Chapter 0076: Sword Soul
Even if biochemical technology has reached an unbelievable situation, and even developed a super product such as a brain domain network, even Einstein could not explain this problem clearly.
But this does not prevent people from using the soul as a metaphor for the essence of a thing, such as the metal embryo, although it is still just a fiery metal lump, Shao Qi can already see a trace of madness in it.
"He said the knife was called Mad Dog? What a mad dog! Shao Qi said with a little excitement. The knife in the palm of his hand played faster, leaving almost only a dazzling cold light, and even Huang Laoxie was a little worried that he would accidentally cut off his fingers.
The more Shao Qi looked, the more excited he became, and in his eyes he clearly saw a mad dog howling in the metal embryo, even though it was only a light curtain in front of him, he seemed to be able to hear the crazy barking!
This is a language that can only be understood between dagger makers, and it shows off its ingenious longitudinal and embryos, changing into a variety of shapes. The strength and tenacity of the metal are gradually being used to their maximum effect under his control. And that's just second, what he's really doing is actually injecting a soul called madness into the embryo so that the knife can live up to its name.
"Monster ......," Shao Qi exclaimed, "I didn't know how to inject soul into my works until I was thirty years old, and he didn't ...... How old is he? ”
"Eighteen." Huang Laoxie had secretly investigated Yaoyang, and his information was very clear.
"Damn...... Is it only eighteen? This still doesn't let people live! Shao Qi was both envious and jealous.
"He's strong?" Even Dean Feng stopped drinking and came to the light curtain. Although he couldn't see what soul was in that metal embryo, since Shao Qi said so, he would not be wrong.
"Very strong...... I just wonder why he has such a means to be unknown! If he had joined the Arms Association, he would have already become famous. Think about it, an eighteen-year-old weapon master, tsk, this is simply a grand event in the weapon casting world! Shao Qi said silently.
"Has he been pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger?" Dean Feng said suspiciously.
This is because he wronged Yaoyang, it's not that Yaoyang doesn't want to be famous, but Yaoyang really doesn't know how strong his strength is.
Yaoyang was just an apprentice in a small workshop, and he only spent his free time studying dagger making, and only learned by chance that everything needs a soul. He never thought of himself as a powerful dagger maker, at most he only had a dream of making a fortune with his dagger making skills.
Unbeknownst to him, he had unknowingly surpassed most dagger makers. Even the swordsman Shao Qi had to praise him when he saw his casting process.
If there really is a so-called genius in the world, then a person like Yaoyang can definitely be regarded as a genius. At least when it comes to making daggers, his surname is extremely amazing.
Not only is Wu's surname amazing, but Yaoyang is also self-aware of the quirks of some masters, such as pretending. He fiddled with the metal embryo, and suddenly said to Hui Youlan, "Teacher Hui, did you hear anything?" ”
"Hear what?" Hui Youlan listened attentively, but there was no movement except for the "buzzing" sound in the furnace.
"I heard a mad dog barking, barking desperately, ripping its throat out. If you hear it, you'll be scared. Yaoyang said with a smile.
Hui Youlan glanced at the red embryo with a strange expression, and really didn't understand what Yaoyang was talking about.
Yaoyang was only to alleviate the dullness in the casting process, and while he was talking, he had already entered the process of forging the hammer.
The forging hammer process needs to fold and beat the embryo repeatedly to separate the impurities in the raw materials. Only after this link can the material be evenly distributed and the pattern revealed.
Yao Yang held the long-nosed pliers in one hand, observed the fire, and hammered it with the other. The weight of each of his hammer drops is different, and the weight is almost always determined after observation, and if the hammer is excessive, the material will be scrapped.
The beating lasted for more than an hour, and beads of sweat rolled down Yaoyang's forehead. And that embryo was folded and stretched nearly 100 times.
"100 percent off?" Shao Qi's expression was a little wrong, among the masters of his level, hundred-fold forging is not a difficult technique to master, but the problem is that the material used by Yaoyang is an alloy with extremely high hardness, if the hundred-fold method is used for forging hammers, it is very likely to lose its high hardness, which will make this casting a complete failure.
"It's strange, it stands to reason that he shouldn't have made such a mistake, was it a momentary negligence?" Shao Qi was a little restless.
No matter how anxious Shao Qi was, Yaoyang was so stable. After forging the hammer, the blade gradually takes shape, and the next step is to do the surface work. Yao Yang cooled down the reddish blade and began to sharpen.
Shao Qi finally couldn't bear it a little impatiently, and said to Huang Laoxie: "No, I want to go over and take a look!" ”
Without waiting for Huang Laoxie to respond, he had already run out of the door. Huang Laoxie and Dean Feng looked at each other, and they could only chase them out together.
"Finished ......" After more than five hours of casting, just when Hui Youlan was about to fall asleep, Mad Dog was finally completed.
Because of the time, Yaoyang just casually installed a simple wooden handle for the mad dog. After Hui Youlan decides on the decoration style, she can choose other materials to make up for the mad dog.
