Seeing his excited expression, Andy smirked and hummed, "I told you it was true, you stubborn bug, don't believe it? Look at your behavior, are you trying to make us laugh?"

But Dorong didn't care, he directly snatched the water pouch from Su Chen's hand, his eyes sparkling as he said, "Great, just great, you little dwarf did a good job this time. If you need any auxiliary tools, just go to my cave and take them. I'm going to absorb the Profound Water now!"

With that, he sprinted outside, as if worried Su Chen might regret and take back the Profound Water. Andy exchanged a glance with Su Chen, and they couldn't help but laugh.

"With this, we got the Profound Water, and we don't have to cater to that bug's whims for his things anymore. Young man, it's your turn to help me with the forging now, isn't it?"

Andy said, rubbing his hands together.

Su Chen nodded, "Let's go, but senior, I hope that after the forging, you can immediately give me the Flame Seed and the secret manual. I'm in a hurry to leave."

Andy was momentarily stunned, then quickly nodded and laughed heartily, "Of course, of course, I, Andy, always keep my word~" Su Chen walked ahead, with Andy following behind. However, after laughing, Andy's expression grew a few shades darker. His slightly narrowed eyes glinted with a snake-like gleam...

In the gloomy fusion cave, Su Chen worked shirtless, his body slightly bent, gripping tongs in his left hand and a hammer in his right, continually pounding on a piece of fine gilt iron on the anvil. The impurities in the gilt iron had largely been removed, needing only some shaping and cooling. According to their agreement, the hammer was the first thing he needed to forge.

In the raging firelight, Andy's coarse old face wore an indescribable look of excitement. Watching the hammer slowly take shape before his eyes, even the clamor of the hammering sounded incomparably beautiful to him.

Su Chen's upper body was already covered in beads of sweat. Though forging a hammer was a minor thing, the key lay in this piece of gilt iron. It wasn't like ordinary iron ore; it had considerable malleability and began to melt when exposed to high temperatures. Its density was great, and its melting point was high, and melting it had taken Su Chen half an hour. Moreover, Su Chen didn't dare easily release the mutated fire elemental energy within him, afraid of arousing Andy's suspicion.

With the hammer taking shape and plunged into the cooling pool, the first task was considered successfully completed. Andy watched intently from the side, as if worried he wouldn't have a chance to seize the tools and forge himself.

"Senior Andy, next are the cauldron and grinding dish, but it might take a while, so you don't have to watch me forge the whole time."

Su Chen turned to say, his face drenched in sweat.

Andy quickly waved his hand, feigning professionalism, "That won't do, with forging, if you're not careful, everything can be ruined. If I don't watch you, what if you make a mistake later?"

Su Chen secretly laughed, it was just forging a few potion-making tools, not forging the Spirit Treasure Venerable, right?

Thinking of the Venerable, Su Chen's mind again conjured the image of the Blood Sword and Elder Ling's desolate and time-worn expression. Thinking of how Elder Ling's whereabouts were now unknown, Su Chen suddenly had an urge to find him. Supreme Profound Iron, who knows when he could obtain a piece and then go to help Elder Ling fulfill that most important ideal in his life...

Andy noticed Su Chen pouring all his effort into the forging and his expression turned puzzled. What's up with this kid, why is he suddenly putting in so much effort? Is he treating the iron ore like an enemy?

"Young man, is there something bothering you? You can tell me about it."

"It's nothing, Senior Andy, why do you ask all of a sudden?"

Su Chen replied, sweating profusely as he worked.

"I see you don't look very happy. There must be something troubling you, right? Don't deceive me, my eyes are quite sharp."

Andy boasted.

Su Chen chuckled and slammed down a hammer, sparks flying everywhere, yet his expression remained unchanged, "Senior Andy, do you believe in the feelings between people? For example, friendship between friends, love between lovers."

Andy was taken aback by the question, his lips twitched, and he replied awkwardly, "Well... I never really thought about it. I only know that Kula and Dorong are the only ones I can talk to, as for whether it's those things you mentioned..."

Su Chen couldn't help but smile again, "How long have the three of you been living together?"

Andy hesitated for a moment and said, "About a hundred years, I guess."

"A hundred years?"

Su Chen was a little surprised, but soon he understood. Beast Cultivators naturally had long lifespans, and if pharmacists and artisans used special means, they could live a long time too. So, a hundred years wasn't very surprising. "And do you often quarrel and bicker like this?"

"Of course, those two fellows are idle all day, doing nothing. I can't stand it, so I often scold them a bit. But it's not bad, I've never been rough with them."

Andy chuckled.

"Isn't that nice? You won't feel lonely, and there's no competition. It's like being three brothers, quarreling for a while and quickly reconciling."

Su Chen said wistfully, looking at the furnace.

He had been looked down upon since childhood, never receiving friendship or care from his family. When he grew up, he found himself already estranged from his family, becoming a lone Beast Cultivator in the secular world. The shadows of childhood led him to this path, and although he didn't know if it had an end or if he could ever return, having chosen it, he was determined to carry on without hesitation.

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