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

Chapter 4: One Hammer Left

Which chef wouldn’t want to harvest such a good seedling?
Among the three master craftsmen in the South Blacksmith Camp, except Zhao Yankui who is in charge here all year round, one went to the border with the army, and another returned to his hometown to visit relatives and should be back soon.

If they were there, they would probably also be very interested in Jiang Lin.

Zhao Yankui looked up at the firing area and saw Jiang Lin squatting in front of the furnace, putting two pieces of pig iron into it.

Zhao Yankui was not proud of the praise he received for his previous two hammers. He couldn't help feeling confused.

Judging from his current performance, Jiang Lin is obviously very calm, but his haste to swing the hammer makes him seem eager for quick success and profit, which is a contradiction.

For a moment, he was a little confused about the boy's personality.

……

At the end of the day, Jiang Lin hammered nearly a hundred times.

Most of the time the damage was unsightly, but occasionally a couple of hammers would make the onlookers' eyes light up.

When night fell, the blacksmith and his apprentices finished their work and went to eat.

Before leaving, Zhao Yankui glanced at Jiang Lin and saw that he was cleaning the stove as seriously as ever. He became more determined to win over this young man.

Apart from anything else, this calm energy alone is enough to see.

Unfortunately, I just don’t understand the principle of finding a backer.

At this time, Jiang Lin was cleaning the charcoal ash while checking the progress of the day.

【Name: Jiang Lin】

[Grade: Blacksmith Apprentice]

[Skill 1: Firemaking Lv5 (Proficiency 1854/2000)]

[Skill 2: Tempering Lv1 (Proficiency 98/100)]

[Skill 1: Level 5 Mastery, can perfectly control the furnace temperature within degrees]

[Skill 2: Level 1, improves hammer drop accuracy by %]

[Skill 3: Level 1 Perceptive (enabled at forging level 2), can mark item defects, and improve item quality after forging to eliminate defects.]

Two more hammers to go.

After cleaning up the charcoal ash, Jiang Lin closed the furnace and inspected the entire blacksmith shop as usual, finally stopping in front of an anvil.

He reached out and picked up the hammer beside him, staring at the anvil with extremely sharp eyes.

The dozens of hammers during the day were just preparations. These two hammers when no one was around were the most important of today!
With a light shout, a sledgehammer dropped from the sky and smashed hard onto the anvil.

Today, he is going to upgrade his hammering skills to level 2 to see what changes that skill of being able to see the smallest details will bring to him!
clang--

A sound.

clang--

The second sound.

【Name: Jiang Lin】

[Grade: Blacksmith Apprentice]

[Skill 1: Firemaking Lv5 (Proficiency 1854/2000)]

[Skill 2: Tempering Lv2 (Proficiency 0/300)]

[Skill 1: Level 5 Mastery, can perfectly control the furnace temperature within degrees]

[Skill 2: Level 2, improves hammer drop accuracy by %]

[Skill 3: Level 1 Perceptive, can mark item defects, and improve item quality after forging to eliminate defects.]

When his hammering proficiency reached level 2, Jiang Lin instantly felt different.

A current of heat appeared out of nowhere and quickly filled the entire body.

My arms, which were slightly thinner than others, are now a little thicker. When I hold the hammer, I can clearly feel that it takes much less effort than before.

Jiang Lin tried hitting the anvil a few times, and the conclusion he came to made him happy.

"Sure enough, just like the skill of perfection, the skill of using the axe to move the hammer only increases the accuracy of the hammer by 2%, but when the proficiency of hammering is raised to level , it will have a certain degree of accuracy."

All in all, with this improvement, at least five out of ten hammers can hit the target, which means a 50 percent accuracy rate!
For a teenager who had only been practicing hammering for two days, such accuracy was quite impressive.

As for the skill of being able to see everything, Jiang Lin looked down at a long sword on the table that had only been quenched but not sharpened. The blade was flat and only about a meter long, and it looked good.

However, when Jiang Lin looked over, a message appeared in front of him.

[Poor quality long sword, with 287 defects]

Looking carefully, black spots appeared on the originally gray-white blade.

Some were scattered, while others were connected together, almost splitting the entire long sword in two.

"Are these black spots defects?"

Jiang Lin hesitated for a moment, but he couldn't hold back his curiosity. He lit the fire again and burned the long sword red hot.

Then he picked up another small hammer, took a deep breath, and hit the black spots on the blade hard.

The small hammer weighs only three pounds, which requires much less effort than a big hammer, and is naturally more accurate.

Jiang Lin was delighted to see that after he dropped the hammer, the black spots on the blade disappeared and the information also changed at the same time.

[Poor quality long sword, with 286 defects]

“What a magical skill!”

For a blacksmith, firing is important, hammering is important, and quenching is even more important.

But all important things only want one result, which is to create high-quality weapons.

Skilled observers can easily spot flaws in castings, which can then be eliminated through hammering.

"In theory, the weapons I create will be flawless, and each one can be considered a divine weapon!"

Jiang Lin exhaled, forced himself to calm down, and quickly calmed his thoughts.

It’s not too early to be happy now. My proficiency in hammering skills is not high, which means that even if I can forge weapons, there will be shockingly many flaws.

The long sword in front of me was made by a real blacksmith and has more than 200 defects.

If it were me, it would probably cost at least a thousand.

And even if you want to eliminate the defects, you have to knock at the exact location, it is not enough to just knock a few times.

Jiang Lin's eyes flickered, and he thought secretly that he must improve his proficiency in hammering skills as quickly as possible.

During regular tests, skills are honed through on-site demonstrations and there are time limits. No one will give themselves too much time to slowly eliminate defects.

If you want to become a formal blacksmith this year, honing your skills is the most important thing, and the skill of being able to see the smallest details is second in importance.

After a moment of hesitation, Jiang Lin gave up the idea of ​​eliminating all the defects of the long sword.

After extinguishing the fire and cleaning up, Jiang Lin came to the dining shed and started working without saying a word.

Old Man Wei turned his head and glanced at him, as if he had discovered something: "You seem to have become stronger."

Jiang Lin's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged as he continued to wash the dishes. He said, "Maybe it's because I've been eating well recently, so I'm a little stronger than before."

Old Man Wei did not ask any more questions and was always taciturn.

After finishing the work at hand, Jiang Lin squatted beside the stove with the bowl of rice in his hands, still chewing slowly.

After finishing his meal, he spread out the straw and put a thin mattress on it.

The huge ceiling could no longer block his vision, and he could vaguely see the starlight on the edge with his peripheral vision.

"Keep working hard, and once you become a formal blacksmith, your life will be comfortable."

Jiang Lin raised the corner of his mouth slightly. Who doesn't want to live a good life?

The next morning, Old Man Wei arrived with a donkey cart.

In addition to the familiar cabbage and a piece of meat, there was also a large piece of red meat and half a bag of herbs.

"Take it and cook it yourself." said Old Man Wei.

Jiang Lin was very surprised. Red meat was not rare in this world, but it was not something an apprentice could eat.

And what does this herb mean?
Old Man Wei didn't even look at him, he just said, "The stronger you are, the more useful the oven method will be."

Oven method?
"The method of blacksmithing." Old Man Wei's answer still did not contain too many words, but it was concise and to the point.

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