God Soldier Atlas

Daxia, Mizhou City.

This is a small city thousands of miles away from the capital of Daxia, and it is inconspicuous throughout Daxia.

On the mainland of today's ancestral land, ten countries still coexist.

Except for a Great Wei that doesn't look like a country, the other nine countries are actually the same as they were more than a hundred years ago.

If there is, it is that Daxia's national power is much stronger than it was more than a hundred years ago.

Daxia Yuanfeng Emperor is still in power, he has a benevolent nature, and he has become more and more proficient in governing the country these years.

As Zhou Shu's father-in-law, who in the entire ancestral land would not give Emperor Yuan Feng some face?

Not to mention, the magic soldiers of Huaxia Pavilion also have a certain degree of inclination towards Daxia.

There are no less than a hundred small cities like Mizhou City in Daxia, and the people in the city live and work in peace and contentment, enjoying the rare peaceful time more than a hundred years ago.

In an inconspicuous alley in Mizhou City, the sound of clanging came from a shop.

It was a blacksmith's shop, and there were many of them in almost every city. Ordinary people wouldn't visit this kind of blacksmith's shop if they didn't want to buy iron pans, cooking utensils, farm tools and the like.

As for weapons, don't be kidding, how could there be weapons in a blacksmith's shop?

Although blacksmithing and casting soldiers sound similar to a certain extent, they are completely different existences.

A blacksmith, if the craft is pure, then it is still possible to forge a standard weapon, but innate magic weapon, that is something only a weapon maker can do.

Between the blacksmith and the soldier casting master, there are countless apprentices of soldier casting!

In this blacksmith's shop, a boy who was only fifteen or sixteen years old was naked to the waist, swinging a hammer in his hand. Sweat flowed down the well-defined muscles and dripped on the fiery red iron bars, making a bark. With the sound of barking, patches of white mist rose even more.

The boy's expression was extremely serious, and every time he struck, he was solemn and solemn. It seemed that he didn't seem to be forging iron, but was doing a major event related to the fate of the country.

The stone is casting swords again.

A dark-skinned middle-aged man also passed by him topless, and said with a smile, You boy, you just refuse to give up. How can it be so easy to cast soldiers? If it were so easy, we would all be soldiers-casters long ago. Do you still need to live in this small shop? With this time, you’d better hit two more hoes.”

I will try again.

The boy named Shishi chuckled and said.

it's useless.

Others in the blacksmith shop said, The soldiers casting masters of the city lord's mansion have clearly told you that you don't have the talent for casting soldiers. No matter how hard you try, you can only be a soldier casting apprentice for the rest of your life. It's better to be a soldier casting apprentice. Just like us, put your mind on blacksmithing.

There are four or five blacksmiths in a small blacksmith's shop, who deal with kitchen utensils and agricultural tools on weekdays. Although they can't be rich and rich, they can live a decent life.

That stone was the youngest one in the blacksmith shop, and everyone persuaded him as someone who had been there, Save some money, marry a wife, give birth to a big fat boy, and live a prosperous life as a child. Soldiers, then It's too far away from us.

Those middle-aged blacksmiths all said with emotion.

When they were young, they had never had a dream, dreaming that one day they would become a high-ranking soldier-casting master, achieve success and enjoy glory and wealth.

But the truth is more important than anything else, Armor Forgeman, how can it be so easy to achieve?

People like them, if they go to learn how to make soldiers, they can only be apprentices to make soldiers.

The soldier-casting apprentices in the court workshop may not be as comfortable as they are.

Lord Zhennan Wang was just an apprentice in casting soldiers back then.

Stone said with some stubbornness.

Those middle-aged blacksmiths shook their heads.

Stone, there are countless apprentices in our Daxia Casting Soldiers, but there is only one Zhennan King.

A middle-aged blacksmith said earnestly, Every soldier casting apprentice dreams of becoming the king of Zhennan, becoming a soldier casting master, and marrying the princess, but look, how many of them have succeeded?

