Chapter 132 Leather Armor

Ergouzi lost several battles in a row in the martial arts examination for 15 spiritual stones.

I only occasionally win one or two games, and my performance is very stable, and I have always maintained a ranking in the middle and lower reaches.

Everything is under the planning of the officials.

However, during the last battle, a little accident occurred.

His opponent turned out to be the Shamafu who had dealt with him in the black market before.

Even the captain's groom came here to take the martial arts examination.

Originally, according to the previously agreed upon script, Ergouzi should lose this round.

But this groom was too ugly, had bad breath, and was very provocative.

Ergouzi couldn't hold back at that time and beat the groom severely on the competition platform.

Five big teeth were knocked out on the spot, two ribs were broken, especially the fat face, which was swollen by him.

"ah!"

"Ahhhh..."

After Shamafu suffered so many beatings, he fell to the ground, clutching his chest and groaning, never daring to get up again.

Ergouzi finished venting his anger and felt refreshed. Only then did he remember that he should lose this round.

Thinking that I was about to lose 15 shiny spiritual stones, I felt filled with regret and regret.

He walked to Shamafu and asked softly:

"Why don't you get up and punch me again? It'll be easy if I don't fight back."

But this Shamafu is also a coward. After receiving that beating just now, he thought Ergouzi was thinking of some way to torture him again.

He completely regarded Er Gouzi's kindness as a wolf's liver and lungs.

He lay on the ground and groaned, but would not get up, which made Ergouzi very helpless.

Seeing that the examiner was about to announce the result of the competition, Ergouzi's quick wit came out of nowhere.

He quietly bit the tip of his tongue, and a stream of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. He covered his chest with his hand, seeming to be in extreme pain.

"What a powerful secret technique to injure people with real energy!"

As he spoke, a mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth, and then he fell to the ground. His hands and feet twitched for a moment, and then stopped moving.

The examiner originally saw that Ergouzi won and did not match what he had promised in advance. He felt very embarrassed and did not know how to score.

Now seeing Er Gouzi suddenly vomiting blood and falling to the ground convulsing, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and didn't have to be too embarrassed.

Now of the two people on the martial arts stage, one was injured and groaning, and the other vomited blood and fell to the ground and fainted.

In such a comparison, the outcome is decided, and the outcome is decided.

However, after this battle, Er Gouzi completely fulfilled his title as a monk with kidney deficiency and was reviled by many viewers.

After the competition, there was a literary test, which required articles on military literature, tactics, and governance.

For people like Ergouzi who love to learn and are hungry for knowledge, it is not that difficult.

He was confident and started writing on the scroll as soon as he picked up the pen.

"A general must be wise, trustworthy, benevolent, courageous and strict..."

"An official must be benevolent, righteous, polite, wise, and trustworthy..."

"The benevolent love others, and those who love others will always love them..."

Ergouzi has read a lot of sages' books in the past few years.

Now when I start writing, I can speak eloquently and talk about benevolence, justice and morality as soon as I open my mouth.

The only drawback is that the handwriting is too ugly.

I usually focus on reading, practicing swordsmanship, and occasionally killing people and stealing things, but I just forget to take time to practice calligraphy.

But it doesn't matter, even if he doesn't write a word now, he just rubs the test paper on his butt.

Then write your name and hand it in, and the examiner will interpret the profound meaning from the traces of wiping your butt.

He answered the paper so seriously because he had been reading the book for so long, wanted to have fun, and wanted to prove that he was still somewhat talented.

After you finish writing, hand in the paper and leave.

After leaving the examination room, others were still watching outside the examination room, anxiously guessing the results of the martial arts examination. Ergouzi had already arrived at the black market.

Perhaps because of the exam, there were not many people in the black market today, and it was deserted.

Ergouzi came to the Baixiong Pavilion again.

The old weapon refiner was bored and drinking tea.

Seeing Er Gouzi arriving, even through the mask, he recognized him from his body shape and behavior, and quickly stood up to greet him.

