Chapter 209: Increased Difficulty
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
The purity of the two juices had both exceeded 90%, which was enough to prove Wu Mo’s excellent ability in controlling the temperature.
Even the two elders looked at Wu Mo with a hint of doubt.
The blacksmith’s forging ability and material purification ability could be seen from the blacksmith’s theoretical knowledge and hands-on ability.
The relatively quiet young man in front of him seemed to be of a similar age to the young men who had graduated from the noble academy.
However, their strengths were very different, which was really surprising.
“Not bad, keep up the good work.”
Ai Bo’s expression brightened as he nodded.
Wu Mo nodded slightly, turned around, and walked to the side to give space for the next person.
The recently-graduated students from the noble families were angry when they saw that their limelight had been overshadowed by a stranger of the same age.
“Who is this guy? He’s too cocky.”
“That’s right. The teacher was talking to him, but he pretended to be aloof and ignored him. It’s so infuriating!”
“Lincoln, we can’t be defeated by this arrogant guy. We have to beat him in the next test.”
Everyone discussed in low voices and decided to display their best abilities in the next round. They could not let that guy be in the limelight again!
Meanwhile, the three players whom everyone had placed their hopes on nodded confidently.
The young man in the lead was wearing a light green blacksmith suit with golden edges. He wore a pair of glasses, had fair skin, and had good facial features. However, the latter’s expression was condescending as if he looked down on everyone.
Behind him were a man and a woman, both elites in their noble academy. The blacksmith suits they wore had also been slightly modified, and they looked more luxurious than the others.
“Alright, return to your positions. The three-star ranking test will begin immediately.”
Seeing that the two invigilators had already prepared the materials, Elder Lian Chun, who was sitting on the judging panel, immediately waved his hand.
When the bespectacled young man passed by Wu Mo, he deliberately bumped into him lightly and whispered in his ear, “Hmph, just wait and see.”
The rest of the people looked at Wu Mo with hostility. They planned to teach him a lesson in the third test.
Wu Mo had no interest in fighting against these young people who had yet to enter society.
He only felt that the other guy’s actions and words were rather childish.
Wu Mo pushed the curtain aside and walked into his station.
At this moment, the materials placed in the studio were obviously more than before.
Not only were there various materials and metals, but there were also many supplementary materials and a design plan. The ink on it had seemingly just dried.
Clearly, the three-star ranking test involved the overall effect of equipment.
Through the materials and the design outlined on the forging paper, Wu Mo roughly understood that they should be using the existing materials to cast the frame of a piece of equipment or a prototype in a short time.
“Ahem, ahem… Since everyone is ready, let me talk about the three-star test.
Ai Bo smoothed out his suit and slowly said, “You need to display the design on the forging paper within 15 minutes, and it can’t be different from the drawing. The prototype of the forging still needs to go through basic tests. You will only pass if the hardness, toughness, and energy channels meet the standards.”
“All of you understand, don’t you?”
Upon hearing the requirements for the test, the youths from the noble academy could not help but frown slightly.
The current test was undoubtedly much more difficult than the previous two. It would test a blacksmith’s every ability.
If they were not capable enough, they might fail the test.
Tick, tick, tick, tick.
While everyone was thinking, the timer on the judging platform had already started moving.
A tense feeling lingered in the hearts of the young blacksmiths.
Some of them had already started, while others were still considering their general direction.
At this point, the strength of each of the youths from the noble academy was gradually highlighted.
When the two elders in their seats saw the situation, they immediately looked at each other in tacit understanding.
“It appears that some of these young fellows are going to be eliminated in the three-star test.” Ai Bo drank a glass of water and said with a smile.
“They’re overconfident. They become blind once they encounter difficult problems. Compared with these children, the young man in the corner is more to my liking.”
Lian Chun held his chin and looked at Wu Mo, who was forging in an orderly manner, with admiration.
In the corner of the testing area, Wu Mo immediately poured the metal materials into the furnace.
He then used his excellent temperature control technique to melt several metals at the same time, saving time.
Although the performance of the furnace in the guild was much worse than the one in the forging space, Wu Mo still easily completed the task of controlling the temperature in parts at the same time.
Soon, the different metals were completely calcined. They were placed in the crucible separately, waiting to be mixed and remolded.
The next step was to melt the auxiliary materials. In order for the prototype of the equipment to have enough attributes, he had to add materials or forge it.
That required techniques such as penetrating steel and folding forging to increase hardness and toughness.
Of course, Wu Mo had already memorized these techniques by heart. It was to the point where he could count them as if they were his family’s treasures.
He did not hesitate at all. He just needed to wait for the properties of these materials to change.
In Wu Mo’s eyes, these things were still basic knowledge. He had already learned them in his second year at the Divine Arms Academy.
If he wanted to use all his skills, he would probably have to take the five-star ranking test.
In the blink of an eye, all the materials had been smelted.
Next, Wu Mo poured all five metals into the same crucible and then poured it into the furnace again. He let the mixed metal liquid fuse with the various supplementary materials and used the right temperature to force out the impurities.
The flames rose in the furnace, illuminating Wu Mo’s constantly changing expression.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead. Seeing that the alloy liquid in the furnace was no longer rising and that there were no gray impurities on the surface, he poured it into the crucible again.
He waited for the initial cooling until the alloy liquid became viscous, and he immediately began to adjust the forging parameters.
The test this time required the forging of an armor prototype.
He only needed to prepare the main frame and it would be considered complete.
Although 15 minutes was a bit of a rush, it was a good thing that it was only a piece of Rare-equipment. Hence, there was no need to go through any additional processes.
After adjusting the data of the casting machine, Wu Mo poured the liquid in the crucible into the furnace before he prepared to mold it and cool it down.
This process took about five minutes, but it was a pity that the given time was too short. Otherwise, Wu Mo would have added the forging process.