Beikouhe Town, west of town, Jiang’s Blacksmith Shop.
"Dang——! Dang Dang! Dang——! Dang Dang!..."
The rhythmic sound of percussion is endless, and under the red fire, the crystal beads of sweat on Ling Yi's fair face are as bright as rubies.
"Tsk——!"
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.
"Dang Cang——!"
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 without a handle. It is dark in color, flat, and the crescent-like arc is extremely smooth, showing the craftsmanship of the caster.
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: "A Yi,
Your skills have surpassed mine, and are no worse than the master!"
"No way~"
Ling Yi had a sunny smile on his face, and shook his head at Ling Bai who was approaching him, and said: "I don't have enough strength, so I can only work on some details. When it comes to forging technology, it's you and Brother Bai who
Master Jiang is even more powerful——"
"You -" Ling Bai raised his hand and tapped Ling Yi's shoulder, saying: "You are still so humble, you don't look like your age at all..."
While the two of them were talking, they did not delay the work in hand. Ling Bai held iron tongs, holding pieces of pig iron, and put them into the red and blue flames of the stove. Ling Yi picked up the cooled sickle blade with his bare hands and turned around.
Come to the workbench two steps away and start polishing 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 point and quietly watched Ling Yi.
The sickle gradually turns into a finished product in Yi's hands.
When Ling Yi put down the file, picked up a piece of rough linen cloth, and wiped the sickle a few times, a loud exclamation 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 relief on his face: "Looking at the blade of this sickle, Boy Boy said it was all about keeping it, your hand
His skills are actually better than mine——!"
As he spoke, a look of reminiscence appeared on Master Jiang’s face:
"When I was learning blacksmithing from my master, he told me, 'It takes three years to learn blacksmithing and sharpen it for a lifetime'~"
"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 meticulously crafted——"
Having said 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. In the end, I had no choice but to return to my hometown and open a blacksmith shop like this to make ends meet..."
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 it will make me proud——"
"You kid~" Master Jiang chuckled, took the sickle, and gently pressed his rough thumb on the serrations of the blade. He felt that the thick calluses on his fingertips were pierced a little, and his eyes once again revealed
Approval.
"That's right~"
As if remembering 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?"
When he asked, 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 later learned the craft and regarded blacksmiths as ordinary people making a living.
Rather, he is a 'proud son 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: "The work-study student quota in the town happens to be available this year, and my family has also saved me a living expenses, so naturally I want to go to the college, the system
Learn some knowledge related to soul master——"
"That's right~" Master Jiang nodded when he heard this, and agreed: "You should learn it, otherwise when your soul power reaches the tenth level, you may not even know how to choose and absorb the soul beast soul ring..."<
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"By the way, when will we set off? Our place is not close to "Muzhi City"——"
Ling Yi: "Leave in three days, go early so that you can handle some things like admission and accommodation..."
"It should be~" Master Jiang: "Although you are not very old, you are very reassuring when it comes to doing things!"
Having said this, Master Jiang looked hesitant, but within two breaths, he turned firm and immediately said to Ling Yi: "In this case, you will set out for Muzhi City in three days, and you will also have visited this town by then.
Come to the store..."
"Ah?" Ling Yi was stunned, but there was no hesitation on his face, and he didn't ask for any reason. He nodded directly and said, "Okay, Master Jiang, I will definitely come and say goodbye to you then."<
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"Haha——"
Seeing Ling Yi's cheerful and quiet 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 enrolling and settling in, you can take the time to go to Jin Geng's blacksmith shop on Anfang Street in the south of the city and hand the letter to the master there, Mr. Jingang Jin.
."
"Thank you, Master Jiang, for your trouble~" Ling Yi thanked him first, and then asked curiously: "Who is this Mr. Jin——?"
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"Hehe~" Master Jiang smiled on his dark and red face and said: "Don't worry, I will tell you in three days..."
‘Okay~’
Seeing this, Ling Yi didn't care, shrugged, and told Master Jiang a few questions that had arisen when he knocked the sickle blade before. After receiving Master Jiang's experience, he picked up a piece of red-hot iron again.
Ingot, continue to cast.
The rhythmic knocking sound sounded again. This time, Ling Bai next to him didn't just heat the iron ingot. He 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, weight, density, and texture of the iron ingot under the hammer.
Wait; the last part of my mind is to plan my itinerary after the practice in the blacksmith shop.
At this time, it is already August 2598 in the Douluo Calendar, and it has been more than a year since the martial soul awakened last year.
Today's Ling Yi, compared to a year ago, the information on the character panel is much richer.
Ling Yi
Age: seven years and six months
Martial Spirit: Blue Silver Grass
Soul power: Level 3 37%
Qualification: Half level of innate soul power
Physique/Essence: One hundred and seventy-six pounds of strength
Mind/God: Second level of deep sleep, peaceful and peaceful thoughts, mental induction, blue and silver mimicry
Methods: "Crystal Meditation Method 2.8", "Feline Breathing Method", "Basic Gymnastics" - the four shapes of cat, dog, rabbit and chicken, "Farmer's Three Positions" - hoe swing, sickle swing, ax swing
Style, "Basic Meditation Method·Improved Version 1.5",
Skills: slingshot (100 hits within 70 meters, slingshot pulling force is limited), hypnosis (preliminary mastery of life rhythm), stick technique (thirteen moves), spear technique (eight moves), knife technique (eight moves), ax technique (five moves)