Chapter 39: Willing
When he came to eat, these apprentices were idle people?Lu never gave up the corners of his mouth, but he didn't say anything.
At this time, Wang Gang said in a strong voice: "In order not to waste coal or the time of the big man, the rule of the competition is that after half an hour, whoever has a more efficient air supply wins." ”
"What kind of coal is wasted? I haven't started working for a long time. His hands itched. Few people will be furious. Let's play!" Wang Lishou had already taken off his leather vest and held a small hammer in his hand. "Be strong, you and I will form a team. Don't be idle, either. It's time to work tonight. Give me a blank space with 20 thin iron spears. Let me see if your skills have improved in the last six months. ”
Wang Lishou made a speech. Naturally, all the apprentices and blacksmiths catered to him one by one. They took advantage of the situation and quickly paired up. Then they prepared all the materials.
Lu Buqi found that all the matches were played by an older and a younger player. The older ones should be more experienced, holding iron tongs and small hammers, while the younger ones should hold a sledgehammer, which seems to be a more mature convention.
"Lu Yazi, Mei Yazi, the two of you are responsible for giving marks that do not give up and do not read. Li Hong will help you see it. Don't point the finger wrong!" Wang Lishou's face flashed a strange red glow, and he looked at Lu Yi's indomitable eyes with a hint of anticipation: "Let's start!"
When Lu Buqi and Wang Niansheng pushed the bellows hard, the furnace cylinder on the top of the furnace slammed shut, and the two-and-a-half-meter flame immediately reflected the entire furnace room, as if it was daytime.
The sound of clanging sounded, and Lu Buqi knew that it was Wang Lishou and others who threw the prepared iron into the furnace, and Lu Buqi also heard Lu Yazi's counting.
The bellows were whirring, and Lu Buqi didn't try his best to pull at first. He had the impression that iron had just entered the furnace and did not require much fire. After all, even ironmaking is a gradual process.
But in the eyes of others, Lu Zhishen's failure to give up the bellows made things seem a little difficult, and the speed was significantly slower than Wang Niansheng. The flame of the oven in charge of Wang Niansheng rose significantly faster. When Meimei Artistry reached the age of 50, Lu Zhishen did not abandon this side until he was 32 years old.
Many of them showed an expression of "it really was". In their opinion, Lu Buqi was still just a 13-year-old boy who had never been exposed to the ironmaking industry. How could he be Wang Niansheng's opponent? It's good to have such a performance now!
But only Wang Lishou always grinned, because he knew that Lu Chuan couldn't give up. What surprised him even more was that he found that Lu Zhishen had not given up his talent as a blacksmith, and even after pulling the bellows a few times, he had found a good condition.
However, with 32 times the gas supply, the molten iron effect achieved is not weaker than Wang Niansheng's 50 times the gas supply, which can be seen from the speed at which the blacksmiths on both sides took out the iron pieces.
When the jingle and the impact of different weights sounded in his ears, Lu Buqi's speed of pulling the bellows suddenly increased, because he also knew that in order to stay in Wang Lishou's blacksmith shop, he had to win Wang Niansheng first.
Lu Yazi was obviously a little surprised, as he found that some of his views had not come over completely, and the change in frequency made him a little confused. Lu Zhishen didn't give up the bellows faster, he was originally a two-handed person, but he became a one-handed person.
Wang Gongli's eyebrows rose slightly, and surprise suddenly appeared. Just now, Lu Jue didn't dislike it, and pulled the bellows carelessly. There was no visible courage in his body. But now, the sooner the better, the natural courage emerged, but it couldn't escape the eyes of the bone singer Wang Leehom.
"Kid, after half a year of hard work, I've raised my strength tactics to level nine. Wang Leehom's mouth whispered softly, and his heart was shocked. He suddenly understood why Wang Lishou could eat the meat of several good animals.
This land does not abandon the cultivation skills, and its strength is equivalent to that of a brave seven-eight chong master, and he dares to compete with the spirit beasts. Courage is practiced to the point of ninefold, I am afraid that if I encounter the spirit beast head-on, it will not drag Wang Lishou's hind legs, so encountering the spirit beast on the road is also an opportunity to kill.
Wang Niansheng also found that the frequency of land abandonment has accelerated. At first, he thought it would be more skillful to give up the land, so he sped it up. But when he realized that the speed of the abandoned land was not "faster", but doubled, he began to face it.
At first, Wang Niansheng sat on a fishing boat, and even though he was distressed by the coal, his speed was still a little slower. But now that he looks at it, he knows that Lu will never give up is really a bit of a skill, if he doesn't do his best, it is really very likely that the gutter will capsize.
As a result, the flame in the stove flew more and more carefree. The temperature of the entire forging chamber began to rise again. Many of the youngest apprentices, including Reed Yaz and Mayaz, stood outside the forge room.
However, Lu Buqi did not maintain high speed for long. When he was about to catch up with Wang Niansheng's gas supply time, he slowed down a little and acted as if he was exhausted. In fact, Lu Zhishen didn't give up until he saw Wang Lishou and the others put the iron materials in their hands into the furnace again. To prevent the flames from burning people, he slowed down. Otherwise, he wouldn't mind directly surpassing Wang Niansheng.
But after so many rounds, although Lu Chuan did not give up the gas supply several times like Wang Niansheng, people still looked at him in different eyes.
Wang Niansheng, who was sweating profusely, also changed his thinking. If he was still unable to respond at this time, and Lu Zhishen's basic ability was not weaker than him, then he could not become Wang Lishou's favorite disciple.
But even so, the stronger Wang Niansheng still didn't allow himself to be defeated by a new guy, after all, this guy was only 13 years old, and he was still a novice, not to mention that he was still a Jersey slave, a low-level person who only had a name or even a surname!
However, in less than half an hour, in the hustle and bustle of some other apprentices who did not participate in the rush work, Lu Zhishen's gas supply naturally exceeded that of Wang Niansheng, and he firmly held the leading position.
"The time has come!" Wang Leehom's voice also announced the results of the competition: "Never give up the gas supply 1961 times, never give up the gas supply 1887 times." ”
"Haha......" just threw a thousand hammers into the quenching trough next to it. Wang Lishou, who was shining with a bronze luster, seized the opportunity to pour cold water and laughed happily: "I said, I won't be wrong! If you don't give it up, you can slow down, and the coal will be burned by the two of you." ”
Wang Niansheng looks dirty, but he still supports air supply. Of course, it's already a lot slower. It was only when the slowest group finished tempering that they really stopped.