It's obviously a life skill, but you developed it into a magical skill

Let's go.

Now that the Dao Casting Competition has begun, Zhou An has no need to stop. Qi Shuo nodded and went out with Zhou An.

After leaving the room, Zhou An walked on the street, walking side by side with Qi Shuo, watching the lively scene on the street and the people coming and going.

Yunlai Mansion probably hasn't been this lively for a long time. Zhou An looked at the hurried passers-by.

They were heading in the same direction as Zhou An.

During this casting competition, Qi Shuo had already explained the rules to Zhou An on the way.

The government office has set up a competition venue in a special place. This time I went there just to enter the venue.

After all, if there are a lot of people coming, accidents are likely to happen if there are too many people, so a special venue is set aside to isolate it from ordinary people.

Qi Shuo was full of confidence all the way. After all, Tiejiang Zhao said that Zhou An was a sure winner.

He can already imagine that after Zhou An wins first place, his status in the Hengtong Chamber of Commerce will rise.

Luck plays a part in a person's life. Meeting a noble person is much better than working hard on my own. Qi Shuo thought.

The noble person, of course, refers to Zhou An.

Qi Shuo knew that with Zhou An's strength, he could not be an unknown nobody. One day in the future, he would definitely shine even brighter.

When Zhou An becomes famous, he will be able to ascend to heaven.

The two of them walked like this and soon arrived at their destination. This was an extremely empty area, but many houses had been built.

There were quite a few people queuing up at the door.

The door was closed tightly, and at the door was Sun Fu Ling.

This Dao Casting Competition held in Yunlai Mansion was presided over by the Mansion Ling, so Sun Fu Ling naturally put aside other things and finished today's things first.

Brother Zhou, I won't give it away. Qi Shuo handed over his hand and said auspicious words: I wish Brother Zhou to win the first place.

He just dropped by and was not allowed to go in any further.

Zhou An nodded, watched Qi Shuo leave, and waited patiently behind the crowd.

At this moment, he actually met an acquaintance.

Long Xing stood not far away, looking at Zhou An with a complicated light.

He is indeed here.

With him here, everyone is just a foil in this Yunlai Mansion Casting Competition.

Next to Long Xing were young men holding swords and longbows. They couldn't understand why Long Xing was so depressed recently.

They also asked, but Long Xing refused to say anything even to death.

The young man holding the long sword asked strangely: Long Xing, what are you looking at? You've been really weird lately. Why do you seem to have lost your energy?

Although he saw Long Xing's complicated gaze, there were so many people here that he didn't know who Long Xing was looking at.

When Long Xing heard this, he finally came to his senses and showed a bitter smile: It's nothing. In this Dao Casting Competition, everyone just needs to do their best.

He kept in mind Blacksmith Zhao's words and would never reveal the news about Zhou An, otherwise the blame would be thrown on him and he might lose his head one day.

When Zhou An burst out with murderous intent, if Blacksmith Zhao hadn't arrived suddenly and Zhou An gave Blacksmith Zhao a face, he would probably have had to move his head at that time.

Don't ask, just wait in line. Long Xing sighed.

Zhou An naturally had a clear view of Long Xing's expression, and he didn't take it seriously. He was just a passerby.

Time was passing by gradually, and Sun Fuling had been communicating with the people next to him, as if discussing the details of the Dao Casting Competition.

After about half a stick of incense, Sun Fuling finally stopped and coughed lightly.

The originally slightly flustered venue suddenly became quiet, and everyone focused their attention on Sun Fuling.

After Sun Fuling finished coughing, he said loudly: Everyone, welcome to the first young people casting competition in the Great Chu Kingdom. This competition is mainly to select the younger generation of casting talents to enter the Great Chu Kingdom. The craftsman supervisor that everyone in the country longs for, I hope everyone will do their best to create a bright future for themselves.

Of course, everyone can talk about the situation.

Sun Fuling has been in the officialdom for so many years, but he still makes a few casual remarks.

