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nTranslator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

n“Precision attribute?”

n“What’s that?”

n“Yes, what does it do?”

nJust as many soldiers were discussing in confusion, an extremely deep voice was heard. “Nice, a Precision attribute, may I take a look at it?”

nThe crowd quickly made way for a burly man, who quickly walked to the square.

nOu Yangming instantly recognized the man after looking at the people who followed behind him.

nThis was because Yu Hailiang was among his followers; he even fell a little behind on purpose. Ou Yangming had seen such an attitude many times, hence he easily guessed the man’s identity.

nCommanding General Fang Yihai from the South Camp.

nAmong the five commanding generals in the camp, this general was the most low-profile one such that he rarely left the South Camp. The smithing challenge between Ou Yangming and Ni Yunhong had caused a huge sensation in the military, so apart from the North Camp’s commanding general, who led his soldiers out of the camp, the other three generals were present.

nOu Yangming initially thought that Fang Yihai would not attend, but he realized that the general was already here long ago. However, the general watched among the soldiers instead of from the seats reserved for the high officials.

nNonetheless, it was quite strange. Theoretically, Fang Yihai would be out of place in the military due to his unconventional behavior, but the three commanding generals including Deng Zhicai stood up at the same time to welcome him.

n“Hehe, Yihai, I was just finding it strange that you’re able to endure it. I can’t believe that you showed yourself because of a small piece of Attribute Equipment.” Deng Zhicai teased.

n“General Deng, I was only going to watch the lively scene, and I wasn’t expecting a marksman’s equipment, so I couldn’t stay put anymore.” Fang Yihai stopped to greet with cupped hands, then nodded at Chen Yifan and Tian Boguang.

nThe four generals conversed for a while before Deng Zhicai called out, “Lil Ou, show your arm guard to General Fang.”

nOu Yangming was slightly moved because Deng Zhicai had ordered him instead of Zheng Ziwen, which clearly meant something else. Ou Yangming immediately responded to him, then took his arm guard from Zheng Ziwen before walking over to them.

nFang Yihai took a deep look at Ou Yangming and remarked, “Nice, you’re pretty good.”

nIt was unclear whether he was praising Ou Yangming’s brilliant smithing art or his huge contribution in slaughtering the half-spirit beast.

nFang Yihai actually put on the arm guard as soon as he received it. His face changed when he channeled a hint of essential Qi, and his eyes sparkled like a miser who had just found treasure.

n“Nice! This is good stuff!” He then removed the arm guard and returned it to Ou Yangming while saying, “Brother… Lil’ Ou.”

nThe faces of Chen Yifan, Tian Boguang, and the others froze, and the generals smiled awkwardly.

nAlthough they treated Ou Yangming differently, they maintained an attitude that showed their superiority. Whether it was the disparity between their ages or military powers, Ou Yangming was not on the same level as them.

nTherefore, the other generals felt troubled when Fang Yihai suddenly treated Ou Yangming with that attitude.

n“General, I dare not accept the honor,” Ou Yangming quickly replied, then raised the arm guard and said, “If you like it, I’m willing to present this arm guard to you, please accept the gift.”

nIn actual fact, Ou Yangming was reluctant to give away the arm guard. It was his first time encountering the Precision attribute, hence it would be quite regretful for him to give the arm guard away before having a thorough understanding of the attribute.

nNevertheless, Fang Yihai reached his hand out to push the arm guard away, and asked with a deep voice, “Brother Lil’ Ou, I noticed from watching you smith earlier that you have a different understanding in attribute attachment, which is why your success rate is high, right?”

nOu Yangming was stunned, and his face instantly looked strange.

nFang Yihai laughed, then lowered his voice. “Can you tell me the truth?”

nOu Yangming pondered and nodded helplessly in the end, but did not utter a single word.

nHe was currently given a two-in-ten benchmark to fulfill for Attribute Equipment in the Armament Camp. If he spoke carelessly, causing the important figures to be in a good mood at the spur of the moment, he would have to pay a huge price.

nFang Yihai’s eyes glowed as he added, “Brother Lil’ Ou, according to what I know, once a person acquires a God-given attribute, that person’s success rate in binding such attribute will increase in leaps and bounds for a period of time.”

nOu Yangming twitched his mouth and thought, ‘My success rate is already a hundred percent, how can it be increased more?”

n“I have a batch of unique precious ores. If you have time to spare, could you please attach some attributes for me?” Fang Yihai asked.

n“I’d be happy to do it, but my tasks in the Armament Camp…” Ou Yangming answered after some thought.

nFang Yihai laughed. “Isn’t it just a few pieces of Attribute Equipment? I’ll submit them for you!”

nOu Yangming was startled, and he quickly responded, “Thank you for your kindness, General Fang, but those are chances for me to refine my skills, so I won’t trouble you for an exemption.”

nAt a distance away, Kang Weibo’s face had initially changed, but he was instantly glad after hearing Ou Yangming refuse the offer. In fact, his eyes became teary.

n‘As distance proves a horse’s strength, so time reveals a person’s heart. Master Ou is the only one who treats the Armament Camp with sincerity.’

nHowever, if Kang Weibo could hear Ou Yangming’s thoughts at the moment, he would probably take back his words.

nOu Yangming was thinking, ‘I’m given a two-in-ten basis for precious ores, are you trying to snatch the other eight or more precious ores away from me? No way!’

nFang Yihai was taken aback, but he quickly chuckled. “Never mind then. I actually wanted to ask you to fix attributes to some pieces of equipment for me, I’ll be extremely thankful if you could help.”

