Chapter 295 The Imperial Family’s Princess
Ou Yangming nodded with a smile and asked, “How should I address you, miss?”
Although there was a brief confrontation, they developed a form of respect or each other.
“I’m Wu Hanning.”
Ou Yangming was shocked. “Ah, you have the dynasty’s surname. I was being discourteous.”
Back then, the Wu family rose and fought for the throne, then they built the dynasty from the capital, and their inheritance was passed on for thousands of years. The Wu family’s ancestor was a proud person, who adopted the family’s name as the title of the reigning dynasty. From then on, the Wu dynasty controlled the people in the world and was known as the irresistible lord.
Needless to say, there were many people with the surname Wu in the world, but not all of them were disciples from the imperial family. Even so, the fact that the young lady had such an appalling mental power proved that she was a blessed disciple from the imperial family.
The Intermediate Blacksmith, who collapsed to the ground, was baffled. He was the blacksmith assigned to run errands for the imperial family, hence he was naturally aware of Wu Hanning’s identity.
Nonetheless, Her Royal Highness had ordered him not to expose her identity, so he dared not reveal anything even when Advanced Blacksmiths like Feng Guangyuan pressured him just now.
Who knew, the princess disclosed it herself. Even though she only told Ou Yangming her real name, how was it different from exposing her identity as a part of the imperial family?
At that moment, the blacksmith thought that Her Royal Highness and Master Ou Yangming were too profound to be understood.
Wu Hanning waved her hand gently and said, “You may leave.”
“Yes.” The Intermediate Blacksmith, who led the way, forcefully stood up and left while trembling in fear. It was not that he wanted to embarrass himself in front of Her Royal Highness, but he could not help it. Besides, he had reached his limit by dragging his shivering legs out of the room. “Master Ou, I’ll be at ease if you’re the one who’s taking up the task.” Wu Hanning fixed her gaze on the young fellow and said, “My uncle told me that your talent in smithing art is unparalleled. If anyone can perfectly upgrade my weapon’s equivalent rank, it’ll only be you.” Ou Yangming twitched his mouth, and he was at a loss.
“Young Lady Wu, who’s your uncle?”
Wu Hanning chuckled. “My uncle parted with you not long ago. Did you forget him already?”
The young fellow was stunned, but he quickly reacted to the situation. “Master Wu Hongxi?”
“That’s right.”
Ou Yangming had a strange look on his face because he was confused. “But according to my knowledge, when Master Wu Hongxi debuted, he told some people that he was not part of the imperial family.” Master Wu Hongxi’s title as the Fine Grade King was so famous that his past achievements were spread far and wide, so Ou Yangming heard of him even when he was in Changlong County. “He focuses on the smithing path wholeheartedly and is proud, so he’s indifferent toward getting support from the imperial family. Though he didn’t change his surname, he never admitted his identity as part of the family,” Wu Hanning explained while she shook her head. She paused and added, “But this isn’t a secret among the higher-ups in the capital.”
Ou Yangming’s eyelids twitched and thought, ‘No wonder Wu Hongxi was able to transfer many Advanced Blacksmiths from the imperial family to his workshop to study the smithing of a magic tool. On top of that, Master Jin Shengjie wasn’t too surprised when he knew about it as well, so he must’ve known.’ He nodded and cast aside his thought. “Young Lady Wu, where’s your weapon?”
Wu Hanning brushed her hand across her waist. Next, a vague light flashed for a split second, then a peculiar longsword was seen in her hand.
The longsword was slightly shorter than ordinary longswords, but its handle was much wider. It seemed like Wu Hanning could not fully control the weapon with her slender hand, but for some reason, Ou Yangming felt like the lady became one with the sword.
It was as though the longsword was a part of Wu Hanning’s body but was extended out.
Nevertheless, what shocked Ou Yangming was not the longsword but Wu Hanning’s motion when she retrieved it.
Ou Yangming gasped and uttered word by word, “An interspatial bag!”
Yes. He was certain that the longsword was drawn from an interspatial bag. Not only because Wu Hanning looked like she was performing magic when she retrieved the longsword, but most importantly, it was because he recognized the faint fluctuation of space.
Wu Hanning grinned and said, “It’s a secret treasure passed down in my family. Please keep it a secret for me, Master Ou.”
Ou Yangming nodded and hesitated for a while before he used his Military Fire to view the longsword’s attributes.
[Item: Distinguished longsword (Yellow)] (Equivalent Rank: Ordinary Tool, High Grade, Rank Five]
[Attributes: Sharpness +15, Toughness +15, Power +3, Ice Attribute Might +2, Durability 14]
(Skill: Freeze Combo (Rank One)] Ou Yangming’s face changed because the longsword’s attributes were astounding and unbelievable.
