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"Harold, what is it?"
Hearing Cao Xing's voice, the blacksmith immediately looked up.
Guilt and self-reproach appeared in his eyes.
"Lord... my lady... I have failed your expectations."
"Last night, when I attempted to break through to the Legendary Tier of forging, I failed midway due to insufficient experience..."
"Please punish me!"
After saying that, he bowed deeply to Cao Xing and Liu Muxue.
Cao Xing said nothing. He first glanced at Harold's secondary profession panel.
Master Forging Mastery: 100000/200000
Just as Franciska had said, one failure would cost a full 100,000 proficiency points.
However, Cao Xing had expected this failure.
He looked into his inventory. There were still ten Expert Insignias inside, worth 50,000 proficiency points.
In other words, he only needed to exchange for one more Master Tier Insignia to give Harold another chance to challenge the Legendary Tier of forging.
Cao Xing immediately tapped the exchange option.
Exchange successful. Battle Merit: -3000000...
Of the more than eighteen million Battle Merit he had earned yesterday, only a little over one million remained after one night.
But that was fine. With the strength of his territory, he would soon earn it back.
Cao Xing patted the Dwarven blacksmith on the shoulder.
"It's all right, Harold. You've already done very well."
Liu Muxue softly added, "That's right. You've worked very hard already."
"Just a few months ago, you were only an intermediate blacksmith."
"Other blacksmiths might spend decades without reaching the Master Tier, yet you've only spent a few months and are already charging toward the Legendary Tier. That's already incredible."
Hearing Cao Xing and Liu Muxue's consolation, the Dwarven blacksmith gradually straightened up, his eyes filled with emotion.
Cao Xing did not say much else. "Now, take these insignias and continue your attempt at the Legendary Tier."