Chapter 80 - Appraise Separately (2/2)

After thanking the other masters for their pointers, Ou Yangming focused on the pieces of equipment.

Every piece would need to be appraised by three appraisers in rotation. When Ou Yangming stole glances at Ni Yinghong and Zheng Ziwen, he noticed that they were carefully inspecting a piece of equipment each. Even though they were not using the appraisal art, they were fully concentrated.

It was evident that they were judging based on their knowledge and experience. The only flaw with the method was that errors were inevitable, so each equipment had to be appraised by three appraisers before the final grade and rank were determined.

Ou Yangming casually picked up a longsword and scanned it for some time. Nevertheless, it was not the grade and rank that he was identifying, but the longsword’s pattern and features.

The only weapon that he had used so far in the military was the military saber, which was tough, but different from a longsword. Ou Yangming was observing the differences.

After some time, his ears twitched as he heard a slight noise.

When Ou Yangming turned to look, he noticed that Ni Yinghong had put down the piece of equipment in her hands. She scribbled a few words on a paper, then placed it into a small red packet before tying it to the equipment.

In order to avoid an appraiser’s judgment being affected by another appraiser, after an appraisal was done, the appraiser would put the result into a red packet instead of writing it straight on the piece of equipment. With that, an appraiser’s a.s.sessment would be solely based on one’s individual ability, and there would be no cases of an appraiser using someone else’s judgment as a reference.

Seeing as Ni Yinghong was done with the appraisal, a red light flashed in Ou Yangming’s palm.

His Military Fire appeared for a split second, but even in that short span of time, he had identified the equipment’s properties.

[Item: Outstanding longsword]

[Equivalent Rank: Ordinary Tool, High Grade Rank One]

[Attributes: Sharpness +11, Toughness +10, Durability 8]

Though Ou Yangming had inspected the longsword for some time, it was neither a divine weapon nor a sharp tool. It was merely a normal piece of White Slate Equipment.

Of course, the longsword was considered outstanding to have achieved High Grade, but its Durability dropped as it had been used for a long time.

Ou Yangming pondered, then picked up his brush to write on a paper.

‘High Grade Rank One longsword, slightly flawed, low durability.’

Afterward, Ou Yangming put the paper into a small packet. Unless all three appraisers were done appraising, the paper must not be taken out after it was inserted into the packet. Needless to say, it was just a rule, and nothing could actually be done if someone had secretly taken a look at the other papers.

That being said, at the very least, Ou Yangming and the two other appraisers would not do something that would cause them to lose their dignity.

Only when Ou Yangming was done putting the packet away, did Zheng Ziwen complete his appraisal and note down his remark.

Subsequently, Ou Yangming continued to observe the other pieces of equipment leisurely. The process was different for him because he did not need to find clues to deduce the equipment’s equivalent rank. By having the Military Fire, he could easily identify every equipment’s properties without a miss.

Compared to Ni Yinghong and Zheng Ziwen, his working speed was so fast that it could only be described as unbelievable.

Despite that, Ou Yangming was not so dumb as to fully display his ability. He planned it so that he was always a step behind Ni Yinghong, and also pretended that he was evaluating the pieces of equipment.

Although he was faster than Zheng Ziwen, he acted like he was inferior to Ni Yinghong.

Unquestionably, the biggest advantage of doing that was he would not draw their attention.

However, Ou Yangming had no idea that even though he was trying his best not to stand out, it was truly shocking that a new appraiser could maintain such speed.

Zheng Ziwen did not find it strange because he had witnessed Ou Yangming’s ability in the past, but Ni Yinghong reacted as if she had just discovered something huge. She glanced at Ou Yangming from time to time, and secretly sped up.

She was actually feeling quite worried, and wondered what she could do if Ou Yangming actually became faster than her.

Ou Yangming casually reached out for a waist sash among the other pieces of equipment.

It was his first time encountering this type of equipment, and he was immediately stunned when he used the Military Fire on it. A thought crossed Ou Yangming’s head as he lowered his head to look at the waist sash in his hands.

‘Did a pie actually fall from the sky, and it actually fell on my head?’

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