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

Chapter 121 The Gap between the Second and Third Grades
It took me several hours to go home, but it was much faster to walk back.

When we arrived at the blacksmith camp, we saw a group of apprentices carrying pig iron and charcoal blocks.

The people in the Construction Department are also working hard. They have laid a lot of foundations in the past few days and are just waiting to build the walls and lay the beams.

Seeing Jiang Lin coming back, the apprentices hurriedly stopped and greeted him: "Master Jiang."

There were too many people, so Jiang Lin could only nod in response.

Many apprentices had complicated expressions on their faces as they watched him pass by and go into the house to put down his package.

Once upon a time, this was a young apprentice who had to live under someone else's roof just like them.

But now, they are still apprentices, and the other party already has a separate house.

It is said that among the new houses built by the Construction and Repair Department this time, there is Jiang Lin’s new house, and it is bigger than others.

"Don't think too much. We can never compete again." An apprentice sighed.

"Compared?" Another apprentice who was carrying pig iron said, "If this continues, I'm afraid it will be difficult to even look up after a while."

Jiang Lin put down the package, went out of the house, and went to the blacksmith shop with the second-grade long sword.

Even if there is no urgent work assigned by the Foundry, the blacksmith camp continues to forge weapons every day in case of emergency.

But there is no need to be too hurried, it is a chance to take a break from the busy schedule.

As soon as Jiang Lin entered the blacksmith shop, he was greeted one after another.

Qi the blacksmith also came over and asked, "Why did you come back so soon? I thought you would stay a few more days."

Jiang Lin said: "There's nothing going on at home, I just came back after checking it out."

Blacksmith Qi hummed and looked at the long knife in Jiang Lin's hand with some curiosity in his eyes.

Jiang Lin took the opportunity to hand him the long sword and said, "Master Qi, please help me take a look at this sword."

Qi the blacksmith took it and exclaimed after taking a look at it: "Top second grade? Where did it come from?"

He then seemed to have thought of something, and said with a strange look on his face: "Could it be that you hit it yourself? Don't tell me you hit it with ordinary iron."

"Of course not. There is a fang of a second-grade monster mixed in it." Jiang Lin said.

Qi the blacksmith then breathed a sigh of relief. It would be fine if it was mixed with the fangs of monsters. If it was just ordinary iron, it would be too depressing.

"Hey, this knife seems to be very extraordinary." Qi the blacksmith said, carefully touching the blade with a hint of dark red.

Jiang Lin quickly reminded: "This knife is enchanted with the monster fire poison, Master Qi, please be careful."

"Demon beast fire poison?" Qi the blacksmith was stunned: "Aren't you a second-grade monster fang?"

I have never heard of a second-grade monster beast being able to give special effects to weapons. Jiang Lin immediately reacted and said, "I don't know either. It may have already been a third-grade monster beast. Master Qi knows this. I don't know much about this."

Blacksmith Qi found a piece of wood, picked up a long knife and started chopping it.

The palm-wide block of wood was easily split in half with a knife. The cut was smooth, but it was accompanied by a burnt and smelly smell.

"There really is fire poison. It must be a third-grade monster." Qi the blacksmith said with certainty. After all, this is common sense.

Then Qi the Blacksmith became a little confused again and asked, "If I want to melt the remains of a third-grade monster, ordinary charcoal fire won't work. Have you found any rare wood?"

Jiang Lin's head hurt after hearing this. A third-grade demon beast needs a better flame?

Come to think of it, it took me quite a while to melt the fangs, and this is only the second grade.

If it was really a third-grade item, ordinary charcoal might not be able to melt it. He knew that he had upgraded the second-grade monster fang to the third-grade item, which was really shocking and contrary to common sense.

Jiang Lin could only say, "I accidentally found a piece of rare wood at home, so I used it."

"You are quite lucky, but it's a pity that the base is made of ordinary iron. If it was black crystal iron, it might be possible to upgrade to a treasured weapon!"

Blacksmith Qi said with a look of emotion: "Our Blacksmith Battalion has never forged a precious weapon, and even the Foundry Department has only forged a few."

"If black crystal iron is added, it can become a precious weapon?" Jiang Lin asked curiously.

"Of course." Qi the blacksmith said, "If you want to forge a precious weapon, you either need to use very powerful materials or use the remains of monsters of rank three or above. In the past, most monster remains were taken away by the Taoist sects. Even if the imperial court could keep them, they would not send them to the Foundry."

Powerful materials are also rare for the Foundry Department, so even if the skills are sufficient, they are limited by the lack of materials and cannot create higher-grade weapons.

On the contrary, those blacksmiths who depend on the powerful and wealthy do not lack these things.

From this perspective, the Blacksmith Battalion appears to have military status and a superior position, but in reality it is just that.

After a conversation with Qi the blacksmith, Jiang Lin learned more about monsters and hammering.

When the other blacksmiths learned that he had made a top-grade weapon, they all came to watch the fun. Each of them couldn't let it go and marveled at it.

After a long time, Qi the blacksmith said, "Alright, that's enough, we've seen enough, let's get back to work."

Everyone then dispersed. After returning the long sword to Jiang Lin, Qi the Blacksmith said with some regret: "Although it has the power of the monster's ancestors, it is still an ordinary weapon. I'm afraid it will cost less money."

Also with the fire poison attached, the precious weapon can be sold for at least one thousand taels, while the price of an ordinary weapon of the second grade will never exceed seven hundred taels.

Despite this, Jiang Lin was still surprised when he heard it.

You know, ordinary iron is not valuable, and the two valuable demon python fangs were also exchanged by him for the eighth-grade weapon, and the cost was at most a dozen taels.

After all the investment, he made a net profit of more than six hundred taels of silver?
Even though he was not very interested in money, Jiang Lin couldn't help but feel a little excited.

Who would complain about having too much silver? With silver, you can buy better materials, make better weapons, and sell them for more silver.

This is a perfect virtuous cycle!
To put it another way, even if you don’t use it yourself, you can give it to your family to improve their lives.

Of course, the reason for such a huge profit is that Jiang Lin can upgrade the level of the monster remains out of thin air.

The fangs of a second-grade monster can only be sold for a few dozen taels, but once they reach the third grade, the price will immediately increase by more than ten times!
"You must have spent a lot of silver on the fangs of this third-grade monster, right?" asked Qi the blacksmith.

Jiang Lin coughed and hummed vaguely.

"Are you planning to sell it?" Blacksmith Qi said, "If you want to sell it, you can set up a stall in the city, or you can go to those shops that specialize in selling weapons. Although it's troublesome to sell it yourself, you can get a higher price. The price charged by those shops is not that high, and they are very unscrupulous."

Jiang Lin shook his head and said, "I haven't thought about it yet, so there's no rush."

Blacksmith Qi hummed and said, "Take your time to think about it. You really can't be impatient. You won't have to worry about not being able to sell it anyway. But if you really want to sell it, I suggest you go to the Nanling camp and ask first."

Blacksmith Qi's meaning was very simple. Not to mention the fact that it came with fire poison, even if it was just an ordinary upper-second-grade weapon, there would be many people in the military camp willing to buy it.

It is better to sell it to your own people than to outsiders.

Not only can you make money, but you can also build closer relationships, it's a good thing that kills two birds with one stone.

Jiang Lin actually had the same intention, otherwise he might have found a place to sell it for money on the way here.

Afterwards, he came to his own territory, lit a fire, and forged standard weapons, while at the same time he began to think about what else he could do now.

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