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

Chapter 58 Surprise and surprise
Seeing that Zhao Yankui's face was getting darker and darker, and he was about to explode with rage, Jiang Lin whispered, "Master, don't you think that a whole set of lower-eighth-grade iron tools is a bit strange?"

Zhao Yankui had already made up his mind. He would first scold his disciple severely and then go to the Nanling camp to apologize.

He would accept it even if he was beheaded. Otherwise, if this really happened and he couldn't hand over the things, it wouldn't just be a matter of losing his head.

Hearing Jiang Lin ask this, he was stunned.

Zhao Yankui had indeed been muttering in his heart about that set of lower eighth-grade ironware, always feeling that something was odd about it.

He has also been making weapons recently, but none of them were of such high quality.

If the skills have really improved to such an extent, even if the quality is not always so uniform, it should not be too different.

After hesitating for a moment, Zhao Yankui asked, "What do you mean?"

Jiang Lin considered his words for a moment and said, "To be honest, Master, I have gained a lot of experience in making fire recently. I feel that the quality of each piece of iron has improved. So your set of lower-eighth-grade ironware may be related to the high quality of the iron I made."

Zhao Yankui was stunned. It’s not that he had not thought about this possibility.

It is very difficult to improve the quality just by burning fire. Even the master craftsman Yu Maoming can only improve it by 10% or even half of it at most.

If it were someone else, the quality would not change at all, and if you are not careful, it might even deteriorate a bit.

Although Jiang Lin's fire-making skills are indeed outstanding, he is just an apprentice!

If you want to forge an eighth-grade iron tool just by burning fire, how much of a quality increase would it take?

At least 20%, right?

But Zhao Yankui could not completely deny this possibility. After all, when he was hammering the iron block, he found that the quality of the iron block was indeed very high.

Without hesitation, Zhao Yankui grabbed Jiang Lin's arm and said, "Let's go!"

"Why go?"

"Now go to the blacksmith shop and try whether what you said is true or not!"

As the safety of everyone in the Southern Blacksmith Camp is at stake, Zhao Yankui really can’t wait.

After a while, the master and apprentice arrived at the blacksmith shop.

Jiang Lin started the furnace and ignited the fire. The high temperature of nearly two thousand degrees made the pig iron calcine at an astonishingly fast speed.

Just by looking at the high temperature that even he himself could not bear, Zhao Yankui had already believed it most of the time.

Soon, the pig iron turned into a bright cherry red and was taken out of the furnace.

Zhao Yankui hesitated for a moment and said, "You come and do the training."

He thought very clearly that even if what Jiang Lin said was true, he could not finish so much work by himself.

Jiang Lin's hammering skills are almost the same as those of a regular blacksmith. If he can use this piece of iron to forge high-quality weapons, it means other blacksmiths can do it too!

Jiang Lin did not refuse. He took the sledgehammer and started smashing it.

Zhao Yankui watched his skillful movements from the side. Although the jingling sound was still monotonous, it had Jiang Lin's own rhythm.

Watching the red-hot pig iron changing into its predetermined shape at an extremely fast speed, Zhao Yankui silently calculated the time and couldn't help but feel a little frightened.

"This kid's hammering skills seem to have improved again! Or is it that this high-quality pig iron makes hammering easier?"

Otherwise, both!
Amid the crisp knocking sounds, a prompt suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Lin's eyes.

[Hundred Refining Level +1]

Although the skill probability of Yun Jin Cheng Feng was triggered, Jiang Lin's expression did not change at all, and his pace did not show any sign of slowing down.

Soon, the tool shaping was completed and leveling with a small hammer began.

Jingle bell——

Jingle bell——

The unique monotonous rhythm, coupled with the neat and tidy movements, looks very beautiful. Zhao Yankui has been watching from the side, vaguely remembering the first time Jiang Lin held the hammer.

How long has it been?

He tried to recall it silently in his mind, it seemed like a month?

In one month, you can complete a journey that others may take years to hone.

At this time, Jiang Lin's voice sounded: "Master, the forging is finished, would you like to quench the fire?"

Zhao Yankui raised his head and said, "Come on."

Jiang Lin nodded, re-forged and heated the long sword that had already been forged, and then put it into water to quench it.

The quenching timing is perfect and the time is controlled very accurately. As for the quenching position, there is a slight difference, but it is not big.

Apart from the fact that he had not yet mastered the art of blade sharpening, Jiang Lin was already almost a qualified blacksmith. In some areas, he was even better than ordinary blacksmiths!
Water vapor rises with a sizzling sound.

Jiang Lin picked up the knife and handed it to Zhao Yankui with both hands: "Master, take a look."

Zhao Yankui took the unsharpened long sword. Its surface was shiny black, an obvious sign of high quality.

He didn't say anything for a long time, which made Jiang Lin a little confused.

"Master?"

Zhao Yankui came back to his senses, his expression was a little strange, with a bit of complexity: "When I made that set of iron tools for you, was it also like this?"

Jiang Lin nodded, and felt a little hurt in Zhao Yankui's self-esteem, so he said: "It may have improved a little at the beginning, but the improvement was not great. Now it is more obvious."

Zhao Yankui looked up to the sky and sighed, it was worth rejoicing that his disciple was so outstanding.

but……

This kid is just too good. It makes me, as his master, feel embarrassed!
How many people have spent their entire lives dreaming of forging high-quality weapons out of ordinary iron, but this boy, with just his fire-making skills, can enable all blacksmiths to fulfill this dream.

Jiang Lin suddenly said: "No matter what my achievements are, I am your apprentice and the blacksmith of the Southern Blacksmith Camp."

Zhao Yankui was slightly stunned, then he understood what he meant, and his mood suddenly became brighter.

Yes, although the apprentice’s excellence has exceeded expectations and even imagination.

But such a powerful person is my apprentice!
And he was born in the Southern Blacksmith Camp, so everyone would say that he was the one who dug out this precious jade!

Who wouldn’t envy such an honor?
If I continue to feel sorry for myself, wouldn't I be asking for trouble?
After realizing this, Zhao Yankui suddenly smiled: "That's right, that's right!"

As he was talking, he suddenly burst into laughter.

The iron made by Jiang Lin can allow everyone to use ordinary iron to forge high-quality weapons.

Although there are few people in the Southern Blacksmith Camp, who would dare to underestimate us?

The most important thing is that the demands of the Nanling camp are no longer a sword hanging over our heads.

The accumulation of all these factors made Zhao Yangkui overjoyed.

But then he thought of another thing. If he was able to forge the eighth-grade ironware, it was because of Jiang Lin’s fire.

Can I still win the regular test?
Thinking of this, Zhao Yangkui's face suddenly drooped. Too much joy turns to sorrow!

Jiang Lin felt puzzled as he watched his master laughing happily one moment and then making a bitter face and mumbling something the next.

This is too much of a surprise, is it causing a split personality?

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Yankui said with a bitter face, "Jiang Lin... the Tiger Soul Pill that Master promised you may be gone."

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