165: The champion belongs to the young craftsman

“Make as much as you can take?”

At this moment, Lin Ling seemed to have suddenly transformed into a greedy wolf.

He looked at the material list on the screen and immediately felt as if his mouth was watering.

“So complete? There are even rare materials from North America.”

He quickly clicked on the screen, and soon, hundreds of rare materials were selected.

“I need all of these. I’ll take ten sets first.”

A Forging Master specifically responsible for extracting materials for the contestants frowned.

“These materials aren’t yours just by taking them; you can only take them away after crafting finished products.”

He kindly reminded him, as Lin Ling at that moment truly resembled a country bumpkin who had never seen the world.

His expression clearly showed that he believed rare materials were his simply by claiming them.

“Hahaha… give them to him. This young friend is truly talented.”

Lucas immediately laughed when he saw Lin Ling’s material selection, his words clearly full of mockery.

Borg glanced at Lin Ling and saw him only hoarding materials without beginning to craft, his eyes filled with even more disdain.

“From your materials, it seems you’re planning to craft a specialized weapon? Do you know how long it takes to craft a high-grade specialized weapon?”

As Borg’s words fell, he began to fully immerse himself in crafting. At this moment, he entered a state of self-forgetfulness, and the outside world could no longer disturb him in the slightest.

He was indeed worthy of being a Saint Master’s disciple; at this moment, he held a carving knife in each hand.

He could actually achieve two things at once, fighting with both hands.

Under his hands, every rune was carved with extreme care. One by one, runes appeared on those materials, everything appearing naturally as if crafted by divine hands.

Seeing this scene, many elders nodded.

Although they didn't like this arrogant Germany boy, his forging skills were still highly respected.

“Borg is indeed very strong. It won’t be long before the Three Great Saint Masters might become the Four Great Saint Masters.”

“Yes, Germany has been an industrial powerhouse for nearly a thousand years. After the Great Fusion, the status of Germany Forging Masters is no less than that of combat Professionals, and even surpasses them. This is due to the influence of the general environment.”

“Although our Dragon Kingdom has many talented individuals, it’s difficult for such high-precision and cutting-edge talents to emerge in this general environment.”

As the old men spoke, their gaze involuntarily turned towards Lin Ling again.

At this moment, Lin Ling’s nearby workbench was already piled high with rare materials.

Several elders couldn’t help but raise their hands to cover their faces, shaking their heads and saying, “Alas… this child is good in every way, but he’s just too young. When I was young, I probably wouldn’t have been much better than him when seeing so many rare materials.”

“Yes, the materials he requested are probably worth over ten billion. These aren’t just materials for crafting specialized weapons; they probably include materials for upgrading as well.”

Another elder said, a strange look suddenly flashing in his eyes.

“Eh? This is…”

He suddenly widened his eyes, staring intently at Lin Ling’s materials.

“Most of these are materials for crafting assassin sets, and the upgrade materials are also for assassin sets. It can’t be a coincidence, can it?”

However, no sooner had he spoken than Lin Ling looked at the attendant beside him.

“Brother, help me get ten carving knives.”

The attendant, full of doubt, still retrieved ten carving knives for Lin Ling.

The next second, ten carving knives simultaneously floated in front of Lin Ling, beginning a frantic carving.

This scene instantly caused gasps of astonishment throughout the venue.

“This is incredible! Is he crafting ten pieces of equipment simultaneously?”

“Why ten pieces?”

“This young brother’s mental power must already be over a thousand, very likely having broken through fifteen hundred, otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to carve runes with mental power so smoothly.”

Amidst the exclamations of the crowd, every time Lin Ling finished carving an equipment part, that part would immediately fly to the scanning area.

The advanced forging system operated rapidly, everything orderly, as if Lin Ling had practiced countless times.

For a time, people didn’t even dare to breathe.

Everything Lin Ling displayed seemed like a spectacular performance.

Every detail was perfect.

Forty minutes passed in a flash.

At this moment, Borg was covered in sweat. His specialized weapon crafting had entered the most crucial moment; a slight mistake would lead to complete failure.

Borg, who had entered a state of self-forgetfulness, suddenly stopped.

Sounds began to enter his ears.

The audience’s exclamations rose and fell.

Borg’s lips couldn’t help but curl into a proud smile.

These bumpkins, they’re amazed by my exquisite skills again.

It’s no wonder they are; the first time I saw my master carve runes with both hands simultaneously, I was also astonished.

“Whoa… amazing!”

“Too strong!”

“This is simply a miracle!”

“Our Dragon Kingdom shall rise! This is simply a young Artisan God!”

Borg quite enjoyed listening to the continuous exclamations from the audience.

But when the last sentence reached his ears, the smile on Borg’s face instantly froze.

“Hmm? What ‘Dragon Kingdom shall rise’? I didn’t actually join the Dragon Kingdom, these idiots…”

He mumbled, then suddenly realized something.

Borg slowly turned his head to look at Lin Ling.

The next second, a scene he would never forget in his life rushed into his brain.

Ten shining silver pieces of equipment floated in front of Lin Ling.

That’s right, they were equipment.

And the mountain of materials piled in front of Lin Ling had long disappeared.

At this moment, ten carving knives were simultaneously carving the final runes.

