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

Chapter 9 The Benefits of Becoming a Disciple

At this time, the temperature of the furnace had been raised. The level 6 furnace mastery skill allowed Jiang Lin to clearly sense the fire temperature of each furnace and the changes in pig iron after burning.

He kept a close eye on the furnace to make sure the fire temperature didn't change too much.

The fire temperature used by ordinary apprentices for calcining usually does not exceed one thousand degrees. If the temperature is too high, it is difficult to control the temperature.

But the fire temperature in Jiang Lin's furnace was at least 1,300 degrees at this moment.

Although the Level 6 mastery allows him to perfectly control the temperature within degrees, with so many people watching and four furnaces burning at the same time, Jiang Lin doesn't want to go too far to avoid making mistakes.

Although the difference is only 300 degrees, it actually makes a huge difference to the calcination results.

Not only is it faster, but some impurities will also be naturally removed during the firing process.

At this time, outside the blacksmith shop, a sturdy man dressed in brocade clothes, whose clothes were deformed due to his too burly figure, came. Seeing that there was no knocking sound inside, but a group of people gathered there, he immediately became curious.

He walked closer and looked inside, and saw a young man making a fire, so he asked, "What are you looking at?"

A blacksmith turned around and saw him, and quickly turned around and saluted: "In reply to the master, I am watching Jiang Lin burning four furnaces at the same time."

"Jiang Lin? Burning four furnaces at the same time?"

This person is Dong Songchang, one of the three master blacksmiths in the Southern Blacksmith Camp. In just ten years, he was promoted from an apprentice to a master blacksmith.

It’s not that he is so talented, but that he has a good backer.

His brother-in-law was the deputy chief craftsman of the Linyuan Division. Although he was far away from the Foundry Division, he worked in the palace, so all parties had to give him some face.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be difficult for them to use chicken feathers as a token of authority to make things difficult for you.

In terms of skills, Dong Songchang is not as good as Zhao Yankui, and in terms of seniority, he is not as good as the master chef who followed the army, but he is the most respected one in the Southern Blacksmith Camp.

In other words, he is the most arrogant and domineering one.

Fortunately, Dong Songchang did not often stay in the South Blacksmith Camp. He went out to spend money and have fun under various pretexts.

Although he had the burly figure of a blacksmith, he always considered himself a scholar, reciting poems and composing couplets with the girls on the flower boats, looking very happy.

He even looked down on Zhao Yankui, a real blacksmith who was devoted to forging iron. Zhao Yankui also looked down on this fake blacksmith who relied on nepotism to get to the top. The relationship between the two could not be said to be incompatible, but it was almost like that.

As for Jiang Lin, when he came, Dong Songchang happened to be away "visiting relatives", so he didn't know this new apprentice.

Hearing the blacksmith's words, Dong Songchang immediately became interested.

Although his blacksmithing skills were not impressive, he was well versed in the ways of officialdom.

Having many capable people under you means you are very capable.

There were several blacksmiths that Zhao Yangkui had favored before, but now he has snatched them away and trained them to form his own team.

At this time, Jiang Lin had already burned four furnaces in full swing, and watched the pig iron quickly turn red.

Many blacksmiths saw through the trick and started talking: "This guy can actually burn four furnaces at the same time. It seems that he is doing quite well."

"No wonder the master asked us to watch. If he could really burn eight pieces of iron at the same time, I would be ashamed of my fire-making skills."

Even the blacksmiths felt inferior to them, not to mention the apprentices, who were all dumbfounded when they saw it.

They are normally busy looking after one stove, so how could they burn four at the same time?

I wouldn't even dream of something so outrageous!
Especially the apprentice who had said earlier that it would definitely not work, was now extremely panicked, and he didn't know what he was panicking about.

Whether Jiang Lin succeeds or not will not affect him, but he just feels uncomfortable.

In his heart, he silently expected Jiang Lin to fail, for example, the charcoal fire was too strong, the temperature was not right, or the stove simply exploded.

