66 Peony Flower City! 1 (1/2)
Disappointed with his surprise, Zhang Wu Ji planned to throw the blueprints aside.
It took him at least ten minutes in the sour mood before he finally went out from haunted by the experience. Since it was a loot he steals from the Celestial Designer, Master Su, maybe he does have something good in his inventory that Zhang Wu Ji might get if he was forced to face the Celestial Designer in a fight.
”Wait... Didn't I have the recycle option? Since I have three trash blueprint in hand, I should try to use this ability to see what will I get from it!” Zhang Wu Ji took the three scrolls together in hand before he whispered the word;
”Recycle...”
Understanding the word he whispers, the [UPGRADE] system turned the three scrolls into ashes, leaving only six strands of golden threads remaining in his grip. The golden threads length is similar to a horse's tail, almost about the size of an arm of an adult.
Celestial Golden Thread
-Usage: Upgrade a blueprint into Golden Chart
-Requirement: 100 strands
-Durability: -/-
”Golden Chart! What does that mean? But it needs 100 strands. Does those plan that I will make in the future can be recycled into the threads?” Zhang Wu Ji smiled as he looks at the golden threads in his hand. When he released his grip on the threads, they float in the air for a moment, and then entered Zhang Wu Ji's body without feeling anything changed in his body.
With this, Zhang Wu Ji now possesses a new motivation. Smiling while he put on a proper clothing, a knock came from the outside of his room.
”Hey! It's our match today! Come out and face my challenge!” Meng Ran knocked his door to remind him about their match today.
”Coming!” since Zhang Wu Ji is almost done putting on a proper clothing, he came out with nothing else but a Formation Engraving Chisel. Walking side by side, the two make their way towards the Apprentice Hall's open square for their competition.
Under Meng Ran's arrangement, a plenty of materials in their powder form is prepared for this competition. Although the book they read did not specify a certain kind of material used to creates the Formation Clay, every different mix and match will result in a different kind of a Formation Clay is created.
When they reached the Open Square, the crowd surprised Zhang Wu Ji, because he did not imagine that a small competition between him and Meng Ran will attract so many spectators. Perhaps if it was not due to the possible invasion by the Orchid Mountain Bandits from the northwest, there will be more spectators watching them.
This includes Liang Tian.
But it was a weird thing that their headmistress and Guan Qing Han is gone from the Apprentice Hall for so long without any news. Without further ado, their match begins. With the materials is already prepared on the table for them to start preparing the Formation Clay, their first step will starts from preparing their own Ingredient Mixing Plate.
As usual, Meng Ran followed her own formula to create her Formation, Clay. The only differences this time is instead of putting too much water into the clay, she increases the amount of Inner Qi injected into the clay to form a more durable but lesser yield Formation Clay.
Still, this is a competition to make a better Formation Clay, and not competing about who's formation clay yield better in business term. Repeating all familiar steps, Meng Ran came out with two pieces of Formation Plate that twice better than the one she made before.
This time, it's a shop-worthy product. If this Formation Plate is placed in the shop's shelf, maybe it will be sold out in a matter of minutes. But sadly, her opponent is not anyone else, but a cheater with a system, the notorious kind and full of good deed's Zhang Wu Ji.
The Apprentice Hall's Founder!
The ninth Master Senior!
The Maker of Qiyue Flying Swords!
The person that created four Low-Tier Spirit Weapons for somebody else but not himself!
The Densest disciple with lots of good Karma!
The only one with a Jade Ruler as his weapon!
The crowd was first surprised by the fact their Apprentice Hall possess a Formation Master In Training, but what's more surprising is that their Master Senior Ninth! He's a Blacksmith, Pill Master, Celestial Designer, Martial Artist, Manual Editor, and now, Formation Master!
How talented is this hidden dragon that hides right under their nose?
Using his Formation Engraving Chisel, Zhang Wu Ji engraved his own improved version of Ingredient Mixing Inscription into the piece of this stone slab as big as a square foot. The engraved stone slab soon can be activated to start preparing his own mix of Formation Clay, where Zhang Wu Ji utilizes the Mineral Ore Powder, some Fur Charcoal Powder, a hint of Brimstone Powder and Firestone Powder.
His Ingredient Mixing Plate combines all the ingredients he used and form a beautiful clay as before, where he then mold them into three Formation Plate same like before.
But in term of quality, Zhang Wu Ji's formation plate is much better than her own, with three units of yield compared to her two units. What's more, Zhang Wu Ji's did not spend the amount of Inner Qi she did.
Hesitates to take the defeat, she bites her lower lips with her teeth.
”Miss Meng Ran, shall we call this competition, a draw?” Zhang Wu Ji can imagine how deep is the impact if she was to be defeated thoroughly by a newbie that learn Formation for merely three days. Hearing his words, even Liang Tian is impressed with his disciple's magnanimity.
”A lost is lost. I admit I am not as talented as you.” Meng Ran announced her defeat to the spectators surrounding their stage. Taking out the manual left by her parents, Meng Ran delivered it to Zhang Wu Ji's hand before she quietly leaves the stage.
Although the competition is very short-lived, it's content were worth all the attention. The small part of performance grabs the attention of the people with interest in inscriptions and engravings, leading to many people approaching Zhang Wu Ji and Meng Ran for the reason to learn about the Formation Inscription Art.
Again, three days pass.
Under his order to restricting people not from the Wen Wu City to enter the city, the bandits were having a bad time in their attempts. In estimation alone, at least over a hundred bandits were killed the moment they failed to produce any proof of documentation related to their affliction to any of the parties.
This step proof successful, especially against the bandit who failed to obtain any of the documentation no matter where they go. With the number of spies is getting lower, the people from the Seven Star Sect under Yang Chen Kun's control is getting more restless.