Leader of the Ark Raiders

He lost convincingly.

Skiber left under the guidance of the staff, and the audience's attention was refocused on the stage.

⑥ "" ⑧ "" ③! ⑦ 0 ②, ⑨~⑨⑤

778. Would it be too high-profile to confess in public?

In the second round, there are three players left.

Kivili's eyes on Maria changed.

From the contempt at the beginning, it became vigilance at the moment.

This Kuranta faced a much harder challenge than he did.

But she made it through unscathed.

For Maria, the most difficult challenge has come to an end. The second round of competition needs to add a handle to the weapon and make further improvements. The time limit is three hours.

There was a flaw in Fortunis' knife, so he rushed to the grinder immediately.

Maria and Kivelli immediately ran to the pile of waste materials to find a suitable handle material for the knife.

Maria fell in love with a plank.

But she hurried back to her forging station to get the chainsaw, only to find that Kivili had already carried the plank away first.

"First come, first served, chick." Kivelli gave her a cold look and pushed her away.

Maria opened her mouth, but said nothing, so she had to look for other wood again.

This scene caused many people in the audience to be filled with righteous indignation.

Several young people repeatedly defended Maria.

"This should be reported to the organizer! This is clearly targeting others on purpose!"

"If I were Linguang's younger sister, I would just saw him with a chainsaw!"

Vulcan was a little annoyed, "This man is too much, Xia Guang didn't provoke him at all, but he made things difficult for Xia Guang everywhere."

Shen Cangye was not surprised, "There are some people in the world who can't see others surpassing themselves. When they think that someone who should be worse than them is doing better than them, they can't wait to step on it... But don't Don't worry, Maria is the kind of person who becomes more courageous when frustrated."

"In this respect, you know Xia Guang better than I do." Vulcan said.

Shen Cangye smiled, "A philosopher once said: 'Those sufferings that cannot knock you down will definitely become the nourishment for your growth', I think it is most suitable for Maria. She has grown up , now she is the best craftsman."

"Yes, I am also fortunate to be able to witness her growth." Vulcan murmured to himself, and turned his attention to the forging area again.

It took Maria some more time to find a piece of wood.

She hugged the piece of wood and happily returned to her forging station.

Her knife was almost finished now, but Maria continued to sharpen it worryingly, and then carefully dipped it into the acid solution.

There is a book in Yan State: All swords and utensils are polished and polished with gold thread alum, and the flowers will be visible.The price is directly higher than silver.

Blacksmithing traditions in many countries include a pickling process.

Immerse the forged weapon blank in the acid solution to remove the oxide and other films on the metal surface and clean it thoroughly.

The two steels of Damascus steel have different carbon content, so the color is also different. After pickling, the pattern will be revealed.

Maria took out the blade, neutralized it with lye, and scrubbed it again.

The appearance of the pattern on the knife surface is the effect of falling raindrops slowly blurring in the light and shadow, which is very beautiful and rhythmic, just like a work of art.

The pattern on Damascus steel is the natural beauty of artificial carving.

Not only that, the pattern itself can make the blade form serrations that cannot be distinguished by the naked eye on the microscopic level, making the blade sharper.

The host stood beside Maria and watched, and couldn't help exclaiming, "It's so beautiful!"

The president of the association laughed, "Hey, Casimir, you should come to Minos more often to see how superb our forging technology is!"

"How should I put it, Miss Linguang is a native of Casimir." The host laughed.

"Now I kind of want to persuade her to change her nationality to Minos!" The head of the association laughed, "It is said that our old Minos craftsmen are not as good as a little girl from Casimir, what a shame!"

Maria smiled and thought to herself - I don't want to stay in Minos, I will go to Yan Kingdom in the future.

…Once the blade has been pickled and polished, the next steps are straightforward.

Maria made and polished the handle with ease.

On the basis of the handle, she also added a knife ring—or a knife grid, which is a glove used to prevent enemy weapons from stabbing the hands.

Maria wiped her sweat, admired her own work, and then peeked at the audience.

..."I like to use straight knives with ring handles".

He said so.

Maybe it's just a casual remark.

But she always remembers.

Maria finished the work, took a breath, and rested against the workbench.

At this time, she had time to look at the situation of other players.

Kivili had already finished it a long time ago, sitting on the table with his legs crossed, he happened to look at the other two with flaws.

Fortunis had been blowing hot air with a hair dryer for nearly half an hour after gluing the sword hilt together.

Maria regained her composure and cried out inwardly.

She hurried over and patted Fortunis on the shoulder, "Mr. Fortunis! You used two curing agents! Not curing agent and glue!"

Mr. Fortunis froze for a moment, and then suddenly realized that he had made a very low-level mistake in his impatience.

——The glue needs to be used in conjunction with a curing agent to achieve a fast-drying and firm effect.

Just add curing agent, and it will not stick after another ten years.

Fortunis thanked him sincerely, and quickly rushed to the material area to find quick-drying glue.

Maria looked at his back and silently encouraged him.

"The idiot who helps the opponent." Kivelli snorted.

The last 1 minutes.

The game entered the countdown stage.

