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Dragon Ring gritted his teeth and said to the attendant at the counter in front of Qifeng Ge: "Go get President Qi's shield."
The attendant looked troubled and said to Dragon Ring: "Dragon President, President has clearly instructed that no one can move this shield without his permission."
Dragon Ring's eyes widened: "Am I not allowed to? Can't you see the current situation? If we don't take down this shield, our entire guild will be smashed to pieces."
"Dragon President, this... that..."
"What do you mean this and that? If something happens, I'll take the responsibility. Hurry up and take it down. If you hesitate again, you can quit right now. Pack your things and get out." Dragon Ring was genuinely angry.
The attendant glanced at him with a worried expression, approached, took down the shield from the display, and turned to hand it to Dragon Ring. As Dragon Ring received the shield, it felt like a weight had been lifted off his heart. He took a deep breath and brought the shield in front of Liu Guanfeng.
Dragon Ring gently stroked the shield, holding it carefully in his hands, and said to Liu Guanfeng: "Young man, this shield was personally crafted by our President Qifeng Ge. It features dual attributes with a double-layered protective barrier. The dual attributes are fire and wood. If you want to break through the inner shield, you must first destroy these two protective barriers. Do you understand?"
Dragon Ring mentioned the characteristics of the shield not to prepare Liu Guanfeng psychologically but to undermine his confidence. A dual-attribute double-layered protective barrier shield was undoubtedly a top-tier creation.
Liu Guanfeng nodded lightly: "Dragon President, are you done speaking? Can I attack now?"
Seeing that there was no change in Liu Guanfeng's expression, Dragon Ring was taken aback: Could this kid really have confidence in breaking President Qi's shield? Impossible! If he could shatter this shield, it would definitely be one of the top ten legendary weapons. However, what this young man was using could not possibly be one of those weapons, so he couldn't break the shield. With that thought, Dragon Ring calmed himself down and said to a nearby guard: "Come here."
The guard called stepped forward, and Dragon Ring carefully handed the shield to him: "You are Fire-Wood Dual Attribute, just activate the shield directly."
The guard held the shield carefully, feeling incredibly excited as he looked at Dragon Ring: "Dragon President, can I really use this shield?"
Dragon Ring patted the guard's shoulder and said, "Since it's in your hands, it means I trust you. Don't let our guild down."
Seeing that the guard was about to cry, he looked firmly at Dragon Ring and said, "Rest assured, Vice President, even if I die, I won't disgrace our Blacksmith Guild." After saying this, the guard strapped the shield to his arm and looked at Liu Guanfeng with a determined expression: "Come at me."
Liu Guanfeng coldly stared at the guard across from him, secretly shaking his head: Why does it feel like this is not a competition but a death wish? "Are you ready?" Liu Guanfeng asked.
The guard nodded: "Just come at me."
"Then I'm going to make my move." Liu Guanfeng swung his iron spear, controlling the force to about seventy percent, and directly struck the crescent blade on the spear towards the shield on the guard's arm. With a clang, the crescent blade hit the shield, producing a metallic sound.
This strike from Liu Guanfeng was also restrained; he wanted to leave some face for the Blacksmith Guild. In fact, it was already quite remarkable that the crescent could break through two layers of protection. As a weapon, its sharpness was extremely high; there wasn't any weapon in the Blacksmith Guild that could surpass it. Liu Guanfeng considered this strike a draw so that everyone could save face.
After striking, Liu Guanfeng remarked, "No wonder it was personally crafted by President Qi. It truly is extraordinary." He was trying to give Dragon Ring an opportunity to back down; as long as Dragon Ring took that step down, everything would be fine.
But who would have thought that Dragon Ring would believe that Liu Guanfeng lacked the ability to break the shield? He laughed heartily and contemptuously said to Liu Guanfeng, "What's wrong, kid? If you're incapable, just admit it. Why are you trying to find an excuse? Now you see how high our President's crafting level is. It’s not something a kid like you can tarnish. Since you can't break the shield, just kneel and bow your head."
Hearing that Dragon Ring was ungrateful for his kindness made Liu Guanfeng's competitive spirit surge. He thought: Since you don't want to give your guild face, then I have no need to give you any either. Looking at Dragon Ring, he said, "Dragon President, don't you think what you're saying is a bit excessive?"
"Excessive? How did you just destroy my work? How did you insult me? And now you're calling me excessive? Kneel quickly; otherwise, none of you three will leave here today." The last few words from Dragon Ring seemed to be shouted out.
Liu Guanfeng coldly smiled: "Since you want to see it, then what if I destroy this shield? That big brother over there, make sure to hold onto your shield well; this time I'm going to ruin it."
Dragon Ring sneered coldly: "Kid, you're too full of yourself. Do you really think that piece of scrap metal in your hand can destroy the shield crafted by our President? Xiao Li, be prepared; don’t let this young hero's scrap metal hit you."
Liu Guanfeng did not say a word; he knew that no amount of talking would be faster than a direct confrontation. He tightly gripped the iron halberd in his right hand. Once he saw that the guard was ready, he swung the halberd and struck. Due to his excitement, Liu Guanfeng did not use the five elemental properties but directly infused Chaotic Qi into the halberd, resulting in a milky-white halberd hitting the shield.
