Chapter 24 (2/2)

Xiong Gaoan sighed. “Everyone, this is Sir Kang’s order, so listen well. From now on, if Ou Yangming comes, you must welcome him properly.”

The others responded to him. Even though they could not understand it, they would execute it since it was Sir Kang’s order, and they would try their best to understand it.

“Go, record this.” Xiong Gaoan handed the military saber in his hands to a person beside him.

The person was about to leave when Xiong Gaoan suddenly called out to him, “Wait!”

Everyone else turned to look at him. He had taken the military saber back to check it out.

A brief moment later, someone asked him carefully, “Officer Xiong, is there something mysterious about the saber?”

Xiong Gaoan did not bother, and he channeled a hint of his essential Qi into the saber. At once, a light flashed, and it was as if lightning struck although there was only a glimpse of it. It lit the pitch-black earth, and it was unforgettable.

“This, this is an Attribute Military Saber!”

“Who, who was it that Sir Kang said… Made the saber?”

The others fell silent as they looked in the same direction. They knew at once that the Armament Camp had a new master who could not be offended from now on, but the master was too young to be one.

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After an hour, Ou Yangming was touched when he looked at the courtyard that he was a.s.signed to.

The courtyard was simply luxurious as compared to the single room that he used to stay in. Not only did it have a master bedroom, but it also had a side bedroom, a living room, a guest room, a kitchen, a dining room, a garden, etc. Besides, the rooms were already decorated with fine materials.

Nevertheless, it was somewhat scary that he was the only one living in the huge courtyard.

Once Kang Weibo left, Ou Yangming did not stay in his new courtyard for long as he went to find Old Craftsman.

The old man was still in deep thoughts in the smithing workshop, so much so that he only smiled at Ou Yangming when he arrived, then continued thinking.

Ou Yangming scratched his ears and cheeks for half an hour before Old Craftsman finally sighed. “Can’t you just behave well. You’re already a master who has a personal smithing workshop, yet you’re still unsteady.”

“Old Man, you know already?” Ou Yangming was surprised.

Old Craftsman chuckled. “Since Kang Weibo knows that you can smith an Attribute Equipment, he’ll definitely do anything he can to flatter you. Hehe, if I guessed it right, you have a personal smithing workshop and a courtyard now, right?”

Ou Yangming nodded. “Old Man, you guessed it right!”

“What’s the split ratio he set for you?” Old Craftsman pouted his lips indifferently.

“Two in ten.” Ou Yangming dared not hide the truth.

“Two in ten, hmph, he’s so wicked,” Old Craftsman commented as he was displeased, “Among the twenty over Military Fire Blacksmiths in the Armament Camp, other than three of them, the ratio given to the others is one in ten.”

Ou Yangming was startled. “Sir Kang really thinks highly of me…”

Old Craftsman laughed. “It’s not you whom he thinks highly of, it’s me.”

“I understand, he must think that I’ll seek help from you if I can’t do it.” Ou Yangming quickly realized what was going on.

“Not bad. The standard set by the Supply Division for the Armament Camp is one in ten. Above that, it’ll be considered as the Armament Camp’s benefit, so blacksmiths who can achieve two in ten have a high status. Hehe, Kang Weibo thinks that he took advantage of us!” Old Craftsman nodded, and he looked wise and sly as though he could see through everything.

Ou Yangming laughed as he thought to himself, ‘I wonder how Kang Weibo’s face will change if he finds out that I only used three precious ores to smith two pieces of Attribute Equipment.’

Following that, the master and his apprentice looked at each other and laughed together.

Old Craftsman patted Ou Yangming on his shoulder. “Young fella, you’re a rising treasure in the Armament Camp, so you must work harder!”

Ou Yangming nodded.

“Besides that, based on what you did today, Zhang Yinfan will probably face you squarely. Hehe, they won’t give you a hard time anymore,” Old Craftsman mentioned confidently.

However, Ou Yangming’s face changed.

If Zhang Hanyu was still alive, Old Craftsman’s words might come true, but since that was not the case, Ou Yangming was not sure of what would happen

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