Sure enough, Ou Yangming seemed to be the only person who could adopt the method.
Chapter 224 - Over A Hundred Molds
Molds after molds were being carried over to Ou Yangming while he was responsible for modifying them with his Military Fire.
When the Military Fire spread and enveloped a mold, nobody could see his trick. In actuality, even without the fire as a disguise, those who had not achieved a thoroughly meticulous state in terms of the understanding of nature could not notice anything fishy.
Through constant hard work, Ou Yangming refined every mold.
Under the thoroughly meticulous state, the veined patterns of the rune on each mold completely matched the one in his memory. Moreover, each time he revised a mold, the floating rune in his mind became more solid.
As the rune became more solid, Ou Yangming also became faster at amending the molds. Toward the end, when his Military Fire wrapped around the molds, it only took a split second for the rune to be amended.
In other words, one breath was all it took for the mistakes in the details to be fixed.
Honestly, although Ou Yangming had grasped the rune to the extreme, which made him superior to Master Lu, he had a vague feeling that he had not arrived at the end of the path of runes; Ou Yangming had only scratched the surface still.
In this world, the power of runes was greatly limited.
It was just like how Ou Yangming was restrained by the world’s power when he smithed magic tools, similarly, the powers released by runes were also restricted.
If he could find a way to fully release Runes Power, he could probably have greater achievements.
Nonetheless, it was not easy for Ou Yangming to be able to sense this. If he wanted to take another step forward, it would be beyond his capability.
While Ou Yangming was revamping the molds, Li Xinfan had arrived at the workshop without a sound.
The commanding general was informed of the situation very quickly. As the commander, he knew better than Ou Yangming and the other people the importance of a 3% chance in counterattacking fire mastery’s power.
Instead of disturbing Ou Yangming, General Li waited quietly on the side. He only smiled and approached the young fellow when the alterations were completed. When the Supreme Great Ancestor was finally in front of Ou Yangming, he humbled himself to salute the young man with a deep bow.
Ou Yangming was so shocked that he instantly jumped away.
Who was Li Xinfan?
He was the first man in Changlong County’s military.
Even the five commanding generals from the Immense Forest Military Camp had to be controlled by an important figure like General Li.
In fact, the arrogant General Chen Yifan from the Immense Forest Military Camp trembled with fear when he met Li Xinfan, and he dared not overstep boundaries like a rat that was facing a cat.
That said, the important figure was bowing at Ou Yangming. As proud as the young fellow was, he never thought he could accept it. “General Li, what are you doing? You’ll kill the young fella!” Old Craftsman’s face changed as he shouted.
Li Xinfan waved his hand and said, “Old Craftsman, I heard that Master Ou modified the molds. From now on, the arm guards that are smithed using these molds will not only be upgraded into affordable Good Grade arm guards at a 100% success rate, but they’ll also contain a Unique Attribute-Counterattackam I right?”
Old Craftsman answered after a moment of hesitation, “General Li, less than a hundred arm guards have been tested so far, so nobody can guarantee a 100% success rate yet. As for the Counterattack attribute… That’s likely true.”
He knew since a long time ago that Ou Yangming acquired an unordinary Military Fire from the Military Fire Badge.
Nevertheless, Ou Yangming himself did not know what exactly it was, let alone Old Craftsman.
In any case, it was true that the flame was so mysterious that the pieces of equipment that were smithed using the fire contained the Counterattack attribute, which was a Unique Attribute.
Li Xinfan sighed and expressed, “Very well. If that’s the case, not to mention an expression of gratitude for me, even if every soldier in the world kowtows to him, he deserves the honor.”
Old Craftsman and Ou Yangming gasped. If word about this spread, it would be the same as grilling Ou Yangming. Li Xinfan was a powerful figure, after all, so he immediately noticed how doubtful and concerned Old Craftsman and Ou Yangming were. The general chuckled. “Master Ou, you came from the Immense Forest Military Camp. Do you know why a military camp was set up in such a remote area?”.
A thought crossed Ou Yangming’s mind right away. When he thought about the various encounters that he had in the immense forest, his face could not help but change. “Are there dangers in the immense forest?”
“You’re right. The immense forest is an endless place, and its depth is unknown because it stretches many kilometers away. Initially, the creatures in the forest and the human race never interfered with each other, but at some point, a beast tide occurred and kept on occurring once every hundred years,” Li Xinfan responded seriously.
Ou Yangming and Old Craftsman exchanged glances. Even though they came from the Immense Forest Military Camp, it was their first time hearing about this.
Li Xinfan continued, “Once the beast tide bursts out, countless ferocious beasts will leave the dense forest and invade the Humans’ territories. When that happens, it’ll be the beginning of a disaster, which happens once in a hundred years. As soldiers, we’ll protect our home and defend our country by fighting at the front line on the exterior of the immense forest. Heh…”
He raised his eyebrow and added, “Master Lu created the Runes Secret Technique to reform inexpensive arm guards into pieces of Good Grade equipment. The success rate was low, but it was precious. Who knew, you achieved something greater by perfecting the molds to increase the success rate, allowing more soldiers to be equipped with arm guards, and you even attach the Counterattack attribute to them.”
