Chapter 48: Listen to the sound of striking iron

"Master, are you going to start?"

Early in the morning, Emi Yanagi was waiting in the backyard, for fear of missing any details, the three of them had breakfast, Su Yuan checked the raw materials that had been dried in the shade, and nodded: "Let's start!"

"Okay!" The big black man Xu Kui was already eager to try, took off his shirt directly, showed his strong muscles, picked up a sledgehammer of more than 20 catties, and came to the stove.

The old profession was three kinds of hardship: striking iron, supporting the boat, and grinding tofu. The equipment of the ancient blacksmith shop was simple: a furnace, a bellows, and an anvil full of confidence.

The furnace has a large space, and the bellows is close to the oven, which is all driven by manual push and pull to generate wind power, raise the temperature, increase the flame, and melt the steel.

Su Yuan also took off his shirt, revealing a strong line full of streamlined lines, Emi Yanagi's face was slightly red, he didn't expect the master to be so powerful, it made people's hearts beat faster.

He picked up a small hammer weighing six or seven pounds in his right hand, picked up a piece of pig iron with iron tongs in his left hand, and began: "Come, try your hand." ”

There are generally only two people in the iron, the old blacksmith in charge of the pliers and the apprentice with the sledgehammer, and the iron-making process is divided into upper hand and lower hand. Until now, people often politely say that I will give you the right time, which means to be an assistant.

Experienced in the upper hand, holding a small hammer in the right hand, holding iron pliers in the left hand, in the process of forging, the upper hand should constantly turn the iron by visual inspection, so that it can beat the square iron into a round iron rod or the thick iron rod into a slender iron rod.

Grasp the heat of the oven, use experience to observe the melting progress of the iron ore, as long as the iron tongs clip out the fiery forging, the apprentice standing next to the anvil will pick up the sledgehammer under the guidance of the hammer, and strike the iron while it is hot.

Where the small hammer hits, the apprentice's sledgehammer must also hit it accurately, and it takes long-term cooperation and cooperation to make a good sword embryo with an even texture.

Jingling...... Jingling...... Jingling......

This is the first time that Su Yuan has cooperated with others to strike iron, and he used to be alone, and the strength of the small hammer was small, so the density and quality of the hammer were not up to par.

This time there is a black-faced god to cooperate, although it is only the first time to cooperate, but soon find a tacit understanding, the small hammer falls, the sledgehammer can immediately hit accurately, no matter the strength or reaction is worthy of the master of the list.

After a while, the two of them were sweating profusely, and their strong muscles were even more shocking in the firelight, and Emi Yanagi stared at Su Yuan's every move obsessively, and her heart rippled, this is a real man!

After more than 20 minutes, Su Yuan stopped the hammer, wiped the sweat on his body with a towel, and said with a smile: "The cooperation is good, the strength is greater, smash hard!"

"Hehe, no problem, I eat a lot in the morning, and I have strength!" Xu Kui said with a smile: "I used to strike iron by myself, but today I am carried by the master, which is refreshing!"

The two looked at each other and smiled, Su Yuan turned around and took out the meteorite mine, put the pine charcoal dried in the yellow mud into the stove, lit the fire, looked at Emi Yanagi next to him, and ordered: "Don't be idle, watch the fire with your heart, and listen to my instructions to control the wind." ”

"No problem, please rest assured master!" Emi Yagyu bowed deeply, extremely excited, it was a great honor to be able to assist the master in forging the sword with his own hands.

Su Yuan nodded, both of them were senior swordsmiths, and their actual combat experience was even stronger than his own. However, he has the Five Elements Technique, and he can intuitively monitor the details, which is far more accurate than his experience.

"Let's go!"

Watching the pine charcoal burn more and more, the golden light gradually brightened, and finally reached the limit after half an hour. Throw the meteorite mine into the furnace and keep an eye on the details for change, there is only one piece, and nothing is allowed to slip up.

Xu Kui also stood beside him, watching the fire is the basic skill of the swordsmith, judging the degree of melting of the iron ore through the experience of the raging fire, and seizing the most suitable time to be considered a master.

Emi Yanagi, dressed in a white tights, stands closest to the stove and controls the size of the blower. The heat soon made her sweat profusely, and her beautiful lines were bumpy and slender.

It's a pity that the two men present didn't have the heart to appreciate it, and stared at the meteorite in the fire for half an hour...... An hour...... Two hours......

"Master, I didn't expect this ugly guy to be so burn-resistant?"

Su Yuan nodded, saw Emi Yanagi who gritted his teeth and insisted, and ordered: "Rest for a while first, drink more water to replenish your strength." ”

Emi Yanagi seemed to have come out of the water, her clothes were soaked and dried many times, her pretty face was flushed, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Master, I can persevere!"

Su Yuan frowned, directly stepped forward and pulled her to the shade next to her, took out a towel and water, and ordered: "Now is not the time to be reckless, save your strength, now this situation is estimated to be completely melted at night." ”

"Burn all day?" Xu Kui also walked over, picked up a large bowl of water, drank it in a few sips, and said in surprise: "Won't it?"

Su Yuan motioned for everyone to sit down and rest, looking at the meteorite iron in the furnace, the slightest golden light in his eyes was melted by the fire little by little, especially the impurities on the surface became less and less, and more golden light was gradually released.

It is worthy of being an iron outside the sky!

Xu Kui and Emi Yanagi were very much looking forward to it, the meteorite that was not amazing in appearance was so resistant to high temperatures, which proved that Su Yuan's eyesight was really right, maybe it was really a piece of superb material.

The three of them took turns to rest and kept observing the situation, especially Emi Yagyu, who was very attentive and did not miss any opportunity to learn. Not only Su Yuan, but even Xu Kui's level is far better than himself, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

From the morning until the moon shadow floated, the charcoal was constantly added in the middle, and it burned for more than ten hours, Su Yuan looked at the meteorite that was red inside and out, and said loudly: "Ready!"

Xu Kui took a deep breath, picked up the big iron hammer, and watched with full attention as Su Yuan slowly pinched out the red iron ore with iron tongs, quickly put it on the iron felt, picked up the small hammer in his right hand, and finally hit the first blow.

Jingling...... Jingling...... Jingling......

In Su Yuan's eyes, the meteorite had been completely melted by the flames, producing a lot of black impurities, which condensed on the surface, and with each blow, the black slowly fell, and more golden light gradually seeped out.

"Hard!"

"Push hard!"

"Smash!"

"Smash it again!"

"Smash!"

With Su Yuan's command, Xu Kui's muscles burst out, and with all his strength, he smashed it desperately, splashing with fire, and the momentum was terrifying.

"Look where you're going!"

In Su Yuan's opinion, it is more like playing a game now: whack-a-mole!

Each blow made the golden light more and more intense, removing impurities, and the meteorite finally slowly deformed, flattened and slender, taking the shape of a sword embryo.

Emiya Yanagi watched the iron-striking process with a nervous face, which was monotonous and boring on the surface, but actually contained a lot of mysteries. Strength, angle, and speed can all determine the success or failure of a sword.

Close your eyes and listen attentively, like big beads and small beads falling on a jade plate, and like a plantain in the rain, crisp and pleasant, like a beautiful symphony.

Suddenly, Su Yuan shouted violently: "Ready to fold!"