Chapter 269 - Advanced Blacksmith (2/2)
Qu Jingming naturally thought about this matter, but he forced himself to suppress his throbbing heart in front of Master Jin Shengjie, and he continued to appraise the other pieces of equipment.
“This armor is at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five.”
“This pair of greaves is at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five.”
As he introduced the remaining items, the people on the high platform eventually stopped talking. Everyone paid full attention to the process as they waited for him to appraise the last weapon.
However, at that point, everyone secretly admitted that Ou Yangming indeed had the skills of an Advanced Blacksmith. Even if the military saber was not up to standard and did not have a Unique Attribute attached, it would not affect the fact.
If a blacksmith could continuously smith four pieces of equipment to be at the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five, he would be given a high rating wherever he went.
Qu Jingming rubbed his hands and steadily shone the last l.u.s.ter on the military saber.
His face twitched, and his heart skipped a beat. Even though the appraiser was mentally prepared, when he confirmed the results, the upsurge of emotions made him lose control.
Qu Jingming was startled because he instantly sensed countless people looking at him.
The invisible pressure was obvious, and he felt that it was unbearable.
He cleared his throat as he dared not delay the matter, then he stated, “This military saber is also at the peak of Fine Grade…”
“They’re all at the peak of Fine Grade?!”
“This is the second time—it’s the second time!”
“He deserves the Superior Blacksmith t.i.tle, doesn’t he?”
Before Qu Jingming could finish, he was already cut off by the cheers that sounded like waves.
Apart from Yuan Lexin and Yan Yuanhua, the other blacksmiths were in admiration, such that even those who did not speak well of Ou Yangming earlier were finally convinced.
As for the ordinary spectators, they cheered and jumped with joy as if they were celebrating a festival.
They might not be convinced and would make sarcastic remarks to belittle Ou Yangming if he was only slightly better than the others, but the young fellow displayed superb skills that could nearly suppress everyone else.
He smithed five pieces of equipment, all of which were at the peak of Rank Five.
Not to mention the Advanced and Intermediate Blacksmiths, even if all Superior Blacksmiths were asked to do the same, they could not accomplish it.
When Wu Hongxi—the Fine Grade Kingshocked everyone during his a.s.sessment, even he admitted that it was very much related to luck. If he had to do it again, he could not guarantee a 100% success rate anymore.
n.o.body thought the scene could be reproduced.
Therefore, when someone smithed five pieces of equipment that were at the peak of Fine Grade again, the crowd unleashed their enthusiasm, which they had acc.u.mulated for a long time, causing the atmosphere to be pushed to a new height.
On the other hand, Yuan Lexin and Yan Yuanhua, who were Master Wu Hongxi’s disciples, were somewhat embarra.s.sed because they did not know how they should react.
The record was only exclusively Master Wu Hongxi’s but another person had now accomplished the same thing. Yuan Lexin and Yan Yuanhua felt even more helpless because this was not the Superior a.s.sessment, but the Advanced a.s.sessment.
Jin Shengjie smiled and waited until the cheers became softer, then he raised his hands and pushed them down in the air.
The noise eventually disappeared, and everyone fixed their gaze on the blacksmith master as they waited for him to make a statement.
“Qu Jingming, you didn’t finish earlier, so go on,” Jin Shengjie said with a smile.
“Yes. Not only is this military saber at the peak of Fine Grade, but it’s also bound with the Power attribute.” Qu Jingming smiled bitterly, then he took a deep breath and emphasized, “It’s also not the usual attachment because there are layered Power attributes!”
‘Layered Power attributes?’
The crowd was struck dumb at first, then they quickly recalled Ou Yangming’s move during his smithing process.
It turned out that he did not pick up the second Power Ore because he failed to melt the first Power Ore, but because he wanted to layer the attributes.
In a flash, the professionals had a weird look on their faces.
‘It was a crucial moment in the a.s.sessment, but instead of fixing only one Power Ore to the saber, he used another one on it.
‘Did he not consider the possibility of failing?” The other candidates were jittery during the a.s.sessment, and they would be content if they could achieve the goal, but Ou Yangming behaved differently.
Everyone else had a feeling when they recalled Ou Yangming’s expression throughout the a.s.sessment.
“The fella wasn’t taking an a.s.sessment; he was enjoying the smithing processes.
‘As for the blacksmith t.i.tle, which is valued by his peers, it doesn’t seem like he took it to heart at all, did he?’
Jin Shengjie nodded and looked at Ou Yangming as he noted, “Ou Yangming, I hereby announce that you’re the third person to become an Advanced Blacksmith today.”
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