C129 The Little Princess's Gambling

Free City, Central Plaza.

Tens of thousands of city warriors were gathered in the plaza, in the east side, there were rows of huge black seats, symbolizing the most authoritative person of Free City.

As for the entire arena, it was a gossipy place. There were a total of eight stone platforms around the center of the arena that was 200 feet wide.

On the stone platform, oven s and various materials were placed.

"Buzz!"

After the bell chime, Free City City Lord Xiao Yunchuan was the first to walk towards the seats to the east, and sat in the very middle. After that was the Guild Master of the Blacksmith Guild, the elders from the Sword Lake Palace, Three Ultimate Heavenly Peaks, and the Patriarchs of the three families all sat in the spectator's seats.

"Let's begin." Xiao Yunchuan said to an elder beside him.

The old man nodded and flew to the center of the stone platform.

"There are a total of 108 refiners participating in this year's Refining Conference, just like the previous sessions. There are a total of 18 people, and now all those who have an internal quota will enter the central stone platform. The rest will enter the respective arenas according to their identity tokens."

After the elder announced this, the 108 competitors began to ascend the stage.

Su Jue had an established position, so he was naturally in the center of the stone stage.

Other than them, there were Shen Mengqi, Shen Tao, Murong Yingjie, Little Princess Xiao Xiaodie and other familiar faces.

Very quickly, everyone found their seats. At this time, the old man spoke again.

The competition is divided into three rounds. Today, the first round will be split into three rounds, and the challenger will enter the second round tomorrow. Furthermore, the challenger will obtain the reward of 10,000 jade crystals.

Everyone sat in front of their oven, Su Jue was no exception.

"Your first test is to refine a first class Superior Grade Star Soldier. Remember, it is a first class Superior Grade, not a normal grade, not a high quality grade, and not even a second class Star Soldier. Time will pass within an incense stick, and those who fail in the refinement will be eliminated after exceeding the time limit."

The moment the old man said this, everyone revealed a puzzled expression.

Refining a first rank Superior Grade Star Soldier!

It could be said that none of the refiners here were lower than the fourth stage. Anyone could easily refine a first stage Star Soldier.

"Burn the incense!"

However, no one explained anything to them. With the old man's loud shout, the fragrance had already risen!

"A first rank Superior Grade Star Soldier. I wonder if someone here will fail in concocting the pill. If that's the case, then it would be truly a joke." On the central stone platform, Yang Yuming from the Yang family laughed out loud.

Su Jue could not help but snort in disdain. He did not think that everyone would be able to pass the first round of examination, because the materials on the table were very interesting.

A portion of unrefined iron ore, a Flame Star Stone the size of a goose egg, and a seventh stage animal core.

"Eh? Why is it a Stage Seven animal core, isn't it Level 1 Refinement, this animal core's level is too high, could the Refiners' Association have made a mistake with the materials? " A surprised voice came from a stone platform in the distance.

Everyone was stunned as they examined their materials.

"Why is my Star Melting Material made from Flaming Star Meteoric Iron? This is too high grade, isn't it a level 1 pill?"

"What I have is the Millennium Coldsteel. This is a material used to refine weapons of the fourth step and above. Lord President, are you sure you're mistaken?"

At this moment, an old man sitting on the chair to the east smiled and said, "A fifth of the incense has been burnt. If I were you, I would hurry up and think of a solution. I don't doubt the Blacksmith's Association here."

Everyone was stunned as they finally discovered the crux of the matter.

These materials were deliberately made by the Refiners' Guild.

One had to know that one was not allowed to use one's own materials in the first round of the assessment, so refiners had to use the materials on the table to refine a level 1 star weapon.

This was not a simple assessment.

"As an artificer, the most fundamental factor is one's control ability. If one is unable to determine the grade of their own astral artifacts, then one can only be considered a second-rate artificer." Murong Yingjie laughed and then opened up the oven.

"Right, in my opinion, some people can take a direct stand. With a glance, I can tell that they are second rate weapons craftsmen." The silver armored Little Princess Xiao Xiaodie glanced at Su Jue and said.

Su Jue smiled faintly, he did not argue any further, he merely opened the oven and started pouring his True Fire.

"You must be Su Jue." Just at this time, a young man with a small mustache laughed as he looked at Su Jue.

Su Jue turned his head and asked: "And who are you?"

"I, am arrogant in the day, and one of the members of the Yu Clan." The self-proclaimed day proud person sneered.

"Got it." Su Jue said indifferently, then ignored the arrogance of the day.

Actually, he had already received the news before this that the Yu Clan had sent Murong Yingjie's junior brother to participate in the competition.

"Su Jue, I'm talking to you." During the day, he continued refining while asking.

"Are we familiar with each other?" Su Jue replied without even looking at them.

"Of course not. There is a huge difference between our identities, so how could we be familiar with each other?" During the day, he spoke arrogantly and arrogantly.

"Since you're not familiar with it, why should I bother with you?"

"You arrogant brat." Zhang Ye said angrily.

"Brother Bai, don't be angry. He's just a country bumpkin cultivator, he'll be eliminated very soon." Yang Huan sneered.

"I think it would be best for you to leave early. It's simply too embarrassing to stay with him on the most eye-catching central stone platform." Yang Yuming, who was standing beside Yang Zhihuan, chimed in.

Suddenly, the center of the stone stage exploded, all of them started to criticize Su Jue, this scene no doubt made Little Princess Xiao Xiaodie extremely happy.

"I let you offend me, hmph." Xiao Xiaodie was ecstatic.

However, Su Jue did not become angry as if he had imagined it, and continued to refine the Star Soldier.

It was the first time an Earth grade weapon had been forged from high grade materials.

