Chapter 350 - Shocked (1/2)

Yue Zhengyu was taken aback by Tang Wulin's suggestion. “Really?” Such an offer was definitely in his favor. First-grade thousand refined meteoric iron was one of the best materials he could hope for to make his one-word battle armor, and all the better if it was free!

True to his word, Tang Wulin retrieved a piece of meteoric iron from his storage ring and handed it over.

Yue Zhengyu accepted it, inspecting it with a sharp eye. The way light reflected off the metal confirmed it was the real deal, and he gulped as his surprise grew.

“And here I thought you were a stingy person. I would never have expected you to be so generous! Let's do as you said and call it even between us. Also, if you make any good stuff in the future…”

He almost swallowed his tongue as Tang Wulin unb.u.t.toned his s.h.i.+rt, revealing something white beneath. It was a dazzling five-starred badge..

That's!

Yue Zhengyu's eyes nearly jumped out of their sockets. He pounced on Tang Wulin and ripped open his s.h.i.+rt.

At that very moment, Xie Xie happened to be pa.s.sing by Yue Zhengyu's room, a bucket of water in his arms. His attention strayed to the window, and he caught a glimpse of the scene within.

Huh? Isn't that Wulin? What's he doing in Yue Zhengyu's room?

From his perspective, Xie Xie could only see Tang Wulin from behind. Then he nearly yelped in surprise when he saw Yue Zhengyu crash into Tang Wulin and tear his s.h.i.+rt open like a madman. And most shockingly of all, drop his head to a very suspicious level.

What the h.e.l.l are they doing?

Then it hit him like a speeding bullet. N-no way! It couldn't be…

“Oi! Just what are you trying to do?” Tang Wulin shoved Yue Zhengyu off of him, recoiling back as he covered himself.

“Fifth rank? Y-you're a fifth-rank blacksmith?” Yue Zhengyu could hardly believe it. In the brief moment he had come in contact with the badge, he felt its energy and knew it was a genuine fifth-rank badge forged by a Saint Blacksmith. A scion of the Holy Angel clan, he definitely wouldn't be wrong about such thing. Not when there were seventh-rank craftsmen in his family.

For every profession, the fifth rank existed as a great divider that separated peasants from lords. The moment a blacksmith hit the fifth rank, their status increased a hundredfold! At that rank they could forge spirit refined metals, material that served as the foundation of two-word battle armors! But in the face of all this, all Yue Zhengyu could think about was Tang Wulin's age. Despite being a few years his junior, Tang Wulin had reached the fifth rank!

This… Yue Zhengyu's heart lurched, and countless thoughts flooded his mind in an instant. He was certain that Tang Wulin was the youngest fifth-rank blacksmith in history!

“Yeah, so? If that's all you wanted to talk about, I'm leaving.” However, just as Tang Wulin turned away, an object fell out of his sleeve.

Yue Zhengyu's eyes darted to the object.

Isn't that jade silver?

Meteoric iron was precious, but in no way could it compare to jade silver, an alloy!

“I-is this a spirit alloy? Yue Zhengyu asked, bending to pick it up. Tang Wulin was a step ahead of him, however, and he s.n.a.t.c.hed it from the floor..

“D-did you forge that?” The words tumbled out of Yue Zhengyu's mouth.

Tang Wulin smiled wryly. “Yes, though it was a fluke. I can't even remember how many times I failed before I succeeded in forging that. The harmony rate isn't that great.”

“How high is it?” Yue Zhengyu asked, suspicious.

“I don't know. My teacher just said it isn't that high.”

If Mu Chen were present to witness this exchange, he would be struck speechless. Never in a million years would he have guessed that his treasured disciple possessed such a cunning side.