Zuo Yi knew that Old Man Lu was secretly laughing at him.
He doesn't care at all.
On the road to becoming a strong man, Zuo Yi was laughed at by many people countless times, but in the end those people could only see his back as he climbed to a higher peak.
Zuo Yi kept his faith and truthfully informed Old Man Lu of his purpose. Now it would be fine if both parties reached a deal.
As for who loses and who wins in this transaction, it has nothing to do with virtue.
Old Man Lu, who thought he had made a lot of money, first closed the store door and put up a closing sign, then opened a small door behind the counter and walked in with Zuo Yi.
Lu's Weapon Shop is a shop with a front shop and a shop in the back. In the front is a facade selling weapons and equipment, and inside is a small sword-making workshop. When you step into it, you will be hit by a wave of heat!
In the center of the workshop, which is less than 100 square meters, there is a huge smelting furnace. The fire is extremely blazing, and there are large amounts of firewood and ore piled on the left and right sides.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
A heavy-backed man was in front of the smelting furnace, swinging a hammer and repeatedly hitting the sword embryo on the anvil. Every time the hammer surface and sword body collided, sparks exploded.
His upper body was naked, revealing strong bronze muscles. He was splashed by flying iron particles from time to time, but he didn't even notice it.
"Big cow!"
Old Man Lu walked over with his hands behind his back, looking like a veteran cadre.
The big man stopped beating when he heard the sound. He turned around and showed a simple smile: "Master."
Old Man Lu nodded, pointed at Zuo Yi and said, "This is here to see me forge a sword. Please stop for a moment."
The big man said quickly: "Okay."
He looked at Zuo Yi in surprise, with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.
Zuo Yi smiled.
"Watch it."
Old Man Lu took the hammer from Daniel's hand and showed Zuo Yi the whole process of forging a long sword.
He first scooped out the red molten iron from the furnace, poured it into a prefabricated mold and cooled it into a rough embryo. Then he took it out and placed it on an anvil, repeatedly folding and forging it until the sword embryo was formed.
Although Old Man Lu likes to fool around, he has real skills in sword-making skills. He is extremely skilled in swinging the hammer and controls the force almost perfectly, showing his profound forging skills.
After the sword body is completed, it is quenched, then placed on a whetstone to sharpen the edge, and finally the hilt is attached. A brand new long sword is declared complete!
"Come and see..."
Old Man Lu handed the long sword to Zuo Yi with an arrogant look on his face: "How are my skills!"
As soon as Zuo Yi took over the long sword, a system prompt immediately appeared in his field of vision: Precision-forged iron sword, 1+ star weapon, validity period: 365 days, manufacturer: Master Lu, price (none).
It only took less than half an hour in total, which is undoubtedly much faster than making a long sword in reality.
Last time Zuo Yi saw the same finely forged iron sword in Master Lu's shop, it was priced at 10 points, but the star rating was one + less. The quality of this sword should be better.
"1 star is the lowest level weapon."
Old Man Lu said: "I basically stopped doing it now. It takes a lot longer to build weapons with higher star levels. If you want to see it, you need to do it again..."
Zuo Yi shook his head and said, "No need."
After spending 5,000 points, it took Old Man Lu half an hour to forge a long sword priced at 10 points. If it had been anyone else, it would have been a huge loss.
However, Zuo Yi already got what he wanted!
"Then I'll give you this sword."
Old Man Lu chuckled, as if he was giving Zuo Yi a big advantage: "It's a head start."
Maybe I feel "embarrassed" because I earn too much.
But Zuo Yi put down his sword and said, "I don't want this sword. Can you give me some iron ore?"
Old Man Lu was stunned for a moment, looking at Zuo Yi as if he were an idiot: "What do you want the ore for?"
"Forget it, forget it..."
Without waiting for Zuo Yi's answer, he waved his hand and said: "Everything here is iron ore. You can take as much as you need."
Even if Zuo Yi had the ability to carry them all away, he would only be able to survive with only a few hundred points.
"Thanks."
Zuo Yi smiled and said, "I only need five yuan."
