Chapter 26 One Year Later
Beikouhe Town, west of the town, Jiang's Blacksmith Shop.
"Dang——! Dang Dang! Dang——! Dang Dang!..."
The rhythmic sound of percussion is endless, and Ling Yi's fair face is illuminated by the red fire. On the bed, the crystal beads of sweat were as bright as rubies.
“Chi——!”
As soon as the dark red ironware was immersed in the cold spring water, a large amount of white mist immediately filled the air, making Ling Yi's upper body looming.
"Clang——!"
With a crisp sound, a crescent-shaped black iron casting was clamped by iron pliers and placed on the iron felt.
This is a sickle blade with a handle missing. It is dark black in color, flat, and the crescent-like arc is extremely smooth, showing the exquisite craftsmanship of the forger.
At this moment, a head stretched out from the side, looked at the sickle blade on the iron felt, and then looked at Ling Yi's handsome little face that still looked childish, and couldn't help but sigh. Said: "Ayi, your skills have surpassed mine, and are no worse than the master!"
"No way~"
Ling Yi had a sunny smile on his face, shook his head at Ling Bai who was leaning over, and said: "I don't have enough strength, so I can only work on some details. When it comes to forging technology, Brother Bai, you and Master Jiang are more powerful——"
"You——" Ling Bai raised his hand and tapped Ling Yi's shoulder and said: "Still so humble. , He doesn’t look like his age at all..."
While the two were talking, they did not delay the work in hand. Ling Bai held the iron tongs, clamped the pieces of pig iron, and put them into the half-red and blue-flamed stove. Among them, Ling Yi picked up the cooled sickle blade with his bare hands, turned around and walked to the workbench two steps away, and began to polish the edge of the sickle.
While Ling Yi was concentrating on polishing the sickle blade into fine serrated shapes with one hand and a file in the other, Master Jiang, the owner of Jiang's blacksmith shop, came to the workbench at some unknown time. Quietly watching the sickle in Ling Yi's hand gradually turning into a finished product.
When Ling Yi put down the file, picked up a piece of rough linen cloth, and wiped the sickle a few times, a loud praise sounded in his ears:
"Not bad——!"
"Xiao Yi~ "Master Jiang glanced at the sickle in Ling Yi's hand with a cold light shining on the blade, and said with a face filled with relief: "Just looking at the blade of this sickle, what Bai Xiaozi said is worth it. You's skills are actually already there. Better than me——!"
As he said this, Master Jiang had a look of reminiscence on his face:
"When I was learning from my master, he told me, 'Forging Three years, a lifetime of practice'~"
"Generally speaking, the technical difficulty of sharpening is much more difficult than that of forging!"
"The texture of the blade, the thickness of the edge...these are all very meticulous-"< br>
Speaking of this, Master Jiang’s expression darkened, then returned to normal, shook his head, and sighed:
“It’s a pity that my talent is dull and the skills I learned are limited, so I can only go back to my hometown in the end. Here, we have opened such a blacksmith shop, barely making a living..."
Master Jiang's tone was calm, and he had obviously accepted his current situation and was content with it.
In this regard, Ling Yi did not say any words of comfort or inspiration. He just smiled shyly, handed the sickle in his hand to Master Jiang, and said with a smile: "Master Jiang, I still have a lot to learn~ You praise me so much, but you will make me proud——"
"You boy~" Master Jiang chuckled, took the sickle, and gently pressed his rough thumb on the serrations of the blade , feeling the thick calluses on his fingertips being pierced a little, his eyes once again showed approval.
"By the way~" As if he remembered something, he asked Ling Yi again: "Yesterday, I heard Boy Bai say that you, the little guy, are going to go to school in Muzhi City next month?"< br>
While asking, Master Jiang suddenly remembered that the people in front of him were not like Ling Bai and the other two young men in the shop, who came to be blacksmith apprentices and learn the craft in the future. , treating the blacksmith not as an ordinary person who makes a living, but as a 'proud man of heaven' who has innate soul power and is expected to become a soul master!
