Chapter 10 Becoming a Blacksmith
After three months of working as a blacksmith apprentice, Lin Daniu found Yang Pingan this day: "Ping An, I know that you work very hard and hard. In addition to being an apprentice in the blacksmith shop every day, you need to practice and study every day, and Your life is also very difficult.”
"I have seen your hard work these days. In terms of strength and endurance, you can become an apprentice. From today on, I will teach you how to blacksmith and how to become a real blacksmith."< br>
Yang Ping'an was overjoyed when he saw this: "Thank you, Master Niu, I will study hard."
Lin Daniu just nodded and began to teach Yang Ping'an how to make iron.
However, with Yang Ping'an's current craftsmanship, his blacksmithing and forging abilities are basically zero, and everything must start from the basics.
Under Lin Daniu's instructions, Yang Ping'an started the basic rough stone making process, which was to shape the purchased iron ore multiple times to remove impurities.
After a long period of hammering, the iron ore, which was originally the size of a football, gradually turned into long strips, and its color gradually changed from dark black to gray-black with a certain luster.
After it was made into a long strip, Lin Daniu took care of the rest. Lin Daniu took the iron ore with tongs, and quickly hammered, processed, and quenched the iron ore with a hammer. Finally, it became Something you want to build.
From that day on, Yang Ping'an hammered with a 30-pound casting hammer every day, constantly processing raw stones. Although he didn't know how to forge, he looked like a blacksmith's apprentice.
However, the blacksmith is even more tiring than doing odd jobs. Not only does he have to wield a 30-pound hammer to strike iron, he also has to face the high temperature in the furnace. For a six-year-old child, the intensity of the work can be imagined.
Time flies. After a year of hard study, Yang Pingan can finally become a blacksmith and can make some simple farm tools. However, compared with real blacksmiths, especially Master Lin Dali and Master Tielin, there is still a huge difference. big.
As for the random cloak hammer technique mentioned in the original work, Yang Ping'an, firstly without Tang Hao's guidance, and secondly without the Haotian Hammer martial spirit, would not be able to practice it in the short term. Normally, if he could fully master the Haotian Sect's random cloak technique The hammering technique can basically reach the level of a blacksmith.
There are only three master craftsmen in the entire continent. From this, it can be seen that the Luancai Feng hammering technique is so sophisticated that at least it is not something that Yang Ping'an, a young blacksmith who has just started, can master.
According to the original records, the random cloak hammering method is a method of continuous hammering and casting, which can best bring out the power of the blacksmith by leveraging force. Even Tang San had to train hard for nearly two years after becoming a Soul Sect before he could swing eighty-one hammers in a row.
Yang Ping'an also tried to use the force to cast according to the original work. As a result, the strength in his body was completely exhausted after just ten hammers.
This also made Yang Ping'an understand that both his innate conditions and physical fitness were really poor. If he really wanted to start practicing the random cloak hammering technique, he would have to at least become a soul master.
Because Yang Ping'an usually focused on his own cultivation and had no communication with other people, not even the teacher, he gradually became a weirdo among everyone in the school.
As a primary school student, Yang Ping'an's persistence and perseverance are completely different from that of a child. Every day is either a blacksmith shop, a dormitory, or a classroom. It can be said that there are three points and one line. At most, there is a library, a playground and a canteen. Don't care about anything else at all.
Moreover, Yang Ping'an basically practiced day after day without any gaps at all during the cultivation process. He never interacted with others or played with others. The only time he spoke was basically when he encountered problems while reading and asked the teacher directly, and the questions Yang Pingan asked were also all kinds of strange, which were beyond the ability of a primary school teacher, or in other words, beyond the ability of a low-level soul master.
Dean Wu and Director Su occasionally saw Yang Pingan busy, but every time Yang Pingan just said hello and left quickly.
Director Su looked at Yang Pingan's busy appearance and couldn't help but sigh a little: "Dean Wu, this child is really good. If his innate soul power could be higher, he would have a bright future in the future. Unfortunately, his innate soul power is only Half a level, I am afraid that at most I will become a great soul master in this life.”
Dean Wu also had a bit of regret on his face: "Although this child is lonely and helpless, he studies extremely hard. I once went to his blacksmith shop for business. He worked very hard there. Now he is a qualified blacksmith. In the future His achievements as a blacksmith may be even better than those of a soul master.”
Director Su struggled for a while before speaking: "Dean, I see this kid's character and hard work, as well as the questions he usually asks. It's obvious that he also has a good understanding of martial arts and soul masters. If the master is allowed to accept If he becomes a disciple, maybe he can become an expert in soul master theory.”
Dean Wu shook his head: "There is no need to say this again. Although my friend looks decadent, he is arrogant. If he is not a genius, he may not be able to catch his eye."
Director Su was just silent for a while after hearing this.
Yang Pingan occasionally met Yu Xiaogang in the college, but every time he met Yu Xiaogang, he left quickly without even saying hello.
Firstly, this Yu Xiaogang is not a teacher in the college, and has never taught him half a class. Secondly, he is not a leader of the college, but the son of his enemy. Saying hello is a waste of time.
And every time Yu Xiaogang saw Yang Pingan's appearance, his eyes were also very strange. His eyes seemed to be full of rejection, disgust, and even a trace of jealousy.
Looking at the child in front of him who has the same martial soul as himself, especially since the two people's innate soul power levels are still the same, he is simply a young version of himself.
But this Yang Ping'an is completely different from himself. Although his family is poor, he practices hard and does not suffer from his own decadence and loss, let alone the pain of being kicked out of his family.
In short, comparing Yang Ping'an and Yu Xiaogang, they are like opposite sides of a mirror. One works hard, while the other is decadent and frustrated.
Yu Xiaogang couldn't help sighing, and couldn't help but murmur: "It's great to be young. If you experienced countless setbacks like me and couldn't improve your soul power no matter how hard you cultivate, would you still be like this?"
The biggest benefit of becoming a blacksmith is that the salary has increased. Since Yang Pingan became a blacksmith, the monthly salary has become three Gintama coins, which has tripled. In addition, there are certain rewards based on the amount of forging and the income of the blacksmith shop. Generally speaking, I get about four to five Gintama coins every month, which can solve money problems at least in the short term.
And every time he has a holiday, Yang Ping'an has to go back to the village to stay for a few days. Although the time is relatively short, it at least shows that he is still there and it is still his home, preventing other villagers from coveting his house.
(End of chapter)