hotmtlnovel Chapter 168: The King of Blacksmiths
Chapter 168: The King of Blacksmiths
Shye slightly narrowed his eyes and smiled upon hearing the rules of the last round. Just like everyone else, he was dying to know the price of such masterpieces.
Would these steel-tier weapons surpass the price of higher-tiered weapons? Possibly.
After all, high-grade gemstones were used to enchant these crafts.
It was getting late and most of the viewers were starting to feel the pangs of hunger so the commentator decided to start the last round lest the people watching start to lose interest.
"Since our distinguished judges and honorable blacksmiths are ready, I shall not prolong things. We shall start from Sir Doran."
Shockingly, the administrators decided to start with the king, Doran Birmingham.
Slow footsteps sounded.
Doran took his time walking towards the judges, deep-seethed confidence oozing out of his pores as he walked towards the judging table while carrying his steel-tier battle axe in front of him.
Then, once he arrived at the judging table, he gently put down his battle ax in front of his mentor, Vulcan.
"Haha...You don't greet me now? You cheeky little bastard..." Vulcan crudely said as he grabbed the handles of Doran's battle ax and proceeded to inspect it.
He knew that his student was still angry at him and the guy had every right to be.
After all, he suddenly left Doran alone, went to another city, and started his own corporation, Vulcan Equippables.
Naturally, even though he was angry, Doran still respected the guy so he kept his mouth shut lest he shoot his mouth off and humiliate the old man.
As for Vulcan, he was a professional so he wouldn't let his feelings get in the way of his job.
The World Blacksmith Association paid him a lot of money to be one of the judges after all.
"Well-crafted as always. I'd price this at around 21,000 silver coins"
A psychological explosion happened inside Shye's brain upon hearing the price that one of the judges gave.
He couldn't believe that a steel-tier weapon could cost so much.
'What the shit is this old man talking about...21,000 silver coins?! Isn't he too biased?!' Shye inwardly complained.
The blacksmith king of Valenzia, Doran, had a special place in every Valenzia adventurer's heart.
However, he was just too much of a Meido fanboy right now, thus, hearing Doran's battle ax fetch such a high price sounded like an unholy hymn to his ears.
Shye was skeptical.
He didn't believe one bit that the true cost of the steel tier battle ax was 21,000 silver coins so he waited for the other judges to debunk the crazy old man's claim.
Not only Shye but even the other adventurers who watched the proceedings were slightly dejected.
After all, everyone wants to don a full set of Doran brand equipment but unfortunately, the reality is, that not all of them could.
Thus, the equipment of the other blacksmiths started to look better in everyone's eyes.
Once Doran's final score of 22,000 silver coins was decided, the judges moved on to inspect the works of the other blacksmiths.
15,000 silver coins...18,000 silver coins...19,500 silver coins...20,000 silver coins...
The other blacksmiths were close...However, none of them managed to shake the king's throne.
Finally, after a series of rigorous appraisals, the judges were down to one last blacksmith–Meido Chan.
Light footsteps sounded as the young female blacksmith walked toward the judging table with a rebellious aura.
She simply refuses to bow down to the king, Doran.
Then, upon reaching the judging table, She gently laid down her dagger in front of Vulcan, the first judge, whose eyes suddenly widened upon seeing her dagger closely.
"This!...Hohoho...Doran, my dear student. You have a feisty little challenger...21,000!"
A commotion started after Vulcan priced Meido's dagger the same as Doran's ax.
As for Shye, he clenched his fists in happiness, thinking that he did have a good eye for good products.
Meanwhile, the dagger had already made it to the next judge, Nick who after knitting his brows for a good few minutes, priced the dagger at 22,500.
"Formidable!! Blacksmith Meido is truly formidable!! However, her dagger is 500 silver coins short!! Will our distinguished judge, Erwin see a hidden value in her dagger?! Will she snatch Blacksmith Doran's crown?! "
Suddenly, the commentator's vibrant voice sounded from the corner of the stage upon realizing that Doran finally had a challenger.
The audience, including the entire Colzen student group, waited for Erwin's judgment with bated breaths.
For the past few decades, Doran reigned supreme so this would truly be history in the making if such a young blacksmith dethroned him right now.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity for the viewers, Erwin opened his mouth.
"Truly fascinating...what a talented young blacksmith...I liked everything, even the design of your dagger. However...I truly think that the battle ax earlier was a wee bit superior. 21,900!"
Shye's heart went through a roller coaster of emotions.
After a promising opening, it seemed like Meido would be crowned the new king. Unfortunately, even she fell a little short.
Meido subtly gnashed her teeth and lightly clenched her fists in frustration.
She was so close!