Douluo: I have a copy space

Chapter 109 Forging Conference

Squeak.

The door of the wooden house was opened by an old man with gray hair.

"Boy Hong!"

When Mr. Lou saw Li Minghong's figure, he was overjoyed, stepped forward, hugged Li Minghong, and patted him on the back.

"Good boy! It's been a long time since I came to see the old man!"

When Li Minghong heard Mr. Lou's teasing, he also laughed twice.

"Haha, I've been very busy lately."

The slap haha ​​was also an apology to Mr. Lou.

Mr. Lou did not speak, but looked at Li Minghong with joy.

The two were silent one after another, but they didn't look embarrassed at all.

But Ning Rongrong and Gu Rong at the side were a little surprised.

"Rongrong, do you know who that person is? The relationship between Boy Hong and him seems so good?"

Ning Rongrong shook his head, "Ming Hong never told me, but the old man in this building seems to have a very high status."

Ning Fengzhi also brought Ning Rongrong to Gengxin City before, and this area can be said to be the most prosperous area in Gengxin City.

It can be seen from the very high-end and magnificent high-rise buildings around it, but this old man is able to have a small wooden house that is incompatible with the surroundings in this expensive area.

After watching Li Minghong for a long time, Mr. Lou said, "Your boy is here to participate in the forging conference."

Li Minghong scratched his head in embarrassment, "Yes." After saying that, he waited for Mr. Lou's sarcasm.

Sure enough, after Li Minghong finished speaking, Mr. Lou sneered, "On your level, you still come to the forging conference."

He chuckled and patted Li Minghong on the shoulder, mocking Li Minghong, but there was no malice in his tone.

After finishing speaking, he pushed aside Li Minghong and looked at the people behind Li Minghong, and finally turned his gaze to Ning Rongrong.

Before Mr. Lou could speak, Ning Rongrong said: "Hello, grandpa! My name is Ning Rongrong, you can just call me Rongrong."

After saying that, he walked forward with a smile and took Mr. Lou's arm.

Seeing Ning Rongrong's personality, Mr. Lou liked it more and more, and nodded in satisfaction.

In his previous interactions with Li Minghong, Mr. Lou had long regarded Li Minghong as his own grandson. Now that he saw Li Minghong's girlfriend, he naturally had to take a good look at her.

"Rong Rong, come in and sit down, everyone come in and sit down."

After talking about Mr. Lou, he invited everyone to Mr. Lou's wooden house.

Li Minghong was stunned for a moment as soon as he entered. The interior of this wooden house was almost exactly the same as the one in Mr. Lou's blacksmith shop.

After letting a few people sit down, Mr. Lou went to his room, seemingly to get something.

After a while, Old Man Lou came out and handed a small box to Ning Rongrong.

"Grandpa, I can't have it!"

Mr. Lou shook his head and said, "Oh, Rongrong, take it quickly."

Ning Rongrong looked at Li Minghong with questioning eyes. Li Minghong nodded and then said to Mr. Lou: "I have been with you for so long, but you have never given me a gift."

When Mr. Lou heard the words, he glanced at Li Minghong, "Back then you stole all my skills, what did I say?"

Hearing this, Li Minghong couldn't help but rub his nose, "Can that be called cheating?"

Although it was poured out by drinking wine for Mr. Lou, didn't Mr. Lou tell him by himself?

Li Minghong touched his nose with a guilty conscience.

After a few people chatted for a while, Mr. Lou looked at Li Minghong.

"Boy Hong, since you are here to participate in the forging conference, do you know the rules of the forging conference?"

After Li Minghong thought about it seriously, he shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Then he looked at Tie Qingfeng and blinked, "Do you know?"

Tie Qingfeng nodded when he heard the words, "I have participated twice before. Although I was eliminated in the second round each time, I still know the specific rules."

"The forging conference has four rounds."

"In the first round, which is the audition stage, the test questions have not changed. All blacksmiths participating in the forging conference must purify the refined iron, and then hand over the refined iron to the examiner, who will select qualified candidates. People move on to the next round.”

"In the second round, the examiner will draw questions about what metal to forge and what utensils should be forged. The questions will then be handed over to the examiner. The examiner will then select a group of people to enter the next round."

"Generally, there are only a few dozen people left in the third round, and for every four of these dozens of people, one examiner will be in charge. Each candidate's questions are chosen by themselves, so the questions are different."

"In the fourth round, Master Lou Gao, the master craftsman, will usually preside over it. The candidates will do their best forging in front of Master Lou Gao, and Lou Gao will give the final score."

Hearing Tie Qingfeng's words, Mr. Lou nodded in satisfaction, "Yes, what you said is not bad at all."

Li Minghong also touched his chin and nodded, indicating that he understood.

Mr. Lou patted Li Minghong on the shoulder.

"Do it well, don't embarrass the old man."

Li Minghong nodded helplessly, "I understand, old man."

The next day, the forging conference started.

When Li Minghong went out to practice the Purple Demon Eyes before dawn, people were already coming and going on the street.

“The forging conference is coming soon, I’m really looking forward to it!”

"That's right, because of this forging conference, our school has a ten-day vacation!"

