Volume 1: Spring in Wulong Town Chapter 144 You Can Be Even More Shameless
Tang Zheng took out a palm-sized piece of jade from his storage bag.
The whole place was silent.
"That is... Baihua green glaze hornblende, the jade of the Yaoshan tribe, and the craftsmanship of the Yaoshan tribe..." As a young woman, Ouyang Luoluo has a very deep understanding of things like jade, so she was the first to stand up.
"You're using jade as the material. Are you planning to make ornaments?" Mo Feng glanced down at Tang Zheng's design. "It doesn't look like it."
In fact, Mo Feng still hasn't figured out what Tang Zheng's design is.
It's a jade pendant but it doesn't look like one, and it's a dish but it's too small...
The point is, why did Tang Zheng have nothing to do to make a dish?
"The Baihua celadon hornblende has been completed with drawing and glazing. It is already clinker and can be used directly. What else does he need to do?" Old man Chen said strangely.
"Some of the base materials used for casting by Bailianfang have already been carved by the Yaoshan tribe. Is there any problem with this?" Wang Danyang read on with great interest.
"It looks like it needs to be dealt with..." Ouyang Luoluo's eyes fell on Tang Zheng, "He has started dealing with it!"
Tang Zheng pulled out a dagger from the scabbard at his waist, and then gently placed the tip of the dagger in the center of the jade.
Then, the purple-gold constellation behind him rose up, and the highly extensible star power extended out in an instant!
Then he twisted the star power...
Wow!
The sound of breaking wind, like the sound of water, quickly condensed the star power into a vortex!
His movements were so fast that everyone watching subconsciously held their breath.
Tang Zixie and the others' fingers were sweating from pinching so hard.
Tang Zheng's breathing was very steady. He fixed the jade with his left hand and pressed the center of the vortex downwards quickly!
Then, all the star power in his body suddenly converged and disappeared without a trace...
Wang Danyang's breath was held!
Because he saw that the edge of the jade stone that fell into the vortex of star power was neatly cut off and was cut into a very regular perfect circle!
"Okay... okay?" All the craftsmen present were about to drop the teacups in their hands.
It took Tang Zheng less than three breaths of time to process the materials!
What is he doing?
"Okay, okay!" Tang Zheng nodded affirmatively.
Mo Feng's eyes jumped: "You... just cut the irregular shape of the Hundred Flower Green Glaze Hornblende into a round shape... and that's it?"
Tang Zheng's face was red but his heart was not beating: "The material is good, no need for excessive processing!"
Lu Huang stroked his forehead.
Mo Feng stared at Tang Zheng blankly.
Tang Zheng smiled: "Otherwise, Master Mo Feng, how do you think it can be handled better?"
Mo Feng shook his head like a rattle.
Although he knew that this piece of jade needed to go through many processes such as peeling, polishing, softening, etc. after being mined, no matter how arrogant he was, he would not think that he could handle jade more professionally than the Yaoshan tribe!
How could it be handled better?
The answer is no!
What Wang Danyang saw was not the craftsmanship or the need for over-processing, but Tang Zheng's decisive cut!
It may seem like a simple sword strike, but a real warrior who has fought on the battlefield can see a lot more than just casting.
That is a cut that can only be made by exerting the ultimate power of stars!
If the star power is not released firmly and quickly enough, then the power of a two-star warrior's star power vortex will definitely not be able to cut a piece of Hundred Flowers Green Glaze Hornblende.
But if the star power is not collected fast enough, the Hundred Flowers Green Glaze Hornblende will completely disappear into the vortex of star power and shatter into pieces!
Have strength and ideas!
Just do it when you think of it, this is the military style he admires!
Wang Danyang simply wrote the sign and held it up: "Forty!"
"Wow..." The other craftsmen exclaimed in amazement, and looked at Wang Danyang as if he were a black whistle.
Can you still be forty like this?
It can’t be just because Tang Zheng completed it within the specified time!
The second person to hold up a sign was the old man Chen who had just held up the word "perfect" for Luo Fei. On the sign he held up were two words: "Shameless!"
This time, Shopkeeper Wu did not ask him what "shameless" meant, and directly gave him a score of zero.
Needless to say, the highest score and the lowest score that need to be removed have already appeared.
Everyone's eyes fell on Lu Huang, Mo Feng, and Ouyang Luoluo.
The scores given by these three people will determine Tang Zheng’s specific results in the first round!
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There was almost no sound in the Wufeng Tavern.
Many gamblers who set up betting outside the venue are closely watching every change in the venue.
Luo Fei's high score of 37 points in the first round caused all major casinos to lower their odds on him.
If Tang Zheng's result in the first round lags too far behind Luo Fei, Luo Fei's odds will be lowered again.
Among the remaining three people, Lu Huang, Mo Feng and Ouyang Luoluo, Lu Huang was the first to think it through and raise the sign.
A big number thirty was written on the sign!
