Chapter 99: Building a New Stove
Several masters from the East Blacksmith Camp clasped their fists and cupped their hands, wanting to say something, but they couldn't.
After looking at the fifth-grade hammer again, several people turned and left.
Yuan Gaohao then said to Jiang Lin: "You were the one responsible for recruiting people in the Southern Blacksmith Camp, right? But they were so angry that they lost a master for no reason, so they went directly to complain to the master craftsman. I’m here.”
"This matter has nothing to do with Jiang Lin. If they are angry, just come to me." Zhao Yankui said.
Yuan Gaohao shook his head and said seriously: "Sister Zhao loves his apprentice. This is human nature and understandable. But if you can protect him for a while, can you protect him for a lifetime?"
"Why not!"
"Even if you can, you can't." Yuan Gaohao said: "The river forest in the blacksmith camp is no different than the spiritual plant on the peaks. If you really want to grow, how can you rely on big trees for shade and big rocks to block the wind? Protecting everything really only hinders his talents."
As he said that, Yuan Gaohao looked at Jiang Lin and said, "You are smarter than us, and you should understand this truth better. Although the water in the blacksmith camp is shallow, you must pay more attention to avoid unnecessary disputes. We blacksmiths have sharp weapons. That’s it, as a human being, it’s better to follow what the ancestor said.”
"A heavy sword has no edge, and great skill has no workmanship."
It's hard to say whether these eight words apply to this truth, but Jiang Lin can still understand the truth.
He nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Yuan, for your teaching. I will consider it more in the future."
Yuan Gaohao didn't say any more and just asked Zhao Yankui: "Are you going back to the foundry department with me now or what?"
Zhao Yankui hesitated a little, then Jiang Lin said: "Master, it's better to go back and take up his post. Having you in the Foundry Department will save us the trouble of traveling back and forth."
Zhao Yankui is well aware of the many things to be done in the South Blacksmith Camp, but it will be much easier with him in the Foundry Department.
As for matters in the camp, Yuan Gaohao saw his worries and said with a smile: "With such an astute apprentice here, you are still acting like a mother-in-law, not like the Zhao Yankui I know."
After hearing this, Zhao Yankui opened his heart.
Before leaving, he repeatedly told everyone that if anything happened, they could go directly to the Foundry Department.
Blacksmith Qi, in particular, must cooperate with Jiang Lin to manage Blacksmith Nan well.
If it's not as good as when he was here, they'll have their butts kicked.
Everyone sent him to the camp gate and waved goodbye.
After Zhao Yankui and Yuan Gaohao disappeared from sight, their eyes also moved to Jiang Lin.
Everyone understands that with Zhao Yankui leaving, the future of South Blacksmith Camp will depend on Jiang Lin.
To put it more bluntly, with Zhao Yankui gone, Jiang Lin's status will rise to a higher level, and he can be regarded as a master without a name.
Afterwards, everyone went to visit Old Man Wei.
Yuan Bingqi's Qi and Blood Pill was genuine. Old Wei had woken up and was fine.
Jiang Lin came to the bedside, held Old Wei down as he was about to get up, and scolded slightly: "Next time, don't risk your own life again. This time it's so dangerous."
"I'm getting old." Old Man Wei's tone and expression were a little lonely.
I remember when I was still at the border, I fought bloody battles with dozens of wounds on my body. I bleed from morning to night and never fell down.
Now, with just one stab in the arm, he almost died.
"It's time to serve the elderly, who is not old yet." Jiang Lin said, and suddenly smiled: "Besides, if you are not old, how can I provide for you?"
Old Man Wei looked up at him without saying a word.
Miao Chuanfu on the side stared at Jiang Lin, the more he looked at him, the more he liked him.
Not only do you value love and justice, but your talent is so good, if you can join the frontier army, you will definitely achieve great things!
There is no future in a mere blacksmith camp. No matter how powerful he is, he is just a blacksmith.
It's a pity that Old Man Wei is here and he will definitely not let Jiang Lin go. How many young heroes have gone to the frontier army, thinking of making great achievements and becoming marquises and commanders.
As a result, he died within a few years.
Border Army, that is really a hell-like place. If you want to survive, you must not only be strong and ruthless enough, but also have excellent luck.
After talking to Old Man Wei, Jiang Lin left the house and saw Yuan Bingqi standing at the door.
"Master Yuan, is there something wrong?" Jiang Lin asked.
Yuan Bingqi pointed to his feet and said: "I promise you that the black crystal iron can be used to build high-quality stoves."
Jiang Lin looked down and saw a piece of iron stone with a faint luster lying there.
Black crystal iron is hard and flexible, and has extremely high resistance to high and low temperatures. It is generally used to cast high-quality weapons.
A hint of surprise flashed in Jiang Lin's eyes. He carefully knelt down and reached out to gently touch the piece of black crystal iron.
The coolness coming from his fingertips made him tremble slightly, as if he could feel the extraordinary power contained in it.
"It's too expensive, I..."
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Before Jiang Lin could finish his words, Yuan Bingqi said: "My ambition is to use the Hundred Refining Method to transform mortals into immortals. Black Crystal Iron is of no use to me. Besides, I also want to know what grade it will be if you use this thing to cast a stove. .”
Seeing that he was not pretentious, Jiang Lin was not pretentious and said, "Thank you so much, Master Yuan."
"From now on, we will all be from the Nan Blacksmith Camp, so there is no need to be so unfamiliar." Yuan Bingqi smiled and said, "It's just that Master Jiang is building the stove. Please allow me to watch and do some work."
It's a bit strange for a dignified master to take the initiative to help a young blacksmith who has just become a full-time blacksmith.
Jiang Lin naturally would not refuse this small request. He bent down to pick up Xuan Jing Tie and realized that it was several times heavier than Fan Tie.
No wonder it can be used to make high-quality weapons. Ordinary iron can be stacked thousands of layers using a hundred refining methods to produce one pound of five pounds.
Xuanjingtie is born like this, and the gap between the two can be imagined.
Fortunately, Jiang Lin does not need to use the Hundred Refining Method. He can improve his essence by naturally burning fire and tempering.
Carrying Xuanjing Iron, he came to the blacksmith shop and learned that Jiang Lin was going to rebuild the stove. Blacksmith Qi, Blacksmith Tang and others also wanted to help.
It is not easy to build a stove. Both the steps and the craftsmanship requirements are much higher than ordinary iron tools.
Jiang Lin had never learned how to make a stove, but fortunately Blacksmith Qi and others were familiar with it.
Everyone took the soil, added water to make it into thin mud, and then according to Jiang Lin's idea, they first shaped a huge clay mold.
Just this one thing took four or five hours.
Because after the clay mold is shaped, it must be divided into several pieces and then fired into pottery.
From the inside out, the two pieces fit together, leaving a cavity in the middle for injecting molten iron.
This thing is laborious and one-time, and it is one of the most undesirable jobs in the blacksmith camp.
Fortunately, when Jiang Lin burned the fire earlier, the quality of the stove was improved accordingly, otherwise it would have been scrapped long ago.
It is not until nightfall that the pottery mold is finished firing, and the inside and outside are joined together to form a whole.
Looking at the mold, which was two or three times larger than others and had as many as six furnace openings, Jiang Lin couldn't help but feel a little shocked.
Blacksmith Qi said with a smile: "Don't look at it, this is just the first step, melting a lot of molten iron tomorrow will be the big job!"
There is another chapter in about fifteen minutes, and the next two chapters may be even later. Readers, you can go to bed first and read it during the day
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