"Why are you here, little brother?" Xiao Lie was slightly surprised.
"What did that kid do in a place like this?" Mrs. Xiao glanced at Ye Guchen, also a little surprised.
Only Xiao Wanrou felt a little guilty and did not dare to meet Ye Guchen's gaze. She lowered her head slightly and lowered her eyelids.
Now that she was about to become Shen Tumiao's concubine, how could she be embarrassed to face Ye Guchen?
However, Mrs. Xiao had given numerous instructions before, asking Xiao Wanrou to establish a good relationship with Gongsun Xiaoyue, so Xiao Wanrou had to bite the bullet and come here.
And just after Shen Tuyuan and others arrived, there was a curtain on the second floor of the attic.
From within the curtain, a delicate voice came out: "Who is your cousin-in-law? Keep your mouth clean!"
The owner of this delicate voice is none other than Gongsun Xiaoyue, the pearl of the Gongsun family.
He is also a forging genius.
However, what matches Gongsun Xiaoyue's fame is his lawless and fierce character.
Known as Gongsun’s little pepper.
Therefore, few people were surprised when Gongsun Xiaoyue spoke so rudely.
Shen Tuyuan didn't mind very much and said with a smile: "Although Miss Gongsun is not now, she will be in a short time."
"Hmph, the person I like is a genius in blacksmithing, and Shen Tumiao is a fool in this regard. If my father hadn't forced me, who would have wanted to marry that rough guy?"
From inside the curtain, Gongsun Xiaoyue's arrogant voice came.
Everyone in the building was a little ashamed when they heard this.
Only Gongsun Xiaoyue dared to call Shen Tumiao a fool.
However, this made Xiao Wanrou feel even more bitter.
With Gongsun Xiaoyue's status, she could dislike and even insult Shen Tumiao at will.
But looking back at myself, I only deserve to be a concubine, and I can't complain at all.
This gap is too huge.
Shen Tuyuan smiled and shook his head. He also knew Gongsun Xiaoyue's character, so he didn't care.
"I'm just here to participate in the blacksmithing conference. Miss Gongsun won't be so disrespectful."
"It's up to you. If you can beat me in forging, then I won't marry Shen Tumiao, but you!"
Gongsun Xiaoyue's words were not surprising and he would never stop, shocking everyone again.
"Don't dare, don't dare!" Shen Tuyuan was sweating on his forehead and waved his hands hurriedly.
This Gongsun Xiaoyue is worthy of being the little pepper of the Gongsun family, she dares to say anything.
Next, the first level of material identification officially begins.
Ye Guchen, Shen Tuyuan, and all the participating casters each stood in front of a stone platform.
Xiao Lie and others were very surprised when they saw Ye Guchen standing in front of the stone platform with other contestants.
"Can't you tell that this little brother is actually a foundry master?" Xiao Lie sighed.
"What a caster? That guy is pretty good, but if he says he's also proficient in casting, I don't believe it. Maybe he wants to admire Miss Gongsun's style." Mrs. Xiao curled her lips and said.
For some reason, Xiao Wanrou, who was standing by her, felt even more lost when she heard Mrs. Xiao's words.
"So he came here to compete because he wanted to see Miss Gongsun's beauty?" Xiao Wanrou felt a little disappointed.
At this moment, she felt that Ye Guchen was no different from other ordinary people.
With Ye Guchen's keen perception, he naturally heard what Mrs. Xiao and others said.
But he didn't need to explain anything, and he didn't mind.
Ye Guchen looked at the metal minerals on the stone platform in front of him.
It is a square stone with dots of stars-like light spots mixed in it.
When Ye Guchen was following the old drunkard to forge soft swords, in his spare time, the old drunkard also taught Ye Guchen a lot of forging knowledge.
Among them is the "Tiangong Mineral Collection", which records almost most of the mineral information in the Southern Sky Region and even the entire Nine Regions.
This kind of information is extremely rare.
Looking at the Shengyuan Dynasty, the information on minerals in it is probably only a few tenths of that in the "Tiangong Mineral Collection".
Ye Guchen also read it in his spare time, so he accumulated a lot of knowledge.
"This is the star spotted stone." Ye Guchen said.
A waiter on the side recorded the answer, took away the star spotted stone, and placed a new piece of metal on it.
As for the results, they will not be announced until all identifications are completed.
This is true for all other contestants.
"This is too simple."
"It seems that Miss Gongsun wants us to pass the customs."
The casting masters participating in the competition around them all breathed a sigh of relief, felt very relaxed, and chatted casually.
Obviously, identifying these stones is very simple and not difficult in their eyes.
And Shen Tuyuan was the fastest among this group of people, and he had already reached the fifth block.
But after the fifth piece, Shen Tuyuan began to frown and think deeply.
Not to mention Shen Tuyuan, the same is true for other casters.
After the fifth ore, the difficulty seems to suddenly increase a lot.
"This should be obsidian."
"This is the magic marrow crystal."
A rather famous young forger, eager to win, opened his mouth and finished identifying ten pieces of materials.
But in the end, the results were announced, and the five materials identified by the foundry were all wrong!
In the material identification level, seven out of ten materials must be identified correctly to pass the level, so he was directly eliminated.
"What a fool. When identifying materials, the most important thing is to guard against arrogance and impetuosity. Does he deserve to be called a foundry?" Gongsun Xiaoyue's disdainful snort came from within the attic curtain.
As soon as these words came out, the other casters became even more frightened and did not dare to be impatient, so they identified it very carefully.
Even Shen Tuyuan slowed down and picked up the minerals to identify them carefully.
"Junior sister, your question is not easy." Another woman's voice came from inside the curtain again, but it was just a whisper, and no one below heard it.
This cold and jade voice was clearly that of Lu Qinghan.
"Hehe, these minerals behind are taken from the family's treasure house. Only the old men in the family can identify them. But Senior Sister Lu, who do you think among the following people is the most qualified to compete with me?
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Gongsun Xiaoyue burst into laughter.
"There should be only Shentu Yuan. Although his cultivation level is not high, he is the best among the younger generation of the Shentu family in terms of casting. Otherwise, he would not have the confidence to come and compete." Lu Qinghan said calmly.
"Really? Let's wait and see. But it's a pity that Sister Qin didn't come to watch the fun." Gongsun Xiaoyue said.
"It's okay, she just can't think about it for the moment and can't get rid of Ye Guchen's influence on her in the past. She will naturally figure it out in the future," Lu Qinghan said.
"I would also like to meet that Sword Sect, but it's such a pity." Gongsun Xiaoyue said regretfully.
At this moment, the crowd below suddenly started making noises.
"What's going on?" Gongsun Xiaoyue and Lu Qinghan both looked at him.
"Hasn't this kid seen the lessons learned from the past?"
"I guess I want to finish the identification quickly, get first place, and then attract Miss Gongsun's attention."
"It's ridiculous. The material behind is so difficult to identify, but he can still identify it so quickly. I'm afraid it's just random guessing."
There were many whispers of casters all around.
It turned out to be because Ye Guchen maintained the same recognition speed as before.
While everyone else is still identifying the fifth and sixth pieces.
Ye Guchen has already identified the eighth piece.
That's why it attracted the attention of people around.