Chapter 14: Forge weapons with your own hands
For eight consecutive days, besides lighting fires, Jiang Lin continued to eliminate defects in his own set of iron tools after the other blacksmiths left.
A sledgehammer, a small hammer, a pair of tongs, an iron shear, an anvil, a drill bit, an iron axle, and an iron ruler, a total of eight pieces.
After rubbing his sore wrist, Jiang Lin gathered all the iron tools into a pile.
【Iron ruler of average quality】
【Mediocre quality anvil】
【Drill bit of average quality】
……
The prefix of all ironware is of average quality, which means it has been imported.
Jiang Lin tried other people's iron tools and hit them with two hammers. He could make a dent in it in just a few strokes.
There is still a big gap between high-grade and low-grade ironware.
I stroked the smooth and bright iron ruler with my hands and looked at the harvest in the past eight days, which can be said to be very satisfying.
Various techniques and skills are not far away from being upgraded again, especially the fire-making skills. I thought it would take a long time to reach 5,000 proficiency levels.
But with Zhao Yankui's special approval and being served by three stoves every day, I can gain proficiency quite quickly.
By now, Jiang Lin was very used to burning three stoves at the same time, which made him think that if he could have a separate stove in the future, he would have to build more furnace cavities.
The collection of fire spirits is almost complete, but the gold spirits are far behind.
Jiang Lin originally thought that eight iron tools would be enough to complete the collection of gold essence, but he did not expect that except for the sledgehammer and anvil, other iron tools would provide less and less gold essence.
Maybe it's because these iron tools are not the most important part in casting.
In addition, Jiang Lin was a little confused as his skills were clearly discernible and did not improve with the training skills.
Is this skill no longer able to be upgraded?
However, he was not too disappointed. He clearly understood the details and only considered the current effect, which was enough to defy the heavens.
For Jiang Lin, the most important thing is the gold essence. He wants to know what benefits the furnace method will bring to him after upgrading.
After all, compared to casting, the oven method is a self-improvement, and its significance is far greater than others.
But judging from the current progress, if you want to quickly collect gold essence, the best way is to build a high-quality weapon yourself.
Jiang Lin glanced at the tempering proficiency. He still had thirty-six hammers left to upgrade. By then, the accuracy should reach 100%, which meant that he could officially learn the tempering technique.
Do you want to max out your proficiency tonight?
Before he could figure out the answer, Zhao Yankui's violent curses came from outside the blacksmith shop: "This hypocrite, a sinister villain! I knew he wouldn't let it go, but I didn't expect him to be so mean!"
Seeing Zhao Yankui and Qi Tiejiang come in, Jiang Lin quickly put down what he was holding: "Master, what's wrong with you?"
Blacksmith Qi said worriedly: "Jiang Lin, you are going to be in trouble now."
Jiang Lin was a little confused, why was it so bad?
Zhao Yankui said in a deep voice: "I don't know how Dong Songchang persuaded Master Craftsman to temporarily add a test specifically for apprentices before this year's regular test. If he fails to pass, he will be punished by thirty canes."
The staff of the Daqian Dynasty was not a wooden stick, but an iron rod.
Someone with a weak body might have been beaten to death with thirty sticks.
Although Jiang Lin was surprised, he was not too nervous. Before he could speak, Zhao Yankui said again: "If the test is the fire-making skills, you must be second to none. But that sinister Dong Songchang actually registered you on the list of apprentices in the tempering area in advance. ." Blacksmith Qi said: "The apprenticeship test is tomorrow. Let's practice more with you tonight and try to pass this level!"
Having said this, Qi Tiejiang and Zhao Yankui obviously had little confidence.
Jiang Lin has been lighting fires recently and has never seen him use a hammer. Suddenly he has to test his hammering skills. It is inevitable that he will fail the test.
Although beating with a stick may not kill someone, what if Dong Songchang did some tricks while beating with a stick?
Zhao Yankui was very angry, and it was clear that Dong Songchang had made a fool of himself against Jiang Lin. Otherwise, how could he not have heard the news and such a thing suddenly happen.
Seeing the worried looks of the two master blacksmiths, Jiang Lin became calmer.
"I just want to try to build a weapon myself, and I would like to ask Master and Master Qi for some advice."
"You are quite stable, you don't look afraid at all," Zhao Yankui said.
Jiang Lin smiled and said: "There is nothing to be afraid of. It is just a test for the apprentice. Doesn't the master have any confidence in the apprentice? Maybe in the test, I can win the first place in one fell swoop."
Zhao Yankui's lips trembled, but he did not say anything, mainly because he was afraid of hurting Jiang Lin's self-esteem.
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Although the apprentices in the hammering area of the South Blacksmith Camp are not very skilled, they have been working here for several years. They are better than you who have never hit a hammer many times.
He sighed and said: "Okay, it's good for you to have this drive. After all, what kind of weapon do you want to build?"
"Master, what do you think is good?" Jiang Lin asked.
Zhao Yankui took a deep breath: "Let's start with the knife. This is the simplest weapon."
"It's all up to the master to make the decision. If the disciple wants to do it himself, the master can just give guidance." Jiang Lin said.
Zhao Yankui did not refuse. After all, the test itself required Jiang Lin to do it himself.
The so-called "sharpening a gun in the face of battle" is a waste of unhappiness.
Under Zhao Yankui's guidance, Jiang Lin found a large piece of pig iron and lit a fire to start the furnace.
In order to save time, he directly raised the fire temperature to 1,500 degrees and fired it as quickly as possible.
"I'll hold the embryo for you." Blacksmith Qi said.
"Thank you, Master Qi." Jiang Lin handed over the tongs.
Blacksmith Qi held it in his hand and let out a light sigh.
This fire tongs looks very unusual, with a black and smooth surface, and is obviously of higher quality than those used by other blacksmiths.
Jiang Lin raised the hammer and said, "Master Qi, I'm going to start smashing it."
Blacksmith Qi had no time to consider the quality of the tongs and nodded quickly: "Let's get started."
Jiang Lin didn't say anything, but just hit the red iron block with a hammer.
Sparks flew everywhere. Blacksmith Qi was originally holding the embryo in one hand, but the other hand was habitually reaching for the hammer.
As a result, the blow made him feel numb all over, and he was horrified. How could it be so powerful?
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