Li Xinfan’s eyes were bright as he stared at Ou Yangming and uttered loudly, “It’s such a glorious achievement, so tell me, do you not deserve a salutation from us?”
He was talking to Ou Yangming, but he spoke so loudly that everyone around them heard him clearly.
When the general shouted the question, Master Lu, the craftsmen in the Armament Camp, and even the protectors around them roared at the same time, “He deserves it!”
Master Lu stepped forward and saluted the young fellow solemnly. “Thank you, Master Ou!”
“Thank you, Master Ou!”
Everyone else bowed and expressed their gratitude concurrently. They had a solemn look on their faces, and they saluted Ou Yangming from the bottom of their hearts without any reluctance.
Ou Yangming smiled bitterly. He couldn’t evade everyone, so he could only accept the acknowledgment.
Old Craftsman was thrilled because he had never witnessed such a scene throughout his years of living. Though he knew that the people were not thanking him, he shared the honor with Ou Yangming.
Li Xinfan later raised a question, “Master Ou, since you can improve a rune’s effect, can you possibly design new runes to let other pieces of equipment… Especially weapons, break through as well?”
Everyone was indeed delighted to know that the arm guards could be upgraded from Common Grade to Good Grade.
Despite that, arm guards were arm guards; they were not especially important among the pieces of equipment in a full equipment set. On the other hand, weapons, armors, shields, and other types of equipment were more important.
It was true that affordable Good Grade arm guards could increase the military’s combat power to a certain level, but if low-cost Good Grade weapons could also be produced, the Humans’ combat power would be greatly magnified.
Upon seeing how eager everyone else was, Ou Yangming twitched his mouth embarrassedly.
“General Li, my dear brothers,” Ou Yangming cupped his
hands and stated seriously, “I’d like to provide better runes too so that our military will have better pieces of equipment, but I only started learning runes a while ago. As such, I only have a superficial knowledge of it, and I’m far from Master Lu.”
He looked at Master Lu and explained, “I was only able to amend the molds because my Military Fire is unique. On the other hand, profound knowledge and incredible luck are required to create new runes, so it’s not something that I can achieve for now.”
Everyone was stunned, and they looked at Master Lu.
Master Lu pondered for some time and sighed. “Master Ou is right, so please don’t make things difficult for him. Ah, it’s not easy to alter runes. If it can be done so easily, how could I have achieved nothing after such a long time?”
Li Xinfan remarked at once, “Master Lu, it wasn’t easy for you to come up with a rune to better arm guards.”
Master Lu flushed because he was not the one who created the rune from scratch. If he had not noticed it by chance from one of the Ni family’s ancient books, he could not have enjoyed the glory that he had.
Ni Xuetian and the other people were extremely careful, and their plan was seamless. This was why even Master Lu himself was unaware that he was only able to discover the rune because it was a special arrangement.
Even if the master did not notice the rune that day, he would somehow still stumble upon it due to a certain reason.
Old Craftsman cleared his throat. “Yangming, if that’s the case, you should smith more molds and do your best to enhance everyone’s strength.”
Ou Yangming nodded and sighed a breath of relief.
Studying runes to fathom their changes was definitely beyond his capability, whereas forging molds according to previous models would be a piece of cake for him.
This was because the purple rune drawing in Ou Yangming’s sea of consciousness became as solid as a mountain after many circulations. Besides, an unusually firm aura was also released when the rune floated in his mind. If Ou Yangming used the rune to smith models, it would feel like he was pressing a pattern onto a beancurd; as long as he controlled his power well, it would be a straightforward process.
Sure enough, Ou Yangming soon showed everyone an unforgettable scene. Suitable ores were placed in front of the young fellow, and as he enveloped the ores with his Military Fire to burn them, brand new molds were formed at the speed of light.
Ou Yangming worked so fast that it was unbelievable. In just a day, he smithed over a hundred molds for the military camp.
His efficiency left Master Lu in awe.
If Master Lu wanted to smith a mold, he first needed to carefully draw the veined patterns without making any mistakes. Following that, he had to incite the rune’s energy with his mental power so that it could mysteriously communicate with Heaven and Earth’s power.
However, Ou Yangming’s mental power was so mighty that he overcame the obstacle with brute force, allowing him to carve the rune on the molds in one go.
The disparity between their strengths resulted in different molds, and in turn, generated efficiencies that were Heaven and Earth apart.
Everyone was struck with an untimely idea when they saw how Ou Yangming finished the task effortlessly.
‘Perhaps Master Ou can create another miracle by coming up with another rune to upgrade weapons.’
Chapter 225 - Coming Events Cast Their Shadows Before Them
When Ou Yangming finished everything after a day, he suddenly realized that he had a deeper understanding of runes.
Once he was done with the task given by the military, he took an ore into a room that was arranged for him in the Armament Camp. The young fellow had gained approval from everyone in the military, so after he entered the room, he only informed the other people that he needed a quiet environment to study runes.
