Chapter 70 The Method of Competition

Three days, in just three days, the news that Master Ouyangming of the Equipment Battalion and the foreign Master Ni Yunhong were going to have an equipment forging competition had already spread throughout the entire camp.

Whether it's the high-ranking generals or the lowest-level recruits who are not even considered formal sergeants, they are all talking about this matter with great interest. Although the vast majority of them are not qualified to witness this scene, this does not prevent this matter from becoming the hottest thing in the military camp at present. Even if they managed to hunt down a half-elf beast, they seem to be overshadowed by it Not a lot.

Three days later, Ouyang Ming opened the door, and accompanied by the old craftsman, he arrived at the largest square in the equipment camp.

At this time, the place is already crowded with people standing or sitting.

Ouyang Ming glanced at it casually, and couldn't help being shocked.

Needless to say, the Equipment Battalion was almost fully mobilized. In addition to Zhong Yunda and Han Changling, even top arms blacksmiths such as Wang Zhongtong, Luo Shentong, Li Shunfeng and Huang Guotong also came out.

They are all bigwigs in the equipment battalion who are qualified to add special attributes to equipment, and each has its own special technique. Being able to let them gather together autonomously is one of the biggest events of the Equipment Battalion.

Seeing Old Craftsman and Ouyang Ming, they all surrounded him.

Except for Han Changling who lagged a little behind on purpose, the others all greeted in low voices and encouraged Ouyang Ming.

Zhong Yunda even waved his big hand, and said: "Xiao Ou, this time, we must go all out to kill his prestige! Hmph, at a young age, he came to point fingers at us, so what about Fucheng? I can't believe no one can cure him!"

The rest of the people nodded in agreement, with a trace of indignation and resentment on their faces.

Ouyang Ming's thoughts turned, and he suddenly understood that although this Ni Yunhong has not been here for a long time, he probably has already consulted with all the arms blacksmiths one by one. There is no need to study this process carefully, but the ending must not be happy enough.

Smiling slightly, Ouyang Ming said: "Thank you seniors for your blessings, this junior will definitely live up to expectations."

After bowing to everyone, Ouyang Ming stepped forward.

All the arms blacksmiths surrounded the old craftsman, and asked one after another: "Old craftsman, can you succeed as a disciple?"

"Yes, he is somewhat sure that he won't lose our old face, right?"

"Old Craftsman, I think only you can kill his prestige and restrain that ignorant brat!"

From the initial inquiry, they gradually turned into clamor and incitement, clearly they just didn't like Ouyang Ming. It's no wonder that although they are also arms blacksmiths, they don't communicate much on weekdays. Moreover, in their hearts, they also suspected that the attribute equipment that Ouyang Ming took out was actually forged by the old craftsman in private.

Therefore, their confidence in Ouyang Ming was not as strong as it appeared on the surface.

However, if they could inspire the old craftsman to go out in person, they would feel more at ease.

The old craftsman glanced at them, he had seen their thoughts thoroughly, smiled, and said: "Everyone, don't worry, since he said he won't let you down, he won't let you down."

All the arms blacksmiths looked at each other, Zhong Yunda asked cautiously: "Old Craftsman, has he really been passed down by you?"

The old craftsman raised his head and said proudly: "The blue is better than the blue!"

Everyone was in an uproar. It was unknown how much they believed in, but the way they looked at Ouyang Ming was somewhat different.

Ouyang Ming walked towards the rostrum, which was already full of military leaders.

Deng Zhicai, the commander of the central camp, Tian Boguang, the commander of the east camp, and Chen Yifan, the commander of the west camp. Among the five battalion chief generals, three came. As for Kang Weibo, the director of the Equipment Battalion, he had to stand and wait.

the other side,

Brothers Ni Yunhong, shopkeeper Lin Yichen of IKEA, and appraiser Zheng Ziwen were talking about something together, and they all had unconcealable smiles on their faces.

Seeing Ouyang Ming approaching, Deng Zhi put down the tea table in his hand, and said with a smile, "Xiao Ou, you came so slowly, you actually asked us to wait for you alone." Some dissatisfaction.

There are so many big men in the army who came here ahead of time, you are a good kid, you came here slowly, this air is too big, didn't you see that even Ni Yunhong came early.

Ou Yangming gave a deep salute to Deng Zhicai, and said: "General, today's battle is no longer a matter of the boy alone, but is related to the honor of the barracks. Therefore, the boy dare not slack off in the slightest, sit quietly in the yard and concentrate his energy Adjust to the best condition, in order to win the competition in one fell swoop and win honor for the army."

Deng Zhicai was startled, but couldn't help laughing dumbly, and said: "It's a good one who dare not slack off, well, you are right."

Tian Boguang beside him glanced at Ouyang Ming coldly, frowning slightly.

In fact, he had already made preparations before, and he would severely reprimand Ouyang Ming for this matter. If it could make him distracted, that would be great.

However, Deng Zhi spoke first and came to a conclusion. Since even the chief general of the Central Battalion said that Ou Yangming was right, what else could he say?