After all the scenes were said, the main event came.

This competition is expected to take nine days, with a day's rest in between. There will only be two competitions in total. The first one is forging weapons, and the second one is forging defensive objects.

During these eight days, everyone must eat, drink, relieve themselves, and sleep here with us, but don't worry, we have professional staff to ensure that everyone has a better life than outside.

During the competition, communication with the outside world is not allowed. Any communicator will be treated as cheating.

Whether it's weapons or defensive objects, it's up to you to choose how you want to cast them, as long as they don't deviate from our categories.

Zhou An was listening below, and when he heard this, he touched his chin and started thinking.

As he expected, weapons or defensive objects were all used for war.

The selection of Dachu State this time is to select those who can be used in war.

It's fair, everyone eats and sleeps here, and is not allowed to communicate with the outside world, which avoids the possibility of cheating.

With this in mind, Sun Fuling also explained the general rules and pointed in a direction.

This competition will be judged by specialized people. Please welcome the master who is the supervisor, Lin Bantie.

Everyone looked in the direction pointed by Sun Fuling and saw a thin middle-aged man, holding a mirror in his hand, dressing up there.

Zhou An: ...

He never expected that he would meet the old Lin from before.

Lao Lin was still there, stroking his hair narcissistically in front of the mirror. After hearing Sun Fuling's words, he waved helplessly.

I am the supervisor of the craftsman stationed in Yunlai Mansion. I will definitely be fair and just this time. If you feel there is anything unfair, you are welcome to raise it to the supervisor of the craftsman at any time.

I believe everyone is very concerned about the evaluation criteria this time. It is actually very simple. In addition to quality, creativity also accounts for a large bonus.

The young generation we need in the future are not only skilled in technology, but also incapable of rigid thinking.

So, let's work hard.

He just said a few words and then looked at himself in the mirror.

Zhou An knew this guy's quirks and thought it was normal, but others didn't know and all looked at him strangely.

There are many mineral resources in prefecture-level areas, and craftsmen and supervisors will arrange garrison personnel here.

Don't underestimate these people, these people are not ordinary people.

Come here, as long as it is related to the mine, you will be the number one.

For those like Wang Meng, who specializes in managing minerals in Yunlai Mansion, everything must be arranged by the garrison personnel.

Sun Fuling naturally knew Lao Lin's temper, so he didn't care and just waved his hand.

You can go in, remember, there are any materials you need inside, you just need to build it within nine days.

The first four days are used to build weapons, and an assessment will be conducted at that time. The next four days will be used to build defensive objects, and the assessment will also be conducted. Then we will comprehensively recruit two people in total.

As Sun Fuling finished these words, the flow of people began to flow, and everyone walked slowly inside in an orderly manner.

Zhou An followed and quickly passed the gate.

Behind the gate is an extremely spacious yard.

Surrounding the yard are scattered houses.

These are where they live.

Zhou An was led into a room by a yamen agent.

The facilities in the room are in good condition, and what's even more outrageous is that there is a casting room behind the house, with various casting materials placed in the room.

From the moment you enter the room, you have already started competing. We will take care of your food, clothing, and daily life in the future. You just need to build it carefully.

The policeman announced the rules for a while, then asked Zhou An if he wanted to eat.

When he arrived, Zhou An had already eaten. He replied that he didn't need it, and the policeman left immediately.

When leaving, the policeman said he could open the door and call him at any time if needed.

After the police officer left, Zhou An was not in a hurry to build it, but found a place to sit down.

That woman is probably going to cause trouble. Zhou An thought.

The Zhengui Si was probably moved, but he didn't know how he acted.

However, Zhou An guessed that it might also have something to do with waiting for something to happen.

“First think about what exactly you want to build.”

Zhou An came to the building site at the back, looked at the various materials inside, and fell into deep thought.

The evaluation that Lao Lin mentioned just now is not only about quality, but also about creativity.

Both must account for a large proportion, which means that neither end can be spared.

