Chapter 75 - Suit Effect (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Deng Zhicai’s eyes lit up as he sighed. “Master Ni grasped that skill indeed!”

Tian Boguang smiled. “General Deng is right, the challenge’s outcome has been determined.”

Chen Yifan pondered for a while, and his face suddenly darkened. He was deeply confused. ‘How can that skill be grasped so easily?’

On the other hand, Fang Yihai sat quietly aside while watching with a cold expression. As long as Ou Yangming agreed to his request, he was not going to bother about the result.

Tian Boguang suddenly turned to ask Chen Yifan with a smile, “General Chen, what do you think?”

Deng Zhicai and Fang Yihai exchanged glances. They knew very well that Tian Boguang from the East Camp and Chen Yifan from the West Camp were never on good terms. Although they were not sworn enemies, there was always discord between them. Neither of them was right nor wrong, it was simply a fate between them.

Nonetheless, both of them had their own background and were well-matched in strength. Hence, the other three generals often tried to mediate the differences by compromising but did not side with any of them.

Chen Yifan scoffed. “General Tian, it’s true that Master Ni is skillful, but he’s too young, after all. He might not have actually grasped that secret technique.”

“General Chen, you should wait and see.” Tian Boguang laughed out loud, then said after a short pause, “I recall that Ou Yangming is only fifteen or sixteen years old, so he’s actually younger than Master Ni.”

Chen Yifan was instantly speechless, and he was slightly moved after hearing that. Since Ou Yangming was a genius and a freak, it seemed possible that Ni Yunhong, who had a n.o.ble background, showed a stunning performance.

The normal soldiers were also discussing among each other, but they made all kinds of ridiculous guesses.

On the other hand, many Military Fire Blacksmiths were confused and looked troubled.

They had indulged in the Military Fire Smithing Art for decades, and had their own understanding in the art, which they had worked painstakingly in their whole life for. If they were to challenge the generals in smithing art, they could easily triumph over the generals.

However, most of the Military Fire Blacksmiths had only lived in the military camp or a small town their whole life, so they were not very certain due to their limited experience.

Old Craftsman was the only one with a grave expression on his face as though he thought about something, but dared not confirm it.

w.a.n.g Zhongtong asked softly, “Old Craftsman, what do you think they’re doing?”

The other blacksmiths turned to look at the old man eagerly.

“I’m thinking, perhaps…” Old Craftsman answered after some thought then shook his head and said, “It’s quite unlikely. In order to possess the skill, apart from having extreme talent, one requires rich experience. Master Ni is too young…”

The rest of them tweaked their ears and scratched their cheeks as they were anxious, but they could not do anything about it since Old Craftsman said that it was impossible.

Finally, as the crowd watched in antic.i.p.ation, Zheng Ziwen put on every piece of equipment smithed by Ni Yunhong.

A helmet, a military saber, an armor, a pair of arm guards, and a pair of greaves.

In actual fact, that was the most basic equipment set. Apart from those, there were also waist sash, jewelry, boots, and so on. Nevertheless, the basic equipment set was already very valuable, and not everyone had the ability to purchase it, let alone other pieces of supplementary equipment.

Zheng Ziwen inhaled deeply and looked rather thrilled.

Subsequently, he channeled his essential Qi into every piece of equipment.

A peculiar power was instantly released from the equipment set, which flowed back into Zheng Ziwen’s body.

Almost at the same time, a bizarre light shone on the helmet and the armor. The light was vaguely green, and it alternated between the two pieces of equipment for some time before it disappeared.

While the light only moved around for a brief moment, it was enough for those who were observant to take a good look at it.

Ou Yangming watched as the green light disappeared. Instead of feeling worried, he yearned for the unknown.

A question lingered in his head. ‘What exactly is that green light? What must I do to learn it?’

After seeing a new skill, the first thing that Ou Yangming thought was how he could acquire it. If he could learn a new skill, it did not matter even if he lost the challenge.

Even a fool knew at that moment the green light was Ni Yunhong’s greatest dependence, but only very few could actually describe it.

Old Craftsman sighed. “Ah, indeed!”

w.a.n.g Zhongtong was distressed, so he quickly asked, “Old Craftsman, what exactly is that?”

“Back then when I went to the prefecture, I saw a type of equipment known as a suit.” Old Craftsman shook his head.

“A suit? Is this a suit?”

The older Military Fire Blacksmiths exclaimed.

A suit, as the name suggested, was a set of equipment. That said, it seemed like the suit that they mentioned was a different thing.

“This isn’t right. If it’s a suit, why were the helmet and the armor the only ones that responded?” Li Shunfeng questioned.

Old Craftsman sighed. “A suit is actually separated into different categories. The highest level suit is the combination of all equipment to form the most powerful combination effect, but it’s extremely difficult to do that. Therefore, blacksmiths came up with a simpler version by distributing the suit’s effect. Regardless of the number of equipment, if they result in an amplified effect when they’re matched together, they’re considered a suit.”

The other people nodded. They finally understood that among the pieces of equipment smithed by Ni Yunhong, only the armor and the helmet incited a suit’s power. This was also considered the most basic suit.