Chapter 155: “Little Japanese?”

For the Professionals' little reward.

Zhou Huai had to reluctantly arrange for Ou Yezi to make a trip to Skyfire City.

Gu Yan, the chairman of the Donghai City Forging Guild, attached unimaginable importance to this matter.

On the day of departure, he not only personally sent Ou Yezi into the carriage.

But also specially arranged a fifteen-person team of Professionals to escort the vehicle the entire way.

The lineup of this guard team was quite impressive.

Their average Rank was above level 25, and the leader was even a level 30 Class-A Professional.

On Zhou Huai's side, he similarly dispatched Xiang Yu to serve as Ou Yezi's personal bodyguard.

This Clone of Ou Yezi could be resurrected if it died.

But the identity of the Forging Master that he had painstakingly cultivated for so long could not be lost.

Being cautious was always the right choice.

The convoy grandly drove away from Donghai City.

Inside the car, assistant Lin Wei gripped the steering wheel with a focused expression.

Meanwhile, Xiang Yu sat beside Ou Yezi like a silent iron tower, closing his eyes to rest.

Through the rearview mirror, Lin Wei cautiously observed Xiang Yu.

That man was merely resting with his eyes closed, yet it made her feel as though the air inside the car had frozen.

It felt as if a primordial fierce beast waiting to devour people was dozing in the back seat.

"Could this guy be the bodyguard found by Great Master Ou Yezi?"

Lin Wei was puzzled in her heart.

She had stayed by Ou Yezi's side the longest and knew this Great Master's temperament best.

He never stepped out of the house all day long.

Besides resting, he only forged.

His social circle was pitifully small, and apart from her and Chairman Gu Yan, he had almost no interaction with anyone else.

Where did he find such a terrifyingly powerful friend?

Just as Lin Wei was letting her imagination run wild, Xiang Yu, who had been dozing in the back seat, suddenly opened his eyes.

Within those double pupils, thunder seemed to flash past.

He cast a cold glance at Lin Wei.

"Hmph."

That cold snort struck Lin Wei's heart heavily like a heavy hammer.

She shivered all over in fright, her little face turning pale instantly, and she quickly withdrew her gaze, not daring to peek again.

"This guy… is so fierce."

Time slowly passed amidst Lin Wei's anxiety all the way.

After a whole day of travel, until the sky gradually darkened, this convoy from Donghai City finally arrived at the destination of this trip.

Skyfire City.

The vehicles slowly drove into the city.

Unlike the modern prosperity of Donghai City, Skyfire City felt more like a city of steel full of industrial atmosphere.

On both sides of the streets, huge gears and steam pipe decorations could be seen everywhere.

In the air, there drifted a faint mixed smell of coal and engine oil.

Perhaps due to the approaching Divine Smith Grand Ceremony, the entire city was brilliantly lit and exceptionally lively.

On both sides of the road, colorful flags were hung everywhere.

On the roadside, there were also many scantily clad dancers dancing passionately on temporarily built stages.

Forming a unique culture of Skyfire City.

The convoy drove past the square in the center of the city.

Through the car window, Zhou Huai saw a huge statue tens of meters high.

That was an old man holding a hammer with a resolute gaze.

He stood tall in the center of the square, overlooking the entire city.

Presumably this was the legendary Divine Craftsman Mo Qinghai from a century ago.

Half an hour later, the convoy stopped at the entrance of an extremely luxurious hotel.

As soon as Ou Yezi got out of the car.

A man dressed in a crisp suit with meticulously combed hair hurried up to welcome him.

With a professional standard smile on his face, he slightly bowed.

"You must be Great Master Ou Yezi from Donghai City, right?"

"You've had a tiring journey all the way, thank you for your hard work."

"The hotel has made proper arrangements for you and your team, please follow me."

At this moment, far within the Secret Realm, Zhou Huai, who was manipulating Yasuo to supervise members in leveling up, received a System prompt.

He transferred his consciousness onto Ou Yezi at the first moment.

Looking at the polite man in front of him, Zhou Huai gently nodded.

"Sorry to trouble you."

The group quickly settled down.

The arrangements made by the Skyfire City Forging Guild were indeed magnificent.

They stayed at the most upscale hotel in Skyfire City, and everyone had their own independent room.

After everything was packed and settled, the man in the suit said politely to Ou Yezi.

"Great Master Ou Yezi, tonight at eight o'clock, Great Master Mo has hosted a welcoming banquet for all the Forging Masters who have come from afar."

