"Master... we are here to work for you." Heifeng immediately came out and said with a smile.
The blacksmith glanced at Li Ling and Hei Feng, then popped the boogers and said, "Damn, I can't even support myself, so I don't need to work."
"Master, please take us in. We are so poor that we haven't had anything to eat for a year." Heifeng said with a deadly look on his face.
The blacksmith scanned Hei Feng's whole body, popped the booger out, and said, "You've been so poor that you haven't eaten for a year? By the way, will Sanxian starve to death if he doesn't eat?"
"..." Heifeng was speechless.
"..." Li Ling was speechless.
"Master, just do it. We can't even afford to stay in an inn with the money we have now." Heifeng grabbed the blacksmith's shoulder and pulled hard.
The blacksmith was so frightened by the tug that he glared angrily and said, "Boy, don't tug. I'm not short of tricks. Even if you tear my sleeves, it's useless."
"Hey, Master, actually... I am the child who was left behind. It took me so many years to find you! Dad." Heifeng unexpectedly said such a sentence.
Li Ling almost choked to death from Heifeng's expression.
"Sorry, I have never had a wife in my life. Where did you jump out of the crack in the stone?" The blacksmith struck the red-hot iron hard.
Li Ling felt that it was really embarrassing to follow Heifeng, so he pulled Heifeng aside and said: "Heifeng, didn't you say that jobs are easy to find?"
"Uh... That's the theory, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult in practice." Heifeng said teasingly.
After a while, a black carriage passed by. It seemed that the carriage must be a distinguished person. The curtain of the carriage opened, and a tall middle-aged man walked out of the carriage. He was holding a red gold box in his hand.
, handed the red gold box to the blacksmith and said: "I heard that you are the most capable blacksmith in this city. I have a ten thousand year crystal here today. No matter how you burn it, it will not melt. I need your help.
Forge it into a sword."
The red gold box was opened, and there lay a crystal stone that was constantly exuding the aura of purple haze. The crystal stone was about the size of a palm, and it looked like it had a very strong aura.
"This is Kanjing." The blacksmith said in surprise.
"Master is indeed a man who knows the goods. This is indeed a ten-thousand-year-old crystal." The middle-aged man raised his head and said.
"It's really difficult to make Kanjing into a weapon. In this city, I'm the only one who can do it." The blacksmith said without boasting at all.
"Okay, after the thing is done, I will pay you 100,000 fairy crystals. May I ask how long it will take the master to successfully create it?" the middle-aged man said.
"It's hard to say." The blacksmith shook his head and sighed.
"Then I'll come back and take a look in a month." The middle-aged man turned around and got on the carriage and left decisively.
After the middle-aged man left, the blacksmith greeted Heifeng and Li Ling: "Come here, you two."
When Heifeng saw the blacksmith letting him pass, he felt there was hope, so he went there with Li Ling.
"Boy, you're lucky. I'm short of recruits. I received a big deal today. I did a good job. I can make a hundred thousand immortal crystals." The blacksmith said as he put the red gold box on the table.
Li Ling raised his eyebrows, while Hei Feng chuckled and said, "Master, how much does it cost per day?"
"Salary! If this business is done, I will give you 20,000 immortal crystals. What do you think?" the blacksmith said generously.
Li Ling and Heifeng looked at each other. The lowest price for escorts was one hundred thousand. Although twenty thousand was not the amount for escorts, it was still money after all.
"Master, you are our bread and butter, when will we start working?" Heifeng immediately burst out laughing.
"Tonight." The blacksmith said as he picked up the hammer.
At midnight, three people were working hard in the furnace room.
"Heifeng, go and pull the bellows, pull as hard as you can. Li Ling, go and lift the water, lift as much water as you can?" the blacksmith commanded.
Immediately, all three people began to work. Li Ling kept fetching water from the well, and Hei Feng worked hard on the bellows.
Suddenly the flames rose!
After Li Ling filled the jar with water, the blacksmith used the tongs to clamp the Kanjing and put it into the fire. At this time, the fire was getting stronger and stronger. When the Kanjing was placed in it, there was an explosion.
When the Kanjing was burning red, the blacksmith put the Kanjing into the water tank. The water boiled suddenly. In a moment, the whole room was filled with steam, and the water in the water tank was evaporated in an instant.
"I'll go." Li Ling sighed, how hot it was.
"Hurry up and fetch water. I'll go wherever I want!" the blacksmith urged.
Li Ling nodded and went out to fetch water. When he got to the well, he fetched the water and filled the water tank.
While waiting for the water tank to be filled, the blacksmith put the red-hot crystal into the water again. Immediately, steam floated up again, boiling for a few times, and the water in the entire water tank dried up in seconds.
It can be said that Li Ling never stopped and kept fetching water.
After a night of hard work, it can be said that the crystal has not changed at all, not even a scratch. The hardness of this crystal can be called a diamond.