"Haha, you only have ten days! Let's give it fifteen days!"

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Li Minghong smiled lightly.

No matter how many people really went to watch the game, at least everyone was looking forward to this forging conference.

Back in the hotel arranged by the old man, Li Minghong woke up Ning Rongrong, who was still sleeping.

A group of people went to the center of Gengxin City early, a huge open-air meeting place.

By this time, the seats were already packed, and people were standing around for several times.

Seeing this scene, Ning Rongrong felt a little unhappy, "Grandpa Gu, take us to the front row."

After hearing this, Gu Rong nodded, and then used space teleportation to reach the front row instantly.

Li Minghong was a little puzzled, "Rongrong, the front row is full, why do you come to the front row?"

Ning Rongrong snorted twice, "Xiao Minghong, just watch!"

After all, he walked towards the other person.

"Hello, could you please give us your seat? We can give you money."

After the man heard it, he glanced at his companion and felt a little strange.

"Little sister, although you are very beautiful, we have guarded the seat in the front row for a whole day and night. No matter how much money you give, we will not be able to change it."

Next to him, the man's companion responded.

"This ten-year blacksmithing conference is something we have been thinking about for a long time. Although we know that we do not have the talent of a blacksmith, it does not hinder our love for the blacksmith industry. This time we come here to realize our dream."

"Yeah, I'm sorry little sister, this is the holy place we've always dreamed of, and it's also the conference we've been looking forward to."

Li Minghong admired what several people said. People who love pursuing dreams are the most respectable.

"Okay, sorry to bother you guys, I wish you guys success in pursuing your dreams."

After all, Li Minghong will take Ning Rongrong out of here.

Ning Rongrong was also a little troubled, "It seems like I need to find someone else to see if I can buy a seat with [-] gold soul coins."

As a result, the few people who had just refused very simply opened their eyes wide when they heard Ning Rongrong's muttering.

"Hey! Wait! You said [-] gold soul coins per position?"

Ning Rongrong nodded, "Yeah, what's wrong? If you don't change me, I'll have to find someone else."

"Wait a minute! This beautiful young lady, a few of us were rude just now. Please sit down quickly!"

Several people quickly stood up and gave up their positions, and politely took Li Minghong and the others to the vacant position.

"Didn't you just say that you want to chase your dreams?"

Ning Rongrong was dodged to the waist by their coquettish manipulation.It was as if the impassioned man who had just said that he was a passionate man who came to pursue his dream was not like them.

Those people also blushed, but then returned to normal, "Ahem, dreams can be pursued at any time, but money is not."

The admiring eyes around them became a little speechless when they looked at them, but at the same time, they also envied them for having such an opportunity. Ten thousand gold soul coins are basically enough for them to be unrestrained for a long time!
In the end, Li Minghong and his group sat in the front row relying on their banknote ability, waiting for the start of the forging conference.

"Minghong, why didn't Mr. Lou come?"

Li Minghong shook his head at Ning Rongrong and said, "I don't know too well, Mr. Lou didn't tell me either."

Everyone was waiting like this. As the sun hung high above everyone's heads, the forging conference officially began.

A figure came up.

"Hello, everyone! Welcome to Gengxin City's once-in-ten-year forging conference! Today"

After this person had a long and stinky conversation, he began to introduce the referees and some leaders who participated in the forging conference.

In addition to the city lord of Gengxin City, there are other deputy city lords, etc. But what concerns Li Minghong the most is that Mr. Lou is also up there.

"This is our special guest at the Gengxin City Forging Conference, and also the deputy examiner this time, the president of the blacksmith association, and Lou Gao's father, Lou Wanjun!"

There was warm applause from the audience.

"President Lou's father? Never heard him mention it!"

"Will President Lou tell you this kind of thing to an unknown person?"

"Damn it! Make it look like your kid is very famous!"

Everyone was very curious about this Lou Wanjun, and at the same time, they were also a little puzzled, did this old man have real skills or did he just rely on relationships?
Li Minghong noticed Mr. Lou's gaze, and responded with a smile to Mr. Lou.

And Lou Gao, who was sitting next to Mr. Lou, also set his eyes on Li Minghong curiously.

"Dad, is this the very talented young man you said?"

Lou Wanjun nodded, "If there are no accidents, I think he should be the leader of this forging conference."

Lou Gao was a little surprised to hear Lou Wanjun's high opinion of Li Minghong.

"It looks very imposing, and there is a unique temperament about him."

"But this time the top prize may not necessarily be him, because the new generation of Gengxin City has several very powerful talents."

Mr. Lou said expressionlessly: "Then let me say, this kid probably got the inheritance from that legendary god?"

Lou Gao was stunned for a moment, "What?"

Then he stared at Li Minghong in surprise, "Then this forging conference is really interesting."

The open-air venue is huge. Not only is the auditorium large, but the venue in the middle is also large enough to accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time.

After Li Minghong said hello to a few people, he followed Tie Qingfeng to the middle venue to participate in the first round of auditions.

When going down the stairs, Tie Qingfeng saw a person, and his face darkened immediately.

