Why am I the only male apprentice of the evil queen

"Take back your words, you ugly fat pig! You are not qualified to make irresponsible remarks to my master."

"You bumpkin, how dare you call me a fat pig?!" Nell's eyeballs almost popped out, the chicken leg just taken out was crushed, and the disgusting grease was all over his fingertips.

"Calm down, it will be very bad for you to have a conflict here." Xi Nan held Fen Mu and persuaded him politely.

"You don't understand! This lump of tumor is scolding my master! Miss Xi Nan, why are you laughing too?" Fen Mu looked at her in disbelief, obviously he was on his side, why are you still laughing at him now, Fen Mu Mu felt betrayed.

Xi Nan put away that funny smile, patted his head comfortingly, and explained: "You misunderstood, I didn't mean to laugh at you, I just... think what you scolded her is very interesting, Very image, that's all."

"Okay, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you, I was too excited just now." Fen Mu bowed his head to apologize, but took her hand away.

"You seem to like your master?" Xi Nan asked.

"If you like it, you must like it, otherwise you won't be so angry." Fen Mu said frankly.

The place where the contestants compete is a wide square with several forging furnaces on it, and a place in the middle where all kinds of materials are stored.

The contestants just want everyone to watch and make it to ensure fairness, but they may also reveal their own unique forging techniques. Of course, the premise is that others have the ability to learn it secretly, so this competition can also be regarded as a show of skill among famous teachers.

Nell walked into the middle of the square, wiped the grease off his mouth with his sleeve, and said loudly:

"Guys, now there is an unknown person from the hidden reef sea area who is going to take part in the competition. His master is also an unknown person named Anna. Have you heard of this name?"

The members of the mercenary group and the onlookers all heard the conflict just now, so they naturally knew what was going on and understood Nell's sarcasm.

But no one showed any distaste for this, because this kind of thing has happened several times before, the production process of the competition is boring, if there is a little fun to adjust it, it is really great!

"No, we think you should give young people a chance."

"That's right, maybe today's game will add another name to the list?"

The audience roared with laughter, and the female craftsmen who were in the process of the competition also chuckled, shook their heads, and continued to focus on making the protective gear in their hands.

The "List of Masterpieces" is not so easy to advance. Although the famous teachers and apprentices on the field claim to be extraordinary, it is by no means an easy task to produce a work that can enter the "List".

"Look! Don't say I won't give you a chance, go up and see what you, a country bumpkin in the reef waters, can make." Nell finished speaking, poohed again, and walked back to the chair with heavy steps doing.

Now that you have already got the chance to participate, there is no need to waste your attention on the clown. Fenmu went to the material area to take a look, roughly flipped through the materials, and found that the rest of the materials were very ordinary.

All the materials that should be better have been taken away by other participants, which is quite troublesome.

If possible, Fenmu still wants to use better materials to make it.

Protective gear and the like, he didn't do much in the past, usually just cut a few clothes for Anastha according to デデ... 嘿, aesthetics.

As far as the remaining materials are concerned, only a piece of light leather armor can be made.

Chapter 18 Grading

"Who's that making the cast steel breastplate?"

The members of the mercenary group watched the competition on the stage more eagerly than anyone else. There are many mercenary groups in this world, and there are not a few rich mercenary groups.

Even for a team of only ten people, sometimes the Goddess of Fate might smile at them once they went in and out of the ruins, making them rich overnight.

But having money does not mean being able to spend it. Many famous craftsmen are not accessible to them, and they lack a way to contact them. This competition is an excellent opportunity for the mercenary group to buy equipment.

The things produced on the field are all controlled by the creators themselves. In other words, as soon as the game is over, these people will start bidding for them.

Even if you don't get it, it would be great if you can make an appointment with one of the master craftsmen.

At this time, the people of each mercenary group were staring at which side's work was more suitable for them.

"That's called Ola, and it's said that her spirit pattern skills are very good! Her respected teacher was a relic scholar before, and she has many secret spirit patterns!"

"That's terrible, the spirit pattern is a good plus point, but it's a bit troublesome to maintain."

"The heavy armor maker over there doesn't look easy!"

"That's right, very few people forge heavy armor on the spot, because it takes too much time, and this big girl only took half a day to build her upper body. This should be Master May's apprentice, only That's what she has."

"Who is the man who made the robe? Open chest, backless and high slits, won't the performance be reduced a lot?"

"It should be a skill endowed with certain characteristics. She belongs to the frost elves, and the people there don't like to wear a lot of clothes, and the inheritance of the elves is very powerful, so it goes without saying that craftsman skills."

"It would be great if our mercenary group could have such a craftsman permanently."

"You may be craving peaches."

However, some outsiders still don't understand the rules very well, so they can only whisper to the people around them:

"Then how do you judge the quality of these works after they come out? It's obviously hard to compare the ones used by warriors with those used by mages, right?"

