Today’s first update: Chapter 353!
I was late. I went to see the lawyer during the day and was busy with family matters. I was preparing to send green lawyer letters to the little black guys!
I looked at the monthly tickets, 1836-1407=429, that is to say, I need to add four more updates. Today is a matter of time, so I guarantee a minimum of four updates. No matter how much more monthly tickets there are, I will make up for them all tomorrow, until the end of this month!
I'm not panicking, but I guess all the little dogs have been squeezed dry by me~ Hahaha!
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In the profession of foundry master, people are generally very straightforward. One is one, and two is two!
They will express their various emotions from the bottom of their hearts. There are very few people who have eight hundred holes in their hearts!
Because the more complex a person's mind is, the less suitable he is for casting!
People who are good at calculations can never let their hearts down and swing the casting hammer day and night to forge pieces of metal into shapes!
Eye of the Sky: (т⌣̀_⌣́)Who is the weirdo here?
Dog author: („ಡωಡ„) Where are the little dogs~
As disciples of Jianchi Holy Land, their virtues have naturally passed the test of time!
As these casters who have a high status in the eyes of the outside world, in fact they are not as high-minded as the world imagines. What they love is nothing more than casting and people who are good at casting!
"The Qingquan Sword is a sword pattern made by Master Ou Yezi and Master Ganjiang, imitating the artifact Long Yuan. This sword is a piece of equipment that everyone in our Sword Pond Holy Land must learn and forge with care!"
The first caster has gray hair and a stooped figure. Only the thick calluses on the joints of his palms and his bright eyes prove his past glory!
Standing next to him, Brother Hao, whom Xu Kun knew, introduced: "This is our second senior brother Cai Lun from the Sword Pool Holy Land. He is now one hundred and twenty years old. He was backlashed because he failed to cast the artifact, which hurt his origin. , he has stopped casting in recent years, but when it comes to his eyesight, he is one of the best among our brothers!"
Xu Kun's spirit was shaken, and he was able to try to cast the artifact. This proved that his second senior brother Cai Lun was already an S-level casting master before he hurt his origin!
Facing such an old man, Xu Kun did not dare to be rude and immediately raised his hands and said: "Xu Kun, I have met Grandmaster Cai!"
Cai Lun waved his hand and helped Xu Kun straighten: "In front of you, I can't be called a master. I am just a withered man who is about to die. Thanks to my mentor who never gave up, I can rely on my old age in this holy land of Sword Pond!"
From his trembling hands holding Xu Kun, it can be judged that this original casting master, as he said, has reached the end of his life!
In this era when thousands of people are climbing the Haotian Tower, as long as you can climb up step by step, let alone a hundred years old, even a thousand years old, you will not necessarily age!
Below the War King level, the origin of life has not been transformed, and longevity, like normal people, will come to an end at around a hundred years old. However, above the War King level, every time a shackle is broken, the life span will be improved unprecedentedly!
After reaching the Saint level, as long as the original source remains intact and does not die prematurely, you can enjoy a life span of 500 years!
Therefore, in today's world, ranking according to age and seniority is of little significance. There is no priority in learning the Tao, and those who have mastered it are the teachers. Those who have ambitions do not care about their age, and living for hundreds of years without ambitions will be in vain!
Cang Shen, the first generation lord of the human race, is still in his prime after more than 900 years since his debut. The same goes for his Uncle Yang. In terms of age, he is probably above Grandmaster Cai, but his heroic appearance is not that of a centenarian. old-fashioned!
Cai Lun held Xu Kun's arm tightly with his trembling hands, and said with excitement: "It's so pitiful that this old man, before he closes his eyes, can see such a talented person like this little friend who is skilled in casting." My genius and my wish in this life are enough!"
"This little friend deserves to be worshiped by this old man for his talent!"
Saying that he was about to salute again, Xu Kun hurriedly supported him: "I can't do it, I absolutely can't do it!"
