When Tiger Star returned to the Novice Village, the rookies looked at him like he was a monster. His eyes were filled with jealousy and envy. Because he was currently wearing pieces of equipment, he looked like a crane among a flock of chickens. Tiger Star couldn't understand why there were still so many new players even though the game had started more than a month ago.
Tiger Star quickly walked into the weapon shop and shouted,""Uncle Ouyang, I'm back."
"Hehe, it's Tiger Star! How did you find the black iron ore?" Ouyang Smelting looked at Hu Xing in surprise.
Hu Xing shook his head. Ouyang Smelting's expression eased up and he said,"You can't rush this matter. It's a good thing for you. Work hard. If you don't even have this bit of patience, how can you be a good blacksmith?”Tiger Star didn't say anything and listened quietly. Hu Xing brought the heavy ore that had just dropped to Ouyang Smelting and said,""Uncle Ouyang, help me take a look. I can't see the attributes of this ore.”
When Ouyang Smelting saw that piece of ore, he was immediately stunned and said,"How did you manage to dig it out?" In order to verify his thoughts, he took the ore and looked at it carefully. He sighed and said,"That's right, this is the black iron stone I want. I wonder where you dug it out from, Tiger Star? With your current mining level, you shouldn't be able to mine it, right?”
When Hu Xing heard that it was dark iron, he was excited."Uncle Ouyang didn't dig it out. I killed the BOSS on the second floor of the mine.”
"Oh, I see! This is the will of the heavens." Uncle Ouyang said.
[Ouyang Smelting has taught you the art of forging. Do you want to learn it?]”
"Studying." Hu Xing replied.
[Congratulations, Tiger Star. You have learned the Basic Forging Art.]”
"Hehe, from now on, you don't have to go mining anymore. I think the ores you've dug are enough for you to practice. From now on, you're my last disciple.”Ouyang Smelting said.
"Thank you, Master." Hu Xing said.
"Don't thank me yet. I can only teach you things before the Advanced Forging Art, and I'll be testing you later. If you don't meet my expectations, I'll pretend that I never had you as my disciple. Don't blame me for being heartless."”
"Disciple will definitely work hard." Hu Xing said, but he immediately asked,"Master, you said that you could only teach me Advanced Forging Arts. Why is that?”
Ouyang Smelting didn't say anything and looked into Hu Xing's eyes. At first, Hu Xing still dared to look Ouyang Smelting in the eye, but in less than a minute, he lowered his head. Ouyang Smelting sighed and said," Tiger Star, with your current situation, you're really not suitable for the forging industry. Your heart is dead, your eyes are empty. Give up. How can a person with dead eyes forge a living thing?" Others might think that our forging is nothing more than burning the stone furnace and smashing the metal pieces, but is that really the case? It was not the ground. Forging was an art, a knowledge, and a form of recuperation. "It's not difficult for you to reach the Advanced Level in your current situation. It's just a waste of some iron ore to accumulate some experience. You will never be able to comprehend the true meaning of forging. Child, you are still young. You should be more open-minded about everything." Tiger Star stood there without saying anything. He was like a soulless corpse. When he woke up, the sky was already dark. "If it's so easy to let go, why should I carry a painful life umbrella?" Hu Xing muttered.”
Hu Xing walked into the inner room, and a wave of heat hit his face, making his face flush red. Ding! Ding! The sound came from inside the room, very rhythmic. Hu Xing looked at Ouyang Smelting's every step and formed a rough blueprint of forging in his mind overnight.
The sky gradually brightened. Ouyang Smelting walked to Hu Xing and said,""Today, I'll teach you how to smelt ores.”After saying that, he took a few ordinary iron ores and walked towards the furnace. Tiger Star followed. In the end, Ouyang Smelting placed the ore in Hu Xing's hands and jumped down beside the stove alone. "Whether it's smelting ores or refining metals, you must control the fire well.”After saying that, he pulled the bellows and began to heat up the stove. Flames flew out of the stove like fireworks. Hu Xing looked at the fire carefully.
"It depends on the heat. Put the ore in your hand in.”Ouyang Smelting taught him step by step. Hu Xing carefully placed the four ores into the furnace. Half an hour later, the ores all began to change. They began to slowly melt, turning into layers of red slime that sank into the bottom of the furnace. At this moment, Ouyang Smelting suddenly increased the fire to the maximum. Ouyang Smelting jumped out of the stove and took out a long-armed spoon from the wall beside him. He slowly stirred the mixture. "Slowly stirring it will make it easier to refine the ore, and the impurities inside will float to the top of the exquisite metal.”As soon as he finished speaking, black impurities appeared on the red molten iron. Ouyang Smelting fished out the impurities bit by bit. The next step was to constantly stir and fish out the impurities.
