Chapter Seventy-Nine: Preparation for the Martial Soul Duel - Dongfang
"Master Yanagi, this is the famous swordsmith of Hokkaido, Master Mingchuan, I have come to hear what specific requirements you have for the sword to be used in the Martial Spirit Duel, and by the way, take your personal body data so that you can tailor your weapon armor. ”
In the headquarters of the Sword Heroes Association, in the dedicated office of Yanagi Yuanhe, Takahashi Hiromi walked in with a stout middle-aged man with a short figure and introduced to Yanagi Yuanhe.
"Thank you so much, it's a little embarrassing to trouble Master Mingchuan to run for me once!" Liu Shengyuanhe hurriedly got up and walked around the desk to greet him.
"Haha, I also want to see what RB's youngest swordsman looks like, when we meet today, Liu Shengjun is really a handsome young man!" While greeting each other, the two walked side by side to the sofa in the office, and sat down. Hiromi Takahashi walked to the side to prepare tea for the two.
"I wonder if Yanagi-kun has any special requirements for his sword?" asked the middle-aged swordsmith with a little bald on the top of his head after sitting down.
"Well, my sword, the hilt doesn't need to be so long, because I'm used to holding the sword with one hand, and the handle of the sword is generally six to seven inches long;
As for the curvature of the blade, you can refer to this 'snow washing'. ”
As he spoke, Yanagi Motokazu took out the 'Wash Snow' placed in the sword box and showed the shape of the blade to Master Mingchuan.
"Does Liu Shengjun also use a quick slash?" Master Mingshan laughed as soon as he saw the shape of the 'Snow Washing' sword body and the curvature of the blade, in the eyes of a sword-making master like him, the slight difference in the shape of the blade could make him see many things.
The curvature of a blade like 'Snow Washing' is specifically designed to cut through the air more smoothly and reduce air resistance, which is slightly different from other sword forms.
"Yes, does Master Mingshan have any better suggestions?" asked Liu Shengyuanhe happily, he could see the habits and preferences of the sword man from the shape of the sword at a glance, this Mingshan master must have real materials.
"If you are simply pursuing the speed of chopping, I can recommend another form of sword to you, like the pair of Feiyan Slashes in Sasaki Mahei's hand, which I made, but you seem to have more strength than him, I really can't see that a figure like you can have more strength than Chief Sasaki?"
Master Mingshan gently stroked the 'Washing Snow', this sword is heavier than Sasaki's two Flying Swallow Slashes combined, if what Sasaki told him yesterday is true, this young man's sword is faster than him, then, this young man's wrist strength is simply incredible.
"Master Mingshan, the speed of the chopping is very important to my swordsmanship, however, there are many other skills in my swordsmanship, so I still use the sword blade form of 'washing snow', but the hilt of the sword should be stronger, and it is best to be integrated with the sword body. ”
As he spoke, Liu Shengyuanhe pointed to the white wooden hilt of the snow wash and showed it to Master Mingshan, and there were several clear handprints on the white wooden hilt.
'Washing the snow' Yanagi Yuanhe has always used it very easily, but it is not without shortcomings, and the white wood hilt is a little inappropriate for Yanagi Yuanhe's grip.
It's only been a month since I got the 'Snow Washing', and there are already clear hand marks on the hilt of the sword made of white wood, which makes Yanagi Yuanhe a little worried, won't he crush the hilt of the sword if he is not careful?
"No problem, do you have any other requirements?" Master Mingshan pondered for a moment and nodded, the traditional RB sword-making method is to lay a complete knife strip, and then embed it in the middle of the handle, and add equipment such as a sword and a sword, but the technology has developed to modern times, and it is not difficult to form the whole sword in one piece, after all, it is no longer the time when blacksmiths stand on the edge of the stove with sledgehammers and forge the sword body.
"If I could, I would like to make a sword, and I would like to make it with a single hilt, but in the form of a Chinese sword. Yanagi nodded to Hiromi Takahashi, an assistant who was sitting next to him.
Hiromi Takahashi turned around and took out a pen and paper from the desk next to him and handed it over.
While drawing on the paper, Liu Shengyuanhe said: "This sword is in the form of a Chinese sword, the sword body is in the style of a four-sided Han sword, the sword body is three feet long and three fingers wide, and the hilt is six inches, neither the sword nor the tail of the sword, the hilt is straight, similar to the hilt of our RB sword." ”
Master Mingshan looked at the paper that Liu Shengyuan and pushed over, where a piece of iron was clearly drawn, and the design of this sword was really simple enough.
"IMHO, this kind of sword has a great flaw in combat, and if there is no gauntlet, it is easy for the opponent's weapon to slide down the blade of the sword and injure the hand holding the sword. Master Mingshan looked at it for a long time before he said.
"It's okay, this sword itself is not used in combat. The overall weight of the sword is best around two kilograms, and the tougher the better, without cutting the edge. Liu Shengyuanhe said with a smile, even if the modern smelting technology surpasses the ancient eighteen streets, but a famous swordsmith like Master Mingshan will inevitably strive for perfection on the basis of modern smelting technology, and let them personally customize the sword for a hairy boy like himself, even if he is already a swordsman, he will not have such an opportunity at any time.
Especially this time, because I want to participate in the martial soul duel, all the weapons and armor customized are at public expense, since I don't have to spend my own money, then I naturally bring some private goods to myself by the way.