Perhaps High Grade Rank Five was an extremely rare equivalent rank for ordinary people, but it was not a big deal to blacksmith masters like Ou Yangming.
However, the three special properties on the longsword were moving.
Power +3 was the layering limit for most Advanced Blacksmiths, but as compared to the two other properties, 3 points of Power were not that great.
It was Ou Yangming’s first time seeing the Unique Attribute of Ice Attribute Might +2. He could not fully understand it, but he figured out its function based on its literal meaning. It was an attribute that allowed a certain increase in might when one released ice series power.
‘Looks like Young Lady Wu cultivates the Ice Series Essential Qi Secret Technique,’ he thought. As for the last skill…
Ou Yangming immediately thought about his Blood Flight waist sash. This was his second time seeing a piece of equipment with skill, but the might of the Freeze Combo Skill was not something he could fathom.
He looked deeply at Wu Hanning and finally understood why she made such a strange request.
The three properties were incredibly rare indeed. In a way, half of Wu Hanning’s strength depended on them.
Despite that, the longsword’s quality made him speechless.
High Grade Rank Five… Could not match the weapon at all.
Ou Yangming pondered and blurted all of a sudden, “Young Lady Wu, I have a presumptuous request.”
“Master Ou, please go on.”
“If I’m able to upgrade your weapon to a perfect state, can I take a look at your interspatial bag?” Ou Yangming asked seriously then added after some thought, “I don’t want to take it away; I only want to observe it for an hour.”
Wu Hanning hesitated for a while before she asked, “What’s a perfect state?”
Ou Yangming answered without any hesitation, “Upgrading an item to the peak of Fine Grade Rank Five while retaining the Unique Attributes.”
“Are you confident about achieving it?” Wu Hanning’s eyes lit up.
It was her long-cherished wish to be able to improve her weapon, which suited her the most, to the extreme, but even Wu Hongxi was not confident about accomplishing the task.
Ou Yangming nodded with a serious face. “I can do it indeed.”
Wu Hanning’s heart skipped a beat when she looked at Ou Yangming’s bright eyes, and an unusual thought crossed her mind.
It was not because she was moved by Ou Yangming, but because the young fellow could fulfill her long-desired wish, hence she could not suppress the excitement.
“Very well. As long as you deliver on your promise, I’ll let you take a look at my interspatial bag,” Wu Hanning responded sternly. Ou Yangming was elated, so much so that gleams of light could be seen in his eyes. ‘An interspatial bag—it’s an interspatial bag!’
While he acquired an interspatial bag’s refining method from the crystal ball and possessed the basic materials, knowing the process was one thing because it would not be easy to carry it out.
If he could observe and refer to a finished product, the outcome would be entirely different.
Ou Yangming nodded and curbed his thought. “Young Lady Wu, I’ll be starting the process soon, you…”
Wu Hanning walked toward the casting table and brushed with his hand again, revealing many materials on the table.
“Master Ou, all materials have been prepared, so I’ll just wait for your good news.” Following that, she nodded and left gracefully.
She seemed relaxed when she left, but her nervousness could not be put into words.
After all, the weapon was too important to her, so she could not bear it even if it was slightly damaged.
If the person was not Ou Yangming, who was highly recommended by Wu Hongxi, she would not have taken the risk.
Ou Yangming watched her leave, then he turned around and made his way to the casting table. He was in shock when he glanced at the materials that were laid out.
There were more than just featured steel, and some of them were quite valuable and superior. Although Ou Yangming knew the imperial family was wealthy, he could not help but sigh.
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‘That chick is being too wasteful!’
As a thought crossed his mind, Ou Yangming reached out to touch a peculiar white ore.
It was his first time seeing the ore. The white ore seemed normal, but since Wu Hanning had prepared it, it was definitely unordinary.
As soon as Ou Yangming’s palm touched the ore, a penetrating chill spread into his body. His face changed, and he shuddered because of the chill. The coldness in the ore was so intense that even Ou Yangming, who had a strong physique, could not withstand it.
Feeling curious, he employed his Military Fire but still failed to probe the item’s background.
At the spur of the moment, hid eyelids twitched, and he mumbled, “A peculiar stone!”
The ore was indeed the same as the tough stones in the Chaos Cave as they could not be identified through appraisal art.
When Ou Yangming looked at the longsword then at the only white ore, he came to a sudden realization.
The two distinctive attributes in the weapon were likely related to the bizarre stone.