"Master, I'll go down first." Yun Xiaoling said.”
"Yes." Cen Yue nodded at her. Yun Xiaoling smiled at Tang Yuxing and turned to leave.
Cen Yue led Tang Yuxing out of the door and went to the soul elevator again. They took the same elevator as Yun Xiaoling and went downstairs. However, he pressed the button for the third floor.
As the elevator descended, Cen Yue asked Tang Yuxing,""Little brat, did Mang Tian tell you what rank of blacksmith you are now?”
Tang Yuxing shook his head." The teacher didn't say anything. He just told me to take the test and then take some jobs.”
You can accept jobs? Yun Xiaoling could not help but look surprised. To be able to accept work, one had to be at least a second rank blacksmith. First rank blacksmiths were not allowed to accept work directly. They had to be assigned work by a higher rank blacksmith.
"Then do you know about the blacksmith's ranking system?”
Tang Yuxing nodded this time." Teacher said that blacksmiths are divided into nine ranks. The first and second ranks are the Master Rank, the third and fourth ranks are the Master Rank, the fifth and sixth ranks are the Master Craftsman Rank, the seventh and eighth ranks are the Saint Craftsman Rank, and the highest rank is the Divine Craftsman Rank.”
"Yes." Cen Yue nodded.
At this moment, the elevator had reached the third floor.
"Goodbye, sister." Tang Yuxing said goodbye to Yun Xiaoling and followed Cen Yue out of the elevator.
Compared to the quiet fifteenth floor, the third floor of the Blacksmith's Association was a little noisy. Tang Yuxing's familiar 'ding ding dang dang' sounds of forging rang out one after another.
Cen Yue brought Tang Yuxing to the front desk and said to the staff,"Open a testing room for me and invite an appraiser over.”
"Grandmaster Cen, is this your disciple? She's so young! Are you twelve years old?" The staff looked at Tang Yuxing curiously.
Cen Yue took the form from the staff member and handed it to Tang Yuxing." You fill in this form first and fill in the basic information.”
"Yes."
Tang Yuxing took the form and filled it in seriously.
Cen Yue read it out from the side," Tang Yuxing, native of Glorybound City, nine years old, Eastsea Academy intermediate division first year student. You're only nine years old?"
This time, both he and the staff were shocked.
It had been many, many years since someone who came to the Blacksmith's Association to participate in the Blacksmith's Assessment at the age of nine. In history, the Blacksmith's Association's youngest examiner was eight years and six months old. As for that person, he was already working on the top 30th floor of the Blacksmith's Association. He was a genius blacksmith that was out of this world.
The child in front of him was only nine years old. If he could pass the blacksmith's ranking test, what would it mean?
Cen Yue had even more thoughts. Tang Yuxing had just said that Mang Tian had asked him to accept the mission directly. This meant that this child was very likely a second rank blacksmith. Was he trying to break the record?
"Master Cen, test room number three.”
Cen Yue narrowed his eyes and picked up Tang Yuxing's form." Come with me."”He wanted to see just how powerful Mang Tian's disciple was.
The so-called testing room was actually a forging room. Of course, the blacksmith's test would be conducted here.
As soon as he entered the forging room, Tang Yuxing's nervous mood immediately relaxed. The forging equipment here was similar to Mang Tian's workshop. This was the first time he had encountered an environment he was familiar with since he had arrived in Eastsea City.
The appraiser was a middle-aged woman. She obviously knew Cen Yue." Master Cen, you personally brought people here to test! I just heard that this child is only nine years old. If it was a little smaller, would he be able to break the president's record?”
"Let's test it first."”
The appraiser nodded and said to Tang Yuxing,"There are 15 types of metals here. Choose one of them to refine. I'll give you a score based on the metal you choose and the degree of purification. If you score more than 60 points, you'll be promoted to a rank-1 blacksmith.”
"Yes." Tang Yuxing nodded and walked to the metal shelf beside him.
Fifteen types of metals, each one of them was one foot square.
These metals were of different colors and different texture. The Blacksmith's Rank Test might seem simple as it only required one round of refinement, but in reality, it tested many things.
The appraiser didn't tell him what these metals were. This required him to have a sufficient understanding of the various metals. At the same time, he had to choose the metal that he could forge.
The quality of the metal and the effect of purification complemented each other.
Tang Yuxing looked around and recognized all the types of metal. After thinking for a while, he took out a piece of metal from the shelf in the middle.