Su Jue was the same, but he was not afraid, because this test tested one's control ability.

If the materials were too high quality, there was no need to refine them too much, nor was there a need to place too much of them in the mix.

As long as he was able to obtain the appropriate benefits and reach the 'Superior Grade' level of the first stage.

However, it was not a simple matter for others, especially for the refiners at the periphery, to be so accurate.

"Boom!"

Just at this moment, a oven exploded on the not too distant stone platform.

"This …" That person's face was filled with disappointment as he lowered his head and left the arena.

Following the defeat of the first person, the eight rings exploded like firecrackers. From time to time, the sound of a furnace exploding could be heard.

"Time's up, everyone start the furnace!" After the last wisp of incense was burnt to ashes, the old man from before announced this.

Everyone stood up at the same time.

"Someone, open the furnace." Xiao Xiaodie glanced at Su Jue and said.

Su Jue laughed, thinking that Xiao Xiaodie was going to fight him to the death, then laughed: "Why don't you open it first."

"Hmph, just open it. Do you think I'm a second-rate refiner?" As Xiao Xiaodie said that, she opened the oven, and a small dagger flew out from the oven, and landed on the stone platform.

"Level 1 Superior, passed." One of the attendants who was on stage looked at Xiao Xiaodie's star device and said.

"It's your turn to be a second rate weapons craftsman." Xiao Xiaodie turned her head to look at the sky in disdain.

"From the looks of it, you seem to have already confirmed that I won't be able to cultivate it. Do you want to make a bet?" Su Jue said.

"Let's bet, what do we bet on?" Xiao Xiaodie said in disdain.

"If I lose, I will immediately apologize to you and never appear again in the Free City."

"It's a deal. Open the furnace." Xiao Xiaodie said happily.

"And if you lose?" Su Jue asked with a smile.

"Hmph, you can do whatever you want." Xiao Xiaodie seemed to be certain that Su Jue had not succeeded in refining it.

"I don't want anything from you either. If you lose, why don't you just learn to bark like a dog three times?"

"How dare you!"

"How dare you!"

"Su Jue, you're too arrogant."

In an instant, the entire arena was in an uproar. Even the people in charge of the audience all turned their heads and laughed.

Xiao Yunchuan's face became ugly, he wanted to go up and give Xiao Xiaodie a ruthless slap. Just how stupid was he to think that Su Jue could not even make it past the first round?

"Alright, let's start." Little Princess stepped forward and pointed at Su Jue.

Su Jue smiled faintly this time, as he struck out with his palm towards the oven.

"Whoosh!"

The long sword flew into the sky and then fell to the ground. The deacon could not wait to walk up and look at it for a while, and then was stunned.

"What's wrong, hurry up and announce it." The little princess said with her nose to the sky.

"This … this …" The exam deacon's forehead was covered in sweat, his heart filled with regret over having received this task.

"Speak!" The Little Princess was furious.

"Yes, it's the elite of the first step." Even after a long time, the deacon still didn't dare to say the last word.

The little princess turned around and looked at Su Jue's star device for a long time. When she saw it, her face suddenly changed and she almost cried.

"Little brat, quickly learn to bark like a dog." Su Jue laughed.

When Su Jue said this, everyone covered their mouths and laughed.

"You, you, save it first. We'll continue our bet in the next match!" After Xiao Xiaodie finished speaking, she retreated back to her own seat and did not say another word.

"Little brat, I advise you not to bet with me, otherwise you'll regret it for the rest of your life!" Su Jue laughed and returned to his seat.

Xiao Xiaodie gnashed her teeth in anger, but endured the pain in her heart and did not continue to accept Su Jue's words. Instead, she looked at the deacon and said: "Hurry up, I want to enter the next stage immediately."

The deacon's legs trembled, his speed increasing tenfold.

After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, all the deacons had finished their checks. People from the eight surrounding tables left, and the central stone stage was completely cleared. Even Yang Yuming had met the requirements.

"Eighty-eight people passed the first round of examination!"

Everyone let out a sigh. If twenty people were eliminated in the first round, then wouldn't the second round be even more intense?

"The second round's exam will be reconstructed, and the reconstructed weapon is the first tier Superior Grade Star Soldier in your hands. All you need to do is to raise it to the Superior Grade, and you will only have a single incense stick of time."

"Going back to reconstruct the furnace without any materials. How, how is this possible?" Yang Yuming said in fear.

"Burn the incense!" No one answered his doubts, and the incense was ignited once more.

"What do we do, Su Jue?" Shen Mengqi, who was at the side, was also puzzled.

Not only Shen Mengqi, everyone else had the chance to sink into deep thought, but only a few people in the center of the stone arena remained calm and collected.

"Su Jue, your young miss Shen is asking you. Why don't you say it?" Xiao Xiaodie said complacently, obviously he thought that Su Jue did not know the answer.

"Do you want to bet again?" Su Jue said softly.

Su Jue's word bet once again caught everyone's attention.

Xiao Xiaodie hesitated a little, but when she saw Su Jue's provocative gaze, she couldn't help but say: "If you want to bet, then so be it."

"Alright, it's the same if I lose. But if you lose, not only would you have to make up for last time, you would also have to hand over that to my Uncle Su when you see me in the future."

"What?"

"Su Jue, you want to be brothers with the City Lord?"

"How arrogant."

Very quickly, Yang Yuming and the others took the chance to cover Su Jue's face.

"Alright, I'll take the bet, but this time you will lose, before you get the hell out of Free City, you have to call me grandaunt!" Xiao Xiaodie stood up and said.

"Haha!" Everyone laughed out loud.

"Now, Su Jue, you can say how you want to rebuild it!" Xiao Xiaodie asked proudly.