Stunning

Last time, when the entire school's teachers and students were watching, Jiang Xuan had no distracting thoughts. This time, it goes without saying, he quickly immersed himself in the marvelous Realm of Artifact Refining.

Because he was wearing a helmet and controlling the robotic arm with brainwaves, he didn't even need to move his hands, allowing him to dedicate himself more fully.

"The Heaven and Earth Dao Patterns required for the iron defense armor are... Guarding Kun One, Resisting Li Kan Two..."

As his thoughts raced, Heaven and Earth Dao Patterns were smoothly carved out by his robotic arm and imprinted onto various metal Materials and Vicious Beast Materials needed to forge the iron defense armor. Some Heaven and Earth Dao Patterns were even imprinted on herbs.

Wei Han had been watching from the side, his expression a mix of nervousness and anticipation.

But Xu Shaochan's expression had changed the moment Jiang Xuan began carving the Heaven and Earth Dao Patterns.

"These are clearly the most familiar Martial Patterns, but every time he carves them, why do they give me a profound and unfathomable feeling?"

Xu Shaochan muttered, appearing somewhat disbelieving.

Xu Wanying looked up and innocently said,

"Brother, why don't I see it?"

Xu Shaochan said without thinking,

"Your Realm isn't high enough; you wouldn't see it. Hey, Wei Han, did you see it?"

Wei Han hadn't actually seen it either, but seeing his old rival ask this, he naturally couldn't admit it. So he nodded and pretended to be profound, saying,

"I saw it long ago. Otherwise, why do you think I value him so much?"

Xu Shaochan asked, "Where did this kid learn this?"

Wei Han chuckled, "The most important thing for an Artisan is talent, talent! Do you understand? He probably didn't even need to learn it; he just read a few ancient texts and naturally absorbed the divine charm of how ancient predecessors in myths and legends forged Heaven and Earth Magical Artifacts."

Xu Shaochan wiped away non-existent sweat from his forehead: "Isn't that a bit too superstitious?"

Wei Han laughed, "It's just a conjecture. If it works, we can have our children read ancient texts every day in the future."

As the two were talking, their expressions suddenly changed.

Because, at that moment, a very peculiar sound came from inside the high-tech forging platform.

Clang—!

At first listen, the sound was just a robotic arm hitting a piece of metal with a hammer. But the two Intermediate Artisans keenly heard many bubble-like雜音 within the sound!

Clearly, there was a problem during the forging of the memory defense metal, the most crucial Material for the iron defense armor, resulting in many internal cracks.

"Oh no, he's going to fail!"

Xu Shaochan's face showed concern. He only had a rivalry with Wei Han; as for Jiang Xuan, he was very willing to see a Genius emerge.

Wei Han's face also grew solemn. He, of course, understood that Jiang Xuan had failed. With so many cracks hammered into the memory defense metal, the most important Material for the iron defense armor, how could it possibly succeed?

However, he still looked at Xu Shaochan and smiled, saying,

"It's perfectly normal. He only became an Artisan Apprentice yesterday. How could he succeed on his first attempt at forging the iron defense armor today?"

Xu Shaochan also nodded and said,

"Yes, that's true. However, you were the one who showed great importance to him earlier, so it's normal for me to be surprised by his failure."

Xu Wanying sighed softly, looking extremely regretful:

"Ah, I thought Jiang Xuan could really succeed on his first attempt. If he had, we would have witnessed the birth of a Genius with Grandmaster-level talent!"

Jiang Xuan was completely focused at this moment, not hearing their words.

In fact, he had intentionally cracked the memory defense metal.

This was a method he had invented himself based on the Qiankun Artifact Refining Method and the blueprints for the iron defense armor. It allowed more Heaven and Earth Dao Patterns to be engraved into it, enabling the iron defense armor to truly cover the entire body while also adding two more layers of outer armor.

This was an innovation of his.

Seeing that all the cracks had been hammered out, Jiang Xuan once again manipulated the robotic arm to engrave Heaven and Earth Dao Patterns onto it.

At this point, Xu Shaochan and the two others stopped talking, all thinking about how to comfort Jiang Xuan after he finished forging.

For a newcomer who had just become an Artisan Apprentice, this was especially important; timely comfort could prevent them from losing confidence too quickly.

Confidence is crucial for every Artisan.

Time passed bit by bit until all the robotic arms stopped, followed by the sound of water, which was the final step: cooling after quenching.

Xu Shaochan and Wei Han exchanged glances and walked over. The two, with the tacit understanding of old rivals, stood to Jiang Xuan's left and right, ready to offer him a few words of comfort.

The next moment, they were stunned.

Because, inside the high-tech forging platform, within the rectangular iron box, the slightly dark water slowly receded, revealing a dark and shiny iron defense armor.

Its design was so perfect. Unlike ordinary iron defense armor, it had many additional patterns. These patterns looked quite mysterious, as if naturally formed, but as Intermediate Artisans, the two recognized them at a glance.

"Layered patterns? This can't be, he... how could he forge layered patterns onto the iron defense armor?"

Xu Shaochan's voice changed, trembling with extreme disbelief.

Wei Han seemed to be frozen in place, biting his cigar, his eyes fixed on the iron defense armor.

Jiang Xuan, however, picked it up with a relaxed expression, unafraid of the heat. After all, he was already a One-Star Martial Artist, and the eighty to ninety-degree high temperature after cooling was nothing to him.

Then he turned around and handed it directly to Wei Han.

"Old Wei, it's done. Take a look."

For some reason, at the instant he heard "Old Wei," a strange jealousy arose in Xu Shaochan's heart.

It seemed he wished Jiang Xuan would call him that too, or perhaps wished Jiang Xuan had given him the iron defense armor to look at first.

Wei Han's hands trembled as he took it, holding it. An invisible force in his palm slowly began to inject into the iron defense armor.

Soon, he felt it.

"This... this is a completely improved forging recipe for the iron defense armor, and such an optimization approach has never appeared in the entire Human Federation... Heavens!"

Xu Shaochan couldn't hold back. He rushed over and snatched the iron defense armor from his hand.

But Wei Han showed no reaction, seemingly immersed in the forging concept of the iron defense armor that Jiang Xuan had modified, savoring it carefully.

At this moment, Xu Shaochan also injected the Qi within his body into the iron defense armor. His attainments in the Martial Dao were also very high; he was already a Five-Star Martial Master, meaning he had 500,000 qi and blood value.

As his Qi circulated throughout every part of the iron defense armor, he couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

"Not only can it stack one layer, but it can also stack two layers! This..."

Xu Shaochan also stood rooted to the spot, seemingly equally immersed in Jiang Xuan's marvelous, even profound, forging concept.

Xu Wanying watched with itching curiosity. She walked over in small steps, her big eyes fixed on Jiang Xuan, and said,

"Jiang Xuan, can I, can I also take a look?"