Douluo's Blue Silver Family

Chapter 9 Learning Blacksmithing

After obtaining the cultivation method, Yuan Changqing's family took turns reading it, and once everyone had memorized it, they immediately destroyed the two books.

Now, with the cultivation method, the family's cultivation speed, combined with the feng shui mimicry array, is even faster. Grandpa and Grandma will reach level 40 soon, and Dad, Mom, and Aunt are also aiming for level 30.

Yuan Changqing also had a new plan: to learn blacksmithing. Now that Tiechui had graduated, he had become a first-ring Soul Master, and Tiechui's family had a blacksmith shop in Soto City, which would be convenient for him.

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At the start of the new semester, Yuan Changqing and Wang Yuyan came to school together. Yuan Changqing then went to the Spirit Hall in Soto City alone to register as a Spirit Master, so that he could receive a gold spirit coin every month.

"Hello, I'm here to register as a Soul Master. Where do I register?"

Yuan Changqing arrived at the gate of the Spirit Hall in Soto City and asked the gatekeeper.

"Go to the room on the left on the second floor and you'll find out," the doorman replied.

"Thank you, sir."

"It's nothing, go on!"

Upon arriving on the second floor, nothing unexpected happened. After all, Yuan Changqing's martial soul was Blue Silver Grass, and the people inside didn't ask any questions. After receiving the subsidy, he went to find Iron Hammer.

Previously, Tiechui said that after he awakened his martial soul, he started learning blacksmithing from his father during his holidays. Now that he has become a soul master, he has also become a junior blacksmith.

"Iron Hammer, are you there?"

Seeing that Tiechui was forging iron, Yuan Changqing quickly walked into the blacksmith's shop and spoke to Tiechui.

When Tiechui saw Yuan Changqing, he rushed over.

"Hey, Changqing, what brings you here today?"

"Iron Hammer, I've come to you for help with something."

"Tell me, whatever it is, as long as I, Iron Hammer, can do it, I will definitely do it for you," Iron Hammer said, patting his chest.

Seeing Tiechui's magnanimous demeanor, Yuan Changqing didn't waste any words and directly stated the purpose of his visit.

"Iron Hammer, you know my martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, not a very good one. So I was wondering if I could learn blacksmithing from you at your family's blacksmith shop. Is that alright?"

When Iron Hammer heard Yuan Changqing's words, he looked surprised and thought to himself, "Are you kidding me?"

"Changqing, your martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, unlike mine which is Black Iron Hammer. You are not suited for blacksmithing."

Yuan Changqing knew that Tiechui was telling the truth, but in order to forge suitable materials and refine feng shui artifacts in the future, he made up a reason for Tiechui.

"Iron Hammer, I know all that. I just want to learn another skill so that I can make hoes or something for the villagers when I'm in the village."

After thinking for a moment, Iron Hammer said, "Alright, Changqing, wait here for me. I'll talk to my dad and see what he thinks."

After saying that, Tiechui walked towards the blacksmith's counter. There, he talked to a middle-aged man who looked similar to Tiechui, then made a gesture to Yuan Changqing and walked over.

"Changqing, I talked to my dad, and he said you can come every afternoon, but there's no salary. You'll have to start as an apprentice, and he'll provide you with two meals a day."

Yuan Changqing looked very grateful.

"Thank you so much for the hammer. I'll come back the day after tomorrow. Um, school starts tomorrow, so I'll go back and pack up now."

"Okay, you can come then."

After agreeing on the blacksmithing deal, Yuan Changqing headed towards the school.

In the days that followed, Yuan Changqing began his career learning blacksmithing at a blacksmith shop.

Due to the decline and lack of soul guidance technology in the Douluo Continent, blacksmiths nowadays are basically only able to forge ore materials at the hundred-forging level, and very few blacksmiths can reach the thousand-forging level.

According to what Yuan Changqing knew about Douluo Continent III, only materials that had reached the Thousand-Fold level were useful for crafting soul tools. Furthermore, the blood of the forger was needed to connect with the spiritual essence within the materials; only materials possessing this spiritual essence could be considered complete Thousand-Fold materials.

Currently, Yuan Changqing mainly focuses on mastering the blacksmith's power generation techniques. In addition, Yuan Changqing is now a first-ring Soul Master and has cultivated the "Five Animal Frolics." Once Yuan Changqing's body has fully matured in the next few years, he can officially begin his blacksmithing career.

"Changqing is here."

When Tiechui saw Yuan Changqing arrive at the blacksmith shop, he went up to greet him.

"Iron Hammer, I'm about to officially begin my apprenticeship at the blacksmith's shop."

"Alright, Changqing, do you know how blacksmithing is done?"

"This, iron hammer, I really don't know. I've only seen blacksmithing, but I don't know how to do it. That's why I'm here to learn."

After learning about Yuan Changqing's situation, Tiechui began to explain some basics of blacksmithing.

"Come to Changqing, your main task now is to operate the bellows and control the heat. You don't understand it yet, so I'll find you a mentor. You'll follow him around for the next few days and learn from him. Later, you can practice on your own."

"Okay, thank you, Hammer."

"It's okay, we're all brothers from the same dorm," Iron Hammer said heartily.

Since arriving at the blacksmith shop, Yuan Changqing has begun to learn some of the most basic blacksmithing techniques.

A year has passed.

Time flowed by like water, and Yuan Changqing shuttled back and forth between the school and the blacksmith shop.

Although it cannot reach the level of 100 stages yet, it can still process some basic ores.

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Yuan Changqing returned to school and learned that Wang Yuyan had finally reached level ten.

"Yu Yan, have you decided what kind of spirit rings you're going to attach?"

"Brother Changqing, as you know, my martial soul is Changling. I don't know what kind of soul rings would be more beneficial to me." Wang Yuyan looked at me expectantly, wanting me to give her some advice.

Yuan Changqing pondered for a moment.

"Yu Yan, it's really not easy to attach spirit rings to your martial soul. It can be used for control, offense, defense, and agility."

"However, its advantages and disadvantages are very obvious. So my advice to you is to focus on an agility-based attack build."

Wang Yuyan was deep in thought, pondering the advice I had given her.

"Brother Changqing, could you please give me a detailed analysis of their strengths and weaknesses?"

"No problem, let's talk about control first. The long ribbon can wrap and wrap, but it's not tough enough."

"The offensive type lacks attack power, and the defensive type is not sturdy enough to defend."

"Therefore, considering all factors, the agility-based attack system is the most suitable. As long as the right soul rings are chosen, speed can be used to defeat opponents. Moreover, it can be combined with the control system, thus achieving a combination of agility and control, which greatly enhances strength."

(End of this chapter)