Chapter 1221

Only after the mechanical arms on his back fully entered standby mode was Lin Cheng finally able to speak, his face full of exhaustion.

The reason he hadn't spoken earlier was that simultaneously controlling six arms left him unable to talk at all—his mental power and attention both needed to be highly concentrated, otherwise he simply couldn't control six arms at once.

But President Huoerde and the group of elders had already fallen into deep shock, unable to recover for a long time.

They had lived most of their lives, yet this was the first time they had seen mechanical arms with such complete functionality.

Not only could they fly and replace original limbs to perform several tasks simultaneously, they could even be used in combat.

Whether in practicality, daily life assistance, or combat and flight, they were unmatched, far exceeding their imagination.

This was simply black technology far beyond the continent's current era!

After being stunned for a long time, it was President Huoerde who spoke first.

"Regarding Lin Cheng Tute's eighth evaluation, what do you all elders think?"

"He should pass with full marks!" Elder Zhai naturally supported Lin Cheng—such precise mechanical arms were simply the best assistant for a Forger, and once mastered, their efficiency would surely increase greatly.

At first, he had felt that Lin Cheng's forging of the mechanical arms seemed to be deliberately displaying something; now he understood Lin Cheng's good intentions.

"Full marks is too exaggerated. In my view, with Master Lin Cheng's skill, 90 points to pass!" another elder ventured to speak.

"Mm, 90 points is about right. To this day, the highest score on the eighth evaluation has always been only 90 points—where would a perfect score come from?" It wasn't that this elder felt Lin Cheng wasn't worthy of 100 points, but that back in the year, President Huoerde himself had only obtained 90 points.

Lin Cheng was bound to be the key talent personally trained by the President; if he now got 100 points on the eighth evaluation, where would that leave the President's face?

Fortunately President Huoerde didn't know this elder's inner thoughts, otherwise he'd surely find a crack to squeeze into. Facing Lin Cheng, who at this moment displayed such superb skill, how would President Huoerde dare to teach him? In his heart, he'd almost rather have Lin Cheng teach him.

The other elders admired Lin Cheng's skill even more—clearly just a young man, yet in forging his skill completely surpassed theirs, reaching a level equal to President Huoerde, and in certain aspects even somewhat stronger than the President.

Utterly and completely impressed!

"Since all the elders feel that Lin Cheng Tute has passed the eighth evaluation, I hereby announce that from today onward, Lin Cheng Tute officially becomes the Empire's fourth eighth-rank Forger. This good news will be announced nationwide in the coming days!"

"Clap clap clap!"

Outside the door and inside the room, everyone clapped their hands to cheer for Lin Cheng, celebrating his becoming the Empire's fourth eighth-rank Forger.

But as the protagonist, Lin Cheng still seemed somewhat unsatisfied.

"President Huoerde, won't the subsequent evaluations continue?"

President Huoerde's face showed a blank look for a moment, then whispered some words into his ear; Lin Cheng's expression also changed accordingly—this was just too exaggerated.

The ninth evaluation is forging a Divine Artifact!

That's right, the kind of Divine Artifact from ancient times that consumed massive manpower and resources, and was forged only after countless hardships—its power comparable to that of the gods!

Saying President Huoerde and Lin Cheng couldn't do it—even if the Empire assembled three eighth-rank Forgers, plus Lin Cheng, the four of them together might not necessarily be able to forge a Divine Artifact.

As for the hidden tenth evaluation, it is called a Miracle!

Creating a miracle with a mortal body!

This is even more inconceivable than forging a Divine Artifact!

Forging a Divine Artifact with a mortal body, seizing the essence of sun and moon, is already extremely difficult and an utterly incredible feat; to create a miracle with a mortal body is even more impossible among impossibilities!

Even in ancient times, no one could do it, alright.

The current Lin Cheng couldn't even imagine forging a Divine Artifact or creating a miracle, but in the future, with the System, it really was hard to say.

With them following like this, Lin Cheng couldn't conveniently use his mechanical arms to quickly fly home at low altitude.

"It's fine, Lin Cheng—we happen to be free, so let's go visit together. Where do you live? Want to ride in my carriage?" President Huoerde said with an enthusiastic invitation.

Actually, his real purpose was still the complete inscription Lin Cheng had mentioned earlier. Such an important thing, Lin Cheng certainly wouldn't carry on his person, so of course he had to go personally and safely escort it back to the Zaoshigong Society.

As for the other Forgers, they had heard that Lin Cheng had just arrived at Boulder Fortress City; if he didn't yet have a formal residence, wouldn't this be the perfect opportunity for them?

If they could learn some forging techniques from Lin Cheng, it would surely be of great benefit to themselves.

"I'm currently staying at Flying Fox Wine House."

"The proprietress there rents out rooms, and I've rented one to open a blacksmith shop. When it opens, everyone is welcome to come support it." Lin Cheng took this chance to promote it to the Zaoshigong Society members, and they all spoke up in turn, assuring him they would definitely be there at that time.

Through the promotion by these Zaoshigong Society colleagues, when the opening day came, it would surely draw a large crowd of onlookers, and becoming famous overnight would be no problem at all.