After a moment of silence, he suddenly became serious and asked seriously: "Young man Wei, are you willing to accept me as your teacher?"
"Um."
"Ah? This, this..."
Wei Cigang responded casually, but then he reacted suddenly and froze on the spot.
Apprenticeship, this change was too fast, the two of them didn’t know each other very well!
However, he soon realized that this was actually a two-way choice.
The two met only once, he was not very familiar with Kuang Xun, and Kuang Xun knew almost nothing about him. Under such circumstances, Kuang Xun made this proposal, so he naturally took a fancy to his weapon refining skills.
talent.
If he refuses, he will undoubtedly miss a great opportunity to further develop in the art of weapon refining.
Although he didn't know how far Kuang Xun was in the art of weapon refining, Wei Ci could tell that Kuang Xun's weapon refining level was not too low just from some of the failed weapon refining products here.
And if he chooses to agree and become a disciple of Kuang Xun, it means that he will be labeled as a member of Kuang Xun or even the Kuang family in the future.
Based on the respect for teachers in this world, he will no longer be able to become a disciple of others from now on.
Although Bai Nianran is also his teacher, he is his enlightenment teacher in cultivation, and he has not apprenticed to anyone in the art of weapon refining.
For a moment, many considerations ran through Wei Ci's mind, and he quickly made a decision.
Kneeling on one knee, he bowed respectfully to Kuang Xun and said loudly:
"Student Wei Ci, meet the teacher!"
He paid his respects sincerely.
Regardless of his past life or this life, he has always acted like this. Once he makes up his mind, he will not hesitate.
"Haha, I, Kuang Xun, finally have a disciple and successor!"
Kuang Xun helped Wei Ci up, with a smile on his face. Although Wei Ci's apprenticeship was a bit crude and even lacked a lot of procedures, he was also a casual person, so how could he care.
As long as you are sincere, that's enough!
"Wei Ci, Wei Ci, calling you Xiao Ci seems too cute, so let's call you Wei Xiaozi. It's easy to pronounce."
Kuang Xun muttered, and then said: "Young Wei, since I accept you as my disciple, I am naturally willing to pass on my weapon refining skills to you. Although this place is a prison, the conditions for weapon refining are not bad, so you can just do it here
Meditate and practice hard.”
Seeing the latter nodding, he added: "I think you can also see that I follow the same path of inscription weapon refining as you, which is one of the reasons why I accepted you as my disciple.
"In terms of blacksmithing, you have no foundation, so you start learning from the basics.
"As for the inscriptions, your inheritance is not weak, and your foundation has always been good. You don't need to switch to my lineage of inscriptions. During this period, I will mainly teach you the forging techniques and some inscriptions knowledge.
"The secret of the Kuang family's forging technique lies in the word 'force'. Simply put, it can be understood as using great force to produce miracles. Of course, in fact, it is more of a special way of exerting force..."
Wei Ci took a forging hammer from Kuang Xun and listened to his explanation while trying it himself.
At a certain moment, there was a tinkling sound of percussion in the basement. If anyone listened carefully, they would be able to tell that they were two different rhythms, one high and one low.
Unfortunately, this place is located deep underground. Even if someone stands directly above his head, it is impossible to hear any movement underground.
Cultivation, ship tickets, Tianyuan Continent, Situ Yan and other matters were all put aside by Wei Ci for the time being.
Such pure conditions for weapon refining are rare.
He completely settled down and devoted himself to the practice of weapon refining.
"Dang! Dang! Dang..." Wei Ci picked up the heavy forging hammer and hit it hard.
Weapon refining is an absolutely physical activity, and it would be difficult for practitioners with weaker physiques to persist until the end of the forging.
Xiao Yin seemed to be unable to bear the huge vibration and the scorching heat of the refining cauldron, so he swam down from his chest, stung like a loach, and burrowed into nowhere.
Kuang Xun glanced at the "little loach" in surprise, but didn't think much about it.
It is normal for young people these days to like to play and keep pets.
"Boy Wei, do you know what the levels of weapon refiners and the weapons they forge are, and how they are divided?"
Wei Ci recalled briefly and said: "The lowest level of weapons is Yuan Weapon, and the following are magical weapons, treasure weapons, quasi-sacred weapons, and holy weapons.
"The weapon refiner is divided into grade titles based on the highest level weapons that can be refined, which correspond exactly to the weapons. They are junior weapon master, intermediate magic weapon master, senior treasure weapon master, quasi-sacred weapon master, and sacred weapon master.
"
Kuang Xun nodded slightly and continued to ask: "Then do you know the difference between weapons of each level?"
"Ordinary elements can withstand the burst of vitality, but they are not blessed by inscriptions.
"The magic weapon has the characteristics of inscriptions. It can be activated by spiritual power and stimulate the characteristics of inscriptions, but it can only carry vitality.
"The treasure can carry the transformed elemental energy of those who are at the third level and above, and can unleash more powerful inscription characteristics.
"As for the quasi-sacred weapon..."
Wei Ci talks eloquently.
Kuang Xun pointed at the forging hammer in his hand and corrected him: "Use hard and don't stop. The hardness of heavy iron steel is extremely high. It must be continuously forged in its highest state and the angle adjusted!"
