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

Chapter 20 Show Your True Skills

Yuan Gaohao was paying close attention to Jiang Lin's performance. Seeing him raise the temperature to such a high level, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked, "Zhao Yankui, your disciple seems to be trying to show off. The fire temperature is so high, can he control it well?"

Zhao Yankui bowed and said, "In reply to Master Yuan's words, Jiang Lin is gifted in the art of burning fire, and no one can compare to him. This is not his limit. A few days ago, he once controlled four furnaces by himself and burned eight pieces of pig iron at the same time."

When these words were spoken, not only Yuan Gaohao showed surprise, but even Yu Maoming looked over with sharp eyes.

"Zhao Yankui, don't lie to me. How can you control four furnaces at the same time?" Yuan Gaohao said.

"I dare not speak nonsense. Dong Songchang and many blacksmiths witnessed this incident with their own eyes." Zhao Yangkui said.

Seeing that Master Craftsman had also shifted his gaze over, Dong Songchang didn't want to admit Jiang Lin's excellence, but he didn't dare to lie. He could only laugh dryly and said, "Zhao Yankui didn't lie about this. I saw it with my own eyes. But no matter how good the fire is, it doesn't mean anything. The most important things for a blacksmith are hammering, quenching, and sharpening."

Dong Songchang's words were naturally intended to belittle Jiang Lin's talent. Yu Maoming said, "He is good at making fire, which shows that he has a quick mind and is a promising talent."

Dong Songchang quickly apologized with a smile, "Master Sijiang is right. He is indeed a promising talent. However, how he will turn out depends on his talent."

Yu Maoming spoke calmly and asked, "Zhao Yankui, how is your disciple's talent training?"

Zhao Yankui cupped his hands and said, "Excellent."

Dong Songchang subconsciously wanted to sneer out loud, but after taking a closer look at Yu Maoming's expression, he shut his mouth in dismay.

I just thought to myself, no matter how much you praise me, what can I learn in just ten days in the training area?

While they were talking, Jiang Lin had already taken the pig iron out of the furnace.

The bright red color like a ripe cherry looked extremely eye-catching. Apprentices from both the fire-burning area and the hammering area all looked at Jiang Lin with envy and jealousy.

Yuan Gaohao couldn't help but exclaimed: "The fire temperature must be at least 1,500 degrees, otherwise it would be difficult to complete the firing so quickly. Zhao Yankui, your disciple's talent for firing is indeed top-notch!"

After Zhao Yankui returned the gift, he glanced at Yu Maoming secretly. Seeing that the master craftsman did not say anything but was still looking at Jiang Lin, he knew that he was waiting for Jiang Lin to show his hammering skills.

Zhao Yankui also looked at his apprentice, secretly hoping that Jiang Lin could perform better, perhaps gaining some benefits from the Master Craftsman.

As the first apprentice to finish the fire and come to the hammering area, Yu Maoming saw the clue when Jiang Lin picked up the hammer.

"That hammer looks like it's of good quality. Who made it?" Yu Maoming asked.

Zhao Yankui smiled modestly, "Reporting to Master Sijiang, when I accepted him as my apprentice, I personally made a set of eight iron tools. Perhaps it was the blessing of the ancestors that they all became high-grade."

When these words were spoken, the others all looked surprised.

All eight pieces of ironware were of good quality. This was not something that an ordinary blacksmith could do, and even other master blacksmiths would find it difficult to accomplish.

After all, this is ordinary iron. If you want to rank high-quality iron, you need to have a very profound grasp of the hammering technique. Usually only the deputy craftsman has such ability.

Dong Songchang's eyes were full of jealousy. His talent was average and his overall strength was not much better than that of an ordinary blacksmith.

Compared with "technicians" like Zhao Yankui, they are far inferior.

He immediately expressed his dissatisfaction and said, "Master Master, Zhao Yankui's actions are equivalent to cheating. Using high-quality iron tools to forge weapons will definitely be better than ordinary apprentices in terms of efficiency and results. This is too unfair!"

Zhao Yankui immediately responded, "Jiang Lin has only been in the training area for a few days, and you put him on the list. How can this be fair?"

"He'll be an apprentice in the training area after just one day, so it's no mistake for me to put him on the list!"

"Everyone knows what you are thinking!"

Seeing the two chefs arguing, Yuan Gaohao glanced at Yu Maoming, and when he saw that he didn't intend to speak, he understood.

"Zhao Yankui, is this set of ironware unique to Jiang Lin?" Yuan Gaohao asked. "Of course it is." Zhao Yankui replied.

"Then what's the point of arguing?" Yuan Gaohao waved his hand and said, "According to the rules of the Blacksmith Camp, ironware is exclusive and no matter what grade it is, it is not excessive. Jiang Lin is blessed to have such ironware to help him, which also shows that he has a good master. But whether this set of ironware will not be wasted depends on how it is used."

Yuan Gaohao's words meant that both craftsmen had the same idea.

Dong Songchang knew that the people in the Foundry Department had always had some opinions about him, but they usually did not show it for the sake of the deputy chief craftsman of the Linyuan Department.

He couldn't argue any more and could only mutter, "What a good master, he is just an opportunist."

Zhao Yankui didn't bother to pay attention to him. How could a fake import like him understand the real atmosphere of the blacksmith camp?

At this time, Jiang Lin had already raised the hammer.

clang--

With a crisp sound and sparks flying, he began to hammer.

This sound attracted the subconscious attention of many apprentices. Their own pig iron had just started to burn, while the other side had already started to forge iron. How could they compare?
Although they were jealous, they did not think that Jiang Lin cheated. After all, his fire-making skills were truly unmatched.

But training...

Several apprentices in the hammering area disagreed. No matter how fast you burn the fire, you can't hammer as fast as us.

In the race between the tortoise and the hare, you may not win even if you run two miles first!

With Jiang Lin's current skill level, he could have finished using this weapon in half an hour, but he did not do so. Instead, he was slow and deliberately tilted the hammer from time to time.

Overall, just average.

When he was halfway through the fight, other apprentices from the hammering area came over one after another.

The jingling sounds continued one after another. With this leader, the others also strived to be the first, full of motivation, and performed better than before.

Zhao Yankui frowned as he watched his apprentice forging iron. What is this kid doing?

How could he not see that Jiang Lin was deliberately twisting the hammer?

He was 100% accurate yesterday, so there's no reason why he would go wrong today. It's obvious that he's trying to hide his shortcomings.

Zhao Yankui was both angry and anxious. Are you stupid? The master craftsman has come here with great difficulty, and you are wasting this good opportunity by not showing all your skills!
Yu Maoming suddenly asked, "Zhao Yankui, is this the level of your apprentice's hammering skills?"

Zhao Yankui smiled bitterly and said, "This kid might be afraid of making mistakes, so..."

Yu Maoming said expressionlessly: "Go and tell him, if that's all, then he can't win."

Zhao Yankui exclaimed, subconsciously wondering how this could be possible.

Jiang Lin's current performance is quite satisfactory and fully meets the standards of an apprentice. Why shouldn't he be passed?

Yuan Gaohao winked at him, and Zhao Yangkui seemed to understand something, then he ran over and yelled at Jiang Lin.

"Jiang Lin, if you don't show some real skills, Master Sijiang said you will lose!"

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