Luo Can glanced at the three people and recognized them instantly. These three were none other than the three vice-presidents of the Blacksmith's Association: Si Long, the chief vice-president in the center, Si Yu on the left, and Oscar on the far right.
"Next person, please come forward and present." Si Long's gentle voice sounded in the side hall, breaking the brief silence.
A sturdy middle-aged man in front quickly came forward with a wooden box and carefully opened the lid. Inside lay a gleaming two-handed epee. He was a bit nervous and stumbled while introducing his forging process, as well as the characteristics and advantages of this epee.
Si Long listened very carefully. From time to time, he picked up the epee and carefully inspected the texture of the blade and the forging marks on the sword body. He also flicked the sword body with his fingers and listened to the echo to judge the toughness.
Si Yu paid more attention to the grip design of the sword hilt, the proportion of the weight, and the overall balance. He nodded or shook his head from time to time. Only the vice president Oscar just raised his eyes and glanced at the epee, then closed his eyes again. It was obvious that he had no interest in this kind of conventional work.
After the man's introduction was completed, Si Long nodded and commented. "Yes, 'Die Lang Forging Method' has reached 70% heat, the blade is well-proportioned, and the toughness is excellent. It has been approved and can participate in the display in the future area."
The middle-aged man instantly beamed with joy, bowed and thanked the three vice-presidents, and then retreated happily holding the wooden box.
The audit continued in an orderly manner. Some people were happy to pass, while others were euphemistically told that their skills still needed to be honed and could only leave with regret. Not long after, it was the turn of Luo Can.
"The three of you looked very excited. Is this your first time to Gengxin City?" Si Long's eyes fell on Luo Can who was walking in the front, with a hint of inquiry in his gentle tone.
"Exactly." Luo Can nodded slightly and replied in a neither humble nor condescending manner, "We come from afar. We heard that Gengxin City's Boutique Appraisal Fair is a grand event in the mainland's forging industry, so we came here to see it and brought one of our works. We hope to get your Grandmaster's advice."
"Oh? I wonder what kind of work it is?" Si Yu, who had been looking down at the book, raised his head, with a look of interest on his beautiful eyebrows.
Ju Zi took a deep breath, stepped forward, took out a silver-gray metal flat box from Storage Soul Tool, and placed it gently on the metal table in front of the three of them.
She did not open the box immediately, but first bowed to the three vice presidents:
"Junior Ju Zi, I have met the three presidents. The work I brought is called 'Sniper Ray Gun'. It is... Soul Tool."
"Soul Tool?"
Vice President Oscar, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes, his brows instantly furrowed, and his tone was filled with undisguised repulsion.
Gengxin City is the holy land of forging in the whole continent. It has always been respected for traditional cold weapon forging. Soul Tool is not mainstream here. Even in the eyes of many old craftsmen, it is just a "crooked way" that cannot be promoted.
Si Long and Si Yu were also slightly startled, with a flash of surprise in their eyes, but they did not immediately express their rejection.
Si Long raised his hand and said, "Soul Tool? It's rare, please show it."
Ju Zi nodded, opened the metal box first, took out the thick stack of design drawings, and respectfully handed it to Si Long with both hands. "This is its complete decomposition design drawing. Please take a look at it."
Si Long took the drawing and unfolded it, but as soon as his eyes fell on the drawing, he couldn't move it away anymore.
The drawings are filled with intricate lines, never-before-seen soul power symbol annotations, and miniaturized structural schematics. Every detail is perfectly matched, and the route of soul power circulation is designed to be ingenious.
His originally gentle eyes suddenly changed, and his breathing became slightly faster.
With the eyesight of his direct disciple Divine Craftsman, one can naturally see at a glance that the person who drew this drawing has terrifyingly high attainments in structural design and energy utilization!
Si Yu also quickly came over, and after just one glance, his beautiful face was instantly filled with shock.
She is in charge of the association's business cooperation and quality appraisal, and has a natural acumen for "value". This drawing alone is already a priceless treasure!
"This... was this really designed by you?" Si Long's voice trembled. He suddenly raised his head and stared at Ju Zi.
