Chapter 15 The Blacksmith War

From the moment Shi Feng put the Glimmering Breastplates on sale until they were sold out, it only took twenty minutes for all twenty pieces to disappear. Their popularity far exceeded the Guardian Armor.

Many of the players who bought them even posted pictures on the official forum to show off.

Before, forming a team required pleading with everyone. Now, with a casual shout and a look at his impressive equipment, over a dozen elite teams immediately extended invitations, leaving him to pick and choose.

As more and more people paid attention to the Glimmering Breastplate, the players who didn't buy one regretted it, wishing they had borrowed money to purchase one. But now, they were no longer for sale.

Meanwhile, the Blacksmith Association in Jinsha Town was overflowing with people.

The entire spacious hall was packed with players, all representatives of various guilds. They were there for one purpose: to invite Yi Chui Mai Mai (One Hammer Deals) to join their guild.

Among the guilds present, many were well-known, including representatives from third-rate major guilds. Under normal circumstances, these representatives would be proud and arrogant, treating life players with condescension. Even so, these life players would rush to greet them, show utmost respect, and even be moved to tears, vowing to serve the guild and quickly signing contracts to become part of a major guild.

However, times had changed. The higher-ups in the guilds had repeatedly emphasized that they must recruit Yi Chui Mai Mai, or they could forget about their jobs. As a result, these guild representatives were behaving like grandchildren, obediently standing in the hall, waiting for Yi Chui Mai Mai to summon them.

Inside the intermediate blacksmithing room on the second floor…

"Brother Hammer, you're so amazing! I admire you so much! I used to go to third-rate guilds for recruitment, and they wouldn't accept me no matter what. Now, they're all waiting like grandchildren, and you can't even chase them away." A hot-bodied, twenty-something female priest wrapped her arms around Yi Chui Mai Mai's thick arm, her barely-there chest rubbing against him, as she said with a giggling admiration.

Yi Chui Mai Mai looked rugged, with a big beard and small eyes, and sallow skin. He looked over thirty years old, but no one could tell that Yi Chui Mai Mai was actually a college student, barely in his early twenties.

"Hahaha, this is nothing. Who told that idiot to pave the way for me and hide his name, letting all the major guilds know my importance? I really have to thank him." Yi Chui Mai Mai grinned, secretly praising his own cleverness. He had actually thought of using that blacksmith's reputation to give himself the good life he now had, becoming an idol for the masses of players. "Once I get into a first-rate guild and climb into the upper echelons, that'll be the real fun. Right now, I'm just testing the waters, letting those third-rate guilds wait outside. It'll also raise my value and fame."

"Big Brother, what do we do with so many orders we've received?" An assassin asked.

Yi Chui Mai Mai glared at the assassin, disdainfully saying, "Who cares about them? Making one piece loses me nearly two silver coins. Do they really think I'm running a charity? The goal has already been achieved. Just wait for the people from the first-rate guilds to come. Ignore everyone else and just say you're too busy and don't have time."

In order to step on Shi Feng and rise to the top, he used all his classmates' silver coins and spent a lot of credits to buy a large amount of materials and silver coins to make over a dozen Savage Breastplates. The most expensive one sold for 4 silver coins, causing him to lose a lot of money. But now, it was all worth it. As long as he was accepted into a first-rate guild, he would have as many materials as he wanted in the future, a large monthly salary, and a bunch of beautiful female players to choose from. Just thinking about it made him feel great.

Suddenly, a berserker walked in from outside, looking extremely anxious.

"What's wrong, Qiangzi? Why are you in such a hurry? Did the higher-ups from a first-rate guild come?" Yi Chui Mai Mai joked.

"Something bad has happened! A lot of top-quality equipment has appeared in the auction house. Players on the official forum are all talking about it, and the number of clicks is soaring. It's already exceeded five million clicks. Many guilds have noticed it, and this equipment is also being sold anonymously at a minimum price of 4 silver coins. Everyone suspects it's the work of some blacksmith and they no longer care about you, Boss."

"Also, several first-rate guilds have already issued statements on the forum, willing to hire that blacksmith as the chief blacksmith of their guild at a high salary. Some of the major guilds downstairs have also left and run to the auction house."

Hearing what Qiangzi said, Yi Chui Mai Mai's expression froze.

He had finally attracted the attention of the first-rate guilds, but now that anonymous blacksmith had stolen his thunder. If he didn't take back the limelight, those first-rate guilds would probably forget about him.

"How dare he steal my limelight and position? Don't blame me for being impolite. That kind of top-quality equipment must have extremely high costs and a super low success rate. If you sell it for 4 silver coins, I'll sell it for 3 silver coins. Let's see how much you can lose!" Yi Chui Mai Mai suddenly stood up, wanting to make Shi Feng suffer. He couldn't let go of the chief blacksmith position and the 'happy' life he was about to have.

He lost nearly two silver coins for selling a Savage Breastplate with poor attributes. Selling that kind of top-quality equipment for 4 silver coins would cost him at least 4 or 5 silver coins, or even more. He didn't believe he couldn't wear Shi Feng down.

"But Big Brother, we don't have many silver coins. We can make less than ten more Savage Breastplates at most," Qiangzi said worriedly.

"What are you afraid of? I still have some capital. I'll just spend more credits to buy materials and silver coins. I don't believe I can't beat that kid. You have to know that kid will lose two or three times more than us for selling one piece of equipment. What are we afraid of?" Yi Chui Mai Mai said heroically, full of confidence. He believed that Shi Feng was also trying to attract the attention of the first-rate guilds by making such a losing business, but he was definitely the final winner.

Just one hour later, several more Savage Breastplates appeared in the auction house of White River City, with a minimum price of 3 silver coins.

At the same time, a post appeared on the official forum.

For the benefit of the majority of players, I, Yi Chui Mai Mai, have decided to sell Savage Breastplates at a price of 3 silver coins, to fight against the black-hearted blacksmith to the end! Seeking support! Seeking encouragement!

Immediately, a flurry of players responded to the post, pushing it to the top spot, all supporting Yi Chui Mai Mai's conscientious actions.

Because of this, the entire White River City area became lively. Everyone understood that this was a competition between two blacksmiths who could forge Bronze equipment. All the players in White River City were looking forward to it, knowing that the ultimate beneficiary would be them, and they would soon be able to buy cheap Bronze equipment.

The various guilds began to sit back and watch the tigers fight, no longer making any statements, waiting for the final winner, and taking the opportunity to acquire these equipment to develop their guild's strength.

However, Shi Feng himself was unaware of this. He had just finished collecting the stone and hard rocks, and only realized what was happening when he walked into the auction house and found that there were more players.

"You want to fight?" Shi Feng smiled slightly. "Then let's do it."

He brought up the auction house's control panel and put all the Glimmering Breastplates up for sale, setting it to sell twenty pieces every hour, for a total of over one hundred and twenty pieces. That should be enough for Yi Chui Mai Mai to toss around for a while.

Then he used the money from selling the Glimmering Breastplates to buy stencils and hard rocks. After buying all these things, Shi Feng suddenly realized that he still had more than one gold coin left.

The system kept giving him prompts, another Glimmering Breastplate was sold, and so many silver coins had been transferred into his backpack space.

He felt like he was buying more and more silver coins, and there was no sign of it decreasing…

Shi Feng was considering whether to sell some silver coins in the trading center first, to exchange for some pocket money to spend, to avoid the silver coins from piling up in his hands.

ps: The college entrance examination is coming soon. I wish all the candidates will perform exceptionally well. It is said that giving this book some recommendation votes, rewards, and collections will increase your luck value by 50 points on the day of the exam.