As soon as he finished speaking, he reached forward and grabbed it, and immediately five pieces of dark iron ore flew into the air.
In an instant, they hovered in front of Zuo Yi and gathered tightly into a group.
Old Man Lu: (⊙﹏⊙)!
Daniel:(⊙﹏⊙)!!
What kind of magical operation is this! Invisible grasping hand? Dragon claw grasping hand with perfect shots?
However, an even more astonishing scene is yet to come.
Zuo Yi stretched out his right hand and held up the ore ball with the palm of his hand upward. A crimson flame suddenly shot up and enveloped the ball!
The five pieces of iron ore melted and fused rapidly under the scorching flames, and all the impurities were completely refined, finally condensing into a ball of fist-sized molten iron, like the setting sun on the horizon.
The flame of the smelting ore was extinguished silently, but with the movements of Zuo Yi's five fingers, the molten iron ball suspended in the air was continuously stretched and reshaped, and in less than half a minute, it was shaped into a beautifully shaped fish intestine dagger!
In the eyes of Old Man Lu and Daniel, this scene was like magic.
Although Liwang is a virtual world, many things still have to follow the principles of reality. Just like when they cast a long sword, they also have to process it according to the casting techniques in reality, but the time is greatly shortened.
The same goes for other things like tailoring and making clothes.
However, Zuo Yi used a magical and extraordinary casting method that completely subverted their common sense!
Snap.
The fully formed fish intestine dagger fell into Zuo Yi's palm.
Zuo Yi inserted the dagger into the bucket next to it and quenched it. He took it out again and put it on the whetstone to grind it.
After just a few dozen sharpenings, the dagger blades on both sides were already gleaming with cold light and extremely sharp!
Zuo Yi raised the fish intestine dagger and took a look at it, then handed it to the dumbfounded old man Lu.
He smiled slightly: "Master Lu, please give me some advice."
Old Man Lu stared blankly at the dagger handed to him, not daring to pick it up - it was a very unreal feeling.
It was his apprentice who came to his senses and gave his master a gentle push.
"Well…"
Old Man Lu seemed to be waking up from a dream!
He subconsciously wiped his hands on his clothes and took the fish intestine dagger with some fear.
Under normal circumstances, weapons forged from ordinary iron materials cannot survive with 1+ star rating.
But he knows that under extremely rare circumstances, ordinary iron materials can also produce a 2-star super product - a higher star rating.
This kind of situation is rare, and the requirements for swordsmiths are extremely high, so not everyone can encounter it!
Old Man Lu has forged hundreds of 1-star weapons, and it is easy to get 1+ stars, but the situation of exceeding the star level has only happened once, and never happened again.
He still remembers the excitement and excitement at that time, the excitement of reaching the pinnacle of his life.
He also treasured that star-level weapon as a treasure!
As a result, Zuo Yi just watched him make a long sword, and then used the same iron material to cast a 2-star dagger.
And the validity period of this dagger is as long as 1800 days!
The validity period of a net weapon is equivalent to its durability. The more you use it, the faster the durability will be consumed. If you leave it unused, it will also lose its durability.
The durability of a 1+ star long sword he made was only 365 days, and Zuo Yi's was more than four times as long.
Old Man Lu feels like he has been living on a dog’s body all his life!
The things he was most proud of in his life were all shattered to pieces at this moment!!
At this moment, Old Man Lu was heartbroken. He respectfully returned the fish intestine dagger to Zuo Yi and said with shame: "How can I dare to call myself a master in front of you? I am so ashamed!"
Zuo Yi smiled and said: "Senior, you are too polite. Without your demonstration, I would not have been able to master the method of forging weapons in Liwang."
Zuo Yi is of course telling the truth. He is a legendary master craftsman and an expert in making weapons and equipment.
Previously I just didn’t understand the rules of the net.
And through Old Man Lu's demonstration, he easily understood the mystery.
As long as you master the rules, the process steps are trivial.
Although Zuo Yi used his own methods to complete the casting of the fish intestine dagger, there was actually no essential difference from what Old Man Lu had done before.