Chapter 243 - A Dwarf Powerhouse (1/2)

Chapter 243 A Dwarf Powerhouse

Ou Yangming smiled without saying a word; he only nodded to express his grat.i.tude.

He did not approve of the so-called Blacksmith Rank a.s.sessment, but he could tell that Hu Yicheng suggested it out of good intentions, so he responded to the officer.

Nonetheless, everyone felt that he was being half-hearted.

Putting Hu Yicheng aside, the cavaliers around him were furious as they were dissatisfied with the young man, who failed to appreciate the kindness.

Scholar Xu asked abruptly, “Ou Yangming, what level of equipment can you smith now?”

Ou Yangming was stunned, and he twitched his mouth because he did not know how to answer the question.

‘If one who can smith pieces of Fine Grade equipment and different top-notch equipment with unique skills is considered a Superior Blacksmith, what about me? What’s my rank?’

According to his knowledge, there was no corresponding t.i.tle for a blacksmith who could smith magic tools. However, Sir Hu and Scholar Xu misunderstood Ou Yangming’s hesitation.

They looked at each other and thought the young fellow’s talent in smithing art was probably nothing much.

“Heh, Lil’ Brother Ou, being a blacksmith is a promising path, but the world is huge, and there are many other options out there,” Scholar Xu expressed with a smile, “We’re heading to the capital too, so if you don’t mind, how about we travel together?”

The cavaliers around them exchanged strange glances.

They could not understand why Sir Xu valued the impolite young man. “Thank you for the invitation, but I have something else to attend to, so I’m afraid I can’t join you.” Ou Yangming smiled and bowed at Hu Yicheng. “Sir Hu, I’ll meet you again in the capital.”

Hu Yicheng nodded slightly. Seeing as the cavaliers were not going to make way, he flapped his sleeve and ordered with a dark face, “Move!”

The cavaliers opened up a path embarra.s.sedly to let Ou Yangming leave.

“Brother Xu, you value that fella too much,” Hu Yicheng remarked.

Scholar Xu chuckled. “Brother He, I think he’s not as simple as he seems.”

“It’s true that he’s quite capable to be able to take out my follower in one move, but my follower was being careless because he didn’t think the fella knew martial arts,” Hu Yicheng said in a deep voice, “If they end up fighting against each other, my follower won’t necessarily be defeated.”

“Sir, you’re wise.” The cavalier, who fell off his horse and had a lash mark on his face, went forward and bowed. “I was indeed being negligent. If we fought in a life-or-death battle, I can definitely kill him.” He openly expressed his hatred toward Ou Yangming. After all, the fact that he embarra.s.sed himself in front of the inspector would certainly affect his future, so he hated the young fellow to his bones.

Nevertheless, Hu Yicheng’s face darkened. “Nonsense, he’s from the Immense Forest Military Camp. It’s a remote camp, but he’s a part of the empire’s army, so how can you kill him easily?”

“Yes.” The cavalier lowered his head but hated Ou Yangming even more.

Hu Yicheng waved his hand and instructed, “Let’s enter the gazebo and rest for an hour.”

As he gave the order, everyone else began to hustle.

Ou Yangming traveled along the small forest after he left the gazebo.

Although it was more strenuous to take this path, he did not feel too hot because he was shaded by the leaves above him.

His ear twitched after 15 minutes, so he flashed and hid behind a tree without a sound.

A figure later jumped out from behind a big tree nearby, and it turned out to be one of the big men from the gazebo earlier. He scanned the surroundings with a confused look, then he finally went back into hiding.

“Big Brother, not even a ghost is seen outside; they’re probably resting in the gazebo,” the big man whispered when he went into the forest.

Roughly thirty men were sitting there. Apart from the men who were at the gazebo just now, there were twenty more strangers. They sat in a circle and whispered to one another to discuss something.

None of them noticed that a rather thin figure had discreetly appeared on top of a big tree above them.

Ou Yangming began to ponder when he looked down at the men. He was sure they did not gather without a reason, and it was evident from the men’s well-built bodies and fierce looks that they were not ordinary people.

The person in the middle was not the st.u.r.dy man who was able to resist the soldier moments ago without showing a weak impression.

On the contrary, it was a short and small dwarf, who was obviously a core figure.

The person’s eyes were appalling, and one would get chills by just looking at his ice-cold eyes, including strong men who had abundant Qi and blood. Ou Yangming was becoming more careful about staying hidden because he had a vague feeling that the little dwarf was mightier than everyone else; the person was a Yang Grade powerhouse.