Chapter 1619 Blacksmithing
As the saying goes, there are three hardships in life: blacksmithing, punting, and grinding tofu.
In the eyes of those insightful ancients, these three industries can be said to be the most punished businesses, and blacksmithing ranks first, just shy of being taken advantage of.
After all, although there is a risk of death at any time in punting, the advantage is that you make a lot of money and you are not very tired; selling tofu, in the eyes of many people, you are living like a donkey. , you can't make much if you work early and stay late; but blacksmithing is a living hell, you have to suffer by the forge day and night, even if you are alive, it is like being thrown into the sixteenth level of volcanic hell.
However, the quality of life of the blacksmiths, famous craftsmen, and master craftsmen in [Innocence Realm] is much better, and those who are willing to do this line of work are basically quite capable, which is different from the so-called 'body' in ancient times outside the game. "Strong and strong" are completely two concepts, and the best of them is not even at the epic or legendary level.
But even so, blacksmithing is definitely not an easy job. After all, although the physical fitness of the blacksmiths here has improved, in this world of swords and magic, the quality of the materials has also improved. Just imagine, what can be done in the current world view? He's called a 'good shield', so he has to casually withstand epic level damage, right? Outside of the game, it would basically have an attack power equal to that of a strategic missile, but any reasonable blacksmith would think that it would be impossible for him to hammer out such a thing.
However, for those masters in the game who can be awarded the title of 'famous craftsman', 'magic craftsman', etc., being able to use the same specifications of materials to create similar weapons and armor is basically a basic skill, just the technique of blacksmithing. I don’t know how many kinds, some rely on brute force, some rely on fighting spirit Some rely on equipment, some rely on magic, some rely on alchemy, and some rely on dancing. In short, it can be said to be all-encompassing, and if you want to get a higher professional title evaluation in the blacksmith guild, you can It is quite difficult, even more difficult to obtain than the professional title of the same type of combat profession.
Of course, it’s not just blacksmiths. All non-combat professions in the Innocence are no easier than regular combat professions. Therefore, whether it is a player or an NPC, anyone who can excel in non-combat fields is basically a good choice.饽, to give the simplest example, suppose that the person who first worked for the Bloodwing family has now become a great god of wealth in the [Harlequin Card]. If Cholera's classmate is willing, earning five figures a month is simply easy and enjoyable. This is still a lone wolf way. If a craftsman like him finds a big club or studio, he can make whatever he wants, but considering that he At this moment, my position in [Harlequin Brand] and my share in the soda business can be monetized even more if I am willing.
All in all, it is not easy to become the number one scholar in practice. For a person with no foundation like Mo Tan, even this kind of forging with almost no skills is mostly done by relying on physical strength. , the difficulty is not as high as usual.
He can be sure that Ax Soul is not making things difficult for him, but he is also sure that successfully 'refining' the metal in front of him is definitely not difficult for beginners!
"No rest allowed. I know your physical strength will be replenished very quickly here."
Axe kicked Mo Tan who had lost his center of gravity and fell to the ground for an unknown number of times. The latter grinned and said: "It's just a matter of striking an iron. Haven't you gradually mastered the trick?"
"It's one thing to know how to do it..."
As in As Ax Soul said, Mo Tan, who had just exhausted all his strength but returned to perfect condition within a few seconds, stood up with difficulty and weighed the weight of the hammer in his right hand, which was larger than a human head. Hammer, and then looked at the small hammer in his left hand that was supposed to be a fixed fire tong, but was ordered to be used by Ax Soul, and said with a wry smile: "Whether it can be done is another matter."
Ax Soul Shrugging, he didn’t mean to give any advice at all. He just said a particularly embarrassing mantra: “Strengthen harder~”
"Okay."
Mo Tan didn't say anything else, and just continued to 'forge' the thing in front of him according to Ax Soul's requirements.
Boom! Boom! Bang——! !
Accompanied by the fast-paced and deafening hammering sound, the thing on the big iron felt was constantly deformed under the heavy hammer of Motan. Although it was only a subtle change, it was actually being ' Purify'.