The room was instantly surrounded by numerous powerhouses in the military, so much so that even a fly could not enter.
Ou Yangming smithed a mold using the ore, the veined patterned slowly surfaced on the mold.
Nonetheless, it was not the rune that he carved on over a hundred molds earlier; it was one of the three runes that allowed him to collect his mental power at a higher speed.
Throughout the smithing process for the molds, he noticed that the rune drawings would transform into a purple light to be kept in his sea of consciousness forever.
Moreover, the more Ou Yangming formed the specific rune on the molds, the stronger the rune’s effect in his consciousness. With that, he only needed to think about the rune whenever he wanted to use it.
After Ou Yangming realized the benefit, he naturally did not want to miss out on the three joint runes.
As Ou Yangming’s Military Fire danced, a new rune was finally formed. Sure enough, the moment the rune was perfectly formed on the mold, the purple light in his mind glowed and circulated the rune. Subsequently, the rune was permanently fixed in his sea of consciousness.
Nevertheless, as compared to the other rune in his consciousness, the new rune seemed more intangible.
Ou Yangming curled his lips into a cheerful smile because he found a shortcut to grasp plenty of Runes Skills quickly.
However, he was probably the only person in the world who could take the shortcut.
Firstly, he could enter the unique thoroughly meticulous state. It was the only state that allowed him to perfectly display runes, which he read from the books, on molds.
Even if the tiniest mistake was made during the process, the rune would be deemed imperfect.
As many runes as they were on molds, they only represented the number of practices made. For instance, Ni Yunhong could grasp two matching runes because he worked tirelessly ever since he was little and made countless attempts to perceive the essence between the two matching runes. In the end, the young master could etch the runes on pieces of equipment.
On the other hand, the process was different for Ou Yangming. Once he perfectly carved a rune on a mold, his unique Military Fire would release mysterious energy to solidify the rune in his sea of consciousness.
As Ou Yangming sensed the drifting rune in his mind, he suddenly had a feeling that everything was under his control.
He took a deep breath to suppress the swelling sensation in his heart, then he moved on to engrave the two other runes on the mold.
Although Ou Yangming had successfully visualized the two runes before, a substantial amount of energy was required for him to visualize them again. Despite that, the instant he shaped the runes on the mold, they became solidified runes for his use.
The solidified runes were stored in his mind after a brief moment.
By setting his mind on it, Ou Yangming combined the three runes, so much so that the action was completed as soon as he thought about it. Following that, his enormous mental power gathered and almost formed a fireball in his hands.
Ou Yangming tensed up, and he immediately dispersed the mental power.
If he collected a giant fireball in the room, and it exploded, only God would know how huge the disaster would be.
That said, Ou Yangming was elated that his hypothesis was verified; when the runes were solidified, he could indeed use them as he wished. Most importantly, he saved a lot of time because there was no need to visualize and combine them.
This was the effect of merely three rune drawings. If Ou Yangming picked up more runes and solidified them one by one, what wonderful effect would they result in?
Could he one day have the ability to produce a giant fireball in a split second by only thinking about it when he released mental
power?
If he could achieve that, he would not need to fear anything in the world.
After all, even a Supreme Great Ancestor could not resist his giant fireball head-on.
Needless to say, Ou Yangming knew it was only a beautiful wish. Not to mention it was impractical, even if he could realize his wish, the hard work and the price that must be paid could not be neg
lected.
Ou Yangming curbed his thought after he solidified the runes, then he left the room.
When the young fellow left the room and looked around, he came to a shocking realization that the room was strongly fortified. Near or far, many powerhouses in the military guarded openly and covertly. Even if a Supreme Great Ancestor were to sneak an attack against him, the powerhouse would be forced to retreat.
An officer with a captain’s logo approached Ou Yangming with a smile. “Master Ou, I’m Wang Leshui, and I was ordered by the general to guard you.” Ou Yangming was moved, and he expressed, “Captain Wang, I’ve heard a lot about you.”
Wang Leshui was the Guards captain under Li Xinfan. He was known for his powerful martial arts as he was already at the peak of Yang Grade.
Even though Ou Yangming did not know much about the Prefecture Military Camp, he often heard of important figures like Wang Leshui.
Nonetheless, Ou Yangming also heard that Wang Leshui was a harsh and cold person, but the captain had such a friendly smile that he did not seem distant at all.
Ou Yangming thought, ‘Rumors can really kill…’
Wang Leshui chuckled and asked, “Master Ou, are you coming out of isolated cultivation?”
“Captain Wang, I was only studying some runes; I wasn’t in isolated cultivation.” Ou Yangming blushed.
“Heh, Master Ou, you’re incredibly talented and wise, so you’re the best candidate for the research of runes,” Wang Leshui expressed, “I know nothing about them, but I’ll do my best if you have any orders, and I won’t let you down.”
Ou Yangming could tell at once that they were still hopeful that he could come up with new runes.
However, the more hopeful they were, the more disappointed they would be.
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