Chapter 218 - Runes Grinding Tool (1/2)

Chapter 218 Runes Grinding Tool

Li Xinfan held his forehead and instructed weakly, “Master Lu, stop talking about it…”

“What?” Master Lu asked because he was puzzled.

General Li sighed deeply, then he turned to look and questioned, “Where’s Chen Yifan? Why didn’t he come?”.

Someone went forward and reported to him, “General, General Chen is holding on to the divine spear. He said he won’t take even half a step out of the courtyard unless his clan’s senior arrives.”

Ou Yangming and the other people were stunned at first, but they quickly burst out laughing because they did not expect a wilful side of Chen Yifan.

“Nonsense!” Li Xinfan twitched his mouth and remarked. Nonetheless, if he was in General Chen’s shoes and his cultivation base was lacking, he would probably make a similar choice too.

“Master Lu, Master Ou has excellent achievements in smithing art. You should have some discussions with him, and I’m sure it’ll be extremely helpful for your study.” Li Xinfan curbed his thoughts and stressed, “You mustn’t belittle him because he’s young!”

The master looked seriously at Ou Yangming and furrowed his eyebrows as he asked, “Okay. Old Craftsman, how capable is your apprentice? What kind of equipment is he adept in?” old Craftsman cleared his throat and answered, “This apprentice of mine is a bit talented; he’s adept in smithing any kind of equipment.”

“Oh?” Master Lu’s eyes glowed, and he was finally interested. He had not met Old Craftsman many times, but he knew very well that the old man was not a person who spoke carelessly.

“Ou Yangming, you must have your forte for Old Craftsman to give you such high praise.” Master Lu nodded. He spoke as if he prided himself for being a veteran, “What’s the highest grade and rank you’ve accomplished in equipment smithing?”

“Magic tool,” Ou Yangming replied to the master honestly.

‘Oh, magic… What? What tool?” Master Lu was unbothered at first, but his face changed completely after he uttered the word ‘magic’.

Old Craftsman chuckled. “Master Ou, my apprentice has some understanding of magic tools, and he succeeded in smithing one by chance.”

Master Lu opened his mouth slowly to the point that it became round. As he stared at the old man, he felt as though his brain was filled with paste.

His eyes wandered about as he took his time to look at Li Xinfan and the other people.

Perhaps the master suspected he was hearing things in the beginning, but when he looked at everyone’s expression, he was certain that he heard it right.

‘A magic tool… They’re really talking about a magic tool…’

“Impossible! Apart from the imperial familiar, who else can smith a magic tool?” Master Lu mumbled. His eyes shone out of the blue as he shouted, “Where’s the magic tool? Let me see it!”

A thought crossed Ou Yangming’s mind. ‘Looks like I’m not the only one who grasped the state of a mountain not being a mountain, and water not being water; the powerful imperial family has already started smithed magic tools a long time ago. It’s clear from Master Lu’s reaction that the current generation in the imperial family isn’t the only generation that has the ability.’

Li Xinfan let out a dry cough and a.s.sured the master. “Master Lu, I can guarantee that Master Ou Yangming has indeed smithed a magic tool. The tool is now with General Chen Yifan, but he’s not willing to leave the courtyard.” Master Lu was so impatient that he tweaked his ears and scratched his cheeks. He wanted very badly to run over to the courtyard to appraise the tool at once. General Li quickly said, “Master Lu, the magic tool won’t run away since it doesn’t have legs, so you can take a look at it at any time. On the other hand, if Master Ou Yangming leaves, you won’t have anyone to discuss the matter with.”

Master Lu was startled, and he smiled embarra.s.sedly. “I was too excited about the tool, so please forgive me.”

Old Craftsman waved his hand as he understood how the master felt at that moment. If the same situation happened to him, he would have run away from everyone’s sight long ago.

“Master Lu, you’re Changlong County’s number one smithing master. How about you tell us your probl;em? Although we can’t help, a fool might hit on a good idea. For all you know, you might even gain something!” Ou Yangming nodded. “Yes, I can also come to work as an a.s.sistant!”

Old Craftsman was displeased, and he glared at the young fellow. “Nonsense, shut up!”

Ou Yangming immediately shut up. He would attack a Supreme Great Ancestor without any hesitation but would not have the guts to talk back to Old Craftsman.

Nevertheless, Master Lu blushed because he finally understood why everyone else looked at him strangely when he said he could let Ou Yangming become an a.s.sistant.

Letting a blacksmith who could smith a magic tool to become an a.s.sistant…

Master Lu was so humiliated that he wanted to dig a hole in the ground to bury his head.

He only curbed his thoughts after some time when Old Craftsman consoled him. The master disclosed, “Everyone, I’ve been studying for ten years about a way to upgrade a piece of equipment’s grade on a large scale. The most basic type of equipment still has to be smithed by ordinary blacksmiths, but they can only smith pieces of equipment of Common Grade Rank Two at most. Ah, it’s incredibly difficult to advance further.”