Douluo: System Cross-Dressing as Qian Renxue Empress Consort

"Who are you?"

Lou Gao, who had been focusing on trying to "dissolve" the mysterious metal, suddenly caught a fragrant scent in the air.

He turned around and saw a strange woman standing in the room.

However...

The door was clearly closed, and Si Long was standing guard outside. How did this woman get in?

He immediately realized that the woman before him was no ordinary person.

So, even though Lou Gao had a notoriously short temper, he remained calm, suppressing the anger that had risen within him. He felt that, compared to matters of protocol, preserving life was far more important.

Li Yu didn't answer Lou Gao.

At that moment, his gaze was fixed on the dark red energy manifestation on the forging table, which appeared black and gray to the eye.

[Yi] showed intense desire at this moment.

Moreover, Li Yu could vaguely feel a familiar aura coming from it. But for a moment, he couldn't recall where he had encountered this familiar aura before.

"Senior Lou, where did you get this metal?" Li Yu asked directly.

"You know me?" Lou Gao was not pleased with this, but he was also somewhat surprised. This mysterious and possibly extremely powerful woman actually knew him?

He couldn't recall having any interaction with such a woman.

"As a god-level blacksmith and vice president of the Blacksmith Association, how could I not know about you, Senior?" Li Yu spoke respectfully, addressing himself as a junior.

At the same time, he was somewhat surprised. After winning the Soul Master Tournament championship and making such a name for himself, it was strange that there were still people who didn't recognize him.

Even Si Long, it seemed, didn't know him.

Before entering, Li Yu understood. He had kept himself hidden, subconsciously using his Elemental Vision to avoid causing trouble.

But once he was inside, with Titan's guidance, it was impossible to avoid being seen by Si Long.

Moreover, now that they had arrived at their destination, he hadn't bothered to hide.

So, this situation was quite surprising.

It was clear that Si Long and others were so focused on their work that they didn't pay attention to other matters.

"No wonder Gengxin City has stood so strong for so long," Li Yu thought.

"This is true," Lou Gao said, unconsciously stroking his beard. He appreciated the flattery.

However, his expression quickly turned serious. "But who are you really? Don't you know that you can't just barge into my research room? If you disturb me and something goes wrong, can you bear the consequences?"

After Li Yu had spoken respectfully as a junior, Lou Gao's vigilance had obviously lessened, and now he started to reprimand.

"Did I cause any damage?" Li Yu smiled and released a small burst of his aura.

"No, no... Feel free to look," Lou Gao said, his body trembling, his anger vanishing as quickly as it had appeared. Beads of sweat started to form on his forehead.

"Then, Senior, could you tell me where this metal came from?" Li Yu asked, his demeanor unchanged.

"This..." Lou Gao hesitated.

"What, Senior, do you have some concerns?" Li Yu raised an eyebrow.

"Well..." Lou Gao seemed awkward. "If I said that I just happened to pick this metal up on the street, would you believe me?"

Silence.

"I believe you," Li Yu smiled.

"You see, I don't believe it either, hahahaha… Huh?" Lou Gao's smile froze, and he stared at Li Yu in disbelief.

"There are many strange things in this world. Finding money is not unusual, so why should a piece of metal be?" Li Yu said casually.

But deep in his eyes, a profound glint passed through.

After a moment of reflection, Li Yu had already recalled why that familiar feeling had emerged.

The leader of the Holy Spirit Cult!

When the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult was revived in the Star Dou Forest, the aura emanating from the blood gem within its skeletal frame was strikingly similar to the aura of this strange "metal" now!

However, this "metal" seemed to only be contaminated by that type of power, and compared to it, the difference was considerable.

But from his observation, this "metal," although only contaminated, had already shown extraordinary characteristics.

Just now, Lou Gao had clearly been attempting to forge it, and this "metal" had endured inhuman torment. Though it didn't show any "deformation," its surface had left many marks.

Yet, in the short time that Li Yu and Lou Gao had been talking, the "metal" had already restored itself to its original state.

The "marks" had completely disappeared.

This was somewhat similar to the "resurrection" of the Holy Spirit Cult leader, but clearly, it hadn't reached that level.

However, this made Li Yu think of "memory metal" from his past life.

But the metal in question now was clearly far beyond "memory metal."

This wasn't an alloy; it had merely been contaminated by a certain force.

Moreover, "memory metal" only recovers its shape when returning to its original "low temperature" after being deformed by high temperatures.

In addition, it had only two characteristics: shape memory effect and superelasticity. For example, Nitinol, which is capable of 30 times the elasticity of ordinary metal, can withstand strain without permanent deformation.

But the special metal here, besides not being an alloy, didn't require "temperature" to return to its original form.

As Li Yu got closer, he felt that [Yi] was "resonating" with it.

This metal clearly also had the characteristics of "dissolution" and "assimilation."

"Ah, this..."

Lou Gao was now feeling unsure due to Li Yu trust.

Although it was the truth, even Lou Gao himself didn't believe it, so how could Li Yu believe it?

It felt like he had sold a failed experiment at a high price.

"Did I overprice it?" Lou Gao wondered, thinking that perhaps the metal was overpriced, which made him feel guilty.

Li Yu didn't realize that his "trust" in Lou Gao had actually greatly reduced the average price for his future forged products.

Buyers would now praise the conscience of the sale.

"Senior Lou, have you tried fusing other metals into this metal?" Li Yu asked for confirmation.

"How did you know?" Lou Gao was shocked and refocused his attention on the black-gray "metal."

He became serious. "After I couldn't make any progress in my research, I tried to fuse other metals into it to understand its properties, but... those metals, after touching it, were quickly absorbed! And I could no longer feel their original properties. They seemed to have completely disappeared!"

"Just as I thought," Li Yu eyes gleamed with strange light. "Senior, could you give it to me?"