In just three days, the news about the upcoming equipment forging competition between Master Ouyang Ming of the Equipment Battalion and Master Ni Yunhong from outside had spread throughout the entire camp.
Whether it was the high-ranking generals or the lowest-level recruits who were not even regular sergeants, they were all talking about this matter with great interest. Although most of them are not qualified to witness this scene, this does not prevent this matter from becoming the hottest thing in the military camp. Even if they finally hunted a half-elf beast, they seemed to be eclipsed by it. Quite a few.
Three days later, Ouyang Ming opened the door and, accompanied by the old craftsman, arrived at the largest square in the equipment camp.
At this time, the place was already crowded with people standing and sitting.
Ouyang Ming glanced at it casually and couldn't help but feel horrified.
Needless to say, the equipment battalion was almost mobilized. In addition to Zhong Yunda and Han Changling, even the top arms blacksmiths Wang Zhongtong, Luo Shentong, Li Shunfeng and Huang Guotong also came out.
They are all the big guys in the equipment camp who are qualified to add special attributes to equipment, and each of them has his own special methods. Being able to bring them together independently is one of the biggest events in the equipment camp.
Seeing Old Jiangtou and Ouyang Ming, they all gathered around.
Except for Han Changling, who lagged behind deliberately, everyone else greeted Ouyang Ming in a low voice and encouraged him.
Zhong Yunda even waved his big hand and said: "Xiao Ou, you have to go all out this time to kill his majesty! Huh, at such a young age, he comes to us to give advice. It doesn't matter if he comes from Fucheng. I I don’t believe that no one can cure him!”
The rest of the people nodded in agreement, with a hint of indignation and resentment on their faces.
Ouyang Ming's thoughts turned and he suddenly understood that although this Ni Yunhong had not been here for a long time, he had probably consulted all the arms blacksmiths one by one. There is no need to study this process in detail, but the ending must not be happy enough.
With a slight smile, Ouyang Ming said: "Thank you all for your blessings, seniors. I will definitely live up to everyone's expectations."
After bowing to everyone, Ouyang Ming stepped forward and left.
All the arms blacksmiths surrounded the old craftsman and asked: "Old craftsman, will you succeed as a disciple?"
"Yes, he is somewhat sure that he won't embarrass us, right?"
"Old Craftsman, I think only you can take action in person to defeat his majesty and restrain that brat who doesn't know the heights of heaven and earth!"
Their initial inquiries gradually turned into noise and encouragement, and it was clear that they did not think highly of Ouyang Ming. It's no wonder that although they are also arms forgers, they don't communicate much on weekdays. Moreover, they also suspected in their hearts that the attribute equipment Ouyang Ming took out was actually forged in private by the old craftsman.
Therefore, their confidence in Ouyang Ming is not as strong as it seems.
However, they would be more relieved if they could inspire the old craftsman to take action in person.
The old craftsman glanced around and understood their thoughts thoroughly. He smiled and said, "Don't be anxious, everyone. Since he said he won't let you down, he won't let you down."
All the arms forgers looked at each other, and Zhong Yunda asked cautiously: "Old craftsman, has he really obtained your true inheritance?"
The old craftsman raised his head and said proudly: "The master is better than the master!"
Everyone was in an uproar. It was unclear how much they believed in him, but the way they looked at Ouyang Ming was somewhat different.
Ouyang Ming walked towards the rostrum, which was already full of military bosses.
Deng Zhicai, the commander of the middle camp, Tian Boguang, the commander of the east camp, and Chen Yifan, the commander of the west camp. Among the five battalion commanders, there were actually three. As for the director of the equipment camp, Kang Weibo, he could only stand and wait.
On the other side, the Ni Yunhong brothers, Lin Yichen, the shop owner of IKEA, and Zheng Ziwen, the appraiser, were talking about something together, with unconcealable smiles on their faces.
Seeing Ou Yangming coming over, Deng Zhi put down the coffee table in his hand and said with a smile: "Xiao Ou, you came so slowly, you actually made us wait for you alone." Although his words were somewhat teasing, they were not unavoidable. Somewhat dissatisfied.
There are so many big guys in the army who came here in advance, but it's better for you, a kid, to take your time and arrive at the right time. This is too much of an airs, and even Ni Yunhong came in advance before you saw him.
Ouyang Ming bowed deeply to Deng Zhicai and said: "General, today's battle is no longer about the boy alone, but about the honor of the military camp. Therefore, the boy does not dare to slack off at all. He sits quietly in the yard and concentrates his energy. Adjust to the best condition in order to win the competition and win honor for the army. "
Deng Zhicai was startled and couldn't help but burst into laughter, saying: "You dare not slack off, so you are justified."
Tian Boguang, who was beside him, glanced at Ouyang Ming coldly and frowned slightly.
In fact, he had already prepared beforehand to reprimand Ouyang Ming severely for this matter. If it could make him confused, that would be great.
