"Thunder."

"Uncle Guo, are you looking for me?"

Blacksmiths, very few women. There are even fewer who are capable. And Lei Hao is nothing more than the strongest one among the female forgers.

Lei Hao's body is not much different from other girls because of his perennial work in blacksmithing. If there is any difference, it should be that her body is faster, and her breasts are much larger than those of girls of the same size. If you look at it from the outside, you wouldn't associate her with the forging at all.

"yes. You've been a blacksmith for over two years, right? ”

Uncle Guo is a good friend of Lei Yu's father. Over the years, she didn't have the slightest understanding of her father. Uncle Guo has always played the role of father and master. It was he who brought Lei Hao up and taught her her the skills she has now, if you don't consider the blood relationship, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is Lei Yu's father. And everyone else has already acquiesced to this relationship.

Lei Yu came to Uncle Guo as soon as she finished her work today, because Uncle Guo told her in the morning that she should come to him after finishing her work.

Although the two of them have an almost father-daughter relationship. But over the years, one is that Lei Yu has grown up himself, although the two are like father and daughter, but they are not biological father and daughter after all. And since Lei Yu became a forger, she has become more and more busy. So they don't live close to each other now, and the two of them see each other less and less.

Lei Hao is a person who aspires to be the strongest female forger.

"That's right, the Divine Weapon Forging Meeting will be held every four years. It's the event of our Ice Furnace. In this month's time, you don't need to be forging weapons, you can completely calm down, study and research to forge a good thing. It's not just about showing your personal worth. It is also to highlight the strong capital of our ice and snow furnace. After the forging is completed, all the works will be tried by someone to judge the high. Don't you want to be the strongest blacksmith? This event is also treated as a competition, because the ranking of the blacksmiths changes every four years, and they are officially sorted according to the ranking in this event. In the past, each person had a forger to study by himself, and no one knew how many catties and taels he had, but now he could know the gap between himself and others. You must prepare well, don't lose my face when the time comes! ”

Lao Guo may be out of doting on Lei Hao, or maybe he really has enough confidence in Lei Hao, although he said so in the end, judging from the smile on his face, he didn't seem to take this matter seriously at all. Tell Lei Hao that he just wants her to be happy. Because he knew that Lei Hao was looking forward to this matter.

"So fast! I've been a blacksmith for so long. Look at what you say. When have I ever disgraced you? Your face has always been so big, and it has never been lost, hahaha. ”

Lei Hao showed a playful appearance that would not be possible at all in normal times, and was coquettish in front of Lao Guo. Lao Guo enjoyed this time very much. He had no children and no daughters, but he didn't expect that in the end, he helped others raise his daughter so much. Looking at Lei Bao's playful appearance, he seemed to see that back then, he and Lei Shi were wandering together. It's not a relationship, it's a legendary friendship.

"Gao Meng, you don't need to do anything today. It's almost time for the quadrennial Divine Weapon Forging Conference to be held in a month. During this time, all the work can be put on hold. ”

Lao Xu is still the same, he comes to work slowly and leisurely every morning, holding his own teapot, as if he can't live without the teapot. After entering the door, I sat down in a chair and began to drink morning tea.

"Divine soldiers? Forge Congress? ”

Gao Meng heard this phrase for the first time, although Lao Xu chattered endlessly every day, but he had never heard of this conference, and he was interested for a while.

"This ...... It's normal that you don't know. You're still an apprentice and won't be exposed to these things at all. This event will only be open to blacksmiths. I wasn't interested in this conference at all. However, I am very satisfied with your performance during this time, and I am ready to take you to see and see. ”

Lao Xu's performance today is very different from usual. Seems...... It seems to be much younger. That's right, the feeling he gave Gao Meng today is indeed the same. But Gao Meng didn't know why he felt this way.

"Take me? Didn't you say that this conference was only open to blacksmiths? It shouldn't have anything to do with me, right? ”

Every newcomer who enters here, regardless of his level, has a two-year apprenticeship. During this time, they were the lowest class workers here. At this time, their identity and strength have nothing to do with it. After two years, there will be a comprehensive evaluation of their performance and ability, and when the time comes, qualified talents can continue to work here, according to their ability, there will be a systematic evaluation, and then they will really determine whether they will stay or not.

Of course, these are not Gao Meng's concerns, because he came to find someone, and he didn't plan to really stay here. And this conference, although he was curious, he didn't have any ideas.

