This is a small city thousands of miles away from the capital of Daxia, and it is inconspicuous in the whole of Daxia.
Today on the ancestral continent, ten countries still coexist.
Except for the Wei Dynasty, which does not look like a country, the other nine countries are actually the same as they were more than a hundred years ago.
If there is, it is that Daxia’s national power is much stronger than it was more than a hundred years ago.
Emperor Feng Yuan of Great Xia is still in power. He has a benevolent temperament and has become more and more proficient in governing the country over the years.
As the father-in-law of Zhou Shu, who in the entire ancestral land would not give Emperor Yuan Feng some face?
Not to mention, the divine weapons of Huaxia Pavilion are also tilted towards Daxia to a certain extent.
There are no less than a hundred small towns like Mizhou City in Daxia. The people in the city live and work in peace and contentment, enjoying the peaceful time that was rare more than a hundred years ago.
In an inconspicuous alley in Mizhou City, a clanging sound came from a shop.
It was a blacksmith shop, and there were many of them in almost every city. Ordinary people would never patronize such a blacksmith shop unless they wanted to buy iron pots, cooking utensils, farm tools and the like.
As for weapons, don’t be ridiculous. How could a blacksmith shop have weapons?
Although forging iron and forging weapons sound similar to a certain extent, they are completely different entities.
If a blacksmith's craftsmanship is pure, it is still possible to create a standard weapon, but an innate magic weapon can only be achieved by a weapon caster.
Between the blacksmith and the armorer, there are countless armorer apprentices!
In this blacksmith shop, a boy of only fifteen or sixteen years old was shirtless and swinging the hammer in his hand. Sweat flowed down his well-defined muscles and dripped on the fiery red iron bars, making a groaning sound.
With the sound of Pirara, patches of white mist are rising.
The young man's expression was extremely serious, and every blow was solemn and solemn. It looked like he was not forging iron, but doing something important that related to the fate of the country.
"Stones are forging swords again.
A dark-skinned middle-aged man, who was also shirtless, passed by him and said with a smile, "You kid, you just refuse to give up. How can it be so easy to make weapons? If it were that easy, we would all be weapon makers.
Why do you still need to live in this small shop? If you have this time, it would be better for you to pick up two more hoes.'
"I'll try again.'
The boy named Shitou chuckled and said.
"It's useless.'
Others in the blacksmith shop spoke up, "The weapon-casting masters at the City Lord's Mansion have told you clearly that you don't have the talent to cast weapons. No matter how hard you try, you will only be a weapon-casting apprentice for the rest of your life. Being a weapon-casting apprentice is not as good as
Just like us, focus on blacksmithing."
There are four or five blacksmiths in the small blacksmith shop, who usually make kitchen utensils and farm tools. Although they are not rich, they can still live a decent life.
That stone was the youngest person in the blacksmith shop. Everyone advised him as someone who had experienced it, "Save some money, marry a wife, have a fat boy, and live a prosperous life as a child. Weaponsmith, then
It’s too far away from us.
The middle-aged blacksmiths all said with emotion
When they were young, they never had sweet dreams. They dreamed that one day they would become a high-ranking weapons master, become famous, and enjoy glory and wealth.
But the fact is more important than anything else. How can it be so easy to achieve the Weapon Master?
For people like them, if they learn to forge weapons, they can only become apprentices.
The life of the weapon-casting apprentices in the imperial workshop may not be as comfortable as theirs.
"Lord Zhennan King was just an apprentice in crafting weapons back then.'
Shitou said a little stubbornly
The middle-aged blacksmiths all shook their heads.
"Stone, we have countless apprentices in Daxia, but there is only one King of Zhennan.
A middle-aged blacksmith said earnestly, "Every apprentice smith dreams of becoming the King of Zhennan, becoming a smith, and marrying the princess, but look, how many of them have succeeded?'
"Stop daydreaming like that. Look at our boss's daughter. She's pretty good. You can work hard.
The middle-aged blacksmith laughed and said.
