He was born as a blacksmith, but he dominated the world

Chapter 102 His talent is comparable to that of the ancestors
What surprised Jiang Lin was that the Hengyu furnace could not only withstand higher fire temperatures, but also had a certain improvement in material quality.

When calcining pig iron, the limit of quality improvement was 30%, but it was forcibly increased to 32%.

At first I couldn’t understand why there was an extra 2%, but later I realized it must be the effect of the stove.

How can an ordinary stove be compared with a fourth-grade stove?

Even if someone else were to calcine it, the quality might be improved, but they just don't have such specific data to reflect it.

A middle-fifth-grade hammer, a middle-fourth-grade furnace, and the joining of Yuan Bingqi made the fame of the Southern Blacksmith Camp spread rapidly in just a few days.

Jiang Lin's name also became known to many people.

The other three blacksmith camps all knew that the boy who won the first place in the regular test was named Jiang Lin.

It is said that even Zhao Yankui's victory in the championship was closely related to him.

Many blacksmiths don't believe that making fire can make it easy to forge high-quality weapons because they can't do it.

Including two medium-quality ironware, many people are skeptical.

This incident even prompted Yu Maoming to go to the South Blacksmith Camp to check it out. When he arrived there, he saw Jiang Lin hammering away at a piece of pig iron as big as a washbasin.

The hammer he was using in his hand was a fifth-grade hammer. Although the size was not suitable, it was acceptable.

As for the furnace, it was placed in a corner of the blacksmith shop, which was designated as Jiang Lin's exclusive area.

Yu Maoming first checked the entropy patterns on the furnace and confirmed that there were five of them. However, this was nothing, after all, good things like black crystal iron were added to it.

Then he went to Jiang Lin and saw the four entropy patterns on the hammer.

Although nothing could be seen on his face, the old craftsman's heart was already filled with turmoil.

The fourth-grade furnace can be said to be the work of the black crystal iron, but what about this hammer?
Even he couldn't use ordinary iron to forge fifth-grade ironware. In other words, this apprentice who had only been here for two months had already surpassed him, the master craftsman, in terms of skills?

But what is Jiang Lin building now?
Anvil?
Even for an anvil, it seemed a bit too big.

Qi the blacksmith reminded him, "Jiang Lin, the master craftsman is asking you a question."

Jiang Lin then noticed that Yu Maoming had arrived, and quickly put down his hammer and saluted: "Master Craftsman."

Yu Maoming pointed at the huge piece of pig iron and asked, "What are you going to hit?"

"Hammer, sledgehammer." Jiang Lin said.

"A sledgehammer? You don't need such a big one, do you?"

"It will be useful." Jiang Lin said, "It looks big now, but it will naturally become smaller after a while. Look at this hammer in my hand. It is the original big hammer that has been re-forged and shrunk to this size."

Yu Maoming was startled when he heard this, and immediately thought of something: "Did you use the Hundred Refining Method?"

Only the hundred-fold refining method can remove impurities to the greatest extent, thus causing the iron block to shrink severely.

"I didn't use it intentionally because the entire set of ironware had to be remade and I didn't want to delay it too long." Jiang Lin said.

Yu Maoming looked a little strange and asked, "How long does it take you to make a hammer like this?"

Jiang Lin thought about it and decided to add a little more time: "It should take at least three or four hours."

Yu Maoming's expression became even weirder after hearing this, and he didn't say anything for a long time.

"Master Engineer?" Jiang Lin shouted, not knowing if he had said something wrong again.

Yu Maoming finally came back to his senses. He looked at Jiang Lin, then at the huge piece of pig iron, and then sighed.

"Zhao Yankui is very brave to have a disciple like you."

Jiang Lin was stunned when he heard this. Why did this sound so weird?

