There was an extremely strange phenomenon during the capital blacksmith assessment.
That is, during each assessment, the number of apprentices is the largest, because their chance of obtaining arms or spiritual fire is only within a few years. If you exceed this time, you will be considered to have insufficient talent and be eliminated.
Secondly, more people are promoted from formal blacksmiths to junior level, and from junior level to intermediate level.
Once you reach the intermediate level and advance to the senior level, the number of people will drop off a cliff.
Because there are not many blacksmiths who are confident that they can forge a complete set of equipment within an hour and add attributes to one of the equipment.
For most blacksmiths, the title of senior blacksmith is a goal worth striving for throughout their lives. As for whether this goal can be achieved, no one can guarantee it.
Ouyang Ming habitually stood in a corner, but at this time, there were many more eyes focused on him than all the other intermediate blacksmiths combined.
Especially on the high platform, almost everyone is paying attention to his every move. Because they, the blacksmiths with background background, all want to see if this young man can create any more miracles.
Ouyang Ming slowly released the weapon and wrapped it in a piece of selected fine steel.
When he was undergoing the formal blacksmith examination, the only raw material on the casting platform was ordinary iron ingots. However, when he started the senior blacksmith examination, the raw materials on the casting platform had long been replaced by shotguns.
In addition to selected fine steel, there are also seven or eight other more common materials. And on the corner of the casting platform, there are three stones of power. In other words, there are three opportunities for additional attributes here, and you only need to succeed once to pass the level. But if he fails all three times, then in full view of the public, he will never be able to obtain this high-level title.
"Huh?" On the high platform, Jin Shengheng's eyes changed slightly, and he couldn't help but let out a surprised sound.
Others were whispering to each other and their eyes flickered.
Under the burning of the munitions, the selected fine steel melted quickly like an iron ingot, and under the control of the munitions, it turned into the prototype of a saber.
Ouyang Ming had done something similar before during the formal blacksmith examination.
However, although everyone was surprised at that time, they were far less horrified than they were now.
Yes, it was horror.
Although iron ingots and selected fine steel are both forging materials, their properties are completely different. One of the most basic attributes is the melting point. The melting point of selected fine steel is far beyond that of ordinary iron ingots.
Generally speaking, even an intermediate blacksmith with several years or even decades of forging experience may not be able to pass this level easily.
At this time, although other intermediate blacksmiths who were taking the exam at the same time as Ouyang Ming were also using their own flames, the effects were completely different.
The person who is fast has melted a corner of the selected fine steel, while the person who is slower has only melted the surface layer.
If this speed were compared with Ouyang Ming's, it would be as if one was in the sky and the other was on the ground.
However, this speed is the real norm, and it is the limit that most intermediate and even advanced blacksmiths can achieve.
As for Ouyang Ming, he used the speed to smelt iron ingots to smelt selected fine steel...
This kind of thing has never been seen before. Even if it is heard, no one has heard of it.
Everyone on the high platform exchanged glances with each other. They asked themselves that if they were to get along in different places, at least in terms of pure smelting technology and speed, they would be far behind.
Ouyang Ming didn't care about other people's opinions. For him, smelting selected steel was a very easy task and not worth showing off or being proud of. The various magical uses of purple arms are endless. For others, the smelting level was extremely difficult, but he passed it without any hindrance.
In fact, the melting point of selected fine steel is far from the limit of purple arms. Even the strange stones that seem to exceed the limits of this world can still be transformed into swords, guns and armor that can be plastically transformed under the purple fire.
Under the control of the munitions, the selected fine steel quickly turned into a saber.
Options that Ouyang Ming had long been accustomed to appeared in his mind.
If you find an ingredient that can be improved, should you improve it
After hesitating for a moment, Ouyang Ming chose promotion.
He has decided to show off his unique skills to at least let Master Wu Hongxi and other super blacksmiths know his abilities so that they will not underestimate him.
If Yuan Lexin and Yan Yuanhua knew that Ouyang Ming only had Wu Hongxi and other super blacksmiths in his heart, but never took them into consideration, I really don't know what kind of emotion they would have.
Selected fine steel is already the top forging material in the world, but there is still no possibility of forging magic weapons using this material. However, the fifth level of exquisite peak level is probably enough to make them look at me with admiration, right
The saber condensed and took shape. Under the burning of the weapons, Ouyang Ming already knew that this saber had only reached the third level of fine quality. However, with the addition of two points of sharpness attributes and three points of hardness attributes, it has reached the fifth level of perfection.
Ouyang Ming shook his head slightly and sighed inwardly.
