"Truly... truly... it is... the core arcane rune of the fire seed!"
"And he didn't just repair the core arcane rune on the fire seed, he even made the other arcane runes on it resonate!"
"This... this should only happen the moment the armor master forged the fire seed!"
Shen Qing's face was also filled with shock, his usually steady demeanor faltering.
"Hey, hey, did you see that? That perfect trajectory just now, it was as if the armor master who forged this fire seed himself was making repairs!"
"Arcane rune复现... someone can actually do it!"
"I always thought it was a legend..."
"Who is this kid?"
"The super genius who mysteriously disappeared earlier, even the captain of the first-generation Shadow Exploration Team wouldn't be as good as this..."
...
The crowd was silent for a moment, then erupted, discussing Ye Feng in a clamor, their faces filled with astonishment.
Listening to the discussions around him, Ye Feng couldn't help but feel bewildered.
This arcane rune repair was something quite basic recorded in the Fire Seed Record. After studying the Fire Seed Record, he discovered that the arcane runes on the fire seed were the most important.
As long as he filled them in according to the arcane runes recorded in the Fire Seed Record, it would be fine. He was already very familiar with many arcane spells. For ordinary mechas' fire seeds, Ye Feng could even modify them into bombs by changing the arcane runes to overload the fire seed...
Just now, to avoid attracting too much attention, Ye Feng had specifically chosen a somewhat ordinary fire seed, Yellow-tier Grade Two. He didn't attempt higher grades, nor did he touch the Black-tier Grade One one... but he hadn't expected this...
"Earlier, in order to attract the attention of the Secret Armor Institute and pave the way for my next actions, I didn't repair the fire seed of an ordinary mecha... nor did I choose Yellow-tier Grade One..."
"Now it seems I've attracted a bit too much attention!"
Feeling the astonished gazes from around him, Ye Feng muttered inwardly.
"Uh... that... have I passed the final selection for Armor Master?"
After standing still for a long time, Ye Feng finally spoke.
He noticed that everyone present was chattering about him, while Shen Qing, Shen Bai, and the other two judges were all intently examining the Yellow-tier Grade Two fire seed he had repaired, paying him no mind.
As soon as Ye Feng spoke, the scene fell silent again, and everyone looked at Ye Feng with peculiar gazes!
"Young man, your name is Ye Feng, right?! Do you even realize what you've just done?"
Among the four judges, the only female judge looked at Ye Feng with approval and spoke.
"Hey, Shen Qing, what are you doing?"
At this moment, Shen Bai's voice, considerably loud and full of displeasure, rang out.
"What am I doing?"
"This Yellow-tier Grade Two fire seed was almost completely repaired, with only minor details left. I don't want some bandit with a criminal record to snatch it away!"
Shen Qing hid the Yellow-tier Grade Two fire seed behind his back, glaring at Shen Bai as if he were a thief.
"You..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Bai's face flushed. He looked around, then walked directly up to Ye Feng and declared loudly, "Young man, we're very compatible. I think very highly of you!"
"My name is Shen Bai, I'm 49 years old. On this beautiful day, how about we become sworn brothers!"
"Heaven above, earth as witness, I Shen Bai today become brothers with Ye Feng, henceforth sharing fortune and facing hardship together, not seeking to be born in the same year, month, and day, but only wishing to die in the same year, month, and day... Ah!~"
Shen Bai was excitedly about to pull Ye Feng to perform the sworn brotherhood ritual when he suddenly let out a cry of pain. Shen Qing had just delivered a sharp rap to his head.
"Shen Bai, are you crazy? Are you cursing the young brother to die with you early!"
Shen Qing glared at Shen Bai, exasperated.
"Uh... it seems... that's the case..."
Shen Bai paused for a moment, then realized his mistake and sheepishly scratched his head.
"Um... Ye Feng, you have passed the final selection of the Armor Master!"
"You can report to me at the Secret Armor Institute tomorrow!"
After a pause, Shen Bai spoke again.
"Congratulations, Mr. Ye!"
"Congratulations!"
"A hero emerges from the young!"
...
As Shen Bai finished speaking, many people present stepped forward to congratulate him. Regardless of whether their words were appropriate, they all eagerly greeted Ye Feng, afraid of being late and missing the chance to make an impression on this future big shot of the Secret Armor Institute.
"Wait a moment!"
Just then, Wang Batian's voice, incredibly rough and piercingly loud, interrupted everyone again.
"Don't you think this kid is suspicious?"
As the crowd looked at him inquiringly, Wang Batian slowly spoke, "A kid who appeared out of nowhere, displaying talent that almost surpasses the院长 of the Secret Armor Institute, and is second only to the first-generation City Lord!"
"You must understand, the research on mechas and fire seeds is unique to Mecha City!"
"This kid of unknown origin might be a spy sent by an enemy force, aiming to steal the core secrets of the Secret Armor Institute, or to sabotage our fire seeds!"
Wang Batian looked at Ye Feng with extremely dangerous eyes, a flicker of killing intent flashing in the depths of his gaze.
"Damn it, what kind of trash is this guy!"
Ye Feng felt a surge of anger in his heart, "This t-"
Wang Batian let out a wild laugh, his face full of mockery, clearly not believing Ye Feng's words.
"It's true, that old man driving the silver-white mecha said so himself!"
Ye Feng immediately retorted.
"Silver-white mecha?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Qing's expression changed slightly, as if he had remembered something.
"Yes, I think it was called Silver Phantom. It's a very powerful mecha!"
Ye Feng nodded and explained.
"Hiss!"
"What?"
"Silver Phantom?"
"Say that again!"
...
As Ye Feng uttered "Silver Phantom," everyone's expression changed drastically.
...