All the blacksmiths burst into laughter.
Shitou seemed a little embarrassed, but the movements of his hands were still precise, and the iron material under the hammer gradually turned into a long knife.
"Don't tell me, he really looks like a tiger Zhou Shu.
The middle-aged blacksmith continued with a smile, "You regard King Zhennan as your idol, and you even learn from King Zhennan. The most famous work of King Zhennan back then was Tiger Zhou Shu, but King Zhennan was still
When I was a soldier-smithing apprentice, all the Tiger Zhoushu I forged could break at least three levels of armor. Your Tiger Zhoushu is just a shape, let alone one that can break armor. I'm afraid it will break if you cut it."
There was a flash of disappointment in Shitou's eyes, but he soon became extremely hesitant.
"Of course I can't do it now, but I suspect that as long as I continue to improve my methods, one day I will be able to create a third-level armor-breaking Tiger Zhou Shu!'
Shitou said understandingly.
"So what? The real tiger Pei Lin is an innate magic weapon!'
The middle-aged blacksmith shook his head and said, "No matter how hard you work, you will never become a weapons master in this life. You regard King Zhennan as your idol, but the reality is that you will never have the opportunity to see him in this life."
From King Zhennan."
"You want to become a weapon forger, why don't you go to Huaxia Pavilion to learn the art of weapon forging? As far as I know, Huaxia Pavilion has a large gate. Anyone who is interested in forging weapons can enter Huaxia Pavilion to learn the art of weapon forging.
.'
Suddenly, a voice sounded in everyone's ears.
All the blacksmiths were stunned and looked around after hearing the sound.
I saw a young man standing on the threshold with his hands behind his back, looking at the blacksmith shop curiously.
The young man has a tall and straight figure and a handsome appearance, which makes people fall in love with him at first sight. However, after seeing him, no one can remember his appearance.
Everyone seemed to have never seen such an outstanding person before, and they were all stunned for a while.
After a few breaths of time passed, a mature and serious blacksmith said, "What do you want to make, sir? We can make anything here, including hoes, plows, iron pots, kitchen knives... Our shop is in Michigan City.
, which is also worthy of mention, and the quality is absolutely guaranteed.'
He introduced the business of the shop.
The young man nodded and seemed not to be very interested in the things displayed in the blacksmith shop. Instead, he stepped in front of the long knife made of stone that looked like Tiger Zhou Shu.
"Did you imitate Tiger Pei Lin?'
The young man looked at the stone and asked.
The mature and solemn blacksmith spoke first, "Young people don't know the heights of the world. They are just playing for fun. Please don't worry, sir. Take a look at the things in our shop. They are all made by experienced old blacksmiths.
He glared at Shitou. Although Daxia did not prohibit blacksmiths from making weapons, a blacksmith doing such a thing would always be a little unprofessional. Weapons, the Huaxia Pavilion Weapons Forging Department has its own weapon-making apprentices. As a blacksmith, how can you compare?
Are the weapon-smithing apprentices of other weapons-smiths more professional?
"Yeah.
The young man nodded, but still looked at the stone and said, "Can I see your 'Tiger Pei Lin'?"
"You can do it one by one.'
Shitou stammered, and subconsciously handed over the knife he had just made.
The young man took the long knife and held a few sword flowers in his hand.
The blacksmiths in the shop are all special people. At most, they have learned some boxing and kicking. Of course, they can't tell anything. However, they all think that this customer's movements are very cool and he looks very powerful.
"T.
The young man flicked the blade with his fingers, and the blade made a trembling sound.
"Click
Amidst the sound, cracks appeared on the blade of the knife, and then it fell apart and turned into countless fragments.
The blacksmiths in the blacksmith shop all widened their eyes.
After a flick, a knife broke into pieces?
Although this knife is not a real weapon, it is not even a standard weapon, but it is made of iron after all, and it will break if you flick it with your finger?
Is this guest officer not a top-notch warrior?
"Sir, Shitou is young and ignorant. He didn't deliberately create Tiger Zhou Shu privately!"
