Alchemists are a group that reveres alchemy.
Moreover, alchemists are extremely rare.
Normally, they'd be too busy trying to curry favor with him!
But Jiang Wang actually dared to cause trouble here; he's practically courting death.
"Brother Jiang, you should know the rules of our Refiners Guild, right?" After entering the room, Zhao Wu closed the door.
"I know!" Jiang Wang nodded.
Zhao Wu nodded slightly and said, "That's fine then."
Before he could finish speaking, he slammed his hand on the counter.
Huff.
The palm print rolled and flames erupted.
In an instant, the entire counter turned bright red.
“You…” Jiang Wang’s eyes widened.
He never expected that Zhao Wu would resort to violence without warning.
“Brother Jiang, don’t worry, this is just a test,” Zhao Wu said casually.
"test?"
Jiang Wang frowned.
He had no idea what Zhao Wu was doing!
"That's right, this is just a test," Zhao Wu explained. "You need to refine 'Crimson Flame' to pass. If you can refine 'Crimson Flame,' I will give you a chance to study the secrets of weapon refining. If you fail, I will naturally give you a Gathering Yuan Pill for free!"
Refining Crimson Flame is a fundamental skill!
The alchemists spend almost every day figuring out how to refine Crimson Flame, and their proficiency has long since reached 100%.
Therefore, Zhao Wu was full of confidence in this assessment.
"Crimson fire? What's so difficult about that?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Wang immediately smiled.
"Oh? Are you sure?" Zhao Wu asked in surprise, "You'd better think this through. If you fail to refine it, don't blame your uncle for not helping you!"
"Don't worry, there's absolutely no possibility of a mistake in the forging process," Jiang Wang said coldly. Then, he picked up the forging furnace on the table, ready to demonstrate his forging skills.
He was very confident in refining the Crimson Flame.
After all, he had mastered this basic refining technique thousands of times.
The only problem is the materials.
Jiang Wang glanced at the materials on the table.
Although there were many materials, numbering in the thousands, they were all of the mortal grade.
These ordinary-grade materials are barely enough to refine common pills, but when it comes to refining profound-grade spiritual treasures and weapons... they are simply a drop in the ocean.
This made Jiang Wang's brows furrow with seriousness.
He overlooked one point.
When it comes to crafting weapons, the most difficult part is crafting the materials!
The selection and combination of materials are often important factors in determining the grade of a weapon.
Without enough refining materials, even the most skilled weapon refiner cannot create a spiritual treasure.
"As expected of a two-star weapon refiner, the weapon refining technique is indeed exquisite."
Jiang Wang silently praised him in his heart.
It was only then that he realized how powerful Zhao Wu was.
As expected of a steward of the Alchemist Guild, he has become a one-star alchemist at such a young age. His future potential is probably no less than that of Qin Chen!
Shortly after, Jiang Wang took out the materials for refining the weapon.
However, what puzzled him was...
These materials are not magical artifact materials at all!
"Strange, why are there these mortal-grade materials?" Jiang Wang frowned.
Logically speaking, as an alchemist, he should use high-grade materials as auxiliary materials for refining artifacts. However, the materials in front of him... apart from the most common charcoal, the rest are all mortal-grade materials, which are obviously too wasteful to even refine ordinary spiritual artifacts.
These materials are simply insufficient for his weapon-forging needs!
"Manager Zhao... what's going on?" Jiang Wang asked, frowning.
Zhao Wu laughed and said, "Brother Jiang, these materials of mine are all quite good, so don't throw them away carelessly. If you lose them, it will be your loss!"
Jiang Wang's lips twitched, and he vaguely guessed what was going on.
But then he thought it was absurd!
These materials are all low-grade and completely unsuitable for weapon crafting!
Without hesitation, Jiang Wang turned his head, stared at Zhao Wu, and said in a deep voice, "Manager Zhao, let's not beat around the bush! Are you trying to frame me with these materials?"
Zhao Wu's expression changed slightly.
A cunning glint flashed in his eyes as he said, "Brother Jiang, what makes you say that?"
"Hmph, stop pretending. You know perfectly well that these are all ordinary materials, and they don't meet the requirements for refining weapons at all!"
Jiang Wang's face was cold and gloomy.
The selection of materials for crafting weapons is a technical skill.
If you choose low-grade refining materials, even if you melt the materials, the final product will only be ordinary iron.
If you choose precious materials, you will ruin the process and only get junk!
The so-called "miscellaneous items" are actually just garbage.
The Alchemist Guild's weapon-refining pavilion does not lack precious materials; rather, a large number of rare materials are simply insufficient to refine spiritual treasures and divine weapons.
Therefore, Zhao Wu deliberately produced these low-level materials, hoping to discourage Jiang Wang.
When Jiang Wang first registered at the Refiner Guild, Zhao Wu had investigated him carefully and found that Jiang Wang's Refiner professional level was only around the early stage of the Yellow Rank.
A Yellow-rank early-stage weapon refiner simply does not possess the ability to refine Earth-rank spiritual treasures.
"well!"
After listening to Jiang Wang's words, Zhao Wu sighed.
He then shook his head and said, "Since you're unwilling, then so be it. Someone, show the guest out!"
He waved his hand, signaling for someone to send Jiang Wang away.
However, Jiang Wang did not move. His gaze was fixed on Zhao Wu, and he asked in a deep voice, "Manager Zhao, are you deliberately targeting me, Jiang Wang?"
"Jiang Wang? Everyone knows you're a member of the Jiang family and have close ties with them. Would I, the vice president of the Refiners' Guild, target you for no reason?" Zhao Wu sneered. "Alright, hurry up and leave! Don't waste time!"
He waved his hand impatiently.
Then, he gave a signal to a weapon refiner next to him.
The man immediately understood and coldly shouted, "Jiang Wang, if you don't leave, don't blame me for being impolite!"
Boom!
With one step, the man's body shone with a dazzling metallic luster, revealing that he was a Martial Grandmaster of the Innate Realm.
"Innate Martial Grandmaster!"
Jiang Wang's pupils contracted.
He originally thought that Zhao Wu was only targeting him, but he didn't expect that even one of Zhao Wu's guards would have such amazing combat power.
This put immense pressure on Jiang Wang.
He didn't believe he could defeat his opponent.
Not to mention, there's another innate Martial Grandmaster eyeing them covetously.
"Brother Jiang, what are you still hesitating for?" Zhao Wu urged, his face full of mockery.
"Wait!"
Jiang Wang took a deep breath and suddenly said, "Manager Zhao, I agree to join the guild and forge weapons for you!"
Buzz!
Upon hearing this, Zhao Wu's expression suddenly froze.
He didn't expect Jiang Wang to actually agree.
This caught him somewhat off guard.
"Ahem, how about this, you come with me to the lounge first, and we'll come back to refine the weapon later."
Zhao Wu chuckled twice.
In the lounge.
Jiang Wang sat cross-legged on the ground, quietly pondering.
"It seems... Zhao Wu must be up to something!"
A moment later, Jiang Wang suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze resolute.
"Since that's the case..."
"I should make some arrangements too!"
He muttered to himself, a chilling killing intent flashing in his eyes.
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