Cai Lun, who was being supported by Xu Kun, sighed and said: "Young friends, you don't know that the Qingquan Sword is what we, as disciples of the Sword Pool Holy Land, must try to forge when we step from C-level casting skills to B-level casting skills. equipment!"
"Master once said that the Qingquan Sword was copied from the Divine Sword Longyuan. Its craftsmanship is so complicated that even those who master B-level casting skills can rarely successfully forge it!"
"We can successfully forge the Qingquan Sword before entering B-level, which will be of great benefit to us in the future!"
Lei Huan nodded behind him and agreed: "Yes, what the second senior brother said is exactly what all of us disciples of the Sword Pool Holy Land think in their hearts. Master's intentions are pure, and let us wait for the bitterness first and then the sweetness, so that we can understand the difficulty of casting." , how difficult it is to advance!”
After saying that, Lei Huan held the folding fan that never left his body with both hands, cupped his hands towards Xu Kun and said: "Little friend Xu Kun, Meng Lang, this is not my intention, so please don't be surprised!"
"This is my seventh junior brother, Lei Huan. He is not good at casting, but now he is only an A-level caster!" Cai Lun whispered, but he was also quite dissatisfied with the achievements of his seventh junior brother!
Xu Kun smiled back, nodded, and said openly: "What did Master Lei say? This junior has only been walking all the way to understand the purpose of Jianchi Holy Land. Master Lei's previous move to block the road was to test the virtue of this junior. How can I blame him?" Say it!"
"Haha, that's good. I'm afraid you'll trouble me later!" Lei Huan laughed.
If you just look at the appearance and attire, it is difficult to connect the neat Lei Huan, who is dressed in Luo Yi and holding a folding fan in his hand, with his profession as a foundry!
Compared with Chi, the young master of Sword Pool Holy Land, he is more like a cynical second generation ancestor!
It is estimated that the slight dissatisfaction in Cai Lun's words just now corresponds to the fact that Lei Huan did not devote himself wholeheartedly to the study of casting techniques, thereby humiliating the master!
But this may also be the reason why the owner of the Sword Pool Holy Land arranged for Lei Huan to receive him. After all, with his appearance, it is really difficult to associate him with a good person as long as he looks a bit arrogant!
"Grandmaster Cai just said that when the disciples of Jianchi Holy Land reach C-level perfection in their casting skills, they will choose the Qingquan Sword with complex casting techniques to advance their casting skills?" Xu Kun asked curiously.
You probably have understood the reason why these people respect me so much!
"Exactly, and this is also the iron law of our Sword Pond Holy Land. When the proficiency of C-level casting is perfected, Master will prohibit us from trying to create any other B-level equipment!"
This is easy to understand. First of all, as these forgers said, the Qingquan Sword, which is an imitation of the Divine Sword Long Yuan, is complex in craftsmanship. If it can be successfully crafted with C-level casting skills, it will be even more beneficial after entering B-level!
After all, the bitterness comes first and then the sweetness, then life will have a smooth road!
Secondly, the Holy Land of Sword Pond is famous for its Sword Pond, and the name of Sword Pond is because Gan Jiang and Mo Xie successfully forged two divine swords!
The ultimate long-cherished wish of all the forgers who become disciples of Sword Pond Holy Land is to inherit the mantle of Sword Pond Holy Land and carry forward the sword-making skills of Sword Pond Holy Land!
To create a representative sword at an important turning point in life is, in layman’s terms, called corporate culture. In this case, it is to test the compatibility between a forger and the inheritance of the Sword Pond Holy Land!
Although the Qingquan Sword is complex in craftsmanship, no one dares to say that this sword is the most difficult sword to cast at the B-level stage. After all, in order to take care of Xu Kun's level, the Qingquan Sword is just a B-level sword used at level 10. That’s it!
The difficulty of equipment casting depends not only on the grade, but also on the equipment level!
The equipment that a caster can create cannot exceed its own level!