Three days and three nights passed, and the blacksmith also stopped blacksmithing. Looking at the still intact Kanjing, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Let's get here first. Everyone, let's go back and have a rest."
Li Ling and Hei Feng were very tired. They didn't rest for three days and three nights. Hei Feng kept pulling and Li Ling kept pulling water!
But there was no movement at all in Kanjing.
Li Ling and Heifeng were arranged in the woodshed. The blacksmith's house was not big, just one-third of an acre of land, with a main house, a kitchen, and a woodshed.
"Then what the hell is Kanjing? It's so difficult to melt." Li Ling said, leaning on his arm.
"Kanjing is a crystal used to make weapons. Immortal weapons made from Kanjing are very powerful." Heifeng lay next to Li Ling and yawned.
"A weapon made from such a hard thing is indeed extraordinary." Li Ling curled his lips and said.
"I even doubt whether this blacksmith has the ability to melt the Kanjing crystal." Heifeng said.
"What do you mean?" Li Ling felt that Heifeng had something to say.
"What I mean is, if the blacksmith can't melt the crystal, he won't get any pay in the end, and our wages will also be wasted," Heifeng said.
"Okay. Now that you have entered this industry, no matter whether you succeed or fail, you can't blame others. You should still work hard to do your job." Li Ling patted Hei Feng on the shoulder and said.
"Yes, that's true." Hei Feng fell into a deep sleep, not taking everything to heart, and Li Ling also fell asleep.
At some point, the two of them were woken up by a basin of water. Li Ling opened his eyes suddenly, and the blacksmith was looking at Li Ling and Hei Feng with his hands on his hips, and said loudly: "Get up. Keep on blacksmithing."
"Hey... why do you suffer so much for earning 20,000 immortal crystals?" Heifeng cursed.
Li Ling's clothes were all wet and he said, "There's no need to get our clothes wet."
"Wetting has a purpose. After a while, the temperature of the furnace will be very high. Wetting is to make you feel more comfortable." The blacksmith said to Li Ling.
"Forge?" Li Ling didn't know what the blacksmith meant.
"It seems that an ordinary furnace cannot melt Kanjing. It seems that I have to use my special skills." The blacksmith crossed his arms and said with bright eyes.
"What special skills do you have?" Heifeng said with a teasing smile, "Master, what special skills do you have that you haven't used yet?"
"You are looking down upon me by what you said. You must understand that I am called a young go-getter." The blacksmith said with a snort.
"Go-Jiang! Casting Master Go-Jiang!" Li Ling said in surprise.
"That's natural. Come on, get up quickly and follow me underground." The blacksmith turned around and left the woodshed.
The two dragged their tired bodies behind the blacksmith. The blacksmith was in the yard. He took a shovel and started digging. After digging half a meter deep, an iron plate appeared. The blacksmith pulled the iron plate away.
An underground passage appears.
Both of them were shocked for a while.
"I didn't expect that this underground furnace would be able to be used in my lifetime." The blacksmith felt a little emotional about how time flies.
"Underground furnace!" Heifeng and Li Ling were both slightly shocked.
"Well, this is the underground furnace left by my ancestors for generations. Many magical weapons and weapons came out of this furnace. Today I will take you to see it." The blacksmith was very excited when he talked about the furnace.
Li Ling and Heifeng smiled awkwardly.
As the blacksmith went down to the underground passage, he kept going down. When he was probably a hundred meters underground, he just kept walking straight forward.
The blacksmith pulled out the torch and lit the torch below. Suddenly, all the torches in a passage were lit. The three of them walked to the end of the passage. At the end of the passage, there was a huge secret room. In the secret room, there was
A huge iron gate.
The blacksmith took out the key and opened the iron door!
The iron door opened, and in front of him was a huge furnace more than ten meters high. The furnace was simply the largest furnace Li Ling had ever seen.
"Such a big furnace!" Hei Feng stood below and said with slight emotion.
"Damn it, how are you going to turn on the bellows?" Heifeng felt a trace of shock.
"You two pull it together. This bellows is very heavy. If you can't pull it with your physical strength, use your magical power." The blacksmith folded his arms and looked up at the furnace.
"Use fairy power, master. If you use fairy power, Li Ling and I won't be able to hold on for long before we run out of strength." Heifeng said it more.
"In this way, you two take turns. When you are tired, he will come on. When he is tired, you will come on." The blacksmith said.
"..." Heifeng could only be speechless.
Li Ling said with a wry smile: "It's a good exercise in willpower. When will that Kanjing be able to melt?"
"It depends on luck. If it's fast, it will take three or four days. If it's slow, it may not be able to melt in a month." The blacksmith laughed.
"You can't forge iron here, so what are you doing?" Hei Feng said angrily.
