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

Chapter 38: Cold-natured (Fourth Update)
A group of craftsmen looked at each other in bewilderment as they watched Shen Zhiwen's body being dragged away by several eunuchs with crazy expressions.

"What should we do? Who will inform the master craftsman?"

"It's none of my business. There's no benefit in reporting it. On the contrary, I might be hated by these eunuchs..."

"I'm not going either. I still have work to do."

The craftsmen dispersed as they spoke, and apart from the pool of blood on the ground, it seemed as if nothing had happened here.

This shows that the people in the palace are cold-hearted by nature.

On the way back to the palace, the injured eunuch carefully supported the old eunuch and asked, "Eunuch, is the matter between Zhao Yankui and Jiang Lin over now?"

"What else? We don't want to provoke those crazy people in the border army." The old eunuch narrowed his eyes and said, "But was your injury really caused by the Nanling camp?"

The eunuch subconsciously wanted to say yes, but he seemed to have noticed something.

Seeing him hesitating, Eunuch Ming snorted, "Fool, if the border troops take action, how can they spare your life!"

The eunuch knelt down immediately and said, "Please forgive me, sir. I am really worried about your safety. They..."

"Alright, we will take care of this matter. We can't let our people get beaten for nothing."

The eunuch heard something else and stood up, saying in panic, "Thank you for your mercy, sir. But Shen Zhiwen..."

"That wild dog, the Forestry Bureau allocated so much money this year to repair various palaces, but only gave this much to our family. What's the point of keeping such an unintelligent person? It would be better to let him die and feed the dogs, where he can still be of some use."

The eunuch couldn't help but shudder when he heard it, and then he realized that killing Shen Zhiwen was just an excuse.

Looking at the old eunuch's face full of smooth wrinkles, he put his hands into his sleeves and pinched the flesh on his palms tightly.

None of the eunuchs who have managed to get a high rank in the palace are easy to mess with. They have all survived various calculations.

Those who don’t have good eyesight would have died countless times.

As for when Eunuch Ming would go find the master and disciple to seek justice for him, the eunuch did not dare to ask a single word.

……

In the blacksmith shop, Jiang Lin has started a new round of training in quenching skills.

Perhaps it was because Jiang Lin's previous performance had shocked these honest blacksmiths so much that Qi the blacksmith was more attentive when teaching them skills, and even his way of addressing them changed from "you kid" to "Jiang Lin".

Don't underestimate it as just a change in name, it represents that in Qi the blacksmith's heart, Jiang Lin is no longer a simple junior.

This is even more true for other blacksmiths.

They knew very well that after Dong Songchang's death, Zhao Yankui would be the one who had the final say in the Southern Blacksmith Camp.

If Zhao Yankui can be promoted to deputy master craftsman in this year's regular test, Qi the blacksmith will be the most suitable candidate to take over the position of master craftsman in terms of qualifications and skills.

As for Dong Songchang's vacancy, according to the unwritten rules, he was also promoted from within.

No matter who it is, no one will go against Zhao Yankui and Qi the blacksmith.

Jiang Lin has already been praised by the Master Craftsman, and now he is Zhao Yankui's apprentice. Most importantly, when the eunuch belittled the blacksmiths to the point of being worthless, it was Jiang Lin who stood up.

The sight of him holding a hammer and angrily scolding the eunuch shocked many people.

Whether people admire his courage or laugh at his recklessness, at least in terms of maintaining the blacksmith's own reputation, Jiang Lin has won everyone's respect.

What's more, there is the shadow of the Nanling Camp behind Jiang Lin, and his own talent is almost monstrous, and he will soar to the sky sooner or later.

As the blacksmiths were thinking this, they realized that this young man had already had a considerable background and connections in less than two months.

Even the old blacksmiths are like this, not to mention the apprentices.

Whenever Jiang Lin passed by, they would take the initiative to call him Brother Jiang, and even call him Master Jiang in private.

When Zhao Yankui asked Jiang Lin to lead all the apprentices, some people were not convinced. They felt that he had little experience and his skills were not the best, so why should he do that?

No one said that anymore. Jiang Lin was the first to rush over and punch and kick the eunuch, proving that he was stronger than everyone else!

Especially the apprentices who followed and beat the eunuchs, now they only followed Jiang Lin's lead.

If anyone dares to say anything bad about Jiang Lin, they will stick their necks out and bar their teeth to settle the score with that person!
Unknowingly, the young future blacksmiths have already found a backbone for themselves.

Amid the sound of tinkling and knocking, time quickly came to evening.

Jiang Lin stood in front of the water bucket holding a red-hot long knife. This was the dozens of times he had practiced quenching today.

With the increase in the number of times, Jiang Lin became more familiar with quenching.

Watch the changes in information on the blade, put it in water at the best time, and then judge the quenching time and position based on experience and information prompts.

The fiery red blade collided with the water, and a large amount of water vapor rose up.

"Go slow, don't be in a hurry, use your hands to carefully feel the changes in temperature, take your time..." Blacksmith Qi was giving extremely detailed instructions beside him.

[You have learned the trick of quenching and your skills have improved]

In an instant, a familiar warm current was born and quickly flowed through all parts of the body.

Jiang Lin suddenly discovered that the information on the knife had undergone new changes.

[Quenching time is just right]

Qi the blacksmith next to him glanced at the blade and was about to speak, but he saw Jiang Lin suddenly raise his hand and take the long knife out of the water.

He was a little surprised, but didn't take it too seriously, thinking it was just a coincidence.

After all, even if you guess without knowing anything, you may get it right occasionally.

Jiang Lin handed the long sword to Qi the blacksmith and asked for his evaluation. At the same time, he took the opportunity to check his own information.

【Name: Jiang Lin】

[Level: Blacksmith Apprentice, Iron Body]

[Skill 1: Firemaking Lv6 (Proficiency 4203/5000)]

[Skill 2: Tempering Lv5 (Proficiency 0/5000)]

[Skill 3: Quenching Lv4 (Proficiency 0/100)]

[Skill 1: Level 6 Furnace Mastery, can perfectly control the furnace temperature within degrees, increase the burning efficiency by %, and improve the quality of casting materials by %]

[Skill 2: Level 5, improves hammer accuracy by %, improves casting quality by %]

[Skill 3: Level 2: See the big picture from the small details, see the beginning from the small details, see the end from the beginning, and be terrified by the elephant chopsticks]

[Skill 4: Level 2 furnace method, the body is the furnace, the mind is the hammer, gold essence and fire essence are the materials, to forge an indestructible golden body, the current progress is gold essence 4.7/1000, fire essence 1.6/200, cannot be upgraded]

[Skill 5: Level 4 Rebirth, can perfectly judge the timing of quenching, accurately grasp the quenching time, and confirm the quenching part with a very high probability]

The level 4 quenching technique, coupled with the level 4 rebirth skill, has brought about earth-shaking changes.

In terms of quenching timing and quenching time, Jiang Lin was perfect and precise, and only the quenching part needed further improvement.

I guess by level 5, that should be enough.

On the other side, Qi the blacksmith flicked the blade and nodded slightly, saying, "The timing of the quenching was very good this time, and the quenching part has also improved a lot compared to before. It's true that smart people learn things quickly."

As he spoke, Blacksmith Qi suddenly sighed again and looked at Jiang Lin with a strange expression: "If you continue like this, I'm afraid I won't have anything to teach you anymore."

　There is another update later. I will post it later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)