Chapter 198 First Checkpoint, Inspecting Forging Materials (2)
Boom!
The teams from the various nations all rushed forward. There was a limit to each type of forging material. First come, first served. Of course, they had to s.n.a.t.c.h them. Although there was no victory in the first round, it was related to the outcome of the later rounds. How could they let their guard down?!
“Marquis, let’s move quickly.” Shi Songtao said anxiously.
Other countries had already begun to move, but only Zhou Shu was still standing there calmly. He didn’t seem anxious at all.
!!“Everyone, let’s split up.”
As soon as Zhou Shu waved his hand, Shi Songtao shot forward like an arrow.
The other Forging Masters quickly joined in the scramble for the materials.
“Zhou Shu, if we don’t s.n.a.t.c.h the forging materials now, they will be s.n.a.t.c.hed away by others,” Yin Wuyou said helplessly.
Shi Songtao and the other Forging Masters rushed over. But Yin Wuyou, Lu Wenshuang, Chen Ji, and Yin Chengshan didn’t move.
They surrounded Zhou Shu. Even though there didn’t seem to be any danger, they were still on full alert.
As for Shi Songtao and the others, there was no need to protect them…
“After they’re done, we’ll go rob them. The rules don’t say that we’re not allowed to rob others,” Zhou Shu whispered.
Yin Wuyou, Lu Wenshuang, and the others were all stunned. This works too?
But then again, the rules didn’t seem to prohibit it…
“That’s not very nice, is it?” Yin Wuyou said hesitantly. But the eagerness in her eyes betrayed her.
A look of admiration appeared in Chen Ji’s eyes. Forgers are crafty and cunning. The marquis is indeed ingenious. No wonder he could forge so many imaginative weapons. The teams from various nations went to fight for forging materials, but w.a.n.g Xin was still standing there.
Although Zhou Shu’s voice was soft, it couldn’t be concealed.
w.a.n.g Xin’s cultivation base was extremely high. His hearing ability allowed him to hear Zhou Shu’s words clearly.
A trace of shock flashed across his face, but his eyes were full of approval. This is Great Xia’s official envoy. He’s interesting.
Even though he said that they could rob the teams from other nations, Zhou Shu didn’t stand aside and enjoy the fruits of their labor.
He slowly walked to a pile of forging materials with fewer people.
He picked up a brick-like material and examined it.
Some of the materials that Great Qin had placed in the valley were the most rudimentary materials, while others were composite materials that had undergone processing.
Simply put, there were pure iron and alloys… It was very easy to identify a single forging material. Unless it was a very rare material, it was not a difficult task for Forging Masters.
Alloys were much more difficult. According to the rules, Forging Masters had to identify the composition of the alloys and the composition ratio before their answers could be accepted.
This was an enormous test to the Forging Masters’ forging ability.
What Zhou Shu was holding was an alloy.
“Can you identify it?” Yin Wuyou whispered in Zhou Shu’s ear.
“No,” Zhou Shu said simply.
He threw the alloy brick aside and continued walking forward. Yin Wuyou and Lu Wenshuang were a little confused. Could it be that he really planned to rob the other nations’ teams?
To say that he couldn’t identify it without taking a closer look, wasn’t he a little too hasty?
Zhou Shu continued to walk forward while occasionally stopping in front of piles of forging materials. In front of each pile of forging materials, there were officials from Great Qin. They were responsible for determining whether the judgment of each nation’s challenger was correct.
These challengers would write down their appraisal of the forging materials on paper and hand them to the judges. After the judges confirmed that they had answered correctly, they would allow them to take away the corresponding materials.
In a short period of time, the various nations had s.n.a.t.c.hed up all the pure forging materials.
Most of the alloy materials were still there. It was too difficult to identify them.
Zhou Shu walked past quite a few forging materials, but he only paused for a moment before throwing them down. He never picked up his brush to identify them.
Lu Wenshuang looked at Yin Wuyou in confusion. What does he mean by that? He really can’t identify them?
Yin Wuyou replied with her eyes. How can that be possible? Zhou Shu is the number one Forging Master of Great Xia. He must feel it is too simple and meaningless!
Zhou Shu stopped and walked around the valley.
He roughly counted. There were indeed over a thousand types of forging materials in this valley. Among them, there were only two to three hundred types of pure forging materials, not even a third of them.
The remaining materials were all composite forging materials. There were also differences in the composite forging materials. Some only had two or three combined materials, while others had seven or eight.
There were even some with more than ten types.
Of course, Zhou Shu wasn’t completely unable to identify these composite materials.
However, it was not that easy for him to identify them.
His divine sense could indeed see through the internal structures of the composite materials, but it couldn’t distinguish the ratio of various materials.
If he wanted to identify them, he would have to rely on other methods.
Zhou Shu had previously made up for his general knowledge of forging. Later on, he had transformed into Shi Songtao in his dream. During that year, he had also learned quite a bit about forging.
Shi Songtao had some ability in terms of forging. Furthermore, he was indeed very hardworking
After benefiting from this, the current Zhou Shu could be considered a qualified Forging Master even without the Legendary Armament Canon.
Shi Songtao’s basics were indeed solid.
While Zhou Shu was observing, Shi Songtao had already successfully identified several types of forging materials. He carried a few large bags on his back and was still trying his best to squeeze forward to identify other materials.
Like Shi Songtao, even the worst among the other three Forging Masters in Great Xia’s team managed to identify two types of forging materials.
Compared to the thousand types of forging materials in the valley, there were only eighty-one people from all nine nations. Even if each person could identify ten types, not all the forging materials could be completely identified.
As such, Great Xia’s harvest was nothing more than a drop in the ocean from the ma.s.s of forging materials.
These Forging Masters seemed to have also discovered this problem.
They no longer gathered together to compete. Instead, they each chose their own targets and began to break down the composite materials.
No one knew what weapons they would need to forge at the next checkpoint. Therefore, the more materials they got, the better. This was because they didn’t know what materials they would need.
It was better to take more.
“Zhou Shu, are we really…” Yin Wuyou whispered again when she saw that Zhou Shu had yet to identify any forging materials.
Although she also felt that what Zhou Shu said at the beginning was a little too extreme, if they really robbed people, would it damage Great Xia’s reputation?
“What do you think?” Zhou Shu said noncommittally.
A contemplative look appeared on Zhou Shu’s face. He was pondering what Great Qin had meant by setting up this trial.
If he was someone from Great Qin, what would he do to repair the imperial cauldron?
As he looked at the pile of materials in front of him, an idea suddenly flashed through Zhou Shu’s mind.
In order to forge a ranked weapon, materials, craftsmanship, tools, star positions, and star paths were indispensable.
This checkpoint was obviously related to the materials!
If Great Qin’s imperial cauldron was damaged, then they would have to use the same materials to repair it.
In this way, Great Qin would have to know what materials were used to forge the imperial cauldron.
Zhou Shu didn’t know who had first created the imperial cauldrons, nor did he know if the secret forging formula had been pa.s.sed down. He could only a.s.sume that Great Qin didn’t have the secret forging formula for the imperial cauldron.
In this way, the first step to repairing the imperial cauldron was to identify its materials!
If I’m from Great Qin, then I’ll mix the materials for the imperial cauldron with these materials. If a Forging Master recognizes them, then…
Zhou Shu’s gaze swept across the piles of forging materials. In that case, what kind of composite materials were used to forge the imperial cauldron?
Following this train of thought, Zhou Shu began to walk through the materials again. This time, his expression became much more serious, and his diligence caused his entire body to emit a special glow.