Chapter 24: Holy Shit! Did You Slay a Dragon!?

Dongfang Niaoniao's eyes were filled with disbelief; she could not accept the fact that she had been wrong. If Lu Zheng was truly that powerful, then that day she might really have stolen someone else's kill. This filled her with a sense of shame and vexation, and she refused to admit it.

Uncle Fu sighed and said:

"Such a genius is indeed unheard of, somewhat strange, but during the national professional examination, he will certainly make his mark. When that time comes, Miss, you will naturally learn that person's background. But for now, Miss, you absolutely must not provoke him again. His strength is extremely terrifying. I only fear that a young man won't hold back and may endanger your life."

These words were very blunt—telling Dongfang Niaoniao not to go looking for trouble and getting herself killed.

Though resentful in her heart, Dongfang Niaoniao was no fool. She gritted her teeth and turned to look at Uncle Fu.

"Let's go. I want to continue leveling. Within ten days, I will definitely complete my first class advancement!"

On the other side, Lu Zheng brought Mu Yunlan riding the Crescent Eagle into midair. Mu Yunlan finally had the chance to ask.

"Lu Zheng, didn't you awaken as a Summoner? How could you cast ice-type spells just now? Could it be that you're a dual-class!?"

Dual-class—such a situation did exist. It meant having one open class and one hidden class. A dual-class meant that leveling both classes would bring two sets of base attribute bonuses. Every dual-class holder was a very powerful existence.

Lu Zheng shook his head and said, "No, I only awakened one Summoner talent. Up ahead at Liyang City, you can make your own arrangements for what you want to do. I still have matters to attend to, so I won't be with you anymore. Keep it up—we'll meet again at the national examination!"

Talent awakening, just like second-class awakening, was very rare, but it was not some unspeakable secret.

It was just that talents, like dual-classes, involved the privacy of one's personal strength, so naturally one could not ask too deeply about it.

Mu Yunlan nodded upon hearing this and said, "Good. I knew you definitely wouldn't stay dispirited and useless. So you were already this powerful. I will keep working hard too. In the examination arena, we'll compete again!"

She had always been an unyielding nature by temperament, and she was not discouraged by Lu Zheng's strength. Instead, it fired up her fighting spirit and gave her a sense of urgency, as if she had found that feeling from when she studied alongside Lu Zheng during their three years of high school.

This made her feel great! As they spoke, they arrived at the place. After setting Mu Yunlan down, Lu Zheng put away the Crescent Eagle. Before parting, Lu Zheng said one last thing: "My rival, I'll be waiting for your challenge!"

Mu Yunlan watched Lu Zheng's departing figure, her gaze gradually turning resolute, but she seemed to think of something else, and her face suddenly flushed red. Then she hurried away.

On this side, Lu Zheng passed through the Liyang City teleportation array, directly spending a fortune on multiple teleports, going from this Level 4 war-readiness city to a Level 3 war-readiness city, then to a Level 2, a Level 1, and finally arriving at Fengdu City, one of the four great main cities of District 5.

The entire Great Xia war zone was divided into twenty-four commanderies, each commandery containing five or six districts, each district encompassing four to seven main cities, and each main city overseeing dozens of war-readiness cities.

Fengdu City, also called Fengdu City Municipality, oversaw a number of war-readiness cities including Ice Bird City, Liyang City, and Black Stone City.

The national professional examination, once it began, was divided into three parts: the municipal exam, the commandery exam, and the national exam.

Lu Zheng would come here sooner or later. He came today specifically to find a top-tier forging master to craft one or two good pieces of equipment for himself.

The life-class professionals in war-readiness cities were mostly Alchemists and Farmers and other common life professions. Equipment was not something ordinary people could afford. Only in the main cities could one find high-level forging masters.

With his strength having reached the first class advancement, the world was vast and he could go anywhere. Thus his journey was unhindered, and after spending a considerable sum on teleportation fees, he arrived at Fengdu City.

He wandered around the city until noon, and after eating lunch, he finally decided where to go to have equipment forged.

At the Fengdu City branch of the Moon God Pavilion, the steward Yu Yiheng looked at the young man before him, a flash of sharp light in his eyes.

With years of experience, even without using an Appraisal skill, he could tell that the mask on Lu Zheng's face was absolutely no ordinary item—it was at least a Gold-grade piece of equipment! "Does this young gentleman perhaps have equipment to sell? Our Moon God Pavilion will certainly offer you a satisfactory price!"

Lu Zheng spoke up: "I want to have equipment forged. I need a forging master of level 100 or above to do it. Which forging masters do you have on hand here right now?"

At this moment, a person happened to walk in through the door, and hearing this, said with a smile: "What equipment do you want forged? I happen to be free."

Lu Zheng turned to look upon hearing this, and saw an old man with a refined face, silver-white hair, and a scholarly air between his brows appear at the doorway.

Yu Yiheng promptly took the initiative to introduce him: "Guest, this is the forging grandmaster of our Moon God Pavilion, Grandmaster Tantai Chengfeng. When he takes action, the minimum quality is Silver tier, and quite a few Gold-grade pieces of equipment have been forged by his hands. If he is willing to take it on, you would be very fortunate indeed!"

Forging masters were those with a professional level above 150 and below 200. Such figures, placed among the several main cities, were prominent big shots.

Lu Zheng promptly stood up and politely bowed:

"Greetings, Grandmaster!"

Tantai Chengfeng laughed heartily:

"No need for such formality. With your tone, you must have some remarkable materials. Take them out and let me have a look. If I find them to my liking, I can forge something for you."

Yu Yiheng followed up: "Please rest assured, guest. Our Moon God Pavilion is one of the three great forging organizations of Great Xia. We will protect all your rights and interests and absolutely will not seize your belongings."

His words were the very reason Lu Zheng had come here. In truth, such organizations charged very dearly—one to two tenths more than ordinary private forging masters. That was no small sum.

But if a private forging master embezzled your materials, there was simply no way to prove they were yours.

So one needed to find a large organization like this—it served as a guarantee.

Lu Zheng directly took out three items.

Since they had already been appraised by his passive skill, both Yu Yiheng and Tantai Chengfeng could see the material information.

Demon Dragon Horn, Demon Dragon Scale, Demon Dragon Bone!

Yu Yiheng couldn't help blurting out upon seeing this: "Holy shit! Did you slay a dragon!?"

Lu Zheng remained impassive upon hearing this and casually replied:

"Found them."

Then he looked at Tantai Chengfeng and asked, "May I ask, Grandmaster—could I ask you to take on these materials?"

Tantai Chengfeng had already picked up a Demon Dragon Horn, sensed the energy fluctuation within it, and smiled. "The energy is diminished, but these are indeed materials produced by a giant dragon. A hero emerges from youth! I'll take this job! Come, let's go to a private reception room and talk in detail about what kind of equipment you want."

A giant dragon had a strength of at least level 150, but Tantai Chengfeng could tell at a glance that the energy fluctuation in these materials was very low—the giant dragon's strength had been severely weakened.

But that didn't matter, because the material itself was unchanged. It was absolutely one of the top-tier forging materials, worth his taking action.

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