Chen Rui's calm attitude made Dio feel at ease, and he quickly said: "I have arranged the room. Please go and rest first. If you need anything, just ask the maid."
Although Dio lacks ability, he is by no means a fool. He naturally knows that Dark Moon's support for him is not that simple, but now he is just using Dark Moon's power to help him win the position of heir.
Once the family is in power, even if they change their minds and turn against Dark Moon, the little lords far away in the Fallen Angel Empire will not be able to do anything to him.
"It's not urgent to rest. I plan to go to the Weapon Maker Alliance first," Chen Rui asked Jia: "Jiya, do you know the location of the Weapon Maker Alliance?"
"kindness."
"Without further delay, let's go now. I want to pass the certification of the tool maker first, and then observe the situation."
"Thank you for your hard work, sir," Dio quickly took out a space ring, "There is a little bit of fun here, please accept it, sir, and please be more careful about the rest."
Chen Rui took the space ring and glanced at it. It was filled with black crystal coins, estimated to be as many as one hundred thousand. He was worthy of being the eldest son of the first business family. His spending was quite generous. He nodded: "Thank you Mr. Dio for your kindness."
, I won’t be polite.”
After leaving the other courtyard, Chen Rui followed Jia out, got on a light carriage, and headed towards the Weapon Maker Alliance.
The Artificer's Alliance is a well-known organization that has been recognized by the three empires. Together with the Pharmacist's Alliance, it is collectively known as the Alchemist Alliance. It does not belong directly to any country. It only has corresponding institutions in the imperial capitals of the three empires, responsible for various
affairs, especially teacher-level and master-level certifications.
The Weapon Maker's Alliance of the Shadow Imperial City is located in the northern district of the outer city. It is a large building covering a large area. The Weapon Maker's Alliance was affected by the war during the Rebellion of Kings. After Catherine the Great came to the throne, it was specially renovated.
and reconstruction, it is now a prosperous scene.
Because of the tool maker competition, the place was extremely lively, and everyone was discussing gossip about the competition.
"This time is different from the past. The top three winners will not only receive rare alchemy materials as rewards from the alliance, but also have the qualification to become senior master disciples!"
"Robert, the winner of the competition ten years ago, seems to be participating again this time."
"The last champion? Why hasn't he become a master yet?"
"You know nothing. Do you think that there is only one word difference between a tool maker and a tool master? Countless tool makers have never been able to reach the threshold of master in their entire lives! It is already amazing to go from a senior tool maker to a master in ten years.
What a genius."
"I heard that Robert's strength has almost reached the master level. He definitely wants to use this competition to become famous and then be certified as a master."
"Master Leo's disciple Savice is a rising talent in the imperial capital. Master Leo himself is one of the judges this time. I think Savice has great hopes."
"I'm still optimistic about Robert. Savitch's self-righteous attitude is disgusting to watch. I heard that this guy usually behaves randomly and has offended many people."
"Speak softly! I just saw Savitch walking in. This man has a small mind. If he hears it, it will be in trouble."
"..."
There is a diagram in the lobby on the first floor. The second floor is the alchemy materials store, the third floor is the exchange, and the tool maker certification is on the fourth floor. As for the fifth floor, it is a special place that only insiders can enter, and many masters are inside.
Chen Rui and Jia walked all the way up to the fourth floor. There were very few people on the fourth floor. One of the succubi who greeted them asked: "Are you two going to be certified as tool makers?"
Chen Ruijian asked: "I want to be certified as a toolmaker. How do I get certified?"
"Go to the passage on the left and keep going in. Master Xosa is in the room at the end. After paying fifty black crystal coins, he will give you a certification test." The succubus glanced jealously at someone more beautiful than herself.
"As for this young lady, if she is not a certified person, please wait in the lounge through the passage on the right."
It costs fifty black crystal coins to be certified as a tool maker? So expensive! Chen Rui muttered "black merchant" secretly, asked Jia to wait in the lounge, and walked straight to the left passage.
Master Xhosa is an old-looking demon who smells of alcohol and is dozing lazily. There are two young demons who look like assistants beside him.
An assistant saw Chen Rui in apprentice uniform and immediately asked: "Are you here to pass the tool maker certification? Please pay the certification fee of fifty black crystal coins first."
