I am God

Chapter 8 Working in the Blacksmith's Shop

"Brother Bai, you are bullying other children too much. Your forging hammer is standing on the ground almost reaching the boy's shoulder." One of the big blacksmiths said in a low voice.

The middle-aged man called Brother Bai was unmoved. Because of the angle, the big man didn't see Xiu Zhe's ghost hand and the Imperial Sword Academy badge on his chest before he said that.He is not a reckless man, the young man in front of him is by no means simple, but if it is just putting on airs, then he will not want this young man.

Xiu Zhe smiled slightly and raised his right hand to present the ghostly hand with slender nails in front of everyone. Holding the hammer handle with his small hand, Xiu Zhe lifted the casting hammer above his head almost effortlessly.

"Very well, put down the hammer. Normally, you would give us water and materials for blacksmithing. The salary is 4 silver coins and 20 copper coins a month. You can take care of the food, right? My name is Bai Rong, and you call me Bai." Uncle is fine too." Bai Rong looked at Xiu Zhe with approval in his eyes, as expected of a student of the Imperial Fencing Academy, Xiu Zhe could actually lift the forged hammer over thirty catties above his head with one hand.

Putting the casting hammer on the ground slowly, Xiu Zhe shook his head and said, "Uncle Bai, I want to forge iron with you and become a blacksmith."

Originally, there was still the sound of tinkling iron, but it disappeared after Xiu Zhe's words. Every blacksmith looked at Xiu Zhe with some astonishment.

"Little friend, are you here to make me happy?" Bai Rong's complexion was a little unsightly. There are so many things to pay attention to in blacksmithing. He didn't believe that a child would know the details of each step in blacksmithing, let alone Bai Rong's His eyes were locked on Xiu Zhe's hands, and those hands that didn't have any blisters at all seemed inexperienced.

"Uncle Bai, what do you think of letting me forge a piece of pig iron? If you think I can't do it, you don't need me at all." Xiu Zhe had a confident smile on his face. Although he had only learned the forging technique from Linus for more than ten days, He still understands the general process of forging iron, when to pull the bellows, which part of the sword to start from, and so on.

Bai Rong laughed boldly and said: "Okay, you come to my casting table. I just got a piece of red-hot pig iron here. I want to see what skills you young man has."

Under the leadership of Bai Rong, Xiu Zhe came to his casting table. On the casting table, which was taller than Xiu Zhe, there was a piece of bright red pig iron.

Bai Rong called a few big men to bring the stone chairs over for Xiu Zhe to step on. Xiu Zhe jumped lightly and stepped firmly on the two stone chairs together. He didn't choose to pick up Bai Rong's casting hammer. , that big hammer was not suitable for him, so he chose a slightly smaller hammer, held it in his hand and closed his eyes.

The atmosphere seemed very quiet. All the blacksmiths who were forging iron wanted to see what fun this young man, who hadn't even weaned his milk, would bring to their boring work.

When Xiu Zhe opened his eyes, Bai Rong was startled. He seemed to see a gleam in the boy's eyes.

"The human body exerts force on the calves, the calves drive the waist, and the waist drives the whole body!" Linus' teachings and the movements of blacksmithing emerged in Xiu Zhe's mind. Xiu Zhe turned his body sideways and half turned the iron in his hand The hammer hit the pig iron.

A crisp 'ding' sounded in the purged blacksmith shop, Xiu Zhe hit the pig iron again without any pause after hitting the hammer with the second hammer.

'Ding ding ding ding ding' The hammer hit the pig iron and made a sound that was not sharp but pleasant. Xiu Zhe's movements were not fast, but each hammer was opened and closed, giving people a very smooth feeling. .However, Xiu Zhe knew that his movements could not be as fast and accurate as Linus, and it would take time to practice and get used to it.

Not only the workers in the blacksmith shop were stunned, even Bai Rong's mouth grew wide, his mind seemed to go blank.

Watching the pig iron under Xiu Zhe's hammer gradually cool down, Bai Rong quickly reacted, squatted down and pulled up the bellows. As a senior blacksmith, he naturally knew what consequences would be caused by insufficient temperature.

When the hammer in Xiu Zhe's hand hit the pig iron 1 times and stopped, everyone felt the breeze blowing on their faces was actually brought by Xiu Zhe's swing of the hammer.

It's not that Xiu Zhe doesn't want to continue forging, it's just that he doesn't know what part of the sword Bai Rong is going to forge with this piece of pig iron, he just removed the impurities in the pig iron for him.

"Kakalua forging technique?!" Bai Rong stared at the square iron block with wide eyes and said in shock, licking his dry lips.

Taking a few deep breaths of air, Xiu Zhe wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked in doubt, "Kaluya Forging Technique? What is that?"

Bai Rong replied subconsciously: "According to legend, a master craftsman was born in Arad a hundred years ago. The forging technique he used was completely different from other blacksmiths. Except for a few of his disciples, no one can imitate his hammering technique. I thought that only Sindar master craftsman and Linus, a rising star in recent years, can perform it on the mainland. see it."

