Socially anxious people transmigrate to another world; living in seclusion is too difficult.

Based on the information he had gathered, Su Yang visited several blacksmith shops that specialized in crafting elemental bracelets. Since it was an S-grade bracelet, Lin Anlan was very cautious when asking questions. She first asked to see the most expensive bracelet in the blacksmith shop, and then looked at the blacksmith's most prized work. However, the highest grade bracelets in the blacksmith shops she visited were only C-grade. The crafting skills and difficulty of C-grade bracelets and S-grade bracelets were worlds apart.

S-grade bracelets not only require naturally grown materials, but also need to be crafted in a specific elemental environment. If the corresponding elemental particles in the surrounding environment are not concentrated enough when crafting the bracelet, it is difficult to successfully temper it, and there is even a possibility of damaging the materials. C-grade bracelets do not have such high environmental and material requirements.

After visiting several blacksmith shops, none of them had the conditions or potential to forge an S-grade bracelet. This made Su Yang feel a little down. He had finally obtained an S-grade material, but he had no use for it.

"Don't be discouraged. There's still one last place left. Let's go take a look. Maybe we can build it." Seeing that Su Yang was a little down, Lin Anlan comforted him.

The four arrived at the last blacksmith shop and inquired around. They thought this last shop might be the best option, but to their surprise, the blacksmith shop could only make D-grade bracelets, which was worse than the previous shops. Perhaps the city was too small and the demand for bracelet making was not high, so there were no masters of this craft.

Just as the group was about to leave the blacksmith's shop, a young man, about twenty years old, rushed in, holding a bracelet in his hand and excitedly shouting, "Master, look at the quality of the bracelet I just made!"

Die'er looked in the direction of the sound and saw that the bracelet on the young man's hand was emitting three faint streams of light, and there were also some inconspicuous symbols flashing. She immediately made a judgment and whispered to Su Yang, "This young man has potential. The bracelet on his hand has already reached the near-A grade. He has such superb crafting skills at such a young age. Give him another five or six years and he will definitely become a master craftsman."

Su Yang also looked over. The young man had a full head of blond hair, dressed simply, and his body was covered in dust. Even his face and hands were covered in black marks, which showed that he often spent time in the forging room.

At this moment, the master he mentioned, who was also the owner of the blacksmith shop, came out, took the bracelet from his hand, looked at it carefully, and said with satisfaction, "John, I told you you were good. You've graduated. This bracelet should be over grade B. I have nothing more to teach you."

"Really, Master?" John asked incredulously. "This bracelet is really above Grade B? Does that mean I can open my own blacksmith shop?"

"You don't need to keep it open anymore. I'll give you my blacksmith shop. I'm getting old and won't be able to forge iron for many more years. Consider me my successor, hahaha."

"Master, how can that be? If the blacksmith shop gives it to me, what will you do?"

"Hey, people get useless when they get old. I'll look after the shop for you from now on."

Su Yang overheard the conversation between the master and apprentice. Looking at John's energetic appearance, an idea suddenly came to him. He took out the S-grade bracelet material, handed it to Lin Anlan, and whispered a few words in her ear. Lin Anlan immediately objected: "No, how can you give such precious material to a young blacksmith who is just starting out?"

Upon hearing this, Die'er also objected: "That's right. Although he has the potential and will eventually be able to create an S-grade bracelet, it's definitely not now."

Su Yang, however, had his own thoughts. He reasoned that since this young blacksmith could forge a bracelet close to A-grade quality even without A-grade materials, his talent was undeniable. If he could access genuine S-grade materials, he might experience further growth. Moreover, judging from his excitement and agitation earlier, he seemed to be quite pure-hearted, focused solely on becoming an excellent bracelet forger. He would cherish high-grade materials and not waste them easily. If he was indeed a villain, then Su Yang would have no choice but to accept his fate and find another way later.

With this in mind, Su Yang wanted to give it a try, so he insisted that Lin Anlan do things his way. Seeing that he couldn't persuade Su Yang otherwise, Lin Anlan had no choice but to take the S-grade materials to the master and disciple and say:

"Young master, I have a piece of material here. I'd like to ask you to help me make a bracelet. Do you think it's feasible?" As she spoke, she took out the S-grade material and showed it to John.

