"...Recruiting weapon-making apprentices, within two decades of age, with cultivation level above the early stage of foundation building, regardless of nationality and identity..."
"Once admitted, this institution is responsible for handling transfer matters..."
"Apprentices with outstanding performance are recommended to work in Yupinfang and receive preferential treatment..."
"This notice shall be applicable within half a year."
"..."
This is a notice to recruit apprentices, signed by the Holy City Academy. After completing the studies, you can be recommended to work at Yupinfang...
I’m really sleepy and I’ll give you a pillow!
Yang Zhen was overjoyed and quickly looked at the date of this newspaper, which was the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Today is June 20th, which means it is still within the validity period.
He immediately handed the notice to Zhao Yue'er, called Yiyi and Zhu Zhu, and told him his plan:
"I want to apply for the apprenticeship of the weapon refiner at the Holy City Academy, and then I will try my best to sneak into the Imperial Workshop!"
They have inquired in various ways, and Yupinfang is the only place where they can possibly come into contact with the best spiritual stones!
As for waiting for the best spiritual stone to be discovered elsewhere, let alone how many years it will take. Even if someone discovers it, by the time the news reaches your ears, I am afraid that the spiritual stone will have already entered the demon lord's treasury.
It's better to try your luck at Yupinfang.
……
After the agreement was reached, Yang Zhen crammed and read the weapons refining books all night. Early the next morning, she went to the Holy Capital Academy according to the address left in the notice.
After explaining his purpose and verifying his identity, he was taken to a hall in the back mountain. Not long after, a Master from the Zi Mansion came out to receive him.
"Surname, age, cultivation level, place of origin, have you ever learned to refine weapons before?" the man asked.
"Liu Yun, a half-year-old, has a fourth-level foundation. He is from the Iris Village of the Junyan Kingdom of the Jipin Empire. He once learned how to temper magical weapons from others."
Yang Zhen is twenty-seven years old this year, but the Art of Hiding the Soul without Form can not only change her voice and appearance, but also conceal her age very well.
Compared with the 300-year lifespan of a Foundation Establishment monk, ninety years old in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment is still very young.
"Oh?" This person heard that Yang Zhen had some knowledge of weapon refining, and seemed to be interested. He beckoned and said, "You come with me."
Yang Zhen hurriedly followed, and after walking a short distance, she came to a remote courtyard. There was a large drum-like object placed in the courtyard, with a bronze luster all over its body, and a goose egg-sized bulge in the center of the drum. p>
The Zifu took out a hammer and ordered: "Every breath, hit the bulge once, 3,600 times in a row without making a single mistake."
Thirty-six hundred times in a row, which takes almost an hour and a half. This not only requires strong arm strength, but also consumes a lot of mental energy.
However, such a test is very likely to be accomplished by some old blacksmiths in the mortal world, let alone foundation-building monks.
"What about the strength?" Yang Zhen pointed at the bulge and said, "Will it knock it out?"
"You can try." Zifu said neither lightly nor seriously.
Yang Zhen took the hammer suspiciously and suddenly felt her hand heavy. This thing may weigh several hundred kilograms.
He has been practicing the stick technique for several years, but he didn't take the weight to heart. After a while, he picked up the hammer with his right hand, used about 70% of his strength, and hit the bulge hard! p>
"Buzz!" As if being hit by a strong electric current, the muscles in the arm couldn't help shaking, and the huge force of the shock almost made the hammer fall away!
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Looking at the bump again, a dazzling white light flashed on it, and it instantly returned to its original state.
"It's amazing!" Yang Zhen secretly screamed, shook her arm, secretly exercised her strength, and used the technique of "lifting a heavy weight but taking it lightly". Her strength was reduced to 10%, but the damage caused was not reduced at all.
Sure enough, the bulge flashed with white light again, but the force of the counterattack was far less violent than the previous one, and the arm was only slightly numb.
Yang Zhen began to hit with this intensity, one hammer after another. In his early years at Yunxiao Academy, he often went to the weapon refining workshop to forge iron and temper his body, so he quickly returned to a familiar rhythm. The further he went, the more comfortable he became. He didn't notice that when he struck the first blow, the Zifu monk looked surprised. Later, when he was methodical and dazzling white light flashed with every strike, the man was stunned and couldn't believe it!
"This boy has so much strength!"
Even he himself had to use six to seven points of strength to leave such a dazzling white light on the bulge!
Moreover, if you do it three hundred times at most, your muscles and bones will become weak and weak, which is unsustainable.
This young man seems to be a puppet controlled by others, his strength is stable and tireless!
This is simply a natural seed for refining weapons!
In the examiner's astonished eyes, an hour and a half passed, and 3,600 hammer blows landed on the convex position exactly, and 3,600 white lights lit up one after another, without a single miss.
"Well, not bad," Zifu had regained his composure at this moment, twirling his beard and said calmly: "He is a promising talent. Come report to the school in three days!"
After saying that, he took out a voucher and sent it over, and then said: "Bring this thing with you, and the school will transfer your registration for you. From now on, you will be out of the Iris Village and no longer need to be controlled by the village owners!" <
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"What if the village leader disagrees with this?" Yang Zhen asked curiously.
There was sarcasm on Zifu's lips, but he didn't answer.
……
Three days have passed by in a flash, and Yang Zhen has not been idle these days.
The first thing is to take the time to return to Iris Village and bring Zixue over. Stealing spiritual stones from magic weapons will most likely involve formations, which requires the personal participation of this expert.
In addition, several trusted foundation-building monks such as Su Xiuying were transferred from the space.
Assist Dandan Zhuzhu in managing the village. As long as you keep an eye on the two third-level monsters and restrict the entry and exit of the human monks in the territory, you don't have to worry about leaking secrets.
Of course, the close relatives of those monks, such as Xiao Yezi and others, continue to stay in the space to practice, which is also a necessary means.
On the third day, Yang Zhen took the prepared certificate and became an apprentice at Shengdu Academy as she wished.
After entering the school, he discovered that it seemed different from what he imagined.
First of all, his status as an apprentice is similar to that of a trainee or auditor in his previous life. He is not a true disciple of the school, so he cannot enjoy many of the rights that a disciple should have, such as borrowing the classics from the Scripture Pavilion, taking other elective skills, etc.<
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Not only that, even personal freedom is greatly restricted. They are not allowed to move around the school at will, and can only stay around the weapon refinement workshop, study and live, etc.
Secondly, the knowledge imparted is also extremely simple. It only explains some basic knowledge of weapon making and allows the apprentices to practice on their own. The most trained item is to strike 3,600 times in a row, with one breath interval between each time, and the test of the day
The content is exactly the same.
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Yang Zhen was admitted relatively late in this additional class. Most of the apprentices had practiced for a month or two or even half a year. However, in terms of strength control, rhythm control, etc., only those who could reach his level were
Very few.
So just five days after enrolling, he received a notice:
"Fellow Daoist Yang, congratulations! You have been recommended by my weapon refining workshop, and you can go to the imperial workshop tomorrow to work and receive your salary, haha!"