Chen Rui nodded, took out the prepared black crystal coins and handed them over. After the assistant counted them correctly, he said: "You fill out this form now. Master Xhosa will give you the certification content in a while. If you pass, you will be issued a certificate."
I will give you the weapon maker's clothing and badge. If you fail, you will not be allowed to take the assessment again within one year."
Chen Rui took the form and looked at it. It was nothing more than name, race, age, expertise, etc. This reminded him of countless resumes he had filled out when applying for jobs in another world. After filling out the form with Arthur's information,
The assistant woke up the Xhosa master.
"Are you here to participate in the certification?" The demon master who was woken up seemed a little dissatisfied, and looked at the big demon in front of him with his sleepy eyes.
Chen Rui, who was a little worried about exams in college, was inevitably a little uneasy and nodded: "This is my first time to take the certification. If I don't understand the rules, please forgive me."
"Stop talking nonsense," Master Xhosa yawned: "Answer my three questions first. The first question is, what are the methods to remove impurities from purpure garnet?"
Chen Rui thought for a while and replied: "There are two methods."
The two assistants behind him shook their heads in unison. The first question is the easiest. There are many cyan crystals on the surface of the purple garnet that affect the purity. There are three methods to remove them. The standard answers are: one, use tools to remove them directly, and two.
, soaked in stone acid solution, third, using a rare crystal-eating ant to eat.
Chen Rui's answer is completely different from the above three. One method is to use flame flux and stone agent, and the second method is to place it in a low temperature environment and then purify it with separation liquid and oxalic acid.
Master Xhosa's lazy eyes flashed slightly, and he actually nodded: "Correct answer."
The two assistants at the back both looked surprised. Although they are not top senior tool makers, they are also certified formal tool makers. How could they answer it wrong? Is there something wrong with the standard answer?
Master Xosa asked a few more questions, some of which were okay, and some of which even the two toolmaker assistants were confused about. One of them actually had three enchantment attributes. How to avoid negative attributes? Listen.
Two assistants are breaking out in cold sweat, and three enchanting attributes with no negatives? Is this still an instrument maker?
Chen Rui noticed that he had already asked more than three questions. He had a sharp mind and said he didn't know. Master Xhosa looked at him with a half-smile and asked: "Who is your teacher?"
The two assistants behind him suddenly realized that there were some difficult or even unknown methods that could only be used by master toolmakers! This apprentice must have studied with a master, so he knew those advanced methods.
"My teacher is just an old man who doesn't want to be named. I don't know if he is a master." Chen Rui answered vaguely with a skilled lie.
"Okay, I passed the oral test with an A grade. The second item is the written test." Master Xosa did not ask any more questions and motioned to his assistant to take out a pen and paper to Chen Rui, "Draw me a magic circle with fire enchantment. The higher the enchantment level, the higher the enchantment level."
, the more accurate it is, the higher the score.”
This was not a problem for Chen Rui. Using the in-depth analysis of the data, he quickly completed a magic circle with additional fire damage and handed it over to Xosa.
"So fast?" Kosa took the paper and saw that it was not the simplest bright fire as imagined, but a complicated flame addition! Not only was it accurate, but the key parts were also marked, just like a textbook.
If I hadn't been staring at this apprentice just now, and the paper and pen were provided by myself, I would have thought that some kind of cheating tool was used.
In fact, Chen Rui still has reservations. If he were to draw the improved magic circle he learned from Master Ta Da, Master Xhosa's eyes would probably bulge out.
Is this still an apprentice? Even Xhosa himself can't draw so fast. Maybe his teacher has specially conducted relevant training... Xhosa glanced at the apprentice badge on the front of Chen Rui's robe, and felt that it was particularly dazzling.
He threw the paper and pen to his assistant and said, "Um... I'll count you as passing this written test, with a score of A."
The assistant took the magic circle and looked at it, and was stunned. He secretly despised Xhosa: What does it mean to "count" you to pass?
"The last item is equipment manufacturing." Kosar picked up the resume and looked at it, "Arthur, right? Let me see... your expertise has been filled in with jewelry proficiency and metal proficiency. They are actually two kinds. Young
People, you have to know the truth of biting off more than you can chew... Let's go to the manufacturing room nearby. You have three chances. If you make high-level equipment once, you can become an official tool maker."
