MTL - It’s Obviously a Life Skill, But You Developed It Into a Magical Skill-Chapter 61 Open liver

Chapter 61: Opening the Liver

 Zhou An saw the middle-aged blacksmith's expression and thought that this matter had basically been successful.

 In Anding County, it is much easier to be covered by a policeman.

As expected, after the blacksmith's eyes lit up, he asked tentatively: "Sir, are you serious about this? As long as you enter the door, our blacksmith shop will be protected by you."

Zhou An nodded and said: "Within the scope of my authority, as long as you find me, I will help you."

 The middle-aged blacksmith gritted his teeth: "How much does it cost?"

 The policemen in Anding County have done a lot to make money from the people.

Zhao Tie scratched his head in embarrassment: "I recruited several people before, but they gave up after a short time of learning. Our business is very tiring and we have to be exposed to fire, so there are not many people, so we simply stopped recruiting. ”

Although the things I catch each time are not much, sometimes they are insignificant, just three melons and two dates.

“I am learning here, where will your apprentice go?” Zhou An asked.

　　Go early instead of late, and learn something when you come.

Zhou An thought that he would spend the next noon here, so he went straight back to the Yamen.

 What he said is the truth.

The most important thing in blacksmithing is quenching, but it does not mean that beating is not important.

 Blacksmithing ranks first, and the difficulty can be imagined.

“The next step is quenching. This must be done at the right time,” said Blacksmith Zhao.

 When Zhou An came out of the blacksmith shop, he waved his arms.

Zhou An was certainly not in a hurry, because a line of text had already appeared in front of his eyes.

These are all processes. Although the process is simple, the difficulty lies in grasping different materials, heat and quenching time.

First, the blacksmith buries the cut iron into a pile of blazing coals to burn the iron red.

When forging, the blacksmith takes out a red iron block with his left hand, places it on the anvil, and uses a small hammer to hammer it with his right hand.

 Chao Tiejiang has lived for more than half his life, and he has never seen a novice who can be so stable.

 The iron bars taken out were pitted and uneven in color.

The middle-aged blacksmith didn't expect Zhou An to be in such a hurry, but he didn't hesitate and led Zhou An to a small stand next to him.

 “It’s already very good that your Excellency has made such progress.” Blacksmith Zhao praised.

 Normally, the master makes a small hammer and the apprentice makes a big hammer, but Blacksmith Zhao has no apprentices, so he can only do it alone.

 You will get something if you put in the effort. This sentence is more straightforward in Zhou An.

 This is not flattery, but I am telling the truth. It would be great if novices can play well.

 “Dang Dang Dang…”

 Selling tofu, sleeping in the middle of the night and working as a donkey, earning only a small amount of money to live on.

 “Just try hitting a handful of iron bars.” Blacksmith Zhao said.

Zhou An nodded, put the bent iron bar into the furnace again, heated it red, and then put it into the water aside.

 The place in front of you is much smaller than the place where the blacksmith makes iron.

 Cooling can be carried out according to factors such as the size, type and required hardness of the iron block.

 “Let me teach you today.” Zhou An said.

 After the middle-aged blacksmith repeatedly confirmed that Zhou An really had no other problems, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Sir, I will teach you tomorrow."

The surname is Zhao and the name is Tie, which fits the identity of a blacksmith very well.

Zhou An shook off his previous mood, took out the iron material again, and continued to beat.

 When the blacksmith led Zhou An, Zhou An also learned the name of the middle-aged blacksmith.

 Soon, white smoke appeared.

“Sir, this is a place for apprentices to learn. You can come here every day at noon to learn.”

While hammering, Blacksmith Zhao was still talking.

Forging iron is very tiring, but fortunately the Qi in his body has a restorative effect.

 Zhao Tiejiang on the side saw Zhou An's expression was not good, so he quickly said: "Sir, don't be impatient, it's already good to be able to do it like this for the first time."

Zhou An shook his head and said, "I've made it clear. I won't ask you for half a penny. I'm just here to learn blacksmithing."

Since I have spent a lot of time studying, I didn’t play for long at noon, but the level of proficiency increases very quickly. In the past, I could reach level 2 in one night.

 Beat the iron material until it turns from red to dark, then put it back into the furnace and heat it red. Repeat this process until it is forged into iron tools with different sizes and curvatures.

 When it comes to professional knowledge, he becomes very serious.

 But as time went by, it did not leave a good impression in the hearts of the people.

 It is normal for a middle-aged blacksmith to have this question.

 People are more concerned about interests.

The red-hot iron bar is slightly curved. If you don't tell others, you won't know it is a piece of iron bar. It is more like a twisted insect.

Not long after, Zhou An hammered the red iron material into a long shape, but it looked unsightly.

 Zhou An nodded and put the iron materials into the furnace. Following Blacksmith Zhao’s explanation, after the iron material was red-hot, he took out the iron material and started pounding it with a small hammer.

 After listening to the general explanation, Zhou An also started to try it.

 【Blacksmithing lv.1：2580/10000】

Three hardships in life: forging iron, punting a boat, and grinding tofu.

 Chao Tiejiang didn’t waste any time and started to explain.

  After all, he is a novice. Even if he has talent in this area, he cannot do the craftsmanship of a master.

 When the cooled iron bar was taken out of the water, Zhou An's face turned slightly dark.

 A series of knocking sounds were heard in the room.

 【Blacksmithing lv.1：1/10000】

 The whole noon passed like this.

"continue!"

 When hammering, use the sledgehammer to hammer in an orderly manner.

 Proficiency appears, proving that your method is correct.

Although Blacksmith Zhao was on hand to give guidance, Zhou An was still a novice after all, and was still far behind in terms of heat.

During quenching, the heated iron block needs to be quickly immersed in cold water or oil to increase the surface hardness of the iron block.

 He did not continue to ask why he wanted to learn blacksmithing. These were matters for the officials and he would not ask.

Under the instruction of Blacksmith Zhao, Zhou An's hand with the hammer was very steady. During the hammering process, even Blacksmith Zhao was surprised.

 It would be difficult for a blacksmith to make a living if he did not have excellent quenching skills.

  There was not much to do in the afternoon. After the break, Zhou An and Yu Hang went home together.

In front of my eyes, the words changed.

 In the future, if you follow this method slowly, your proficiency will increase.

Not only that, Zhou An found that the iron bar was still very brittle.

“You provided me with a place, and I came here to study at noon every day.”

 The iron bar cools quickly.

  After being formed, it is heated red again, immersed in a pool of water to cool, or buried in **** and ashes to cool naturally. Finally, it is polished with a whetstone to make it sharper.

 If the cooling is too fast or too slow, it will also cause the iron block to deform or lose its proper hardness.



 “Then let’s get started.” Zhou And said.

 To be clear, it requires experience.

After spending about a stick of incense, Blacksmith Zhao gave an overview, and Zhou An also understood some of the basics of the blacksmithing industry.

 When the boat is sailing in the wind and waves, there is always the risk of capsizing and death.

The blacksmith endures the heat day and night by the smelting furnace, and living is like going to hell.

As soon as he got home, Zhou An lit the oil lamp on the table and found an extra letter on the table.

   What life skills increase defense?…

 (End of this chapter)