"There are many ways to forge. This is also a precious cultural treasure of China. I'll teach you the simplest method of pouring.”After Ouyang Smelting finished speaking, he looked at the molten iron in the furnace and nodded. He walked inside and took out a large knife mold. He opened the mold and carefully wiped the uneven surface with a small cloth."This is the mold of a broadsword. Before each injection, we have to clean the dust inside. This is what we call the pursuit of perfection in forging.”After cleaning up. Ouyang Smelting took out a very long pair of black pliers, clamped the boiling furnace, and walked towards the mold. At this moment, Hu Xing saw a small hole on the handle of the big knife mold. It turned out that it was the entrance for pouring molten iron. Ouyang Smelting carefully poured the molten iron into the hole. When he saw the molten iron overflowing from the hole, he stopped and said,"At this moment, we have to pay attention to the equality of the molten iron. It is also related to whether we can forge a complete saber.”
As time passed, the cooldown time was up. Ouyang Smelting opened the mold and a large white blade appeared in front of Hu Xing. Ouyang carefully took it out from the mold and looked at the surface carefully. He nodded and said to Hu Xing,"This is only a small step to success. Next, we still have to polish and consecrate.”
Superintendent Ouyang took out a large broadsword and walked towards the stove. He threw the broadsword in and slowly, the broadsword turned red again. Superintendent Ouyang took out the broadsword with a long-arm pliers and began to knock it carefully."Knocking is also an art. You can't use too much force or too little force. If you use too much force, it will change shape. If you use too little force, it will be useless.”As Ouyang spoke, he weighed the saber from time to time to see if there were enough blades and if the front and back of the saber were flat. Superintendent Ouyang spoke again," Don't underestimate these small movements. They will completely affect the quality of the weapon you forge. If you go against your heart and forge something, I think you will forever be a failed blacksmith.”Ouyang Smelting looked at the Divine Earth Tiger Star and nodded with satisfaction."If you think forging is that simple, I think you're really wrong. Now, while the heat of the broadsword is still there, if you want to improve the quality of the broadsword, you can sprinkle precious metal powder on the broadsword. It will produce unexpected effects, such as black iron, mithril, rock essence, gold jade, etc. This also proves that the more hard it is, the easier it is to break. It doesn't mean that the purer the mineral, the more powerful the weapon can be forged. Therefore, paying attention to the ingredients is also a profound knowledge.”
After an hour, the broadsword became more and more stylish. The uneven body of the broadsword also became smooth and shiny. Ouyang Smelting put the broadsword into the water with satisfaction and only heard a "puchi" sound. The broadsword revealed its true appearance. It was shining coldly and cold.
Hu Xing nodded, looking like he had been taught a lesson. Ouyang Smelting walked over and said," That's all for today. Practice first. I'll teach you a more advanced forging method after you're familiar with it."”
"Thank you, Master." After Hu Xing finished speaking, Ouyang Smelting had already walked to the front room.
For the next three weeks, Tiger Star spent 24 hours a day by the furnace, forging non-stop. Even though he had failed in the first week, he did not give up. Two weeks later, he managed to smith a small knife with an attack of 1- 3, which gave him hope. In the future, he would work even harder. He did not use the gold and silver ores. He thought of using them when his smithing skills were better. Ouyang Shuo was extremely satisfied with his strong willpower.
Superintendent Ouyang saw that Tiger Star's Basic Forging was almost done. In the next two months, he taught Tiger Star all his special skills and more than 20 unique skills and secret forging methods. Hu Xing was completely immersed in it. Hu Xing suddenly felt that this was the most fulfilling and happiest time he had ever lived since he was young. Since he was young, he had been spoiled by his family, which made him feel distressed and bored. He was full of yearning for life in the outside world. It was not until he was eighteen that he broke away from the supervision of the four elders. However, two years later, the previous scene happened again. Facing the grandfathers who had doted on him since he was young, he felt more sad, helpless, and self-reproach.
The loss in forging had allowed Tiger Star to gain a lot. Even when Tiger Star was forging with all his might, he still heard the system notification: "Congratulations to Tiger Star for improving his Smithing Art and permanently increasing his Strength by 5 points.”This made Hu Liang understand that in this game, one could not only gain strength through leveling up. The system notification rang four times in a row, which meant that Tiger Star had leveled up by four levels.
Time passed quickly, and another month passed. The system notification sounded again."Congratulations, Tiger Star. You are the first player to become an Advanced Forger. The system has specially rewarded you with an Immortal Forging Hammer. Your Strength will be permanently increased by 10 points, your Reputation will increase by 1000 points, and your Gold Coins will increase by 1000 points.”The sound was too beautiful, but Tiger Star no longer cared about this item. He was completely absorbed in forging.
However, what happened next completely dumbfounded Tiger Star. No matter how hard he tried, he could not make any more breakthroughs. His Advanced Forging Art experience did not increase at all. It was still at 0% Advanced. Another week had passed. It could only be said that Tiger Star's smithing technique was becoming more and more proficient, but there was no breakthrough in his own essence.
At this moment, Ouyang Smelting walked out and said,""Is Tiger Star in trouble?”Tiger Star had no choice but to nod.