I have to come up with something new. Zhou An quickly came up with an idea.

In this world, there are weapons such as swords, guns, sticks, hooks, forks and axes, but he thought of a weapon that had never appeared in this world.

“Then build this thing.”

After thinking about it, Zhou An began to select materials.

I have to say that the materials for this casting competition were really sufficient.

Not just iron ore, but other types of metals are in it.

It was also the first time that Zhou An saw so many good materials. He rubbed his hands and began to select patiently.

Not only him, but others are also patiently choosing.

Some people have ideas and have already started building them, while some people are still struggling and have never started construction.

And in the hiding place of this place, Zheng Sifu and his men were lying in wait.

Sir, there is nothing unusual here, no one seems to be coming out.

Nothing unusual happened where we were guarding. The woman didn't seem to intend to take action here.

And where we are, everything is quiet.

One after another, people from my subordinates came to report, and the general content was the same.

When Sifu Zheng heard this, his brows furrowed tightly.

This is only the first day, so be careful. Maybe she wants to wait for us to relax before taking action.

The Dao Casting Competition will last for nine days. During these nine days, something might go wrong.

Don't relax every minute and make sure everything is stable.

The men under him nodded, agreed, and then left one after another, heading to the position they were guarding.

Everywhere has its own movement.

Time gradually passed, and it was already two days later in the blink of an eye.

Zhou An wrapped the long pole weapon in front of him with cloth and stretched.

I have to say that he really put a lot of effort into this creation.

The main problem is not the process of building it, but trying to remember what the weapon looked like while building it.

Zhou An was very excited.

This was the first time he had built this thing. Thinking of the description of this thing in the novel in his previous life, Zhou An felt that he really wanted it to appear in this world.

Now that it has been built, and other corners and corners have been completed, Zhou An feels that he suddenly has nothing to do.

It was originally said that it would take four days to build, but it was now completed in two days.

With two days left, Zhou An opened the door.

At the door, two detectives were patiently guarding it.

When the door was opened, one of the agents asked what he needed.

Here, all the necessities of life are provided, except that you cannot go out.

Of course, if you want to go to a Goulan place to find two women to send you over, this is not allowed.

Send some food, roast chicken from Menghua Building, and a jug of good wine. Zhou An said.

It’s free, why not eat it?

Nothing is free these days.

Besides, Zhou An had eaten there once before, and the roast chicken at Menghualou was indeed one of the best.

The catcher nodded and quickly left.

The other agent was still guarding the door.

Zhou An was quite boring.

He closed the door and returned to his position.

Now I am thinking about how to improve other skills.

Now, Pao Ding's knife skills have reached level five, and all other skills have reached level four. It's time to upgrade other skills to level five.

Currently, among the skills I possess, the one that already has a target is the fusion casting method.

The improvement before the fusion casting method was that the arm-length iron bars fit together, but now they only need to be shortened.

After all, Tiejiang Zhao also told himself that if he practiced to the extreme, even a piece the size of a grain of rice could fit.

But other skills are currently a bit bottlenecked.

Zhou An looked at the materials in the room and smiled.

I'm forging iron, so there will definitely be losses.

Now that he had the materials and plenty of time according to local conditions, Zhou An didn't want to waste it. It would also be good to improve the fusion casting method.

Thinking of this, before the food was delivered, Zhou An returned to the blacksmithing place, picked up the materials, and prepared to start improving his proficiency.

Ding ding ding...

Soon, there was a steady stream of banging sounds in the room.

After a moment, two partially reduced iron bars appeared.

Zhou An tried to put the two iron bars together.

This time it is much smaller, and it is slightly insufficient when closed. Only one-tenth of the position can fit tightly.

There was a message in front of him that his proficiency level had increased, and Zhou An knew that he was doing the right thing.

continue!

It was going on in an orderly manner on his side.

…

On the other side, an ordinary house.

Mi Mo ate the food on the plate, clapped her hands, and looked at Yu Hang, who was tied up next to her, with a perverted smile.

