The tail of spring is gradually fading away, and the scorching summer is coming, with the sun setting later and later.

Gao Han was preparing to go back against the setting sun, following his own shadow, when he suddenly remembered that he had not asked about Zhongli Tingzhou's situation for a few days.

The new disaster area was fraught with dangers, and he wondered if calling his communicator would affect him. Thinking of this, he gave up the idea and sent a message instead.

Gao Han, who was reading the message with his hair slightly lowered, did not notice that two girls were whispering behind him. After a while, perhaps after they had discussed the result, the two girls came over with red faces.

Gao Han heard footsteps approaching, and when he looked up, he saw two girls standing in front of him.

The handsome face lines, embellished with a touch of warmth by the bright sunset glow behind him, faded away the coldness that kept people away. The pair of black eyes were like black crystals, with a crystal clear luster like a quiet lake, as if it could suck people in.

Under his gaze, the two girls' ears and necks turned red, like two shrimps soaked in boiling water.

The girl with short hair was the first to react and quickly poked the girl with long hair next to her.

The long-haired girl was cute and lovely, with apple cheeks and a full, sweet smile. She took out a box from behind her and handed it to Gao Han with a blushing face.

"Student Gao, I'm He Yan from the Equipment Refining Class 1. I usually sit in the first row, so you may not know me. Let's get acquainted. This is my gift to you. It contains a small cake. I hope we can become friends in the future."

The girl with short hair looked at her companion in surprise. They had agreed to confess their feelings to each other, so how did it become just friends?

Gao Han glanced at her, then looked at the box in her hand, and said helplessly: "Thank you, but I don't like sweets. I appreciate your kindness."

After saying that, he walked past them.

"Is he rejecting me?" The long-haired girl was dejected after her first confession failed.

"I think so." The girl with short hair looked at her friend. She had rejected her from the beginning, so it didn't seem good to keep pestering her.

"He Yan, you weren't confessing your feelings to Gao Han just now, were you?" At this time, a girl's surprised voice interrupted, and she walked over and said in a warning tone: "I advise you not to get close to him. I heard that he has a problem with his character."

He Yan frowned and looked at the person who came, "I don't think he looks like that."

"You can't judge a person's heart by his appearance. Some people can't be identified by their appearance alone. I'm saying this because I'm afraid you'll be deceived." The girl said kindly.

He Yan recalled Gao Han's cold and aloof attitude, and his rejection of her words without hesitation. She always found it incredible, but she was more inclined to her first instinct, "How did you know?"

"That's what Tang Xinyu said. I heard that Gao Han is her cousin. I don't think she would discredit her own people. This shows that there is really something wrong with this person."

"It's her. Now I understand." A hint of understanding flashed in He Yan's eyes.

The girl was confused, "What do you understand?"

He Yan shook her head. "Nothing. You will know later. Can I ask what she told you about Gao?"

He Yan has a good personality and is nice to her friends and classmates. Both boys and girls like her. The girl repeated everything Tang Xinyu said and warned her to be careful of Gao Han before leaving.

"How much does Tang Xinyu hate her cousin that she actually said such disgusting words." The short-haired girl has never had a good impression of Tang Xinyu, so she didn't speak just now.

She believed that seeing is believing. She had never seen Gao Han talk to any girl in the class, let alone have any intimate contact with her. If such a person really did that kind of thing, she would admit that she was blind.

"Most people will definitely not check the facts and will be half-believing and half-doubting these rumors. No wonder Gao's reputation has always been so bad. Previously, there were rumors that he would surpass Yuan Zhe and become the number one in the first grade of the Equipment Refining Academy. Now it seems that it may also be a rumor." He Yan drew inferences from one example.

"When you are famous, you are prone to gossip. Talent has also become a synonym for gossip." The short-haired girl sighed.

Because Tang Xinyu spread the unfounded rumors everywhere, many girls who had a crush on Gao Han were discouraged, and his surroundings became a lot quieter.

However, Ma Zechao and Zhao Bin were furious. They knew at a glance that it was that bitch Tang Xinyu who was behind this and was deliberately ruining Brother Han's reputation.

They knew that Brother Han certainly didn't care. Reputation is too vague. Sometimes the more you explain, the less clear it becomes. It may even become a sign of guilt, confirming the rumors. So they came up with an idea of ​​revenge.

Gao Han was not informed of this matter. By the time he found out, rumors were flying all over the sky like heavy snow in winter.

…

Before Gao Han received a text message reply from Zhongli Tingzhou, the fourth level of the exam arrived the next day.

The fourth level is more rigorous and tests students’ ability in refining equipment. Questions are randomly set by the school and this level is usually the last one.

The school suddenly put this level at the fourth level. The fifth level is very likely to be more difficult than the fourth level, or it has no direct relationship with refining equipment.

