The next morning, Tang Wulin and Tang Yuxing bid farewell to their mother and Na 'er before heading to school.
After a night of meditation, Tang Wulin felt more and more intimate with his Bluesilver Grass martial soul.
Tang Yuxing did not change much
The soul master class did not study soul master knowledge every day. Instead, they had one day of soul master knowledge and one day of cultural studies. Today was the cultural class.
Tang Wulin was very smart. He listened attentively and even received praise from the teacher during cultural studies. Tang Yuxing was absent-minded, thinking about forging.
"Mom, why did you come to pick me up? Where's Na 'er?" Tang Wulin saw Lang Yue as soon as he left the school gate after school.
Lang Yue's eyes revealed a trace of heartache as she quickly walked over to pick up her son.
"Mom, put me down quickly. I'm already a big child. It'll be embarrassing if my classmates see me!”
Lang Yue giggled." You're still my son no matter how old you are. Mommy is here to send you to Uncle Mang Tian's place. Do you really want to learn forging?"
"Yeah!" Tang Wulin nodded. Dad said that a man should be self-reliant. I want to earn money to buy a spirit soul.”
Lang Yue put down her son and squatted in front of him."Son, don't force yourself if you can't hold on. If you really can't, I'll find a job and help you save money to buy a spirit soul.”
"No, I want to save money myself." Tang Wulin said firmly.
At this moment, Tang Yuxing came out and saw Tang Wulin and Lang Yue. "What's wrong? Mom actually came back to pick us up?"”"Mommy is here to send you to Uncle Mang Tian's place. Do you really want to learn forging?" "Yes, of course!" Tang Yuxing put on a high-spirited look.
Lang Yue held back her tears and kissed her two sons 'faces again and again." Alright, let's go."”
Glorybound City wasn't big, so they didn't need to take any form of transportation. Lang Yue brought the two of them for more than 20 minutes before they arrived at a small storefront.
The front of the house looked a little shabby, and the signboard on it read Mang Tian's Studio.
Just as he reached the door, a metallic smell assaulted his senses.
Lang Yue pressed the doorbell. Not long after, the door opened and a middle-aged man walked out.
The middle-aged man was tall and had dark skin. His beard made him look a little fierce.
"Sister-in-law is here." His voice was deep and powerful. Tang Yuxing felt a little buzzing in his ears.
"Uncle Mang Tian."×2
They politely bowed to this uncle whom they had met a few times.
"Yes." Mang Tian expressionlessly nodded. He then turned to Lang Yue and said,"Sister-in-law, go back first. You can pick them up in two hours.”
"Big brother Mang Tian, I'll have to trouble you then.”Lang Yue was reluctant to look at her two sons. She wanted to say something, but eventually gritted her teeth and held it in.
"Come in." Mang Tian said to the two.
"Oh."×2
Tang Yuxing followed Mang Tian into the workshop. The main hall was a mess, with all sorts of metal parts strewn everywhere. Tang Yuxing could barely recognize that many of these parts belonged to soul mechas.
Mang Tian didn't stop. He continued to walk in, and he hurriedly followed.
The entrance wasn't big, but the space inside wasn't small. After passing through a corridor, Mang Tian brought the two of them to a room.
There was a work desk in the room. With Tang Yuxing's current height, he couldn't reach it, which made him a little depressed.
Mang Tian stopped in his tracks and turned to look at the two of them."Do you know what forging is?"
Tang Wulin shook his head blankly. Tang Yuxing said,"Creating life."
Mang Tian stared blankly for a moment before continuing,"Actually, I didn't want to take you in. You're too young and aren't suitable for forging. But your father insisted that you try. If you don't think it works, leave this place, but don't cry here, understand?”
"I won't cry, Uncle Mang Tian.”Tang Wulin retorted while Tang Yuxing looked at him confidently.
"This is your mission today." Mang Tian said.”He pointed to the side. "This is your mission for today." He pointed to the other side.
On the ground beside him, there was a metal table about half a meter tall with a round metal block on it. There was a soul screen below.
Mang Tian picked up two small metal hammers from the side and handed them to Tang Yuxing. He used this pair of hammers to strike 1,000 times, 500 times on each side. The counter would only start counting when he had enough strength. It was about the strength of a hammer. If you complete it, I'll teach you what forging is. If you don't complete it, you don't have to come tomorrow.”
He stuffed the other pair of metal hammers into Tang Wulin's hands after he finished speaking. He then turned around and left.