The Dao Casting Competition has finally begun, and I have to implement my plan. It's time to plunge the entire Yunlai Mansion into a bloody storm.

At this point, Mi Mo seemed to have mentioned something happy, and actually covered her mouth and started laughing. The laughter was extremely abnormal, and her shoulders were shrugged.

Yu Hang witnessed this scene from the sidelines. Although he was tied up, he could not stop him from making a sound.

The femme fatale!

Mi Mo's laughter stopped and she shook her head: There are many bad people in this world, and I am not the only one left. Do you think the good people in this world are really good people?

Yu Hang sneered: I don't know if there are good people in this world, but you must not be a good person.

Mi Mo shrugged, looking indifferent: Whatever you think, Yunlai Mansion is probably hopeless this time. As long as they continue to compete, the excitement will be even greater.

Having said this, Mi Mo stood up, came to Yu Hang, and slowly squatted down.

Zhou An caused me to be so seriously injured. I will give him the best treatment. Don't worry, I won't kill you.

I will wait until he finds me and kill you in front of him. His expression will be very wonderful by then.

I especially like to see this scene. I was surrounded and suppressed by others, and then I was saved by an ordinary person.

I burned their children into a pile of ashes in front of them. Their expressions were so painful, and I loved it so much.

Hahaha!

The more Mi Mo spoke, the louder she laughed.

Yu Hang's eyes turned red: What a beast! I really don't understand why you people are going through all these troubles when you obviously have powers beyond ordinary people?

Why? The smile on Mi Mo's face disappeared and was replaced by a cold expression.

I said it was for fairness, do you believe it?

Yu Hang was stunned.

He found it particularly ridiculous that this vicious witch was actually negotiating fairness with him here.

Mi Mo saw Yu Hang's look and sneered: I knew you would have this expression. Zongxing is an organization made up entirely of miscellaneous people. Even though we haven't been established for a long time, our ultimate goal is , that is, kill all the other three categories.”

Do whatever you want, be free from all constraints, and eventually let the other three categories die, and then the miscellaneous categories will bloom.

Yu Hang frowned and said, What do you mean? Aren't the four major categories in the world enough to let a hundred flowers bloom?

Mi Mo shook her head and looked at Yu Hang as if she were looking at a fool.

This look in his eyes was as if Yu Hang was a blank sheet of paper and didn't understand anything.

At the beginning, the founder of the Five Elements Burial Sect originally had the ability to unify the miscellaneous sects, but in the end he was annihilated by the other three sects.

Even the Zamen's own people have to deal with him, and Zhudao is one of them.

Mi Mo's voice gradually became colder, and her eyes became murderous.

Since then, I have seen that the so-called righteous way is just a group of fame and fortune villains. They can't stand the rise of miscellaneous people, because once they rise, they can overtake them, so they take action.

Even the Zamen's own people are willing to be lackeys. It's really disgusting. They will never think that if we can unify the Zamen and let everyone practice the Five Elements Burial Method, then we will be the best in this world. only.

Speaking of this, Mi Mo seemed to think of those traitors, and her tone became even colder.

It was also the first time that Yu Hang heard these secrets, but he discovered the blind spots in them and shouted loudly: What does that have to do with ordinary people? And the disadvantage of the Five Elements Burial Method is that it kills other people's lives. Can this kind of thing last long? ?”

The three major categories in the world are connected with the people of the Zamen, not because they are afraid that the Zamen are too strong to control, but because they want to change everything.

He could finally see that the woman in front of him was more twisted than he imagined.

Especially this kind of weird logic is simply not something that a normal person can think of.

A skill that requires other people's lives as a price. To be honest, it is unforgivable to be destroyed.

Sure enough, as soon as he had this idea, Mi Mo's next sentence confirmed his idea.

Why do you care about the lives of ordinary people?

What if the world is without them? How many people are born in the world every day? What will happen if these people die?

There are only so many resources. If some people die so that others can obtain more resources, we can make the world a better place.