"I...I have the most important thing to do, which is to shake that one." The blacksmith pointed at the huge hammer on top and said.
The hammer weighed at least several thousand kilograms and was mounted on the furnace. If it was struck like this, it would probably put some pressure on Kan Jing.
"Good strength." Heifeng said with a thumbs up.
"That's natural. We, the blacksmith clan, are born with amazing arm strength. I am even born with supernatural power. I can't shake that giant hammer at all, but you two are not much thinner. You can only rely on magical power. I am worried that you two will persist.
I won’t come down.” The blacksmith said with a sad look on his face.
"Don't worry, as long as you can hold on, we can hold on." Black Wind blew his nose and laughed.
"With your words, I feel relieved. Let's start working." The blacksmith walked to the mouth of the furnace and threw the fire stick into the furnace. Suddenly, the furnace roared, and the flames inside suddenly shot into the sky.
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As the flames soared into the sky, the temperature in the room immediately rose. The burning sensation made sweat break out from both of their foreheads.
"It's so hot." Heifeng kept fanning himself.
"The first level is to withstand the high temperature. Can you two endure it?" the blacksmith asked worriedly.
"Haha. You have to endure it even if you can't bear it. I fought hard for those 20,000 immortal crystals." Heifeng encouraged himself.
"If you can't bear it, don't hold on. Don't cause any harm to anyone," the blacksmith said.
"It's okay. Even this little pain can't kill me. My vitality is very tenacious." Heifeng chuckled.
When the fire started to rise, the blacksmith put the crystal into the center of the furnace through a pipe. The blacksmith said to the black wind: "Start blowing the bellows."
Heifeng nodded, then held the huge half-meter-thick pole and stretched it outward with all his magical power. Without even pulling it, a huge wind force was generated, causing the stove to burst into flames.
"That's it. Keep it." The blacksmith raised the huge hammer and hit the crystal with all his strength.
Li Ling meditated on one side, conserving his immortal power, and waited for Hei Feng to get tired and get ready.
Just like this, a day and a night passed. Heifeng's whole body was soaked with sweat, and his whole clothes could be squeezed out of a vat of water.
"Li Ling, come here." Heifeng gasped, his immortal power had been exhausted.
Li Ling stood up, hugged the thick pole, and pulled it. The pole was indeed very heavy. If he didn't use magical power, it would be impossible to pull it with just brute force.
Huhu...
Wind was constantly pouring into the furnace, and the flames were rising.
"Boy, the immortal power is quite strong!" the blacksmith praised.
"It's okay." Li Ling said with a smile.
Li Ling distributed his immortal power evenly, and he could last for three days by himself. After three days, Heifeng's immortal power was basically restored, so he replaced Li Ling.
As soon as Li Ling came down, he immediately took the time to meditate and restore his immortal power.
"Brother Li Ling, the more I persist this time, the more you can recover." Heifeng said as he pulled the pole.
Li Ling did not speak, but nodded and concentrated on restoring the immortal energy in his body.
Two days and one night passed, and Heifeng finally couldn't hold it any longer and lay down. Li Ling took the pole from Heifeng and continued to pull it, while Heifeng climbed out, sat cross-legged, and began to restore his immortal power.
Li Ling found that with the last recovery, the immortal power seemed to be much stronger than before. It seemed that after the immortal power was exhausted, a lot of immortal power could be increased.
Another day passed, and there was only a clear sound, and the Kanjing seemed to have cracked. Suddenly, the blacksmith's eyes flashed, and he said energetically: "The Kanjing is finally loose."
"Haha, I just heard a crisp cracking sound." Hei Feng was also excited.
"Don't relax, everyone, work hard." The blacksmith raised his hammer and smashed it down hard. It has been five or six days since the blacksmith raised his hammer and smashed the crystal, but he still didn't feel tired. He was really born with supernatural power.
host.
Then Li Ling was able to hold on for four days, which was one day longer than before. Black Wind replaced Li Ling again, and Li Ling started meditating again.
In this way, on the eleventh day, the Kanjing finally cracked completely and was smashed by the giant hammer. It was gradually melted by the flames and flowed into a small sword slot.
"Everyone, come on, it's almost done." The blacksmith shouted excitedly. Eleven days have passed, and the blacksmith still doesn't show any signs of fatigue. This blacksmith's magical power is really unfathomable.
Another day passed, and the Kan crystal had completely melted into liquid, and slowly condensed into a purple sword in the sword groove.
The blacksmith put down the huge hammer, and his whole body was covered with bloody sweat. This showed how hard the blacksmith worked, almost using his life force to refine a weapon.
Li Ling also put down the pole, and the fire in the stove gradually calmed down.
Slowly, the temperature in the room began to cool down, and the sword also began to cool down. The blacksmith leaned against the wall and fell asleep, completely ignoring the two of them.
