[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-in-fairy-tail-sorry-i-really-am-the-mastermind-b":3,"chapter-in-fairy-tail-sorry-i-really-am-the-mastermind-b-in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-562":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","In Fairy Tail: So Sorry, I Really Am the Mastermind",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2127117,3474,"Chapter 562","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-562",562,"\u003Cp>As for what happens later, we'll talk about it later.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the other side, Lin Cheng also successfully arrived at the Blacksmiths' Guild by carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Rock Fortress City was not like Black Stone City, where you could open whatever shop you wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>To open a blacksmith shop in Rock Fortress City, you had to register at the City Hall first. He had handled this matter yesterday. Immediately after, he had to go to the Blacksmiths' Guild to apply for a blacksmith qualification certificate, and finally go to the City Hall to obtain a business license.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If someone wasn't familiar with the whole process, they would probably run their legs off.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Standing at the entrance of the Blacksmiths' Guild, Lin Cheng looked up. Apart from the plaque on the top that read 'Blacksmiths' Guild', the guild building had no special features. He had thought that this place where a group of blacksmiths stayed would be more high-end.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hehe, he thought too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Anyone who wanted to engage in the weapons and equipment industry in Rock Fortress needed to obtain the corresponding qualification certification here.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>By the way, there were not only various professional guilds in Rock Fortress City, such as the Alchemy Guild and the Mercenary Guild, but even meditation, fishing, carving, gourmet, and beauty guilds.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It made Lin Cheng sigh with emotion. As expected of a big city, the people in this big city really knew how to play and didn't find it troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Facts proved that the people of Rock Fortress City not only didn't find the various guilds troublesome but were proud of joining them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Hello, I'm here to apply for a blacksmith qualification certificate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The Blacksmiths' Guild was deserted. Whether it was because it was too early, Lin Cheng looked around for a while before he saw a staff member holding a thermos cup coming out of the inner room and sitting behind the work desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The staff member was a middle-aged man who yawned and didn't even lift his head, saying, \"Inspection fee is 10 gold coins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In Rock Fortress City, blacksmiths had clear grade assessments.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>From the first stage to the ninth stage, it was said that the highest-level blacksmiths in the Empire were only at the eighth stage, totaling three people. Two were court blacksmiths, and one was the president of the Blacksmiths' Guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As for ninth-stage blacksmiths, they didn't exist at all now.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If it were a blacksmith from the ancient era, theoretically, they could reach the ninth stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>For the 10 gold coin inspection fee, Lin Cheng paid it directly. The rules of big cities were like this; one had to obtain blacksmith certification.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Besides, Lin Cheng also wanted to know what stage of blacksmith he was. After paying the fee, he couldn't wait to wait for the test.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After the staff member received the gold coins, he registered Lin Cheng's name, age, and cultivation according to his identity certificate. Everything was orderly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But just at this moment, he seemed to see what level Lin Cheng's identity certificate was. He immediately widened his eyes and looked at Lin Cheng's identity certificate carefully, then hurriedly looked at Lin Cheng himself, with a look as if he had seen a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"You, you are Mr. Lin Cheng Tute?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"What's the matter?\" Lin Cheng asked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After asking, he suddenly remembered that the staff at the City Hall seemed to have told him that Imperial Special Talents seemed to have privileges in their professional fields.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Wait, Mr. Tute, your status is too precious. I'll go call the president to come and evaluate you personally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Uh, can't you evaluate me?\" Lin Cheng actually wanted to say, isn't that too much trouble?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But in his line of sight, the staff member had already run hurriedly toward the floors above the second floor on the left side of the guild with a look of shock, as if something ominous was chasing behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>While waiting, a middle-aged blacksmith wearing a white robe and a fourth-stage badge on his chest walked in with an arrogant look.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Not seeing the front desk staff member Old Wang, the middle-aged man's arrogant gaze looked at Lin Cheng on the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>With a hint of pride, he asked, \"Young man, do you know where Old Wang at the front desk went?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Second floor, it seems he went to find the president.\" Lin Cheng answered truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The middle-aged man thought to himself that it must be something urgent that happened for Old Wang to go find the president. But for something that required the president to handle, how urgent must it be?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing that the young man in front of him didn't seem to have a blacksmith certification on his chest, the middle-aged man couldn't help but puff out his chest and show off.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Young man, certifying as a blacksmith?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Sigh, when I was your age, I was already a two-star blacksmith.\" The middle-aged man pretended to recall, but in fact, he was showing off. He patted Lin Cheng's shoulder with emotion, as if he were quite experienced, and said, \"It doesn't matter if you fail today, keep trying! One day, you will be as excellent as me, or even more excellent than me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But at this moment, hurried footsteps also came from the second-floor staircase. Both of them looked up in the direction of the sound at the same time. They saw the previous staff member Old Wang bringing an old man with a long beard, wearing an eighth-stage badge on his chest, hurrying downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The middle-aged man's eyes lit up, and his attitude was completely different. With flattery on his face, he immediately greeted him and said with great respect, \"President, what is the matter that makes you come down personally?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The middle-aged man's thick figure successfully blocked the president's path. The president seemed to be somewhat anxious and hurriedly looked behind the middle-aged man. But the middle-aged man also seemed to be eager to show himself, always being able to make the president see only him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1010,"2026-06-16T12:13:34.850Z","2026-06-17T08:53:56.698Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","e5ffa7ffe414a5a837b7ca85621f00c50f4f101c82470126dce2ecd2c1014ed2","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-563","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-561",660,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fin-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-cover.jpg"]