"Pff ~"
Lady Dan blushed. She spat and said angrily, "Shut up. Lu Li, when did I say that I like Lou Shi 'er?
He's just a stinking hooligan, a frivolous wastrel. I hate people like him the most … "
"Is that so?" Lu Li put on a faint smile. All of a sudden, he turned to Lou Shi 'er and said with surprise, "Well?
Young Master Lou is looking at you?
Has he changed his mind? "
"Ah?"
Lady Dan turned to Lou Shi 'er like a frightened rabbit, only to see that he was talking to a lady next to him in a low voice.
Soon, she came back to her senses. She walked over to Lu Li and was about to lose her temper.
"Calm down!"
Lu Li said to her with a smile, "Don't provoke me. Otherwise, if I say something bad about you to Lou Shi 'er, you will lose all hope."
"You …"
Lady Dan was fooled by Lu Li. Her eyes were wide open. Her Interspatial Ring glowed. She was ready to take out her weapon and fight Lu Li.
Sensing that something was off, Qian Huanhan looked into the distance and said, "Stop it. Craftsmen's Sect is here."
Qian Huanhan was telling the truth. From the north of the plaza came a group of people, wearing the black robes of the Craftsmen's Sect.
Some of them were advanced in age, and some were middle-aged. All of them had extraordinary bearing. Clearly, they had been in high positions for a long time.
"Patriarch Lion, Patriarch Hawk, and Patriarch Snake are here?"
"They are all masters of craftsmen. I didn't know that they are paying so much attention to our competition!"
"Well, if we can perform well and be accepted as apprentices by the three patriarchs, then we will have a meteoric rise."
"Stop daydreaming. Masters of craftsmen will not accept apprentices at will."
"Why are they calling Patriarch Lion, Patriarch Hawk, and Patriarch Snake?"
"Those are their code names. They are all apprentices of the master of the Craftsmen's Sect. Craftsmen's Sect gave them this code name when they were young."
The plaza was filled with noise. Lu Li looked at the three. One of them was a white-haired old man with a walking stick, another was a black-haired middle-aged man with eyes as sharp as an eagle's, and the last one was in a black robe, looking gloomy and cold.
"Silence!"
Elder Shi slammed the scepter in his hand onto the ground. Everyone felt their hearts tremble slightly, and the entire plaza instantly fell silent.
Elder Shi nodded slightly at Long Xuesha and the other super experts. Only then did he sweep his gaze across the crowd and say, "The decennial Myriad Craftsmen Battle has been held once again. Ever since the Craftsmen's Sect was founded, it has been held every ten years.
Many young blacksmithing geniuses have appeared in the countless battles of ten thousand craftsmen. These people have all become Divine Craftsmen, Great Divine Craftsmen, and Grandmaster Divine Craftsmen.
They had forged countless Divine Weapons that had been passed down from generation to generation. Many of the famous Divine Weapons on the Divine Weapon List had been forged by them.
Would there be a genius Weapon Refiner appearing this time?
Let us wait and see. I hereby announce … the start of the Battle of Ten Thousand Craftsmen! "
After Elder Shi finished speaking, another Elder began to announce the various rules.
In fact, there weren't too many restrictions. It was only stipulated that they had to refine a divine tool or a tool embryo within six hours, or even set up a special formation. Finally, they had to hand it over to the elders for appraisal.
In a battle of tens of thousands of craftsmen, the final product was the final product. It was useless to speak eloquently. Everything still depended on the product.
As long as one could prove that one was exceptional in a certain aspect of forging artifacts, one could stand out.
One by one, the craftsmen entered the Tower of Weapons. Many of them, like Qian Huanhan, had servants.
Since many craftsmen considered themselves to be of high status, they were unwilling to do the dirty and tiring work. They would let their servants do the work. Sometimes, they would even need servants to help them control the furnace.
A battle of tens of thousands of craftsmen did not care about one's abilities. As long as one could produce a good product, it would be fine even if one hundred people worked together.
For example, if one could make a supreme Relic, the number of people did not matter. What mattered was that one could produce a good product.
When Lu Li and Qian Huanhan entered the Tower of Weapons, they found a spacious space inside. It was a hall.
There were more than a dozen stoves of different sizes in the hall. Materials were piled up on the ground. Craftsmen's Sect was well-prepared.
Lu Li went to check the materials at once, fulfilling his duty as a "servant".
Making sure that everything was fine, he activated the Inhibition Formation in the hall.
He did not let Qian Huanhan forge artifacts at once. Instead, he took out some formation stones and began to set up in the hall. Soon, a simple formation was built.
A semi-transparent shield came out and attached to the wall of the hall.
"Brother Li, what is this?" Qian Huanhan asked, confused.
"This is a simple formation!"
Lu Li explained, "I should be able to sense if someone tries to probe us by force. Okay, go ahead."
Qian Huanhan went to get some materials. Looking at Lu Li with uncertainty, he asked, "Brother Li, are we really going to make that thing you mentioned?"
"Yes!"
Lu Li nodded with determination. "Many craftsmen are participating in the competition of tens of thousands of craftsmen. Only 10 have made it to the semi-finals. To stand out, we must take an unconventional approach.
It doesn't matter if we fail. You won't lose anything, right? "
"Okay!"
Qian Huanhan made up his mind. He began to work on the prototype while Lu Li sat on the side, sensing quietly.
The formation he built was from Tian Lingzi's book collection. If someone tried to break through the formation and use psychic power to check them, Lu Li should be able to sense it.
Working on the prototype was not difficult. In less than an hour, Qian Huanhan came back with a white ball in his arms.
The ball was as thick as a person's head and hollow inside. There was nothing special about it.
"Okay, go and have some rest. I will take care of the second step!"
Lu Li took over the ball and put his hands around it. He closed his eyes and circulated divine energy around his hands. He began the second step, to carve the formations.
"I must succeed!"
He took a deep breath. He had spent the whole night last night, so there shouldn't be any problem.
That being said, this was the first time that he had to carve such a complicated formation. If he failed, it would be troublesome.
Last time, he carved five formations on the sword. This time, he was going to carve 10.
The 10 formations were interconnected. The big formations were connected with the small ones and the small ones were connected with each other. It was complicated. One mistake and all his previous efforts would be in vain.
Qian Huanhan watched nervously. He did not dare to breathe.
He did not dare to use psychic power for fear that he might alarm Lu Li. He had to wait for the final result.
This time, the carving of the formations would take a long time. It was at least 10 times more difficult than the last time. It would take a long time as well.
According to Lu Li's estimation, he would need at least two hours. If he failed, he might not have a second chance. This time, he only had six hours.
Lu Li's calculation was wrong!
This time, he did not just spend two hours, but three and a half hours. When he opened his eyes, he was frustrated.
"Failed?"
Qian Huanhan was taken aback by Lu Li's reaction.
Lu Li shook his head tiredly and sighed. "I did it. But … there are flaws. It is not perfect!"
"Not perfect?"