A Top Scholar in Everything

The investigation proceeded swiftly.

Led personally by two masters, Baiyu and two others went along. The mining area was completely sealed off, and all miners and nearby people were controlled; the school would investigate them one by one.

There were quite a few deaths in the mining area.

However, the contractor concealed a large number of casualties for profit, only coming to Celestial South Martial Arts University to issue a task when it could no longer be hidden, leading to a misjudgment of task difficulty.

Of course.

Now that three martial arts school students have died, his outcome will not be good.

As for the condition of the battlefield,

after being handled by Baiyu and the others, no useful information could be derived, but the identities of the three demons were confirmed.

Celestial South Martial Arts University released an announcement and simultaneously shared the news with the Anomaly Bureau and the Bounty Hunter Association.

This was followed by organizing a group of third-year students to besiege the entire mining area, cleansing those miners who had turned into demons thoroughly.

To be precise, they were not demons in the true sense of the word.

Rather, they were a product of aberration.

Dull-witted, ugliness in form, they could not even freely change shapes.

This clearly did not even count as a semi-finished product, merely a counterfeit inferior product.

It's unknown how those three demons catalyzed them.

The only relatively successful one was probably the mutated demon controlled by He Chenghai, which killed the black-skinned figure and also escaped.

Subsequent matters were largely unrelated to Baiyu and his companions.

The trio, as heroes in demon extermination, received a large amount of mission rewards.

...

Manufacturing Academy, Forging Department.

The deafening sound of hammering was like a symphony, stimulating the eardrums of the visitors.

Jiang Xi held an oiled paper chicken in her hand, chewing it with big bites, without any concern for her lady-like image: "Every freshman can receive a D Level alloy weapon for free here, but it's of no use, it's not as sharp as the weapon I brought from Golden Rainbow Academy."

A D Level alloy weapon.

For students with support behind them, it's not a valuable thing.

But for those from poor backgrounds, it represents a handy weapon.

Jiang Xi is the sole representative from Golden Rainbow Academy.

Ning Qian comes from a wealthy family.

For them, naturally, they wouldn't think much of a D Level alloy weapon.

Baiyu came this time to forge a suitable weapon for himself. The rewards from this mission, besides GPA, also included an opportunity to craft an A Level alloy weapon.

An A Level alloy.

Besides the S Level, it's already the sharpest and most durable metal.

Of course.

Living Iron is yet above both.

However, Living Iron is precious, in the school's exchange list, each Living Iron Weapon requires an astronomical number of GPAs.

"Ning Qian has recently been taken into seclusion by her master, and it may be a long time before she returns, she asked me to tell you."

Jiang Xi chewed her food, her words somewhat unclear.

Baiyu nodded.

Indeed, this girl should undergo special training, though her foundation is not weak; the supplementary lessons from Baiyu over the past three years have made her theoretical foundation solid.

It's just in actual combat, she's really lacking.

Perhaps this is related to her personality.

The two of them ventured deep into the Forging Department.

Besides the lobby where many freshmen were practicing their forging spirit techniques, the back of the Forging Department consisted of individual courtyards and rooms.

Hanging outside the rooms and courtyards were wooden tokens.

On them were written either "Open for Business" or "Resting".

This is where real weapon crafting takes place in the Forging Department.

Most courtyard owners were forging experts, either junior or senior students, or some masters, as well as graduates from previous years who still worked at the martial arts school.

However, one thing is certain.

The weapons crafted here were absolutely qualified, and significantly better than those on the market.

"Where are you planning to have yours crafted? Different masters have different specialties." Jiang Xi used her limited experience to explain to Baiyu.

After all, he was her great debtor.

Baiyu was planning to craft a handy long blade.

The two wandered around for a whole circle, finally stopping in front of a rundown small courtyard, the courtyard gate bearing the words for crafting bladed weapons, crooked as if written by a child.

Jiang Xi furrowed her brow: "Are you sure you want to do it here? This place looks like it's about to close down due to lack of business."

Baiyu shook his head, revealing a profound smile: "You don't get it, true divine weapons are usually found in places like this."

Jiang Xi was puzzled.

This insight came from Baiyu's experience reading novels in his past life.

The more rundown the stall, the less conspicuous the corner, the more trivial the appearance, often the greater the value contained within.

The pair walked into the courtyard.

There sat a middle-aged man looking in his fifties comfortably in a wicker chair, carving a wooden sculpture.

On the stone table before him, there were quite a few finished pieces.

They were mostly carvings of people.

Each wooden figure displayed sharp carvings, possessing a unique charm.

An expert!

Something stirred in Baiyu's heart.

"Crafting a weapon?"

The man raised his head, revealing a face with scruffy stubble.

He carried an aura of melancholy from having fallen from grace, which was a deadly allure for women who had a penchant for this type.

"Yes, I want an A Level alloy weapon, this is the certification issued by the school."

Baiyu handed over a paper coupon.

The man accepted the coupon, glanced over it, nodding:

"You can pick any A-level weapon in the courtyard, or I'll craft one for you on the spot, but that'll take some time, here's the material and design catalog."

He flipped his hand to reveal two thick tomes.

Crafting takes time.

Baiyu planned to look around first.

If he found an ancient-era divine weapon left forgotten, bringing it value again would be a windfall.

Around the courtyard were racks of weapons.

Many long blades were placed in buckets by the wall.

Moreover.

In the forging rooms within the courtyard, there were many variously shaped long blades on display.

After a few rounds.

Viewing with a not-so-professional eye, Baiyu could tell most weapons within were far from impressive.

Even many marked as A Level alloy blades had many impurities mixed in, barely between B Level peak and A Level.

"How is it?"

"The weapons here are all quite good; even if you casually pick an A Level long blade, you won't lose out," the man's hoarse and weathered voice sounded.

Baiyu's mouth twitched.

Not only was the quality lacking, but there were no divine weapons here, even the junk in the corner he had seen was genuine rubbish...

Turning around.

He glanced at Jiang Xi.

Foodie Jiang Xi understood, turned around, and closed the door.

The man sensed something was amiss, just as he was about to speak, Baiyu interrupted.

"Brother, I'm here to give you business; even if you want to make money, do you have to be so black-hearted?"

"A single A Level Weapon Exchange Coupon can be swapped at the school's exchange office for hundreds of GPA points easily. If taken to the University City market behind, it could fetch an even higher price."

"You use this inferior merchandise to dupe me?"

"And your weapon catalog doesn't even have a single decent A Level long blade?!"

Smack.

Baiyu slapped his hand onto the stone table, his gaze unfriendly.

Sweat began to bead on the man's forehead.