Chapter 78: No way, Uncle Two, this could actually fail?

In that case, we'll be able to successfully refine it.

Finally, we can use the refined material to forge it into a Round Shield only the size of a palm.

After hearing Ye Xiuxiu's words,

Ye Qingming was completely stunned,

His face was full of question marks.

What is Ye Xiuxiu saying,

Or is this the first time I've heard of such a refining method?

"What? How… how is this possible?"

"These two materials have nothing to do with each other!"

"What could a little girl like you possibly know?"

Ye Xiuxiu gave her uncle an annoyed glance and said coquettishly, "Uncle, if you don't believe me, just try it yourself and you'll see."

She crossed her arms in front of her chest, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a hint of a mischievous smile.

"If it doesn't succeed, I'll give you the whistle."

Hearing this, Ye Qingming's eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked:

"If I can't refine this Green Scale Armor, then you just said you'd give me the whistle—are you serious?"

He stared intently at Ye Xiuxiu, afraid to miss any expression on her face.

Ye Xiuxiu nodded without hesitation and said solemnly, "Of course it's truer than a pearl!"

Ye Qingming secretly rejoiced,

This way, no matter the outcome, he would not lose out.

If he could successfully refine the Green Scale Armor, he would grasp its key technique;

even if he failed, he would still obtain that rare whistle for nothing.

Thinking this, he immediately replied, "Okay!"

Immediately afterward, Ye Qingming followed Ye Xiuxiu's instructions,

and cautiously began the steps to refine the Green Scale Armor.

He first placed the Green Scale Armor gently into the Refining Great Cauldron,

then, following the requirements, he slowly lowered the flame's temperature,

"Then lower the temperature a bit…"

As the temperature gradually decreased,

Ye Xiuxiu kept issuing commands: "Lower it a bit… lower a bit more… oh no, it still needs to be lower… keep lowering…"

Ye Qingming dared not be the slightest bit negligent,

and focused entirely on adjusting the flame size.

After a bout of effort,

he finally heard Ye Xiuxiu shout:

"That's enough, stop!"

Ye Qingming finally let out a breath of relief,

Then, following Ye Xiuxiu's words,

he added the mountain shell soil to the cauldron in a one-to-one ratio.

Time passed second by second,

wonderful changes gradually occurred inside the Refining Great Cauldron.

The originally jade-green scale armor's color began to gradually fade,

and then a faint blue glow gradually appeared.

Ye Qingming was so astonished he opened his mouth wide,

staring fixedly at the changes inside the cauldron, hardly believing what he saw.

After a while, when all the changes had stabilized,

Ye Qingming abruptly turned his head, looking at Ye Xiuxiu in disbelief,

and stammered:

"No… no way, Xiuxiu, you actually understand this!"

Ye Xiuxiu let out a cold snort, her brows slightly raised, and said coquettishly,

"That's only natural!"

She crossed her arms,

and looked confidently at the busy Ye Qingming before her.

"Keep refining; the rest of the process will be much simpler."

Ye Xiuxiu lightly opened her vermilion lips,

and her words conveyed trust in Ye Qingming's ability.

After receiving his niece's encouragement,

Ye Qingming dared not delay in the slightest,

he immediately focused entirely, quickly taking control of the various materials in the Alchemy Furnace and began to forge that Small Round Shield.

However, not long after,

he sensed that something seemed off.

Only to see beads of fine sweat gradually seeping from Ye Qingming's forehead,

As time passed,

These sweat droplets coalesced into bean-sized beads, continuously dripping down the cheeks with a pitter-patter.

He furrowed his brows tightly, inwardly lamenting bitterly:

"How can controlling these materials be so difficult?"

The more I try to control those materials,

they seem to deliberately work against me, becoming ever harder to handle.

Ye Qingming gritted his teeth and persevered, secretly thinking: "It's hard, really too hard! I don't know why it's so difficult—could I have missed a crucial step?"

Just then,

He suddenly realized a serious problem—lack of auxiliary materials!

Thinking of this, Ye Qingming couldn't help but feel a wave of regret,

inwardly cursing himself for being tricked by that little girl!

Finally, the materials inside the Alchemy Refining Cauldron completely lost control,

originally orderly substances instantly fell into utter chaos,

colliding and merging until completely out of control.

Only a loud "bang" was heard,

all the materials, under high heat and pressure, turned into a heap of waste that scattered everywhere.

Immediately after,

these waste products poured out through the outlet specially for discharging waste, scattering all over the ground.

Ye Xiuxiu, who had been closely watching the entire refining process, saw this scene,

and was completely dumbfounded.

She widened her eyes, muttering in disbelief: "Failed?"

After a moment, she came to her senses,

looking at Ye Qingming with a face full of shock,

"No way, Second Uncle, this... this actually failed?"

Faced with Ye Xiuxiu's questioning,

Ye Qingming's mouth twitched slightly,

he replied irritably:

"Who could succeed? The materials simply aren't enough!"

"Without the key auxiliary materials, how could we possibly refine a qualified Magic Treasure?"

Upon hearing Ye Qingming's explanation,

Ye Xiuxiu couldn't help but feel somewhat puzzled,

she tilted her head, blinking her big, clear eyes,

and argued: "Lack of materials? Impossible! These materials should already be enough!"

"Adding more materials would actually affect the final product's defensive effect."

Ye Qingming furrowed his brows,

his face showing a hint of doubt and suspicion,

he muttered to himself:

"Adding more materials actually affects the effect? That's really hard to understand!"

"All along, hasn't adding more materials been the way to enhance an item's performance?"

Ye Xiuxiu looked at her second uncle's clueless expression and couldn't help but roll her eyes widely,

and said irritably:

"Second Uncle, how can you not grasp this? Adding better materials naturally improves the poorer parts, making the whole thing better;"

"but if you add nothing but useless or even low-quality junk materials, it's like a single rat dropping spoiling a pot of porridge,"

"it will only drag down what was originally decent."

"Actually, they're the same."

"They're just a mix of good and bad."

Ye Qingming, hearing this explanation, suddenly felt an epiphany.

Although it came from a child's mouth,

it seemed very reasonable.

"So you mean, only one kind of material is enough?"

Ye Xiuxiu nodded,

"This time, I'll teach you, Second Uncle, to try again,"

"using the method I just mentioned."

Ye Qingming answered in affirmation,

"Then I'll try it as you taught me."

(End of chapter)