"It is the result of joint research between the juniors and the teachers." Ju Zi answered calmly.
"It doesn't matter how good the drawings are. For forging, it all depends on the actual object." Vice President Oscar on the side couldn't help but speak, his tone was still stiff and rigid.
After all, the drawings can be extremely colorful, but the actual object is the only criterion for testing one's skills.
Ju Zi heard this and did not defend herself. She just picked up the silver-gray Sniper Ray Gun and performed the simplest operation demonstration in front of the three vice-presidents. She did not inject too much soul power to stimulate power, but only demonstrated the basic energy gathering, sight adjustment, and the mechanical operation of the safety switch.
But just these few simple actions are enough to make the three well-informed vice-presidents feel shocked!
With the injection of a small amount of soul power, the gun body instantly lit up with streaks of bright purple Soul Tool Patterns. The light was stable and without any disorder. The precise mechanical structure operated smoothly with the operation, emitting crisp and regular light sounds.
This craftsmanship, the stability of this Soul Tool Patterns, and the sophistication of its mechanical structure are not on the same level as the rough, bulky, and extremely unstable "Soul Tool" they know!
Si Long's face instantly became extremely serious. He carefully put down the drawing and said solemnly to Ju Zi: "Ju Zi Grandmaster, this work of yours is truly ingenious. Its design concept and production process have long exceeded my knowledge. I wonder... can you explain in detail its true function?"
Ju Zi is sure in his heart, knowing that the plan has been half successful.
She adjusted her breathing and slowly explained in the most understandable language, "This is a remote attack Soul Tool. Its effective range is five thousand meters. Within this range, even a Soul Ancestor can be killed with one hit if he is not prepared."
"What?!"
As soon as these words came out, the three vice-presidents stood up instantly, their faces filled with unbelievable shock, and they couldn't help but exclaimed.
Sniper killing Soul Ancestor from five thousand meters away?! What is the concept? Even Spirit Master of Spirit King and Spirit Emperor levels may not be able to achieve such accurate ultra-long-distance killing!
"Quick! Get the test steel plate over here! Immediately!" Si Yu made a prompt decision and shouted to the guard at the door, with an undisguised urgency in his tone.
The guard did not dare to delay, and quickly moved a piece of Refined Steel board that was twenty centimeters thick and placed it on the open space at the end of the side hall.
Ju Zi turned around, raised the Sniper Ray Gun in his hand, pointed it at the steel plate in the distance, and steadily pulled the trigger.
"Buzz--"
There was a buzzing sound, and a bright and dazzling white light spurted out from the muzzle and hit the Refined Steel plate. There was no earth-shattering sound, only a burst of melting sound. The white light instantly melted a large smooth hole in the twenty-centimeter-thick steel plate. It continued unabated, and left a bowl-sized cave on the Obsidian stone pillar behind it.
The entire side hall instantly fell into dead silence.
"Hiss--"
I don't know how long it took before the sound of gasping for air started to sound. All the craftsmen waiting for the inspection were stunned, with horror written on their faces.
With this power, let alone Soul Ancestor, even if Spirit King hits him head-on without Soul Skill's body protection, he will definitely die on the spot!
It took a long time for Si Long and Si Yu to recover from the extreme shock. The way they looked at Ju Zi had completely changed.
"Ju Zi Grandmaster!" Si Long took a step forward, his tone extremely excited, "This work of yours is fully qualified to participate in tomorrow's High-Level Boutique Appraisal Fair qualification! No, it should be said that your participation will be the greatest honor of this competition! In the name of the Blacksmith's Association Chief Vice President, I formally invite you and your companions to participate in the final display tomorrow!"
"Thank you, President Si Long." Ju Zi, Luo Can and Qian Renxue all bowed to express their thanks, feeling relieved in their hearts - the first step of the plan was successfully completed.
However, Oscar on the side still frowned tightly, looking at the Ray Gun, holding it in for a long time, and finally spit out four words: "Fantastic skills and obscene skills!"
Even though he was severely shocked by the terrifying power of this weapon, as a staunch conservative forged by tradition, he still looked down on such "heterodox" things from the bottom of his heart.