Don't have that kind of daydream. Look at our boss's daughter. She looks pretty good. You can work hard.

The middle-aged blacksmith laughed and said.

All the blacksmiths suddenly laughed together.

Shi Shi seemed a little embarrassed, but the movements of his hands were still rigid, and the iron material under the hammer gradually changed into the shape of a long knife.

Don't say it, it really looks like a tiger's knife.

The middle-aged blacksmith continued with a smile, Your boy regards Zhennan King as an idol, and even this is learned from Zhennan King. The famous work of Zhennan King was this tiger knife, but Zhennan King still forged When I was an apprentice, all the tiger knives I forged could penetrate at least three layers of armor, your tiger knives have only a shape, not to mention piercing armor, I'm afraid it will break if you cut it.

A look of disappointment flashed in Shi Shi's eyes, but immediately became extremely firm.

Of course I can't do it now, but I believe that as long as I keep improving the method, one day, I will be able to forge a triple armor-piercing Tiger Ben knife!

Stone said firmly.

So what? The real Tiger Bendao, it's a congenital weapon!

The middle-aged blacksmith shook his head and said, No matter how hard you try, you will never become a soldier casting master in this life. You regard Zhennan King as an idol, but the reality is that you will never have the chance to meet him in this life. Zhennan King's.

You want to become a soldier-casting master, why don't you go to the Huaxia Pavilion to learn the art of casting soldiers? As far as I know, the Huaxia Pavilion has opened its gates. Anyone who is interested in casting soldiers can enter the Huaxia Pavilion to learn the art of casting soldiers. .”

Suddenly, a voice sounded in everyone's ears.

All the blacksmiths were taken aback for a moment, and looked around after hearing the sound.

I saw a young man standing on the threshold with his hands behind his back, looking at the blacksmith shop curiously.

The young man was tall and straight, with a handsome appearance, which made people feel good at first glance, but unfortunately, after seeing him, no one could remember his appearance.

Everyone seemed to have never seen such an outstanding character, and they were stunned for a while.

After a few breaths of time, a mature and prudent blacksmith said, What do you want to buy, sir? We can make anything here, hoes, plows, iron pots, kitchen knives... Our shop is in Mizhou City. It is also countable, and the quality is absolutely guaranteed.”

He introduced the business of the shop.

The young man nodded, he didn't seem to be very interested in the things displayed in the blacksmith's shop, instead he stepped up to the long knife made of stone that looked like a tiger knife.

Is this what you made by imitating the Tiger Bendao?

The young man looked at the stone and asked.

The mature and prudent blacksmith spoke first, Young people don't know the heights of the sky and the earth, and they are just playing around. Don't worry about it, sir. Take a look at the things in our shop. They are all made by experienced old blacksmiths.

He glared at Shi Shi, although he said that the Great Xia did not prohibit blacksmiths from forging weapons, but a blacksmith would always be a bit dishonest when doing this kind of thing. The soldier casting apprentices of other soldiers casting masters are more professional?

Um.

The young man nodded, but still looked at the stone, and said, Can I see your 'Tiger Ben knife'?

Yes - yes.

Stone stammered, and subconsciously handed over the knife he had just made.

The young man took the long knife and held a few knives casually.

The blacksmiths in the shop are all ordinary people, at most they have learned some fists and kicks, so naturally they can't tell anything, but they all think that this customer's movements are very chic, and he looks very powerful.

Ding--

The young man flicked the blade with his fingers, and the blade made a trembling sound.

Crack——

Amidst the sound, cracks appeared on the blade of the knife, and then fell apart into countless pieces.

All the blacksmiths in the blacksmith shop stared wide-eyed.

One flick and a knife shatters into pieces?

Although this knife is not a real weapon, not even a standard weapon, but it is made of iron after all, and it shatters with a flick of a finger?

I'm afraid this guest officer is not a high-quality martial artist?

My lord, Shitou is young and ignorant, he didn't make the Huben Saber on purpose!