After a moment, Jiang Lin's eyes focused, he quickly stood up and ran to the furnace, taking out eight pieces of pig iron one by one.

Each piece is of different size and shape, but they are all a nearly perfect cherry red, bright and eye-catching.

The onlookers couldn't help but exclaimed, he really got burned out! Zhao Yankui, who was always more angry than happy, couldn't help but smile a little more at this moment.

It doesn’t matter how good his skills are. Listening to the exclamations around him, I knew I made the right decision to accept him as my apprentice!
Dong Songchang on the other side was also watching with amazement. No matter how poor his skills were, he was at least a master chef.

Even if you haven't eaten pork, have you ever seen a pig run?
I have been in the blacksmith camp for so many years, but I have never heard of anyone being able to burn four furnaces and eight pieces of pig iron at the same time.

The most outrageous thing is that this is an apprentice!
Dong Songchang stared at Jiang Lin who was holding the pig iron and walking towards the hammering area, then glanced at Zhao Yankui who had a happy face, and sneered in his heart.

It is better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early. Such a good seedling naturally belongs to Dong Songchang!

Zhao Yankui had no idea that his new apprentice had been coveted by someone, so he ordered Jiang Lin to clamp the heated pig iron onto the anvil, and then called Qi the blacksmith.

Then, Zhao Yankui faced everyone and said loudly: "I announce today that I have accepted Jiang Lin as my apprentice, and I will make a set of iron tools specifically for him!"

When these words were spoken, the blacksmiths were not too surprised. After all, they had all seen Jiang Lin's talent.

If Zhao Yankui refused to accept him, they would probably rush to snatch this disciple.

But for the apprentices, this news was like throwing a bomb into a puddle.

Many of them stayed in the burning area for no less than three years without even having the chance to say a word to Zhao Yankui.

Jiang Lin has only been here for a month and he has already become the master chef's apprentice?

Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away.

When these apprentices looked at Jiang Lin again, there was a hint of awe in their eyes besides envy and jealousy.

They were not fools. They all understood that if Zhao Yankui could really be promoted to deputy master craftsman in the future, with Jiang Lin's talent, he might have the opportunity to become the master craftsman of the blacksmith camp.

By then, I will be his subordinate.

After thinking about this, some smart apprentices started thinking about how to please Jiang Lin.

Blacksmith Qi was planning to pick up the sledgehammer, but it was snatched away by Zhao Yankui.

"Jiang Lin, I will make iron tools for you today and teach you how to forge them. Watch carefully!"

After Zhao Yankui finished speaking, he nodded slightly towards Qi the blacksmith.

Blacksmith Qi picked up the small hammer in one hand and held the red-hot iron blank in the other.

The surroundings quickly became quiet. It is not common to see a master blacksmith forging iron with your own eyes. Even formal blacksmiths cherish this opportunity.

Jiang Lin stood aside, not wanting to miss a single moment.

"The foundation of hammering skills is to exert force. Do not use brute force. Use your waist and horse together to drive the hammer down. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. If you practice more and more, you will naturally understand the precise placement of the hammer."

"When hammering, the big hammer shapes the shape, and the small hammer levels it. The two are combined to find the next landing point with the sound and vibration of the knocking."

“Finding the right landing point is equivalent to finding the right rhythm, which has a great impact on the final casting quality.”

jingle——

Jingle bell——

Jingle bells, jingle bells—

A series of rhythmic sounds rang out with the strikes of large and small hammers, like music played by steel.

Watching Zhao Yangkui's strong arm driving the sledgehammer down, and the pig iron on the anvil constantly changing shape, Jiang Lin seemed to have realized something.

[You have learned the tricks to hone your skills, and your proficiency has greatly improved]

[Skill 2: Tempering Lv2 (Proficiency 213/300)]

A hint of joy flashed in Jiang Lin's eyes. Watching it for a while was actually equivalent to hitting it with a hundred hammers himself!
Is this the benefit of becoming a disciple? It’s too good to be true!

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