"This is what you call a knife that sharpens iron like clay?" Looking at the straight knife with a huge arc drawn from the back of the knife in front of her, Hui Youlan couldn't believe it. 10,000 contribution points to play such an ugly and simple thing, am I wronged?
"It's called Mad Dog, listen." Yao Yang flicked on the blade, and the blade made a muffled sound, which was indeed a bit like a dog barking.
Hui Youlan frowned, although she was only entrusted by others, and the other party did not ask for the quality of the knife, but she always felt that this mad dog was a little too unseemly.
"Jiang Yaoyang, your knife is too shabby, isn't it?" Hui Youlan said suspiciously, "You shouldn't be fooling me casually, right?" ”
As soon as her words fell, before Yaoyang could answer, she heard a "bang", and the door of the workshop was slammed open. Shao Qi rushed to Yaoyang's side, stretched out his hand and said, "Show me!" ”
"Who are you?" Yaoyang narrowed his eyes.
"My name is Shao Qi, nicknamed Swordsman. Since you're a dagger maker, you've heard my name, right? Shao Qi proudly reported his name.
Yaoyang blinked: "What's your name?" I haven't heard ......"
Shao Qi's face suddenly swelled into the color of pork liver, and he said embarrassedly: "You...... Are you really a dagger maker, you haven't even heard my name! ”
Huang Laoxie and Dean Feng had just chased into the door, and they happened to hear the conversation between the two, so they didn't dare to laugh, so as not to offend Shao Qi.
Seeing Huang Feng and the others appear, Yaoyang was not very surprised. He had long seen that something was wrong with Hui Youlan, and guessed that this commission was not simple. Now that the two of them have appeared, the real client has been exposed.
"Well, I'll try it for you." Yaoyang stuffed the mad dog into Shao Qi's palm, "Be careful, this dog is crazy!" ”
"I know." As soon as the knife was in his hands, Shao Qi could feel a tremble, mad dog mad dog, if you don't go crazy, you can't live! The kind of madness hidden in the knife is like fighting in a dark alley, entangled with the enemy and throwing himself on the ground, chopping down one after another, chopping into meat sauce and not stopping!
"What a crazy soul!" Shao Qi stuck out his tongue, his eyes lit up, and he let out a heavy gasp. Looking at him, it looks like he has also become a mad dog.
Yao Yang looked at Shao Qi in surprise, he could feel that Shao Qi was releasing a crazy aura, which was the madness he had instilled in the mad dog.
"He can understand the soul of a mad dog!" Yaoyang rarely met a person who could comprehend the true meaning of the knife, and suddenly had a feeling of meeting a bosom friend.
"Can I try?" Shao Qi asked Yaoyang.
"The knife is done, it doesn't belong to me anymore. You should ask them. Yaoyang pointed at Huang Laoxi.
"Then you don't have to ask." Shao Qi said, randomly finding an alloy steel bar from the workshop. It is a very hard steel that is generally used to build houses and can even resist earthquakes of about seven magnitudes.
Shao Qi's expression was solemn, and he slowly raised the mad dog.
"Boom", the mad dog slashed down, and the blade swept through the center of the steel, making only a crisp sound.
In the next second, the steel is disconnected from the center, and the cut is extremely smooth. And on the blade of the mad dog, there is not the slightest sign of damage.
"Sure enough, it's like clay!" The crowd exclaimed in unison.
"Good knives! Good knives! No wonder you have to use the 100-fold method to forge, it turns out to be to increase durability and lose some hardness! Shao Qi was full of praise, but at the same time, he showed a trace of regret.
"You see that, too?" Yaoyang also felt a little regretful, "If you can add some top-quality titanium, the toughness will be better." ”
"You've done a great job." Shao Qi said with a smile, "You can make this level of handmade knives at the age of eighteen, and you have a share of the top weapon casters in Bohai City!" ”
Shao Qi's evaluation is quite high, you must know that he can be regarded as a top weapon casting master in Bohai, and he is also the president of the Weapon Casting Association. One word from him can make people worth a hundred times. As long as his evaluation of Yaoyang spreads, within a few hours, Yaoyang's name will spread all over Bohai City, and there will be orders like snowflakes.
What's more, Shao Qi hasn't made a similar assessment for several years. So much so that he was a little cautious in his words, if his standards were a little more relaxed, maybe he would directly invite Yaoyang to participate in the qualification review meeting of the weapon master.
"Ahem, I actually made this knife by order." Seeing that Shao Qi's eyes had already lit up, Huang Laoxie walked over and unceremoniously snatched the knife away.
As an adventurer who has been fighting in the wild all year round, Huang Laoxie also felt a little different when he held the mad dog.
"Sure enough, it's a mad dog." Huang Laoxie showed a hint of joy, he finally understood what the "soul of the knife" was in Shao Qi's mouth.
It is a presence that cannot be seen or touched, but can be felt with the heart. Only a true master, who fuses his body and mind with his sword, can feel it.
The kind of madness on the blade, if used in actual combat, can definitely increase the efficiency of the attack a lot, and even exude a terrifying murderous aura!
"What a knife!" Huang Lao couldn't help but blurt out evil feelings. "Shao Qi, this kid is mine, don't want to rob it!"
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