As Gandalf delivered the mountain of blueprints and Materials one by one to Ouyezi's top-tier Forging Room, Ouyezi began his non-stop Forging project.

What he was about to forge was a complete set of epic equipment.

The star moon set!

Even for him, an SS-Rank Divine Craftsman, the difficulty was not insignificant.

Fortunately, the Materials Gandalf brought were piled up like a mountain, enough for him to fail more than a dozen times.

Zhou Huai withdrew his consciousness from Ouyezi, gave him the instruction to “forge with all his might,” and then paid no further attention.

He believed that the Smart Core AI would definitely complete the task perfectly.

After all this, Zhou Huai arranged for Gandalf to stay in one of the apartments that Butler Fu had already rented.

This was one of several safe houses that Butler Fu had rented in advance.

Pushing open the door, the loyal old butler had already been waiting for a long time.

“Young Master.”

Butler Fu bowed respectfully.

“Everything has been handled.”

“As per your instructions, the identity of ‘Gandalf’ has been secretly registered as a graduating student of Donghai No. 1 High School through special channels.”

“This is his admission ticket.”

Butler Fu handed over a finely crafted crystal card.

Zhou Huai controlled Gandalf to take it and glanced at it.

“No one at the school knows?”

Butler Fu shook his head, a hint of confidence on his face.

“This old servant found an old friend at the General Education Department, and the name was added directly from within the System.”

“Even the principal of Donghai No. 1 High School doesn’t know that an extra student has appeared out of nowhere in his school.”

Zhou Huai nodded in satisfaction.

He always trusted Butler Fu to handle things.

Everything was ready, just waiting for the east wind.

Next, as long as Ouyezi completed the Forging of the epic star moon set, Gandalf would be able to enter the examination hall in his strongest form!

...

At the same time, in Donghai City's largest underground trading center, the resurrected Yasuo changed into an inconspicuous black trench coat, his hood pulled low, and walked through the noisy crowd.

The air was mixed with the strange smell of various potions and the clanging of metal.

“Come and see! A freshly made Level 20 Fine Battle Axe! Comes with armor-piercing effect!”

“Buying Advanced Demonic Beast cores, large quantities get better prices!”

Zhou Huai controlled Yasuo to ignore the shouts around him and walked straight to a stall selling Skill Scrolls.

The stall owner was a lean middle-aged man with sharp, shifty eyes.

“Brother, what are you looking for?”

“My general Skill Scrolls are the most complete in the entire trading center, and the prices are the most reasonable!”

The professions awakened by Professionals were diverse, and most exclusive skills required understanding through leveling up or completing specific tasks.

However, there were also some widely circulated basic skills that could be learned through Skill Scrolls.

These skills were called “General Skills.”

For example, an archer could learn 【Eagle Eye】 to improve vision and 【Swiftness】 to increase firing speed.

A °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° mage could learn 【Meditation】 to accelerate mana recovery and 【Elemental Affinity】 to enhance skill power.

And a swordsman's General Skills included 【Basic Swordsmanship】, 【Block】, and so on.

Yasuo looked up, his voice hoarse and low from beneath his hood.

“Sword Qi, Throw.”

“One of each.”

The stall owner’s eyes lit up, and he quickly pulled out two scrolls from a pile.

“Alright!”

“Sword Qi is five thousand, Throw is three thousand, a total of eight thousand great xia currency!”

Yasuo did not bargain and paid the money decisively.

The two ancient scrolls in his hand transformed into two streams of light, instantly merging into his body.

A sudden enlightenment surged in his heart.

He had mastered these two skills.

The previous battle had exposed Yasuo's biggest weakness—a lack of effective long-range attack methods.

Learning 【Sword Qi】 would allow him to unleash Sword Qi for long-range strikes, making up for this deficiency.

Although the range of Sword Qi was still very short, it was better than nothing.

Compared to Sword Qi, the Throw skill was what Zhou Huai valued more.

【Throw】

As the name suggested, it was to forcefully throw an item in one's hand at a target.

