Chapter 160: What Is Called Efficiency

Why the hell was his career on the line just by participating in the Divine Smith Grand Ceremony?

Gu Yan was filled with inexplicable agitation.

He hurriedly picked up his phone and dialed with trembling fingers.

The phone rang for a long time before the other end finally connected.

"Hello? Chairman Gu?" Lin Wei's voice carried a hint of caution.

Gu Yan practically roared out.

"Lin Wei! What on earth is going on?!"

"Why did Ou Yezi suddenly lock horns with that Nakamura Shinichiro?"

"What the hell are you doing as an assistant?!"

Lin Wei subconsciously pulled the phone a little further away. After Gu Yan finished venting his anger, she explained in a tone that was on the verge of tears and full of grievance.

"Chairman Gu, please calm your anger first. I know you are very anxious, but please don't panic yet."

"I only found out this morning. Chairman Mo hosted a banquet last night, and I thought it was just a simple meal. Who would have thought… Who would have thought it would cause such a huge incident."

"I don't care about all that!" Gu Yan rudely interrupted her.

"You know the importance of Ou Yezi to our guild! If he loses the match against Nakamura, the personal cost to him will be huge, and the loss to our guild will not be small either!"

"I order you! At all costs, find a way to make Chairman Mo cancel this challenge bet!"

Lin Wei was really close to crying on her end.

She is just a junior assistant, why on earth would Chairman Mo listen to her?

Besides, judging by this posture, Chairman Mo probably couldn't call the shots on this matter either.

Right at this moment, a loud voice resounded across the entire city through amplification equipment in the square.

"The second stage of the Divine Smith Grand Ceremony, the Forging Master competition, is now beginning!"

"Will all Forging Masters please enter the arena!"

At this moment, the square in the center of the city had long been cleared into a huge venue of several hundred square meters.

Dozens of sets of top-tier forging facilities had been neatly arranged across the venue at some unknown time.

The forging table crafted from obsidian was indestructible.

The forging furnace, which channeled the fire of the earth's veins, blazed with fierce flames.

On the workbench next to it, from hammers to carving knives, all kinds of tools were readily available, flashing with a chilling luster under the sunlight.

The host, Wei Zheng's voice sounded again, filled with passion.

"Distinguished audience! The exciting moment has finally arrived!"

"This Forging Master competition has invited a total of twenty-seven famous Forging Masters from all over the country!"

"Added with Master Nakamura Shinichiro from Sakura Country, that makes a total of twenty-eight!"

"At this moment, they have entered the arena one after another and are standing in front of their respective forging tables!"

"Since this is an open-air competition, everyone can feast your eyes and observe the exquisite details and forging techniques of each Great Master up close!"

When all twenty-eight contestants had stood firmly, Mo Xuanye strode to the center of the venue.

He glanced around the crowd with a gentle smile on his face.

"It is an honor that you have traveled thousands of miles to participate in this Forging Master competition in Skyfire City."

"This competition is divided into two rounds in total."

"The first round will screen out the top ten."

"The second round will directly decide the final champion!"

He paused, and his voice suddenly rose.

"And the champion's reward for this competition is this cluster of Grade A different fire—Charm Spirit Fire!"

"Equipment forged with this different fire can come with a charm spirit effect. Once the opponent is hit, they will enter a charmed state and give up resistance."

As soon as his voice fell, a staff member walked up holding a crystal container cautiously.

Inside the container, a cluster of crimson-red flames, resembling an enchanting fox, curled its body and burned quietly.

As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the twenty-seven Great Xia Country Forging Masters present instantly burst into burning brilliance, and their breathing became hurried.

Grade A different fire!

This was a supreme treasure sufficient to drive any Forging Master crazy!

In Nakamura Shinichiro's eyes, there was even more of a look of absolute determination to win.

He looked provocatively at the distant Ou Yezi, the corners of his mouth curling into a sneer.

"Your Excellency Ou Yezi, don't forget our agreement."

"I hope you won't get eliminated in the first round."

Zhou Huai, controlling Ou Yezi, didn't even lift his eyelids, and only spat out a few words indifferently.

"Where did this barking dog come from?"

