Chapter 260 - Please Stop (1/2)

Chapter 260 Please Stop

Ou Yangming was not the first who released the Military Fire. Before him, some had already enveloped their iron ingots with flames.

Nonetheless, he attracted a lot of attention when he did the same move.

Needless to say, none of those people were optimistic about Ou Yangming’s skill. They only found it interesting, and some people even took pleasure in his misfortune so they only wanted to watch him make a fool out of himself.

In any case, Ou Yangming was not concerned.

Perhaps the best inheritance and the greatest teaching experience could be found in the capital, which was known to have a profound background.

However, those who grew up in the environment could not get rid of the suspicion of being greenhouse flowers.

Of course, normal blacksmiths did not need to experience life-or-death setbacks; they only needed to carry out their duties by guaranteeing the production of the best pieces of equipment.

It was not the case for Ou Yangming. After he acquired the Military Fire, he was bothered by all sorts of mishaps, which drove him to constantly improve. Therefore, the young fellow had seen many big occasions and could not be compared to his peers from the capital.

If anyone else had made the same mistake as Ou Yangming did, one would certainly be distracted when one was being scornfully stared at. Not to mention one would not be able to display one’s actual strength, one might not even be able to show half of one’s ability.

Despite that, Ou Yangming was calm and composed under the pressure.

He leisurely controlled his Military Fire and wrapped it around the iron ingot.

The young fellow had done the same action multiple times. Given that his Military Fire was enclosing the poorest material—an ordinary iron ingot-he was carrying out the process with apparent ease. Even so, deep down he was not feeling as collected as he looked.

‘What should I smith with an ordinary iron ingot so that it’ll be eye-catching?’

It was an extremely strict and difficult task, but Ou Yangming had to complete it within the short period.

Even though he was still in the a.s.sessment, he knew that if he could not smith something superior, it would be impossible for him to become an official blacksmith, let alone catching anyone’s attention.

Whether it was Feng Guangyuan or Yi Yucheng, they would find different excuses to make Ou Yangming fail the test.

Jin Shengjie might not make things difficult for the young fellow because of his status, but the two other masters would not let him go so easily.

As Ou Yangming’s Military Fire burned, he turned to look at Yan Yuanhua. Although they were quite far apart, he could vaguely notice the disdainful look on Yan Yuanhua’s face.

He furrowed his eyebrows and eventually came up with an idea. He did not know if he would succeed, but he could give it a shot.

Ou Yangming took a deep breath and focused on his Military Fire.

It would definitely not be easy for him to achieve the target, so he must give his all without slacking at all.

The iron ingot in Ou Yangming’s hand melted quickly as it was burned by the Military Fire, and it was transformed into a military saber.

It was such a fast process as if it was completed in a few breaths.

The military saber was the first weapon that was smithed by Ou Yangming. He was most familiar with the equipment, to the extent that he had a better understanding of it than a spear.

It had only been a year, but numerous military sabers had been born in his hands Since he planned to produce a shocking result, he naturally had to choose to do something that he was the most familiar with.

“Hey?”

“Th-that young fella’s quite fast!” “Hah, quickly look, he’s so fast!”

There were not many people who paid attention to Ou Yangming, but there were still a number of them because he made a hit earlier.

When Ou Yangming swiftly molded the iron ingot into a military saber, many people began to whisper in the crowd.

Apart from Ou Yangming, the other blacksmiths who were taking the a.s.sessment were carefully and slowly burning the iron ingot in their hands. Even if they were well-prepared, the fastest person had not even fully melted his iron ingot. This was the normal ability of a blacksmith who had gotten the Military Fire for less than or around a year.

For an official blacksmith, one could pa.s.s the test by smithing a piece of equipment with one’s own power. Being watched by the public, they pursued stability, hence any risky act would be considered irrational to them.

In terms of forming a mold in a few breaths as Ou Yangming did, not to mention they were not skilled enough, even if they were, they could not have done it in this situation.

“Ah, father, look…” Hu Lingfeng widened his eyes in disbelief. “Wh-what is he doing?”

Hu Yicheng was also dumbfounded for some time before he smiled bitterly and commented, “Perhaps your Uncle Ou is indeed faster than usual…”