The forging competition was much noisier than the alchemy competition. The sound of hammers repeatedly striking hard materials on anvils echoed throughout the stadium. If not for the special barrier, the spectators would have felt the intense heat coming from the furnaces.
Each participant had already started shaping the materials given to them. As the hours passed, many artifacts gradually began to take form, and many people could already tell what kind of artifact the participants intended to create.
There were more than a thousand participants, and most of them were creating daggers. There were also some who were confident enough to forge swords and even spears.
When the allotted time finally came to an end, most of the participants had completed their creations, with only a small number failing to shape an artifact.
