Chapter 79

Tang Zheng stood up and was the first to clap, and the surrounding guests, seeing this, also began to clap, welcoming the arrival of Mo Feng and his group.

Mo Feng let out a cold snort, stopping the waiter from leading him to a seat. He cleared his throat and said, "I am here to fulfill an appointment, not to attend a banquet!"

Instantly, the room was in an uproar.

Indeed, these people from the Hundred Refinements Workshop were tough nuts to crack. Seeing so many people, they didn’t give a single bit of face, and their words were so blunt!

"Wow, the atmosphere is quite tense," Tang Zheng smiled, not expecting them to be easy to deal with. He directly extended his hand toward Ban Yilou.

A deep red dagger without a sheath was handed over to Tang Zheng by Ban Yilou.

Mo Feng’s brows furrowed even more upon seeing this.

He had been dealing with casting for years and usually had a certain intuition about the quality of an item...

However, the dagger that Tang Zheng took out left him with a blank feeling.

It was as if something was beyond his understanding?

All the screens on the second floor had been removed. Tang Zheng stood right in the center of the second floor, holding the dagger and extending his hand toward Mo Feng. Everyone could see that Mo Feng’s expression had slightly changed.

"Master, do you still remember the bet we made that day?" Tang Zheng asked with a smile.

Mo Feng’s stern lips moved, "I said, if you can find any one-star dagger in Wulong Town with a higher star power resonance than the [Sheathless], I, Mo Feng, will commit suicide in front of you."

The crowd was stunned.

A life-or-death bet? Was the Hundred Refinements Workshop really playing such a big game?

Seeing the reactions around him, Tang Zheng quickly waved his hand, "Yes, it started like that, but later, I said that your life would be of no use to me..."

"Yes," Mo Feng nodded, "So, we finally agreed that if you can find a dagger in Wulong Town with a higher star power resonance than the [Sheathless], I will personally invite Master Lu Huang to custom-cast a weapon for you!"

"My goodness..." The invited guests were about to faint, "Master Lu Huang? The famous casting master of the Hundred Refinements Workshop!"

"But, I have seen the [Sheathless] before, and its star power resonance is eighty-two. How could Wulong Town possibly have a dagger with a higher resonance?"

Mo Feng stood firm as a rock, unmoving.

Tang Zheng didn’t bother with these minor details and personally walked over, handing the dagger to Mo Feng!

The moment the dagger was in his hand...

Mo Feng’s heart skipped a beat.

For a moment, he couldn’t be sure if what he held and what he saw were the same thing.

His fingers traced from the blade to the hilt, and he felt at least three completely different furnace auras...

What about the promise of a single furnace casting?

Two furnaces were already too much, let alone three... or even three and a half, four?

Mo Feng couldn’t determine.

Tang Zheng watched Mo Feng with a smile, not interrupting him.

All the guests’ attention was focused on Mo Feng, including the apprentices from the Hundred Refinements Workshop.

"Reverse Manifestation!" Mo Feng closed his eyes, holding the dagger with both hands, and the star constellation behind him suddenly rose!

A layer of faint star power covered the entire dagger.

Behind him, the apprentices of the Hundred Refinements Workshop began to whisper.

"Master Mo’s star constellation talent! Reverse Manifestation!"

"This dagger’s materials can all be seen clearly by Master!"

"What’s going on will be revealed soon..."

Above Mo Feng’s star constellation, two bright stars indicated that he was at the peak of the second star.

Unlike a second-star beginner who had just awakened their star constellation talent, Mo Feng’s talent was clearly already very proficient.

In just a few moments, as he saw the materials listed one by one, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter...

Finally, he opened his eyes, and the way he held the dagger changed from gripping it with both hands to cradling it in his palms!

"How is it? Does the star power resonance meet the requirement?" Tang Zheng asked with a smile.

"..." After activating his star constellation talent, Mo Feng didn’t need any tools to accurately state that the dagger’s star power resonance was eighty-three!

But, how did it reach eighty-three?

Mo Feng’s heart almost stopped!

So many top-grade materials, which might only be used in small amounts on two-star, three-star, or even four-star and five-star daggers, were all piled onto a one-star dagger.

He stared at Tang Zheng for a long time, using all his self-control to barely roar out, "Are you crazy?!"

...

Mo Feng’s heart was bleeding!

He regretted it, truly regretted it. He regretted being rude to Tang Zheng and making such a bet with him—If things hadn’t developed this way from the beginning, and if Tang Zheng had handed these materials to him to cast, how many daggers with a star power resonance of eighty or more could he have made?

Infinite Black Iron, which could be used by simply blending it with wrought iron, was used as the main material? Could it be used as the main material?

Seven-color silk, why wrap the entire hilt? The hilt of a dagger isn’t long; half a strand to one strand would have been more than enough... In fact, no one would use seven-color silk to set up array patterns on a one-star dagger.

Fangbat Blood!

What made him want to kill Tang Zheng the most was the Fangbat Blood!

The amount of Fangbat Blood used was a whole bottle. Did he think he was casting a huge weapon? A Fangtian Halberd?

"Ha ha ha, ha ha ha ha..." When Ban Yilou heard Mo Feng’s roar, his old face instantly bloomed with a smile.

He not only felt physically and mentally refreshed but also felt his soul elevated...

These days, he had taught Tang Zheng casting and been toyed with, feeling humiliated for his age and status. All of that was now gone!

The Hundred Refinements Workshop, which usually looked down on everyone, could also have its face blackened like this. It made Ban Yilou want to stand up and cheer!

Mo Feng carefully handed the dagger, with its terrifying materials, to the apprentices behind him, one by one, to examine.