"Come on, to hell with their rules. I said I could take you there, and I would naturally be able to take you there. Don't look at me, I don't seem to be doing much. But I'm not blind. Your abilities should never be just a small apprenticeship. I watch you every day, and although you don't talk much, you do a good job. Every weapon you forge is of the highest quality, and although it is not very formal in terms of craftsmanship, there is no problem with the quality. Also, you haven't forgotten what you said yesterday. If you really want to move the wheel of history, you can't do it alone. You also need a lot of help from people. And the best way to attract people is to make yourself famous. Man, it will always be like this. When you beg others to do something, they always look down on you, and you have to learn how to get others to ask you. I mean, you know? ”

As he spoke, Lao Xu's hands were not idle, he took the cup and poured two cups of tea. Gao Meng also sat down on the chair unceremoniously, picked up the teacup and drank it.

Although he doesn't talk much, Gao Meng's EQ and IQ are not low. He naturally understood what Lao Xu meant. Lao Xu: This is obviously to help yourself.

Lao Xu's words are not false at all. What the little monkey has done during this time is to beg people all over the world, saying that begging people may be a bit too much, but it is true. He struggled to win others over to him. But the gains were modest. Others simply don't believe what they say. Moreover, even if those people really have a heart for revenge, they will definitely not show anything until they see any possible surnames. And if ......

"Forget it, I'm not going around in circles with you. I'm not a big deal either. The reason why I say I can take you there is because each forge can choose to bring their own assistant to help. I'm sure to tell you that I can take you there. But whether you can seize this opportunity and make a difference is up to you. ”

Lao Xu saw the doubt in Gao Meng's eyes and explained helplessly. I wanted to brag before, but I didn't expect that this kid didn't give himself this chance.

"But...... Why are you helping me? Is it ......?"

Gao Meng was very puzzled by today's Lao Xu. This guy was so stingy with some tea yesterday, why is he so generous today. If something goes wrong, there must be a demon.

"I don't want you to help me become famous. Do you think this conference can be faked? Not only do I know how capable I am, but the people above me must know better than I am. Therefore, even if I see that you have the ability, it is impossible for me to steal the fruits of your labor. I only brought you in under the pretext that you were my apprentice. After I go in, I still drink my tea, and you can do as much as you can. As for why I want to help you, maybe because of what you said yesterday, I want to be rash too. However, I have this little ability, and if I want to help you with something else, I can't do anything. How about it, do you dare or not, give a happy word, if you don't dare, I will directly say that I will not go. ”

Today, the roles of the two seem to be reversed. Lao Xu's words showed endless youthful frivolity, but Gao Meng looked a little old.

"Dare!"

After a moment of contemplation, Gao Meng seemed to have made a lot of determination and said this word from his mouth. He can't be blamed for this, now, dozens of people in the village are all relying on themselves. Every decision he made had to be carefully considered, and if he were alone, he would naturally not be afraid of anything, but now it is different.

"That's just like words! Everyone has their own secrets. I'm sure you have, too. This conference can be seen as a competition. All you have to do now is to prepare, and tell me directly what materials you need, as long as there are here, you can use them as you like. If you are 100% confident, then you don't need to prepare. After a month, all the participating blacksmiths will be brought to the venue and complete their designs on the spot, and the forging time will be three days, which I believe should not be a problem at your speed. ”

Everyone has their own secrets. Lao Xu was able to say these words, it must be because he had some other secrets that he hadn't said. But Gao Meng didn't ask, just as Lao Xu also knew, Gao Meng must have a lot of unknown secrets, and he didn't ask. This may be the tacit understanding between smart people.

For the next month, Gao Meng was completely immersed in the development of weapons. He didn't dare to take out the ones that his master had given him directly, he had to convert them into something completely new. No one knows what kind of history their irresponsible master has, and if he directly shows what he has learned, he may bring some irreparable losses to himself.

Therefore, this month is Gao Meng's busiest day, and sometimes, he simply lives in the studio for a few days in a row.

The little monkey has already lowered Gao Meng's task. Now they are still doing their previous tasks, although now they are doing this, it is still as Lao Xu said, they are begging for people. But Gao Meng still asked them to continue to do it. Because he is confident that he will be able to gain something from this event, so that these advertisements made in advance will have a good effect at that time, and then it will be time for him to reap the rewards.

Whether these early investments can recover the results depends on Gao Meng's efforts. That's why he's been so desperate lately.