"Fellow Taoist, you are well and welcome!"

"Please sit down quickly!"

"Didn't you go to the examination room to watch the exam?"

"The exam has been completed."

Ergouzi sat down on the chair opposite the old man.

After taking a sip of tea, he untied a large bundle and spread it out on the ground.

"Please help me taste it. How do you like this material?"

Inside is a whole piece of snake skin, more than three feet wide and two or three feet long.

When the old man saw Er Gouzi unpacking his baggage, he had already squinted his eyes and stood up.

At this time, he stretched out his hand and gently stroked the entire snake skin.

Squint your eyes, release your consciousness, and carefully feel the aura and structure inside.

"good!"

"This is actually the skin of a second-level snake demon. It is extremely well preserved and has no damage at all."

This skin was peeled off by Ergouzi from a complete snake carcass, so it was certainly well preserved.

Originally, the spiritual energy had lost a lot and its quality had declined. He kept it in the gourd for a few days, but now its quality has improved a lot.

"Do you think this snake skin of mine can be refined into leather armor, leather boots, etc.?"

"Of course you can, and you can refine a whole set of them, and it's more than enough."

The old man rubbed his palms with excitement, feeling extremely itchy.

"Then please help me refine a set of soft armor."

"Okay! Please come with me to the secret room to discuss the specific refining plan."

The old man immediately led Er Gouzi to a secret room.

Before refining a full set of soft armor, the two had to discuss the specific refining plan, such as the style and pattern, the thickness of the armor, the engraved array, the craftsmanship, etc.

The two discussed for two hours before finally finalizing everything.

Originally, refining this set of leather armor would cost a lot of spiritual stones.

However, this snake skin is very large, and there are still a lot of scraps left, which are left to Bai Duan Pavilion as the cost of refining.

There is a rest room in Bai Duan Pavilion, and Er Gouzi lives here and waits.

Occasionally, he would go to the market to take a look, and if he saw a suitable spiritual medicine or spiritual medicine seed, he would buy it.

After waiting for two days in the black market, the leather armor was finally successfully refined.

A complete set of leather boots includes a leather hat, leather robe, underwear, leather pants, and leather boots. Each single item has reached the level of a medium-grade magic weapon.

Each single item is engraved with a formation, which has the functions of dustproof, fireproof, waterproof, and anti-sweat odor.

The old man said that there are some whitening and temperament-enhancing formations, but Er Gouzi didn't want them, but chose to draw more protective formations.

When all are worn together, the formations on many single items will be connected together to form a large rune formation, providing stronger protection.

Er Gouzi tried it on and found that although it was made of leather, after being worn by the old man, the texture became extremely soft, just like cloth.

It fits well and is very comfortable to wear.

And several layers of leather protection are added to many vital parts.

The old man picked up a magic weapon flying sword on the shelf and handed it to Er Gouzi.

"Try the protective effect."

Er Gouzi took the sword and cut his arm with a knife, but no scars were left, and the leather armor was still intact.

He tried to use this magic weapon flying sword to scratch and stab many places on his body, and even used a lot of strength, but did not hurt the leather armor.

When I was skinning in the cave, I couldn't cut it with magic tools. Now that it has been refined, it has become tougher and harder to be cut by swords.

"Good! Good! Thank you!"

After Er Gouzi got the leather armor, he put it on and went out of the black market.

After waiting for a few days in the county government office, the day of the announcement finally came.

Every name in the top ten was exactly the same as the list Yang Tie said.

Er Gouzi ranked 13th, and he would be a juren in the future.

With this reputation, he could become an official and make some money, or he could be a big landlord and he didn't even have to pay taxes.

The top 10 people on the list all came from big families. Although they made the list and achieved good results, they all looked calm, showing excellent cultivation.

On the contrary, those at the bottom of the list were ecstatic and even crazy with joy because they accidentally passed the juren exam.

When Er Gouzi saw his ranking, he was neither sad nor happy, and he was not particularly excited, because he had known the result long ago.