John was still excited. He was even more excited to see someone come to him to make bracelets so soon after he finished his apprenticeship. He looked at the materials in Lin Anlan's hand. Although he felt they were very valuable, he didn't recognize them and was a little stumped. His excitement dissipated a lot.

"What kind of material is this?" John asked Lin Anlan in confusion, then turned to look at his master.

Before Lin Anlan could speak, the old blacksmith spoke first: "It looks like it should be Grade A material. I heard when I was young that Grade A and above bracelets require special materials to be made. Judging from the appearance of this material, it does seem to be."

Upon hearing that it was a high-grade material, John hesitated. He had never used such a precious material to forge a bracelet before, and he couldn't afford to lose money if he failed. He wanted to refuse, but when he thought that it was a Grade A or higher material, and that if he could use it to forge a bracelet, his skills might improve, he decided to continue. He hesitated for a long time.

Seeing John hesitate, Su Yang walked over to Lin Anlan and whispered a few words. Lin Anlan then continued, "Don't worry, I believe you won't let this material down. You can try other materials first. If this material fails, I won't blame you."

John's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he turned to look at the old blacksmith. The old blacksmith, hearing Lin Anlan's words, nodded to John, signaling him to take the material. Seeing his master nod, John finally accepted the S-grade material from Lin Anlan.

Seeing that John had agreed, Lin Anlan asked, "Master craftsman, how long will it take you to finish making it?"

"Well... I don't have experience in crafting such high-grade materials, so I can't say for sure right now. Is a month enough?" John said somewhat nervously.

Lin Anlan glanced back at Su Yang, and seeing the latter nod, she agreed, "Then we'll come back to pick up the bracelet in a month. It's settled then. Here's the deposit." After saying that, she took the five gold coins that Su Yang handed over and placed them on the table.

John was delighted to see such a large deposit and was about to reach for it when the old blacksmith took it first. He said to John, "Work hard on the craftsmanship. If you need anything, just tell me and I'll prepare it for you. From now on, you can have your work done here. The crafting conditions here are better than in your own little workshop."

Seeing that the agreement had been reached, Su Yang and his companions did not linger and turned to leave.

Stepping outside, Die'er could no longer hold back and bombarded him with questions: "Su Yang, why are you so stubborn? Whether the young blacksmith can successfully forge it is another matter, but that old blacksmith is clearly not a good person. He's faster at taking money than anyone else. He might take the money and materials and run away tonight. You'll regret it then."

Lin Anlan was also somewhat worried: "Can it really be made in a month? Which blacksmith master doesn't take two or three months to make an S-grade bracelet? Even the shortest time I've heard of took a month. Can that little blacksmith named John really finish it in a month?"

Su Yang smiled slightly and said, "Oh well, if we get scammed, we'll just consider it a lesson learned. What's done is done, so there's no need to worry. If all else fails, we can always look for materials later. I don't believe that in such a vast continent as Dragon Absolute, finding an S-grade material is that difficult."

"You make it sound so easy. You have no idea how rare S-grade materials are. Even if you could find them, there would be many people vying for them. What if you can't beat them?" Die'er retorted.

"If we can't beat them, then so be it. Oh well, let's not discuss this anymore. If you're so worried, how about we check on the progress every day?" Su Yang didn't want to argue anymore and decided to follow his intuition.

“That works too. At least we’ll have a better idea of ​​what’s going on if we come to check on it every day. If it really doesn’t work out, we can just take the materials back and forget about the deposit.” Lin Anlan agreed with Su Yang’s suggestion.

As the group walked toward the inn, it was getting close to evening. As they passed the market, they saw a group of soldiers running past them. They then split up and went into various shops. The shops further away, seeing the soldiers arrive, closed their doors and stopped operating.

Su Yang was puzzled by what he saw. Why did these shopkeepers act like mice in front of a cat when they saw these soldiers? Just as he was wondering, a slender male voice called out to stop the four of them.

"Hey, you four in front, stop and be checked!"