Advanced equipment? Chen Rui is a little embarrassed. After mastering the basic and advanced knowledge on the road, and adding the function of the refining room, his weapon-making skills have made a qualitative breakthrough, and he can freely create excellent equipment.
In other words, he is already at the master level and has only advanced equipment, which should be no problem.
Chen Rui followed the three of Xhosa to the manufacturing room. This is a jewelry manufacturing room with complete equipment. Xhosa motioned to his assistant to take out a pile of materials and said: "Don't think that the fifty black crystal coins you paid are expensive.
, in fact, the materials required for assessment and certification account for a considerable part. If you can succeed once, ten black crystal coins can be returned to you in a while. Of course, if you still have extra money, you can apply for more advanced materials and make them.
The possibility of getting high-end equipment is higher.”
"No need, it took a lot of effort for me to save that money." Chen Rui rejected Xhosa's suggestion. Of course, this was just lying. The black crystal coins in the storage warehouse are better than the building of the Artifact Makers Alliance.
Even higher, the key is that he doesn't want to come up with excellent or quasi-excellent level equipment to shock people.
After Chen Rui finished speaking, he selected the required parts of the materials and started making them. As soon as they started, the two assistants showed their strange colors. The proficiency of this apprentice was quite impressive. The precise technique of handling materials, even they
Both of them fell short. It seems that Arthur passed the certification this time without any problems.
What these two people saw was only the superficial level. Master Xhosa saw more. He was calm on the surface, but in his heart there was a storm: This kind of feeling, this kind of bearing, let alone an apprentice, even if he is an apprentice.
It’s hard for a senior toolmaker to reach his level, could it be...
What Chen Rui made was a magic ring that enhanced the power of the water system. The production of the front body went smoothly, but there were some flaws when carving the magic circle. Fortunately, the inlaying of gemstones was used to make up for this shortcoming.
The properties of this ring are that the casting speed of water magic is increased by 5%, and the power of water magic is increased by 12%. It is a very standard high-end equipment.
"Master, I'm done." Chen Rui wiped the sweat from his head. It was indeed not easy. This could have been at least a quasi-excellent piece of equipment.
Master Xhosa looked at the ring in his hand carefully. He felt an indescribable awkwardness, as if a mouse droppings had been thrown into a pot of originally delicious soup. He snorted quietly and said: "Advanced Equipment Production"
Completed, grade A, Arthur, passed the tool maker certification!"
Three A's! The two assistants couldn't help but look at the newly promoted toolmaker with special eyes. Master Xhosa took a deep look at Chen Rui and suddenly added: "You are also coming to this toolmaker competition.
Come participate.”
The assistants were stunned: No matter how outstanding they are, they are just newly promoted tool makers. Why can they participate in the tool maker competition? Moreover, they are hand-picked by Master Xhosa!
An assistant thought of something and reminded him: "Master... the preliminary round will start in three days, and the registration time seems to have ended."
Master Xhosa glanced at the assistant and threw something to Chen Rui: "I'll give this to you. The ten black crystal coins will not be refunded. You can directly participate in the competition with this!"
Chen Rui took a look and saw that it was a badge, exactly the same as the one given by Master Rummenigge. Master Rummenigge was so stylish that he gave it to him for free. Master Xhosa was better off and got ten more black crystal coins.
Could it be that he used his own money to buy wine?
The two assistants looked straight at it. This badge represented the recommendation of the master of the alliance. You can skip the first round of preliminaries! Each master can only recommend one person! If you want to throw it outside, even if it is a thousand black
There was also a fight over crystal coins, and Master Xhosa actually gave ten black crystal coins to this new weapon maker!
"You two, take him to complete the formalities! I'm going to drink!"
After Master Xosa said this, he took out a wine bottle from the space ring, took a sip, ignored the three of them, staggered straight away, and walked out of the manufacturing room, still muttering dissatisfiedly:
"This guy can at least make quasi-excellent equipment. He is wasting materials on purpose. I don't know which old monster taught him..."
***: I have to go out for one day during the Qingming Festival. As you all know, the details have not yet been determined. I can only update once on that day. I will try to have 8,000 words today.