Chapter 311 Treating the audience like韭菜 (leeks/chives)
In fact, there are many people who sign up for the assessment each time, but the association has a strict rule that the ability level must be at least level four.
Because the minimum standard for a weapon refiner is that they must be able to refine magic weapons of the fourth rank or higher, and those with a supernatural ability level below the fourth rank simply cannot refine magic weapons of the fourth rank or higher.
So these 36 test centers are just right. If the number of people who meet the application requirements exceeds the limit, we can just add a few more test centers temporarily.
There were only 35 people taking the exam this time, and one test center was still vacant.
After the host announced the start of the assessment, all candidates entered the first written test.
When Pan Duole opened the exam paper on the electronic screen, she couldn't help but feel emotional. If her sister hadn't adopted her and taken her to District 48, even if she had awakened her superpowers, she would never have had the opportunity to learn culture and weapon crafting.
Her mind wandered for only a dozen seconds before she quickly regained her composure and focused all her attention on the exam paper.
When she sees the test questions, she usually just clicks to select the correct answer without even thinking, because the questions on the test are too easy for her.
She had two hours to complete the exam, but only spent 45 minutes on it. After finishing, she patiently checked her answers again before confidently clicking to submit her paper.
The electronic exam papers were graded by an AI, and just three minutes later, her score appeared on the first line of the circular screen, in the form of a circular scrolling text.
Zuo Shan had been watching her closely the whole time, so he was naturally the first person in the room to see her assessment results.
"The first candidate to hand in her paper is Ms. Pan. Her score is 98 points. Congratulations on passing the test!"
Following the subtitles was a string of vibrant, beautiful flowers, and the holographic projection effect was exceptionally realistic. Zuo Shan couldn't resist reaching out to touch the glistening dewdrops on the petals.
She couldn't help but stand up from the audience and make two peace signs with her hands towards Lele's test point.
Pan Duole, through the transparent protective shield of the examination center, naturally saw her movements and couldn't help but make the same peace sign back at her.
The host seized the opportunity to get emotional, saying, "Dear viewers, you must have seen this exciting scene as well."
Ms. Pan, the first candidate to successfully pass the first stage of the assessment, is currently interacting with her relatives and friends in the audience.
Both of them had tears in their eyes, showing they were overjoyed at their victory. Let's look forward to an even more brilliant performance from her in the next match!
In order not to disturb the test takers, the host's words were only audible to the audience, and the test center was kept silent.
Even so, some people could still see the subtitles on the circular screen through the transparent protective shield and couldn't help but mentally complain:
What kind of freak is this Miss Pan? The entire exam lasted two hours, and she submitted her paper in less than 50 minutes and still passed?
Those who saw the subtitles felt immense pressure, while others scoffed at it: "Isn't it just passing the written exam? Ultimately, weapon crafting tests your ability to craft magical artifacts. No matter how good your written exam score is, if your practical skills are lacking, it's all for nothing."
Each assessment begins with a 15-minute break after the papers are submitted. Soon, Pandora faced his second assessment.
On a long table inside the examination center, more than thirty kinds of commonly used crafting materials were displayed. The requirement was to craft a magic weapon of level four or above that combines both offense and defense within four hours.
Materials can be chosen freely. The top three crafted magical artifacts will be kept in the Refiner Association as exhibits for three months to increase the reputation of refiners.
So her goal today is to get into the top three, which is like getting free advertising. After her weapon-refining workshop opens, she won't have to worry about business.
With 35 candidates in the room, including many fifth-tier ability users, it will definitely be difficult for Pan Duole to stand out from so many weapon refiners.
Therefore, the magical artifacts she crafts must first be eye-catching in appearance, secondly, powerful in function, and finally, convenient to use.
She glanced at the materials on the long table and immediately focused on the golden-red rose gold.
She believes that most people would choose it first, but ultimately not many people will actually choose it.
