After the previous beating from Gu You, Ye Xinglan had managed to control her temper more effectively. While she sometimes still couldn't help herself, she was much better than before.
Just after Zheng Yiran left, Luo Guixing walked over.
Luo Guixing looked at Gu You with a meaningful glance. "The future is long."
Gu You smiled, "The future is long. Take good care of that kid, Yue Tian, from your team."
"I will," Luo Guixing nodded earnestly.
"Much improved," Gu You said after Luo Guixing left, then turned to look at Ye Xinglan.
"Naturally," Ye Xinglan replied indifferently.
"Are you angry?" Gu You asked.
"Angry? Why would I be angry?" Ye Xinglan looked at Gu You with a confused expression.
Gu You stood up and looked toward the students who had scattered in the distance. His gaze swept across the faces of Wu Sido, Luo Guixing, Xu Yucheng, Yang Nianxia, and Zheng Yiran. His eyes suddenly turned a faint purplish-golden color, with his pupils slightly vertical. The vigorous blood energy surged out. "If I win, from now on, no one will talk nonsense to me!"
Upon hearing these words, the entire room fell silent. Gu You strode to the front of the classroom, and under the pressure of his overwhelming aura, the students instinctively parted, making way for him.
Ye Xinglan's pupils dilated slightly. In that moment, she understood. As long as you have strength, all the rumors and gossip will dissipate.
"How do you see it?" Shen Yi asked, sitting comfortably in his office chair, his legs crossed, wearing a half-smiling expression.
Wu Zhangkong remained cold-faced as always. "The way the teachers treated us back then, we should do the same with them. Shrek's teaching has always been known for its freedom, never suppressing the children's nature. I have only one objection."
"What's that?" Shen Yi asked, curious.
Wu ZhangKong said, "This kind of competition doesn't provide enough pressure for Gu You."
"You're right, it's not enough," Shen Yi said thoughtfully. "How about this, during the fight, all sixth-year students can use their battle armor, and there's no need to reduce the number of participants in the team battle."
Wu Chang Kong nodded. "Even if this setup still can't win against Gu You, at least it can be considered a small-scale battle."
Fighting is the best way to hone one's strength.
It would also be a good opportunity to see how much Gu You has improved over the years.
"Buzz—" Brilliant light shone, like jade gleaming with luster.
Shock. Yes, the only way to describe Ye Xinglan's feelings at this moment was shock. She truly did not expect Gu You to be so strong, his forging talent was so monstrous.
After learning that Gu You was studying forging, she asked if he knew about fusion forging, initially not believing that such a young Blacksmith could master fusion forging. After all, he was primarily a soul master with such formidable strength. But she never expected, to her surprise, Gu You could indeed do it.
Moreover, he even forged the very metal she liked most, the jade-silver fusion metal.
At this moment, Gu You had completely overturned Ye Xinglan's perception. Fusion forging! That was fusion forging! Only level five Blacksmith could accomplish fusion forging, and not many of them could do it. Most of their focus would be on refining soul-forged materials. Only after mastering soul-forging could they move on to fusion forging once they reached the level of a level six Blacksmith.
This meant Gu You was at least a level five Blacksmith! What kind of concept was that?
Throughout the entire forging process, the rhythm and sense of timing were something Ye Xinglan had never seen before. It was as if Gu You had merged into the world of metal during the forging process. The pair of forging hammers in his hands was sometimes nimble, sometimes heavy. Thousands of forges, one product, fusion forging—throughout the process, it was as smooth as flowing water, without a single interruption.
"I'll check the fusion rate," Gu You took out a small instrument. This device was something he obtained from the academy's Forging Association. Although it was said to be borrowed, in reality, Feng Wuyu had waved his hand, as if giving it to him.
The instrument was placed on the surface of the jade-silver, and a beam of light swept over. Soon, a line of numbers appeared on the screen.
Seeing these numbers, Gu You slightly curved the corners of his mouth and sighed.
"Is it low? Fusion forging success, at least 60%, right?" Gu Yue said as she leaned over. But as soon as she saw the numbers on the screen, she gasped in shock.
"95..."
Yes, the fusion rate—95%! This was the first time Gu You had achieved such a result with this metal.
Ye Xinglan was no longer calm. She took a step forward and quickly approached Gu You, clearly seeing the 95% number on the screen.
"Why are you sighing with such a high fusion rate?" Ye Xinglan asked in a grumbling tone.
Gu You gave a wry smile. "It's high for you guys, but for me, it's the lowest."
"You're amazing!" Ye Xinglan gave him a glance and rolled her eyes.
"It's mine now." Ye Xinglan unceremoniously slapped the jade-silver, and her storage ring flashed as she stored the metal away.
"You really aren't polite," Gu Yue snorted coldly.
Ye Xinglan pretended not to hear. "I'll pay you for the materials later."
"No need, it's a gift," Gu You replied, his lips twitching. "What you said to that person earlier, I really liked it."
A fusion rate of 95% for fusion-forged soul metal was actually a major turning point in the world of Blacksmith. In the world of soul-forging, alloys with a 95% fusion rate were known as the foundation for the God's Alloy.
Currently, among the known soul-forged alloys, those forged with two metals were considered the foundation, three metals were classified as high-quality, four metals were exceptional, five metals were sacred, and more than five types of metals resulted in extremely rare alloys. Alloys forged with five types of metals were as valuable as soul-forged metals, indicating their worth.
The most types of metals fused into a known alloy were eight. The more types of metals, the more difficult and complex the process became. An alloy fused with nine metals had never been successfully forged, though many had tried.
In the history of humanity, seven master Blacksmith had said that if someone could successfully forge an alloy with nine types of metal, it could very well lead to the creation of the God's Alloy. The God's Alloy might allow a peak Douluo-level powerhouse to progress further.
What does it mean to progress further beyond a peak Douluo? Legend has it, it could lead to… Godhood!
The possibility of becoming a god! It's easy to imagine how precious and rare an alloy with a 95% fusion rate would be. Although the chances of forging the God's Alloy in the future are extremely slim, the possibility still exists. Because of this small possibility, an alloy with a fusion rate above 95% is incredibly valuable and rare.
Fusion forging is different from other forging processes; luck and chance play a part. Even a master Blacksmith cannot guarantee a fusion rate above 95%. They can only average a higher fusion rate than ordinary Backsmith.
"Don't think I'm taking advantage of you. I'm a level five mecha manufacturer," Ye Xinglan…
(End of Chapter)