The mature and prudent blacksmith was a little panicked, bowed to the young man, and said repeatedly.
"Daxia does not prohibit people from casting Tiger Zhou Shu.'
The young man shook his head slightly and said, "Don't take it easy, I'm not here to cause trouble. Little brother, I'm sorry for ruining your knife. How much money does this knife cost? I'll buy it.'
"No - no need, it's not the real Tiger Zhou Shu, it's worthless, and these iron materials can still be used, it's free." Shitou's face turned red and he stammered.
"Since you are interested in forging weapons, why don't you go to Huaxia Pavilion?'
The young man was noncommittal, looked at the stone, and asked again.
He asked this question when he just entered the door, but Shi Tou never answered.
"When I save enough money, I will go!'
Shitou mustered up his courage and said to the young man in front of him who clearly looked like a big shot.
The young man felt as if he suddenly realized that this was Mizhou, thousands of miles away from the capital of Daxia, and thousands of miles away from Huaxia Pavilion on the endless sea.
This distance is nothing to him, but for special people, even if they are top-grade warriors, it is not that easy to walk from Mizhou to Huaxia Pavilion.
There was a daze in his eyes. I don't know when it ended. Have I become so far away from this special person? This young man is none other than Ben Dao.
When everyone thought he was in seclusion in Huaxia Pavilion, he did quietly leave Huaxia Pavilion and walk around the world.
Michigan was not the first place he came to, and this blacksmith shop was not the first blacksmith shop he visited.
These days, he walks around, and wherever he goes, he will visit the blacksmith shop of a special person.
There is a flaw in the art of forging weapons, and Ben Dao is puzzled to figure it out.
It is not that easy to open up a new path.
He travels around the world to find some inspiration.
The reason why he pays attention to the blacksmith shops of special people is because what these blacksmiths do is somewhat similar to that of weapon forgers, but they have not been affected by the art of weapon forging. Look at their blacksmithing process, and maybe they will.
Be inspired by yourself.
To find a new path, Ben Dao decided to forget all the previous paths first, otherwise, he would not be able to get rid of the influence of the existing weapon-making skills.
"Work hard and you will succeed.'
Ben Dao said to the stone.
"Thank you, sir."
Shitou said quickly
"Sir, what do you want to pack? We can customize it specially for you."
The mature and steady blacksmith also came up and spoke.
A "big shot" who is suspected to be a top-grade martial artist-
To these blacksmiths, even a ninth-level warrior is an out-and-out big shot.
It is impossible for such a big shot to appear in a blacksmith's shop without understanding.
Whatever they need at home, they have their own servants to take care of it. The place they go to should be the kind of business where big shots go.
But when guests come, they don’t dare to neglect them.
"I don't want to buy anything. I want to ask, are you still recruiting people here?'
Ben Dao opened his mouth and said.
All the blacksmiths were stunned. Recruiting people? What do you mean?
The mature and prudent blacksmith bravely looked Pei Lin up and down.
The young man in front of me can shatter an iron sword with just one finger. Not to mention, looking at his clothes, it is clear that he has an extraordinary background. The clothes he wears can buy the entire blacksmith shop. p>
He asked if they were hiring here, and it was definitely not the recruitment I thought.
The mature and prudent blacksmith said to himself, forced a smile on his face, and said, "My lord, can you make it clear?" "I am not an adult.'
Pei Lin shook his head and said fiercely, "I'm asking, is your shop still hiring people to work? I want to find a job as a blacksmith.
“Ah?’
Upon hearing Zhou Shu's words, all the blacksmiths almost exclaimed at the same time.
He comes to work in our blacksmith shop?
"Sir, we are a blacksmith shop here, and the monthly salary is only one or two taels of silver at most. We-_" the mature and steady blacksmith said sympathetically.
"Okay.'
Pei Lin nodded, "The salary is not important. I mainly want to find a place to learn a craft.'
All the blacksmiths looked at each other, you are an advanced martial artist and want to learn a craft?
