Chapter 326: The enemy's road is narrow, the assessment begins
After Cheng Qianmo walked into the assessment hall, he found that many people were already here.
However, they are generally older and seem a bit out of place.
When Cheng Qianmo glanced around, many people also turned their attention.
After seeing Cheng Qianmo's young and delicate face, they all showed surprise.
Cheng Qianmo felt a chill down his back as everyone stared at him like this.
In order to avoid further embarrassment, he walked decisively towards his examination position.
The senior blacksmith examination classroom is a square room.
In front of every candidate, there is a huge melting pot.
Next to the furnace, iron felts, bellows and other auxiliary equipment were also placed.
In addition, there is a huge table here, which stores a variety of metals and auxiliary materials.
However, they are all piled up in a messy manner, and candidates will need to sort through and clean them up later.
There are two levels in the senior blacksmith assessment.
In the first level, candidates need to select the materials that best meet the standards based on the test questions within the specified time, and also design a corresponding forging plan.
This level mainly tests the candidates' understanding of forging materials and design ideas.
You know, if you only have superb forging techniques but not enough judgment, the quality of the final product will not be very high.
Only by making the best use of materials and giving full play to the characteristics of materials can we achieve perfection.
Many candidates in previous years were eliminated at the first level.
The promotion rate for this level is basically less than 20%, which is very cruel.
The second level is a practical exercise.
All candidates need to restore the original plan they have just made.
Therefore, in fact, the assessment contents of the previous and later levels are closely connected.
The first level tests theoretical knowledge, and the second level tests practical skills.
The blacksmiths' association can survive for many years without joining the life professions association.
On the one hand, the awakened people have a huge demand for forging products, which invisibly improves the status of blacksmiths.
On the other hand, the promotion of blacksmiths is very difficult, and there are basically no scum that are just trying to make up for their mistakes.
This maintains the reputation of the Blacksmiths Association to the greatest extent.
No matter how they fight internally, at least they have real skills when it comes to the outside world, and they will not ruin their reputation.
Cheng Qianmo also nodded slightly after listening to the rules announced by the examiner.
"It seems that this blacksmiths' association is not useless."
"At least in terms of assessment, it is more stringent than that of the Life Professions Association."
There are two people in charge of the senior blacksmith assessment today.
They are respectively Chen Shixin and Yi Long.
The middle-aged man Cheng Qianmo saw before was Chen Shixin.
Like Yi Long, he is a member of the Blacksmiths Association. This level is the same as Du Xue's father, and his status is very high.
"Is Dong Xuecheng here?"
"Why didn't I see him?"
Chen Shixin's face was vaguely unhappy, but he still suppressed his anger.
"We entered the city more than ten minutes ago and will probably arrive soon."
Yi Long shook his head helplessly, it seemed that this happened from time to time.
"Hmph, even if he inherited the forging method from Mr. Dong, he can't ignore the rules so much."
"I remember this is not the first time."
"Now that all the candidates are here except him, we definitely can't wait indefinitely."
"Give him another five minutes at most."
Chen Shixin looked at his watch and saw that it was indeed time.
If the regulations are followed, Dong Xuecheng will definitely be disqualified.
But he is Dong Hufei's biological son and has a special status, so he can still have a few more minutes of grace.
Chen Shixin is a hard worker in the blacksmiths association and has always looked down upon Dong Xuecheng.
In his opinion, if Dong Xuecheng didn't have a good father, he would be nothing now.
It can only be said that Dong Hufei is now extremely powerful and is also regarded as the next president, so Chen Shixin can only turn a blind eye.
This is the reality of today's society.
As long as your background is big enough, someone will open a back door for you and no one will dare to question it.
If it were an ordinary person, Chen Shixin would have closed the door of the assessment hall long ago.
Although Cheng Qianmo was far away from the rostrum, he could not hear the conversation between the two people on the stage.
But when he saw that Chen Shixin not only looked calm, but also looked at his watch from time to time, he guessed something.
"What Du Xue said is indeed correct."
"Today's blacksmiths' association is really rotten to the core."
“It’s so sad that such an important assessment can be openly revised.”
Next, Cheng Qianmo glanced around and found that although many people were quite resentful, they obviously did not dare to show up.
This caught his attention.
"This man is probably an internal disciple of their blacksmith association, and he has a high status."
"The people who came to take the assessment today must know his identity, so they dare not say anything."
If the two people on the stage could read minds now, they would definitely be shocked by Cheng Qianmo's analysis just now.
Just by observing everyone's micro-expressions and small movements, he analyzed the truth of the matter in detail, which was simply terrifying.
Three minutes later, a man in his early 30s finally walked into the hall slowly.
"Sorry, I was delayed because of a dinner party before."
The man is dressed gorgeously and speaks in a frivolous tone. He looks like a second generation ancestor.
Everyone frowned slightly after hearing this, but no one dared to say anything.
Chen Shixin on the stage snorted coldly and turned slightly sideways, as if he didn't want to see this man's face.
Yi Long, on the other hand, has a more tactful personality and quickly comes out to smooth things over.
"Just come here. Your seat is in the middle of the first row. Hurry over there. The exam is about to begin."
This man is none other than Dong Hufei’s only son, Dong Xuecheng.
As the second-in-command son of the association, his status is very aloof.
Therefore, many people want to curry favor with him every day, and treating him to dinner is a normal thing.
Precisely because of his special status, even if he is late now, he can still occupy the best position in the examination room today. This is the reality!
Dong Xuecheng was not blind, so naturally he vaguely felt everyone's anger.
But instead of feeling guilty, he was actually a little proud.
He chuckled softly at this time and slowly walked towards the first row, while also sweeping his gaze across the audience.
The way everyone dares to be angry but dare not speak out is the scene he likes to see the most.
Dong Xuecheng has a good father and was naturally born with a silver spoon in his mouth, so he has an innate sense of superiority.
But when his eyes turned to Cheng Qianmo, he was suddenly stunned for 2 seconds.
Because Cheng Qianmo looks too young.
Dong Xuecheng had the best resources and background, and at the same time inherited the forging skills that Dong Hufei snatched from Jiang Wenliang.
In such a unique environment, he took the advanced blacksmithing exam at the age of 31.
Although this is already a very amazing record.
But who would have known that there was a young boy in his twenties at the scene who also came to take the senior blacksmith examination.
This made his sense of superiority disappear in an instant.
At this moment, Cheng Qianmo also turned his gaze, showing no fear at all.
"This person should be the son of a big boss in the Blacksmiths Association."
"It's really a wine bag and rice bag."
Although Cheng Qianmo didn't know Dong Xuecheng's exact identity, he had a pretty good guess.
Just as Dong Xuecheng was about to have a seizure, Chen Shixin suddenly coughed.
This is obviously telling him to hurry up and stop messing around.
Dong Xuecheng snorted coldly and walked to his seat. Although he was surprised, he didn't think too much.
He has a special forging method, so it is not difficult to pass today's exam.
Chen Shixin has been eyeing Cheng Qianmo from the beginning, and now he is naturally paying more attention to him.
His reaction just now was seen by Chen Shixin.
"Neither humble nor arrogant, calm and composed."
"It seems he is indeed a talent."
"Let me see what you are capable of later!"
With his order, this senior blacksmith assessment officially begins!