"You!" Nakamura Shinichiro's face instantly turned into the color of pig liver, his fists clenching and making cracking sounds.

He forced that foul breath back down, but his gaze became increasingly gloomy and cold.

Mo Xuanye gave a light cough, pulling everyone's attention back.

He announced loudly.

"Now, I announce the first theme of this Forging Master competition!"

"Fast!"

"Although we Forging Masters emphasize meticulous work for slow output, when necessary, we must also pay attention to efficiency!"

"So this first round is to test everyone's forging efficiency!"

"You need to forge a Level 30 cuirass in the shortest possible time. The shorter the time spent, the higher the score."

"Of course, while pursuing efficiency, the quality must also be guaranteed. The final finished product must reach at least the quality of three-star rare or above to be considered qualified."

"If it can reach Epic quality, there will be extra bonus points!"

Subsequently, staff began distributing identical Materials and blueprints to every contestant.

When everything was ready.

Mo Xuanye raised his hand high and waved it down fiercely!

"The competition begins!"

On the huge timer at the edge of the square, the numbers began to jump rapidly.

Clang! Clang! Dang! Dang!

The crisp knocking sounds instantly resounded through the entire square.

Twenty-eight Forging Masters, almost at the same time, plunged into tense forging.

Inside the live broadcast room, Wei Zheng's voice was filled with passion.

"The competition has started! We can see that Master Chen from the Imperial Capital is indeed experienced and knowledgeable; he did not rush to forge, but instead meticulously divided and pre-processed all the Materials first!"

"Master Murong from Demon City, her forging technique is simply like flowing water and moving clouds, full of artistic beauty!"

The picture shifted to in front of Nakamura Shinichiro's forging table.

Wei Zheng's voice instantly rose by eight octaves.

"Good heavens! Master Nakamura directly used his own different fire!"

I saw a cluster of weird black-and-red intertwined flames rising from Nakamura Shinichiro's palm.

As soon as that flame appeared, the surrounding air seemed to be ignited, and the temperature rose sharply.

Under the scorching of that flame, the hard black iron Ore actually melted rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, turning into a pool of scalding molten iron.

On the high platform, Mo Xuanye looked at the flame in Nakamura Shinichiro's palm, his brows slightly tightening.

The aura of this flame… how mixed and impure it is.

Yet it was perfectly fused together.

He understood in his heart.

I'm afraid this flame is formed by the Fusion of at least three different fires.

Divine Fire Craftsman… Is that what it means?

To actually be able to devour and fuse other different fires, truly peculiar.

It seems that his uninvited arrival this time was also because he had long set his sights on that cluster of Charm Spirit Fire.

On the competition field.

Time passed minute by minute.

In front of the photographer's lens.

Nakamura Shinichiro's progress was far ahead.

The embryo of the cuirass was rapidly shaped in his hands.

While other people hadn't even completely smelted their Materials yet, he had already begun the final quenching step.

Wei Zheng's voice was filled with emotion.

"Master Nakamura's strength is truly terrifying! It looks like in this first round of assessment, the first one to finish will definitely be him!"

The bullet comments in榴 the live broadcast room were also filled with wailing.

[Sigh, the gap is too huge; they are simply not on the same level.]

[What the hell is the point of comparing anymore? Just award him the championship directly.]

[What about that guy named Ou Yezi? Why isn't the camera giving him any shots? Could it be that he has already given up?]

However, the exact moment the host's voice fell.

A calm voice sounded on the noisy competition field, clearly transmitting into everyone's ears.

"Sorry."

Ou Yezi slowly raised his hand, with a faint smile on his face, and looked at Mo Xuanye on the high platform.

"It looks like I finished first."

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was shocked!

The clanging and clacking sounds of hammering stopped abruptly.

Everyone's gaze subconsciously looked towards his forging table.

Sure enough, they saw a brand-new cuirass flashing with metallic luster quietly placed on the forging table.

The cuirass had an archaic design and smooth lines, exuding a heavy and steady aura.

Nakamura Shinichiro's hammer, which was about to fall, suddenly froze in mid-air.

His movement was like being pressed on the pause button.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at the huge timer at the edge of the square.

The numbers on it clearly displayed:

47 minutes and 13 seconds.