Fortunis has completed the gluing with the fastest speed, and the work is considered to be completed on time.

However, during the next basic performance test of the weapon, Fortunis' hilt was displaced.

This is the result of not having a strong bond.

In the second round, Fortunis left with regret.

There is no room for any small mistakes in this final.

Even if the mistake is low-level and stupid.

Even if he has never made such a mistake in thousands of forgings.

After watching Fortunis leave, after a short break, the host walked to the stage in the center of the workshop again and picked up the microphone.

"Everyone! Now there are only two players left on the field. After discussion, the organizer decided to skip the third round and directly enter the final round."

"In the final competition, you will use the weapons you have created for an extreme duel! Slashing ability, cutting ability... Only weapons with excellent performance can win this final battle!"

The host glanced at the remaining two contestants, and said: "In this competition, you can invite your trusted partners to be your fighters and use the weapons you have created to compete. Or, our judges will Test weapons for you. Each of our judges is an experienced craftsman."

After speaking, the host watched the two contestants.

"I will ask my comrades, I only trust my comrades." Kivili said coldly.

Everyone looked at Kuranta girl.

"Who does Miss Linguang choose to use the weapon you made?" the host asked.

"I also want to ask someone." Maria whispered, "He used to be my comrade in arms, my swordsmanship coach, the person who supported me, the person who enlightened me, and the most important thing for me... ..."

Halfway through she spoke, she felt sweaty palms and flushed cheeks.

She looked blankly at the auditorium, as if she had never been so nervous in her life.

She wants to tell everyone that he is very important to her, and wants everyone to know that he is good.

but.

By this time, she couldn't speak.

I'm afraid that he hates this way of confessing, and I'm afraid that I won't get any response from him after confessing.

779. Why Are These Two People So Right?

Maria hesitated for a long time, and just said: "It's my... good friend. I want to invite him to use the weapon I forged."

The host smiled and said: "It seems that Ms. Lai Guang is exhausted from the previous forging work and has not yet recovered. This 'good friend' has a heavy burden on his shoulders. I hope he can be in the final competition. all the best!"

As the host spoke, he turned sideways to greet a man with rich hooves who came from the stage.

He introduced: "Before the final competition, there is one more step. The knifemaker of Minos, the master blacksmith who learned from the head of the Craftsman Association, Mr. Carites, will check whether your works have safety defects. After passing the test, you will embark on the final journey, please——!"

The audience cheered for a while, obviously they all knew something about this "Master Blacksmith".

Under the rendering of lights and dry ice, Callites stepped onto the stage slowly and stood on the stage in the middle of the workshop.

"Thank you." Callites smiled, "So, both of you, who will come first?"

Kivili handed over the knife without saying a word.

Callites examined the blade carefully, and greeted Kivili, "Why do you want to make a machete?"

This beheading machete has a total length of nearly 1.5 meters and is extremely difficult to control.

However, as long as it can withstand its weight and is used properly, whether it is a melee attack or a long-range attack, it is not a problem to cut off the enemy's head.

"Because I know what challenges I will face next." Kivili is full of confidence, "This is my No. 12 time participating in the forging competition. Will not lose to a fledgling craftsman novice."

Callites smiled and said, "I will try to chop twice and evaluate the safety of this knife."

Holding the machete in both hands, he stepped off his horse.

Obviously, it is also very difficult for him to use this machete.

Callites let out a low growl, and slashed horizontally towards the cylinder specially used for testing weapons.

Huh!

Hearing the sound of the wind pressure, he chopped the cylinder with a diameter of five or six centimeters into two with one knife, and the second knife still cut it in two.

"Good knife!" Callites nodded, "Congratulations, your knife passed the evaluation."

Kivili didn't speak, and took the knife silently, as if everything should be taken for granted.

"It's your turn, ma'am." Callites extended his hand to Maria in a gentlemanly manner.

"Excuse me." Maria handed over her knife.

While checking the blade, Callites said, "Why do you want to build this type of straight knife? This kind of weapon is relatively rare in the forging competition. Most people prefer the fully functional Bowie Jungle Knife and Sark Xun sword."

Maria pursed her lips, lowered her head and smiled, and said, "Because... because the one who used the weapon for me, my comrade-in-arms, he has always supported me, accompanied me, and enlightened me. Without him, I would Probably won’t come to this final, when I made this knife, I didn’t think about anything, there was only one thought in my mind, and that was—this is the weapon I made for him. That’s all.”

"You are very lucky. If you fall down, you are the bravest person to get up. I wish you success." After Kalitus made a trial cut, he returned the weapon to the craftsman girl.

Callites exited, and the lights shone on the host again.

"I invite the comrades of our two players, their most trusted fighters!"

In fact, the list has already been handed in, and the steps of inquiry are just a procedure.

Shen Cangye did not expect Maria to be so nervous.

10 minutes ago, a staff member came to invite him to enter the players' preparation area.

Before entering the arena, Shen Cangye heard the voice of the host, saying "Warmly welcome our two soldiers" or something...

For a split second, he actually had the illusion that he was participating in a knight competition in Casimir.

"—Doctor Shen!"