Seeing that Wei Ci quickly found the trick with great understanding, he showed a satisfied look on his face, and then asked: "So, what are the decisive factors for the level of weapon refining?"
"This...should be the effect of materials and inscriptions?" Wei Ci was stuck for the first time.
This question was not included in the jade slips, and he actually wanted to know.
According to his guess, under the condition that the refining master is constant, the better the refining materials, the higher the level of the refining, and the higher the level of the refining.
However, Kuang Xun shook his head: "Haha, you are wrong. The level of the weapon refiner has always been related only to the personal ability of the weapon refiner!"
Watt Wei Ci felt incredible.
If that's the case, what grade does the material have?
Seemingly seeing his thoughts, Kuang Xun Youyou explained: "The more complex and advanced the inscriptions are, the higher the requirements for materials are, and the same is true for forging. However, this is a conclusion without considering the ability of the weapon refiner.
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"In fact, even with the same set of materials, weapons of different levels can be made!
"Of course, weapons made from high-grade materials have higher tolerance to the characteristics of inscriptions and durability, and the requirements for weapon refiners are also much lower..."
Kuang Xun explained all kinds of forging knowledge to Wei Ci in an orderly manner, and asked a few questions from time to time. The latter memorized the knowledge while swinging the hammer, and answered questions from time to time.
As the two asked and answered questions, time passed quickly.
Wei Ci was like a sponge, desperately absorbing all the knowledge and experience related to forging.
As the sound of a crisp knock came to an end, Wei Ci shook his hands slightly tiredly to relieve muscle fatigue.
However, there was excitement in his expression when he looked at the things in his hands.
After three days of quick foundation building and training, he finally mastered the basic support and steps of forging. Just now, he successfully forged his first work - a short sword.
On the forging table, a blade that looked very similar to a boning knife rested quietly beside the forging hammer.
The blade has a wide and thick blade, a slightly thick blade-shaped handle, and the blade is a bit rough and blunt. The entire blade surface is covered with fine hammer marks left after strong forging.
This is the rough embryo of the short knife that he obtained after using gray chromium and fine iron as a reference for the boning short knife. After a round of melting and casting, smelting to remove impurities, and then forging it an unknown number of times.
Although his appearance is ordinary and even ordinary, it means something extraordinary to him.
This is the first crude weapon he has smelted!
The rough embryo has been successfully smelted and needs to be refined again before finally being shaped.
Arriving in front of a dark and thick cauldron, Wei Ci carefully placed the knife embryo into the cauldron, and then used his mental power to control the temperature in the cauldron and the knife embryo floating in the air at the same time to perform the final shaping step of forging.
The fire phosphorus stone at the bottom of the tripod continued to release high temperatures. Soon, the blade embryo that had begun to take shape was smelted again to soften and deform.
After Wei Ci went through the process again in his mind, his mental strength began to work.
The Kuang family's forging technique requires extremely high mental power. It is different from the full-process forging he imagined. Instead, it uses extremely strong mental power to twist the structure of the embryo with the help of the high temperature and high pressure of the tripod.
Accurate condensation.
In Wei Ci's view, this may be somewhat similar to the so-called "molecular movement" in previous lives.
Beads of sweat soon formed on his forehead.
It is not caused by heat, but caused by high concentration and large consumption of mental energy.
In the center of the tripod, the knife embryo is suspended, and every fiber of the embryo body seems to be being squeezed inch by inch, undergoing deformations invisible to the naked eye.
As his first attempt, Wei Ci directly "produced miracles with great force" and frantically pumped out spiritual power into the cauldron.
After an unknown amount of time, the sword embryo was no longer in the cauldron, and what was left was an integrated and exquisite short sword.
He finally shaped the blade into what he imagined.
The mental power of the weapon controlled the dagger to come out of the furnace, but it did not end. The dagger quickly entered a vat of cold water on the side.
There are circles of frost formations on the surface of the water tank. Driven by Wei Ci's vitality, the frost formation is activated, and the extreme cold air instantly cools down the water in the tank.
The red-hot dagger encountered cold water, but it did not increase the temperature of the water. Instead, it offset the temperature of the cold water that continued to cool down. However, within a breath, the dagger had lost its temperature.
This is the last step of forging, "cold brewing". The purpose of this step is to increase the hardness of the weapon.
At this point, Wei Ci’s first forging is finally completed!
Kuang Xun watched his movements the whole time without saying a word.
It's not that he is dissatisfied, on the contrary, he is too satisfied!
Although it is only a weapon at the elemental level and cannot be inscribed, it is successful in the first practice. What kind of genius is this?
If it weren't for the fact that Wei Ci's technique was unfamiliar and full of flaws, he almost thought that Wei Ci would be able to forge it long ago.
He nodded casually, suppressed his joy, and commented: "The process is okay, but the mental control is a bit rough, the flame control is not stable enough, the cold brew speed is also a bit faster, and... given time, these will be better for you
It’s not a problem.”
He succeeded the first time, so he can't be complacent! He thought to himself.
After hearing the teacher's words, Wei Ci's joy was indeed a little weaker, but he was not discouraged.
Everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as you succeed once, you can succeed countless times in the future. It is nothing more than a step-by-step process.
He selected new materials again and continued to try...