A person from the Protector Casting Association kindly introduced: "There are special things to identify, and all the skills used by the manufacturer will become bonus points. The one with the largest difference in points will be eliminated, and the rest will be put on for a fight. , Is the protective gear good or not, you still have to see the truth in actual combat, right?"

Fenmu came late, there were few materials available, and even less time was left for him.

And just now he found a very troublesome place, the leftover leather materials he got are too bad!

"These materials can't stand the burning of high-level spirit patterns at all, and they will collapse in an instant, and low-level spirit patterns may not be able to win steadily." Fenmu bit his lips, and his expression was not optimistic: "I just heard Someone said that the final score will be based on actual combat?"

Since this is the case, Fenmu feels that his thinking can be changed.

Under the stage, Nell kept staring at Fenmu, watching him frowned and thinking hard, and felt very happy in his heart.

"Bah! You dare to call me a fat pig. You don't have to hang out near the church city anymore. There will be no trading places to buy the garbage you make."

After watching sullenly for a long time, Nell felt that it was not enough to relieve his anger, and he had to find someone to come and scold him together.

"Daina, look at that kid named Fenmu, isn't his work embarrassing?" She called Dana, who was in charge of maintaining order at the scene. He was a senior craftsman of the Armor Casting Guild. The old people who have survived with their qualifications barely have some say.

He briefly glanced at the materials on the table of Fenmu, and shook his head with a sigh: "No, even if this kid is really capable, the materials he got are not enough to make use of them, and the leather has to be obtained from high-level monsters." It’s okay, the leather of this material can only be used as a belt decoration at best.”

"Your assumption is not valid at all. What is the ability? This country bumpkin is short-sighted and has no self-knowledge!" Nell snorted coldly.

After watching for a while, Dana couldn't understand this man's behavior again.

"Strange, why did he go to get the iron ingot again? The grade of the iron ingot is good, but there are only two pieces left, not even enough to make light steel armor... huh??? Why does this person seem to be planning to make a Here comes the dagger!"

Interlaced like a mountain, an excellent armor forging craftsman is not necessarily an excellent weapon craftsman. Even within the weapon craftsman, there are subdivided into short sword forging specialization, giant sword forging specialization, etc. This person is self-defeating and starting to play around Are you up?

After a while, the hourglass in the field ran out, and all the sand gathered at the bottom. With clumsy steps, Nell happily announced the end of the game.

Many of these apprentices of famous craftsmen showed regrets, after all, they failed to perfect their works to the point where they were satisfied, but there was no way, excellent works were never created in just half a day.

The competition is more about how much strength each craftsman can show within a limited time.

Dana with graying temples came onto the stage and announced: "The works of all the contestants, we will use the relics handed down from the ancient era [Giant Scale] to measure."

[Giant Scale] is a huge scale, about the size of an elephant, and more importantly, it can directly identify various special features in the equipment.

Although the identification shows ancient characters, after a long time of deciphering, it no longer affects normal use.

The members of the guild placed the entries on one end of the balance, and then put weights on the other end. As the number of weights increased, the balance was finally maintained at a horizontal balance position.

"Ola, cast steel breastplate, 74 points, engraved two spirit patterns [Toughness] and [Hardening], and the casting technique itself is very good, excellent work!" Dana did not hesitate to praise.

A score of 74 is a pretty good score. Only those who score above 85 will have a chance to be included in the "Masterpiece List". [Giant Balance] will not pay attention to the weapons sold in ordinary weapon shops.

This can be regarded as a priceless treasure in a sense, but it is the kind that is not worth much at all.

"Ang, heavy armor, 62 points, you have strength, but this time is not enough to show your strength, there is no way, don't be discouraged."

Although the score is not high, some mercenaries have already started clamoring to buy it!

The scoring process went quickly, and most of them were in the range of 65 to 78. The highest score was 81, and it was the only one that broke through 80.

Of course, there was one more person that was missed, and that was Fenmu's.

Dana deliberately didn't call him. As a male craftsman, Dana didn't want to hurt the confidence and fighting spirit of a young boy. It can be seen that his techniques are very skilled and sophisticated. Over time, his achievements will not be too low.

But how could Nell let go of this opportunity to be sarcastic, what she hates most in her life is when others talk about her appearance!

"What about the one called Fenmu? Don't say that we are unfair and don't give you a chance to rate. Bring your broken belt. Maybe we are lucky enough to meet a 'priceless treasure'?"

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PS: Recently, I am saving manuscripts for another book code, and I am really exhausted physically and mentally. When I finish coding and put the manuscripts on the shelves, I will be able to spare time to add a few more.

The original title of the book "Master Greed Me" violated the rules and had to be changed. What do you think of the current title? Is there any good inspiration to provide?