Li Minghong also noticed the change in Tie Qingfeng's complexion. Following Tie Qingfeng's gaze, he saw a tall and strong man with white hair staring at Tie Qingfeng mockingly.

"Hey! Isn't this my useless senior who escaped to the Heaven Dou Imperial City?"

"Oh oh, no, it shouldn't be said that you ran away. After all, you can't join the blacksmith association in Gengxin City. What face do you have to stay here?"

Li Minghong snorted coldly when he heard this man's mean tone.

The soul power came out through the body and directly pressed on the white-haired man's body. As a result, the white-haired man also released his soul power instantly.

He is a soul emperor.

"Haha! You, a small soul sect, dare to fight against me?"

Li Minghong used the shadow technique to hide his own cultivation. After the white-haired man felt the soul pressure of Li Minghong's Caihun Sect, he began to laugh more and more unscrupulously.

Tie Qingfeng took Li Minghong's hand and shook his head, "Ignore him, let's go."

Hearing this, Li Minghong followed Tie Qingfeng and left here.

"Tie Qingfeng! You are a loser who can't even enter the third round, so don't come to the forging conference again!"

Li Minghong frowned, "It's really annoying when a fly keeps squawking."

When the white-haired man heard Li Minghong's words, he immediately became upset, "What are you talking about here, a brat?"

"Brother Qingfeng didn't say a word, but you, a fly, kept screaming. Does this make you happy?"

"How unconfident are you that you want to fill your heart by belittling a person?"

After that, he took Tie Qingfeng and left here.

The white-haired man stared at Tie Qingfeng and Li Minghong's leaving back with a gloomy expression.

"Tie Qingfeng, so what if you overpowered me back then? Just because my father is the deacon of the Blacksmiths Association, my future path will be further than yours!"

All the contestants came to the middle venue.

Li Minghong looked at the big stove in the middle, which was where everyone burned iron. Otherwise, it would be too troublesome to arrange a stove for everyone.

According to Li Minghong's rough statistics, there are at least 2000 people here.

"Okay! Start the first round of the forging conference! Now start to distribute the materials!"

In the auditorium, Ning Rongrong watched Li Minghong get a piece of fine iron, and shouted: "Minghong, come on!"

After hearing this, Li Minghong turned his head and waved towards Ning Rongrong.

The white-haired man happened to see this scene, and said with a sneer, "I'm afraid those who cheered for you will be disappointed. I don't think you can make it through even one round."

Li Minghong glanced at him and chuckled, "Then let's make a bet to see who can use the least number of hammers to refine iron."

The white-haired man suddenly became interested, "Haha, since you don't overestimate your abilities, then I will grant your wish."

Regarding the barbed white-haired man, Li Minghong didn't want to waste his words with him, so he just hit him in the face with his actions.

Everyone was in place, White Haired Man, Tie Qingfeng and Li Minghong were on the adjacent forging platform.

"Now! The first round begins! The time is 10 minutes!"

Following the examiner's order, a jingling sound came, and most people started tapping.

"Huh? Why hasn't Minghong started yet?"

Ning Rongrong looked at Li Minghong standing there, without moving his hands, including the few people beside Li Minghong.

Gu Rong didn't understand either, and shook his head.

At this time, a person looked at Li Minghong and said indifferently: "Those who refine directly from the beginning, their forging skills will not be much better. Those who are good will usually observe it before starting forging."

Ning Rongrong and Gu Rong followed the prestige, Ning Rongrong asked puzzled: "Why?"

The man glanced at Ning Rongrong and said, "You are an amateur, but looking at your thin arms and legs, I think so."

"Although fine iron is the metal that all blacksmiths first come into contact with and are most familiar with."

"But every refined iron is not the same, and the impurities contained in it are not evenly distributed."

"Starting forging rashly, although it can achieve the effect of purification, it will also cause some impurities to be unable to be purified."

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong nodded and stared at Li Minghong with shining eyes, "Minghong is really amazing."

"It's not necessarily because he's great, or maybe he's just pretending."

Ning Rongrong frowned when he heard this, "What you said is right. Why don't you go up and participate in the competition?"

The man folded his hands on his chest and said matter-of-factly: "Because I am self-aware and there is no way I can get a ranking."

"Hmph, just watch, Minghong will definitely win this competition! He must be better than you!"

"I hope so too. With new talents, I will have new goals for consulting."

When Ning Rongrong heard this, she realized that this person did not have any malicious intentions, but simply had low EQ.

On the field, one minute has passed. Most of the people observing the fine iron have already picked up the hammer and started forging.

Only the white-haired man and Li Minghong haven't moved yet, because they are competing to see who has the least number of hammers, so they naturally have to observe more carefully.

At the judges' table, one judge said to the other, "Deacon Wan, your son seems to have competed with another kid, as if to compete with who can forge the fewest hammers."

The judges all had sharp eyes, and they immediately saw the clues.

And Lou Gao frowned, although those powerful people have to observe carefully before forging any metal, but a little goblin iron Li Minghong has to observe for so long, even if he has to forge the least number of hammers , I have been observing for too long.

"Look! He moves!"

(End of this chapter)