Once the runes were complete and scanned by the advanced forging system, attributes could appear.

And at this moment, the runes on nine of these ten pieces of equipment actually formed patterns of fierce beasts.

Each fierce beast was filled with a dark and violent aura.

They were hidden in the darkness, as if they could deliver a fatal blow to their prey at any moment.

The last piece, however, was a Priest’s staff, adorned with auspicious beasts and propitious clouds, overflowing with a sense of divinity, forming a stark contrast with the entire assassin set.

Borg suddenly came back to his senses, wanting to continue his equipment, but found that no matter how hard he tried, he could no longer enter a state of self-forgetfulness.

He gently waved his carving knife.

A low-level mistake immediately appeared.

Crack…

The runes caused a chain reaction.

The equipment immediately cracked.

And the advanced forging system beside him simultaneously popped up a system notification.

“Critical rune chain damaged, this equipment is scrapped, please re-craft!”

Borg: “o(╥﹏╥)o”

“Time’s up! Everyone stop!”

The host lightly shouted.

Everyone stopped what they were doing.

At this moment, everyone looked at their work with smiles on their faces.

Except for Borg, of course.

In front of him was only a very crude glove.

This was the only piece of equipment he could complete within ten minutes.

“Ice Silk Gloves”

“Category: Special Equipment”

“Quality: Fine”

“Required Level: Level 40”

“Item Attributes: Cool to wear in summer, Ice Professional wearer damage +1000”

This equipment was actually a minor masterpiece, crafted with only two rare materials.

Moreover, Borg also used some private techniques to make these Ice Silk Gloves, which originally required Level 60 to use, available 20 levels earlier.

But at this moment, looking at the gloves in front of him, Borg felt like dying.

Across from him, Lin Ling had ten pieces of equipment neatly arranged in front of him.

A nine-piece assassin specialized weapon set, two of which had already reached Fine quality.

The remaining piece was a Fine quality Priest’s staff. Any one of these, if taken out, would absolutely overshadow other people’s equipment.

These pieces of equipment, as long as they were named, could immediately become specialized weapons. If taken out and sold now, they would be worth at least several tens of billions.

Today, Lin Ling could be said to have taken a huge advantage.

But Lucas on the stage felt his heart bleeding.

Originally expected to get something for free, it turned into giving it away for free.

The rare materials he brought, worth tens of billions, were mostly used up by Lin Ling’s ten pieces of equipment.

This was truly a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice, losing both wife and soldiers.

The three judges walked around among the ten contestants, and the results of the competition were self-evident.

Anyone with eyes could see that Lin Ling was already the uncrowned king.

“I announce that the first place in the second round of the competition is Lin Ling. The three judges have finished reviewing all the entries, and the results of the third round of the competition are also out.

The overall champion of this Forging Master Competition is Lin Ling. Congratulations to Lin Ling for winning the championship, and congratulations to the Qiu Family for becoming the re-elected president of the Kyoto Blacksmiths Association.”

As the host’s words fell, warm applause erupted from all around.

The Lin Family members’ faces were ashen, their eyes wanting to devour Lin Ling alive.

Autumn Leaf, at this moment, was so happy she wanted to rush forward and fiercely hug Lin Ling.

But her thoughts had long been seen through by Lin Ling, whose gaze had already issued a warning to her.

“Can I put away the equipment I made now?” Lin Ling asked with a smile.

“Of course you can put them away; they are all yours. Young man, your future is limitless! Have you thought about developing in Jinling? I can give you the entire Jinling Forging Master Guild,” President Tang said with a smile.

Lin Ling raised his hand and put away all the equipment, then said to President Tang, “Thank you for your kindness. Forging Master is just a side profession for me. I’ll visit Jinling if I have the chance.”

As soon as he said this, many people felt it was a great pity.

“This young friend, your talent in forging is absolutely unprecedented and unparalleled. It’s too regrettable not to be a main Forging Master.”

“Young friend, you and my granddaughter are quite a good match. Would you consider joining my Qiu Family? I can let you be the Qiu Family Head.”

“Grandpa, what are you saying? I’m three years older than him.”

“Hahaha, an older wife brings gold bricks, right?”

Old Master Qiu teased, and Autumn Leaf immediately blushed crimson.

Lin Ling, however, smiled faintly and said, “I’m sorry, I have a girlfriend.”

As soon as he said this, the shyness on Autumn Leaf’s face suddenly froze.

“Hahaha… finally! I wonder who is so lucky to be your girlfriend, but it doesn’t matter, the Qiu Family’s door will always be open for you,” Old Master Qiu said regretfully.

While they were filled with joy, Lucas and his disciple couldn’t be happy.

“Hmph, kid, I don’t know what legacy you obtained, but luck won’t always be on your side.”

Lucas said with a dark expression. He remembered this loss today, and if he had the chance in the future, he would definitely get his revenge.

It didn’t matter that he wasn’t speaking; the moment he opened his mouth, Lin Ling immediately looked at him.

“Saint Master, if I’m not mistaken, the champion can request a skill from a defeated opponent, right? Your esteemed disciple just demonstrated a technique that can reduce the required level of equipment. Please share it,” Lin Ling said with a mischievous smile.

As soon as these words came out, Lucas instantly looked stunned.