The metal shined with a faint silver light. Seeing his choice, Cen Yue and the appraiser revealed a hint of surprise. They didn't expect Tang Yuxing to choose such a heavy and dense metal.
"I choose this Heavy Silver." Tang Yuxing placed the Heavy Silver on the forging table without making a sound.
Mang Tian had very high requirements for him. One of them was that, other than forging, there must be no sound of metal colliding.
A piece of Heavy Silver that was one foot square actually weighed up to three hundred kilograms. It was very heavy, but Cen Yue looked at Tang Yuxing and saw that it didn't seem to be that difficult.
"Little guy, you're quite strong!" The examiner was also surprised. She was starting to believe that this little guy who wrote that he was only nine years old could really complete the test.
"Masters, may I begin?" Tang Yuxing asked.”
"Let's begin. You have one hour. Within an hour, you must try your best to purify this Heavy Silver. The degree to which you can purify it will be the corresponding score.”
"Yes, sir!" Tang Yuxing didn't think about anything else and immediately started operating skillfully.
He turned on the forging table, raised the temperature, and placed the Heavy Silver into the furnace for roasting. The time taken to refine the metal was also included in the purification time. There was no room for trickery in the blacksmith's ranking test. The Blacksmith's Association had very strict requirements for every blacksmith because once they reached a certain rank, they could take on missions to forge. The products produced would affect the reputation of the Blacksmith's Association.
Tang Yuxing stretched slightly and took a few deep breaths at the same time. He mobilized the power of Gabriel, and his soft long hair was dyed silver-purple.
The reason why he chose Heavy Silver was not because he wanted to show off, but rather because the last time he had smithed in Glorybound City had been with the Thousand Refined Heavy Silver Hammers. After that incident, he had a very deep understanding of the characteristics of Heavy Silver. The piece of Heavy Silver he chose was very similar in quality to the Heavy Silver he had smithed previously. Under the circumstances where he was excited by the prospect, he naturally made his choice.
However, he still remembered Mang Tian's words. He was not allowed to use the Thousand Refined Heavy Silver Hammers unless he was forging alone. He was not allowed to reveal the Thousand Refined Heavy Silver Hammers to outsiders before he turned fifteen.
Looking at the temperature of the metal displayed on the forging table, Tang Yuxing's breathing gradually became even, and his eyes became focused.
Cen Yue stood at the side and did not give any advice. He had been paying attention to the child in front of him, especially his eyes.
When he saw Tang Yuxing's eyes become focused, he couldn't help but praise in his heart. Mang Tian, oh Mang Tian, you've picked up a treasure.
Among the blacksmiths, Cen Yue was the one who advocated focusing on forging the most. He did not have any outstanding talent. He had entered this industry because he liked it. It could be said that he had walked step by step until today. Relying on his passion and focus on forging, he had earned himself a place in the world of forging.
Tang Yuxing was only a nine-year-old child! For a nine-year-old child to be so focused meant that he really knew how to forge. Cen Yue's impression of this child immediately improved.
Tang Yuxing quickly pressed a button with his left hand, and Heavy Silver, which had just reached the right temperature for forging, slowly appeared on the forging table.
The appraiser quickly wrote something on his record.
As the examiner of the Blacksmith's Ranking Test, she had been through many evaluations. From Tang Yuxing's actions, she could tell that this was not the child's first time smithing Heavy Silver. However, was Heavy Silver something that an unregistered blacksmith could forge?
Tang Yuxing started!
His arms shook slightly on both sides of his body, and two streaks of black light appeared in his palms at the same time. They were the pair of Thousand Refined tungsten hammers. The hammer in his left hand lightly tapped on the Heavy Silver, making a "ding ding" sound.
Cen Yue's eyes quickly fell on Tang Yuxing's ears. He could clearly see that his ears were trembling slightly.
He was listening, listening to the feedback of the metal. Good kid!
At this moment, Tang Yuxing swung his first hammer. He swung the hammer in his right hand at lightning speed, and the air in the forging room instantly became tense. With a low whistling sound, the tungsten steel hammer smashed heavily on the edge of the Heavy Silver in the next moment.
"Bang!" The tungsten steel hammer bounced up, and the Heavy Silver slightly caved in.
Tang Yuxing's beautiful eyes lit up almost at the same time. He swung the hammer with his left hand.”There was another explosion.
The two explosions caused a series of echoes to echo in the blacksmith's ears. Cen Yue's eyes widened. This was…a Thousand Refined tungsten hammer?
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