Well, in the eyes of ordinary people without soul power, soul masters, even soul masters below the tenth level, are different from mere fools like them~
"Hmm~"
Faced with Master Jiang’s inquiry, Ling Yi nodded and responded with a smile: “This year’s work-study student quota in the town happens to be available, and my family has also saved me a living expenses, so I will naturally go to the college. Here, systematically learn the knowledge related to soul masters——"
"Yes~" Master Jiang also nodded when he heard this, and agreed: "You should learn it, otherwise you will have to wait for your soul power to be cultivated. At the tenth level, I’m afraid I don’t even know how to choose and absorb soul beast soul rings...”
“By the way, when do we set off? Our place is not close to ‘Mizhi City’——”
Ling Yi: "Leave in three days. Go early so that you can handle some things like enrollment and accommodation..."
"That's right~" Master Jiang: "Although you are not very old, you are very good at doing things. On the other hand, it is reassuring!”
After saying this, Master Jiang showed hesitation, but within two breaths, he turned firm and immediately said to Ling Yi: “In this case, you will set off in three days. "Muzhi City", I happened to have been to this town, and I will come to the store when the time comes..."
"Huh?" Ling Yi was stunned, but there was no hesitation on his face, and he didn't ask why. He nodded and responded directly: "Okay, Master Jiang, I will definitely come to say goodbye to you then."
"Haha——"
Seeing Ling Yi's cheerful and discreet appearance, Master Jiang couldn't help but feel very satisfied and happy. After laughing a few times, he didn't show off and said to Ling Yi: "Don't worry, it's a good thing——"
"At that time, I will write a letter and you will take it to "Muzhi City". After you have settled in, you can take the time to go to Jin Geng's blacksmith shop on Anfang Street in the south of the city and give the letter to the master there. Mr. Jingang Jin.”
“Thank you, Master Jiang, for your trouble~” Ling Yi thanked him first, and then asked with curiosity: “Who is this Mr. Jin?”
"Hey~" Master Jiang said with a smile on his dark and red face: "Don't worry, I will tell you in three days..."
'Okay~'
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Seeing this, Ling Yi didn't care, shrugged, and told Master Jiang a few questions that had arisen when knocking the sickle blade. After receiving Master Jiang's experience, he picked up a piece of red-hot iron again. Ingot, continue to forge.
The rhythmic knocking sound sounded again. This time, Ling Bai next to him did not just heat the iron ingot, but also took out a bright red iron ingot and started hammering it.
In the duet, Ling Yi's mind is divided into three parts. One mind is paying attention to his own posture, breathing rhythm, arm span height, muscle strength, etc. when swinging the hammer; the other mind is sensing the shape of the iron ingot under the hammer. , weight, density, texture, etc.; the last part of my mind is planning the itinerary after the practice in the blacksmith shop.
At this time, it was already August 2598 in the Douluo Calendar, and it had been more than a year since the martial soul awakened last year.
Today's Ling Yi has much richer information on the character panel than a year ago.
Ling Yi
Age: seven years and six months
Martial Spirit: Blue Silver Grass
Soul Power: Level 3 37%
Qualification: Innate Half level soul power
Body/Spirit: One hundred and seventy-six kilograms of strength
Mind/God: Second level of deep sleep, tranquil and peaceful thoughts, mental induction, blue silver mimicry
Method: "Crystal Meditation Method 2.8" , "Feline Breathing Method", "Basic Gymnastics" - the four shapes of cats, dogs, rabbits and chickens, "Three Farmer Postures" - hoe swinging, sickle swinging, ax swinging, "Basic Meditation Method·Improved" Version 1.5》,
Skills: slingshot (100 hits within 70 meters, slingshot pulling force is limited), hypnosis (initial mastery of the rhythm of life), stick technique (thirteen moves), spear technique (eight moves), sword technique ( Eight styles), ax technique (five styles), forging - intermediate blacksmith
Pets: Ahuang (native dog, wolf level combat power +), Meow Meow (civilian cat, leopard level combat power +)
(End of this chapter)