But Mo Tan knew very well that this was just an appearance, because as soon as he stopped, the things on the iron felt would be quickly restored to their previous state. Although it would not be 100% restored, the reset range would be more than 100%. 90%, which is about equal to Bai Gan.
Logically speaking, Ax Soul, who knows that he cannot delay for too long, will not give such a training, because according to the previous rhythm, he will have to hammer for at least a few days and nights before he can achieve any results, so - —
[The problem is still there In terms of method...]
Mo Tan, who once again exhausted all his strength and fell to the ground, got up again after a few seconds, took a deep breath, and while having understood the forging process, he Thinking, while continuing to hit the thing in front of him with a sledgehammer.
Boom! Boom! Bang——
[With my current physical fitness, even if I use the reverse scale to forcibly increase my attributes, I can only get five more hammers at best, except for the final kick. In terms of battery life, It’s just a drop in the bucket...】
Boom! Boom! Boom——
[Since Ax Soul didn’t stop, there must be a way to continue. After all, he has no need or reason to let me do useless work here...]
Boom! Boom! Bang——
[Then the question now is, why didn’t he give me any warning even though he knew the solution? 】
Bang! Boom! Bang——
[Come here, every time the hammer comes here, my physical strength will be reduced to a dangerous point, so I can no longer withstand the feedback force of the next hammer, and my body balance will be directly destroyed. 】
Bang!
Mo Tan fell heavily to the ground again because of his serious imbalance. The sledgehammer in his right hand flew out and hit Ax Soul's feet.
"Uh..."
Axe picked up the sledgehammer like a feather, walked to Mo Tan with an awkward expression, and asked tentatively: "Either, Shall I show you?”
It was obvious that Ax Soul was going to teach him personally.
And Mo Tan is also confident that as long as he can get a little hint, he can understand the mystery.
But——
"Sorry, I want to try again." Unwilling to waste time any more, Mo Tan, who was somewhat reluctant to admit defeat, took the sledgehammer and stood up again Come on, walk slowly to the iron felt and take a deep breath——
Boom! ! !
At first glance, it looked like the same hammer as before, but this time, the moment Mo Tan hit the first hammer, Ax Soul's eyes lit up.
He knew that Mo Tan was on the right track!
Mo Tan also knew that he was on the right track, but he was not surprised. After all, he had tried so many times before, and the last remaining possibility was naturally the one closest to the truth.
Then the question is, what is the truth?
The answer is very simple, the truth is - 'It's not that Ax Soul has never taught Mo Tan, but he has taught it long ago, before Mo Tan came here'.
Only in this way can we explain why Ax Soul has been silent since Mo Tan entered this field, with no guidance or suggestions.
By the way, the reason why Mo Tan didn’t confirm this idea until now was not because he reacted slowly, but because Ax Soul really didn’t talk much just now, and Mo Tan initially thought that those nonsense would not What's the profound meaning? It's only just now that I've determined the sad fact that 'bullshit is indeed bullshit'.
In short, after reaching the conclusion, what Mo Tan had to do was very simple.
You must know that Mo Tan and Ax Soul have only communicated a few times, and the latter has only one chance to 'teach' him.
Boom! !
The big forging hammer suddenly fell down and hit the stubborn piece of metal hard. However, Mo Tan did not hold back at all this time, and actually hit it so hard that it bounced off the iron felt and went straight in. Achieved a stagnant state.
Although this lag will only last for a very short time, if the normal forging process is followed, this gap is enough to disrupt Mo Tan's rhythm. If he had a fire tongs in his left hand instead of a small forging hammer, it would still be better. Okay, but the latter theoretically does not have the function of fixed position...
But this time, Mo Tan didn't care about the theory, but turned around and stepped on the pedal. At the same time, the small forging hammer that was ready to go had already slammed down, directly pulling the metal that had bounced into the air back onto the iron felt, and then——
Bang! ! !
The big forging hammer that was raised high and rotated a full 360 degrees with Mo Tan's figure suddenly fell on the piece of metal. Not only did it smash into a pie shape, it was even crushed in the process. A small piece of rusty place was removed, directly and fundamentally destroying some of the 'impurities'.
Find inertia!