A seemingly unremarkable, even somewhat useless skill.

But in Zhou Huai’s mind, a crazy and bold idea had already taken shape.

What if...

What if he could attach the Thunder Blink Seal to a thrown dart, and then, at the moment the dart was about to hit the target, activate the Seal to teleport?

What kind of unexpected fighting style would that be?

Isn't this...

The famous ultimate technique of a certain yellow flash in his previous life—the Flying Thunder God Technique?!

Thinking of that elusive, unparalleled figure traversing the battlefield in a flash of lightning, Zhou Huai’s heart couldn't help but burn with excitement.

He went to a weapon shop again, spent a few hundred great xia currency, and bought a large bag of the most common black iron darts.

After all this, he controlled Yasuo to go to an uninhabited wasteland outside the city, ready to begin testing.

A faint, almost imperceptible electric light flashed at the point where his fingertip touched the dart.

The Thunder Blink Seal was successfully attached.

He flicked his wrist.

Whoosh—!

The dart turned into a cold light, making a whooshing sound as it shot towards the trunk of a dead tree a hundred meters away.

Zhou Huai’s consciousness was highly focused, locking onto the rapidly spinning dart.

Now!

Swish!

Yasuo's figure disappeared from his spot, transforming into a zigzagging electric light.

The next instant, he had appeared before the dead tree, his palm precisely pressing on the dart that was about to embed itself in the trunk.

The dart's momentum was instantly nullified, resting quietly in his palm.

And the position where he appeared was perfectly aligned with the dart's flight path.

Zhou Huai’s breath hitched.

It worked!

It really worked!

I'm a damn Genius!

He suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and took out five more darts.

Electric light flickered, and five Thunder Blink Seals were attached simultaneously.

He suddenly flung the five darts in five different directions!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Five streaks of cold light shot through the air.

The next second, Yasuo's figure completely transformed into an elusive phantom.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

He weaved back and forth between the five darts, each flash appearing in an inconceivable position.

One moment he was on the giant rock on the left, the next he appeared between the cliffs on the right.

His figure was ethereal, swift as lightning.

Zhou Huai, caught up in the excitement, also tried to throw new darts at the moment the teleportation was completed, performing secondary, and even tertiary, continuous teleports.

In the valley, electric light flickered wildly.

Yasuo’s figure was completely uncatchable by the naked eye, leaving only fleeting afterimages of lightning.

It was too cool.

This was beyond cool.

The only downside was the astonishing consumption of mana.

Each teleport consumed a hundred mana points.

With Yasuo’s current mana cap of nearly three thousand, he could only sustain continuous teleportation for less than thirty times at most.

However, that was enough.

As for the darts... they were worthless anyway.

Zhou Huai simply ran back to the trading center and directly bought tens of thousands of darts in bulk, stuffing them into Yasuo’s Storage Ring.

After all this, Zhou Huai contentedly had Yasuo take the newly created “small account” Xiang Yu out of the city to level up.

He had to quickly raise Xiang Yu’s Rank and skills.

Only then could his own fragile body receive the most reliable protection.

...

Time flew by.

In the blink of an eye, two days quietly passed.

Donghai City, Forging Guild.

In the Forging Room on the top floor, which was designated as a Forbidden Land.

Ding—!

A clear and long hammer sound, more ethereal than ever before, echoed through the room.

Ouyezi slowly put down the Divine Craftsman’s Hammer in his hand and let out a long breath.

Before him, five pieces of equipment floated quietly.

A robe, gauntlets, battle boots, greaves, and a circlet.

Each piece flowed with a dreamlike star moon radiance, inscribed with profound runes, exuding a heart-pounding epic pressure.

【Ding! Epic star moon set Forged successfully!】

At the same time, Zhou Huai’s main body suddenly sat up from the bed.

A smile appeared on his face.

Outside the window, the morning light was dim.

The sleeping hustle and bustle of the city were slowly Awakening.

The annual, highly anticipated National Professional High School Entrance Examination officially began.