There was an incredibly odd phenomenon in the capital's Blacksmith Assessment.
The number of apprentices was the highest each time because they could only acquire the Military Fire or the spiritual fire in a few short years. If they missed the time frame, they would be disqualified because of the lack of talent.
Secondly, more candidates went from being an official blacksmith to being a Rudimentary Blacksmith, as well as those who advanced from Rudimentary Rank to Intermediate Rank.
On the other hand, the number of people who progressed from the Intermediate Rank to the Advanced Rank declined like a cliff.
This was because there were not many blacksmiths who were confident about smithing a full equipment set within an hour and even attached an attribute to one of the pieces of equipment.
