Chapter 177 - Elder Universe (1/2)

Chapter 177 Elder Universe

Old Craftsman and Ni Yunhong were holding an ore each in the Ni residence’s smithing workshop as they used their tricks to inspect the ores’ properties. They were very much far in age, but they had their strong points in smithing art. The longer the old man and the young master held the ores, the more elated they looked.

Ou Yangming was not surprised at all when he saw their expressions.

This was because he was also moved by the ores’ properties when he first stumbled upon them.

The fact that the Black Magic Crawlers could not cause much damage to the ores with their sharp mouthparts proved that the ores were exceptionally rare.

When Ou Yangming later smithed the pieces of equipment in the cave, he experienced deeply the mightiness of the materials. He did not know where exactly the materials came from, but he knew very well that they were his only chance of smithing pieces of extraordinary equipment.

old Craftsman and Ni Yunhong put down the ores after a long time, and they nodded as they looked at each other.

The old man lamented, “I really didn’t expect such wonderful materials to exist in the world. The Ni family is truly an influential clan in the prefecture, and I’m in awe of your profound background.”

“Hehe…” Ni Yunhong smiled gently but seemed to be in a daze.

‘Since when our clan’s treasure house has these great materials? Why didn’t I know of this?

‘Hmm, I’ve gone to the Land of Inheritance once with the great ancestors, but I’ve never seen these ores when I was in the secret room.’

old Craftsman looked at Ou Yangming and asked sternly, “Young fella, how confident are you if you use these ores?”

“100%,” Ou Yangming answered without any hesitation.

In actual fact, he had already smithed two equipment sets with these ores, hence he was naturally confident.

The old man was shocked. “Can you really smith magic tools?”

Ou Yangming quickly flinched and smiled apologetically. “Old Man, I was talking about Fine Grade equipment!”

old Craftsman glared at him snappily. “If you can’t even smith a Fine Grade with this material, are you even a blacksmith?”

That being said, Ou Yangming was unbothered. Without enough ability, even if he had the best materials, he could not smith a piece of Fine Grade material.

“Brother Ou, what exactly is the name of this material?” Ni Yunhong finally asked after he hesitated.

Old Craftsman questioned as he was startled, “Isn’t this material from your clan? Why are you asking the young fella?”

‘Sh*t,’ Ni Yunhong thought to himself, but before he could come up with an explanation, Ni Yinghong said with a sweet smile, “old Man, these materials have been piled up in my clan’s treasure home for years, and they haven’t been touched for a long time. It was until Brother Ou saw them that they were finally retrieved. Since Brother Ou has such discerning eyes, he should know the background of these ores.”

On the other hand, Ni Yunhong kept nodding because the explanation was reasonable, and he felt relieved.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming spread out his hands and responded, “I know these stones are great materials, but I have no idea about their background either. If I were to unleash the full properties of these ores, it’s best to get to the bottom of it.”

Ou Yangming had a vague feeling that the ores were not simple at all, and they might be related to the Ni family’s ancestor.

Nevertheless, the Ni family’s Three Great Ancestors seemed to avoid the topic of their ancestor as taboo, thus Ou Yangming dared not casually ask them about him.

Ni Yinghong’s eyes wandered about as she asked, “Do you really want to know?”

“Of course. If I know the ores’ background and features, it’ll be extremely helpful for me to smith magic tools,” Ou Yangming answered without any delay.

“Okay, I’ll help you once for the sake of the magic tools.” Ni Yinghong sighed. She moved her wrist to retrieve two small ores, then she waved her hand at him. “Come with me.’

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Ou Yangming followed her with a bright smile as he was overjoyed.

Ni Yunhong shook his head and thought, ‘Younger Sister, is it for the sake of the magic tools or for him?’

Old Craftsman asked in confusion, “Young Master Ni, where did they go?”

“They went there.” Ni Yunhong fixed his gaze in the distance while he pointed at the sky then at the ground.

“It’s actually him. He and Young Lady Ni are…” Old Craftsman’s eyes glowed.

“A master and an apprentice.”

old Craftsman was dumbfounded. He finally understood why Ni Yunhong and his younger sister were so doted on in their clan. It looked like the reason was closely related to their relations.h.i.+p with that person.

After leaving the Ni residence, Ni Yinghong wrinkled her nose a little and questioned, “Who encouraged you to find my master?”

Ou Yangming was taken aback, but he quickly said, “n.o.body…”