Chen Yifan coughed lightly, and said, "Ouyangming, today's competition is about forging equipment. As for the quality of the equipment, we have invited two master appraisers to judge." He cupped his hands in the direction of Lin Yichen and others. , said in a loud voice: "Please move the two appraisal masters."

Ni Yinghong and Zheng Ziwen had already made preparations, they stepped forward to salute and said, "I have seen the general."

Chen Yifan laughed, and said, "You two are welcome." He turned around and said, "These two are Master Ni Yinghong and Master Zheng Ziwen, and they are responsible for judging the quality of equipment."

"My lord, this is inappropriate!"

An old man squeezed out from the crowd, it was Li Shunfeng, a top arms blacksmith in the Equipment Battalion. Although his reputation and ability are not as good as the old craftsman's, he is also one of the two people who are second only to him.

"General, as far as I know, this Mr. Ni Yinghong is Master Ni's younger brother, how can he be the referee?"

Ni Yinghong gave him a cold look, and said: "Master Li, please don't question the character of our appraisers." He said slowly: "If I engage in malpractice for personal gain on this occasion, I will definitely be banned by the Appraiser Association. Join the blacklist and be expelled from the house, and it will never be possible to obtain qualifications for appraisal."

Zheng Ziwen nodded again and again, and said, "Master, you are too worried. For such a trivial matter, no appraiser would bet on his own future and destiny."

Li Shunfeng was taken aback, he opened his mouth, but in the end he did not continue to object.

Since Zheng Ziwen also said so, if he persisted, it would be distrust of the appraiser association. Such distrust is definitely not a good thing for a blacksmith.

Ouyang Ming chuckled and said loudly: "Master Li, thank you for your protection."

Li Shunfeng nodded slightly, feeling a little better.

Ni Yunhong chuckled, stepped forward, and said, "Master Ou, it seems that it's our turn to play."

Ouyang Ming looked at him and said solemnly: "Master Ni, you and I each choose the same material and refine it together, right?"

"Exactly." Ni Yunhong smiled and said, "However, I have a suggestion."

The corner of Ouyang Ming's mouth twitched slightly, thinking to himself, there really is another mystery. But he said: "Master Ni, please tell me."

Ni Yunhong said slowly: "I suggest that after the appraisal of both parties is completed, there will be a chance to forge again."

Ouyang Ming frowned slightly, and said, "What does this mean?"

Zheng Ziwen smiled and said: "Master Ou, let me explain." He nodded to the two blacksmiths, indicating that he was not partial, and then said: "Master Ni actually means a popular fighting method in Fucheng. , that is, both sides forge a set of equipment, and then give it to me to judge. The winning side is fine, but the losing side has the opportunity to improve the equipment again."

Ouyang Ming suddenly realized, "What if you still lose after being promoted?"

"Of course it's a loss." Zheng Ziwen said with a smile: "However, generally speaking, after forging and upgrading again, there is still a great opportunity for improvement."

There is always a problem with the success rate of forging equipment. If you give people a second chance to improve, the probability of failure will be overwhelmed to the minimum. For a truly powerful blacksmith, he will definitely not object to this proposal.

Ouyang Ming thought for a while, and said, "If you upgrade your equipment for the second time and overwhelm your opponent, will the opponent also get the same opportunity?"

"That's right." Zheng Ziwen nodded, and said, "Theoretically, as long as the opponent wins, you will get a chance to upgrade the equipment, and this cycle will continue until one of the opponents fails to upgrade."

The corner of Ouyang Ming's mouth twitched slightly, and he said slowly: "This method is fair. It just takes a little longer."

"It doesn't matter." Tian Boguang said coldly: "Being able to see the competition between the two forging masters, no matter how long we stay here, we are willing to stay here. However, I am afraid that this time is too short to be enjoyable... "

Chen Yifan's face darkened slightly, and he said, "Xiao Ou, go all out to honor the barracks!"

Tian Boguang was startled, and gave Chen Yifan a hard look.

However, after hearing what Chen Yifan said, the eyes of the rest of the people looking at Ni Yunhong became a little strange, and they were even a little dissatisfied with Tian Boguang, the leader of the Western Camp.

Deng Zhicai touched his forehead with a headache, and said helplessly: "Let's gossip, let's start."

Zheng Ziwen nodded slightly, and he said: "Everyone, please rest assured, even if it is such a way of fighting, it cannot last for too long." After finishing speaking, he asked: "You two, what materials do you choose?"

Ni Yunhong nodded to Ouyangming, and said, "Master Ou, please choose." He looked calm and relaxed, as if no matter what material Ouyangming chose, he was sure to win.

Ouyang Ming thought about it, and said with a smile: "Since it is a comparison, let's compare it to the most common one." He said loudly, "Is there any fine steel?"

Kang Weibo hurriedly said: "There is a lack of everything in the equipment camp, except for the lack of fine steel. Even if the two masters want to build a fine steel house, it is enough."

Amidst the roar of laughter from the crowd, countless fine steels were carried in.