Because of its extremely high hardness and density, this rose gold is practically a fifth-tier crafting material. However, it can only be used to craft fifth-tier magical artifacts when combined with other fifth-tier materials.
However, the other materials provided here are all of the fourth rank, so it can only refine fourth-rank magic weapons of relatively higher quality.
However, refining it and removing its impurities is very difficult, so most people eventually give up on it and choose other materials that are easier to smelt.
But this was not a problem for Lele at all. With Xiaobao by her side, even the most difficult metal materials to smelt could not stump her.
After selecting the main material, she had already decided on the magical artifact she wanted to refine.
She decided to refine the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, a mythical creature her sister had told her about, as her answer.
Shaped like a red lotus flower, it sprays fire rain as an attack when the lotus petals open, and opens a protective shield when the lotus petals close, which perfectly meets the requirements of the test - both offense and defense.
After making a plan in mind, Lele selected 15 of the materials as supplementary materials.
However, a small accident occurred when smelting the rose gold. When Xiao Bao used his special ability to liquefy it, he only melted the outer layer, leaving the fist-sized core unmelted.
"Xiao Bao, what's going on?" Lele asked worriedly while processing other materials.
"Squeak, coo..." Xiao Bao gestured to her for a long time, and she finally understood that the core was not metal at all.
Since it wasn't metal, there was only one way to melt it. Pandora threw it into the refining furnace and added his fire-type ability.
At the peak of the fourth rank, she has suppressed her superpower level for years, wanting to refine her superpower to an invincible level among those of the same rank.
At this moment, she went all out, and with the continuous burning of her supernatural fire, the core of the rose gold, which was as hard as a fifth-tier material, began to slowly melt away.
The audience couldn't help but gasp: "Hiss! This candidate is really amazing! At first, seeing that she relied entirely on that powerful metal-type mutated iron-eating beast to help melt the metal, I thought she was a good-for-nothing."
Unexpectedly, her special fire ability could melt a rose gold core comparable to a fifth-tier material. With her abilities, forging a fifth-tier magical artifact probably won't be far off.
"Exactly! She can even melt this kind of material. How powerful must her supernatural fire be? This girl is probably invincible among her peers from now on!"
She was oblivious to the murmurs of the audience; she had already melted the hardest core, and the remaining materials were now easy to handle.
Thanks to the guidance of her grandfather, the butler, and Master Liu over the years, she has far surpassed ordinary weapon refiners in both practical skills and theoretical knowledge.
With Xiao Bao as her assistant, it's like adding wings to a tiger.
She was now completely immersed in the intricacies and mysteries of weapon crafting, feeling an indescribable rhythm within her, like a musician playing their beloved instrument. She was manipulating the dozen or so materials in the crafting furnace, causing them to fuse together in a specific order.
She precisely controlled the supernatural fire, infusing it with energy threads for both attack and defense, and finally delivered a perfect finish!
As a beautiful red lotus slowly rose from the refining furnace, a burst of crimson energy suddenly erupted from her body, and her ability level broke through to the fifth rank!
Pandora was overjoyed and, without bothering to stabilize his powers, immediately clicked to submit the answer sheet.
At the same time, several exclamations erupted from the judges' panel: "Absolutely perfect! The magical artifact she crafted has already touched the threshold of the fifth tier!"
"This can clearly no longer be considered a fourth-tier magic weapon! I can't wait to test its power!"
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In the end, the coveted task of testing the power of magical artifacts was snatched up by the most respected master craftsman among the judges, Mr. Ou Zhang. The other judges didn't not want to compete, but they simply didn't dare to!
Who told him to be the only Grandmaster of Weapon Forging among all the judges? The other judges were just Weapon Forging Masters.
As a burst of red light erupted, the instrument for testing the power of magical artifacts displayed the test results: Attack power: 496, Defense power: 498, the magical artifact Karmic Fire Red Lotus, its power is infinitely close to that of a fifth-tier magical artifact!
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