nOu Yangming came to a sudden realization. Without needing to ask, he knew that General Fang Yihai definitely had plenty of precious ores that represented Precision. That said, it was not easy to find someone reliable to attach the attribute.

nIn particular, given that Attribute Ores for Precision were so rare, a two-in-ten basis would be too high of a price to pay.

nHence, Fang Yihai was so friendly toward Ou Yangming after seeing that the young fellow had obtained a God-given attribute. Having said that, the truth was that the attribute was something that was simply picked up by Ou Yangming.

nOu Yangming nodded and replied to him, “Since you’ve entrusted the task to me, I’ll do my best for sure.”

nFang Yihai laughed out loud. “Alright, that’s great. I’ll watch your challenge from here, and I’ll cheer for you to boost your morale!”

nOu Yangming thanked the general softly, then returned the arm guard. “Master Zheng, what do you think about the result?”

nZheng Ziwen felt like he had just woken up from a dream. He pondered seriously before he answered, “Though both contain a God-given attribute, the Fire-resistant attribute is more valuable than the Precision attribute.”

nFang Yihai scoffed, but he knew that Zheng Ziwen did not say that on purpose, thus he did not reproach the appraiser even though he was mad.

n“This round is considered a draw,” Zheng Ziwen announced after deliberating.

nOld Craftsman and the others could not help but scorn. ‘Draw my *ss! How the f*ck is that a draw!

n‘If Ou Yangming produced the God-given attribute first, try asking Ni Yunhong to smith the same. If he can do it, something is fishy!’

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nNonetheless, God-given attributes were not definite, so the blacksmiths consented to the result tacitly even though they were not resigned to it.

nNi Yunhong stepped forward once more. He could not hold it in any longer when he walked past Ou Yangming, so he asked, “Master Ou, was that a coincidence, or do you really have the unique ability to summon God-given attributes?”

nOu Yangming rolled his eyes at him snappily. “Summon God-given attributes? Why don’t you give it a go?”

nNi Yunhong smiled embarrassedly without replying to him because he figured that it was quite impossible. If someone could actually summon God-given attributes as one wished, the world would be in chaos.

nHe suddenly gritted his teeth when he looked at the steel ingots in front of him, then turned around to suggest, “Master Ou, let’s start at the same time. We’ll smith a helmet, a military saber, and the other side of the arm guard and the greave, what do you think?”

nOu Yangming could not help but laugh. “As you wish.”

nHe went forward to pick some steel ingots with Ni Yunhong, then began smithing.

nNext, the Military Fire and the spiritual fire burned alternately, which enhanced each other’s radiance. Ou Yangming and Ni Yunhong were not standing far from each other, but their control over their respective flame was on point such that their spiritual fire did not affect one another regardless of its size.

nThey almost stopped at the same time after half an hour.

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nOu Yangming exhaled deeply and looked at Ni Yunhong in admiration.

nThe continuous smithing of a few pieces of equipment had posed a huge pressure on him. In particular, since they began smithing at the same time, not only did Ou Yangming not have a break in between, but he had also sped up due to the pressure from Ni Yunhong’s speed so as to reach the same level.

nPerhaps Ni Yunhong was already used to the speed, hence the process was not especially difficult for him. At most, beads of sweat were seen on his forehead.

nOn the contrary, Ou Yangming was obviously suffering from the process. He looked like a geek who had spent most of his days in front of a computer but was suddenly asked to walk 10,000 meters. It would be fine if there were breaks between the walk, but if someone was constantly urging him on the side, it would be simply suicidal.

nOu Yangming touched his chest at the moment, and a warm feeling was released from the jade object that he was wearing, which made him feel much better.

nAs expected, the necklace that had a Qi Return 1 attribute played a huge role during this critical moment.

nZheng Ziwen walked forward nervously as he dared not make another mistake.

nThe two previous mistakes almost ruined his reputation forever. If another elementary mistake was made, he would be too embarrassed to stay, not to mention Li Yichen would kick him away.

nAfter carefully inspecting the remaining pieces of equipment smithed by Ou Yangming and Ni Yunhong, Zheng Ziwen thought for a while before he sighed. “Gentlemen, the military saber, helmet, arm guard, and greave refined by each of you have their own strengths. All of them are at least of High Grade Rank Three, but each of you has only two pieces of equipment with a Unique Attribute.”

nUnless Ou Yangming’s head was knocked by a hammer, it was impossible for him to successfully attach an attribute to all pieces of equipment.

nAmong the seven pieces of equipment, three of them were successfully bound with an attribute; one of them had a God-given attribute. It was already considered a nature-defying result.

nNevertheless, Ou Yangming was surprised to hear that Ni Yunhong achieved the same result.

n“If you don’t have other tricks, the result this time is…” Zheng Ziwen said after a moment of hesitation. He looked at the two men as he was about to announce a tie, but Ni Yinghong suddenly uttered, “Wait!”

nZheng Ziwen quivered and felt so wronged that he was about to cry.

n‘You guys, are you done yet? Is it so fun to mess with me?’

nHe forced a smile. “Master Ni, do you have any comments?”

nNi Yinghong chuckled. “Master Zheng, you have no idea. My brother used a trick when he smithed the pieces of equipment, you’ll find out after putting them on.”

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n“Could this be…” Zheng Ziwen was stunned, and he quickly exclaimed.

n“You’ll find out once you try them on.” Ni Yinghong nodded.

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