Blue Silver Grass Strategy

Just over two hours ago, Yu Xiaogang and other people who were learning forging took part in the unified intermediate blacksmith promotion assessment.

Out of 123 candidates, 118 successfully advanced.

Only five people failed the assessment. This success rate can be said to be quite good.

Yu Xiaogang is not one of those five people.

However, although he successfully advanced, Yu Xiaogang still felt a sense of loss when he saw that his carefully crafted work was classified as Class B among the four grades of A, B, C and D.

Not the five D-grade students who were eliminated, not the twenty-eight C-grade students who were barely qualified, nor the ten A-grade students whose completion rate was rated as excellent, but one of the eighty B-grade students with good standards!

This mediocre feeling made Yu Xiaogang feel uncomfortable.

Although Teacher Ah Gu also said in his comments that he was able to master the forging skills to his current level in just five months, both his talent and hard work were commendable. Most of the others who were better than him had spent more time learning forging.

Can……

"I still feel a little unwilling—"

At the north gate of Gengxin City, Yu Xiaogang stopped, turned around, looked up, looked at the three big characters on the gate tower, and thought silently in his heart.

"Maybe I'm not suited to forging."

Shaking his head, Yu Xiaogang took another step and walked towards the north.

"I don't know where the right path for me is..."

A cool breeze blew by, and on the official road there were the sounds of rumbling cars and neighing horses. A whisper was drowned out, and no one knew it except its owner.

……

Central District, [Headquarters of the Blacksmiths Association].

"Uncle Ah Gu, I just got the news that Junior Brother Yu Xiaogang left without saying goodbye and left the city alone—"

Silong went up to the third floor, came to the assessment area, and whispered to Agu.

"Ok?"

Ah Gu couldn't help but frown when he heard this, but he didn't look surprised at all. He just asked in a deep voice: "One person?"

"Yes, one person." Silong nodded to confirm.

“This kid—” Ah Gu shook his head and said, “From his expression before, I knew that his heart had become unstable… But he actually went alone. He should at least find a caravan to register with. Not only can he get some money, but he can also have someone to take care of him along the way—”

Ah Gu was not surprised by Yu Xiaogang's departure because he had foreseen it. Instead, he had seen too many breakups and reunions over the years, and Yu Xiaogang's sudden departure without saying goodbye no longer caused him any emotional fluctuations.

"What a pity~"

Ah Gu walked to the long table and picked up a short knife on the table. There were dozens of short knives like this on the long table.

Holding the knife in his right hand, he pressed the blade slightly with the tip of his left thumb. An imperceptible grey light flashed across his fingertips, blocking the cutting of the blade.

Seeing this, Silong showed an admiring look on his face and said, "Uncle Ah Gu, is this Junior Brother Yu Xiaogang's assessment work?"

"That's right." Ah Gu handed the short knife in his hand to Silong and commented: "This knife is average in toughness, average in sharpness, and average in coordination!"

"Among the mid-level blacksmiths, some are good at quenching, and their toughness can reach the highest level; some are good at hammering and grinding, and their sharpness can reach the highest level; some are good at shaping the structure of tools, making the user feel very comfortable..."

"If one can master all three and integrate them into one instrument, then he can be considered top-notch among his peers!"

"Although this child's talent in forging is not the best, he is good at summarizing and generalizing, taking one step at a time and walking steadily..."

"Although I ranked him 56th among the B-level candidates, I believe that as long as he persists, he will most likely be the eleventh candidate in this batch who can reach the level of a blacksmith!"

"What a pity~"

At this point, Ah Gu shook his head and continued, "This child is always full of energy and always wants to be the best among his peers.

But sometimes, talent is something that cannot be changed by hard work..."

Silong: “…”

Silong was speechless. Having witnessed Ling Yi's super god-level talent and Tang Hao's god-level talent, he knew that there are some things in this world that one should not be too obsessed with.

Otherwise, in the end, you will be the only one who suffers.

“Forget it—” Ah Gu took the dagger from Si Long’s hand, put it back on the table, and said lightly: “That kid has been studying hard and asking questions in the past six months. I have told him a lot about the thousand-forging techniques and metal smelting experience of senior blacksmiths, and even those who can be promoted to master blacksmiths.