The old and prudent blacksmith panicked, bowed to the young man, and said repeatedly.

Great Xia doesn't forbid people to forge tiger knives.

The young man shook his head slightly and said, Don't be nervous, I'm not here to cause trouble. Little brother, I'm sorry to ruin your knife. I'll buy it for how much money this knife costs.

No—no, it's not a real Huben knife, it's worthless, and these iron materials can still be used, no money.

Shitou blushed and stammered.

Since you are interested in casting soldiers, why don't you go to Huaxia Pavilion?

The young man was noncommittal, looked at the stone, and asked again.

He asked this question when he just entered the door, but the stone never answered.

I'll go there when I save up enough money!

Stone summoned up his courage, and said to the young man in front of him who obviously looked like a big shot.

The young man suddenly realized that this is Mizhou, thousands of miles away from Daxia Capital, and thousands of miles away from Huaxia Pavilion on the endless sea.

This distance is nothing to him, but to ordinary people, it is not so easy for ordinary people to walk from Mizhou to Huaxia Pavilion, even for advanced warriors.

A trance flashed in his eyes, he wondered since when did he become so far away from ordinary people?

This young man was none other than Zhou Shu.

When everyone thought he was retreating in Huaxia Pavilion, he did quietly leave Huaxia Pavilion and walk around the world.

Mizhou was not the first place he came to, and this blacksmith shop was not the first blacksmith shop he visited either.

These days, he was walking around, and wherever he went, he would go to the blacksmith shops of ordinary people to have a look.

Zhou Shu was puzzled by the flaws in the art of casting soldiers.

It is not so easy to open up a new path.

He traveled all over the world to find some inspiration.

The reason why he pays attention to the blacksmith shops of ordinary people is because the things these blacksmiths do are somewhat similar to those of the soldier-casting division, but they are not affected by the art of soldier-casting. Looking at their iron-making process, maybe they will Be inspired by yourself.

To embark on a brand new path, Zhou Shu decided to forget all the previous paths first, otherwise, he would not be able to get rid of the influence of the existing art of casting soldiers.

Work hard and you will succeed.

Zhou Shu said to the stone.

Thank you, my lord.

Stone said quickly.

My lord, what do you want to pack? We can make it specially for you.

The mature and prudent blacksmith also came up and said.

A big shot who is suspected to be an entry-level warrior——

For these blacksmiths, even a ninth-rank martial artist is an out-and-out big shot.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for such a big person to appear in a blacksmith's shop.

What they need at home, they have their own servants to take care of them. The place they go should be the kind of business that big people go to.

But when the guests came, they didn't dare to neglect.

I don't buy anything, I want to ask, do you still recruit people here?

Zhou Shu said.

All the blacksmiths were taken aback, recruiting? What's the meaning?

The seasoned and prudent blacksmith boldly looked Zhou Shu up and down.

The young man in front of him could shatter an iron sword with just one finger. Let alone that, judging by his attire, it was clear that he had an extraordinary background. The clothes on his body could buy an entire blacksmith's shop.

He asked if there was any recruiting here, and it was definitely not the recruiting I thought.

The mature and prudent blacksmith murmured to himself, squeezed a smile on his face, and said, Can you make it clear, my lord?

I'm not a grown-up.

Zhou Shu shook his head and said calmly, I'm asking, do you still hire people to work in your shop? I want to find a blacksmith to do it.

ah?

Hearing Zhou Shu's words, all the blacksmiths exclaimed almost at the same time.

He came to work in our blacksmith shop?

My lord, we are a blacksmith's shop here, and the monthly salary is at most one or two taels of silver, we—

The seasoned and prudent blacksmith hesitated.

Can.

Zhou Shu nodded, Salary is not important, I mainly want to find a place to learn a craft.

All the blacksmiths looked at each other in blank dismay, you are an advanced martial artist, want to learn a craft?

The point is, we are just a blacksmith's shop here, what craft do you come to learn from us?

