If there had been any other Forging Masters or people familiar with forging here, they would have been utterly shocked by this badge.
As for those eight stars, they meant that the middle-aged man who had stepped out of the elevator was a renowned Eight-Star Saint Forger-level Forging Master.
Across the entire Douluo Continent, there were only three Nine-Star Divine Forgers. Below them were the Eight-Star Saint Forgers.
Even though he was not a Nine-Star Forging Master, he could still be said to stand above all but one, towering over countless others.
However, beside this Ninth-Level Forging Master stood a young girl.
She looked around twelve or thirteen years old. Dressed in fitted clothes, she was tall and slender, with a golden ponytail and large, bright eyes that made her exceptionally pretty.
"It's the president and Miss Mu Xi. Good evening," the staff member said.
"Mhm. Hello. I brought Mu Xi here to take the Second-Level Forging Master test today. Help me find an evaluator."
As had just been mentioned, he was no ordinary man. He was Mu Chen, an Eight-Star Saint Forger-level Forging Master and the president of the Forging Master Association's Eastsea City branch in the Sun Moon Federation!
"Yes! Please wait a moment. I'll make arrangements for Miss Mu Xi right away. Miss Mu Xi is already taking the Second-Level Forging Master test? She truly is a genius of the forging world. How impressive!"
Upon hearing the praise, Mu Xi did not seem particularly excited or thrilled. She merely nodded calmly at the staff member, but she did not acknowledge—or perhaps did not want—the title of genius.
After all, she believed that she relied not only on talent, nor merely on her father, but also on effort and training far beyond that of ordinary people.
Her goal