Chapter 29: Gengxin City, Xingluo Desert

Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Tianming either took a carriage or flew directly, from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect all the way south to the heart of the Xingluo Empire, and then flew west to Gengxin City.

This road almost spanned half of the Douluo Continent. Even though most of the distance was flying, it took the two more than a month.

Gengxin City, located in the territory of the Xingluo Empire, is exactly in two directions from Longxing City. Longxing City is in the southeast of the Tiandou Empire, while Gengxin City is in the southwest of the Xingluo Empire. It is close to the inland area of ​​the Xingluo Empire.

In addition to the name "Metal City", Gengxin City also has a title called "Steel City".

Unlike other cities, Gengxin City is a city that pays great attention to blacksmiths. The higher the level of blacksmiths here, the more respected they are. The three strongest god-level blacksmiths are Titan, Tang Hao, and Lou Gao, the president of the Blacksmith Association.

In short, this is a paradise for blacksmiths, the sphere of influence of the Haotian Sect, and one of the capitals for Tang San's future rise.

When Yu Tianming and the others arrived in front of Gengxin City, most of their vision was occupied by the tall city wall.

The walls of Gengxin City were iron-gray, as if they were made of metal. Although they had not yet reached the city, they could already vaguely feel the metallic atmosphere brought by Gengxin City.

Yu Yuanzhen said: "There are several large coal mines near Gengxin City, so the iron smelting industry is very developed. This city wall is made of a large number of abandoned crucibles from iron smelting, and it is extremely strong."

As we all know, whether it is building a city or building a house, the materials used are nothing more than earth, stone, bricks and wood, but Gengxin City took a different approach and used crucibles to build it, which is really spectacular.

Although it looks like it is made of metal, if it is really made of metal, dozens of tons of metal are only one cubic meter. How much metal would it cost to build this huge city wall?

Yu Tianming was a little puzzled, "How can these crucibles be built into one?"

Seeing that Yu Tianming was interested, Yu Yuanzhen was happy to explain, "As long as the craftsmen are sent to lay out the crucibles alternately horizontally and vertically, and then use iron slag and lime to roll them, the city wall can be built layer by layer. Over time, such a tall city wall will naturally be built."

Entering the city, you can see that the inside of the city wall is full of small holes like a beehive. This is because the inside of the city wall uses a small crucible, which is a cylinder with a diameter of about 15 cm and a height of about 20 cm.

From a modern perspective, this is an environmentally friendly and economical project. The choice of building materials is both unexpected and reasonable. Such a city wall further highlights the unique style of Gengxin City.

The various shops on the roadside in the city either sell weapons and protective gear or iron furniture. The patrol soldiers of Gengxin City are also different from the soldiers in other cities who wear cloth armor. They are all wearing light metal armor, which is quite exotic.

Seeing that Yu Tianming was very curious about this unique city, Yu Yuanzhen pointed at the surrounding buildings and introduced them to him:

"Gengxin City is the city with the most blacksmith shops. Under the influence of Haotian Sect, the blacksmiths in this city are highly valued. It is said that there are thousands of blacksmith shops and tens of thousands of blacksmiths in the entire Gengxin City. There are also many blacksmiths from other cities who come here specifically to take the blacksmith assessment. If you can pass the high-level blacksmith assessment, you can stay in this city. This is a paradise for blacksmiths."

Yu Yuanzhen thought for a moment and said, "Back then, Haotian Sect divided blacksmiths into seven levels. From low to high, they are: primary blacksmith, intermediate blacksmith, senior blacksmith, blacksmith master, blacksmith master, blacksmith master and godly craftsman. There are three godly craftsmen now, and Haotian Sect's men account for two of them."

While chatting, the two came to a restaurant in the center of the city. They saw that the restaurant was five stories high, without eaves, and the walls were straight up and down with clear edges and corners. Overall, it was somewhat similar to the Russian architecture in the previous life.

At this point, Yu Yuanzhen stopped explaining and said, "Let's rest here for one night today, purchase water, fruits and vegetables needed for the desert, and tomorrow morning we will set off directly to the Xingluo Desert to hunt souls for you."

From the window of the restaurant, you can see a huge building not far away. The building is at least 30 meters high and occupies a large area. It can be seen that it is important to the city that it can occupy such a large area in the city center.

From a distance, this building looks like a fighting arena in many cities, occupying several streets, and people come and go, which is very lively. There is no doubt that this is the headquarters of the Blacksmith Association.

Yu Tianming couldn't help but sigh: "The Haotian Sect is also extraordinary. They established this blacksmith association. Blacksmiths from all over the world come here to admire it. The influence of the Haotian Sect among blacksmiths is probably much higher than the influence of the Spirit Hall among spirit masters."

Yu Yuanzhen, who was only concerned with drinking and eating meat, was dismissive of this and said: "Douluo Continent is the world of spirit masters after all. No matter how many blacksmiths the Haotian Sect has, they can't compare to my high cultivation level, not to mention that the Haotian Sect has been closed for a long time."

Yu Yuanzhen, who was about to break through the 97th level, had begun to look down on the world's number one sect, Haotian, but he didn't know that twenty years later, Tang San relied on the hidden weapons made by blacksmiths to easily defeat the army and many spirit masters of the Spirit Hall.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Yu Yuanzhen called the waiter in the restaurant, threw him a few gold soul coins and a note, and said: "Go buy me many items on the note, and the remaining gold soul coins are your tip."

Seeing this, the waiter hurriedly thanked him and ran to buy supplies. Even in the most upscale hotel in the center of Gengxin City, these gold soul coins are a lot of money for the waiter, not to mention that the purchased supplies are relatively cheap.

When the supplies were bought, the sun had already set. After putting the supplies bought by the waiter into the soul guide, the two fell asleep.

Early the next morning, Yu Tianming set off to the northwest again, heading for the Xingluo Desert in the westernmost part of the Xingluo Empire.

Xingluo Desert is the westernmost part of the Xingluo Empire, southwest of the Xingdou Forest. Its lower latitude brings it a hot climate.

The humid and hot water vapor from the east first passed through the Xingdou Forest, and then was vertically blocked by a north-south mountain range to the east of the Xingluo Desert.

Although the Xingluo Desert is close to the sea, the downdraft from the west is extremely dry and cannot bring precipitation to it, but makes it even hotter.

The two flew all the way under the huge sun, spending two days, from the sparse yellow grassland near Gengxin City to the deserted Gobi with gravel everywhere, and then from the deserted Gobi to the Xingluo Desert with yellow sand everywhere.