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"fool!"
Yuan Bao'er turned around and gave Mu Chen a disdainful look, and said irritably, "Use your blockhead brain to think. If Su Mo were really a blacksmith, how could he not even have a forging hammer?"
Zheng Tianlin was originally a young man, but he accidentally turned into a teenager during the fight.
Chapter 131 Perfect Hundred Refinements!
"Yes Yes Yes!"
Faced with Yuan Bao'er's scolding, Mu Chen, the revered master craftsman, had no temper at all and could only nod in agreement.
"What Bao'er just said, could it be true?"
Watching the ingot that Su Mo was forging with such focused attention, Mu Chen muttered something under his breath.
Since giving birth to Mu Xi, Mu Chen had not seen Yuan Bao'er with such a serious expression for a long time.
"What are you muttering about?"
Yuan Bao'er turned to look at Mu Chen.
"without!"
Mu Chen quickly shook his head, and after hesitating for a moment, he asked in a low voice, "Bao'er, are you really going to take Su Mo as your disciple?"
"Yes!"
Yuan Bao'er nodded without hesitation, her tone carrying an unusual seriousness and certainty.
Mu Chen was stunned.
He knows his wife all too well—she's lazy, hates trouble, and detests energy-draining tasks like "teaching people."
It's absolutely impossible for Yuanbao to take on apprentices unless the sky falls down.
But Yuan Bao'er's serious and determined tone made Mu Chen waver for the first time.
Among the three of them, Yuan Bao'er's forging talent was actually not much weaker than his and Zhen Hua's.
However, Yuan Bao'er wasn't very interested in forging, especially after Mu Xi was born, she completely gave up, which is why she was stuck at the seventh level of Saint Craftsman for many years and couldn't break through.
"Baby, are you serious?"
Mu Chen asked in disbelief, his voice trembling slightly.
"Of course!"
Yuan Bao'er turned around and looked at Mu Chen, her tone more serious than ever before.
Seeing Yuan Bao'er's determination, Mu Chen gave up the idea of trying to persuade her, but in the end he couldn't help but ask, "But why did you take Su Mo as your disciple when you were perfectly fine, Bao'er?"
"Firstly, because Su Mo truly possesses extraordinary talent in forging!"
Yuan Bao'er looked at Su Mo without raising her head and said.
Mu Chen nodded in agreement.
Although he disliked Su Mo very much, he had to admit that Su Mo's forging talent seemed to be only slightly weaker than Tang Wulin's.
But if that's all, it probably won't be enough to make Yuanbao'er want to take on an apprentice.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been the one to take Tang Wulin as his disciple in the first place.
"two is……"
Yuan Bao'er also noticed Mu Chen's doubts, so she paused and drew out her words, then her tone suddenly became as playful as Mu Xi's.
"To help Xi'er out!"
"The girls around Su Mo are all ridiculously talented."
"If I, as her mother, don't provide some support for Xi'er, she might become a complete loser in the future!"
Unlike Mu Chen, Yuan Bao'er, known as the "Forging Witch" in the forging world, wholeheartedly approves of the relationship between Su Mo and Mu Xi.
The "hero saves the beauty and repays her with his body" scenario between Su Mo and Mu Xi perfectly hit Yuan Bao'er's sweet spot.
"..."
Upon hearing this, Mu Chen helplessly rubbed his forehead.
Yuan Bao'er's claim of appreciating Su Mo's talent was just a pretext; her real intention was to provide Mu Xi and Su Mo with opportunities to spend time together.
The thought that the two most important women in his life would one day be revolving around another man filled Mu Chen with immense frustration.
Seeing Mu Chen's sullen mouth, which looked like it could hang a soy sauce bottle from the corner of his mouth, Yuan Bao'er covered her mouth and chuckled, comforting him gently, "Alright, little Mu Mu, hurry up and admire the results of Xiao Wu Lin's forging!"
Upon hearing that Tang Wulin had already submitted the sample, Mu Chen's gloom vanished instantly, and he hurried towards the tasting room.
He couldn't wait to see the shocked and envious expressions on the faces of the blacksmiths' association members from other cities.
……
"Senior, aren't you going to start forging yet?"