The handle of the metal hammer was about a foot long, and the head was cylindrical, half a foot long, with a cross-section diameter of about ten centimeters. Each of them weighed about ten pounds. For a six-year-old child, this was already a significant amount. Moreover, he had to swing it up and hammer it.
When Tang Yuxing saw the hammers, his face turned bitter. However, when he took the hammers from Mang Tian, he was surprised to find that they weren't as heavy as he had imagined.
Hollow? Uncle Mang Tian looked fierce, but he was actually quite nice.
Tang Yuxing's face revealed a smile of understanding. He raised the hammer in his right hand and smashed it down on the round metal.
"Bang!" The sound of metal clashing startled him. The soul screen below seemed to have been activated. A number one popped up as the screen lit up.
He swung the hammer with his left hand and slammed it down.”
II.
It didn't seem too difficult! Tang Yuxing raised his hammers and started hammering.
"Bang, bang, bang!”The continuous hammering caused the numbers on the screen to jump. The hammer didn't seem to be too heavy, at least Tang Yuxing didn't feel too burdened. The pair of hammers continued to hammer down, and the number below continued to increase.
By the time he had hammered a hundred times, his body had already begun to sweat. By the time he hammered three hundred times, his arms began to feel sore and swollen.
You must persevere. Dad said that perseverance is victory!
Enduring the soreness, Tang Yuxing continued to swing his hammers.
Five hundred times, the soreness finally turned into soreness, but he still tried his best to persevere and not let himself stop.
The soreness grew stronger and stronger. Tang Wulin's arms were already beginning to turn slightly red, but he gritted his teeth and persevered.
He kept telling himself that he had to work hard to learn how to forge so that he could earn money to buy a spirit soul. She could make her parents happy and protect Na 'er.
After seven hundred strikes, he could no longer raise his arms, and the speed at which he swung the hammer had clearly decreased.
However, he still gritted his teeth and persevered. His sweat was dripping profusely, and his academy uniform was already stuck to his body. He helplessly whispered,"That's the only way, Army Destroyer!"”The fluorescent light flashed and did not attract anyone's attention, but he had hypnotized himself!
"Bang, bang, bang!" He continued to hammer, and the next three hundred times didn't seem as heavy.
"A thousand!" The number finally jumped to the position Mang Tian had requested. Tang Yuxing put down his hammers and panted heavily. The hypnosis had been lifted, and he could feel everything he could in an instant. His palm was in unspeakable pain, and his arm was so sore that it didn't feel like it belonged to him. Other than that, there was actually a sense of pleasure. It was probably the credit of Kabbalah's Tree of Life!
What he couldn't see was that a faint purplish-black color was also lingering around his spine along with the numbness.
It took him a full five minutes to catch his breath.
"Uncle Mang Tian, I've completed it." After searching for a long time, Tang Yuxing finally found Mang Tian sitting in a room, fiddling with a component.
Mang Tian stared blankly for a moment before glancing at his watch. Only half an hour had passed since he had given the mission to Tang Yuxing.
"Are you done smashing?"
"Yes, I am!" Tang Yuxing nodded.
Mang Tian didn't question him anymore when he saw his sweaty face. He had always liked to speak with facts. He stood up and brought Tang Yuxing to the room they were in.
1,000. A large number appeared in front of him. Mang Tian had set up the device himself, so a six-year-old child naturally wouldn't cheat. However, it was still unbelievable.
The two iron hammers weren't heavy to him, but they weren't hollow. Each of them weighed about ten pounds. If a normal adult male were to swing such a hammer a thousand times, his arms would probably be so sore that he would not be able to lift them up. It would also be difficult for him to complete it in half an hour. Not to mention a six-year-old child.
Mang Tian's test was simply a form of rejection. He had a good relationship with Tang Ziran, so he couldn't reject him directly. However, he was truly unwilling to teach a six-year-old child who, in his opinion, would never be able to learn how to forge.
But everything before his eyes…
"Hit me again. If I don't say stop, you're not allowed to stop.”Mang Tian said in a deep voice.
"Alright." Tang Yuxing picked up the hammer again. Miraculously, after resting for a while, the soreness in his arm lessened a little.
" Bang, bang, bang..." The hammer smashed down without any technique or leverage. It was just that simple and direct hammering on the metal block.
With Mang Tian's forging experience, he was certain that the child's strength was enough to control the hammers and complete the hammering.
Could this be the legendary talent?
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