Chapter 19 You Forgot to Count My Dagger

Nell walked over and grabbed the belt in Finmer's hand. After Dana took it, he took a rough look at his work.

The ability to directly appraise with bare hands requires at least a master craftsman to get in touch with, and learning related skills requires the assistance of level training, so Dana has no way to directly appraise the quality of things. tools, but now there is [Giant Scale], there is no need to do that.

However, Dana still found that the surface of the belt was engraved with small spirit patterns, but if you don't look carefully, you can't see it at all.

"Spiritual pattern? A better spiritual pattern should not be engraved on it. Could it be that it hasn't taken effect?"

If the spirit pattern does not take effect, it is no different from the decorative pattern, and will not burden the material.

"Why does that belt feel weird?" Ola, who was very familiar with the spirit pattern, frowned, staring at the belt.

Nell ignored the gossip, pointed at the person who moved the weight, and urged: "You guys quickly take down all the weights. Didn't you see that we are going to prepare new protective gear here?"

The weights used in [Giant Scale] are extremely huge and heavy. Even people who have practiced in strength need at least two people to move it freely.

Nell waited for the two men to carry down to two weights, and grew impatient, and stopped the poor fellows who were carrying them.

"Get out of the way, you two. Anyway, this broken belt won't respond. I'll just put it on."

The equipment that finished the last round of evaluation has been taken away, and the balance has fallen to the side of the tray where the weight is loaded. If the points put on it are not enough to make the [Giant Scale] react, then it will always lean towards the side of the weight. one end.

Even the two weights representing 10 points cannot be shaken, which is a humiliation for a craftsman.

Nell threw the belt up casually, and turned around without looking at it, ready to appreciate the mocking expressions of the onlookers.

But after waiting for several seconds, there was no laughter as expected.

"What's the matter with you? Why are you all the same as those crazy and dull patients in the trial parish!"

"The belt is holding down the weight..." Dana reminded her softly, but her gaze was the same as that of other master craftsmen, staring at the belt on the tray in disbelief.

Materials are the foundation of all masterpieces. This is a consensus that has been handed down since the ancient era. Even the master craftsmen of the ancient era will suffer from the lack of excellent materials. If skill could make up for everything, then there would have been countless magical weapons handed down in this world.

And a piece of very ordinary cow leather can hold down two weights on the [Giant Scale] just by cutting it like that? !

But it did happen, and it happened in front of everyone, like a bolt from the blue.

"It's just two weights, 20 points at most, that's all, hahahaha!" The layman Nell laughed, but this time he didn't agree with her.

The members of the mercenary group chatted in low voices, and those who didn't understand were asking those who understood.

"This is the first time I've seen this. What does it mean? The lowest score just now was more than 60 points. Why don't you talk now?"

"That's different, it's like using the leftovers on the ground to cook for a chef, do you think that chef will eat it? Now [Giant Balance] is that chef! And it not only ate it! It also gave points! See With this stable momentum, this belt may need to add a big 10-point weight!"

A group of famous craftsmen use the good materials they choose to make excellent works, which is acceptable to everyone, but the gap is highlighted when a bunch of leftover materials are used to make unusual finished products!

Dana took a deep breath, took a deep look at Fenmu, and never thought that such a situation would happen, he quickly shouted to the carrier: "Hurry up! Add weight! Add a big weight of 10 points !"

Another weight was put on, but the balance didn't budge, the humble strap still holding the tray firmly.

"A broken belt is worth more than 30 points? What other materials did he use? It seems that there are only metal buckles on it, but they are all finished materials provided by the guild. Did other contestants use them too?!"

Nell finally realized that the belt was unusual, and she shouted unconvinced: "There must be something wrong with this [Giant Scale]! It must be like this."

Dana ignored her and continued to shout: "Add more!"

The two porters also knew about the abnormal development of the situation, so they worked harder to move the weight.

Another big weight went up, and this time the balance finally moved.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as if their breathing was also suppressed by the belt just now, and now they finally have room to breathe.

"It seems that the score of this belt is about forty points."

After going through an unacceptable beginning, this score somewhat reassures everyone, otherwise it would be too much to wash away the three views!

But it's not over yet, because although the tray at the end of the belt has been pried, it is still not balanced, and a few small weights need to be added.

"Don't stand still, keep putting it!" Dana couldn't bear it this time, and went up to help put the small weight on by himself.

The final score gradually stabilized at around 46 points.

A belt made of leftover leather was not only recognized by [Giant Scale], but also scored 46 points! !

Just when Dana was about to climb up the ladder and look at the identification results displayed in the crystal ball in the middle of the balance, Fenmu interrupted him:

"etc!"

All eyes on the field were focused on him, and no one dared to underestimate him.