Learn to forge?

Is it necessary for an entry-level warrior to learn how to forge iron?

Even if you want to learn, you have to learn the art of casting soldiers in the eight classics.

that--

The mature and prudent blacksmith pondered for a moment, and then said, My lord, I can't decide this matter. I have to wait for our boss to come back.

Where did your boss go?

Zhou Shu asked casually.

Our boss has gone out to deliver the goods, and he will be back soon.

The experienced blacksmith said.

Although Zhou Shu came to look for work, but for some reason, those old blacksmiths felt like they had become job seekers, and Zhou Shu was the boss.

Even if he deliberately restrained himself, Zhou Shu's aura, casually leaking a little bit, was not something these ordinary blacksmiths could bear.

While talking, a tall, white-haired old man walked in.

The old man was no longer young, but his muscles were still clearly defined.

The mature and prudent blacksmith rushed forward and whispered something in the old man's ear.

With Zhou Shu's strength, no matter how soft his voice is, Zhou Shu can still hear it clearly.

But he didn't eavesdrop, but stood there quietly.

Hearing what the blacksmith said, a look of surprise flashed across the old man's face.

He glanced at the broken pieces of iron on the ground, then looked at Zhou Shu.

This lord—

He murmured and said.

Don't call me my lord. I'm just a desperate person. I want to find a place to learn a craft. The salary is not important. Boss, can you give me a chance? I still have a lot of strength.

Zhou Shu said.

The old man froze for a moment, with a thoughtful look on his face.

He can naturally see what the blacksmiths can see.

The young man in front of him looked either rich or expensive in terms of his attire, and the value of the clothes on his body might be able to buy his blacksmith shop.

For such a person, it is unnecessary to talk about his blacksmith shop.

There is nothing unusual about his blacksmith shop at all, and it doesn't make much money. Why would such a big man come up with the idea of ​​his blacksmith shop?

Speaking of learning a craft...

This kind of person wants to learn a craft, and I don't know how many people will take the initiative to teach them all. Is it necessary to come to his small blacksmith's shop?

His craftsmanship here is not a good one.

A good man does not strike iron, that is the truth that the common people know.

Forging iron and casting soldiers are two completely different industries.

No matter how hard he thought, the old man couldn't figure out why such a big man came to work in his blacksmith shop.

Unless his family is in trouble.

But his family is in decline, and he also has the cultivation base of a high-ranking warrior, so it should be no problem to worry about food and clothing.

The old man has had ups and downs all his life, and he knows that there must be a reason for a demon to go wrong.

He subconsciously wanted to reject Zhou Shu, but he dared not say it if he refused.

In any case, even if the young man in front of him is only a ninth-rank martial artist, it's not something they can afford to offend.

In case of rejecting him, he would become angry from embarrassment...

Boss, I came to learn the craft sincerely, and I am in Mizhou. I really don't have any background, and I don't have any enemies. You don't have to worry about me getting you into trouble.

Zhou Shu said sternly that he also had a temporary idea, otherwise, he would have changed his outfit before coming here.

If it's really inconvenient, I don't need wages, as long as the boss agrees that I can help in the shop and watch the big guys forge iron.

Zhou Shu's expression is very sincere, no matter who he is, I'm afraid he won't have the heart to reject him.

The old man also fell into hesitation.

He was silent for a full quarter of an hour before slowly opening his mouth, In this case, you should stay here first. The wages are the same as stones, one or two taels of silver a month. If the business is good, there will be other rewards.

The old man decided to pretend that he didn't know that this young man had an extraordinary background. This kind of young master wanted to come here just to have fun, and he wouldn't come after a few days.

The shop works a little longer every day. It takes five hours a day, and the work starts at the hour of the day. If you can't come to some private matters, you can ask for leave in advance without deducting wages.

As for blacksmithing skills, if you don't understand anything, you can ask anyone here. Lao Zhao and Lao Zhang have both practiced blacksmithing for decades...