[Array Effect: Tier 1 Spirit Gathering Array (Increases spirit energy absorption effect.)

[Equipment Evaluation: This is a crude piece of equipment. Based on its details, it is obvious that it was forged in a short time. The most one could say about it is it is useful.]

Looking at his equipment’s attributes, Wu Mo felt a little helpless.

It had been a long time since he had forged Rare-grade equipment.

Ever since he entered the Research Department, he had been involved in the research and development of Epic equipment.

He was not used to it.

Not long after, the first few people had already completed their evaluation. However, the probability of passing was only about 50. Many people failed to obtain the four-star blacksmith certificate because their products had major functional defects.

“Fail. Next.”

The two judges frowned slightly. They felt that the works presented by the students before them were horrible.

Basically, out of six people so far, only three barely met the standard. The rest either did not complete their work or only completed it partially when the time was up.

The weapon was either not of Rare grade, or its sharpness was not high enough.

In short, it was awful.

Even though they were all from a noble academy, there was still a considerable portion of them who were just average.

Wu Mo lowered his eyes and quickly walked forward. Then, he handed over the short saber in his hand.

Ai Bo and Lian Chun immediately appeared serious when they saw Wu Mo’s face.

They planned to appreciate his work.

They had seen a lot of high-quality equipment, but it was still rare to see one made by a young man in his 20s.

His forging style was apparent. While it was stable, it also had a heart that others did not have. The handling of the details was excellent, reaching a level that was pleasing to the eye.

In their opinion, this mature young man’s forging skills far surpassed that of the others, including the young man named Jiang Zhou.

The two elders on the judging platform exchanged looks before Lian Chun picked the blade up.

The short saber was 48 cm in length, and its blade was 29 cm in length. There were irregular patterns on it, making it obvious that it had been folded and forged. However, the patterns were scattered since the blade had not been in the forge for long enough.

The short saber was a little heavy in his hand, but the blade was not cumbersome. The blade was so shiny that it could even reflect the light above his head.

If the saber was placed in the armory in its current state, no one would give it a second glance. However, if the time limit was increased by 25 minutes and this young blacksmith worked on it, the knife would certainly attract a lot of attention.

He was much more outstanding.

“Not bad. Your forging level is roughly at the peak of four stars.”

Lian Chun’s expression relaxed as he praised Wu Mo.

Ai Bo did not say anything, but his expression of admiration was enough of an indication.

Now that the short saber had already been approved by the two elders before being tested, the next step was to test its attributes.

The first was energy detection, which was the most direct way to judge the quality of a weapon.

Sometimes, it was not accurate to judge based on the light emitted from the weapon’s surface.

Soon, the result of the quality appraisal was out. As the two elders had expected, it was a piece of Premium-grade equipment.

As the few blacksmiths waiting to be examined saw the green light on the instrument’s screen, they were shocked.

This young man had actually forged a Premium-grade weapon in just 25 minutes. It was simply unbelievable!

These students could not even forge Rare-grade metal. After all, the time was too short, and there were many steps that could not be completed in time. Yet, Wu Mo managed all that in such a short time. It did not seem like something a young blacksmith could do!

The young blacksmiths who had yet to be assessed stared at him with their eyes wide open. Even the top geniuses in their noble academy were not that exceptional.

“The weapon’s grade meets the requirements of the test. The gem has been properly embedded, and it has stable energy. Lastly, the blade’s sharpness is 82, which completely meets the standard.

Elder Ai Bo pushed up his glasses and immediately announced Wu Mo’s results.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhou, who had originally wanted to replace Wu Mo in this segment, was instantly stunned.

He became completely dejected.

In the previous 25 minutes, he had basically achieved a sense of urgency to race against time. He had also done his best and finished most of his work. Despite that, he failed to achieve such results.

Wu Mo had firmly suppressed all of the students from the noble academy in the four tests. The inability to ever reach those heights discouraged him deeply. His original pride and arrogance had disappeared entirely.

“How is that possible?

“Why is there someone who can surpass me to such a degree?!”

Jiang Zhou had no idea. He had received the best education all this time, and he was also wearing many pieces of equipment that increased his mental strength.

They allowed him to look at the bigger picture during the forging process and calmly complete all his work.

Yet, even with so many bonuses, he still could not surpass that unfamiliar young man. He could not fathom it!

“Pass. The weapon is of Rare grade, and its energy is relatively stable. However, the details of gem embedding are poor. Its sharpness is 65, hence it has met the standard.”

After experiencing the baptism provided by Wu Mo’s weapon, Ai Bo felt that the current equipment before him was much more ordinary.

Even though most parts of this student’s work were not bad, compared with the young man who had taken the test earlier, he was still lacking by a lot.

Jiang Zhou’s expression was numb as he dragged his heavy feet to the waiting area.

He gritted his teeth as he looked at the silent young man with an unwilling expression.

He could not figure it out no matter what.

From the way Wu Mo dressed, it was obvious that he was an ordinary person from a poor family. how could he have such excellent forging skills?

Jiang Zhou would probably never find an answer to his questions.

After all, he would never forge equipment in a space without any light.

He would not reflect on the failure in front of him and would only feel that he was unlucky.

He would not stay in a small dark room for more than 10 hours every day for the sake of his dreams.

He could not stand the boring learning process.

As for technical terms like martensite and Teflon, they were definitely not his forte.

He would never know how much effort a child from the countryside had to put in to reach this point.

…

Gradually, everyone in the testing area finished their assessments. Including Wu Mo, only seven people had passed the four-star ranking assessment.

A total of 13 people had arrived from the noble academy, but now, only six were left after the filtering.

Moreover, they all barely passed. If the test had been more difficult, more would have probably been filtered out.

With that, the invigilators took the eliminated students away.

The two elders looked at the remaining seven and immediately asked, “Are you still going to take the five-star test?”