"I told you what you need, but ...... Isn't your kid's need too great? If it weren't for me being here with you every day, I would really suspect that you kid was going to secretly take these materials out and sell them! ”

Within a few days, Lao Xu began to regret what he said before. I said generously at the beginning, let Gao Meng speak directly if he needed anything, and he was definitely responsive. But now, he was really a little overwhelmed.

Because Gao Meng is now, it seems that the big mouth of the lion is not enough to explain his needs.

Now in Lao Xu's opinion, the combination of the two of them is like a deep resentful woman suddenly seeing a man, so that he, an elderly person, is satisfied with his life, and he may be able to parry at first, but he feels more and more that he is physically exhausted.

Not only Lao Xu will think so, but even the people above will think so, if it weren't for the fact that someone would check these materials every day.

This 'weapons factory' is carefully managed, and they will confirm the consumption of materials at the end of each day's work, so as to confirm that no one has unclean hands and feet, and once it is found...... No one has seen what the result will be, but I don't think it will come out well.

"What's wrong?"

Gao Meng has been immersed in constant attempts these days, and he didn't pay attention to Lao Xu's reaction at all. Now that Lao Xu said this, he was a little confused.

"What's wrong? You don't look at the list you give me every day! The materials you want are the best fucking ones, and the amount is so large! Let's not talk about the rarity of the material, just say that your daily consumption is more than double the usual! Isn't it obvious that we were lazy before! Can't you be subtle? ”

As he spoke, Lao Xu showed signs of going berserk. The key is that Gao Meng is doing this kind of materials every day, but this black cauldron has to be carried by himself, because no one knows that he is now using these materials as an apprentice in this elementary school. Whoever puts the black pot on it is uncomfortable.

"This ...... You can't blame me, it's what you said to use casually. Moreover, it is not in the experimental stage now, but is just making some semi-finished products to test the proportion of these materials, and it is inevitable that the consumption will be large. The point is, these materials are not recyclable, and they are not really wasted, so what's the big deal. ”

Gao Meng's words are justified. He is not a wasteful person himself, and he believes that every attempt is necessary. And as he says, these materials are recyclable, albeit much more slowly. But he really can't avoid this attrition now, and he has to get the attention of others at this conference.

"It's like the real thing. Blame me for owing, blame me for being careless, and be deceived by your previous honest appearance. It's really the reincarnation of heaven, and the retribution is not happy! I used to be out ......."

"You used to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger?"

"I don't!"

This is the first time the two have joked with each other. Gao Meng seems to have been completely immersed in forging during this time, so his surname has returned to his appearance many years ago. Because of the current environment, he remembered his son who was by Lei Shi's side back then. At that time, I was like a playful child who had finally found his own toy, and he could forge it every day with peace of mind. During that time, in the eyes of others, it may be **, but in Gao Meng's opinion, it was indeed the most relaxed period of time.

Lao Xu also discovered today's abnormality of Gao Meng, but he felt that this is the real surname of this child, and this is the surname that should be shown at this age. He began to think in his heart, what was this kid carrying that would make him suppress his heavenly surname so much.

The most terrifying thing is that as the time of contact comes to the bath, he finds that he is more and more influenced by this child. There were several times when he really wanted to tell Gao Meng that he was willing to go crazy with him.

"Is this the legendary innate leadership ability?"

Lao Xu asked himself in his heart. Other than that, he really didn't know how to make sense of it. Some people are able to subtly influence the people around them, their decisions, their surname, and even their life direction. He felt more and more that Gao Meng was this kind of person. The worst thing is that the person who is affected, that is, himself, still feels that he is very willing to be influenced.

"I'm not a ****!"

Lao Xu scolded himself countless times in his heart. He carried the black cauldron on Gao Meng's back during this time, although he kept complaining, but he didn't complain at all in his heart, but felt that he was doing a great thing. And when he complains, he will always be replied by this kid with extremely sharp words. It's like they've known each other for many years. Lao Xu himself has no bottom in his heart, and he doesn't know if he will really fall for this kid's way one day and follow him crazy.

Not only them, but also other workplaces consume a lot of time. Fortunately, the Ice and Snow Furnace is the most lacking in this. Although there are no abundant mineral resources here, there is a steady stream of metal materials coming here from the port every day. Even many places can't wait to send it here, and they are afraid that they don't want it here.

This really copes with Lao Xu's words: This is not **! No way, who made the forging technology here the most high-end. (To be continued.) )