Chapter 8 Find yourself a backer
On the second day, Zhao Yankui came to the dining tent earlier than before.
At this time, Jiang Lin had just finished eating the red meat and herbal soup brought by Old Man Wei, and he didn't even have time to wash the bowl.
Seeing Zhao Yankui arriving, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Master, the rice hasn't been steamed yet, so we have to wait a little longer."
"Don't worry." Zhao Yankui sat on the stool with a slightly serious expression and asked: "I heard Master Qi say, do you want a hammer?"
Jiang Lin didn't hide anything, nodded and said: "I want to learn hammering skills, but I don't want to delay the progress of other masters. It would be best if I have a hammer of my own."
Zhao Yankui hummed, and then raised his voice a little: "Become your master to me, and I can give you not only a hammer, but a whole set of iron tools! What do you think?"
Jiang Lin was somewhat surprised. He thought that Zhao Yankui would maintain his identity and not speak easily, but he didn't expect that he couldn't hold back after only a few days.
Seeing that he remained silent, Zhao Yankui's face darkened slightly and he said, "I don't accept apprentices casually. Or do you think I don't have the qualifications?"
Jiang Lin came back to his senses and without saying a word, he knelt down and said, "Jiang Lin thanks Master for your support. I am willing to accept you as my teacher and never change my life!"
Although you can cheat by yourself, no matter what skill you have, you need someone to show you the way.
Not to mention the subsequent quenching and blade cutting, this is all about weapon casting, and the blacksmith's skills include armor, crossbows, etc. There is a lot to learn.
The most important thing is that Zhao Yankui is one of the three masters of the South Blacksmith Camp. With his help, not only can he walk sideways, but at least he has a backer.
Jiang Lin knew very well that the three elements of success are diligence, luck, and noble people.
With the help of noble people, everything becomes much easier.
Especially now that he is in urgent need of specific resources, he is relying on people like Zhao Yankui for help.
So no matter from which aspect, becoming a disciple has both advantages and disadvantages.
Seeing Jiang Lin's promise, Zhao Yankui suddenly smiled, stretched out his hand to help him up, and said: "Since you have become a master and apprentice, I will personally build a set of iron tools for you. From today on, you can come to the tempering area."< br>
Jiang Lin said: "Master, can you delay for a while before going to the training area? I want to practice more in the burning area."
"You still want to practice?" Zhao Yankui was puzzled.
You're already burning three stoves at the same time, and you're also practicing with a hammer. You don't want to take away the jobs of all the apprentices in the fire area, right?
Jiang Lin solemnly said: "Once you go to the tempering area, it will be difficult to go back to make fire. The disciple wants to consolidate his fire-making skills before that. It won't take long, ten days will be enough. I just want to ask the master for something." ”
Zhao Yankui had just become a master. He waved his hand and said with great pride: "Say it! As long as the master can do it, I will do it for you!"
Jiang Lin said, "I want to burn four stoves by myself, is that okay?"
Zhao Yankui looked at him and was silent for a moment.
He wanted to ask, couldn't you only turn on three stoves at the same time?
But it was difficult to ask this question, so I could only say in a low voice: "Four stoves? Can you come here if you are busy?"
"It's almost ten. In fact, five can barely be tried." Jiang Lin also wanted to challenge the limit.
The blood vessels in Zhao Yankui's forehead are about to burst. Do you want to listen to what you are saying? You are an apprentice. You can burn five stoves and ten pieces of pig iron by yourself, right?
Otherwise, you can become a master.
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In the blacksmith shop, when a group of blacksmiths came in, they saw Jiang Lin bringing a lot of pig iron, and asked, "Boy, what are you doing with so much pig iron?"
Jiang Lin came to the stove with the iron piece in his arms and said, "Master said he wanted to make a set of iron tools for me."
A group of blacksmiths were stunned. The pronunciation of "master" and "master" were the same, but if the words "making a set of iron tools" were added, the meaning would be completely different.
"You have already become a disciple? Who is it?" asked a blacksmith who was optimistic about Jiang Lin.
Blacksmith Qi next to him said: "Who else could it be? Of course it is the master." He looked at Jiang Lin with eyes full of regret, and he regretted more and more that he had not been able to take this young man in time.
It is said that those who are close to the water first get the moon. This kid has hammered so many times around him, but he didn’t think of this!
The other blacksmiths were very surprised. Although Jiang Lin's talent seemed to be pretty good at the moment, there was no need to be in such a hurry to recruit apprentices.
You must know that Zhao Yankui is very likely to be promoted to deputy craftsman and wear official uniform during this year's regular test.
The four major blacksmith camps in the southeast, northwest and northwest only have five deputy masters, but they control more than two thousand blacksmiths.
Not to mention the high position and power, but he is also the kind of person that ordinary people can only look up to.
Such a person should be more cautious about accepting disciples to avoid corrupting his family style and tarnishing his reputation.
Jiang Lin has been in the South Blacksmith Camp for a full month. He has good talent and seems to have a decent character, but the details are not yet known.
Why did he just accept it?
The blacksmiths couldn't help but look at Zhao Yankui, and asked directly with familiarity: "Why did the master accept Jiang Lin as his disciple? With just a few of his hammers, I'm afraid he can't catch your eye, right?"
This is true. Even if the official blacksmith hammers the blacksmith ten times, he still gets scolded by Zhao Yankui. Jiang Lin's skills are really not good enough.
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Zhao Yankui laughed and shouted: "Jiang Lin, do you hear me? These masters look down on you. Show them your skills."
"Yes, Master." Jiang Lin responded and opened the furnace door.
Not one, but four.
Seeing him starting to start the fire, the blacksmiths were even more confused.
Is this asking him to demonstrate his fire-making skills?
Jiang Lin's iron is indeed good, but what can he do?
Which master present can’t do it? Nothing surprising.
Zhao Yankui smiled and said nothing. Now that Jiang Lin was his apprentice, he naturally wanted to let his apprentice argue so that he could be proud of himself.
At this time, Jiang Lin had already started to start the fire. Blacksmith Qi let out a sigh and said, "Why is this guy turning on four furnaces at the same time?"
"You are so warm-hearted, you just like to do more things on weekdays," someone said.
However, not long after, Jiang Lin filled several pieces of pig iron into the furnace and began to step on the bellows to heat up.
At this time, the apprentices had come in and were surprised to see a group of blacksmiths surrounding them.
When he saw Jiang Lin blowing air back and forth between the four stoves, he was even more shocked and didn't understand what he was doing.
Zhao Yankui glanced at the apprentices and said loudly: "We have all decided today, what does it mean to truly master the art of making fire!"
Some apprentices were dissatisfied. It was common knowledge that Jiang Lin was good at burning fires. Why bother letting them observe it so early in the morning?
When an attentive person saw this scene, he couldn't help but whisper: "Is Jiang Lin trying to burn four stoves at the same time?"
"How is it possible? How can anyone take care of so many stoves at the same time? The fire temperatures are different and the iron quality is also different."
"But he is Jiang Lin."
The man who had retorted earlier opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.
Yes, maybe it is really possible for a monster who has mastered fire-making skills just one month after arriving here?
The man was somewhat unconvinced and muttered: "Anyway, I think it won't work."
(End of chapter)