Chapter 70 Promotion to Master Jiang
The blacksmiths and apprentices were relieved because they no longer had to worry about cleaning up the ruins, and they could just continue to concentrate on blacksmithing.
As for having no place to sleep or eat, that's easy to deal with. Just eat and sleep in a shop.
At this moment, the advantage of having fewer people is reflected. The space is much more spacious. There is no need for people to crowd in, and there is no risk of burns or bruises.
Zhao Yankui's character is quite tenacious, and he did not stop building a high-quality team just because of the battle in Kyoto.
Including Jiang Lin, there were fifteen people in total, who were divided into a separate area.
"Master, I think since our team is to build high-quality weapons, the iron tools used should also be upgraded." Jiang Lin said.
"You mean to re-create more than a dozen sets of high-quality ironware?" Zhao Yankui asked.
"That's not necessary. I'll calcine it again and temper it again. It should be fine."
Zhao Yankui raised his eyebrows. If this was the case, the quality could be upgraded. How much time would be saved?
Without saying anything, he asked Jiang Lin to try an ordinary hammer.
The fire rose, and the high temperature hit the face. The high temperature of nearly two thousand degrees burned the hammer head red at an extremely fast speed.
[Material quality improved by one percent]
[Material quality improved by 4%]
……
Jiang Lin's eyes flashed with joy. As expected, even if the casting has been tempered, the quality of the material itself can still be improved by burning fire.
【Material quality improved by 25%】
After reaching the limit, Jiang Lin took out the hammer, then placed it on the anvil and struck hard.
[The quality of pig iron with many impurities has been improved by one percent]
[[The quality of pig iron with many impurities has been improved by 2%]]
……
There was a constant clanging sound, and a dozen blacksmiths, including Zhao Yankui, gathered around to watch carefully and make comments from time to time.
"Jiang Lin's posture is getting more and more impressive, almost no different from that of a master who has been a master for twenty years."
"Oh, don't say any more. I feel more and more like I'm living like a dog at my age."
"The master still has the foresight to accept Jiang Lin as his disciple early. Otherwise, I don't know how many people would have beaten him to death in order to steal him."
Zhao Yankui listened with a smile and said: "You only see thieves eating meat, but you don't see thieves being beaten. Having such an apprentice puts a lot of pressure on me!"
He said he was under a lot of pressure, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
【Hundred Refining Level +1】
Jiang Lin's eyes brightened slightly, and he unexpectedly reached the level of Hundred Refiners. It seemed that this probability was of some use.
After a while, the hammer head was tempered again, and the surface was black and shiny.
Zhao Yankui took it over, looked at it, and nodded slightly: "It's indeed a high-quality product, Jiang Lin, now you have made a great contribution!"
A group of blacksmiths gathered around, looking surprised.
It's so amazing to be able to make a cast object re-grade just by burning a fire. Even the master craftsman can't do it, right?
"Jiang Lin, look, this hammer has been hammered, or should the others be refired?" The blacksmith holding the hammer came over and said with a face full of joy.
"Go, go, you have a high-quality hammer, it's my turn! Jiang Lin, can you burn one for me first?" Another blacksmith squeezed over.
"Why should I burn yours first? I came to the blacksmith camp half a year before you did. Burn mine first!" "Wu Laoer, if you want to say that, you were still carrying the charcoal basket while I was lighting the fire in the blacksmith camp. , you should burn mine first.”
A group of blacksmiths started chattering, and the noise was so loud that it almost drowned out the sound of forging.
Jiang Lin looked on with amusement. Such a group of hard-working men, fighting over who should be burned first and who should be burned last, were so quarrelsome that they almost stopped taking action.
In the end, it was Zhao Yankui who put them down and chose the fairest way, drawing lots.
As a result, no one had any more opinions, but the blacksmith who caught the last one couldn't help but be dejected and screamed that he was unlucky.
"Jiang Lin, no, Master Jiang!" The blacksmith who grabbed the front position brought a pot of water, a towel in his hand, and a flattering smile on his face: "I have been using this hammer for many years, and it is very hard. Burn it for a while and it will cook better.”
"Wu Laoer, if you are worried, I can come first." A blacksmith shouted.
"Go, go, let me talk to Master Jiang, what's the matter with you!"
Wu Laoer shouted "Master Jiang", which made Jiang Lin get goosebumps.
The other party is already over forty years old, and is much older than him in both his previous life and this life.
I have also worked in the South Blacksmith Camp for nearly thirty years, so I can be considered a veteran.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
Jiang Lin said quickly: "Master Wu, don't do this again, just call me Jiang Lin."
"Hey, that's not possible." Wu Laoer said with a serious face: "We blacksmiths can also be considered craftsmen. What comes first is false, only the level of skill is real. If you make fire with one hand, even if you are a master craftsman, I feel ashamed that I came here, so I should call you Master Jiang.”
"That's right, Jiang Lin, just by lighting the fire, it's not an exaggeration to call you Master Jiang."
Other blacksmiths also agreed. They were truly surprised by Jiang Lin's fire-making skills.
This is more than just a monster, it’s simply the Patriarch returning to the world!
Even Zhao Yankui came over and said with a smile: "Okay, you don't have to feel awkward. Even if you don't shout now, you will still be a master after the regular test. Just accept it."
Even the master said so, Jiang Lin had no choice but to acquiesce.
From your boy, to Jiang Lin, and then to Master Jiang.
Jiang Lin didn't say anything, but he still felt a little proud in his heart. He finally didn't embarrass his "hometown".
"I wonder if there will be a chance in the future to be called Mr. Jiang, or even Mr. Jiang?" Jiang Lin thought in his heart.
Ever since, the young Master Jiang began to re-forge more than a dozen sets of iron tools.
Considering that his tempering skills needed to be upgraded, he specifically told Zhao Yankui that all iron tools would be tempered by him himself and no one else would need to intervene.
Neither Zhao Yankui nor the blacksmiths had any objections to this.
After all, they had watched Jiang Lin burnt a fire and forged a high-quality hammer with their own eyes, and they were very confident in his skills.
Several apprentices who had once embarrassed or ridiculed Jiang Lin were sitting in front of the stove, looking at the young man who was being brought tea and water to wipe his sweat by the blacksmith master, and their hearts were more than complicated.
More than a month ago, Jiang Lin was just a fire-making apprentice like them.
When Jiang Lin took up the sledgehammer for the first time, they laughed at how great Master Guo Jiang was and how average his talent seemed.
However, more than a month later, Jiang Lin became Master Jiang.
He is still lighting the fire, but it is to re-forge the high-quality iron tools.
Although they were not far apart from each other, in their eyes, this boy who was about the same age as them was getting further and further away.
I'm afraid... I won't be able to catch up in this life.
Seeking pursuit, monthly pass, collection
(End of chapter)