"The banquet hall is on the third floor of the hotel, please be sure to attend."

Zhou Huai checked the time; there was only half an hour left before the banquet began.

So he had the man directly arrange for someone to take him over.

This time, Zhou Huai only brought Xiang Yu along.

As for the guard team sent by Gu Yan, they were left to rest in their rooms.

Taking the elevator, they came to the third floor.

The moment the elevator doors opened, a wave of noisy heat rushed towards them.

Inside the banquet hall, lights were brilliant and voices were boisterous.

Dressed-up men and women were in groups of three or five, holding wine glasses and talking loudly.

Zhou Huai's gaze swept across the entire venue.

He discovered that the Forging Masters here were somewhat different from what he had imagined.

Quite a few people had stalwart figures with knotted muscles on their arms, looking at a glance like those who dealt with hammers and furnaces all year round.

Among them, there were even quite a few female Forging Masters.

They also wore elegant evening gowns, yet that sense of power was hard to conceal.

Bronze skin and sturdy muscle lines matched with evening gowns not only lacked beauty, but instead exuded a strange sense of dissonance.

Zhou Huai silently manipulated Ou Yezi to walk into the venue.

He randomly found an unoccupied corner to sit down, while Xiang Yu stood quietly behind him like a door god.

Ou Yezi might have been slightly famous around Donghai City.

But at this banquet gathered with Great Masters, he seemed a bit lacking.

Coupled with the fact that he usually stayed out of the public eye and lived a secluded life, almost no one had seen his true appearance.

Therefore, when he, a young man, walked in, he did not attract anyone's attention.

Most people just assumed he was a Disciple brought by some Forging Master to experience the world.

Naturally, no one proactively stepped forward to chat with him.

Zhou Huai was quite happy to enjoy the peace and quiet.

He picked up a cup of juice and tasted it by himself.

"Great Master Ou Yezi? You've finally come!"

A familiar voice rang out beside him.

Zhou Huai turned his head to look.

The person who came was none other than the middle-aged man he had seen in Donghai City a few days ago.

His surname seemed to be Tian.

That person walked quickly to the table with an enthusiastic smile on his face.

"Great Master Ou Yezi, we meet again."

"Let me formally introduce myself; this humble one is Tian Guang, one of the directors of the Skyfire City Forging Guild."

He first reported his background, then slightly bowed, showing a trace of apology on his face.

"Last time in Donghai City, our Young Miss offended you quite a bit, and I hope the Great Master will not take offense."

"That girl is named Mo Yuwei, and she is Chairman Mo's granddaughter. She has been spoiled by her family on usual days and has a somewhat arrogant personality, but she actually has no malicious intent."

Zhou Huai waved his hand, signaling it didn't matter.

"I didn't take it to heart."

Seeing this, Tian Guang finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He continued to speak.

"Right, Great Master Ou Yezi, after the banquet ends, please stay for a moment."

"Great Master Mo… wants to meet you in person."

Hearing this, Zhou Huai couldn't help but complain inwardly.

"Could this Great Master Mo really want to take me as a Disciple?"

Right at this moment, a slight commotion came from the entrance of the banquet hall.

I saw a man, surrounded by a crowd of people, slowly walking in.

The man looked to be in his thirties, dressed in a white robe embroidered with gold threads, with a signature small mustache under his nose.

There was a gentle smile on his face, but his eyes revealed a hard-to-conceal arrogance.

With his arrival, the atmosphere of the entire banquet hall instantly reached a climax.

Countless Forging Masters, regardless of gender, put down the wine glasses in their hands at the very first moment and proactively went up to welcome him.

Their faces were piled with flattering smiles, surrounding the white-robed man in the center like stars around the moon.

"Master Nakamura! You've finally come!"

"Long time no see, Master Nakamura still looks as graceful as ever!"

"I heard that you recently successfully forged an epic-grade equipment again, truly congratulations!"

Looking at that scene, Zhou Huai asked Tian Guang beside him with quite a bit of surprise.

"Who is this person? He's actually so popular?"

Tian Guang looked along his gaze, a complex expression appeared on his face, and then he politely explained.

"You are far away in Donghai City, so you might not know much about him."

"This is Nakamura Shinichiro, the most talented forging Genius of Sakura Country, Class-S Professional, Divine Fire Craftsman."

Zhou Huai was stunned.

Subconsciously blurting out.

"Little Japanese?"