Use the power of your waist!
Stack up your strength!
Remember the correct angle!
Keep the feel!
Stay steady!
Power up!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! ! !
Three minutes later, Mo Tan, who persisted in forging for more than two hundred seconds for the first time, began to produce afterimages when moving. The speed seemed to have increased by more than one level compared to the first time, and the two in his hands The forging hammer kept hitting the metal like fine raindrops, with a frequency as high as three times a second!
Not only that, in the first two minutes, Mo Tan didn't even sweat. In the character panel marked with the three words [Conscious Body] at the back, the physical value did not even drop by 85%, while the previous times forged At that time, with at most five strikes, Mo Tan's physical energy value would drop below 80%, and then it would slide straight down as if the gate had opened, unable to stop at all.
But this time is different. The reason why is that this time Mo Tan does not have the mentality of "forging iron" to win the iron, but the mentality of "fighting" to win the iron!
To put it bluntly, he regarded the metal full of impurities in front of him as Wang Ba Dan, or in other words, it was the 'focus point' that Ax Soul found for him when Wang Ba Dan launched his defense, and then Just hammering to death as if desperate!
Hammers and axes, big hammers and small hammers no longer matter. Through the series of failures just now, Mo Tan has found the 'core' in the right direction and put it into practice in his own way. In practice.
In a nutshell, one hand is responsible for restriction and suppression, and the other hand is responsible for control and containment. The most important thing is that the two must be able to switch seamlessly. In other words, If necessary, Mo Tan would even use the small forging hammer in his left hand to forge, and maintain and control the target's position with the large forging hammer.
This was not easy, but for Mo Tan, who had just failed forging countless times and had been personally taught the corresponding techniques by Ax Soul, it was still barely within control.
After all, it is a target that cannot move. Even if it is smaller, a wooden pile is still a wooden pile!
As for the issue of physical strength, when driving wooden piles, you can completely save strength by relying on inertia, circle drawing and reaction force, and even hit eleven with only 10% of the force. Injury!
Cang! ! !
With a deafening roar, the sledgehammer in Mo Tan's right hand crashed onto the small hammer that had just hit the target, directly setting off a scorching shock wave with the forge as the center radius. The wind and snow within five meters directly evaporated, creating a feeling similar to a sauna.
The metal, which had shrunk at least three times compared to before, and whose color had changed from dark brown to bright silver, erupted with a flash of light, looking very ceremonial.
“Hmm!”
Mo Tan, who had been squeezed out of his last trace of physical energy, swayed and almost fell to the ground, but he finally managed to hold his own while he was being beaten. His legs quickly replenished their strength, and he let go and threw the two forging hammers, one large and one small, on the ground. He grinned at the axe, and asked knowingly: "Am I successful?"
"Oh, you are doing it to yourself. I think so."
Axe smacked his lips and didn't even look at the metal on the iron felt. He just strode up to Mo Tan and slapped him. The latter staggered and laughed. : "Good boy, awesome enough!"
Although he was almost knocked to his knees, Mo Tan was back to his full state at this moment. He immediately shook his head and said seriously: "The main reason is that you taught me well."
He also did not look at the piece. The metal that has been 'refined', because that is not the point at all, let alone the theme, it is just a medium for Ax Soul to let Mo Tan master certain skills.
How to use dual-wielding weapons with maximum efficiency is the real theme of the teaching just now.
Yes, the Wushuang Ax is the only weapon among the many forms of [Akatsuki] that requires the user to 'dual-wield'. Its owner, the Ax Soul, did not teach Mo Tan how to use it in this lesson like the Gun Soul did. He knew how to play the axe, and he did not demonstrate one and a half moves like Dao Po, nor did he directly jump steps to transfer the skills like Ji Po did.
This rough-looking dwarf man simply taught Mo Tan how to dual-wield. However, since only the Wushuang ax is a dual-wield weapon, if Mo Tan wants to practice, he will probably have to use him. ax practice.
If you look at it from this perspective, Ax Soul can be said to be the most treacherous of the characters Mo Tan has encountered so far.
Until he met the staff...
Chapter 1610: The End
(End of this chapter)