Chapter 10 Becoming a Blacksmith

Chapter 10 Becoming a Blacksmith
After three months of working as a blacksmith apprentice, Lin Daniu found Yang Pingan and said, "Pingan, I know you work very hard and diligently. In addition to being an apprentice in the blacksmith shop, you also need to practice and study every day, and your life is also very difficult."

"I have seen your efforts these days. In terms of strength and endurance, you are qualified to be an apprentice. From today on, I will teach you how to forge iron and become a real blacksmith."

Yang Pingan was delighted when he saw this: "Thank you, Master Niu. I will definitely study hard."

Lin Daniu just nodded and started teaching Yang Pingan how to forge a forge, but he basically missed the target.

However, with Yang Ping'an's current skills, his blacksmithing and forging abilities are basically zero, so everything has to start from the basics.

Under Lin Daniu's instructions, Yang Ping'an began the basic raw stone processing, which was to process the purchased iron ore multiple times to remove impurities.

After being hammered for a long time, the iron ore, which was originally the size of a football, gradually turned into long strips, and its color also changed from the original dark black to gray-black with a certain luster.

After it is made into long strips, the rest of the things are handled by Lin Daniu. Lin Daniu takes the iron ore with tongs and uses a hammer to quickly hammer, process, quench and other processes, and finally it becomes what he wants to make.

From that day on, Yang Ping'an took a 30-pound casting hammer and hammered every day, constantly processing the raw stone. Although he didn't know how to forge yet, he looked a bit like a blacksmith's apprentice.

However, being a blacksmith is more tiring than doing odd jobs. Not only does he have to swing a 30-pound hammer to forge iron continuously, but he also has to face the high temperature in the furnace. For a six-year-old child, the intensity of the work can be imagined.

Time flies. After a year of hard study, Yang Ping'an can finally become a blacksmith and make some simple farm tools. However, there is still a big gap compared with real blacksmiths, especially Master Lin Dali and Master Tie Lin.

As for the Chaos Cloak Hammer Technique mentioned in the original novel, Yang Ping'an had no way to practice it in the short term, firstly, without Tang Hao's guidance and secondly, without the Clear Sky Hammer spirit. Normally speaking, if one could fully master the Clear Sky Hammer Technique of the Clear Sky Sect, he could basically become a god-level blacksmith.

And there are only three master craftsmen in the entire continent. This shows the profoundness of the Chaos Cloak Hammer Technique. At least it is not something that Yang Ping'an, a young blacksmith who has just started, can master.

According to the original work, the Chaos Cloak Hammer Method is a method of continuous hammering and casting, leveraging the force to bring out the blacksmith's strength to the best effect. Even Tang San had to practice hard for nearly two years after becoming a Soul Sect before he could swing 81 hammers in a row.

Yang Ping'an also tried to use the method described in the original book to forge the iron rod by leveraging the opponent's force, but after only ten blows, all his strength was completely drained.

This also made Yang Ping'an realize that both his innate conditions and physical fitness were too poor. If he really wanted to start practicing the Chaos Cloak Hammer Technique, he had to at least become a soul master.

Since Yang Ping'an usually focused on his own cultivation and had no communication with other people, not even his teachers, he gradually became a weirdo in the eyes of everyone in the school.

As an elementary school student, Yang Ping'an's persistence and perseverance are totally unlike those of a child. Every day he either goes to the blacksmith shop, the dormitory, or the classroom. It can almost be said that he only goes between these three points. At most, he goes to the library, the playground, and the cafeteria. He doesn't care about anything else.

Moreover, Yang Pingan basically practiced day after day without any breaks, never interacting with others or playing with others. The only time he spoke was when he encountered problems while reading and asked the teacher directly. The questions Yang Pingan asked were all kinds of strange, which were not something that an elementary school teacher could handle, or even a low-level spirit master could handle.

Dean Wu and Director Su would occasionally see Yang Ping'an busy, but every time Yang Ping'an would just say hello and leave quickly.

Director Su looked at Yang Ping'an's busy appearance and couldn't help but sigh a little: "Dean Wu, this child is really good. If his innate spirit power could be higher, he would have a bright future. Unfortunately, his innate spirit power is only half level. I'm afraid he can only become a great spirit master at most in this life."

Dean Wu also had a bit of regret on his face: "Although this child is alone and helpless, he studies very hard. I once went to the blacksmith shop where he worked. He worked very hard there. Now he is a qualified blacksmith. In the future, his achievements in blacksmithing may be better than those of a soul master."

Director Su hesitated for a while before speaking: "Dean, judging from this kid's character and hard work, as well as the questions he asks, it's clear that he has a good understanding of martial spirits and spirit masters. If that master accepts him as a disciple, maybe he can become a spirit master theory expert."

Dean Wu shook his head and said, "Don't say that again. Although my friend looks rather decadent, he is very proud and arrogant. If you are not a top genius, he probably won't be able to catch your eye."

Director Su was silent when he heard this.

Yang Ping'an would occasionally meet Yu Xiaogang in the academy, but every time he met Yu Xiaogang, he would leave quickly without even saying hello.

Firstly, Yu Xiaogang is not a teacher in the academy, nor has he ever taught me a single class. Secondly, he is not a leader of the academy. Instead, he is the son of my enemy. It would be a waste of time to greet him.

And every time Yu Xiaogang saw Yang Ping'an, his eyes were unusually strange. They seemed to be full of rejection, disgust, and even a hint of jealousy.

Looking at the child in front of him who has the same martial soul as him, especially since their innate soul power levels are the same, he is simply a younger version of himself.

But this Yang Ping'an was completely different from himself. Although he came from a poor family, he practiced diligently and had no decadence or loss at all. He would not suffer the pain of being kicked out of the family like himself.

In short, Yang Ping'an and Yu Xiaogang are like opposite sides of a mirror. One works hard, while the other is decadent and frustrated.

Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but sigh, and kept muttering: "It's great to be young. If you had experienced countless setbacks like me, and your soul power could not improve even a little bit no matter how hard you practiced, would you still be like this?"

The biggest advantage of becoming a blacksmith is the salary increase. Since Yang Ping'an became a blacksmith, his monthly salary has become three Silver Soul Coins, a three-fold increase. In addition, there are certain rewards based on the number of forgings and the income of the blacksmith shop. In general, he can get about four to five Silver Soul Coins every month, which can solve his financial problems at least in the short term.

Every time he has a holiday, Yang Ping'an goes back to the village to stay for a few days. Although the time is short, it at least shows that he is still there and that place is still his home, which prevents other villagers from coveting his house.

(End of this chapter)