Holy body, start with the Five Animal Exercises.

Chapter 9 Liu's Blacksmith Shop

As the Five Animal Exercises reached the peak of the third level, new prompts appeared on the panel.

Looking at the prompt on the panel, Qin Jiang said "yes" in his mind without hesitation.

[Insufficient potential points, unable to perform deduction. 】

???

He looked at the prompt on the panel with some confusion, why are you asking me?
His consciousness fell on the prompt, and he subconsciously learned that in order to perform martial arts deduction, he needed potential points equivalent to the highest level of martial arts experience.

In other words, if you want to perform the Five Animal Exercises, you will need to consume 1.2 potential points.

Not even close.

He recalled the potential points he had gained from the statue of the Yellow Sky Goddess during the day.

What exactly does it have in common with the tombstone?

The next morning, at Liu's blacksmith shop in the north of the city.

Qin Jiang stood outside the blacksmith shop. This was the best and only blacksmith shop in the north of the city.

Last night in the restaurant he heard those people say that the county lieutenant led his troops to Dahei Mountain, which gave him a sense of crisis.

In the past, even if there were some missions outside the city, they were basically handled by the Red Tiger Gang.

After all, the number of people in the Red Tiger Gang is much larger than that of the county soldiers.

And if the county troops were dispatched, even if they were led personally by someone as powerful as the county lieutenant, it would represent too much.

This means that the Red Tiger Gang may no longer have the ability to solve certain problems!

After all, although the county lieutenant himself may not be a match for the leader of the Red Tiger Gang, the individual combat power of the county soldiers is much stronger than that of the Red Tiger Gang members, not to mention the use of combat tactics and battle formations.

Coupled with the advantages of armor and weapons, it can be said that a county soldier of ten is enough to defeat the Red Tiger Gang of a hundred people.

Phew~ It’s a troubled time.

I lifted the door curtain and walked into the blacksmith shop, where there were several rows of shelves. There was no iron forging area, only a few men who looked like servants wiping various iron products.

Most of them were farm tools and jewelry, and no weapons were seen.

A leading servant came over, looked at Qin Jiang's neat black cloth, threw the rag in his hand over his shoulder, and bowed slightly, "Master, what do you want to order?"

"Knife." Qin Jiang said.

The servant's eyes lit up slightly. Usually, those who came here were to buy farm tools, and not many wanted knives. Most of them were gang disciples.

But don't say it, looking at the way this person is dressed, it really could be the case.

"Okay, sir, please follow me."

The two walked past the first few rows of shelves and came to the back, where various types of knives were placed, including ring-handled swords, short swords, horizontal swords, etc.

"Sir, take a look, is there anything that catches your eye?" the servant asked with a smile.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly and picked up a sword with a blade about two feet long.

He weighed the blade and shook his head, "It's a little light."

Then he stretched out his finger and lightly flicked the blade, and a vibration sound was heard.

“The intensity is poor,” he said.

Now he has a very strong sense. Just by the vibration just now, he can judge that the texture of this knife is somewhat uneven. It is fine for normal use, but if it encounters high-intensity combat, it may not last long.

The servant beside him smiled with a hint of sarcasm, "Master, you probably don't know that these knives were made by our boss himself, and they are much better than those farm tools.

On weekdays, to be honest, not many people can afford it, and it is indeed not common in the market."

I really don't know where this ignorant person came from. How could he say that our Liu's knives are not good?
Did you know that our Liu family is a time-honored brand that has been passed down for hundreds of years?
Qin Jiang smiled when he heard this. He certainly understood what the servant meant. "How much is this knife?" The servant bowed slightly. "Thank you. One hundred and sixty coins."

Qin Jiang nodded slightly, then closed his eyes slightly, and gently stroked the blade with his fingertips. The slight vibration passed through his fingertips into his ears.

Suddenly, an abrupt and strange sound was heard amidst the rhythmic tremolo.

He suddenly opened his eyes and pointed somewhere in the middle of the blade.

Jump~~~
With a rapid tremor, the blade suddenly broke, and half of the blade pierced straight into the ground like an arrow, with the tip of the blade embedded in the ground to a depth of three fingers!
hiss~
The servant next to him was frightened by this sudden scene and took a few steps back, looking at the half of the knife stuck in the ground in shock.

This, this, this is a knife made by the boss himself, how could it be broken by just a finger?!
He raised his head and looked at Qin Jiang. The sarcasm in his eyes had long disappeared, and he became cautious, "Master, what are you doing?"

"Even if I buy this knife, is there a better one?" Qin Jiang said.

The servant nodded repeatedly, "Hey, please wait a moment, I'll go get the boss!"

After saying that, he ran straight to the backyard, and after a while, he led a young man in.

The young man was dressed in sky blue clothes and looked gentle and refined. He didn't look like a blacksmith at all, but rather like a scholar.

However, the exposed hands were faintly black, and one could tell at a glance that he had practiced some kind of martial arts.

Come to think of it, to be able to run a blacksmith shop in the outer city, one must have some special skills.

The man in fancy clothes walked closer and saw the half of the knife stuck on the ground. His eyes trembled slightly.

Almost all the knives here were made by him personally. Although they are not his masterpieces, they are still top-notch even in the outer city.

Being able to break a blade with just one finger, this young man who looks a bit younger than himself must be a real warrior!
If so, maybe
Immediately, he smiled and said, "My dear brother, since this knife is useless, how can I charge you for it?

I am the owner of this blacksmith shop, Liu Yize of the Liu family. Please follow me to the backyard and I will show you some ordinary weapons for you to appreciate!"

Qin Jiang nodded slightly.

"Please!" Liu Yize said with a smile.

The two men came to the backyard and walked directly into the weapons forging workshop. As soon as they entered the house, they felt a wave of heat coming towards them.

The sound of hammering continued as several strong men raised their hammers and brought them down heavily, accompanied by flying sparks.

Qin Jiang undressed and rolled up his sleeves, revealing his strong and smooth arms, which made Liu Yize, who was standing beside him, look at him sideways.

He also took off his outer clothes, revealing the jacket underneath. His arms were very strong, a circle bigger than Qin Jiang's. Just when he clenched his fists slightly, veins bulged.

"Come, this way please!" Liu Yize raised his hand inside.

After passing through the inner hall, the two came to a warehouse where various iron blanks were piled everywhere and two fine iron racks were leaning against the corner.

"Look, brother. This is the treasure of my Liu family! Although it is not a divine weapon, its materials and forging technology are both top-notch among ordinary weapons!"

Liu Yize spoke with a hint of pride in his words. With more than a hundred years of experience, his Liu family was naturally enough to look down on the outer city.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly and his eyes fell on the iron rack. There were not only various knives, but also axes, swords, and even half a gun.

That half of the gun body is about ten feet long, and the tail end is a threaded structure. It only needs an iron rod to be slightly assembled to become a battlefield killing weapon.

He couldn't help but smile when he saw this. If this had happened before the chaotic times, this half of a gun would have been enough to put Liu Yize in jail.

It seems that this Liu is not a good person either.

"Haha, brother, don't be surprised. The county government has long since relaxed the rules on weapon forging. Except for the prohibition of privately making armor, spears and axes are no longer a big deal.

Sometimes, the county officials would ask me, Liu, to customize their weapons. "Liu Yize said with a smile.

Qin Jiang nodded slightly and walked forward to choose a knife.

Soon, he picked up a sword.

(End of this chapter)