Chapter 503 - Earning Points (1/2)

Now that Ye Xinglan had her fourth ring, Tang Wulin could focus on producing the metals needed for their one-word battle armor pieces. According to his plan, she would create his armor first before moving on to the others.

For now however, Ye Xinglan would be working on crafting her own gauntlet. Because once finished, her success rate would increase and stabilize. So in the meanwhile, Tang Wulin's priority was to get his fourth ring. As long as he had a full set of one-word battle armor, making it into the inner court would be a breeze. Especially considering the armor would be made of spirit alloys.

Tang Wulin aimed to have four rings by the time he turned sixteen. And by the time he turned eighteen, a one-word battle armor master. He wanted to be in the running for the inner court once entering the third grade.

An hour of cultivation later, Tang Wulin breathed out slowly, pleased by the results. Tranquil and isolated, the cultivation s.p.a.ce was perfectly suited for meditation. Not to mention the thick natural energies swirling in the air.

He finally yielded. Through gritted teeth, Tang Wulin tapped his student ID to the emblem, buying enough time to last him until the next morning. The rest of the night was spent cultivating in the room. He only left briefly for dinner. In one fell swoop, he had spent over a thousand points!

Still, it was necessary. With the arrival of a new semester, Tang Wulin diligently studied in the mornings, using every available sliver of time in the afternoon to cultivate. And he wasn't the only one so studious..

The match between Tang Wulin's team and the rankers had roused the first grade, sparking their work ethic and determination. None of them wanted to be left behind.

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“Elder Feng, I want to sell some metals to our a.s.sociation for contribution points. Can you help me appraise what I have?” Tang Wulin asked.

Feng Wuyu, also wanting his disciple to reach rank 40 as soon as possible, had reduced Tang Wulin's blacksmith training to weekly sessions. Of course, he still kept an eye on Tang Wulin's progress.

After absorbing Zhen Hua's teachings, Tang Wulin saw his two-metal alloy forging success rate increase significantly. He even managed to forge a three-metal alloy occasionally. Always exceeding expectations, he had Feng Wuyu fl.u.s.tered throughout.

“You want to sell some alloys? How many you got?” Feng Wuyu's eyes shone.

Alloys were in high demand with the Blacksmith's a.s.sociation as well! The alloys Tang Wulin forged were only thousand refined, but they could still be reforged twice. They were perfect for two-word battle armor masters.

Tang Wulin brought a hand to his chin, eyes hazy as he stood lost in contemplation. A moment later, he spoke. “I've got about ten pieces each of jade silver, star silver, and gold crystal. Their harmony rates are all between sixty-five and eighty percent.”

“Thirty pieces? That much?” Feng Wuyu's jaw nearly dropped, the way he looked at Tang Wulin changing to something strange. Even a sixth-rank blacksmith would have difficulties producing so many spirit alloys in such a short period. Of course, there was a huge difference: Tang Wulin's alloys were thousand refined instead of spirit refined.

“Bring them out for me to see. The a.s.sociation will buy it all.” Feng Wuyu rarely forged spirit alloys himself. While Shrek Academy had few high-rank blacksmiths, those in its possession were also powerful soul masters. They rarely forged for the sake of money. But students from both inner and outer courts, and even teachers, wanted to buy spirit alloys. Needless to say, the ma.s.sive demand was left largely unfulfilled.

Tang Wulin retrieved all of the metals from his storage ring.

Feng Wuyu's gaze sharpened at the sight. The metals pulsated with life, s.h.i.+ning splendidly. I really do have a great disciple! I can teach him for now, but he'll surely surpa.s.s me soon! He'll reach the peak of blacksmithing! This kid's gonna become a Divine Blacksmith!

“They really are all between sixty-five and eighty percent harmony. Well, the price will be set according to their harmony rate and alloy type. I'll also give you a bonus ten percent from my own pocket since you're selling in bulk.”

But Feng Wuyu was not aware that Tang Wulin still had another fifty pieces sitting in his storage ring. And those were only the ones he was willing to sell. There were still the pieces he set aside for his friends' battle armors.

In the ten days Tang Wulin had spent training under Zhen Hua, he hadn't had to consider the cost of raw materials and had gained quite a bit.