"Speaking of which, you just mentioned succubi, I think it's the kind of succubus I know, right? Are you sure this isn't just nonsense to you?"

Gu Yun looked doubtful. He couldn't imagine how a shadow plus a big eyeball could be...

What... um... hmm?

"Ah, you are really rude. I also have a humanoid form, okay? How can you say I have no chickens? Or rather, the humanoid form is something that all living beings are born with. It's just that some living beings' true forms are too different from their humanoid forms, and maintaining the humanoid form is quite taxing, so they simply don't maintain it."

"Especially the Shadow Demon race, the reason we appear in a shadowy form is to protect ourselves. We humanoids also have blood and hearts, okay? It's just that when we release our true form, we make these weaknesses invisible, so we look like a shadow."

"Unlike some beings whose true forms are indistinguishable from humanoid forms, such as fairies, demons, vampires, and spirits in the Alpha dimension, and succubi, gods, Buddhas, and angels in the Gamma dimension, not to mention you humans, whose true forms are humanoid forms and do not require any extra effort."

"By the way, basically there is no reproductive isolation between beings of the same life level, hehehe."

Gu Yun glanced at Werner's gradually distorted shadow on the ground and felt a chill run down his spine.

Ugly, but promiscuous.

......

Gu Yun walked along the Spirit River into one crafts shop after another, but basically, the crafts shops he asked either didn't lack manpower or refused him because they were against demons.

Pah! A high monk? That's racist.

Gu Yun looked up at the plaque with the four large characters "Liuyun Craftsman's Shop" written in a flowing, elegant style.

However, it seems that no one has cleaned this signboard for a long time, and dust has filled the gaps.

It seems very unreliable.

But this is the last one. If it still doesn't work out, I'll have to consider other jobs.

Stepping over the stairs and into the craftsman's shop, I saw a wooden board advertising a job for one apprentice, offering ten low-grade soul crystals per month.

Gu Yun was immediately delighted, but it was a bit of a rip-off. Other craft shops hired twenty people a month, but this one only hired half. Although they eventually politely declined, saying they were from the demon race.

The layout of the craftsman's shop wasn't much different from other craftsman's shops: a workbench, a forging furnace, a shelf, and a greasy, bald man who was half-naked...

?

Not the bald guy?

Hmm... It was a middle-aged man with messy black hair draped over his shoulders, one hand supporting his chin, the other holding a wine jug, dozing off at his workbench.

A faint fragrance filled the air.

They must have just finished drinking a pot of it.

However, they appeared to be wearing gray monk robes specially made for the Polar Star Region.

They must be residents of Jitian City as well.

"Dong dong dong."

Gu Yun knocked three times on the open door to signal that she was coming in.

"Excuse me, do you still accept apprentices?"

No one responded.

Perhaps I was sleeping very soundly.

Gu Yun was about to announce his arrival with a louder knock and a greeting.

A lazy, hoarse voice then followed.

"You should leave. The Shadow Demons are too weak to be good at blacksmithing."

Damn! Another discriminatory monster!

Gu Yun was about to turn and leave when he sensed something was wrong and turned back.

Is it because you think they're not strong enough?

However, how did he know I was a Shadow Fiend? Others could only sense that I was a demon.

"Senior, please try me out. I am no ordinary Shadow Demon; I am quite strong."

Gu Yun clasped his hands and bowed.

Got no response.

But Gu Yun remained in the same position.

Finally, after five minutes, he got a chance to try it out.

"There is a hammer and an ordinary piece of iron there. Hit me until I wake up, and I will take you in for the time being."

Although the man didn't point, Gu Yun knew where it was.

That's a forging table, but usually it's heated until it's red-hot in the forging furnace before being taken out and hammered, right?

Is the forging method in the gamma dimension not like this?

No, they should be the same. Even if the materials and fire are beyond the reach of this world, the principle is the same. Otherwise, why would there be a need for a forging furnace?

If you can't figure it out, just do it.

Gu Yun did not underestimate the weight the hammer might reach. He gripped the handle tightly with both hands, took a deep breath, and pulled hard.

Not moving.

It seems that it is necessary to use one's innate energy.

Golden innate energy was activated at will, coiling around Gu Yun's arms. Instantly, the dark shadow demon power also burst forth from within his body, directly appearing on the skin of his arms through his meridians, like some kind of flowing tattoo.

This was the first time Gu Yun had used his full strength.

Gu Yun only uses the power of the Shadow Demon when he is in a phantom state. After all, the auxiliary power it can provide in battle is extremely limited. Just like the Shadow Demon race, their physical form is illusory and unpredictable, but their attack methods are simple and weak.

However, the power of the Shadow Demon is ultimately one of the most fundamental powers within Gu Yun's body.

It emerged naturally at the moment of eruption.

Up!

Gu Yun slowly lifted the hammer.

Gu Yunqi's bones cracked as he exerted all his strength.

It's as if they've gone through another round of adjustment.

I even felt that some of the hidden dangers to my foundation had been subtly eliminated.

A surge of joy welled up inside me.

"Boom--!"

The hammer slammed down heavily, striking the iron block with a deafening sound.