chsdbacks Chapter 113 Low-grade treasure, Crimson Iron Sword Embryo
Chapter 113 Low-grade treasure, Crimson Iron Sword Embryo
The blade was fairly even, and although it couldn't compare to the finished products in the shop, it was already taking shape.
Shen Zhi took it and looked at it. Unusually, she didn't find fault with it and said casually, "It's alright."
After spending these past few days with her, Lin Yan realized that hearing the word "make do" from her was already a very good compliment.
Five days later, Lin Yan was able to forge decent-looking farm tools and weapons, though they weren't particularly sophisticated, they were enough to sell to the people.
Seeing the increasing amount of money he was earning every day, Shen Tieshan couldn't stop smiling. "Lin Yan, you really have a great talent. When I was learning blacksmithing from my father, it took me almost half a year to be able to forge anything decent."
Shen Zhi scoffed from the side, "That's because you're stupid."
Shen Tieshan blushed and retorted, "You silly girl, what nonsense are you talking about? Back then, my father praised me as a blacksmithing prodigy who was a once-in-a-century talent..."
Lin Yan didn't care about the father and daughter's daily banter. He gripped the hammer, closed his eyes, and recalled the key points of the hammering techniques that Shen Zhi had taught him.
When he opened his eyes again, he found himself inexplicably circulating his internal energy.
The hammer fell.
Ding!
This sound was crisper than ever before, and the rough surface of the iron billet was smoothed out by more than half.
Lin Yan was taken aback. Before, he had been using pure strength to strike, but with that last hammer blow, he discovered that his true energy had been driven into the iron billet through the hammer, tearing and pulling inside, making the iron more uniform.
[Skill: Blacksmithing (Minor Mastery) (513/1000)]
Although his proficiency level had only increased slightly, just like when he wasn't using his true energy, he could feel that the quality of the iron billet had clearly improved compared to before.
Lin Yan was overjoyed and slammed the hammer down again.
This time, he deliberately increased the flow of true energy, and the surface of the iron hammer was wrapped in an air film, emitting a faint luster.
Ding!
Shen Zhi, who was still bickering, was drawn to the crisp sound. She glanced at the iron billet that Lin Yan was hammering and raised an eyebrow.
"You've finally figured it out? How come the quality of your shot was so good this time?"
"Um... I just poured some true energy into the hammer, nothing else."
"I do have some ideas, but..." Shen Zhi said, then seemed to suddenly remember something, and ran straight back into the inner room and didn't come out again, leaving Shen Tieshan and Lin Yan looking at each other.
Lin Yan shook his head and ignored it, continuing to forge iron.
……
[Skill: Blacksmithing (Minor Mastery) (850/1000)]
[Skill: Blacksmithing (Master) (1150/2000)]
【Skill: Blacksmithing (Mastery) (50/3000)】
After mastering the art of blacksmithing, his control over his inner energy became more refined with each strike of the hammer.
From initially forcefully injecting true energy into the iron billet, to gradually controlling the strength of the injected true energy, and finally even being able to make the true energy flow along a specific route inside the iron billet.
In addition, the quality of the products has become better and better. At first, the farm tools made were just like those that could be bought in ordinary blacksmith shops. Later, the kitchen knives made were very sharp. In the end, the long sword could cut hair and slicing bone like mud.
During this nearly month-long period, Lin Yan also discovered that he was constantly consuming his true energy while forging blacksmithing. He then replenished it by circulating the "Yan Wang Heart Sutra". His cultivation of the "Yan Wang Heart Sutra" and his proficiency in forging blacksmithing progressed in tandem, and he had already vaguely touched the bottleneck of the peak of the second-grade true energy realm.
He originally thought that blacksmithing was just a means to repair alchemy furnaces and make money, but he never expected that it could actually improve his cultivation.
With such an effect, Lin Yan would go to the blacksmith's shop every evening after soaking in the medicinal bath, and stay there for more than two hours. Sometimes he would even forget the time, and he would only leave when Shen Zhi chased him out with a hammer.
Five days later, Shen Tieshan stared wide-eyed at the pile of finished products in front of him. "Lin Yan, your skills... are already better than mine."
Shen Zhi, unusually, did not refute her father. She simply stroked the long sword silently and then said something that surprised even Lin Yan.
"Your sword should have already reached the threshold of a rough-hewn treasure. Starting tomorrow, I will teach you how to distinguish different ores and their respective striking techniques."
Lin Yan clasped his hands in thanks.
……
The next day, Shen Zhi led Lin Yan into the inner room.
Lin Yan had never been to this room before. The moment he pushed open the door, he felt a wave of heat wash over him.
In the very center of the room stood a strangely shaped stove, its surface covered with dense patterns that looked like some kind of mysterious formation.
"This is a forging furnace passed down from my ancestors." Shen Zhi patted the furnace. "What my father said wasn't all bragging. My ancestors did forge weapons for the founding emperor, and this furnace was left by that generation of ancestors."
Lin Yan approached for a closer look. Although the patterns on the furnace were very blurry, judging from their complexity, they were probably no less than a mid-grade Xuanbao back then.
"It's a pity that this furnace has been used too much, and the array is almost completely damaged. Now that it's passed down to my generation, it can only be used as an ordinary weapon-refining furnace." Shen Zhi's tone was unusually melancholic. "Let's not talk about this anymore."
She moved a wooden box from the corner of the wall, and when she opened it, Lin Yan saw that there were dozens of stones of different colors inside.
"Didn't you want to learn weapon crafting? Although these stones aren't of high grade, they are all legitimate weapon crafting materials. The most important thing in weapon crafting is to choose the right materials. If the materials are wrong, no matter how good your weapon crafting skills are, the finished product may not be good."
Lin Yan squatted down and picked up the stones one by one to examine them.
The feedback from [Jianbao] came to mind.
[Feedback: Hematite ore, a low-grade material, can be used to refine low-grade treasures]
[Feedback: Agar Ore, a medium-grade material, can be used to refine medium-grade treasures. Do not refine at high temperatures.]
[Feedback: Bronze ore, a low-grade material, can be used to refine low-grade treasures]
Lin Yan looked through them one by one and understood the situation. The feedback from [Jianbao] was largely consistent with Shen Zhi's description.
"After you understand the materials, you put the ore into the furnace and use a special blacksmithing method to create treasures. Now come and see how to smelt these ores..." Shen Zhi talked to Lin Yan about all sorts of knowledge about weapon crafting.
She selected a piece of hematite ore, threw it into the furnace and smelted it for half an hour, then poured it into a mold, obtaining a palm-sized hematite billet.
Lin Yan picked up the iron hammer, and a large amount of true energy surged from his dantian into the hammer, and then brought it down.
Ding!Ding!Ding!
This time, Lin Yan was exceptionally focused, using [Qi Observation] to control the amount of true qi, and the position of the hammer's impact was extremely precise.
Shen Zhi stood at the door, watching quietly as the hematite billet gradually took shape with each hammering.
Another half hour passed before Lin Yan stopped what he was doing.
A sword blank lay on the anvil.
It is about two feet long, entirely silver-white, with a layer of light red patterns on the surface of the sword, which shines like a blazing fire in the night.
[Feedback: Weapon type, low-grade treasure, red iron sword blank, requires further polishing and sharpening]
Lin Yan let out a long breath.
He did it.