Because the school is undergoing a major reform this term, many policies are different from the past. This can be seen from the fact that the first level has become a computer-based test. The current exam can no longer refer to previous ones.

The exam began. Gao Han glanced at the test questions that had just appeared on the screen. There were several restrictive conditions below, which increased the difficulty of the exam.

Three minutes later, the screen disappeared and was replaced by the materials that appeared on the table.

There are two talismans, one is a water talisman and the other is a fire talisman, both of which are attack talismans.

You have to know that water and fire are mutually exclusive. It is much more difficult to refine a magical instrument with mutually exclusive properties than a magical instrument with two mutually beneficial properties. It is undoubtedly a test for the instrument master.

This is one of the restrictions. Another restriction is that it must be a mid-level magic weapon and have at least one level 2 talisman file.

If you cannot refine it, you will deduct points, otherwise you will get extra points. The talisman only requires one level 2 talisman or two level 1 talismans, so if you can have one more talisman, you can also get extra points.

The third restriction is that the school requires students to refine magic weapons according to the form of magic weapons they specify, which is equivalent to custom-making magic weapons.

The difficulty of this exam can reach nine stars out of ten.

Gao Han thought that many people would probably be eliminated at this level.

Shaking off his unnecessary thoughts, he began to process the materials. They only had one morning and there was no time to waste.

Gao Han used his usual speed and extracted all the impurities from the materials in just one and a half hours. A piece as big as a head shrank into a solid state smaller than a fist in his hand.

The most obvious difficulty of the five elements' mutual restraint is reflected in their fusion, which requires the instrument master to use his spiritual power to sort them out bit by bit. If he is not careful, he will fail.

Gao Han first fused the materials of the two properties into a ball separately, and prepared to sort the materials of the two properties later. However, something went wrong while sorting, and the two lines of different properties suddenly became entangled together.

Just when he thought he was going to fail, the two entangled attribute lines not only did not explode, but the attributes, one bright and one dark, instead merged together as if they were born from each other after flashing.

There was no time for him to think about what had happened, Gao Han could only continue, and everything went surprisingly smoothly.

By the time he had fused the two materials together, just over half an hour had passed, which was much faster than the expected one and a half hours.

Gao Han was worried that there was a problem, so he spent another half an hour checking it inside and out.

There was no problem. Instead, he found that the two conflicting attributes were perfectly integrated. Although he didn't know what was going on, this was just a test, so Gao Han still refined it according to his highest level.

The magic weapon with the attributes of water and fire happened to be his attributes, so he simply refined this magic weapon tailor-made for himself.

Although the school provides the materials, the magic weapons are made by the students themselves. After the results are out, students can choose whether to buy the magic weapons they have made based on the cost price of the materials.

There was still an hour left before the exam. Gao Han's magic weapon had been successfully refined, and he placed two talismans on it.

After activating the magic weapon, the dust on its surface suddenly disappeared, like a dusty pearl, releasing its own light.

Gao Han's pupils slowly widened. Without using his spiritual power to investigate, he could feel the grade of this magic weapon.

A superior magical weapon, or should I say a quasi-spiritual weapon.

The next level above higher-level magic weapons is spiritual weapons, while quasi-spiritual weapons are magic weapons that already possess the quality of spiritual weapons.

Being able to refine a quasi-spiritual weapon means that one will be able to refine a spiritual weapon in the future. It can be said that Gao Han now has the qualifications to refine a spiritual weapon.

Looking at the talisman files of the quasi-spiritual weapon, two third-level talisman files and two second-level talisman files, a fourth-level quasi-spiritual weapon, even an average weapon master may not be able to make it.

Gao Han pressed the red switch on the right hand side, and a groove immediately appeared on the desktop. He placed the magic weapon on it and clicked the purchase option on the screen. Everything was done. After the results were evaluated, the school would return the magic weapon to him.

Gao Han breathed a sigh of relief. He was confident in himself, but he still broke out in a sweat during the refining process.

When they walked out of the examination room, there was very little time left. Many students knew they had failed and that the remaining time was not enough for them to refine a second magic weapon, so they all left early.

When Gao Han came out, there were many dejected people standing in the hall.

He did not leave. The result will end with time. Within ten minutes, it will be determined who can advance to the next level. As for the level and function of the magic weapon, they will not be displayed, because the content of the next level is related to this level. No one will know until the content of the last level exam is released.

"You look relaxed, so you should have passed." It was the staff member who spoke again.

"It's no problem to pass." Gao Han nodded gently, paused and asked, "May I know your name, teacher?"

The staff member's smile deepened, "My last name is Yao, good luck on the next level."

"Thank you, Teacher Yao." Gao Han said sincerely.

Ten minutes later, the display screen in the hall began to show the results. The results of this level were arranged according to the student numbers.

Gao Han quickly found his name.

Many people were eliminated this time, and in the end, only less than a hundred people advanced to the next level.