Chapter 327 The first level, the most difficult exam question?
"Today's first level assessment question is to design a plan that requires the item level of the finished weapon to reach level 50 or above, with an attack power exceeding 150 points, and a weight not exceeding 3 kilograms."
"Please draw detailed drawings and select the required materials within 1 hour."
After Yi Long announced today's test questions, everyone fell into deep thought.
The item level is 50, the attack power is 150 points, and the weight does not exceed 3 kilograms. These three factors are the focus of today's assessment.
Generally speaking, the average attack power of a weapon with item level 50 is only about 80-100 points.
Therefore, if you want to pass the first level of assessment, the plan designed by the candidates must actually be based on the item level of 60 or above.
And the quality needs to be at least excellent.
If the quality is too low, no matter how high the item level is, it may not meet the requirements.
For most blacksmiths, if they want to increase the attack power of their weapons, the simplest way is to increase the weight.
The heavier the weapon, the higher the basic attack power. For example, heavy swords, halberds, etc. all have this characteristic.
However, today's test question also separately limits the weight of weapons, so candidates must work hard on the materials.
Different materials often have different properties.
Only by accurately finding the right materials can you pass the test.
The first level not only tests everyone's familiarity with material properties, but also tests everyone's design ideas.
No matter how much Cheng Qianmo looked down on the Blacksmiths Association, he had to admit that the person who asked the question still had something up his sleeve.
"Brother Chen, do you think today's pass rate can reach 15%?"
"You asked this question yourself, so you can give me some psychological expectations."
Although Yi Long and Chen Shixin are both members of parliament, they are also senior blacksmiths.
But his strength is still lower than Chen Shixin.
Because the threshold for a master-level blacksmith is too high, and there is currently no stable promotion channel.
Therefore, during the forging process, many masters, like Jiang Wenliang, were stuck as senior blacksmiths for many years.
It is precisely for this reason that it is possible that everyone is a high-level blacksmith, but there is a big gap in actual strength.
For example, you have only been promoted to a senior level for a year or two, while others have been involved in it for more than ten years, or even more than twenty years.
Will the strength of the two be the same?
Obviously impossible.
Chen Shixin's current forging strength is firmly in the top three among all senior blacksmiths, basically second only to Dong Hufei.
If Dong Hufei hadn't "accidentally discovered" the special forging technique, Chen Shixin would probably have been replaced as the elder statesman.
Therefore, given his ability, it is absolutely no problem for him to be the question maker today.
"It's not that simple for me to ask questions."
"The number of people who can advance to the second level today will not exceed 10%!"
Chen Shixin snorted coldly, his face showing absolute confidence.
When Yi Long heard this, he could only smile helplessly.
He knew that his friend next to him was a blockhead and didn't know how to adapt at all.
If someone else were to take the exam today, it would definitely be a little less difficult.
You know, among the people who took the exam this time, there was Dong Hufei’s own son!
Anyone with a little bit of discernment would naturally seize this opportunity to please Dong Hufei.
He is the most likely to be elected as the next president, and countless people are waiting to curry favor with him.
However, Chen Shixin did not consider this at all.
He only wants to select powerful talents and does not care who is taking the exam.
Therefore, the questions he asked were very difficult. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was the most difficult promotion exam in the history of the Tianfeng City Blacksmith Association.
In Chen Shixin's view, giving Dong Xuecheng a special five-minute grace period was already his biggest compromise.
If you want him to lower the difficulty of the exam, there is no way!
In fact, the situation at the scene was just as Chen Shixin said.
Today's exam questions are indeed much more difficult than those in previous years.
At this moment, many people came to the exam with confidence, but now there is sweat on their foreheads.
They are already feeling the pressure.
Although Dong Xuecheng is not a peerless genius, he is still better than most people under Dong Hufei's "cultivation".
After all, his training environment is much superior to others.
He can basically squander various materials without having to worry about money.
This alone has exceeded 90% of people!
Coupled with the special "plagiarized" forging techniques, he even surpassed 99% of people!
It didn't take long for an idea to appear in Dong Xuecheng's mind, and he began to experiment.
The person Yi Long is most concerned about today is of course Dong Xuecheng.
He also wanted to curry favor with the quasi-president Dong Hufei, so he would turn his attention away from time to time.
"Although Xue Cheng has a bit of a bad personality, I have to say that he is still quite capable."
After Yi Long saw the materials selected by Dong Xuecheng, he couldn't help but sigh.
Chen Shixin glanced at it immediately, and although he didn't want to admit it, he still snorted in approval.
In this world, no matter you are a black cat or a white cat, as long as you can catch mice, you are a good cat.
Dong Xuecheng has the most advantageous conditions. Although it is because he has a good father, it is still a skill that no one can question.
After a while, Chen Shixin may have felt a little irritable, so he turned his attention to Cheng Qianmo.
Soon he looked disappointed.
"Why hasn't he started yet?"
"Did you stump him at the first level?"
After Cheng Qianmo learned about the topic requirements, he did not take action immediately.
His brain is working rapidly now.
Information related to blacksmithing kept popping up in his mind.
"If you add 60 grams of diamond, it can increase the attack by about 25 points, but it will also increase the weight by 1,000 grams."
"Locust gold has super sharpness, but its melting point is relatively low."
"Haichen sand is a good auxiliary material, but it is easy to have impurities."
"Steel Rock..."
Cheng Qianmo closed his eyes tightly at this moment and fell into a mysterious state.
He is constantly calculating the proportions of various materials in his mind, just like a "humanoid computer".
However, Chen Shixin didn't know what Cheng Qianmo was thinking. He just saw his frown and thought he was in trouble.
"Brother Chen, I see that you are quite concerned about this young man."
"Is there anything special about him?"
Before the exam started, Yi Long was in the backcourt to maintain order in the exam room, so he knew nothing about Cheng Qianmo.
He only knew that this candidate was the youngest.
However, in the field of forging, sometimes being young is not necessarily an advantage, but may actually become a disadvantage.
You know, if you want to create perfect equipment, whether it is flame temperature or material ratio, you need a lot of trials.
Because of this, older blacksmiths tend to have more experience and therefore have an advantage over younger blacksmiths.
Blacksmithing has never been a profession that can be achieved quickly.
So Yi Long is not particularly cold towards Cheng Qianmo.
"I haven't seen anything special so far."
"Maybe I made a mistake."
Chen Shixin shook his head and then stopped paying attention to Cheng Qianmo.
Because with his current performance, he looks more like a young man who is eager to express himself.
It is true that he can reach the level of an intermediate blacksmith at this age, which is already a very terrifying achievement.
But if you are too eager for success, you will not be able to go further.
In Chen Shixin's view, it would be a better choice for Cheng Qianmo to take the exam after consolidating his level as an intermediate blacksmith.
Instead of blindly signing up after your experience points are full.
He stayed as a senior blacksmith for many years and deeply realized the importance of accumulation.
So he is a little disappointed now.
Time passed by minute by minute, and when it came to the 30th minute, Cheng Qianmo suddenly opened his eyes.
At the same time, a look of exhaustion appeared on his face.