Chapter 102 His talent is comparable to the ancestor
To Jiang Lin's surprise, the Hengyu stove not only could withstand higher fire temperatures, but also had a certain improvement in material quality.
When calcining pig iron, the limit of quality improvement was obviously 30%, but it was suddenly increased to 32%.
At first, I didn't understand why there was an extra two percent, but then I suddenly realized that it must be the function of the stove.
How can an ordinary stove be compared with a middle-grade fourth-grade stove?
Even if someone else comes to calcine, the quality may be improved, but they don't have such specific data to show it.
A hammer with a fifth grade, a stove with a fourth grade, and the addition of Yuan Bingqi made the reputation of Nan Blacksmith Camp spread rapidly in just a few days.
And Jiang Lin's name became known to many people.
The other three major blacksmith camps all knew that the boy who won the first place among apprentices in the regular test was named Jiang Lin.
It is said that even Zhao Yankui's victory as the leader was closely related to him.
Burning fire allows people to easily forge high-quality weapons, but many blacksmiths don't believe it because they can't do it.
Including two pieces of medium-grade ironware, many people are still doubtful.
This incident even led Yu Maoming to go to the South Blacksmith Camp to check it out in person. When he arrived there, he saw Jiang Lin struggling to pound pig iron the size of a washbasin.
The hammer in his hand is the middle-grade fifth-grade hammer. Although the size is not suitable, it can still be used.
As for the stove, it was placed in a corner of the blacksmith shop, which was classified as Jiang Lin's exclusive area.
Yu Maoming first checked the entropy pattern on the stove and determined that it was five lines, but it didn't matter. After all, it contained good things like black crystal iron.
Then he went to Jiang Lin and saw four entropy patterns on the hammer.
Although nothing could be seen on his face, Old Sijiang's heart was filled with turmoil.
The fourth-grade furnace can be said to be made of black crystal iron, but what about this hammer?
Even he couldn't use ordinary iron to make a medium-level fifth-grade iron tool. In other words, the apprentice in front of him who had just been here for two months had already surpassed him as a craftsman in terms of skills?
But, what is Jiang Lin building now?
Anvil?
Even the anvil seems a bit too big.
Blacksmith Qi reminded: "Jiang Lin, Master Smith is asking you something."
Only then did Jiang Lin notice Yu Maoming's arrival, and quickly put down his hammer and saluted: "Master Craftsman."
Yu Maoming pointed to the huge pig iron and asked: "What are you trying to hit?"
"Hammer, sledgehammer." Jiang Lin said.
"Sledgehammer? You don't need such a big piece, do you?"
"It's useful." Jiang Lin said: "It looks big now, but it will naturally become smaller after hammering for a while. You see this one in my hand, it is the original sledgehammer that was re-strengthened and shrunk to this point."
Yu Maoming was startled when he heard this, and immediately thought of something: "Did you use the Hundred Refining Method?"
Only the Hundred Refining Method can remove impurities to a greater extent, causing the iron block to shrink seriously.
"I didn't use it deliberately, because the entire set of iron tools had to be remade, and I didn't want to delay it for too long." Jiang Lin said.
Yu Maoming looked a little weird and asked: "How long will it take you to hit such a hammer?"
Jiang Lin thought for a moment and chose to say more time: "It should take at least three or four hours."
Yu Maoming's expression became even weirder when he heard this, and he didn't speak for a long time.
"Master Craftsman?" Jiang Lin shouted, wondering if he had said something wrong again.
Only then did Yu Maoming come back to his senses. He looked at Jiang Lin, then at the huge piece of pig iron, and then sighed.
"Zhao Yankui is very brave to have an apprentice like you."
Jiang Lin was stunned when he heard this. Why did this sound so weird?
Yu Maoming did not explain, but turned to the blacksmith and said: "Zhao Yankui and Yuan Gaohao jointly requested to increase the amount of money for the South Blacksmith Camp to build a house. Now it seems that it is time to give you some more benefits. However, two pieces of medium-grade ironware are sitting here. Don’t slack off.”
Blacksmith Qi looked happy and said: "Yes, the South Blacksmith Camp must work together and do its best!" Yu Maoming finally looked at Jiang Lin, his mouth slightly opened as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it in the end, so he remained silent. Then he turned around and left.
This made Jiang Lin feel a little scared. When Blacksmith Qi came back, he couldn't help but ask: "Master Qi, what's wrong with Mr. Smith?"
Blacksmith Qi laughed loudly and said, "What else can I do? I'm just scared by you. Do you know what the old man said to me before he left?"
"What did you say?"
Blacksmith Qi chuckled and said, "Master Craftsman said, those two pieces of ironware are certainly treasures, but the real treasure of Nan Blacksmith Camp is you. The ironware can be thrown away, but you, this treasure, have to risk your life to keep it."
Jiang Lin burst into laughter upon hearing this. It sounded like he was praising someone, but the wording was not appropriate.
Just after noon, people from the Camp and Repair Department arrived. They were going to build a new house for South Blacksmith Camp.
I heard that the Foundry Department allocated a large sum of money to build enough houses for a thousand people to live here.
It was obvious that the higher-ups had tacitly allowed the South Blacksmith Camp to expand and recruit people on its own.
At the same time, the bright beam of light that shrouded the surroundings suddenly dissipated.
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Miao Chuanfu suddenly beamed, which meant that all the remnants of Xuanhua Dao had been wiped out, and he could go back and resume his life.
Staying here all day watching people forging iron, my whole body feels like rust, which is very uncomfortable.
This news made Jiang Lin a little stunned and couldn't help but think of Li Qingluan.
The remnants of Xuanhua Dao have been destroyed, so is she also dead?
However, Jiang Lin didn't have much sympathy or pity, and even thought it would be better to die.
After all, Li Qingluan has the same jade pendant as his sister. The less people know about it, the better.
Otherwise, not only will the family members who have not yet had time to meet him be in danger, but he himself may also be implicated.
Putting this incident behind him, Jiang Lin continued to work hard to create new iron tools.
He has already made plans to participate in the arena competition in his spare time to obtain better materials as long as he improves his skills.
Even if you don't participate in the ring, it is a good choice to increase your reputation and attract people to come to you for iron.
So he no longer hid his clumsiness. Jiang Lin did everything from burning the new iron to tempering it, including the final elimination of all defects.
So much so that after the first sledgehammer was completed, everyone was stunned by the clearly visible four entropy patterns.
Once is a coincidence, but twice can it still be a coincidence?
Looking at Jiang Lin who was working hard to build the second iron tool, everyone didn't know what to say.
At such a young age, he can easily use ordinary iron to forge medium- and fifth-grade iron tools. This talent is more than just a monster.
Some people once said that Jiang Lin's talent might be comparable to that of his ancestor. At that time, some people retorted that it was too flattering.
But now, more and more people are starting to think of this.
Maybe... Master Jiang's talent can really be compared to Master Ancestor?
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For several days, Jiang Lin was immersed in making new iron tools.
After a complete set of medium-grade and fifth-grade ironware was completed, Blacksmith Qi also hung a sign at the entrance of the South Blacksmith Camp.
"From now on, you can sign up to join the South Blacksmith Camp. More than 100 people can participate. The top ten candidates will be awarded a set of eighth-grade iron tools!"
After one day of hanging this sign, the news swept through the other three blacksmith camps like a violent storm.
Everyone was stunned when they heard the news. Didn't they say that only high-quality ironware would be given?
How come it took just a few days to raise another level?
If high-grade ironware only gives a small number of people a reason to be tempted, then the words "eighth-grade" are enough to make most blacksmiths tempted!
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