102: The foolish second prince

Copper Hammer's commotion naturally attracted the attention of all the big shots. Seeing Copper Hammer sprawled over a thick book, laboriously flipping the pages, they all stood up and walked over, curious about what he was doing.

Dragon Overlord even stepped in to help Copper Hammer flip the pages while asking curiously, "Clan Leader Tongchui, what are you looking for?"

As the pages flipped rapidly, Copper Hammer suddenly shouted, "Stop! Stop!"

Dragon Overlord quickly stopped and looked curiously at the page.

Copper Hammer looked at the page, then looked up at the 'red pill' in Jian Wuxie's hand, and shouted excitedly, "Haha, that's it! I knew it looked familiar!"

Dragon Overlord also saw what was on the page. On this piece of parchment was a drawing of a long sword identical to the one in Jian Wuxie's hand, with every detail matching perfectly. Next to the sword, only one sentence was recorded.

[The blade that won the Grand Prize at the First World's Greatest Blacksmith Convention]

"Haha, although it's been a long time and the name of the blacksmith who made this blade is unknown, this blade indeed once won the Grand Prize at the World's Greatest Blacksmith Convention!" Copper Hammer laughed.

"Then I wonder, what is the rank of this long sword?" Jian Wenxuan asked curiously.

"A blade that can win the Grand Prize, according to your standards, is at the very least Heaven Rank!" Copper Hammer replied with certainty.

"Although this blade currently lacks Spirit Resonance, its hardness and material alone are definitely Heaven Rank! If it can one day nurture Spirit Resonance, this blade will become even stronger!" Copper Hammer pulled out his wine jug, took a large gulp, and continued.

As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of several big shots turned greedy, their gazes unconsciously drifting toward the long sword in Jian Wuxie's hand.

Then they saw Lin Chuan beside Jian Wuxie, and the woman behind Lin Chuan who always kept her head lowered. They all silently retracted their greedy gazes and coughed lightly to hide their embarrassment.

Lin Chuan was standing right next to Jian Wuxie, so he naturally knew what those looks meant. He chuckled and said, "All weapons issued in this event have already been Soul-bound to their users; others cannot use them."

After saying that, he snatched the 'red pill' from Jian Wuxie's hand.

Sure enough, when the long sword was transferred to Lin Chuan's hand, the flames on the blade immediately went out, and it slowly began to grow rusty.

When Lin Chuan handed the long sword back to Jian Wuxie, the blade ignited with flames once again and began to shine with a cold light.

After Lin Chuan's demonstration, those with ulterior motives shook their heads regretfully and abandoned the idea of killing and looting.

Jian Wuxie naturally knew what Lin Chuan was doing and bowed to him gratefully.

Lin Chuan smiled and said, "You're welcome. You can step down now; the awards will continue!"

Jian Wuxie nodded, put away the long sword, and walked off the stage.

"Alright, next up is the first-place winner of this event. Crushing everyone else with Level 24 and 86% experience, the first-place winner is Imperial Power Under Heaven! Please come onto the stage!" Lin Chuan shouted.

Behind the stage, the Second Prince was full of pride and whispered to Elder Shen, "Hehe, I didn't disgrace the Royal Family, did I?"

Elder Shen could only pretend to be gratified and nodded, "The Second Prince is indeed exceptionally gifted."

Having received the praise, the Second Prince laughed like a fool and happily walked onto the stage.

Elder Shen looked at the Second Prince's back, sighed, and shook his head without saying more.

Lin Chuan looked at the richly dressed young man walking onto the stage with a silly grin and said in surprise, "You are... the Second Prince, right? You are Imperial Power Under Heaven?"

Lin Chuan still had some impression of this biggest financial backer. He hadn't expected that even after Transmigration, the power of pay-to-win would still be so formidable.

Once the Second Prince stood still, Lin Chuan said, "Do you have anything you want to say?"

The Second Prince said excitedly, "Greetings, everyone! I am the Second Prince of the Southern Territory Royal Family. Being able to take first place in this event is entirely because I am a Genius! If any Seniors want to take a disciple, you might as well consider me!"

"My Imperial Father said that with my Aptitude, I am a rarity in the Southern Territory for a thousand years. Seniors, don't miss out! Hahaha!"

Elder Shen looked at the Second Prince on the stage and silently turned away.

The crowd of big shots below the stage looked at the Second Prince, who was laughing like a Second Fool, all showing bewildered and confused expressions.

"Have any of you heard of this?" Yi Jianwu inquired with a face full of confusion.

Green Plum Spirit Child hesitated for a moment before speaking, "This is the second son of Yuwen Xiong of the Southern Territory Royal Family. I can confirm this part is true."

"Oh? Then what about this rare Genius Aptitude business?" Yi Jianwu pressed.

Green Plum Spirit Child hesitated for a long while before answering in a low voice, "If I remember correctly, there are folk rumors that this Second Prince is pseudo-intelligent—appearing clever but actually simple-minded. To put it simply, he's a bit... foolish?"

Yi Jianwu looked up at the grinning Second Prince on the stage. His intuition told him it was more reliable to believe the folk rumors, and he silently sat back.

Seeing that the big shots below the stage had no reaction, the Second Prince continued, "It's okay. I know that for someone as outstanding as me, you Seniors must test them in advance. After the event is over, please come find me privately."

Lin Chuan saw the big shots below all roll their eyes in unison. To prevent this Second Prince from saying anything more nonsensical, he quickly said, "Let's invite Seria to bring up the first-place reward!"

Seria slowly walked onto the stage, carrying a large golden box encrusted with various gemstones, and handed it to the Second Prince.

Lin Chuan was about to ask him to open it when a group of armored soldiers suddenly rushed out from the Formation below, glaring intently at the Second Prince on the stage.

Lin Chuan immediately became tense, and Number 28 behind him also raised her head.

But once those soldiers were in position, two people who looked like Commanders stepped out to the front, pulled two small flags from their robes, waved them, and shouted, "Second Prince, Number One! Second Prince, Number One!"

Under the direction of the small flags, the soldiers followed with sonorous yet rhythmic voices, shouting, "Second Prince is Number One!"

This sudden little performance made everyone incredibly embarrassed, and they all looked at the Second Prince holding the box on the stage.

The Second Prince was full of pride at this moment, looking as if this was only natural.

Veins bulged on Lin Chuan's forehead as he whispered in the Second Prince's ear, "Get them to go back right now, or I'll make them disappear!" After saying that, he pointed to Number 28 behind him.

The Second Prince's expression finally changed, and he quickly shouted, "Alright, alright, that's enough!"

The large squad of soldiers then lined up and followed the two Commanders back into the Formation.

The big shots below looked at the Second Prince with different eyes now, each of them rolling their eyes toward the stage.

"Alright! Hurry up and open your reward!" Lin Chuan urged.

The Second Prince was a bit embarrassed, but he still opened the box in his arms with an expectant gaze.