Chapter 258 - Apprentice Assessment (1/2)

Chapter 258 Apprentice a.s.sessment

Ou Yangming had a comfortable stay at the Yi Pavilion’s small courtyard for a few days.

Throughout those days, apart from Shopkeeper Du, who greeted him every day, and Hu Yicheng, who visited, the courtyard was not visited by other guests.

Needless to say, Ou Yangming did not step out of the courtyard at all as he spent all his time practicing the small fireball.

Although it had only been a few days, Ou Yangming came to the shocking realization that there was a significant improvement in his control over the small fireball.

In actual fact, even if someone else possessed a similar ability like the small fireball, one could not achieve such a scary improvement during practice. Ou Yangming was only different because he grasped the Mental Power Rune.

The moment Ou Yangming was tired of practicing the small fireball, he released a Mental Power Rune without any hesitation. Moreover, the area covered by the rune’s weakened version became extremely small under his control. Apart from himself, n.o.body could enjoy the rune’s magical effect.

With over 50 Points of mental power as his backing and the 2% Qi Return necklace as a supplement, Ou Yangming’s actual consumption was negligible. It was certainly not an occasional result that he could achieve great progress after just a few days.

On this day, Ou Yangming gave up the thought of continuing his practice because it had been 5 days, and the Blacksmith Rank a.s.sessment was about to take place.

In the capital’s important place, any activity could cause quite a huge impact.

A blacksmith was an extremely important profession; the pieces of equipment used by powerful martial artists were meticulously smithed by Superior Blacksmiths. It was exactly because of these formidable pieces of equipment that every powerhouse in the human race could battle and even kill half-spirit beasts with greater physical power.

Therefore, Superior Blacksmiths had a reputable status, and they became more aloof after being pursued by many martial artists.

Any blacksmith who acquired the Superior t.i.tle from an important place in the capital would become famous within the shortest possible time. The benefits that came with it were obvious to everyone, thus many people were also envious.

Needless to say, while many people wanted to become a Superior Blacksmith, very few were actually acknowledged by the public. When Du Gaoge brought Ou Yangming to the a.s.sessment venue, it was already packed with people. This was a gigantic square. Other than the partic.i.p.ants, their relatives and friends were also present. Since there were also spectators around, the place was crowded. Nonetheless, the center of the square was empty regardless of the people present as n.o.body dared to enter. As Ou Yangming quietly waited among the crowd, three elders entered from the outside.

The three men were clearly prestigious because the crowd instantly stopped clamoring as soon as they entered.

Before long, everyone noticed something unusual around them, and they spotted the three elders one after another. With that, the square became silent, as though magic was cast over it.

The three elders looked at each other and were rather pleased.

One of them stepped forward and announced loudly, “Today’s a.s.sessment is a huge event for us blacksmiths. Is everyone fine with the three of us hosting the event?’

“It’s a blessing to have you host the event, Master Jin.”

“Master Jin, very well.”

“We’re confident because you’re hosting the event, Master Jin.”

“Greetings, Master Jin.”

Warm responses were heard from the crowd as everyone expressed their respect for the elder and welcomed him.

Ou Yangming turned his head sideways and asked, “Shopkeeper Du, who are these three men?”

Du Gaoge was stunned. He asked softly, “You don’t even know them?”

“It’s my first time in the capital, and I haven’t been here for long, so I really don’t know them.” Ou Yangming chuckled.

‘Since you’re planning to take the Blacksmith a.s.sessment, why didn’t you ask about the important figures…’ Du Gaoge looked at him strangely and cursed, but he answered, “The one who’s talking is one of the Superior Blacksmiths in the capital, Jin Shengjie, he’s also known as Master Jin. The other two are Master Feng Guangyuan and Master Yi Yucheng. They’re not Superior Blacksmiths, but they gained the Advanced t.i.tle and are deemed by many masters to have the potential to become Superior Blacksmiths one day.”

Ou Yangming nodded. The fact that a Superior Master and two Advanced Masters were hosting this Blacksmith a.s.sessment showed that the standard this time was not low at all.

Of course, if they knew one of the partic.i.p.ants was able to smith magic tools, only G.o.d would know if they would still be confident enough to host the event.

Jin Shengjie waved his hand, causing the noises around to slowly go away.

He cleared his throat loudly and ordered, “Apprentices, you may enter now.”

The railings at the square’s periphery were pulled apart at once as hundreds of people orderly walked in.

They were teens who were of a similar age as Ou Yangming. Even though some of them were slightly younger or older, the age difference was not too big.