A Blacksmith Must First Be Strong Himself
At this moment, the Humanoid Puppet glanced at everyone, then casually waved its hand, and a dozen streams of light fell into the hands of everyone present.
"Um?"
Everyone was taken aback and looked down, only to see a book that was neither gold nor jade appearing in the stream of light.
On the book's cover, the three ancient characters "Artifact Refining Chapter" are prominently displayed.
"This is... a book on weapon crafting?"
After a brief look, the black-robed elder from the Mysterious Heaven Sword Sect exclaimed in surprise.
Upon hearing this, the Humanoid Puppet nodded and murmured an "Mmm":
"That's right."
"The books you all hold are the same; they contain the essential principles of weapon crafting."
"If you encounter any difficulties while refining weapons, you can consult this book for assistance."
"Besides, all the materials for refining weapons here can be obtained by ourselves, and the furnace fire can be controlled by ourselves."
"The one-year period begins today."
After saying this, the Humanoid Puppet didn't wait for Chen Changqing and the others to respond before walking straight out of the palace.
Seeing this, everyone present looked bewildered.
"You're just leaving like that?"
"They brought us to this Artifact Refining Hall, gave us a book on weapon refining, and that's it?"
"I have absolutely no idea how to forge weapons!"
"Is it too late to start learning weapon crafting from scratch?"
"..."
Just as everyone was stunned, a burly man suddenly burst into laughter:
"Ha ha!"
"This is truly a stroke of luck!"
"First place in this Second Trial is mine!"
The burly man was extremely excited.
He comes from the Divine Fire Sect, a sect specializing in weapon crafting, and is a highly regarded weapon crafting genius within the sect.
For him, weapon crafting was a piece of cake!
Seeing the man's smug expression, the expressions of everyone present immediately became serious.
It was obvious that the Second Trial test of weapon crafting was a piece of cake for this man from the Divine Fire Sect.
The man from the Divine Fire Sect didn't care about the attention he was receiving. He simply got up and started selecting the furnace and materials.
"Hateful!"
"This person clearly has a deep understanding of weapon crafting."
"This Second Trial is unfair!"
"Exactly, we only have a superficial understanding of weapon crafting; how can we compare to those who specialize in it?"
"..."
Seeing how skillfully the man from the Divine Fire Sect handled the situation, the others were naturally displeased.
"Gentlemen, let's not think about it too much."
"If you don't know how to forge weapons, you'd better hurry up and study!"
At this moment, a Cultivator at the Avatar Mid-Stage spoke calmly, then ignored the others and began to read the "Qi Refining Chapter" book!
Seeing this, the others suppressed their shock and unease and quickly picked up the "Artifact Refining Chapter" to study it.
In their view, time is precious, and they must get started as soon as possible and begin trying.
Upon seeing this, Xuanyuan Xiaoyu immediately looked towards Chen Changqing:
"Changqing, do you... do you know how to forge weapons?"
Chen Changqing smiled faintly, shook his head, and said:
"Never practiced it."
"Ah?"
Xuanyuan Xiaoyu exclaimed in surprise, a strange light flashing in her eyes.
She's not very skilled at weapon crafting either.
After a slight pause, Xuanyuan Xiaoyu finally spoke:
"Looks like I'll have to cram at the last minute!"
"With your talent and aptitude, Changqing, you should be able to get the hang of it quickly after reading this book on weapon crafting!"
After saying this, Xuanyuan Xiaoyu didn't wait for Chen Changqing's reply and began to look through the books.
Chen Ye, standing to the side, wore a bitter and helpless expression. Although he wasn't completely clueless about weapon crafting, he wasn't very proficient either.
"Brother Changqing, let's encourage each other!"
After a moment of silence, Chen Ye looked at Chen Changqing, casually waved the book on weapon crafting, and then began to read it intently.
Upon seeing this, Chen Changqing remained completely calm and composed.
He wasn't lying here; he truly knew nothing about weapon crafting.
Despite this, Chen Changqing remained completely calm.
After all, he had the AFK Cultivation System at his disposal.
"A year should be enough time for the system to Idle Cultivation this weapon-refining book while Great Accomplishment, right?"
After thinking it over, Chen Changqing didn't delay and quickly flipped through the book on weapon crafting.
The moment he closed the book, a system notification sounded in his mind:
[Bite!]
[Discovered weapon Cultivation Method - "Artifact Refining Chapter"]
[Should I immediately Idle Cultivation?]
Upon hearing the system notification, Chen Changqing's lips curled into a subtle, enigmatic smile.
Hang up now!
As Chen Changqing uttered his thoughts, a small Little Golden Man immediately appeared in his mind.
Immediately afterwards, the Little Golden Man began to cultivate the "Artifact Refining Chapter".
"Ha ha!"
"It works!"
Chen Changqing was secretly pleased to see this.
With the system helping him cultivate the "Artifact Refining Chapter," he could simply sit back and enjoy the fruits of his labor.
Time flies, and before we knew it, quite some time had passed.
During this time, the weapon-refining hall was bustling with activity.
After studying the "Weapon Forging Manual," everyone devoted themselves to weapon forging.
For a moment, the entire palace resounded with the hissing of fire control, the clanging of hammering, and the sizzling of smelting materials...
Everyone was completely absorbed in the crafting process.
However, amidst this bustling scene, one person stood out as an oddity.
This person was none other than Chen Changqing.
Instead of selecting materials or attempting to forge weapons, he moved a chair outside the main hall and leisurely basked in the sun.
At first, Xuanyuan Xiaoyu thought that Chen Changqing was carefully studying the "Artifact Refining Chapter".
But later it was discovered that Chen Changqing wasn't reading any books at all; he was simply sunbathing.
She had originally intended to say something to urge Chen Changqing on, but after thinking about it, she held back.
In Xuanyuan Xiaoyu's opinion, Chen Changqing was outstanding in other aspects and had exceptional talent.
But perhaps he simply doesn't have the talent for weapon crafting.
As the saying goes, every inch has its advantages and every foot its disadvantages.
She couldn't very well force Chen Changqing to do anything.
"Brother Changqing, what's going on?"
"You just sit outside in the sun all day?"
"Could it be... that he's given up?"
Chen Ye saw this and was filled with doubt.
I don't understand why Chen Changqing isn't doing anything.
Everyone else scoffed at Chen Changqing's behavior.
Of course, they were happy to see this happen.
"Looks like that guy has completely given up on weapon crafting!"
"That's good, one less person to compete with us."
"Since you've already given up, why not just quit? Why stay here and make a fool of yourself?"
His two companions are still working hard; they must be waiting for them.
"..."
The crowd didn't hold back, openly criticizing Chen Changqing.
Chen Changqing didn't pay any attention to this and continued to sunbathe outside the main hall every day as always.