"Teacher." Tang Yuxing respectfully greeted Mang Tian. Ever since he found out that his teacher was a four-ringed Soul Ancestor, his respect for Mang Tian had increased.
"You've graduated too?" Mang Tian nodded.”
"Yeah," Tang Yuxing said. I graduated."
"The intermediate academy is also in the East Sea Metropolis, right?" Mang Tian asked.”
"Yeah!" Tang Yuxing said. I was just about to tell you that I won't be able to continue learning forging from you if I go to Eastsea Metropolis to study.”
"I just like the tranquility here, but that doesn't mean I won't leave." Mang Tian replied indifferently. In fact, all the jobs we took were from Eastsea Metropolis. I also have a workshop in Eastsea Metropolis, and I will give you a forging workshop. I will go over and give you some pointers every once in a while.”
Tang Yuxing's heart warmed." Teacher, you…"
Mang Tian glared at him with a burning gaze. Before you go, you must first complete my test. Otherwise, you won't be qualified to continue learning forging from me.”
"Test?" Tang Wulin was stunned." Teacher, what test?”
Tang Yuxing was deep in thought.
Mang Tian's eyes flashed.”
"Teacher, are you finally willing to teach me how to Thousand Refine?" Tang Wulin asked in surprise.”Tang Yuxing raised his head with surprise in his eyes.
Mang Tian nodded." After fusing with the spirit soul, your strength has increased again. You should be able to support the Thousand Refinements now. If each of you can complete the Thousand Refinements once, you will pass my test.”
When he said this, he had a strange feeling in his heart. He could still clearly remember that when he first started Thousand Refinements, he was already fifteen years old, and his soul power had already surpassed rank-20. Moreover, his martial soul was known for its strength, the Earth Hammer. When he completed the Thousand Refinements at the age of fifteen, he was already known as a genius in the world of blacksmithing.
Unfortunately…
"Teacher, shall we start now?”Tang Wulin's excited voice woke Mang Tian up from his memories.
"Wait a moment, I'll take you to test your strength first. You've failed to make many parts in the past few days because you had problems controlling your strength.”Mang Tian watched coldly from the side. He had long discovered his disciple's problem."Yu Xing is the same. There's a problem with his control over his power. Another reason is that you're distracted."
After fusing with his spirit soul that day, he would produce the sound of air being torn when he waved his arm forcefully. His strength had clearly increased due to the awakening of the Kingdom. After that, he had been searching for Na 'er, and with the sadness brought by Na' er's departure, he did not think too much about it. At this moment, with his teacher's reminder, he also remembered.
Indeed, there were a few failures during the forging of the components these few days due to overexertion.
Mang Tian brought the two of them to his own forging room. His room was much messier than Tang Yuxing's. Amidst the mess of equipment, he found the one used to determine the forging room's strength.
Strength tester.
This kind of instrument was simple to make, but it required great precision in order to accurately test the strength of a blacksmith. The strength tester was made up of two parts. The bottom part was a square platform with a cylinder on top. Behind it was a two-meter-tall metal column with a slender mercury column on it.
When a blacksmith tested their strength, they only needed to use the forging hammer to knock on the metal pillar below. The mercury pillar behind would rise according to the force of the knock, and then the strength of the strike would be tested.
The forging hammer used for the test was set to be 100 pounds, and the strength tester would automatically deduct the strength brought by the forging hammer itself.
Ever since Tang Yuxing and Tang Wulin had joined Mang Tian's Workshop, they would undergo a strength test every year.
During the first test, his strength was one hundred kilograms while Tang Wulin's was one hundred and forty kilograms. At that time, he was only seven years old. When he was eight years old, his weight had increased to four hundred kilograms, twice Tang Wulin's. Although this strength was largely related to the inertia of swinging the hammer, it was still very shocking to be able to achieve such strength.
The nine-year-old test had not been conducted yet, and today was the perfect day to supplement it.
"Let's begin. Left hand first." Mang Tian handed the forging hammer to Tang Yuxing.
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