Chapter 279 - Arrived At The Threshold (1/2)

Chapter 279 Arrived At The Threshold

Ou Yangming raised his eyebrows and came to a sudden realization.

It turned out that Master Wu Hongxi had not practiced the coupling of hardness with softness to a perfect state, and his path of equilibrium was flawed. Although Ou Yangming and the other amateurs could not tell the imperfection, Master Wu was well aware of it.

Nonetheless, Ou Yangming could not help but feel shocked after some thought.

Wu Hongxi was already a top-notch Superior Blacksmith before he truly perfected the path of equilibrium. By relying on his t.i.tle as Fine Grade King, he was equally famous or even slightly superior to Jin Shengjie and the other blacksmiths in the capital. If the master eventually fully grasped the coupling of hardness with softness and derived the path of equilibrium to a perfect state…

Perhaps he could break through the world’s barrier and smith the magic tool as he said.

Apart from his purple Military Fire, it was Ou Yangming’s first time encountering a situation where the world’s barrier might be broken through.

Seeing the look of regret on Master Wu Hongxi’s face, Ou Yangming sincerely respected him.

Ou Yangming could smith magic tools because of his unique Military Fire. In terms of his knowledge, experience, and even his intelligence, he felt inferior to Master Wu Hongxi.

“Lil’ Friend Ou, I’m teaching you everything not because I hope you’ll inherit my knowledge, but because I hope you’ll advance further on my path of equilibrium’s foundation,” Wu Hongxi expressed in a deep voice as he looked up with bright eyes. He pondered before he continued, “If I’m able to know while I’m still alive that the path of equilibrium can get past the world’s barrier, allowing one to smith magic tools, I’ll die in peace.”

Ou Yangming felt a chill in his heart because the inauspicious words were somewhat hair-raising.

He smiled bitterly and replied, “Senior, you have extremely high hopes for me…”

Wu Hongxi shook his head without saying a word, but he thought, ‘You’re the first person who can fathom the Military Fire’s natural change between hot and cold. Based on that speed alone, I can place all my hope on you.’

“Okay, I’ll teach you the way to refine cloaks and boots, and you can try it here later,” Wu Hongxi stated seriously, “If you’re able to refine High Grade Rank Five cloaks and boots one day, I’ll… Let you pa.s.s.” It was worth noting that High Grade Rank Five was more than just a grade away from Fine Grade Rank Five.

Even so, at that stage, one could attempt the path of equilibrium.

Ou Yangming nodded in excitement and began to learn from Wu Hongxi the way to produce cloaks and boots.

The two types of equipment were not ordinary pieces of equipment and were not mandatory for official blacksmiths to learn. Normally, only special blacksmiths, who changed their paths, would refine them. Needless to say, since not many people made cloaks and boots, they were more expensive than other pieces of equal-ranked equipment.

Despite being tempted by the money, there were only a few blacksmiths who were willing to change their careers.

If it was possible, most blacksmiths would stick to smithing with iron and steel.

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Nevertheless, under Master Wu Hongxi’s guidance, Ou Yangming slowly realized that it was not easy to make cloaks and boots. There was plenty of knowledge that needed to be grasped, so much so that there was more to be learned than smithing with iron and steel.

In particular, it was also much tougher to produce cloaks and boots of high grades and ranks.

Of course, it was not because the smithing techniques were difficult, but the raw materials could not be found and obtained easily.

Even though there were not many featured steel and black steel as well, there were still more of them in this world. Besides, many people were in the mining industry, thus the materials could be gathered through combined efforts. On the other hand, high-quality cloaks and boots required furs from half-spirit beasts.

Ou Yangming was disheartened after he heard Wu Hongxi’s statement.

The values of featured steel and half spirit beasts’ furs were Heaven and Earth apart.

It was no wonder the prices of high-quality cloaks and boots were much higher than other pieces of equipment; there was an inevitable reason behind it.

Once Wu Hongxi told Ou Yangming everything, he left the young fellow in the room.

Ou Yangming had shown great potential, but unlike smithing with iron and steel, it was difficult to yield the desired effects in the production of cloaks and boots.

Especially for an ordinary person who had never stumbled on the materials, one must practice for some time before one could make qualified pieces of equipment.

Since Ou Yangming was given the right to use the materials in the room, he picked up a piece of silk cloth without further ado.

The silk cloths in the room were distinctively tailored to be similar in size, hence they were great materials for cloaks.

Ou Yangming’s Military Fire instantly burned as he turned his wrist, and it enveloped the entire cloth.

The Military Fire had no temperature, causing it to feel like a breeze. It blew the silk cloth such that it fluttered, but the cloth was not damaged at all.

Ou Yangming became incredibly focused because the next step was crucial.

The edges of the Military Fire changed color all of a sudden, and its temperature increased abruptly, to the extent that it could melt metals. As a result of the temperature, the silk cloth began to burn as it could not resist it.