Chapter 8 Blacksmith Shop
Yang Ping'an walked into the blacksmith shop and said to a blacksmith inside: "Hello, uncle, I want to apply for a job as a blacksmith apprentice. I don't know if it is possible."
One of the leading blacksmiths came out. This man looked tall and muscular. He was obviously trained by long-term blacksmithing: "Kid, you look like you are a student of Notting Primary School. You should put more thought into it." Just focus on meditation. In the future, if you become a soul master, your career will be much better than ours as a blacksmith.”
Yang Pingan said quickly: "Uncle, I am a villager from Wanghun Village. I am now a work-study student. I want to learn blacksmithing. On the one hand, I can support myself and on the other hand, I can exercise."
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The leader of the blacksmith couldn't help laughing: "Kid, I am the owner of this blacksmith shop. My name is Tielin. You can call me Uncle Tielin. Being a blacksmith is very hard, and you are too young now. I’m afraid I can’t be an apprentice.”
"Uncle Tielin, I am very strong. If you don't believe me, you can try it."
Tielin seemed a little confused: "Kid, no matter what, you are too young. If you were more than ten years old, I would dare to accept you as an apprentice. But it seems that you are only six years old now. Your parents know that you are Want to learn blacksmithing? ”
Yang Ping'an's face turned a little gloomy at this time: "Uncle Tielin, my parents have passed away. Now I am the only one in the family. Now I am a working student at Noting Primary School."
When the blacksmiths around heard this, they all fell silent and even stopped working.
One of the old blacksmiths said to Tielin: "Boss, I think this guy is quite strong. Why don't you just accept him? Even if he can't make iron now, he can still help with chores. At worst, the salary will be lower." .”
Tielin thought for a while before speaking: "Kid, either you try to swing the smallest hammer we have here. If you can swing it, then I can let you come here as an apprentice, but the apprentice's salary may be lower. Of course. , if you work here, there will be no problem eating.”
"And one more thing, you can't do iron while wearing this school uniform. Our environment is too dirty. I'm afraid your school uniform will be useless in a few days."
Yang Pingan said quickly: "Uncle Tielin, don't worry, I will wear my own clothes in the future. I just want to find a job today."
After finishing speaking, Yang Ping'an picked up the smallest hammer at the scene. Even the smallest hammer weighed more than thirty kilograms.
However, Yang Pingan has been exercising for a long time, and his strength is much greater than that of children of the same age. He picked up the hammer and waved it twice to show his strength.
Tielin nodded: "Yes, although your child is young, you are still strong. Even if you can't blacksmith, you can still do some odd jobs in our blacksmith shop, or carry around, but don't you need to go to school?"< br>
"Uncle Tielin, our school goes to school every morning, and you can arrange your own time in the afternoon. I can come here every afternoon to work and learn blacksmithing."
Tielin nodded: "That's not bad. You can come to our place to eat at noon and evening every day. Although it is relatively simple, but the food is sufficient, you can work here in the afternoon. Your monthly salary is ten copper soul coins, which is one Gintama Coin, when you truly become a blacksmith, your salary can be increased.”
"Thank you, Uncle Tielin. I will work hard in the future and I will never let you down."
"Kid, what's your name? Which village are you from?"
"My name is Yang Pingan, from Wanghun Village."
Tielin nodded: "Wang Hun Village? It's quite a remote place. I remember that Wang Hun Village is dozens of kilometers away from us, and it takes half a day to walk."
"You can work here starting tomorrow."
Yang Pingan thanked Tielin again and left the blacksmith shop. As for why he wanted to become a blacksmith apprentice, Yang Pingan also thought about it for a long time before deciding.
First of all, in terms of money, the blacksmith shop can give you a relatively stable income, at least in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Secondly, the gold element in the blacksmith shop is very rich. Even if it is just a simple blacksmithing, on the one hand, it can exercise one's body and physique. On the other hand, it is obvious that the Purple Gold Mastiff prefers places like the blacksmith shop, which will have certain benefits for future cultivation.
The most important point is that even if you become a soul master, there is no way to obtain soul rings in the early stage. However, after you learn how to forge, you can make some bows, arrows, crossbows, or traps. Prepare for obtaining soul rings in the future.
On Blue Star, in the five thousand years of ancient culture, there are also various weapons, including swords, crossbows, bed crossbows, and even the most complicated Zhuge Liannu. As a Blue Star person, there are still certain understanding. With these things, it will be relatively simple to obtain the soul ring.
Especially some of the more powerful iron crossbows, in terms of concealment and mobility, are not as good as the Zhuge Divine Crossbow made by Tang San, but their attack power is definitely not worse than the Zhuge Divine Crossbow.
As for finding mercenaries to hunt for soul rings in the future, Yang Pingan has never thought about it. On the one hand, he has very high requirements for soul rings. On the other hand, he does not have the money to find mercenaries. Besides, he is only a child in elementary school. , facing those powerful mercenaries, if they betrayed him, he might not even be able to save his life.
In short, learning blacksmithing is a very good choice at this stage, which can at least ensure early growth.
After Yang Pingan left the blacksmith shop, he returned directly to the college and went to the Teaching Office, where he happened to meet Director Su of the Teaching Office.
Yang Pingan quickly saluted: "Hello, Director Su, I am Yang Pingan, a first-year student. I want to change from a work-study student to an ordinary student. Is this possible?"
Director Su felt strange for a while: "Yang Ping'an, I remember your message said that you should be an orphan. If you are not a work-study student, what will you do with your future study and life?"
"Director Su, I found a job at the blacksmith shop, and I will be an apprentice in the blacksmith shop. The blacksmith shop has advanced my tuition, and in the future I will work in the blacksmith shop, and my life problems will be guaranteed."
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Director Su nodded: "Working in the blacksmith shop is indeed a good choice, but your innate soul power is only half a level. You should spend more time on meditation and exercise, otherwise it may be difficult for you to graduate in the future."
"Director Su, don't worry about this. The environment of the blacksmith shop is very good. I will definitely practice hard and try my best to improve myself. I will definitely become a soul master before graduation."
Director Su sighed: "The path of a soul master must ultimately focus on meditation. Although your family conditions are poor and your innate soul power is also poor, you must not let your living conditions affect your future."
After some communication, Yang Pingan took out three gold soul coins from his body as one year's tuition.
After Director Su collected Yang Pingan's tuition, he arranged a new dormitory for Yang Pingan and also issued a certificate to Yang Pingan.
Yang Ping'an took the certificate and went directly to the dormitory management teacher. He changed the dormitory where he originally lived to a one-room dormitory. One room is the entire first floor with various small rooms. All students live independently, unlike the seventh-room dormitory. That's a large public dormitory.
Yang Ping'an himself doesn't care much about moving to a dormitory, but the biggest advantage of an independent dormitory is that he can keep his own little secrets without being disturbed by others.
As for the mere three gold soul coins, it is nothing to Yang Pingan. If three gold soul coins are used in exchange for one or two hours of cleaning time every day, it is worth it no matter how you calculate it. Besides, in addition to the daily schedule for work-study students, In addition to work, I occasionally have to assist the college with other things. Maybe the things are not important, but it is too much of a waste of time.
(End of chapter)