But after seeing Li Younan’s sword, before even mentioning the sword’s shape, he hadn’t expected the patterns forged on the sword to be so beautiful.
With the top-notch sword in Beck’s hand for too long, the nearby Dog half-jokingly teased, "It seems Beck is very satisfied with this sword."
Beck came to his senses and finally handed the exquisite sword to Dog, saying, "Try it, see how it feels."
Dog took the sword.
Upon receiving it, he showed a surprised expression, then held the hilt with one hand and slowly ran his other hand down the blade, then waved it a few times in the air.
In terms of weight, for this size, the sword almost achieved a perfect match, and the balance was extremely precise.
Dog hadn’t started testing the sword yet, but he already had the feeling of waving an extension of his arm.
He reluctantly put the sword down, looked at Li Younan, nodded, and said, "Very good feel, I like it a lot, looking forward to the next tests."
Li Younan’s sword was also returned to its place, and then the host said, "All the judges have completed the close examination of each contestant’s sword, so next, please three judges discuss and decide the eliminated contestant."
The three judges exchanged a few words, almost without much discussion, they had already reached a final conclusion.
The final spokesperson was Nielsen, who looked at Brother Liu, and somewhat regretfully said, "The sword you forged has obvious flaws, so we unanimously decided that the person eliminated in the first round is Liu Lin."
Liu Lin showed a helpless expression, yet he was not surprised, and very generously shook hands with others.
When it got to Li Younan, he paused slightly, gripped a little tighter, then seriously nodded to Li Younan but said nothing more.
Li Younan thought to himself, probably because the forging method I used is the same as his, purely hand-forged.
After the first round ended, the host immediately announced that each person would have an hour to continue completing their work, and after the second round, it would enter the tense real test phase.
As soon as the host announced it, Hu Jiexi and Dali Ben quickly threw themselves into their intense work, and neither of their swords had their hilts installed yet.
Compared to their busyness, Li Younan’s mood was much calmer.
Strictly speaking, his sword was actually completed the moment it was lifted from the specially made black dye.
But the next hour felt a bit boring... It was really unnecessary to forcibly do some more work on this sword.
This sword was obviously already brought to the extreme.
Of course, if you’re hard-pressed to find flaws, with Li Younan’s eye, he could surely find some.
But deliberately fixing these flaws, thus destroying the innate natural state just forged, even if really achieving a flawless state, might actually be a flaw in itself.
So, for the next hour, it was quite interesting to watch the other two blacksmiths forge.
The materials for making the hilt must also come from that BMW car.
Dali Ben cut the leather seats from the car, processed them into leather grips, while Hu Jixi used the rubber material from the tires, which after polishing, didn’t feel bad either.
They also quickly completed the making of the hilts.
Finally, the last round of testing began.
Li Younan was still the last to undergo testing. This order was actually quite good, he thought, after all, the strong ones always appear last.
The first to be tested was Hu Jixi.
Even though he had been through this scenario countless times, Hu Jixi still became very nervous each time.
The first was Nielsen’s strength test.
This round’s strength test involved hacking at a cow’s skull.
With the Pompeii Gladius short sword in hand due to its straight double-edged design, the sword was well-suited for chopping.
Nielsen slashed at the cow’s skull, and with the first strike, bone fragments flew, making Hu Jixi sweat nervously and stare at the chopping site.
Li Younan stroked his chin.
To be honest, this kind of test was indeed thrilling.
As a swordsmith, seeing one’s creation being abused in such a way, it was impossible not to feel distressed.
However, Nielsen showed no mercy, and after the first hit, he quickly raised the sword again and swung it for a second blow, this time swapping the blade’s edge, with even more bone fragments flying off with the second hit.
Next was the third strike, where he chopped the horn; the sword cut into the horn about a quarter before it couldn’t go any further.
Nielsen pulled out the sword, checked the double blade, and then loudly announced the result: "The sword showed no nicks, its strength is very good."
He then showcased it to the high-speed camera.
Hu Jixi breathed a sigh of relief and gently clenched a fist.
The test wasn’t over yet, and next was Beck’s sharpness test.
In front were five three-finger thick cotton ropes; Beck swung the sword, instantly cutting through two ropes and the third was halfway cut by the sheer force.
Finally, it was Dog’s practical test.
A dummy stood ahead, Dog wielded a sharp blade, the first strike pierced the chest cavity’s heart on the silicone dummy, with red liquid slowly oozing out.
He pulled out the sword and the second strike sliced across the dummy’s abdomen.

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