Mi Mo looked at Yu Hang with a strange look, as if what Yu Hang said was wrong.

Yu Hang chose to keep his mouth shut.

He felt that it would be superfluous to get involved with this woman.

Because this woman has been completely twisted, and it is impossible to break her back with just a few words.

So what if we break her off, this woman will definitely die.

Others don't understand Zhou An, but he, Yu Hang, knows Zhou An best.

This brother of my own will never let go of any enemy.

This woman's death has been scheduled for a long time, we can only say when it will be sooner or later.

Mi Mo felt very bored when she saw that Yu Hang was silent.

Time is getting faster and faster, and I'm looking forward to the tragedy that will happen then.

…

Two days were not long, and it passed in the blink of an eye.

Otherwise, this place is well set up.

I don’t know what materials the room is made of, but the sound insulation effect is great.

Even the sound made by someone knocking is extremely subtle.

It was obvious that Sun Fuling had considered this scene.

After the first four days finally passed, Zhou An stayed in the room and heard footsteps outside.

He put down the iron bar in his hand and picked up the long item wrapped in cloth.

Outside the door, the sound turned from sparse to thick, and finally a loud voice came.

When the time is up, please come out and remember to bring the weapons you created.

When this sound sounded, someone opened the door to the room one after another.

Zhou An also opened the door and walked out, carrying the long weapon wrapped in cloth on his shoulders.

As soon as he went out, he saw a variety of weapons, each with a different shape, but he could only see the outline because they were all wrapped in cloth.

This is also the requirement of the government.

No one can be sure that someone will see someone else's forged item at the last moment and then take the opportunity to steal it.

Therefore, even at the last moment, he will not reveal his weapons.

I originally considered using a wooden box or other box, but then I thought that the things made by some people are not suitable to be placed inside, so it is better to cover them with cloth.

After all, in the past, there were blacksmiths who made extremely sharp objects, but they couldn't fit in wooden boxes.

If you encounter such sharp objects, just cover them with a wider cloth.

Everyone has confidence on their faces, as if what they create is the best.

Zhou An felt bored and looked at the middle position.

Lao Lin was already waiting there, patiently waiting for everyone to arrive.

Not to mention, even when waiting for someone, Lao Lin would wipe his hair from time to time, as if he was very obsessed with his appearance.

After waiting for a while, when the last person came out of the room, everyone was there.

Sun Fuling, who was standing next to him, coughed, which meant that he should stop messing with your mirror.

Only then did Lao Lin come to his senses, glanced at everyone, and said, Let's start with you, open your weapons.

The person being pointed at was a young man standing not far away, holding something as long as an arm in his hand.

After hearing what Lao Lin said, he hugged the things in his hands tighter.

Should I... open it in front of so many people?

Lao Lin said: Let's go more efficiently. I'm here, and no one of them can cheat. The reason why I asked you to cover yourself with a cloth is because I was not around during that time.

After all, he came from a craftsmanship supervisor. When he said these words, the young man let go of his courage and carefully opened the cloth.

When the young man lifted the cloth, a long sword was revealed.

However, the hilt of this sword has been shaped, especially where the hand holds it, and there are some dents, which makes it easier to hold.

Lao Lin just glanced briefly, took out a piece of paper, wrote down with a pen, asked the young man's name, and then looked at the other young man.

Next, it proceeds in an orderly manner.

There was a lot of waste paper. After all, everyone used a piece of paper to record. Zhou An guessed that this should be a specific assessment.

Every time Lao Lin's eyes passed by Zhou An, he quickly passed by as if he hadn't seen him.

Evaluate them one by one.

Various weapons were also displayed, which opened Zhou An's eyes.

These people's weapons have made some improvements, but fundamentally speaking, no specific changes have been made, it is just more convenient.

Of course, being able to make these changes is already very good.

Some of them are really practical things.

At this time, the assessment came to Longxing.

Longxing moved the cloth in his hand, revealing a double hook.

The double hook has a unique shape without adding too much.

