160: Lin Ling comes out of retreat, two skill books
At this moment, everyone at the Forging Master Guild was ready.
In a large auditorium, ten advanced forging system mainframes were arranged.
Ten factions were participating in today's competition.
On the judges' stand sat three elders: two Chinese men and a blonde foreigner.
A host stepped onto the stage, bowed respectfully to the three, and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to introduce today's three judges.
This is Qiu Duanhong, the current President of the Kyoto Forging Master Guild, a Seven Turns Forging Grand Master.
This is President Tang, the President of the Jinling Forging Master Guild, a Seven Turns Forging Grand Master.
And this person… you might not recognize him, but you must have heard of him.
He is Lucas, an Eight-turn Forging Saint Master from the Germany Forging Master Guild.”
“Lucas? Lucas, one of only three Eight-turn Forging Masters in the world?”
“That amazing? How did they manage to invite such a prominent figure?”
“Oh my god, is Lucas the incredible person who can purify enchantment stone to a loss rate of 9%?”
“Only Lucas in the world has the ability to purify enchantment stone to the first grade. I heard he obtained this technique in a legendary hidden dungeon. Techniques are different from skills; they can be patented, and that technique was patented. Unless it's his disciple, anyone who uses it will be severely punished.”
A series of gasps immediately came from the spectators below.
The blonde-haired, blue-eyed Lucas slowly stood up, bowed very humbly to the crowd below, and said in very standard Mandarin:
“It is an honor to come to this great country. Let's get straight to the point.”
The host gave an awkward smile and continued:
“All right, everyone, the Kyoto Forging Master Competition will begin in 5 minutes.
The competition is divided into three rounds: the first is Enchantment Stone Purification, the second is dedicated weapon crafting, and the third is finished product comparison.
During the competition today, contestants can unleash their full potential. All materials needed will be jointly provided by the three major Forging Master Guilds.
No matter what equipment you make or how many pieces you make, you can take them away for free.
Now, contestants, please enter the venue. If you have not entered 30 seconds before the start of the competition, you will be considered to have forfeited.”
As he finished speaking, most of the contestants began walking towards the forging system mainframes.
Only Autumn Leaf did not move, but instead kept looking towards the entrance of the auditorium.
“Autumn Leaf, what are you waiting for? I heard you learned the technique to purify enchantment stone to 20%?
Let me tell you a secret: the one you're competing against today isn't me, but Saint Master Lukas's disciple, Borg.
Although Borg is only 29 years old, he is already a Seven Turns Grand Master. He temporarily joined my Lin family yesterday.
He is Saint Master Lukas's closed-door disciple and has received a great deal of Lucas's true teachings.
So, with the 9% purification process, your 20% is like a joke. You're definitely going to lose today.”
After Lin Dong finished speaking, he slowly walked past Autumn Leaf.
At this moment, Autumn Leaf's face instantly turned pale.
She looked towards the entrance again, her eyes full of hope.
“Will he still come?”
...
In the Dragon Nest Mental Power Refinement Room.
[Task completed, experience +1]
[Congratulations, your Soul Guiding has been upgraded to Level 7, rewarding Mental Power +700. Current Mental Power: 7200]
[Your Mental Power has exceeded the limit for Level 7 difficulty and cannot continue to receive rewards. Please adjust the difficulty in time.]
Looking at the system panel in front of him, Lin Ling stretched contentedly.
After a few days, his face and hair were greasy, and a stubble had grown around his mouth.
“It's time for a break.”
Lin Ling said, getting up and exiting the refinement room.
Just as he was about to push the door open, he suddenly noticed many email notifications in his system messages.
[You received an express mail from Ji Mo: Mage Skill Books: "Wind God's Wrath" and "Praise of Life" have been stored in your storage space.]
[Message: Bro, when are you coming out? I got you two high-level skill books.]
[This mail is free of charge, no payment required.]
“Wind-element magic skills? Not bad, not bad. There are quite a few wind-element song names, but unfortunately, none of them seem as impressive as Wind God's Wrath. Life-element should be healing skills, right…”
Lin Ling muttered to himself and looked down again.
[You received an express mail from Ji Mo: Chloe's Black Gunpowder * 50, Fire-Horned Lizard Scales * 50, Black Sea Obsidian * 50, Green Tinder Flower Stamen * 50.]
[Message: Bro, I've got all those materials you said you were missing. When are you coming out?]
[This mail is free of charge, no payment required.]
Lin Ling smiled.
Ji Mo was truly his good brother.
When he took out his phone and turned it on, countless messages and missed call notifications immediately popped up.
Lin Ling frowned slightly, feeling a bit speechless. Every time he went into seclusion, there would be so many messages.
After waiting for two minutes, all the messages finally finished popping up.
[99+ Feixin messages from Ji Mo]
[99+ missed calls from Ji Mo]
[52 Feixin messages from Zhou Mengyan]
[36 missed calls from Zhou Mengyan]
[12 missed calls from Qin Xuan]
[10 missed calls from Autumn Leaf]
[9 missed calls from Zhou Weiyun]
[1 Feixin message from Jiang Shan Yi]
Lin Ling opened Jiang Shan Yi's message.
[Old Ginger is More Spicy: Brat, don't be lazy. Even if your mental power score isn't good, don't be upset. I'll give you a surprise after the semi-finals.]
“That old man, he's probably already stunned by now, right? I've already cleared the Level 7 pressure. When I see him later, I must get a good look at his expression.”
Lin Ling said with a smile, while his gaze fell on Autumn Leaf's name.
“What does Autumn Leaf want with me… Oh no, what's the date today?”
Lin Ling suddenly looked at the date on his phone, immediately pushed the door open, and couldn't help but feel a little regretful that he didn't see Jiang Shan Yi.
“Good thing, I almost forgot about this. First, I'll go to the Forging Master Guild. Later, I'll call the Hall Master and ask him what he wants.”
He muttered, then called a phantom fighter and flew towards the urban area of Kyoto.