Douluo: AFK to Become a God

Afterwards, Chu Chengzhou began testing the Thousand Forged Silver Hammer's unique properties.

All thousand-forged metals have their own distinct characteristics, and these properties aren't fixed; their effectiveness can vary greatly. However, rather than evaluating them based on good or bad, it's more accurate to say they should be judged on suitability.

For example, if the thousand-forged characteristic is sharpness, but the item being forged is a hammer, then that characteristic is useless… unless it's a hammer meant to pierce armor?

"Ding—!"

With a gentle tap of the hammer on the anvil, Chu Chengzhou immediately sensed a faint shockwave spreading across the anvil.

"Shockwave? Not bad, not bad!"

After carefully sensing it, Chu Chengzhou nodded in satisfaction.

The shockwave characteristic means that when forging metal, the point of impact from the hammer will spread to a larger area, even affecting the entire metal. The strength and range of the shockwave can be controlled by the user.

This meant that from now on, he could avoid the usual method of hammering at various spots; he would just need to control the shockwave and let it spread across the entire metal, then deliver a powerful blow for great results.

"Boss Chu, you've got the hammer ready, should we rest now?"

Looking at Chu Chengzhou, who was quite pleased with himself, Ma Hongjun, exhausted, weakly said, "I'm wiped out. You've been treating me like a slave today."

After all, it wasn't easy to heat metal, especially since it required intermittent heating. If Ma Hongjun, a second-ring Soul Master, didn't have his soul power to sustain him, he'd never be able to keep up with Chu Chengzhou's demands.

"Alright, we'll call it a day. We'll continue tomorrow," Chu Chengzhou said, nodding.

"Tomorrow too?" Ma Hongjun's eyes widened in disbelief.

"Don't worry, we're almost done. I'll give you a red envelope tomorrow!" Chu Chengzhou casually promised.

Ma Hongjun sighed in resignation, wondering if that red envelope would be enough to let him enjoy a luxurious night in the high-end clubs of Soto City.

Later that night, two figures with impressive auras left Shrek Academy and headed towards Soto City.

"Boss Fu, have you chosen the target yet?" Zhao Wujie, dressed in black and covered with a hood, asked the similarly dressed Fu Lan.

"You can rest assured. I gathered all the information during the day," Fu Lan replied confidently.

"There's a gang in Soto City called the Axe Gang, named after their leader Li Chen's Black Axe Martial Soul. Li Chen is a Soul King with five rings, and he controls a street in the east of Soto City, collecting protection fees from the residents. We're going to borrow some money from him."

Fu Lan said this with complete certainty.

"Alright, let's go after him!" Zhao Wujie nodded.

The next morning, after completing his meditation and morning routine, Chu Chengzhou, along with Xiao Wu, went to the academy's dining hall for breakfast.

Before they even entered, the smell of food wafted through the air.

"Huh? It smells so good! Did Director Fu finally get rich?" Xiao Wu asked, a little suspicious.

"Most likely," Chu Chengzhou replied, guessing that Fu Lan had borrowed money the day before.

Indeed, the breakfast served at Shrek Academy was unusually lavish. Not only was there fragrant meat porridge and large meat buns, but even eggs were available, with no limit on how many one could have.

If yesterday's breakfast was like a poor family's meal, today was clearly a feast, indicating a significant improvement in their standard of living.

"Ding ding ding—!"

The clear sound of bells echoed throughout Shrek Academy.

Soon, the five teachers, including Director Fu Lan, and five students gathered in the academy's training ground.

Looking at the five students in front of him, Fu Lan adjusted his glasses and said, "Yesterday, two new students joined. On behalf of the academy, I welcome you both! I'm Fu Lan, the director of Shrek Academy. I'm sure you've already met the other students, so I won't go into more details."

He then turned to introduce the teachers.

"This is Teacher Li Yusong, with a Dragon Pattern Staff Martial Soul, a 63rd-level Soul Emperor in the Attack System."

Fu Lan then pointed to the second teacher, an older man in his seventies, and said, "This is Teacher Lu Qibin, with a Star Chess Martial Soul, a 66th-level Soul Emperor in the Control System."

"And this is Teacher Shao Xin, with a Sugar Bean Martial Soul, a 71st-level Food System Soul Sage, and one of the three Soul Sages at Shrek Academy."

When Fu Lan mentioned Teacher Shao Xin, he couldn't help but puff out his chest with a little pride. After all, high-level Food System Soul Masters were rare, and having one at the Soul Sage level was a major accomplishment for the academy.

After the introductions, Fu Lan said, "Alright, you can all go and rest. Try to recover to your best condition. Tonight, I'll take you to your first class."

"Oscar, you'll continue with your physical training today!"

Oscar's face immediately fell, clearly dreading the physical training, but he had no choice but to accept it. After all, as a Food System Soul Master, he had no right to refuse Fu Lan's orders.

"Fatty, let's go!" Chu Chengzhou called out to Ma Hongjun, ready to forge the Thousand Forged Silver Bow that hadn't been completed the day before.

"Boss Chu, can we skip today? We still have to attend the evening class!" Ma Hongjun hesitated, reluctant to continue working.

"Is the evening class going to be at the Soto City Grand Soul Arena?" Chu Chengzhou asked.

"Hmm? How did you know?" Ma Hongjun was surprised.

"That's not important. It's still early, you'll have plenty of time to recover!" Chu Chengzhou didn't give Ma Hongjun a chance to refuse and immediately dragged him to the forge.

There was still a lot of Thousand Forged Silver left after forging the two hammers the day before, and before his forging skills reached the level of Spirit Forging, the Thousand Forged Silver Bow would be his most powerful weapon. Naturally, it had to be completed as soon as possible.