<strong><u>Chapter 380 - Divine Foundation Metal</u></strong>


    Considering that an alloy with a ny-five percent harmony rate opened a path to godhood, its value was clearly astronomical. The possibility of bing a divine alloy, no matter how miniscule, was enough to make it the one of the most expensive metals in the world. Rarely would cksmiths sell such a metal. Instead, they would keep it for themselves.


    Forging alloys and forging regr metals was different; luck was an important factor. Even a Divine cksmith couldn’t guarantee to forge an alloy with a harmony rate ny-five percent or higher. The average harmony rate of their products were just higher.


    Unknown to Tang Wulin, he had broken yet another record! In the history of cksmithing, never before had a cksmith below the sixth rank forge an alloy with ny-five percent harmony rate. Tang Wulin had achieved the impossible as a fifth-rank cksmith and set a new bar!


    Suddenly, Ye Xinn spoke up. “Don’t say I’m taking advantage of you. I’m actually a fifth-rank maker,”


    A fifth-rank maker?


    Everyone was stunned, unable to form words. Among the four professions, designers progressed the fastest since the profession mainly relied on spiritual power and perception. As long as a designer was sufficient in those two aspects, they would reach the third rank.


    Inparison, it was much harder for makers to advance. It required constant and repetitive practice, and a strong perception was essential as well. After all, without being able to understand the design, the mecha or battle armor they created would only ever be subpar


    Ye Xinn was just thirteen years old, nearing fourteen. She was the same age as the rest of them. Being a fifth-rank maker at her age made her a genius!


    Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan exchanged a nce, shame colouring their cheeks red. The two of them were the lowest ranking professionals in their group.


    “Don’t forget, Lizhi is a fourth-rank mechanic,” Ye Xinn said.


    Tang Wulin nodded enthusiastically. “This is great. Gu Yue is in charge of the designs, so tell her any specifications you have for your armor. We’re going to make our battle armors one part at a time, starting from the right hand. I’ll work hard to forge the alloys, but don’t expect another ny-five percent alloy. I will guarantee we’ll use alloys of at least ny percent though.”


    A single sessful piece of alloy was enough for one hand armor. After that, the most pressing concern was whether the metal could be sessfully transformed into hand armor. Although failure wouldn’t turn the metal into scrap, its quality would decline.


    “Alright!” Ye Xinn nodded. Contrary to her calm expression however, her heart was quite disturbed. A fifth-rank maker their age was rare, but a thirteen-year-old fifth-rank cksmith was an impossibility! There was no one within all of Shrek Academy whose cksmithing talent couldpare with Tang Wulin’s. She would be able to grow even faster working together with a genius cksmith like Tang Wulin. Upon this realization, her ill feelings toward him dissipated.


    Shrek Academy’s policies seemed to grant much freedom, but she knew that this was to put even more pressure on the students! Ye Xinn and Xu Lizhi had moved to the outer court to gain experience and face greater pressure to improve. If they didn’tplete enough achievement, then they couldn’t return to the inner court. They had to make a set of battle armor for themselves to do so and there was no one better to help them than a cksmith capable of forging alloys!


    After directing Ye Xinn and Xu Lizhi to Gu Yue, Tang Wulin continued to forge. With Yue Zhengyu providing the materials, he was going to take advantage of this and save the high harmony rate alloys for himself and hispanions, while selling the agreed pieces to Yue Zhengyu. As for the low harmony rate ones, he would just sell them. Meanwhile, Gu Yue discussed the designs for their armors with everyone else. The entire workshop buzzed with energy as everyone rushed toplete their part in the n.


    Tang Wulin’s heart gradually calmed as he continued to forge, each reverberating strike of his hammer venting his frustrations at being suppressed by the rankers. Now, more than ever, did he understand that the only way to obtain the respect and acknowledgement of others was through strength! Everything else would follow after obtaining power. He still remembered what his father had told him. In this world, the only one he could rely on and trust was himself! Relying on others would only lead to failure. Only by striving relentlessly and depending on himself could his talent blossom and let him stand tall and proudly before his peers.


    His pride pushed him to greater heights. His forging improved, and his alloy sess rate was higher than ever. He forged into the night, until he finally copsed in exhaustion. He had seeded in forging eight pieces of spirit alloy. Among them, one was a spirit gold with a ny-three percent harmony rate. With that, Gu Yue’s metal was finished. The remaining seven ranged from seventy to eighty percent harmony rate, which was fairly good. Tang Wulin collected them into his storage ring to set them aside for the future. He still needed to obtain the spirit items necessary to break the fourth Golden Dragon King seal, and these alloys would help.


    ?


    “Huh?” Tang Wulin stared at Shen Yi in shock, mouth gaping.


    “Why? Teacher Shen, why can’t Ye Xinn participate in the ss representative selection tournament?” Tang Wulin asked.


    Tang Wulin’s mind went nk the moment Shen Yi had told him Ye Xinn couldn’t participate in the ss representative selection tournament, his ns crumbling apart. He had felt pressured to face the five rankers, but with Ye Xinn’s help, especially after three years of growth, he had been confident of their victory. Although she did not have four soul rings yet, herbat power was on par, if not better. Her skillful techniques were still etched into his memory. His original n was to have Gu Yue, Ye Xinn and himself be the main attack force of their team. That way, they would have a chance against Wu Siduo’s Hell White Tiger. But without Ye Xinn, their chances of victory dropped to next to zero! The disparity between his team and the five rankers was too great!


    “Don’t ask me why. There is no reason. But your mecha group reassignment has been approved. The condition, of course, is that Ye Xinn cannot participate in the tournament. Now go back to prepare. You don’t have much time.”


    Throughout the rest of his sses, Tang Wulin was lost in a daze with his brow furrowed. The atmosphere in the ssroom was charged the moment he stepped in, and the majority of his ssmates took care to maintain a distance from his group. He and his friends were being shunned by everyone. Even his newpanions, Ye Xinn and Xu Lizhi, were being treated the same way.


    The addition of Ye Xinn’sbat strength and Xu Lizhi’s buns had given Tang Wulin confidence in their victory. But now Ye Xinn was no longer allowed to participate. Their odds for victory wereughable without her strength. His mind upied by this problem, Tang Wulin didn’t pay attention in ss for the first time sinceing to Shrek Academy.


    “Good luck in the tournament, ss president. Well, you don’t have to worry about it too much. Even if you resign from being the ss president, you can still be the cksmith representative,” Luo Guixing said as he approached Tang Wulin after ss.


    Yang Nianxia followed closely behind Luo Guixing and looked at Tang Wulin with sincere eyes. “You’re the most suitable person to be the cksmith representative. Please don’t force yourself.”


    “What do you mean force himself? He’s just overestimating himself!” Zheng Yiran cut in as she walked by, not even bothering to look back as she left.