Genius against genius

The moment they heard the three words "Qin Qiyu," everyone in the Craftsman House immediately seemed to understand something.

When they saw the chubby young man personally call Qin Jin "Grandpa," everyone understood even more thoroughly.

Di Wanxiang stroked his grizzled goatee, a smile returning to his Face:

"Old Brother Qin, have you taken your Grandson as an apprentice? Doesn't he lack Artisan talent?"

A hint of pride appeared on Qin Jin's Face, and his already slightly raised chin lifted even higher:

"I used to think so too, but at the beginning of this year, this kid suddenly became particularly interested in our Artisan Dao, clamoring for an Artisan interview, and then his talent was revealed." He paused, then said something that greatly astonished both Di Wanxiang and Yun Kuanghu.

"The first time he underwent an Artisan interview, he used forging Materials and an artisan item blueprint worth ten million to miraculously forge an Intermediate artisan item!"

Di Wanxiang seemed unable to believe what he had heard: "Good heavens, is that, is that true?"

Qin Jin nodded: "How could such a thing be false? Besides, I uploaded the video data from the interview to the House of Heavenly Craftsmanship's main server long ago. If you wish, you can check it at any time."

Yun Kuanghu's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly realized Qin Jin's intention.

He had deliberately brought his Genius Grandson here, treating Jiang Xuan as a whetstone, or even a stepping stone!

If Jiang Xuan were to lose in the subsequent artisan item forging competition against Qin Qiyu, then without a doubt, the fame that had belonged to Jiang Xuan during this period would all go to Qin Qiyu!

Moreover, putting everything else aside, just considering Qin Qiyu's performance in the artisan item interview, being able to forge an Intermediate artisan item with a ten-million-level blueprint and forging Materials on his very first attempt, it seems Qin Qiyu's talent might even be higher than Jiang Xuan's!

No, to exaggerate, it might even be higher than everyone present, even higher than Qin Jin himself!

Although there was no exact data due to the passage of time, Yun Kuanghu was very certain that even when Qin Jin underwent his Artisan interview back then, he absolutely could not have forged an Intermediate artisan item right from the start.

At this moment, Di Wanxiang spoke with a smile: "Old Brother Qin, if you had come yesterday or the day after tomorrow, we would absolutely welcome you, but today... it's really not very convenient."

Clearly, Di Wanxiang also perceived Qin Jin's intention. The two of them belonged to different Heavenly Craftsman factions, so they naturally decided to refuse.

Are you kidding? If Jiang Xuan really became Qin Qiyu's stepping stone, Jiang Xuan might become disheartened and never recover from the blow!

Di Wanxiang was absolutely unwilling to see such a development.

So, for now, he could only put them off and then find a way to avoid a direct confrontation later.

Upon hearing this, Qin Jin's gaze sharpened, as if he was about to flare up: "What, have you two grown more capable after a few years apart, to the point where you won't even give me Face?"

Yun Kuanghu feigned anger: "The way you say that makes us sound petty, but Jiang Xuan is indeed forging an artisan item. He won't have time all day today."

Qin Jin's eyes moved slightly. As a Grandmaster Craftsman in the Martial Venerable Realm, he naturally understood that forging some artisan items was indeed time-consuming and laborious. Not to mention spending a day and a night, sometimes it even required continuous forging for a month without eating or drinking!

Under such circumstances, only a body above the Martial King level could endure it.

"Oh? I'd like to see what this Jiang Xuan is forging."

As Qin Jin spoke, he walked directly towards the high-tech forging platform, mainly to see if Yun Kuanghu and the other person were lying.

The little fatty named Qin Qiyu, carrying a mechanical arm, followed behind his Grandfather, panting, but did not speak, appearing rather simple and honest.

Seeing this, Yun Kuanghu and Di Wanxiang exchanged glances, and the two immediately blocked Qin Jin's path.

Because Jiang Xuan was forging a ring with cosmic blue gold, results would be available in a few minutes at most, certainly not a whole day. Moreover, they didn't want Qin Jin to know that Jiang Xuan was making such a meaningless, doomed-to-fail attempt.

Seeing the two block him, Qin Jin narrowed his eyes, and the highly oppressive Qi of a Martial Venerable Realm practitioner was unleashed:

"What, do you two have something to hide? Why are you stopping me?"

Clang!

Suddenly, in front of the high-tech forging platform, Jiang Xuan manipulated mechanical arms holding hammers of different sizes, simultaneously striking a rectangular iron box.

Qin Jin paused slightly, as if he sensed something, but also seemed unable to confirm it:

"This is..."

The little fatty Qin Qiyu, however, immediately exclaimed in surprise:

"cosmic blue gold! Grandpa, why is he using cosmic blue gold for forging? Isn't cosmic blue gold incompatible with all other forging Materials?"

At this moment, everyone present instantly felt the terrifying talent of Qin Qiyu.

Just by hearing a single striking sound, Qin Qiyu was able to identify the forging Materials that even Qin Jin couldn't determine!

Of course, this was also because, as Grandmaster Craftsmen, neither Qin Jin nor Di Wanxiang and others rarely dealt with cosmic blue gold.

Forging space boxes with cosmic blue gold, which has a standardized process, was usually left to Artisan Apprentices.

But Qin Qiyu hadn't dealt with cosmic blue gold much either, yet he could recognize it just by hearing the sound. Such talent, one could only say, was already somewhat beyond imagination.

"Is this what it means to be an Artisan... their talents are more abnormal than the last..."

Pang Jinghai sighed inwardly. If this Qin Qiyu wasn't less handsome than he was, he would truly feel inferior.

After hearing his Grandson's hint, many golden illusory symbols suddenly appeared in Qin Jin's eyes. He glanced at the high-tech forging platform, then nodded:

"It is indeed cosmic blue gold, and such a large piece too, it must be three billion. Although this is just a small amount of money, but..."

As he spoke, he looked at Di Wanxiang and Yun Kuanghu, saying with full of doubt:

"Are your two apprentices merely famous in name? Why would they want to forge something with cosmic blue gold? Isn't this destined to be futile?"

Yun Kuanghu's expression stiffened, but Di Wanxiang immediately reacted, smiling:

"He's just trying it out. If your Grandson also wanted to try, you wouldn't stop him, would you?"

Qin Jin mused, then nodded:

"That's true, but I wouldn't give him such a large piece of Materials. Money isn't important, but wasting forging Materials is shameful. In our Human Federation, Materials are becoming increasingly scarce."

He said, then changed the subject, continuing:

"I won't pursue the matter of you two deceiving me. Just let my Grandson compete with this Jiang Xuan, how about it?"

Clearly, after learning that Jiang Xuan was forging an artisan item with cosmic blue gold, he had already determined that Jiang Xuan would finish forging very soon, and wouldn't need to wait a whole day.

Di Wanxiang's Face showed a difficult expression.

Yun Kuanghu gritted his teeth, about to reject him regardless of the consequences.

"Hoo—"

Just then, Jiang Xuan exhaled a long breath, opened his eyes, and removed the electronic chips attached to his temples.

He turned his head, revealing a bright smile:

"Eldest Master, Second Master, I've finished forging. I trouble you two to come and see... Eh? Who are this Old Man and this little fatty?"