Chapter 294 - Betting On Prestige (2/2)

“Oh, why do you think so?”

“Because it’s Master Ou,” Du Gaoge explained, “I’ve been serving him since he arrived at the capital, and I witnessed his abilities and… Luck, so I’m optimistic about this.”

“Hmph, you’re optimistic about this?” The elder from before scoffed. “He’ll lose 2,000 Prestige Points if he fails, and it’s equivalent to two days worth of an Advanced Blacksmith’s hard work!”

Du Gaoge uttered, “But if he succeeds, he’ll gain 4,000 Prestige Points.”

The elder was furious, but just as he was going to reproach the shopkeeper, Bai s.h.i.+xue said with a smile, “Elder Xu, please calm down. Hehe, don’t forget that Master Ou’s not only an Advanced Blacksmith, but an appraiser as well. He was the one who appraised the Super Gem today, which is worth 1,000 Prestige Points.” She looked around with her beautiful eyes and continued gently, “Even if he makes a mistake, he’ll only lose 1,000 points, and he can catch up by finding another Super Gem.”

‘How can someone find a Super Gem so easily?’ The elder pouted and thought.

Despite that, since Bai s.h.i.+xue had made it clear, there was nothing he could do. After all, she was the Yi Pavilion’s young pavilion master, and he could not brazenly oppose his boss.

Bai s.h.i.+xue waved her hand and announced, “Since it’s Master Ou’s request, let’s agree to

it.”

The other people were discussing the matter before she decided, but the questioning stopped once she made the decision.

This was the prominence of the young pavilion master, where n.o.body from the Yi Pavilion dared to disobey her.

Bai s.h.i.+xue curled her lips into a smile after the other people left. She was previously wondering when Ou Yangming would surprise her, so she did not expect it to happen in the blink of an eye.

‘4,000 Prestige Points, hehe, this is interesting…’

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Ou Yangming did not wait too long in the Smithing Hall for a clear answer. Feng Guangyuan and Yi Yucheng persuaded him out of good intention, but they gave up seeing how persistent Ou Yangming was.

Following that, Ou Yangming entered a room in the hall along with the Intermediate Blacksmith. He felt a powerful conception around him the moment he entered the room, and he had gooseb.u.mps as though he got an electric shock.

When he suddenly looked up, he noticed a lady with a veil on her face sitting in a corner

Even though Ou Yangming could not see through her face, he noticed a pair of hollow and unpredictable eyes.

He had met numerous powerhouses before this, but even when he encountered a formidable Supreme Great Ancestor like Elder Universe, he never saw such eyes.

Ou Yangming felt like he was looking at a sky full of stars when he fixed his gaze on the lady’s eyes as if a vaster world could be found inside them.

The young fellow froze a little, and he involuntarily released his hidden mental power.

This was a rebound that would only happen when he was pressured by a powerhouse, by which his mental power surged out, and his eyes lit up.

The blacksmith who led Ou Yangming here wanted to give them a simple introduction, but he suddenly felt an enormous change in their surroundings. That said, he was not powerful enough to figure out what was going on, but he knew his body seemed to have been confined by an invisible power.

Not to mention moving his body, he could neither speak nor blink.

It only took an instant for the blacksmith to be drenched in sweat, and he collapsed to the ground as his knees went weak.

Two similarly forceful powers contacted each other in the void, but they moved away from each other after the contact instead of going into a life-or-death battle.

However, the two parties knew from the brief contact what kind of freak they were facing.

Subsequently, the lady stood up slowly and looked at Ou Yangming. “Master Ou from the Yi Pavilion, I’ve heard a lot about you.”

Her voice was clear and sweet, which was as pleasant as a yellowbird’s.

Ou Yangming was moved because he was certain the lady was quite young. Even so, it was quite shocking that she possessed great mental power, which was not inferior to his at all.

‘Sure enough, there are plenty of masters in the world. I truly underestimated the heroes of the world.

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