This time, there was no expected sound of metal clashing; instead, there was a loud "bang." The entire crescent blade of the halberd sank into the shield. Liu Guanfeng exerted force again and pulled the halberd out of the shield. At that moment, the entire second-floor hall fell silent.
Liu Guanfeng glanced at Bao Rui and Copper Bull beside him and said, "Let's go; it seems we can't stay here any longer." After speaking, he turned around and prepared to leave with Bao Rui and Copper Bull, but unexpectedly, a guard beside Dragon Ring rushed in front of Liu Guanfeng and the others.
The guard said, "Kid, you think you can just leave after destroying President Qi's shield? There's no way that's happening. Brothers, capture all three of them!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Guanfeng raised an eyebrow and shouted, "How dare you! Let's see who among you dares to make a move." After saying that, Liu Guanfeng waved the halberd in front of them, and indeed no one dared to step forward.
At this moment, Copper Bull also made his Double Hammer ring loudly, while Bao Rui separated his Twin Blades and stared at the guards across from them.
Liu Guanfeng turned to look at Dragon Ring behind him and said, "I ask you, Dragon President, is this how your Blacksmith Guild treats guests? I remember you were the one who suggested a competition. What happened? Are you backing out now?"
Dragon Ring finally reacted: "You destroyed the Vice President's work; we can't let you off so easily. I'm backing out now; what are you going to do about it? Our Blacksmith Guild isn't afraid of anything here."
Liu Guanfeng laughed heartily: "What a Blacksmith Guild! I don't know if it's just you or if the whole guild is like this. If it's all like this, then I've come to the wrong place today. Dragon President, you don't need to worry; I won't run away. However, as for President Qi's work that I destroyed—it's already done. If you want to keep me here by force, you'll have to see if you have that capability." After Liu Guanfeng finished speaking, Little Black's aura suddenly surged forth. Since Little Black controlled it well, no one was harmed; however, those guards surrounding Liu Guanfeng and onlookers unconsciously took two steps back. The mounts of others immediately lay down on the ground.
Little Black's aura came quickly and left just as fast. When Little Black's aura dissipated, Dragon Ring looked at Liu Guanfeng in fear. Seeing that he had achieved his purpose, Liu Guanfeng said to Dragon Ring: "Dragon President, I'm not here to cause trouble today; I'm here to see your Vice President. Since you're blocking me here, I won't go in." After saying this, Liu Guanfeng took down the small hammer given to him by Xuanwu from around his neck and handed it to Bao Rui beside him.
After receiving the hammer, Bao Rui placed it into Dragon Ring's trembling hands: "Dragon President, I think you're about to meet your President. Give him this Small Hammer; as for whether I can evaluate his work or not—let him decide that himself. Then tell Qifeng Ge that I'm waiting for him at Wangxing Inn. If he hasn't come by nightfall, then don't bother coming—just say it's what I said. Xiao Rui, Copper Bull, let's go."
After Liu Guanfeng finished speaking, he led Bao Rui and Copper Bull down the stairs. Due to Liu Guanfeng's earlier display of strength, none of the surrounding guards dared to intervene; they were all watching Dragon Ring instead. Once Liu Guanfeng and his companions disappeared from view at the staircase entrance, Dragon Ring turned to the Captain of the Guards and said: "Send three people to keep an eye on them; I'm going to see the Vice President now. Make sure these kids don't escape."
The Captain of the Guards nodded and personally led the two individuals down the stairs, following Liu Guanfeng and his companions. Dragon Ring hurriedly ran upstairs. On the second floor, the guards dispersed the crowd, restoring order to its previous state.
Liu Guanfeng, Bao Rui, and Copper Bull emerged from the Blacksmith Guild and headed towards Wangxing Inn. After walking a short distance, Bao Rui said to Liu Guanfeng, "Third Brother, it seems like a few people are following us."
Liu Guanfeng nodded, "It's that guard leader from the Blacksmith Guild. Let them follow; we have no intention of escaping anyway. Let's go eat at the inn; it's already noon."
Copper Bull chuckled, "It's still thoughtful of you, Third Brother, knowing that I get hungry easily."
After having lunch at the inn, the three young men returned to their rooms to rest. Liu Guanfeng quietly awaited Qifeng Ge's arrival.
Meanwhile, Dragon Ring rushed to the fourth floor where Qifeng Ge's room was located. The fourth floor contained only one President's office and three Vice Presidents' offices. Each office had a large furnace where the Presidents could also engage in blacksmithing work.
Dragon Ring arrived at the innermost room, which had a massive iron door. He gently knocked on the door, and after a moment, a deep voice came from inside, "Who is outside?"
Dragon Ring bowed towards the iron door, "Teacher, it's your student Dragon Ring."
"Come in."
Dragon Ring pushed open the heavy iron door. Although it was thick, opening it was not difficult for a blacksmith. He walked behind a large table and saw a man in his fifties sitting there. This man was the President of the Blacksmith Guild's Headquarters and currently the only Divine Blacksmith in Knight's Domain.
The man had bright eyes and a robust physique, resembling a bald tortoise. Although he appeared to be in his fifties, Qifeng Ge was actually seventy years old. Years of blacksmithing had given him a strong build. At that moment, due to the furnace burning in the workshop next door, the temperature in the office was high, and Qifeng Ge was shirtless. Upon seeing Dragon Ring enter, Qifeng Ge glanced at him and said, "Dragon Ring, why are you in such a hurry to find your teacher?"
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