Those who could follow Mo Feng were all official apprentices of the Hundred Refinements Workshop. Although they didn’t have Mo Feng’s star constellation talent, they could still recognize three or four of the materials...

Mo Feng could still hold it together, but the apprentices couldn’t.

"This guy is crazy, absolutely crazy, and not a little!"

"The seven-color silk on the hilt, the Infinite Black Iron on the blade... the amount used is indeed crazy..."

"It’s just a one-star dagger. What did we do to offend him? How much of a grudge does he have against us?"

After comparing the materials they identified, the apprentices could deduce that the cost of this one-star dagger would not be less than five hundred taels of purple gold.

And the cost of a one-star dagger from the Hundred Refinements Workshop would not exceed ten taels of purple gold.

No matter how rich someone was, they wouldn’t be this reckless!

"Since I made a bet with you, I will be a man of my word," Mo Feng’s face alternated between red and white, "You don’t need to invite so many people to witness it. I will keep my promise and will not break it!"

Tang Zheng had invited too many guests, and Mo Feng’s face couldn’t hold up.

Not only Mo Feng, but many of the guests also felt that something that could be resolved privately didn’t need to be made such a big deal...

However, Tang Zheng smiled and looked directly at Mo Feng, "If the Hundred Refinements Workshop didn’t open its doors for business but instead closed its doors to work, I wouldn’t have invited so many people to witness it today!"

Mo Feng’s brows furrowed, "What do you mean?"

"I am a customer! I am a customer of the Hundred Refinements Workshop!" Tang Zheng extended a finger and emphasized with a smile, "I received unfair treatment at the Hundred Refinements Workshop, and I have no reason to keep quiet. If every customer who encounters unfair treatment just says, ‘Forget it,’ then toxic milk and gutter oil would also be forgotten. Then, for those merchants who serve every customer diligently..." He pointed at Ban Yilou and continued, "Yes, for them... is it fair?"

Although Mo Feng didn’t understand what toxic milk and gutter oil were, he roughly understood what Tang Zheng meant and was speechless.

But his apprentices were already blushing.

If the Hundred Refinements Workshop didn’t open its doors for business but was just a group of researchers, and if Tang Zheng hadn’t dealt with them as a customer, today’s "Dagger Appraisal Conference" might not have existed.

Ban Yilou’s face bloomed even more...

Tang Zheng had made him a positive example!

And he had made him a positive example in front of the Hundred Refinements Workshop, which he never expected. Tang Zheng had squeezed him in the Treasure Pavilion, but outside, he gave him so much face.

"Forging is a profound skill and a difficult path," Tang Zheng suddenly changed his tone, "After learning forging for a few days, I completely understand why you treat customers so arrogantly... Because you have no competitors!"

"Hmph." A few apprentices of the Hundred Refinements Workshop showed a hint of pride on their faces.

"But!" Tang Zheng immediately turned his words around, "Is your forging technique really invincible? Is there really no master in the Starlight Continent stronger than the Hundred Refinements Workshop? Even if you have no competitors today and tomorrow, what about the day after tomorrow? The day after that?"

Mo Feng’s lips trembled, but he said nothing.

Tang Zheng smiled and spread his hands, "Once customers have deep grievances against the Hundred Refinements Workshop, when competitors appear, do you believe that the Hundred Refinements Workshop will immediately collapse? The speed of that collapse is something you probably can’t imagine!"

An apprentice behind Mo Feng, with a thick neck, rushed forward, "What are you talking about? How could it possibly..."

But Mo Feng extended his hand to stop him!

He knew that Tang Zheng wasn’t exaggerating.

In fact, the Hundred Refinements Workshop was already divided into two factions. The high-minded faction still looked down on everyone, while the other faction was deeply worried about the current situation...

Mo Feng had never understood what they were worried about.

But today, Tang Zheng’s words used the term "grievances" to summarize the crisis of the Hundred Refinements Workshop perfectly!

The seven large characters, "Eight Extreme True Fire Casts Divine Weapons," at the entrance of the Hundred Refinements Workshop were already very old. The Hundred Refinements Workshop, which once led the five major forces on the continent with its divine weapons, was now far behind the Purple Gold City, Shadow Mountain, Heavenly Doctor Valley, and even the Yao Mountain Tribe...

"The first cup of wine, you offer it to me! All grievances will be settled with this one cup. Is there a problem?" Tang Zheng saw him stop the apprentice and asked Mo Feng with a smile.

"..." Mo Feng caressed the dagger in his hand, staring at Tang Zheng for a full dozen breaths before finally saying, "No!"

All the apprentices of the Hundred Refinements Workshop were instantly in an uproar.

Tang Zheng pointed to the seat of honor, "Master, please!"

Mo Feng had just sat down, knowing that he should return the dagger to Tang Zheng, but he was a bit reluctant...

Because, subconsciously, he extended his star power into the dagger and discovered that its secrets were not just in the materials!

But it was, after all, someone else’s dagger, and he had no reason to keep it.

While Mo Feng was hesitating, a round of applause suddenly sounded from the entrance nearby...

"The dagger is good, and the words are well said!" A young man in a dark blue fish-patterned robe clapped as he walked in.

As soon as they saw his face, Tang Xiaotang and the others suddenly stood up.

Tang Boyuan’s gaze sharpened, and his hand was already on his sword hilt...

The guests were even more stunned into silence!

Tang Zheng’s attention was completely on the young man who had just walked in.

The young man’s features carried a subtle arrogance, and his smile seemed pasted on, neither too much nor too little.

He quietly looked at Tang Zheng, his eyes showing a deadly light like a hawk before it dives to catch its prey, yet also a sense of arrogance and disdain for its prey.

"Blue Shaoye?" Although Tang Zheng had never met him, he called out his name.

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