But in terms of construction, it is exquisite enough.

Lao Lin just took a look at it, ignored it, and recorded what he just saw on paper.

No one doubted Lao Lin's vision. After all, he was a master craftsman and a master of casting.

Sometimes, casting masters only need to take a look, it's that simple.

After Long Xing's inspection, it was the turn of the two people next to Long Xing.

These two people are the young men who used swords and bows.

The two young men are still fighting with each other, fighting to be the first to show off their weapons.

These two guys were fighting, and even now, they began to fight regardless of the occasion.

Okay, okay, you two will show together. Lao Lin said impatiently.

The two of them unanimously lifted the cloth from their hands.

Zhou An also looked over curiously.

But soon, he became slightly disappointed.

In fact, up to now, all the items made by these young people are a few points lower in Zhou An's eyes. Even the items made by Dragon Star are not very good.

He felt that it was not that he was too visionary, but that his proficiency in the fusion casting method was too high, so correspondingly, the casting methods of this group of people seemed low.

Both young people showed off their own things, which was actually considered good in the eyes of others.

Lao Lin nodded and took out two more pieces of paper to write down.

At this time, the young man holding the sword said: Sir, you haven't said who of us is higher and who is lower?

The young man holding the bow also said: Yes, sir, do you think the sword or the bow is better?

Lao Lin didn't think there was anything offensive about these two people. After all, as a Taoist, it was best to have a competitive mentality.

What's there to fight for? What's the point of fighting for second place?

When the two of them heard this, they all showed puzzled expressions. Not only them, but everyone else was also puzzled.

Fight for second place?

What does it mean?

Only Long Xing sighed.

Yes, in this game, we can only compete for second place.

As soon as he said these words, everyone became more confused.

Lao Lin waved his hand without explaining anything and let the next person continue.

But what he said just now has left a mark on everyone's hearts. Everyone understands that the number one position seems to have been decided by someone.

The young people present were all young and energetic, and they were all dissatisfied with each other, so they all stared intently.

This made the young people behind very nervous.

But the assessment must continue.

After another young man was put down, everyone present was also confused.

There seems to be nothing outstanding about these people at the back.

Time gradually passed, and the corners of Zhou An's mouth twitched slightly.

This old Lin has never allowed him to participate, obviously putting him in the back.

He could already imagine the scene behind it.

There is no need to think about the future. In this situation, there are fewer and fewer people, and in the end, only yourself is left.

I have to say, this passive and nourishing feeling is indeed very refreshing.

It feels more refreshing than it does on the surface.

As more and more people showed off their weapons, eventually there were only a few people present.

Until the end, only Zhou An was left.

At this time, everyone's eyes turned over.

The fewer people there are, the more people are watching from behind.

Everyone is full of expectations and excitement, not knowing who will be the unofficial number one.

Every time a weapon is unveiled, some people have expectations, but in the end they all turn into disappointment.

Because these weapons are not much different from my own, they are just slightly different in creativity.

But when only Zhou An was left, everyone knew who the person Lao Lin was talking about just now was.

I knew it was him. Long Xing said with a bitter smile.

Next to him, the young man holding a sword asked in confusion: Long Xing, do you know him?

The bitterness on Long Xing's face became even stronger: You will know after reading it, I won't let you down.

The young man holding the sword looked stunned.

He knew Long Xing's temper and rarely convinced others. His expression at this time was obviously convinced.

Is this man really a genius?

This kind of thinking is not only present to him, but also to other people. Some people are still unconvinced and want to take a look.

Bring it up. Old Lin stretched out his hand.

Who is Zhou An?

Two lives are human beings.

He was very calm in this situation.

Putting the long weapon on Lao Lin, Zhou An grabbed a corner of the cloth and pulled it apart...

The author has a strong desire to survive. If this book does not clean up his innocence or let the enemy go, Mi Mo will die. This plot will end in about five chapters. Although the number of chapters is small, my daily consumption of 8,000 is enough. Please support me.