The point is, ours is just a blacksmith shop. What kind of craftsmanship do you want to learn from us?
Learn to blacksmith?
Does a top-grade warrior need to learn blacksmithing?
Even if you want to learn, you still have to learn the art of forging weapons.
"That
The mature and solemn blacksmith pondered for a moment and said, "Sir, I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to wait for our boss to come back."
"Where did your boss go?'
Ben Dao asked casually.
"Our boss has gone out to deliver goods and will be back soon.
The mature and steady blacksmith said.
Although Ben Dao is looking for work, but for some reason, those old blacksmiths feel like they have become the ones looking for work and Ben Dao is the boss.
Even if he deliberately restrained himself, the aura of Ben Dao's body would not be able to be tolerated by these ordinary blacksmiths.
While he was talking, a tall old man with white hair had already walked in.
The old man is no longer young, but his muscles are still well-defined.
The mature and solemn blacksmith quickly came forward and whispered something in the old man's ear.
With Zhou Shu's strength, no matter how quiet his voice was, Ben Dao could still hear him clearly.
But he didn't eavesdrop, but stood there quietly.
After listening to the blacksmith's words, a look of surprise flashed across the old man's face.
He glanced at the broken iron pieces on the ground, and then looked at Pei Lin.
"This Lord_
He pondered and said.
"Don't call me sir. I'm just a desperate man. I want to find a place to learn a craft. The salary is not important. Boss, can you give me a chance? I still have a lot of strength.<
/p>
Ben Dao said.
The old man was stunned for a moment, with a thoughtful look on his face.
What the blacksmiths can see, he can naturally see too.
The young man in front of me looks like he is rich or noble based on his clothes. The value of the clothes on his body could easily buy his blacksmith shop.
For such a person, it is totally unnecessary to have the idea of taking over his blacksmith shop.
There is nothing extraordinary about his blacksmith shop, and it is not very profitable. Why would such a big shot want to set up his blacksmith shop?
Talk about learning a craft
If a person like this wants to learn a craft, I don’t know how many people will take the initiative to come and teach him. Is it necessary to come to his small blacksmith shop?
The craftsmanship he has here is not a good one
It’s a truth that everyone knows that a good man doesn’t make iron.
Blacksmithing and military casting are two completely different industries.
The old man could not figure out why such a big shot came to work in his blacksmith shop.
Unless his family is in decline.
But his family is in decline, and he also has the cultivation of a top-grade warrior, so he should have no problem with food and clothing.
The old man has gone through ups and downs in his life, and he knows that there must be something evil when things go wrong.
He subconsciously wanted to agree to Ben Dao, but if he refused, he did not dare to say it.
In any case, even if the young man in front of him is only a ninth-level warrior, it is not something they can afford to offend. If they agree with him, he will become angry
"Boss, I'm sincerely here to learn my craft, and I'm in Michigan. I really don't have any background or enemies. You don't have to worry that I will cause you trouble."
Ben Dao said sternly, he also made it on the spur of the moment, otherwise, he would have changed his clothes before coming here.
"If it's really inconvenient, I don't have to pay for it. As long as you, boss, refuse my help in the shop, I can just watch the guys hammering.'
Zhou Shu's expression was so sincere that no one could bear to agree with him.
The old man also fell into determination.
He was silent for a full quarter of an hour before he slowly said, "In that case, you can stay for now. The salary is the same as a stone, one tael of silver a month. If the business is good, there will be other punishments.'
The old man decided to pretend not to know that this young man had an extraordinary background. This kind of young man just wanted to have fun and would not come after a few days. It would be okay even if he played with him.
"The working hours in the shop are longer every day, five hours a day, and work starts at 1:00 a.m. every day. If you have some personal matters that you can't come to, you can delay asking for leave, and your wages will not be deducted."
"As for the craft of blacksmithing, if you don't understand anything, you can ask anyone here. Lao Zhao and Lao Zhang have been skilled in blacksmithing for decades...