"Hey? Isn't the progress a bit slow?"
When Hu Ke'er came to the Spirit Stone Refining Room the next day, she saw that the repair work was basically completed. However, in the vast space, only one Spirit Stone refining furnace was in operation.
"Junior Sister, why are you here?"
Chen Tianyi, who was doing the final touches on the repair work of the Spirit Stone Refining Room on one side, quickly rushed over when he heard Hu Ke'er's voice.
"Senior Brother, didn't you say that the engineering team had been established? Why is there only one Spirit Stone refining furnace?"
"Well, I was just about to talk to you about this!"
Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Chen Tianyi quickly replied.
"Actually, I wanted to clarify the situation here to you last night, but I accidentally forgot because I was too busy eating."
Chen Tianyi scratched his head embarrassedly and said.
"Although the engineering team has been established, many of them can't understand the blueprints. Some are not very familiar with iron - making either. They all have to learn slowly. You have to give them some time to get familiar with it."
"Yeah, that's definitely not a problem. So, Senior Brother, do you mean that the production capacity will increase after a while when they can manufacture these things independently?" Hu Ke'er asked softly.
"No. Before that, we still have to solve a problem." Chen Tianyi shook his head and said.
"What problem?" Hu Ke'er asked in confusion.
"It's not a big problem. It's just that now that the number of the engineering team has increased, the original cramped smithy is definitely not enough. And if we build it at the original location, it's too far from here. That might not be a good idea, right?"
"Well, this..."
After thinking for a while upon hearing Chen Tianyi's words, Hu Ke'er then said softly.
"I remember there's an entrance to a Yuan Stone vein beside the entrance of the Spirit Stone Refining Room. It's quite spacious there. How about asking them to build a few smithies there by themselves?"
"Okay!"
Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Chen Tianyi nodded.
"However, you'd better talk to Little Blacksmith about this. Now the members of the engineering team all listen to Little Blacksmith very much!"
"Okay~"
Hu Ke'er nodded with a smile, then walked towards Little Blacksmith, who was explaining the blueprints to the members of the engineering team beside the Spirit Stone refining furnace.
"Um... Little Blacksmith, are you free now?"
"Yes!"
Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, Little Blacksmith stopped explaining and looked at Hu Ke'er.
"Everyone in the engineering team, this is Hu Ke'er, Senior Sister Hu, who rescued us and reassembled us before!"
"Senior Sister Hu is so young!"
"She looks even younger than me!"
"Sure enough, heroes emerge from the young~"
"Thank you, Senior Sister Hu, for helping us..."
"..."
Hearing Little Blacksmith's words, several members of the engineering team quickly rushed towards Hu Ke'er and chattered words of gratitude and surprise.
"Well, I'm not really a senior sister. Actually, I just joined Longhu Mountain not long ago. If we rank according to seniority, you all are my senior brothers. I'll have to rely on your kind help in the future!"
Hearing everyone's words, Hu Ke'er quickly bowed with clasped fists and said politely.
"Senior Sister, you're being too polite. If it weren't for you, we might have died trapped in this Spirit Stone Refining Room by now! And we disciples who can't even enter the outer sect are never taken seriously by anyone. With our cultivation talents, we're already very happy to be able to serve Senior Sister!"
"Yes, Senior Sister. If you have anything for us to do, just say the word. We'll go through fire and water without hesitation!"
"Right, go through fire and water without hesitation!"
"..."
For a moment, everyone in the engineering team got excited.
"Okay, okay."
Hu Ke'er quickly clapped her hands, and then the surroundings became quiet again.
"I'm very grateful for your trust in me, but I don't quite agree with some of the things you just said."
Hu Ke'er said confidently with a beaming face.
"Just now, someone among you said that you don't have much cultivation talent and no one takes you seriously. But I want to tell you that even without cultivation talent, as long as you work hard enough, you'll achieve something one day. After all, I don't have any cultivation talent either, not even a bit!"
"Ah?!"
Hearing Hu Ke'er's speech, the workers in the engineering team couldn't help letting out cries of surprise.
"Senior Sister, you really don't have any cultivation talent?"
"No."
Hu Ke'er nodded affirmatively.
"Not even a bit."
"Then how did you become an outer - sect disciple, Senior Sister?"
"Because I passed the entrance test."
Hu Ke'er answered their questions.
"Passed the entrance test?! That's impossible. Senior Sister, without cultivation talent and being just an ordinary person, how could you defeat the senior brothers and sisters who have been cultivating for a long time?"
"There's nothing impossible. I did defeat my opponent on the arena with the weapons I forged myself. Otherwise, how could I still be here talking to you?"
"That makes sense!"
"But what kind of weapons were they that could even defeat the senior brother who practices immortal arts every day?"
"Yes, yes. I also want to know..."
"Everyone in the engineering team, don't guess anymore. I'll tell you how to make those weapons later, but only if you study the skills of iron - making and forging hard. Otherwise, even if I put the blueprints in front of you, you won't understand them!"
"Got it, Senior Sister! We'll definitely study forging hard!"
"Also, my senior brother Chen Tianyi should have told you about the welfare benefits for the recruited personnel. I won't embezzle your benefits like Uncle Zhao did. However, you have to ensure that you work hard. If you do a good job, there will be rewards. But if you keep failing to forge weapons, your benefits will be gone!"
"Understood!"
Hearing Hu Ke'er's words, everyone quickly agreed.
"Okay, I have something to talk to Little Blacksmith now. You can take a short break first!"
"Okay~"
Everyone in the engineering team responded in unison.
"Senior Sister Hu, what do you want to talk to me about?"
"Senior Brother Chen said that there aren't enough smithies, so I'm here to ask about your situation."
"Indeed."
Little Blacksmith nodded.
"Senior Sister, you saw just now. There are at least a dozen people in my engineering team. It's really not enough to use just this one smithy."
"I see. Then how about you organize everyone to build a few smithies at the entrance of the Yuan Stone vein first? What do you think?"
"Yeah, I have no problem with that. And building a smithy doesn't require a high - level of technical skills. It's just right to help these workers adjust their state."