As soon as Yaren announced the start of the test, nearly everyone in the section tensed up, their expressions restless.


    Based on the information given, the sooner they answered correctly and pleased Yaren, the faster they could rx.


    After all, who knew when Yaren''s mood would turn sour and suddenly announce everyone else still undertaking the test to fail.


    In this section, Yaren was the ultimate dictator.


    Her words were the final, and those who were to go against it?


    Well, an unlucky contestant had already revealed to them what would be the response to such actions.


    Being thrashed wasn''t the worst part, but having someone from the Paradise ins going to their home city andining to their family was what frightened them the most.


    Nothing was more humiliating than having someone going to your city toin about your conduct. Additionally, receiving such treatment was equivalent to announcing your incapability to everyone.


    While everyone patiently waited for Yaren to put up a question, Xu Feng noticed in the corner of his eyes that Crimson Heart was waving her fingers around the empty.


    ''Not good!'' Xu Feng thought, realizing that she was nning on opening her system interface.


    rmed, he quickly coughed loudly and interrupted Yaren in the process.


    "Do you need some medical attention, contestant?" Yaren raised an eyebrow.


    Had it been someone interrupting her with words, then she would have been enraged, but coughing was a different matter. To ensure every contestant was at their top form, she couldn''t possibly neglect their health.


    There was a borderline to how unruly she could be.


    "Thanks for the concern, Conductor Yaren, but I''m fine." Xu Feng bowed respectfully.


    "It''s just that I tried to open an interface— I meant the magical paper and received a bacsh." He added, speaking some nonsense that was hard to understand.


    "Very well, then I hope to not hear another cough since you refused medical aid," Yaren spoke sternly, clearly letting this matter go for the first offense only.


    "Yes, I will keep that in mind." Xu Feng nodded and returned to his seat.


    Meanwhile, Crimson Heart, who was about to open her system interface, was astonished. She turned her attention to him, gave him a slight nod, and mouthed a silent ''thank you''.


    Others might have notprehended it, but Xu Feng''s words were a direct warning to her actions.


    Opening the interface and receiving a bacsh was a trantion to her opening the system interface would result in disqualification.


    ''He saw me waving my fingers and deduced my actions. What a scary man indeed.'' Crimson Heart thought to herself, feeling grateful for his help, but at the same time, she realized how she now owed him one.


    It would really be quite embarrassing if she nearly got disqualified because she wanted to open her system interface to check the time.


    Naturally, she wasn''t nning on cheating, given the System itself wouldn''t have allowed yers such an advantage.


    While Crimson Heart managed to escape the disqualification briefly, Xu Feng had already turned his attention to Yaren.


    Some might be cursing him orining about why he helped his fellowpetitors. However, none of them realized he merely gave her a hand because he nned on roping her into his Vanguard Guild.


    As for her being his rival in thepetition?


    Xu Feng wasn''t someone who would fight an uncertain battle. Having Crimson Heart here or not, he was confident in his ability.


    And no, it was not arrogant, because arrogant was only used to describe those who talked big but can''t back it up.


    ''Yaren, a lunatic person but a great forger. Her behavior and temperament are worse than Fiona''s, but that doesn''t mean she is hard to interact with.'' Xu Feng inwardly eximed, having recognized her from the start.


    Whatever she does, it would always be out of normal people''s expectations.


    Hence, to interact with Yaren, one must be cautious, but not overly cautious since that would only garner her disliking.


    "Alright, the first question. If a cksmith uses two ipatible materials in a forging attempt, what could happen to the final product? You have 1 minute to record your answer on the magical paper." Yaren announced and began the timer right away.


    The moment the question was brought up, nearly every contestant had a slight grin on their face.N?v(el)B\\jnn


    As experienced cksmiths, how could they not possibly understand the oue of the question?


    As for Crimson Heart, she pondered for a moment before closing her eyes and concentrating on recording her answer.


    Meanwhile, Xu Feng didn''t rush like everyone else.


    ''A general question, but with Yaren''s entric behavior, I doubt the answer is straightforward.'' He was skeptical of the question.


    Using ipatible materials could result in a wed or unstable item that may break easily in battle, or even explode during the forging process. In some cases, the item might inherit strange and unpredictable properties, making it either useless or extremely powerful.


    Such a general solution was known to all cksmiths. Only fake or ignorant ones would answer incorrectly.


    However, at the level of thispetition, Yaren wouldn''t have posed such an easy question.


    ''She mentioned if a cksmith uses two ipatible materials…'' Suddenly, Xu Feng noticed the subtle meaning of the question itself.


    Realization dawned upon Xu Feng, and he quickly began to record his answer.


    The 1-minute mark also passed by rather quickly, and Yaren pped her hands.


    "Alright, no more recording your answer. If anyone dares to, then you already know what will happen." She smiled widely.


    Sure enough, everyone stopped immediately, with none daring to test her words to see if she would go through with it.


    Pleased, Yaren snapped her fingers and all the magical paper flew to her as she nced at the answers from the contestant.


    "Contestant number 12, failed."


    "Contestant number 17, nd as hell."


    "Contestant number 24, decent but not good enough."


    Yaren made multiplements upon reading each of the contestant number''s answers, and those she failed, were automatically disqualified.


    Those who got disqualified had their expressions turned ashen white. They were unable to ept the result.