As if all of this was within Ouyang Smelting's expectations, Ouyang Smelting calmly walked in front of Hu Xing and said,"Do you still remember what I said back then?”Hu Xing's body could not help but tremble after hearing that.
"Back then, I said that your smithing art could only reach the Advanced Level because your heart is dead and your eyes are empty. Although you have the endurance that ordinary people rarely have, the Grandmaster Level doesn't just require endurance. It requires a heart, a heart filled with yearning, vitality, and vigor.”Superintendent Ouyang frowned and said seriously.
This time, Hu Xing was unusually calm.""That's right. I've always wanted to use forging to numb myself and make me forget the past. It seems like I've failed.”
"Child, you're in your prime. Running away like this will only make you more silent and pessimistic. Now that you've learned my true teachings from me, it's time for you to walk out of this small house. Perhaps this vast Jianghu and the world of mortals can cleanse and purify your soul. Only then can you grow up quickly.”Superintendent Ouyang said with a hint of love in her eyes.
Hu Xing also knew that he could not stay here any longer. He knelt in front of Ouyang Smelting and silently kowtowed three times."Thank you, Master, for your teachings and guidance over the past few days. I will never forget it.”With that, he walked out. Ouyang Smelting shook his head.
Just as Hu Xing walked out of the blacksmith's door, he heard Ouyang Smelting say,""A man shouldn't learn to run away. Face life and experience life. This is also the only requirement Master has for you to finish your apprenticeship.”After hearing this, Tiger Star's heart was filled with excitement. His eyes had already turned slightly red. He stopped in his tracks and looked at the old Blacksmith's Hut. Without looking back, he walked towards the Novice Village's square.
At this time, the novice village was no longer as noisy as before. Although there were still busy figures, most of them were secondary class players. Hu De came to the center of the Novice Village Square. The old man was still there.
"Hello, Village Chief. I want to leave the Novice Village. What else do you need?”Hu Xing walked to the old village chief and said.
Village Chief looked at Hu Xing and was more surprised. He smiled and said,""Young hero, it's you! It had been a long time since they last met, and his strength had increased quite a bit. Why did he only think of leaving the Novice Village now?”
"I was learning smithing arts from Master Ouyang, so I wasted a lot of time.”Hu Xing answered truthfully.
Village Chief looked at Hu Xing with a smile and said,""Master Ouyang is one of the few Craftsman Gods in the Huaxia Continent. It's really a blessing for you to be under his tutelage.”
"I did learn a lot of skills from Master Ouyang. Village Chief, do you have any other missions that you need my help with before I leave?”Hu Xing looked at the old man and said.
The old man thought for a while and said,"Young hero, I really have a presumptuous request."”
Hu Xing looked at the village chief and said without hesitation,"Lord Village Chief, feel free to speak."
"Then this old man will be thick-skinned and say it. Young hero, do you still remember when you killed the wild boar king?”Tiger Star nodded, and Village Chief continued,""That Wild Boar King is a scourge in our village. Many young people in our village have died under his fangs. But now, it's good. Young hero, you have already helped the vengeful spirits in Xia Ji Village to be appeased. However, our Xia Ji Village is barren and has a mine that is the main source of income. Last year, it was occupied by a ten-thousand-year-old Corpse King. I wonder if you can help me get rid of this evil Corpse King.”The village chief said.
"Could it be the mine in the northwest of the village?”Tiger Star could roughly guess what was going on.
"Oh, right, that's the place. Young hero, how would you know? Oh right, I forgot that you're also a blacksmith.”The village chief smiled apologetically.
"The BOSS inside is indeed very powerful.”
"I wonder if young hero is willing? If you succeed, your reward will still be the blessing of the lucky star, a chance to spin the wheel, and the blessings of the entire village.”Village Chief was afraid that Hu Xing wouldn't agree, so he quickly released the temptation.
Tiger Star then remembered his pet Ethereal. He hadn't seen it come out for a long time. Tiger Star looked at the pet space and saw that the little guy was still sleeping! He did not disturb it anymore. Tiger Star thought for a moment and said,"Alright! I promise you."
"This old man is really used to young hero's decisiveness. Haha, then I wish young hero good luck.”The village chief smiled happily.
[System Notification: You have successfully accepted the Village Chief's request.]”
Hu Liang thought that he should go to the pharmacy to buy some red and blue. Otherwise, he really did not have confidence. When they arrived at the pharmacy, the female apprentice's eyes lit up when she saw Tiger Star."Young hero, long time no see.”
"En, give me ten sets of medium red and fifty sets of medium blue (10 bottles per set).”Hu Xing said.
"Alright, young hero, please wait a moment." After saying that, the acolyte walked inside and came out with a bunch of medicine bottles. "How much is it?" Hu Xing asked.”
"A bottle of medium red is one silver coin, blue and red are the same.”The acolyte laughed.
"Oh." Tiger Star handed over six gold coins, bid farewell to the female apprentice, and walked towards the mine. He then went to the grocery store and bought a few teleport scrolls.
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