163: Nine seconds of purification, nine-star special
As he gave the command, Lin Ling's enchantment stone was immediately highlighted on the large screen.
Those magnificent constellation runes, what else could they be but the Starry Sky Forging Method?
In an instant,
the faces of all the blacksmiths present turned pale.
However, at this moment, Lin Ling coldly looked at Lucas: "Old geezer, who said I can't use the Starry Sky Forging Method? Look at how many stars are on my runes?"
Upon hearing the term "old geezer," Lucas was furious, but after listening to Lin Ling's words, a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.
"How many stars?"
At this moment, everyone's gaze once again turned towards the special display on the large screen.
Seven dazzling stars were brightly lit on the exquisite Starry Sky Runes.
Seeing this scene, everyone's pupils simultaneously contracted sharply.
Lucas's Five-star Chain was a legendary existence in the entire forging world.
But at this moment, they actually saw a Seven-star Chain.
"Se... Seven stars?"
"How can it be seven stars?"
"My heavens, why do I have a feeling that Lucas's Five-star Starry Sky Runes are like a grandson in front of these seven stars."
Exclamations and laughter erupted simultaneously.
And Lucas's face had already turned completely pale.
He stared at the seven brilliant stars, as if he had seen a miracle.
"Unmöglich! Das ist unmöglich!" (German: Impossible, this is impossible!)
The whites of Lucas's eyes began to quickly fill with blood, as he couldn't believe his Starry Sky Purification Method would be surpassed by someone else.
Suddenly, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in his eyes!
He absolutely had to obtain these seven-star runes; as long as Borg won the championship, he could make Lin Ling hand over the carving method for the seven-star runes.
Thinking of this, Lucas's eyes were filled with greed.
"Hmph! So what if it's seven stars? Today's competition isn't about who has more rune stars. Borg, aren't you going to make your move? There's no time left!"
Lucas suddenly shouted at Borg when he saw that only 1 minute was left on the countdown on the large screen.
Borg immediately understood.
He picked up another enchantment ore and began carving.
This time, he clearly put all his skill into it, carving exceptionally smoothly, completing eight Starry Sky Runes in one go.
When his final cut landed, a golden light suddenly illuminated.
At the same time, the ranking on the large screen changed again.
Lin Ling's first place immediately became second.
And Borg's name returned to first place.
"[First Place: Borg (Lin Family) Loss Rate: 9%]
"Whoosh..."
The entire hall was engulfed in an uproar.
The faces of all the Dragon Kingdom blacksmiths were ashen.
Their faces were filled with bitter smiles.
No matter how unwilling they were to accept this fact, the truth was right before their eyes.
At this moment, only Lucas, Borg, and the Lin Family Head, Lin Fan, wore triumphant smiles.
Especially Lucas, a cunning look flashed in his eyes as he looked at the countdown on the large screen, which only had a dozen seconds left.
He was confident of victory.
"Kid, you're too young. Even if you have the ability to surpass 9%, there's no time to purify now. Your seven-star runes are mine," Lucas said with a laugh.
At this moment, a straight razor appeared in Lin Ling's hand, and he was using the reflection from the nearby LCD screen to shave his beard.
"Has this kid completely given up?"
"Oh dear, if he loses, the seven-star runes will belong to them. Why is he shaving at this moment!"
"Young man, you're dropping the ball at a critical moment. If you were my grandson, I'd beat you so hard your mom... Hey? Look at his engraving knife."
Several old men, seeing only 10 seconds left on the countdown, pointed at Lin Ling in exasperation.
But before one of them could finish speaking, he suddenly caught a glimpse of Lin Ling's workbench out of the corner of his eye.
There, an engraving knife was suspended in the air, wildly chopping at an enchantment ore that was also suspended in the air.
And the enchantment ore was rotating on its own, as if cooperating with the engraving knife.
A waltz belonging to the engraving knife and the ore was quietly taking place.
This scene instantly made the old men's eyes widen.
Their abnormality spread rapidly from person to person like a virus.
In the blink of an eye, everyone's gaze focused on the knife and the ore.
This scene was both strange and magnificent.
A beautiful dance quietly began, and quietly ended.
"[5... 4... 3... 2...]
A dazzling, pure white halo instantly lit up from the enchantment stone.
And the ranking on the large screen changed again in the last 1 second.
When everyone looked at the large screen, they all gasped.
"Hiss."
"Hiss hiss.."
"Hiss hiss hiss…"
"[First Place: Lin Ling (Qiu Family) Loss Rate: 0.01%]
At this moment, people even forgot to breathe.
Even Lucas was completely dumbfounded as he looked at the screen.
From the moment the engraving knife began to dance until the purification ended, it took a total of 9 seconds.
And at this moment, on the enchantment stone emitting a milky white glow, a full 9 seven-star runes shone with dazzling starlight.
It took 9 seconds, a nine-star chain seven-star pattern, a special-grade enchantment stone.
"Awesome!"
"Holy crap!"
"Holy crap! Holy crap!"
"Holy crap crap crap!"
Can you imagine a scene where a group of old men are so excited they can only shout "awesome" and "holy crap"?
At this moment, every Dragon Kingdom blacksmith had tears in their eyes.
The enchantment stone technology, which had been controlled by Europe and America for decades, finally achieved a comeback.
This was the rise of the Dragon Kingdom, the revival of the nation.
Lin Ling's 0.01 let Lucas and the whole world know what it meant to be far ahead!
"I protest! He must have cheated! I don't believe he can refine an enchantment stone with a 0.01% loss rate! I demand a detection with an advanced forging system!"
Lucas roared loudly, the veins on his neck bulging at this moment.
Lin Ling raised his chin while shaving his beard.
The enchantment stone flew directly beneath the scanning system.
A string of system messages immediately synchronized on the large screen.
"[enchantment stone purity detection in progress...]
"[Beep beep beep, detection successful.]
"[The magic loss rate of this enchantment stone is 0.01%, and the purification level is special-grade enchantment stone.]"