If he is willing to continue on the path of forging, he will naturally continue to practice. With his talent, it will take at least ten years of research and polishing to digest all the content...

If he doesn’t want to, that’s his own choice—”

"Ayi said that we should not make decisions for others casually. We should respect other people's choices."

"If the [Blacksmith Association] wants to develop and not be hostile to other forces, it needs to come up with a development strategy that is different from other forces."

"An open force, an 'academy-style' force that allows students to come and go freely, a force that can provide talent training for all parties, is the way out for our [Blacksmith Association]."

"Ayi is right. One day, when all the forces in the entire Douluo Continent have students from our [Blacksmith Association], there will be no difference between us and the [Spirit Hall]."

"Although there may still be a huge gap in high-end combat power, in terms of influence across the entire continent, it is possible to achieve an alternative transcendence."

Listening to Ah Gu's narration, Silong was excited. Even though Ling Yi was not here, his face still revealed respect and admiration.

at the same time.

On another street about seven or eight hundred meters away from the [Blacksmiths Association Headquarters], Liu Erlong and her daughter had just walked into a hotel to rest.

Continue tomorrow night, good night everyone~

Chapter 262: Tiandou City

"Tiandou City", a private room in a restaurant in the east of the city.

"Dad, when will Brother Yi and the others arrive?"

In front of the table full of delicious dishes, Dugu Xin didn't even look at them. As soon as he entered the door, he asked Dugu Bo who had been waiting for a long time.

Even before coming here, he had just experienced three extremely intense soul fighting battles in a row in the Tiandou Soul Fighting Arena, and was already starving.

Not only Dugu Xin, but also Long Yin, Qingqiu Xin and Zhang Mufeng, who were standing outside the door and had not yet entered, all turned their eyes to Dugu Bo, waiting for his answer.

"Stinky boy!"

Seeing Dugu Xin's anxious expression, the smile on Dugu Bo's face froze. He stopped what he was about to say, snorted coldly, turned his head and ignored him, looking at the street lights outside the window.

"Young Master, the three young masters must be hungry after the recent battles, right?"

At this moment, a gray-haired young man behind Long Yin and the other two spoke up:

"I have received instructions from my master to order a lot of dishes made from the meat of high-aged soul beasts for the young master and the three young masters. These are the most nourishing and vitalizing ones—"

As the gray-haired young man spoke, Long Yin, who was standing next to Dugu Xin, patted his belly at the right time and said with a smile: "Indeed, I am hungry. Sanjin, let's eat first and talk while we eat--"

"Me too." Qingqiu Xin nodded and echoed.

“We ordered all the food we like.”

He glanced at the dishes on the table in the box, turned around and nodded to the gray-haired young man, thanking him: "Brother Rong, thank you for your trouble--"

"Of course, of course," the gray-haired young man Rong brother waved his hands quickly and said humbly, "Mr. Xin, you are too polite..."

"Okay, okay~"

Without waiting for Zhang Mufeng to speak again, Long Yin stretched out his arms, put one hand on each of Dugu Xin and Zhang Mufeng's shoulders, and walked towards the box with them in his arms, saying as he walked: "The world is big, but eating is the most important thing. Let's eat first--"

Behind him, Qingqiu Xin followed, while the gray-haired young man Rong Ge remained standing where he was, as if he was ready to wait for orders outside at any time.

"Brother Rong?"

In the private room, Dugu Xin, who was about to sit down, happened to see the gray-haired young man who had not come in, and immediately called out, "Come in and eat together—"

"No, no~" The gray-haired young man waved his hands upon hearing this.

"Nie Rong."

Dugu Bo's usual deep voice rang out in the box.

The gray-haired young man, Nie Rong, subconsciously adjusted his posture to make himself appear more respectful, and responded, "Master."

Dugu Bo glanced at Dugu Xin beside him, then said to Nie Rong outside the door, "Come in and eat together."

Nie Rong was startled at first, then he showed a hesitant look on his face: "This..."

"Ok?"

