The first flicker of light belonged to Lady Nangong, who was the first to finish.
918 points!
With the addition of the new rules, it was 1018 points!
This was almost the same as the first round's score. Lady Nangong's performance was as steady as before, just like how she was the champion of nine consecutive Weapon Refiner Conventions. Her refinement was like a tranquil lake, without a single ripple, making people quietly admire it.
And the second flicker of light belonged to Master Ouyang!
945 points!
This was a considerably high score. With the addition of 1044 points, it surpassed Lady Nangong by a full 26 points.
Master Ouyang wore a faint smile, as if he was extremely satisfied with the result. The surroundings were in an uproar, discussing spiritedly, but the score was indeed very "fair." The grades of the two's refinements were more or less the same, but Master Ouyang's refinement was actually an Earth Rank Second Level Astral Treasure, better than Lady Nangong's by a level.
In terms of quality and difficulty, he obtained a high score.
However, Lady Nangong did not seem to mind. Her beautiful face, like a spring breeze, carried a hint of elegance.
Looking at the screen in the sky, Lady Nangong did not move at all, her beautiful eyes slightly sparkling. Including everyone at this time, they all held their breaths, staring at the screen in the sky, afraid that they would miss something. Next would be the score obtained by the third person to complete the refinement, "Master Lin Feng."
Just how much would it be?
"Shua!" The third flicker of light shone, and everyone's eyes immediately widened.
"Si! ~" "Hiss!!!" Everyone gasped, one after the other. Everyone stared with wide eyes, feeling even more shocked. Including Lady Nangong and Master Ouyang, everyone's gaze shifted from the screen to Lin Feng, all kinds of emotions mixed.
1132 points, plus the additional score of 98 points, the total score was —
1230 points!
An astonishing score.
It completely surpassed Lady Nangong and Master Ouyang, even leaving them far behind. Looking at this score, Lin Feng couldn't help but smile. The final score was as he had expected. Lin Feng felt the countless envious and jealous gazes, but he didn't care at all.
This was not the first time he had experienced the feeling of being watched.
"Sigh, what a pity."
"That's right. If Master Lin Feng wasn't late, he would definitely enter the second round."
"It might even affect Lady Nangong!"
"Definitely. Master Lin Feng is too powerful."
…
Everyone discussed incessantly, and all of them felt pity for Lin Feng.
The points of the second round almost broke through the clouds, but the points of the first round were so dismal. Lin Zhen and the others wrung their hands and sighed, feeling extremely helpless. With Lin Feng in the limelight this time, the family could be said to have ascended to the heavens. Many forces came to visit and get to know them. From the standpoint of the family, they naturally wanted to let Lin Feng continue to participate in the competition, but …
This wasn't something they could control.
"Father, why don't we suggest to the assembly to let Brother Lin rematch the first round?" Lin Zhan's eyes lit up.
"You wish." Lin Zhen rolled his eyes and smiled bitterly. "Who doesn't want to? But rules are rules. They can't be changed because of one person." Lin Zhen sighed and nodded. "But although he can't enter the second round, at least Lin Feng's reputation and the Lin clan's reputation have been completely raised. Look at Old Man Pang's face, haha!"
"Ha, the Pang family has lost a lot this time. Except for Old Man Pang, they were all defeated." Lin Zhan was also gloating and laughing.
Lin Zhen's eyes lit up. "On our side, Yumo performed exceptionally. It won't be a problem for him to enter the second round."
"This time, we won't be able to suppress the Pang family!"
…
Pang Hui was indeed very depressed.
The Pang family was the largest blacksmith family in Shiluo County, and they had one more quota than the Lin clan. But …
One failed to refine, and the other two failed. Even he lost to Lin Yan by three points in the second round of the competition. Although it was only three points, there was no doubt that he was defeated by Lin Yan. What annoyed him the most was Lin Feng's rising reputation and a little girl —
Lin Yumo!
"Damn it!" Pang Hui clenched his fists, feeling deeply threatened.
He didn't care about the others' performance, but the Lin clan was the most direct threat. They came aggressively and were enough to affect the Pang family.
"808 points. Plus the additional points, 864 points."
"Phew!!"
Pang Hui's chest heaved up and down as he gloomily exhaled a mouthful of turbid air.
In the second round, there were a total of ten blacksmiths who had refined a top-grade item. One of them was Yumo. Although her score was the lowest among the ten, so what? The condition for entering the second round was to be in the top thirty.
One had to know that the average score for the second round was more than a hundred points lower than the first round!
Lin Yumo could rely on this relatively high score of 864 to resolutely advance to the second round!
In terms of the number of people entering the second round, the Pang family …
Lost to the Lin clan!
…
The total score for the two rounds was out.
The person in first place wasn't Wang Bo, who had performed the best in the first round, nor was it Master Ouyang, who had obtained a high score in the second round.
Instead, it was Lady Nangong, who hadn't revealed her talent and was ranked second in both rounds, Lady Nangong.
With two scores of 900, Lady Nangong defeated Wang Bo and Master Ouyang, proudly taking first place.