In the meeting room, Su Mo, who had just pressed the submit button, turned to look at Mu Xi, who was staring intently at him, and whispered a reminder.
"Ah—oh, oh oh!"
Mu Xi snapped back to reality as if she had been startled awake from a dream.
A hint of panic appeared on her pretty face. She quickly lowered her head and began to tidy up her forging table.
However, the moment Mu Xi picked up the forging hammer, her demeanor underwent a dramatic change.
Those somewhat flustered eyes regained their calm and focus, and the whole person was replaced by a calmness and determination that belonged to a blacksmith.
At this moment, Mu Xi was no longer the girl whose thoughts could be disrupted by a single sentence, but a genius craftswoman truly immersed in metal and fire.
After observing for a moment and confirming that Mu Xi's Hundred Forging was without any problems, Su Mo walked out of the forging venue and headed towards his own individual competition venue.
……
"My God! This is actually a piece of top-grade, hundred-refined blue-blue copper!"
Mu Chen had just reached the door of the tasting room behind the stage when he heard the judges' exclamations from inside.
Mu Chen paused, his initial frustration over Yuan Bao'er taking Su Mo as her disciple instantly vanished.
In order not to let anyone notice his emotions, Mu Chen forcibly suppressed his smile that was almost reaching his ears and pretended to push the door open and enter as if nothing was wrong.
"President Mu, you've arrived!"
“Just now, a child completed the hundred-fold forging of Blue Pregnant Copper in just one minute and six seconds, and it was even a top-grade hundred-fold forging.”
As soon as Mu Chen walked in, several judges immediately came to greet him, their expressions filled with excitement and shock.
"is it?"
Mu Chen feigned surprise and asked in astonishment, "Whose little genius is this?"
Mu Chen couldn't wait to see the expressions of envy, jealousy, and hatred on these people's faces when they learned that Tang Wulin was their disciple.
It should be noted that there were quite a few master blacksmiths present who were even more experienced than him.
He really stole the show this time.
"let me see!"
Upon hearing this, one of the reviewers immediately retrieved Tang Wulin's information from the system based on the number recorded on the sample tray.
"Oh, it's Dong..."
The judge had barely begun to speak when the door to the tasting room was suddenly pushed open.
A staff member in charge of testing rushed in, holding a metal sample that shimmered with a rich blue light, almost breathless with anxiety. "Top-grade! Top-grade hundred-refined blue copper!!!"
"!!!"
These words exploded like a bombshell in the tasting room, and everyone's eyes were instantly drawn to the blue-colored bronze piece that was being held high.
Upon seeing this, Mu Chen's heart skipped a beat.
"broken!"
"Bring it here for me to see!"
After regaining his senses, an elderly man with a full head of silver hair hurriedly gave the instructions.
As is well known in the forging industry, the refined products are usually divided into three grades: superior, medium, and inferior.
When the purity of a metal exceeds 90%, it can be considered a superior grade.
However, in reality, top-grade Hundred Forged can be further subdivided.
When the purity of a metal exceeds 95%, all of its properties will be fully revealed, and such a metal, after being refined to perfection, can be called a top-grade refined metal.
However, achieving the highest quality level of 100-fold forging is extremely difficult; only master craftsmen can consistently achieve it during the forging process.
Therefore, the Blacksmiths Association did not include this point when classifying the standards for 100-fold forging.
"wrong!"
When the silver-haired old man tremblingly accepted the blue-pregnant copper sample from the tester, his expression, which had been somewhat excited, instantly turned into astonishment and shock.
The old man held the piece of blue-tinged bronze, which emitted a faint blue halo, in both hands, examining it closely, and an unbelievable, fanatical light gradually appeared in his eyes.
"This is not a top-grade, hundred-fold refined item at all..."
"This piece of blue copper... its purity has reached 99%, and the flow of soul power is almost at zero resistance!"
As soon as the old man finished speaking, the entire tasting room fell into an instant silence.
Hehe, it's late again.
Let me adjust my state of mind.
Chapter 132 Mu Chen's Frenzy
"Ninety-nine percent purity, soul power flow resistance is close to zero!!!"
Upon hearing the news announced by the silver-haired old man, Mu Chen felt incredibly frustrated.
He had already prepared himself to enjoy the envy, jealousy, and hatred of others.