Ou Yangming slowly entered the square, where many casting tables were arranged some time ago. In fact, the apprentices had answered the questions on the tables earlier. When the apprentices left, and the blacksmiths that possessed the Military Fire or the spiritual fire entered, the atmosphere in the square instantly turned heavy.
After all, an apprentice was an apprentice; they did not have the Military Fire nor the spiritual fire.
Besides, even if the apprentices were favored by their elders and gained an opportunity to obtain the Military Fire, they might not necessarily succeed in getting the fire.
On the contrary, although the people on the stage at the moment were not official blacksmiths, they possessed either the Military Fire or the spiritual fire. In other words, they had truly entered the door to being a blacksmith, and they were skilled enough to be respected.