Heifeng shook his head and sighed bitterly: "It seems that the master is exhausted. In fact, I quite admire the master." Heifeng ran to the huge hammer. He went to lift the hammer, and he felt tired immediately.
Enough.
"With brute force, I can lift this hammer, but if I keep smashing it like this for eleven days, my muscles will probably collapse." Heifeng chuckled.
"Okay, stop competing with Master and let Master take a good rest." Li Ling shook his head and smiled.
The blacksmith slept for three days and three nights, and it took a long time for him to wake up. When the blacksmith woke up, the sword made from Kanjing had cooled down to normal temperature.
As soon as the blacksmith woke up, he jumped up and took out the sword made from Kan crystal. The surface of the sword was very rough and it was only a semi-finished product.
"It still needs processing. Let's go out and make this sword well." The blacksmith flicked his finger on the sword body, and it suddenly made a crisp sound.
After leaving the basement, the cool feeling outside made the three of them feel like they were in heaven.
"Damn, it's so comfortable." Hei Feng felt the cool weather outside.
As soon as the blacksmith came out, he was shocked and said: "Damn, my house has been robbed."
Li Ling also looked around. The house was indeed a mess, and it seemed that someone had turned it over.
"What bastard dares to rob my house? There is nothing valuable in my house." The blacksmith's house was robbed for the first time.
"The person who stole the things probably didn't come for your things, but for Kan Jing." Li Ling looked around and saw that everything was in a mess, but nothing was missing.
It's obvious that the other party has a purpose.
"Well, it's a crime to have a jade. The news that Kan Jing is in my hands has spread like wildfire. It's very possible." The blacksmith also agreed with Li Ling's view.
"Those people will definitely come again if they don't find Kan Jing. Should we take precautionary measures?" Heifeng said.
"Well, from now on, one of the three of us must be awake in case someone comes to steal the Kanjing." The blacksmith frowned as he looked at the sword in his hand.
"In this case, we definitely don't have enough manpower. After all, we don't have extra people." Li Ling said.
"Then one person can do the same thing as two people." said the blacksmith.
"No, you mean that a person has to blow the bellows and fetch water." Heifeng said sadly.
"How is this possible?" Li Ling also felt that it was impossible to do both at the same time.
"Then what should we do?" the blacksmith asked depressedly.
"You don't have to do the work of fetching water. You can still finish it. I wonder if you have a long pipe here." Li Ling said to the blacksmith.
"You mean, use pipes to suck water out." The blacksmith soon knew Li Ling's intention.
"Yes." Li Ling said.
"Okay, but our family is extremely poor and we don't have that kind of thing." The blacksmith shook his head.
"A straw will do, too," Li Ling said teasingly.
"No!" the blacksmith shook his head.
"Then you can just make a long iron pipe, and I will make you a faucet." Li Ling drew a structural diagram of a faucet on the spot and asked the blacksmith to build one according to the faucet.
"Eh... what a wonderful structure. In this case, water can really be sucked up." The blacksmith couldn't help but shake his head.
"This is science." Li Ling coughed.
"Awesome." Heifeng said with a thumbs up.
"Okay, I'll make one immediately. That way, we can concentrate on pulling the bellows." The blacksmith said and picked up the drawing to study, preparing to build one in the ironmaking room.
In less than half an hour, the blacksmith built the faucet according to the drawings.
"It's amazing, it's comparable to modern craftsmanship." Li Ling said, looking at an oversized faucet.
The faucet has a mouth that is ten centimeters wide.
"What's left is the pipeline, and I'll build it."
Another hour passed, and a twenty-meter-long pipe was built. The blacksmith's craftsmanship was a unique skill.
After tightly combining the faucets and pipes according to the drawings, the work begins.
"Now Heifeng goes to blow the bellows, and Li Ling takes a rest. From now on, Li Ling, you will be responsible for keeping watch at night to prevent thieves from stealing our Kanjing Sword." the blacksmith warned.
"No problem, I'll take care of it." Li Ling patted his chest and said.
Afterwards, the blacksmith and Heifeng began to work hard to refine the Kanjing sword. The refining process was equally hard! Sharpening the sword and flattening it was not an easy task.
At night, when it became quiet, Li Ling lay in the haystack, looking at the Kanjing Sword beside him, but he couldn't sleep, but Hei Feng was fast asleep, obviously he was very tired during the day.
Li Ling picked up the Kanjing Sword. The quality of this sword was indeed very good, better than any sword he had ever gotten in the Second Heaven!
"When can I get a sword like this?" Li Ling looked at the sword and wanted it very much, but he would not guard it and steal it. That would be too shameless and betray the trust of the blacksmith and Heifeng.
While Li Ling was savoring the sword carefully, there was movement outside. It seemed that someone had entered the blacksmith shop. The person had a strong ability to hide the immortal energy, and he would obviously be a stronger opponent. (To be continued.
