After the two left the secret room, Su Yun asked directly: "Shopkeeper, I wonder if I can be a foundry apprentice in the shop?"
"Oh? You want to be a foundry?" Shen Yimin was stunned for a moment.
The Bronze Medal Killer gets thirty taels of silver every month if he doesn't go on missions. The reward for receiving assassination missions is naturally more, but he has to work as an apprentice in a shop?
"I do body training and am somewhat interested in weapon refining, so I want to learn it," Su Yun said.
His interest was fake, but actually it was to improve his proficiency. He just simplified the Thousand Hammers Skill.
[Ding, in the simplified technique "Thousand Hammers Kung Fu"... the simplification was successful: "Thousand Hammers Kung Fu" → "Hammer Swing"! 】
First, you can gain proficiency in the Thousand Hammers Skill;
Second, it is cheaper to forge weapons yourself than to buy them, since your proficiency in mortal alchemy is maxed out anyway.
After thinking for a moment, Shen Yimin nodded: "Okay, you can stay in the shop as an apprentice, and I will give you an identity."
"Thank you, shopkeeper!" Su Yun cupped his hands and thanked him.
"Well, come with me!"
"Yes, shopkeeper."
Su Yun followed Shen Yimin to the casting room in the backyard of the blacksmith shop. Along the way, the sound of the casters hitting the hammers became increasingly clear.
Walking into the casting room, a wave of heat hit my face, and the temperature instantly increased several degrees.
Finally, Shen Yimin brought Su Yun to a bald, shirtless middle-aged man who was blacksmithing, and said loudly: "Master Hua, this is the new apprentice in the shop, let him follow you!"
"Ah? What?" Master Hua glanced at the two of them, as if he didn't hear clearly.
"I said, this is the new apprentice in the shop, let him follow you!" Shen Yimin came closer and spoke louder than before.
This time, Hua Yuanlong listened to the general idea, nodded and said: "Okay, I understand, it's the shopkeeper."
"Su Yun, then you should learn from Master Hua. If you have any questions, just ask Master Hua."
Shen Yimin said that and left directly.
[Ding, if you discover the skill "Mortal Weapon Refining Technique", do you need to spend 10 points to learn it? 】
"yes!"
After hearing the system's beep, Su Yun decisively chose to learn and then simplify it.
[Ding, in the simplified skill "Ordinary Level Weapon Refining Technique"... the simplification was successful: "Mortal Level Weapon Refining Technique" → "Waving Hands"! 】
In an instant, a lot of knowledge about weapon refining came into my mind. The main steps of refining a weapon include smelting, forging, planing, tempering, etc.
The most important step is actually forging. Originally, you had to use a hammer, but now you can increase your proficiency by simply waving your hand, which is quite good.
Suddenly, Hua Yuanlong looked at Su Yun and asked loudly: "Hey, what's your name?"
"Master Hua, my name is Su Yun!" Su Yun said.
"Okay, go ahead and blow the bellows!"
"good."
Apprentices all start by doing odd jobs. Su Yun went to pull the bellows obediently. According to Hua Yuanlong's instructions, he adjusted the frequency of pulling the bellows to control the size of the fire.
Fortunately, pulling the bellows is also considered as waving, and can increase the proficiency of "Ordinary Level Weapon Refining Technique".
After three sticks of incense, Hua Yuanlong finally finished casting the long sword. He looked at his work with satisfaction, looked at Su Yun and asked, "What do you think of this long sword?"
"The blade is sharp and can break the hair. It is indeed a good sword. It should be of middle grade!" Su Yun praised seriously.
"Well, you are quite discerning."
Hearing this, Hua Yuanlong couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, and continued to ask: "Have you ever forged weapons before? Do you recognize this as a middle-grade weapon?"
"I worked as an apprentice in a blacksmith shop in town for a while!" Su Yun said with a smile.
With the help of the system, he acquired basic knowledge about casting.
"That's good. We can try to forge some farm tools in a few days."
"Thank you, Master Hua. I may need Master Hua's guidance then!"
If an apprentice wants to forge weapons or farm tools, he has to give his master the nod. Although Su Yun can slowly learn to make weapons on his own, he doesn't want to attract too much attention.
evening.
The foundry closed. After being introduced by shopkeeper Shen, Su Yun found a toothsmith and rented a small courtyard near the blacksmith shop. By the way, he went to the medicine shop to buy some medicinal materials so that he could make elixirs at night to earn money.
Two days later, with Su Yun's skillful flattery, Hua Yuanlong finally tried to get Su Yun to cast a hoe.
The mold for the hoe had been prepared a long time ago. After it was smelted, Su Yun just glanced at the drawings and stood in front of the hot furnace, swinging a five-pound hammer and started forging.
"Clang clang clang!"
Each hammer hits the red steel piece evenly. When he hit the hammer, sparks would pop out, and the continuous beating made Su Yun sweat profusely.
Fortunately, Su Yun was at the peak of the meat refining realm, and his physical strength was not weak, so he could persist, and Hua Yunlong was right next to him, constantly reminding Su Yun.
"Okay! Time is enough. The forging of farm tools should not be too fine or sharp. It can be quenched!" Hua Yuanlong said.
"good!"
After saying this, Su Yun put the red hoe into the prepared quenching liquid. A burst of white smoke suddenly appeared, and the red hoe also turned into dark brown.
The materials used in agricultural tools are not pure, and the craftsmanship is not too fine, so they naturally do not look as shiny as weapons.
After burning the incense, Su Yun completed the forging and placed the hoe in front of Hua Yuanlong: "Master Hua, please take a look!"
"Yes, you can successfully forge a hoe for the first time. Your talent is pretty good. In addition, your physical strength is better than that of ordinary people. Have you practiced martial arts?" Hua Yuanlong nodded slightly.
"Practice for a while!"
"Okay. From now on, I can forge some farm tools and hone my casting skills every other day. I will also report this to the shopkeeper."
"Thank you, Master Hua!"
"You're welcome. Once you learn how to forge weapons, it will be much easier for me."
"hehe!"
…
That night, Su Yun received his first assassination mission after arriving in Yongze County. The target was Wan Siyuan, the famous philanthropist in the city, Master Wan of Wanfu.
Every morning when he went to the blacksmith shop, Su Yun would pass by Wanfu. Every now and then he would see Wanfu giving porridge to beggars and poor people in the city.
As for who wants to kill him? Why kill him? Su Yun won't think too much, just complete the assassination mission.
However, since this task is given to him, it means that the other party is likely to be protected by second-rate warriors, so he still has to be careful.
To this end, Su Yun first went to the evening market in Yongze County.
The market in Yongze County is larger than the market in Nanchang City and sells more things. After wandering around for a long time, Su Yun found a stall selling elixirs, stepped forward and asked, "Can I collect elixirs?"
"Take it! What kind of elixir are you selling, and how many are there?"
The bearded stall owner’s eyes lit up.
"Thirty high-grade chalcedony pills, how many will you pay?"
"How about four hundred taels of gold?"
"Too low, four hundred and forty taels!"
"Four hundred and twenty taels?"
After some pulling and pulling, thirty top-grade chalcedony pills were sold for four hundred and thirty taels of gold.
The elixirs in Yongze County are cheaper than those in Nanchang City. There are more people refining elixirs in big cities and there are more medicinal materials, so the elixir prices will be relatively cheaper.
Su Yun accepted the banknote and asked in a low voice: "Do you have any useful poison here?"