Yu Maoming did not explain, but turned to Qi the blacksmith and said, "Zhao Yankui and Yuan Gaohao jointly requested to increase the silver for the Southern Blacksmith Camp to build a house. Now it seems that we should give you more benefits. However, with two pieces of medium-quality ironware in place, you must not slack off."

Blacksmith Qi looked happy and said, "Yes, the South Blacksmith Camp will definitely work together and do their best!" Yu Maoming finally looked at Jiang Lin, his mouth slightly opened as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't say it in the end, and just turned and walked away in silence.

Jiang Lin felt a little uneasy. When Qi the blacksmith came back, he couldn't help but ask, "Master Qi, what happened to Master Craftsman?"

Blacksmith Qi laughed and said, "What else can I do? I was just scared by you. Do you know what the old man said to me before he left?"

"say what?"

Blacksmith Qi chuckled and said, "Master Craftsman said that although those two pieces of ironware are treasures, the real treasure of the Southern Blacksmith Camp is you. The ironware can be thrown away, but you are the treasure that must be kept at the risk of one's life."

Jiang Lin burst out laughing when he heard this. It sounded like a compliment, but the words he chose were not quite appropriate.

Just after noon, people from the Construction and Repair Department arrived. They wanted to build a new house for the South Blacksmith Camp.

I heard that the Foundry has allocated a large sum of money to build houses here that can accommodate a thousand people.

It is obvious that the higher-ups have tacitly allowed the Southern Blacksmith Camp to expand and recruit people on its own.

At the same time, the bright beams of light that enveloped the surroundings suddenly dissipated.

Miao Chuanfu immediately smiled brightly, as this meant that the remnants of Xuanhua Dao had been completely eliminated and he could go back to report.

Staying here all day watching people working on iron makes me feel like I'm rusted all over. It's really uncomfortable.

This news made Jiang Lin a little stunned, and he couldn't help but think of Li Qingluan.

The remnants of Xuanhua Dao were all destroyed, so is she dead too?

However, Jiang Lin did not have much sympathy or pity, and even felt that death would be better.

After all, Li Qingluan has the same jade pendant as her sister, and the fewer people who know about it, the better.

Otherwise, not only will the family members who they haven't had the chance to meet be in danger, but they themselves may also be implicated.

Putting this matter behind him, Jiang Lin continued to work hard to create a new piece of iron.

He had already made plans. As long as he could hone his skills and improve them to the next level, he would participate in competitions in his spare time and obtain better materials.

Even if you don't participate in the competition, it's a good choice to increase your fame and attract people to come and work with you.

So he did not hide his incompetence any more. Jiang Lin did everything to perfection from making the new ironware to hammering it, including eliminating all defects at the end.

So much so that after the first sledgehammer was completed, the four clearly visible entropy patterns stunned everyone.

If it was a coincidence once, could it be a coincidence twice?
Looking at Jiang Lin who was busy making the second piece of iron tool, everyone didn't know what to say.

At such a young age, he can easily forge fifth-grade ironware with ordinary iron. This talent is more than just monstrous.

Someone once said that Jiang Lin's talent could be comparable to that of the founder, but at that time someone refuted it and said that he was being overly praised.

But now, more and more people are beginning to think about this.

Maybe... Master Jiang's talent can really be compared with that of the Grandmaster?

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For several days, Jiang Lin was immersed in making new iron tools.

After a complete set of middle-grade fifth-grade ironware was completed, Blacksmith Qi also hung a sign at the gate of the South Blacksmith Camp.

"From now on, you can sign up to join the Southern Blacksmith Camp. More than 100 people will participate. The top ten selected will be awarded a set of eighth-grade ironware!"

One day after the sign was hung, the news spread like a torrential rain to the other three blacksmith camps.

Everyone was stunned when they heard the news. Didn’t they say that only low-grade ironware would be given?
How come in just a few days, the grade has been raised to a higher level?
If the entry-level ironware only gives a small number of people a reason to be tempted, then the three words "lower eighth grade" are enough to attract most blacksmiths!
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