The blacksmith's rank determined the success rate of advancing to the next rank.
Beginner and Intermediate Forgemasters could not be considered as Forgemasters yet. At most, they were ironsmiths who could create normal equipment. They did not have the right to refine masterpieces. Only when they reached Advanced Level could they start increasing their echelon!
However …
Ordinary weapons also had an effect on the rank.
Since the materials used for the weapons were not strict enough, the failure rate for them to reach the echelon was more than 80%. Hence, only masterpieces created by Master Level Ironsmiths could be refined.
He could only reach the first echelon after he became a high-grade ironsmith.
To increase the level of a Forgemaster as much as possible without wasting materials or losing money, he could only use low-grade masterpieces to accumulate experience.
This was a process recognized by all blacksmiths.
Mu Clan's attack was as swift as lightning! He did something that none of the merchants in the pugilistic world dared to imagine, but he was very successful in obtaining a large sum of money.
The remaining masterpieces and the materials in the clan storage were enough to create dozens of Skilled Forgemasters.
After the second echelon …
This was a true blacksmith!
Everyone knew clearly that as long as they successfully became a Forgemaster, they would have a 5% success rate when they refined anything, and it would increase their capital to reach the echelon. Whoever was fortunate enough to reach that realm first would receive great favor from Mu Clan and obtain the right to create high-grade third-echelon masterpieces. They would also be able to use the third-echelon resources in the clan storage at will, such as the unakites that were worth millions of taels of silver, grade three obsidian, Vajra Stones, and other materials.
As a blacksmith …
Right then, everyone was proud of being able to successfully create third-echelon masterpieces, as if it was the greatest glory for ironsmiths.
…
Even though reaching the second echelon was not a big deal, Thunderous Battle was a little nervous when he had so many ironsmiths reach the second echelon at the same time and spend nearly one hundred million taels of silver. Once he ordered the most outstanding people to get more resources and priority, he personally supervised the bustling refinement room.
Clang! Clang!
Clang! Clang!
The sound of metal clanking could be heard continuously. More than thirty blacksmiths held different pieces of equipment, weapons, and crimson metal hammers as they focused on their work.
Thunderous Battle's eyes burned brightly. While he walked, he paid attention to everyone's progress.
At first, everyone's progress was the same, but as time passed, the results gradually came out.
Someone is fast!
Someone was being cautious!
Refinement was a meticulous job. They had to continue getting rid of the impurities in a perfectly fine masterpiece. At the same time, they had to fuse higher-grade ores into it to increase the quality of the masterpiece.
Being fast did not equate to being strong!
The first five people to complete their refinement practically all ended up with their first-echelon weapons or equipment shattering.
However …
Forging was a very dangerous game, and it required patience and patience. With the previous experience, the losers quickly adjusted their mentality and took out the second material.
Thunderous Battle nodded to himself.
Given that they were able to stand out from a large group of blacksmiths, they had great potential and comprehension. On the second try, everyone became steadier and calmer.
Although the sound of equipment and weapons shattering could be heard from time to time in the forging room, the overall atmosphere was quite good.
After half a day …
Forty percent success rate.
They lost more than one hundred and twenty first-echelon low-grade masterpieces, and they managed to get more than eighty second-echelon low-grade masterpieces.
Thunderous Battle could still accept this answer.
However …
What caught Thunderous Battle's attention was …
Not everyone in this group had the same results.
Some were good, and some were bad.
There were a few whose results were slightly worse. Their success rate was only around thirty percent, but one with a slightly higher success rate managed to drag their success rate to the same level.
That person was very quiet from the start to the end. His movements were standard, and he seemed to be fully immersed in his work. The sounds of his hammer striking were also very consistent and rhythmic.
Among the six pieces of equipment he created, he only failed twice, and his success rate was more than sixty percent.
Heartless Iron!
That was the name of the blacksmith.
Thunderous Battle calmly memorized the person's name.
…
"Heartless Iron?"
Happy returned to the game in a bad mood. He received a letter from Thunderous Battle, and he was very surprised to hear that name.
He remembered it.
In his previous life, that name had been rather well-known.
He was very famous!
Heartless Iron was the first person to push his refinement level to Grandmaster Forgemaster. He was also the first legendary Forgemaster to create a fourth-echelon divine weapon.
It was said that this person had extraordinary refinement talent. His refinement skills were very experienced, and his success rate was even higher than that of a forgemaster. In Happy's previous life, there were many powerful players who fought to choose Heartless Iron to create fourth-echelon weapons for them.
Unfortunately …
Happy had never been fated with this person.
Ever since Heartless Iron became famous, there were three things he did not refine.
He did not refine normal equipment.
He did not refine divine weapons.
He did not refine divine weapons if he could not afford the materials and money.
He also relied on refinement to make a living.
Also, he had a terrible personality and did not refine.
After all, he never left the city, and no one could harass him. He did not regard any of the bosses in the world of martial artists with any importance.
Such a person actually joined Mu Clan?
Aside from being surprised, Happy also felt ecstatic from the bottom of his heart!
'Treasure!
Mu Clan has really picked up a treasure this time! '
The merchant Lorraine that the thirteen staff-using monks introduced had helped Mu Clan earn billions of taels of silver within two weeks. Heartless Iron was a future legendary Grandmaster Forgemaster.
Mu Clan …
It was impossible for them not to become rich.
"Thunderous Battle, focus on training Heartless Iron. Treat him well, and let him choose all the materials he needs. Even if he asks me to refine high-grade masterpieces now, agree to it. I will continue staying in the royal mausoleum and do my best to provide high-grade masterpieces. Also, tell him that as long as he becomes a Forgemaster, he will soon get the chance to refine grade one masterpieces. "
"Ah!"
Thunderous Battle could understand what Happy said at the beginning, but when he heard that Happy would provide him with grade one masterpieces, his expression instantly changed. "Isn't this a little too risky? There aren't any grade one masterpieces for sale in the market right now … "
Right now, everyone knew that not only did grade one masterpieces have astonishing damage, they also had some unique attributes. For example, Nation Protecting Divine Sword and Golden Equipment Components were rare items that were worth more than ten million taels of silver.
Using such valuable equipment to refine was just too risky!
"It's fine. Riches come with risks. If I fail, I'll just give up on it. If I hide it, it'll just be a pile of scrap metal." Happy knew very clearly that if it was not refined, even if it was a divine vessel, it might not be stronger than a refined equipment. The third-echelon Clear Abyss was an example.
"Alright, I'll tell him."
He paused for a moment before he said, "But recently, there's news that many people are displeased with you monopolizing the royal mausoleum, including Class One Hall and Towering Palace. You'd better be careful over the next few days."
"I know."
Happy also knew that if he occupied a huge treasury and refused to let go, there would definitely be people who would become restless.
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