During the recent period, he had focused his energy on the training of martial arts, runes and spiritual power, and he was somewhat unfamiliar with the art of forging.
As the saying goes, you can't leave your hands without leaving your mouth, but once you relax the requirements on yourself, it will be difficult to maintain your peak state.
Of course, as long as Ouyang Ming is given some time to practice, it will be easy to return to the top.
However, everyone on the high platform could clearly see Ouyang Ming's actions, especially his dissatisfied look of shaking his head.
Suddenly, everyone was speculating in their hearts. Could it be that this saber has not reached the quality level
They all breathed a sigh of relief in unison. If Ouyang Ming could forge high-quality equipment as easily as he could forge ordinary equipment, then they would really want to cry without tears.
Ouyang Ming turned around and picked up another piece of selected fine steel, which was wrapped in it as the weapon flashed.
Yi Yucheng chuckled and said, "Brother Feng, what do you think he wants to forge this time?"
Although he did not name anyone, anyone knew who he was asking about.
Feng Guangyuan pondered for a moment and said: "Maybe, it's a saber." He said solemnly: "Master Ou seems to have a special liking for sabers. This should be the equipment he is best at forging. Haha, I hope he can He can successfully forge a high-quality saber in one go. Otherwise, even if his weapons have other mysteries and can easily melt fine steel, it may not be possible in time. "
Everyone's hearts moved slightly. An old man who had a close relationship with Feng Guangyuan rolled his eyes and asked, "Brother Feng, what's the secret of his weapons?"
Feng Guangyuan laughed. He glanced at Hu Yicheng and others intentionally or unintentionally, and said: "Everyone has arms or spiritual fire, so you should know that this kind of fire is not static. When we hunt for arms or spiritual fire , if you are lucky enough, you can get fire with special effects."
Hu Lingfeng's eyes were shining. At this moment, he was lacking and thirsting for knowledge in this area. His eyes were fixed on Feng Guangyuan, for fear of missing a word.
Feng Guangyuan continued: "As far as I know, Master Lu from Changlong County has created a rune mold that allows cheap equipment to be upgraded. However, this improvement can only be upgraded from ordinary to high-quality. And Ou Master can go one step further, hey, maybe this is the special relationship between arms."
Everyone nodded, speculating on the usefulness of Ouyang Ming's weapons.
But now it seems that apart from the faster smelting speed, there are no other obvious characteristics.
Hu Lingfeng finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked, "Master Feng, how can I hunt for better weapons or spiritual fire?"
Feng Guangyuan chuckled. He usually didn't bother to answer this question. However, for Ouyang Ming's sake, he took the initiative this time.
"Well, I'll give you four words, do what you can." Feng Guangyuan said with a smile, "You are the future star of Wufu, I am looking forward to it."
Hu Lingfeng's face turned red. Facing the senior blacksmith, it was already remarkable that he had the courage to ask a question. After receiving the answer, he could not continue to ask shamelessly.
"Ah, that's not right!" Yi Yucheng's expression changed slightly and he said, "Brother Feng, what Master Ou forged doesn't seem to be a saber, right?"
Feng Guangyuan was startled and stared intently. After a moment, his face turned slightly red.
Previously, they all thought that Ouyang Ming's forging failed, so they shook their heads in dissatisfaction. So the second forging at this moment must also be a saber.
Although no one echoed Feng Guangyuan's words, most people agreed with it in their hearts.
However, when they looked at the arms in Ouyang Ming's hands, they were surprised to find that the second piece of equipment born from the arms did not look like a saber at all.
"Ahem..." Feng Guangyuan coughed lightly and said, "Master Ou may have wanted to try another piece of equipment because the forging failed."
Hu Lingfeng's lips trembled slightly, and he whispered: "Didn't Uncle Ou forge a saber?"
His voice was extremely low, almost talking to himself. However, everyone around him could still hear clearly.
A middle-aged man with a rosy complexion smiled and said: "Little guy, fine equipment is not so easy to forge. The faster the forging speed, the greater the probability of failure. If it can be forged successfully at his speed, don't If a senior blacksmith can't do it, even a super blacksmith may not be able to do it, right?"
Everyone was dumbfounded and laughed, feeling that Hu Lingfeng was indeed a childish child.
Hu Lingfeng's face turned red, but he did not dare to refute.
However, at this moment, Jin Shengjie, who had been silent all this time, said calmly: "I can't even forge iron ingots into high-grade equipment."
On the high platform, there was suddenly silence, and you could hear a pin drop.