Rather than saying that it is difficult to make the Qingquan Sword, it is better to say that the Sword Pond Holy Land needs excellent forgers who can make the Qingquan Sword, no, swordsmiths!
For a skilled craftsman who is good at forging swords, he would naturally prefer a forger who is good at forging swords!
While Xu Kun was thinking in his mind, Cai Lun continued: "As far as our Sword Pool Holy Land is concerned, no matter how excellent your casting talent is, when you first enter the mountain gate, you are not considered my master's disciple!"
"Only after the casting technique has been upgraded to level B, the master will personally start the apprenticeship ceremony!"
"So, making the Qingquan Sword has become an apprenticeship test for each of our forgers who come to the Sword Pool Holy Land!"
"Everyone has ten opportunities to cast it. Although Master has not stated it clearly, the quality of the Qingquan Sword you create when you advance will be your final result!"
"Although this final result does not affect Master's fair teaching to each of us, we have also discovered a pattern among generations of disciples!"
"What's the pattern?" Xu Kun asked curiously.
"When you advance your casting skills to B level, the higher the quality of the Qingquan sword you make, the more skills you will learn from the master. This is not a favoritism of the master, but of you and the Sword Pond Holy Land Casting The fit between craftsmanship and various sword-making diagrams!”
And this statement!
It seems that the blueprint of the Qingquan Sword is not just a B-level crafting blueprint. It is a copy of the blueprint that combines the efforts of two master craftsmen. In addition to being used for practicing, it also represents the sword pool. A ticket to the art of casting in the Holy Land!
"For example, there are some extremely talented casters who are excellent in all aspects. They even successfully created B-level equipment early before they had perfected their C-level casting skills. But when it comes to making the Qingquan Sword, When I was there, I got into trouble!"
"Many geniuses were sent out of the mountain gate by their master just because they failed to successfully forge the Qingquan Sword ten times. The reason for them was that they were not suitable to study in the Holy Land of Sword Pond!"
Being able to successfully create B-level equipment while practicing C-level casting skills naturally counts as a genius in casting. However, because they do not meet the enrollment requirements of Sword Pool Holy Land, no matter how talented you are, you will not be able to be mastered by the master craftsmen. Go-getters come under your wing!
This is not to say that generals are too proud of themselves, but rather that they must not delay such a casting genius who is not suitable for sword casting but is suitable for casting other types of equipment!
Then, a smile appeared on Cai Lun's wrinkled cheeks: "So, do you understand what I mean?"
"If we say, according to quality, perfect quality counts as 100 points, excellent quality counts as 80 points, excellent quality counts as 60 points, rough quality counts as 40 points, and poor quality counts as 20 points, then your Grade A The inferior Qingquan Sword has exceeded the perfect score!"
"This unprecedented good result has surpassed the only good result achieved by our senior brother with the perfect quality Qingquan Sword!"
The only... time?
Xu Kun was a little surprised. Is it possible that the senior brother was more talented than Chi and the foundry master Cai Lun in front of him who had tried to build artifacts?
Noticing Xu Kun's surprised gaze, Cai Lun said with a smile: "I am not talented, but I managed to create a high-quality Qingquan Sword back then. I still remember what my master said to me after seeing it!"
"If you choose to study under a master in the Sword Pool Holy Land, in this life, if you are lucky, you will be able to barely touch the master craftsman. If you are not lucky, you will remain at the master level for the rest of your life!"
Xu Kun was shocked, and his words became a prophecy. Ganjiang's words perfectly reflected the reality that Cai Lun's attempt to forge a magical weapon failed and was counterattacked!
Maybe Cai Lun didn't want to succumb to fate, so he made that crazy move!
After the shock, Xu Kun looked at Chi curiously!
Today, Chi has lost all his sharpness. After noticing Xu Kun's gaze, he lowered his head in embarrassment: "I... I only made high-quality Qingquan Sword at that time!"
Hey, hey, I thought you were awesome, but it turns out that you are just a loser!