"Thirty?" The audience was stunned . "Although it's lower than Luo Fei's, but... it still feels too high, right?"
Lu Huang gave Luo Fei a score of thirty-six.
Just because Luo Fei had no necessary delay.
But the score given to Tang Zheng was 30. Didn't Lu Huang see that Tang Zheng basically didn't do anything except make some cuts?
Lu Huang glanced at the audience and said quietly, "Your choice of materials is very good, so the materials are worth 20 points! The star power released by the cutting is amazing , so it is worth 10 points, but... the curved incision of the hornblende in the Baihuaqing glaze should have been sealed with slurry, but you didn't do it, so I can only give you 30 points."
"Well, if the Baihuaqing Glaze Hornblende is cut in a straight line, it does not need to be sealed at the edge. However, if there is an arc-shaped cut, it needs to be sealed at the edge with slurry." The sign held up by Mo Feng also had a score of 30. "Although not sealing the edges will not necessarily cause problems, there is a certain possibility of cracks after entering the furnace, which will also affect the success rate and service life of the final product."
The craftsmen in Wulong Town were immediately convinced.
He is worthy of being the master of Bailianfang!
They did not worry about whether Tang Zheng's materials were raw or cooked, because both raw and cooked materials are selected. The first step is to compare the materials themselves that will be put into the furnace, not just the material processing skills.
"So the points are given for the cutting process..." In fact, not many of the craftsmen in Wulong Town understood it, and they could only say: "It looks... fast enough."
"Quick hands require quick eyes, and quick hands and eyes also require quick star power. This is not unfair." The craftsmen in the audience nodded one after another.
Lu Huang and Mo Feng both gave 30 points.
In the end, Ouyang Luoluo was the only one left who hadn't raised a sign.
Although Ouyang Luoluo was also in Feishi City, she and Wang Danyang were in the academy and the military respectively. She did not have the extreme and strong military aura like Wang Danyang, but her eyes would occasionally flash with the unruly nature unique to frontier cities.
She stared at Tang Zheng for a long time, and finally, under the expectant gaze of the craftsmen below the stage, she raised her sign.
Thirty-six!
It was only two points lower than the score she gave to Luo Fei!
"How is this possible?" The craftsmen in Wulong Town were in an uproar again.
Even Lu Huang had to give a thumbs up to Tang Zheng's cutting technique, but Lu Huang also gave his evaluation on that cutting technique - it was worth ten points!
So, the extra six points of Ouyang Luoluo made everyone a little confused.
Ouyang Luoluo was wearing a long white dress from Yisu Academy today, and her long brown hair fell down along her beautiful shoulders.
When she doesn't smile, she looks as peaceful as a fairy from heaven.
But when she smiled, she suddenly revealed an almost demonic seduction.
She opened her red lips slightly, and said in a low voice, "These six points are the brilliant spirit I forged for him!"
"Wonderful spirit?" asked old man Chen.
"Few people have chosen to study the casting course in Yisu Academy. Although everyone understands the importance of weapons, many of them retreat because of the dullness and boredom of casting, and dare not try or learn..." Ouyang Luoluo's voice, "However, casting also has a very sharp and wonderful side, just like what Master Tang Zheng has shown!"
Different people see different values in Tang Zheng’s casting.
The Yisu Academy where Ouyang Luoluo is located is close to the border, and they need more and more students who are willing to try and learn casting.
Perhaps, they cannot train craftsmen like those in Bailianfang who can forge exquisite weapons, but they can only kill the talents in the rear who can continuously supply the army for war!
"Miss Luoluo is absolutely right." After listening to this, Wang Danyang was silent for several breaths before speaking.
Tang Zheng bowed to Ouyang Luoluo and said, "Thank you. The more exciting things are still to come!"
It can be said that Ouyang Luoluo's six points were completely beyond Tang Zheng's expectations.
Her scoring immediately raised Tang Zheng's score in the first stage to 32 points!
"It's only five points different..." The gambling detectives quickly turned around and discussed the adjustments to the gambling game with their boss again.
Tang Zheng and Luo Fei's eyes met.
Both of them saw the burning desire to fight in each other's eyes!
"The second item is controlling the fire. Money can no longer help you." Luo Fei's face became more serious and he took out his foundry furnace!
Although he won the first round, it was a bit hard to accept the fact that Tang Zheng was only five points behind him.
However, each reviewer gave his or her own reasons.
He couldn't possibly say to Ouyang Luoluo, "You gave him a high score just because he is more handsome than me", right?
And in fact, no matter how much Ouyang Luoluo disliked his casting style, she would still give him a higher score!
However, he was more confident in his fire palm!
There is almost no one in Bailian Workshop who is his age and can produce the image of a soaring dragon in the foundry furnace!
"Then, the second competition - the furnace master - will start with Tang Zheng! Time: half an hour!" Shopkeeper Wu stretched out his hand and made a "please" gesture.
Since Luo Fei started the first fight, Tang Zheng would be the first to start the second one!