"Okay, this is not difficult to make, since there is no need to open the edge, the sword body must be tough first, then the material is tungsten steel, this material strength ratio is quite large, and the toughness is also good, the surface can also use polymer materials to further strengthen the strength of the sword body, and wear resistance and corrosion resistance, how many spare do Liu Shengjun need?"
"I need three swords in the style of 'washing snow' in case I need them, and one sword in the style of Chinese swords. ”
"Liu Shengjun, because these swords are going to bring a martial soul duel, so I won't open the blade, but in order not to reduce the speed of the sword when chopping, I will make the cutting surface of the blade streamlined for you, which will cause some trouble for you to open the blade in the future, why don't I make another sword with an open blade for you?"
"Is that okay? Thank you so much. Liu Shengyuanhe didn't expect such a harvest, and hurriedly got up and thanked him.
"Where, Liu Shengjun can use the sword I made, it is also a kind of propaganda for me, if Liu Shengjun can achieve good results in the martial soul duel, it is equivalent to helping me make a big advertisement!"
Master Akeyama was asked by Sasaki Shinpei to customize a sword for Yanagi Yuanhe, but he learned about Yanagi Yuanhe's strength from Chief Sasaki.
Modern swordsmiths are different from before, and they can't just sell a few swords for a super high price in a lifetime.
A famous swordsmith like Master Mingshan is no longer a single person, behind them, there are studios providing support, if the scale is a little larger, it is simply a cold weapon factory or a handicraft factory.
Just like famous athletes always have sports brands to sponsor, the contestants who sponsor the martial soul duel are also profitable for these handicraft manufacturers or cold weapon manufacturers, if the players can use their weapons in the martial arts duel and get good results, the effect is much better than the general advertisement, after all, the martial soul duel is a real knife and a real gun, face to face desperate.
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"Master, disciple, I'm about to prepare to go, do you have anything else to explain?" Chinese mainland FJ, a fierce young man bid farewell to his teacher and was ready to embark on his journey.
"The opponent of the martial soul duel is not like your usual brothers, they will be merciful to your subordinates, in the ring, you have to be very careful, but unfortunately we are not rich, and there are not many roads, so we can't get the latest protective clothing of the military, so we have to take the best stab-proof clothing that can be bought on the market to make up the number.
Also, if you feel that your opponent has pressed you in the ring, you quickly admit defeat to me and step down, the martial soul will really die, and the teacher doesn't want the white-haired person to send the black-haired person. ”
"In the end, RB's consumption is very high, you kid save me a little. ”
"Don't worry, Master, didn't you say that refining into dark energy is even a master, how can we get some extra money to come back, right? The Martial Spirit Cup has a bonus of 100 million US dollars, even if we can't get 100 million, we can always get 1.8 million, right?" said the young man unconvinced.
"You make a fart, even if you are like that, it can be regarded as refining into dark energy? I have just practiced a fart-big true qi, and I haven't even started the most basic polishing skills, this is a fart master. Be careful not to lack an arm or a broken leg. You still have a long way to go in the future, and this time it's just for you to see the scene, not for you to make money.
Cut, the money is so easy to make, can we be so poor in Liuhemen?"
The young man looked at his master speechlessly, this old man lived in a three-story villa, the yard was big enough to raise horses, and the filial piety sent by several apprentices every year was as much as 1.8 million, and several of the master's children did not say that they had made achievements, but at least they were mixed with white-collar workers.
Last time Master's 70th birthday, even the mayor of WYS City came to congratulate him, and if he was poor, there would be more people starving to death in the Red Banner Country.
"What do you think, do you think that the gang of sub-kendo schools in RB can be as poor as our Liuhemen? Let me tell you, those RB tyrants, among the nineteen kendo schools, any school, plucking a hair is thicker than our legs!
Over the years, we have severely cracked down on underworld crimes, and we have been implicated in these old sects, if it weren't for Lao Tzu, I participated in the revolution back then, and it is difficult to say that Liuhemen is not here now. Back then, our Liuhemen was also considered a rich party, but now you look at it, even sending you to participate in a martial soul duel, you have to be careful with your calculations. ”
The old man sighed, recalling the good old days, but when he turned his head and thought about the dictatorship of the revolutionary government, the old man lost his temper.
"Master, don't worry, if I go here, I will definitely raise the power of my Liuhe, so that everyone in this world will know that only our Red Banner Country is the source of martial arts, and the Liuhe Gate will be the world's might!"
"Lao Wang, Lao Wang, you hurry up and buy a ferry ticket, show me this stinky boy, don't let him run to RB to talk wildly, show off his foreign appearance, and throw our face of Liuhemen to the world!"
"Isn't it, my dad is going with me?" ******!"
"You monkey, no one cares about it, you have to go to heaven, if your father doesn't go, you don't want to go!"
"Woo woo woo——, don't, Master, I don't want to go with Daddy!" the young man screamed loudly.
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"Master, I went to RB this time, do you have anything else to explain?" In Tibet, in a slightly dilapidated temple, a young lama is worshipping another teacher.
"In the fire house, you can see your true colors. If you go in, you come out, you will come back, if you go in, you can't get out, then go to the RB Master Sasaki Shinpei, let him arrange your life in RB.
Borendo, whether inside or outside the red dust, you just have to follow your heart. After saying that, the old lama sitting on the futon closed his eyes and stopped looking at his disciples.
"Master, how can you see yourself clearly without going through the red dust, the disciple has made a vow to travel all over the world and spend ten years in the red dust, if the disciple can come out after ten years, he will definitely return to the temple. ”
"Go ahead and go your own way. The old lama waved his hand and said no more. Inside the small temple, there was silence.