Leader of the Ark Raiders

There was an hour and 48 minutes left at this point.

She has run out of steel to spare.

Everyone held their breath and focused their eyes on Maria.

The forging result suddenly broke, and many craftsmen had similar accidents in the forging competition.

Some people knew that they could not complete the work, so they chose to leave the stage directly.

Maria took a deep breath, and picked up the broken billet from the ground with tongs.

She didn't go straight to the stage, but ran to the workbench quickly, welded the broken steel billet, and re-forged it.

"—OK, it seems our little girl hasn't given up yet!"

The host yelled.

Shen Cangye seemed to see the figure wielding the forging hammer coincided with the figure who once faced the tyrannical attack of the Rusty Bronze Knight in the knight competition.

The Cavaliers will not back down.

Linguang will not back down.

However... Can she make a comeback like she did in the knight competition?

761. Lost the game, won...

Ding, ding, ding——

The crisp sound of hammering iron resounded in the workshop.

In Maria's world, there was no cheering or sighing from the outside world.

Her only thought is to complete this work and advance to the competition.

She is in a hurry.

She admitted that she was anxious.

She wants to win so badly.

Desperately wanting to be recognized.

That is what she has pursued and worked hard since she was a child.

It was the only thing she could compare with her sister's talents.

Vulcan said that her abilities are trustworthy, and Uncle Koval said that she is an all-rounder in forging...

She can do it.

She believes she can do it.

She doesn't want to lose, and she can't lose.

Because she is a member of Linguang.

Linguang should be powerful!

There are so many people who are paying attention to her and caring about him.

She also wanted to get that precious forging formula.

She also has to make equipment for her sister.

She... also made an appointment with him to forge weapons for him by herself.

She wants to win, she has to win.

This is only the first step.

How could you lose this small first step! ?How can you lose! ?

That was something she had fought for for more than ten years!

There is enough time... She calculated in her heart that as long as there were no mistakes, there would be still time!

Maria quickly re-forged the semi-formed forging.

however.

When she wanted to go back to the furnace to heat it again, she suddenly found that the fire in the forging furnace went out at some point.

Maria hurriedly rekindled the fire, but failed after several attempts.

After a full 15 minutes, the staff who overhauled the equipment entered the venue, only to find that her forging furnace was faulty.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have spent as much time building the fire in the first place.

Discussions and accusations in the audience grew louder, blaming the organizers for not checking the equipment in advance.

Maria had no time to care about the voices of the audience.

She looked up, and everyone else was using the forge, and it was impossible for her to borrow someone else's.

She could only grit her teeth and watch her forging gradually cool down.

When the staff pulled back a forging furnace despite the criticism from the audience, the time was already extremely tight.

Unyielding, Maria rekindled the fire, heated the forging, forged and pressed...

Sweat slid down her forehead, hit the red hot iron, and was instantly evaporated into water vapor.

Tears rolled down her face when she didn't realize it.

There is less than an hour left.

And she hasn't even finished the forging process yet.

Maria was almost doing her best.

Her arm was burned, her lip was bitten in tension, and blood flowed to her chin, but she didn't know it.

Almost mechanically, she quenched it, then shaped it, and added the handle.

There is one final step—

if only……!

"time up!"

The host said loudly.

Maria's movements froze, and she froze in place.

She doesn't even have time to polish her work.

The craftsmen followed the host's instructions and came to the judges' seat in the middle of the forging table.

The host glanced at each craftsman, "Your challenge today is to forge a dagger with a blade length between 18 and 24 centimeters, which must have a handle, a knife grid and a blood groove, and be cut on both sides. Next, the judges will inspect your weapons, and one player will be eliminated in this round according to the quality of the finished product."

Maria stared blankly at the judges and pursed her lips.

"Mr. Kivelli, please show the judges your weapons."

The host called the No.1 craftsman's name.

Kivelli is a tall and burly man of the Plenty.

He is a veteran, a craftsman with ten years of forging experience, and a frequent visitor to the forging competition.

"See you again this year, old man!" A judge smiled at Kivili.

"This year's champion will also be mine." Kivili was full of confidence, and walked forward with his dagger in hand.

The judges checked the dagger one by one and gave their evaluation.

"Perfect, no cracks, no blemishes."

"It's rare to see such a high degree of completion in the first round. It's very good!"

"It seems that Mr. Kivili, who has won the forging competition for two consecutive times, is bound to win this year!" The host took the lead in applauding.

"Of course." Kivili held his head high, "I'm here for the championship."

"Mr. Odell." The host called out the name of the No.2 craftsman.

Followed by No.3 and No.4.

The judges inspect and comment on their works one by one.

In the end, Maria's work was handed over to the judges.

Just glanced at it, and the five judges shook their heads one after another.

"It's a substandard piece of work."

"Your dagger didn't leave the blood groove as required."

"You spend so much time lighting your forge that you don't have enough time to craft weapons, if only you could polish your creations more."

"Breakage of forged materials is a common mistake made by novices. The main reason is that the heating temperature is not well controlled. This is normal. Don't be discouraged, work harder next time!"

The blond girl listened to the judges' words without saying a word.

——Common mistakes made by novices.

These words deeply hurt her heart.

How many years have you been engaged in forging?

What she is most interested in happens to be what she is best at, and she is excited about it and works hard for it.

She has always felt that craftsmanship is what she is most proud of and best at.

She also always thought that even if her technology could not illuminate the earth, it could still illuminate others a little bit.

but……

She has worked hard for more than ten years, put in countless efforts and enthusiasm, everything she has sacrificed for this career, and her belief that she wants to burn herself to illuminate others...

It turned out to be just wishful thinking of a novice.

"—Thank you, Miss Maria, your work is excellent, but it failed to meet the criteria for promotion."

The judges give the final verdict.

The host said: "Please hand in your weapon, Miss Maria."

Maria squeezed her fist and said, "Can you give me another chance?"

For a moment, the judges and the host were all stunned.

"My forging furnace was faulty at the beginning, and I spent a lot of time on lighting and heating. Can you give me another chance? I will definitely be able to do it well!" Kuranta girl begged.

The judges looked at each other in blank dismay.

For a moment, one of the judges shook his head, "We are really sorry for this, but we have no such precedent to give the opportunity to participate again."

Maria lowered her head.

In an instant, there was an uproar in the audience.

"You can't do this! You are bullying people!"

Maria's supporters were outraged.

"Give you a broken forge, can you do it?"

"Give her a chance!"

The judges bit the bullet and said nothing.

At this time, Kivili suddenly turned to face the auditorium.

He stared at the angry audience, and shouted: "Shut up! An outstanding craftsman is one who can handle accidents! Does she deserve the title of craftsman?"

Someone immediately retorted: "It's not your forging furnace that broke down, it's easy for you to say!"

"I'm sorry everyone..." Maria suddenly said, "I'm sorry, I'm not as skilled as others."

The audience fell silent.

All eyes were on the blonde Kuranta girl.

She lowered her eyebrows and closed her eyes, turning around silently and walking down the field.