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

Chapter 149 Failure as a matter of course

The entire Southern Blacksmith Camp was in an uproar when they learned that Jiang Lin was going to try to forge a precious weapon.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and came to watch the fun.

This is a historic moment. If Jiang Lin really succeeds, the Southern Blacksmith Camp will have created a new history.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Jiang Lin put the black crystal iron and sharp wolf fangs into the furnace for calcining.

This process is not complicated. It can even be said that the subsequent hammering and quenching process are not complicated, and it is no different from the usual weapon forging.

The only difference is that everyone is expecting the same result, including Jiang Lin himself.

After the fangs melted into liquid, Jiang Lin put the red-hot black crystal iron into it and soaked it for a while before starting to hammer it.

When the temperature drops, it is calcined again.

This cycle was repeated more than ten times, and the entire fang solution had been completely integrated into the black crystal iron.

While watching Jiang Lin forging the iron, Qi the blacksmith asked Yuan Bingqi beside him, "Master Yuan, do you think Master Jiang can do it?"

"I can't say." Yuan Bingqi's answer was as ambiguous as ever.

Everyone knows the words left by the master craftsman two hundred years ago.

If other people do this, he can say categorically that it is not possible.

But if Jiang Lin did it, Yuan Bingqi wouldn't dare to make any guarantees.

Blacksmith Qi asked several other master chefs, including the one from outside.

Everyone hesitated and did not dare to make a judgment.

They all have great confidence in Jiang Lin, and at the same time they are also convinced of Bao Bing's limitations. No one can tell who will have the last laugh.

Even if the master craftsman were to be resurrected, he would probably be confused.

Jiang Lin didn't care about that. Success or failure was not important.

What is important is that truth comes out of practice.

Even if it really fails, as long as you know the result, there is a possibility of cracking it.

What he was going to make this time was still a long sword.

The sharp wolf fangs have the property of increasing sharpness, and are most suitable for swords, followed by axes.

However, the amount of black crystal iron that Yu Maoming sent was not too much, but not too little either, so it should be used sparingly.

Otherwise, Jiang Lin really wanted to try making an axe.

jingle——

With the sound of hammering, the shape of the long sword gradually emerged, followed by lines of entropy.

From the entry level, to the lower seven levels, the middle five levels, the upper three levels, and finally to the top level.

At this time, the long sword had basically completed its shape, and Jiang Lin's brows gradually frowned.

The quality of the materials has been maximized during the fire, and now the same is true for the hammering.

There are only a few defects left that have not been eliminated, but even if every subsequent hammer increases the level of refinement a little, it is probably impossible to upgrade this long sword to a precious weapon.

The only hope is the 15% increase during quenching.

But Jiang Lin did not hold out too much hope. After working as a blacksmith for so long, he already had a certain degree of confidence in the quality of the weapons.

Even if it is not yet finished, you can get a rough estimate of the final quality.

At present, the quality of this long sword has been improved to almost the limit, but it still gives him the feeling of being only of the previous grade.

It may be better than the previous ones, but it still falls into the category of ordinary weapons.

Could it be that the words left behind two hundred years ago are really a curse that cannot be escaped?
After the shaping was completed, Jiang Lin didn't even have the interest to level it, and directly took the long sword to quench it.

White water vapor was rising with a sizzling sound.

Everyone stared at the location of the steam, hoping to see a different result. [Perfect quenching, improve the quality of the casting by 15%]

As the prompt sounded, Jiang Lin's vision also saw the final judgment of the long sword.

[Average quality long sword, sharpness +2]

"Sure enough, it's still at this level. Not much has changed."

When Jiang Lin saw this judgment, he knew he had failed.

Blacksmith Qi and several other masters couldn't help but gather around and asked, "Master Jiang, what's going on?"

Jiang Lin handed them the long sword and shook his head, saying, "Failed."

Qi the blacksmith and the others immediately showed disappointment, but still took the long sword and examined it carefully.

The eight entropy patterns were clear and bright, indicating that this was a top-grade weapon.

Under normal circumstances, they might be happy that a top-grade weapon had been born in the Southern Blacksmith Camp again.

But now, everyone feels that these eight entropy patterns are so annoying.

Because their existence only represents a higher grade, rather than precious weapons.

If it is a precious weapon, the eight entropy patterns should be combined into one and transformed into characteristics of another level.

"Even Master Jiang couldn't succeed. It seems that what he said is true. Without the secret recipe, it is impossible to forge a precious weapon." Blacksmith Qi sighed.

Everyone else frowned. What kind of secret recipe was this?
Special materials? Or special techniques?
Blacksmith Qi smiled bitterly and said, "Unless you become a private craftsman for those powerful people, it is impossible to know the answer."

This sentence made everyone even more depressed.

Jiang Lin was qualified to be a private craftsman for the rich and powerful, but once he went, he would never be able to come back.

And the people here still don’t know what the answer is.

This problem will become an indelible psychological shadow in their lives, and it will be a regret even until their death.

"Master Jiang, can we help you test the knife?" asked blacksmith Qi.

Jiang Lin nodded, and several people took it to cut the knife-testing stone.

There was no suspense. With one strike of the sword, the three-foot-thick test stone was easily cut in half.

Qi the blacksmith commented: "This knife is obviously better than the previous grade long sword."

"Of course, after all, the base is black crystal iron. It's a pity that such a large piece of black crystal iron as the base can't become a precious weapon." Master Tang said.

Amid the discussion among the crowd, Jiang Lin gently touched the black crystal iron on the table.

Logically speaking, with various enhancements and better materials, it should be able to break through the boundaries of the previous grade.

But although it is better and stronger than the normal upper-grade weapons, it has not really broken through.

The secret recipe…

What is the secret recipe?
Without the secret recipe, is it really true that no matter what materials are used, it is impossible to create a precious weapon?
To say I'm not disappointed would be a lie.

Jiang Lin also hopes to create better weapons in order to quickly improve the furnace baking method.

But he still didn't believe it. So many amplifying effects were blocked just because of a secret?

This made Jiang Lin feel for the first time an inexplicable disgust towards the powerful forces that he had never actually seen but always heard of from time to time.

It is because of the existence of those people that good materials and good blacksmiths have been lured away, and now even the means of forging precious weapons are monopolized by them.

It's quite disgusting!

"I've tried it, and it's at least one level better than the ordinary top-grade ones." Blacksmith Qi returned the long sword.

Seeing Jiang Lin's unhappy look, Qi the Blacksmith hesitated and said, "If Master Jiang really wants to forge a precious weapon, he has no choice but to contact those powerful people."

Of course he didn't want to let Jiang Lin go, but he also didn't want to see such a genius blocked on the ladder of progress by the so-called secret recipe.

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