I saw that Dugu Bo didn't move his eyebrows or raise his eyes. He simply uttered a syllable through his nasal cavity, which immediately shocked Nie Rong outside the door. He didn't dare to hesitate and hurriedly walked into the box. Carefully, he leaned against the box. Take a seat on the chair by the door.

Nie Rong, martial soul "Green Phosphorus Flower", is 23 years old and a level 33 control-type combat soul master.

At the same time, the Nie family is also a family that has inherited the martial arts spirit and has been dependent on the Dugu family for generations.

Now, the family business of Dugu Bo and Dugu Xin in their hometown is being managed by Nie Rong's father, Nie Yun, the steward of the Dugu family.

"Dad, you eat too—"

After everyone started eating, Dugu Xin was very considerate. He immediately picked up a piece of Dugu Bo's favorite dish with chopsticks and put it in the other's bowl, and said with a smile.

Seeing Dugu Xin picking food for him, Dugu Bo's originally stern face showed a hint of smile, but soon, he tensed up again, snorted coldly, and said: "No need, I'm full."

"How could it be~" Dugu Xin put another piece of food into his father's bowl and said with a smile: "You have been waiting for us to come back, how could you be full?"

"Humph!"

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything. After hearing what Dugu Xin said, Dugu Bo became even angrier. He snorted again, tilted his head, and said in a displeased tone: "Can't I eat first? Who told you that I was waiting for you-?"

"That's it-"

Dugu Xin paused in mid-air with the third piece of food he picked up with chopsticks. A sly look flashed through his eyes, and he pretended to understand something. He said, "Okay, then I'll eat it myself..."

As he said this, he pretended to put the greasy, golden piece of meat into his mouth.

"Shh-"

A gray shadow flashed, and the piece of meat disappeared from Dugu Xin's chopsticks, but he did not eat it.

On the other side, Dugu Bo held chopsticks in his right hand, and on the chopsticks was a piece of greasy golden meat.

Putting the meat into his mouth, Dugu Bo glared at Dugu Xin while chewing, and said unhappily: "You bastard, I can't eat anymore after I've eaten it?"

"Hehe~" Dugu Xin naturally did not refute, but picked up some more dishes and added them to Dugu Bo's bowl, while complimenting him: "You can eat, of course you can eat, Dad, you are so powerful, your digestive ability must be better than us young boys--"

"okay!"

Dugu Bo used his chopsticks to stop his son from passing the dish to him, and said unhappily, "Eat it yourself, we can talk while we eat..."

Hearing this, Dugu Xin certainly would not continue to insist. He was also really hungry, so he nodded vigorously and said, "Okay!"

After he finished speaking, he winked at the other people at the table and started eating.

With Dugu Xin taking the lead, Long Yin and the other two, who had been a little polite just now, naturally let go and started to eat voraciously.

After eating a few casual bites, Dugu Bo put down his chopsticks and looked at the four young men, including his son, with their unrestrained and free-spirited appearance, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

That is, his son Dugu Xin, and Long Yin, the three younger generations he favors, otherwise Dugu Bo would have scolded them as "vulgar".

Dugu Bo: "Nie Rong, tell this bastard when Ling and the two girls will arrive—"

Hearing Dugu Bo's words, Nie Rong hurriedly stopped eating. He was half full after eating the food, so he was not in a hurry.

After a pause and organizing his words, Nie Rong said to Dugu Xin and the other three who had slowed down their movements:

"Young Master, four young masters, this morning I received a message from the East City Han's Blacksmith Shop, saying that the three young masters Yi had already arrived in 'Snow Moon City' seven days ago..."

"But I heard that Master Yi and the two girls plan to go to Tianshui City, play there first, and then go south to Tiandou City—"

"Is that so—"

Upon hearing Nie Rong's words, Dugu Xin, Long Yin and others immediately looked disappointed.

After hearing the previous part, they thought Ling Yi would arrive at "Tiandou City" soon.

But it is also true that with two female companions of different styles but equally beautiful, it is natural to have fun all the way~

The four of them naturally supported this from the bottom of their hearts.

The next chapter is ready, and should be posted before 12 o'clock.

Chapter 263 Scarlet Eyes