Brother Linus and Grandpa Xinda are so powerful?Xiu Zhe didn't say that Linus taught him his forging technique. Both Xinda and Linus warned him not to use their names.

Looking at Xiu Zhe's silent appearance, Bai Rong knew in his heart that the young man in front of him was definitely the disciple of a master craftsman. Bai Rong was secretly satisfied with the young man's behavior of not showing off his master's name, and said with a hearty smile: "I'm still waiting for you." I don’t know the name of this little craftsman who is about to join us.”

Knowing that Bai Rong had passed the test, Xiu Zhe hurriedly introduced himself.

"Okay, then we'll call you Xiaozhe from now on. The salary just now doesn't count. From now on, you will be like us with 8 silver coins and 40 copper coins per month. It seems that your attire is also from the Imperial Sword Academy. I still know a little bit, they are all half-day classes, you can come to the blacksmith shop to work after class, but it is okay to get off work three hours later than us to make up for the morning work? I can provide you with lunch and dinner." Bai Rong touched He touched the loose stubble on his chin and discussed with Xiu Zhe.

"I can do it, thank you, Uncle Bai." Xiu Zhe was a little excited. Although he had less time to practice swords, the problem of food was solved. As for sword training, Xiu Zhe could only practice in his spare time at night.

Xiu Zhe is a person who does what he says he does. After lunch, he hits iron in the blacksmith's shop. After dinner at five o'clock, Xiu Zhe hits iron for another three hours before dragging his tired body. Back to college.

Opened the door of the dormitory and looked at Ning Jiuxiu, who was lying on the bed doing nothing, picked up a clean summer courtyard clothes, walked into the bathroom, took a shower, changed into clean clothes, and threw the stinky clothes into a room called ' After fiddling with the "washing machine" machine for a long time, it finally started to work. Seeing such a convenient machine that can clean clothes, Xiu Zhe thought in his heart that when he had money, he would definitely buy an identical machine for his mother to save her money. workload.

The washing machine was very efficient and the closed lid opened automatically. Xiuzhe took out the clothes and hung them on the closet to dry, and took off his shirt.

"Hey, hey, why are you taking off your clothes again?" Ning Jiu's voice stopped Xiu Zhe's movements.

Xiu Zhe turned around and said dissatisfiedly: "I can't take off my clothes when I sleep?"

Ning Jiuban was lying on the bed with a pair of very beautiful big eyes full of anger, how dare a mere commoner dare to talk back to him?But Ning Jiu quickly calmed down and thought of a compromise, "Put on your clothes, I'll take you to buy pajamas, okay?"

"No money." Xiu Zhe didn't know what pajamas were, but when he heard the word 'buy' he rolled his eyes and said angrily.

"I'll pay, you just need to choose two pajamas, that's all right?" Ning Jiu gritted his teeth and squeezed out such a sentence from between his teeth.

Xiu Zhe frowned, this man is really strange, what's wrong with being a man?Is that all the troubles of nobles?
"What is pajamas?" Xiu Zhe said helplessly putting on the top he had taken off.

Ning Jiu's eyes widened in disbelief, and then she slumped on the bed like a deflated ball and explained weakly: "It's the clothes you wear on your body when you sleep."

"Why are you lying on the bed? Aren't you going? If you don't go, I'll take off my clothes and go to bed." Xiu Zhe said while grabbing the collar with both hands and was about to take off his clothes.

"No, go, go, put on the clothes for me." Ning Jiu hurriedly stood up and said eagerly.

The two walked out of the dormitory building one after the other and came to the store set up by the college. Xiu Zhe picked out two well-fitting pajamas and Ning Jiu came to the cash register.

"Hello, there are eighty silver coins in total." The cashier said with a signature smile on his face.

Eighty silver coins?Xiu Zhe looked at the pajamas in his hand and his eyes twitched. Such a high price is for the emperor to wear?
Ning Jiu didn't think anything. He took out a gold card with a dragon pattern and handed it to the cashier. Xiu Zhe was even more surprised when he saw Ning Jiu's gold card, and he was sure that he must be an aristocrat, and not just an ordinary aristocrat.Like gold coins, this card is divided into copper, silver, and gold, and each type has a different level. The card my mother gave me is the lowest level card in the copper card, and there are at most ten gold coins in it. deposit.

And Ning Jiu's gold card with the dragon pattern is the highest-level gold card, with a deposit of at least [-] gold coins.

The cashier quickly settled the bill. Ning Jiu put the gold card in his pocket and glanced at the extremely surprised Xiu Zhe, curled his lips and said, "Let's go."

Speaking of Ning Jiu, he walked towards the store door on his own, Xiu Zhe came back to his senses and hurriedly followed Ning Jiu's pace and walked out of the store.

"From now on, you will sleep in your pajamas. Remember, change in the bathroom." Ning Jiu's tone was commanding, as if he was used to talking to others like this.

Xiu Zhe nodded and said softly: "Thank you." Although he didn't like Ning Jiu's tone, but he did spend a lot of money for himself, Xiu Zhe still thanked him sincerely.

Ning Jiu glanced at Xiu Zhe from the corner of her eyes, snorted and walked towards the dormitory with big strides.

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