Total score: 1929.
In second place was Master Ouyang, with a total score of 1879, a loss of 50 points.
The two of them were indeed the most likely to win the championship. Using their strength to prove everything, they were the only ones who had refined a 'top-grade item' in both rounds. On this point, no one could compare with the two of them. It was as if the final champion was destined to be born between the two of them.
The third place Wang Bo, Wang Bo, was a level lower. He wasn't proficient in refining Astral Treasures. In the second round, he had only refined a 'top-grade item.' His total score was pulled down by a lot.
And after Wang Bo, there wasn't another blacksmith with a total score of 1800 points. Pang Hui was ranked eighth with 1692 points. Lin Yan was ranked tenth with 1660 points. The two's rankings were very similar to the last round's final ranking. Although they didn't have the strength to win the championship, they were still able to advance to the second round without much fuss.
The gap between their scores grew wider and wider.
The fifteenth place 'Kong Ranli' had a total score of 1515 points.
The twentieth place 'Ju Ru' had a total score of 1469 points.
Every single one of these craftsmen was an old face. They were all reputable and famous Earth Rank craftsmen who had been around for a long time.
But the twenty-first place was a completely new face. He was a complete newcomer. This was his first time participating in the Blacksmith Competition, but he had achieved an incomparably shocking result.
1465 points!
Lin clan, Lin Yumo!
"Hua! ~" The whole place was boiling. Especially those young martial artists, they even raised their arms and cheered.
Blacksmiths needed time to settle down and accumulate experience. Often, they were relatively old. For example, the Union of Artificers' President 'Wang Shi', the Vice President 'Ouyang Kuo', and even the Master Ouyang, who was currently participating in the competition, were all old. Someone like Yumo was extremely rare!
The number one beauty of Shiluo County was like a fairy that had descended to the mortal world.
Although Lady Nangong was beautiful, elegant, and mature, how could she be compared to Lin Yumo, who was brimming with youthfulness like a blooming flower?
Furthermore, with such refining skills, how could she not attract the attention of others? Without a doubt, after this Blacksmith Competition, the door of the Lin clan would definitely be trampled over by people seeking her hand in marriage.
After Yumo, the rankings began to close in. The thirtieth place had a total score of '1325', the fortieth place had a total score of '1287', and the fiftieth place had a total score of '1239'. And Lin Feng's name was ranked fifty-third, with a total score of '1230'!
Although it was only fifty-third place, it was already shocking enough.
This was because the other blacksmiths had accumulated their scores in two rounds. Only Lin Feng …
Only in one round!
"What a pity."
"Even if Master Lin Feng failed in the first round, he would have at least a hundred points."
"It would be almost effortless for him to enter the top thirty."
"What a joke. If Master Lin Feng could make it in time, how could he have failed in the first round? Maybe he would have squeezed out Lady Nangong and been ranked first long ago!"
…
The scene was noisy without end. Lin Feng smiled faintly.
Even if he had participated in the first round, he would not have been able to change the outcome. After all, he did not even know how to refine a Human Rank Astral Weapon or Astral Armor, let alone an Earth Rank one. If he had arrived early, he would have only made a fool of himself. It would have been better to stay like this and leave a good reputation.
But …
"The thirtieth place only has a total score of '1325'?" Lin Feng was slightly startled. The score was much lower than he had imagined.
"That's not right. After the first round, the thirtieth place has a score of '701'. According to the average score, the second round should have a total of 1,302 points. Adding the additional points, it should have exceeded 1,350 points at least. Why is it only 1,325 points?"
Lin Feng frowned slightly, muttering to himself irresolutely.
Looking at the big screen in the sky, looking at the rows of numbers, Lin Feng suddenly understood and lightly clicked his tongue.
"Oh right, I forgot about this."
"Just like 'Wang Bo', he is proficient in refining Astral Armors, but his Astral Treasures are mediocre."
"Astral Treasures, Astral Weapons, and Astral Weapons are completely different. Generally, Weapon Refiners are only proficient in one. Even a Master Weapon Refiner like Wang Bo is like this, let alone others."
Lin Feng smiled and nodded.
After all, Weapon Refiners like Lady Nangong and Master Ouyang who were proficient in all aspects were extremely rare.
Normally, Weapon Refiners would choose one path to be proficient in and spend their limited time on one path. Usually, their achievements would be greater.
"1325 points …" Lin Feng's eyes slightly brightened.
"My current total score is' 1230 '. In other words, I still have hope."
Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Lin Feng couldn't help but shake his head.
He didn't expect that the gap between him and the thirtieth place was actually less than a hundred points.
Although the remaining representative work's score usually hovered between 800 and 900 points, and the gap might not be large, but …
The representative work he had submitted was of the 'sub-perfect' grade!
"Perhaps, there really is hope." Lin Feng's eyes shone.
And at this moment —
"Hua! ~" A ray of light flashed, and everyone looked forward to it.
The big screen in the sky had already shown the final ranking of the first round's total score from top to bottom!
…
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