Chapter 1217

Lin Cheng nodded, indicating he understood, then fell into a long silence, unsure of what exactly he should forge—a mechanical servant?

A mechanical servant's ability could be said to be very strong, but it could also be said to be very weak.

For instance, against those extreme-path experts—masters who had devoted themselves to studying a single field and reached profound depths—a mechanical servant was no different from a toy.

But if it were a weapon or piece of equipment, a mere second-grade piece clearly wouldn't qualify for the eighth test either.

Having no choice, Lin Cheng could only use up that one chance!

"Ding, obtained one blueprint for a portable integrated mechanical arm!"

The relevant knowledge poured swiftly into Lin Cheng's mind, and he gradually understood that the mechanical arm blueprint he had drawn was, in fact, the six mechanical arms worn by Master Lu Ban, forged using the finest mechanism arts of the General Ji Xia Academy, connected to his own thoughts, driven as conveniently as his own arms, and possessing multiple functions such as flight, forging assistance, and combat.

It was no exaggeration to say that, with this integrated mechanical arm, Lin Cheng could henceforth do the work of four people alone; multitasking was a breeze, and using the mechanical arms to slack off was also very convenient.

The mechanical arms could also fire magnetic light beams, easily locking onto anything he wished to grasp.

Any forger, once proficient, would inevitably see their forging efficiency greatly improved.

"Have you decided?"

"I've decided."

To Huoerde Society President's inquiry, Lin Cheng immediately nodded.

"What materials do you need?"

"Refined iron, red gold, brass, 100 jin of each; lodestone, 10 jin; two seventh-tier magic crystals, seven sixth-tier magic crystals, and…" Lin Cheng rattled off a long list of materials, among them no shortage of extremely rare ones.

"This…"

The elder in charge of managing the warehouse cast his gaze toward Huoerde Society President, but Huoerde Society President nodded, signaling the elder to go ahead.

He too was very eager to see what kind of extreme item Lin Cheng would ultimately forge; just hearing the list of materials, Huoerde felt the item should be quite large, but exactly what it was, he could not guess.

Once the materials Lin Cheng requested were carried into the evaluation room, they were piled up beside him into a small mountain.

By now it was nearly noon, and more and more forgers, upon hearing of Lin Cheng's matter, rushed over at the first opportunity to watch.

The number of forgers stopping to watch grew larger and larger, even packing the corridor of the evaluation area full to bursting; they all wanted to catch a glimpse of Lin Cheng's elegant bearing, but the crowd was simply too large.

Only the upper echelons and elders of the Zaoshigong Society could watch inside the evaluation room.

Inside the room, Huoerde Society President, the vice president, and seven elders of various duties had almost all arrived; they discussed Lin Cheng's matter among themselves in low voices, one after another sighing in admiration, not daring to show the slightest hint of contempt.

If, after witnessing the abilities displayed across from them, they still pulled rank and lorded their seniority about, that would be far too foolish.

Within the forging trade there was also the rule that learning knows no age, and the accomplished come first; no matter who the other party was, so long as their skill was superb, then they were a senior, a teacher.