However, Deng Zhi spoke first and made a conclusion. Since even the commander of the central camp said that Ouyang Ming was right, what else could he say
Chen Yifan coughed lightly and said: "Ouyang Ming, today's competition is about forging equipment. As for the quality of the equipment, we invited two master appraisers to judge." He held his hand far away in the direction of Lin Yichen and others. , said loudly: "Please move the two appraisal masters."
Ni Yinghong and Zheng Ziwen had been prepared for a long time. They stepped forward and saluted, saying: "I have seen the general."
Chen Yifan laughed and said: "You two are welcome." He turned around and said: "These two are Master Ni Yinghong and Master Zheng Ziwen. They are responsible for judging the quality of the equipment."
"Sir, this is inappropriate!"
An old man squeezed out from the crowd, it was Li Shunfeng, one of the top arms blacksmiths in the equipment camp. Although his reputation and ability are not as good as those of Old Craftsman, he is still one of the two people second only to him.
"General, as far as I know, Master Ni Yinghong is the younger brother of Master Ni. How can he serve as a referee?"
Ni Yinghong glanced at him coldly and said: "Master Li, please do not question the character of our appraiser." He said slowly: "If I engage in malpractice for personal gain in this situation, I will definitely be punished by the appraiser association. Join the blacklist and be expelled from the house, and you will never be able to obtain the qualification again.”
Zheng Ziwen also nodded repeatedly and said: "Master, you are worrying too much. No appraiser will bet his own future and destiny for such a trivial matter."
Li Shunfeng was startled and opened his mouth, but in the end he did not continue to object.
Since Zheng Ziwen has said this, if he persists, it will be a distrust of the Appraisers Association. Such distrust is definitely not a good thing for a blacksmith master.
Ouyang Ming chuckled and said loudly: "Master Li, thank you for your protection."
Li Shunfeng nodded slightly, feeling a little better.
Ni Yunhong chuckled, stepped forward and said, "Master Ou, it seems it's our turn to play."
Ouyang Ming looked at him and said solemnly: "Master Ni, you and I each select the same materials and refine them together, right?"
"Exactly." Ni Yunhong smiled and said, "But I have a suggestion."
Ouyang Ming curled his lips slightly and thought to himself that there was indeed another mystery. But what he said was: "Master Ni, please speak."
Ni Yunhong said slowly: "I suggest that after both parties have completed the appraisal, there will be a chance to forge again."
Ouyang Ming frowned slightly and said, "What does this mean?"
Zheng Ziwen smiled and said: "Master Ou, let me explain." He nodded to the two blacksmiths, indicating that he was not taking sides, and then said: "Master Ni actually means a popular fighting method in Fucheng. , that is, each side forges a set of equipment, and then leaves it to us to judge. The winner will be fine, but the loser will have the opportunity to improve the equipment again. "
Ouyang Ming suddenly realized, "What if you still lose after being promoted?"
"Of course you lose." Zheng Ziwen said with a smile: "However, generally speaking, after forging and improving again, there is still a great chance of improvement."
There is always a problem with the success rate when forging equipment. If someone is given a second chance to improve, the probability of failure will be minimized. For a truly powerful forger, he will definitely not object to this proposal.
Ouyang Ming thought for a moment and said, "If I upgrade my equipment a second time and overwhelm my opponent, will the opponent also get the same opportunity?"
"That's right." Zheng Ziwen nodded and said, "Theoretically, as long as the other party wins, you will get a chance to upgrade your equipment, and this cycle will continue until one party fails to improve."
Ouyang Ming pursed his lips slightly and said slowly: "This method is fair. It just takes a little longer."
"It doesn't matter." Tian Boguang said coldly: "Being able to see the competition between the two forging masters, we are still willing to stay here for a longer time. However, I am afraid that this time is too short and not enjoyable enough... "
Chen Yifan's face darkened slightly and he said: "Xiao Ou, go all out and bring glory to the military camp!"
Tian Boguang was startled and glared at Chen Yifan fiercely.
However, after listening to Chen Yifan's words, the others looked at Ni Yunhong a little strangely, and they were even a little dissatisfied with Tian Boguang, the commander of Xiying.
Deng Zhicai touched his forehead with a headache and said helplessly: "Stop chatting, let's get started."
Zheng Ziwen nodded slightly and said: "Everyone, please rest assured that even this kind of competition cannot last for long." After that, he asked: "You two, what materials did you choose?"
Ni Yunhong nodded towards Ou Yangming and said, "Master Ou, please choose." He looked calm and composed, as if no matter what materials Ou Yangming chose, he was sure of victory.
Ouyang Ming changed his mind and said with a smile: "Since we are comparing, let's compare with the most common ones." He said loudly: "Do you have fine steel?"
Kang Weibo said quickly: "The equipment camp lacks everything except fine steel. Even if the two masters want to build a fine steel house, it is enough."
Amidst the roar of laughter from everyone, countless pieces of fine steel were carried in.