Chapter 7: The Way of Forging

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Ning Gang stood in front of the stage, looking at the prototype of the war knife that was already cold on the table, holding the handle, hesitating whether to return to the furnace to recast, or continue his father's work just now and forge the back of this war knife.

Recast and recast, it is possible that the prototype forged is not as good as the current handle. My father had already smelted the Warfall into the sword, and if I did it again, I don't know if it would have any effect.

But if he continued, Ning Gang really didn't have the confidence to be able to forge a white-level excellent battle sword. Because of the strength and position of his hammer, he will always be different from his father.

There was a rare look of hesitation on Ning Gang's face.

Lin Minglei and Ning Tianbang, who were standing on the side, also noticed Ning Gang's strange appearance, but they didn't speak, because they both knew that Ning Gang was hesitating about something.

This level needs to be passed by himself.

Recasting represents breaking all shackles and fully believing in their own strength, which is also what Ning Tianbang wants to see.

Because only self-confidence is a steady stream of motivation. Forging can fail, but confidence must not be lost!

"There are no distractions."

Ning Gang suddenly remembered the last sentence that Lin Minglei said to himself just now, "Yes, you must calm down and have no distractions." ”

Ning Gang took a deep breath, slowly closed his eyes, and seriously recalled what his father had said to him, the forging method "Three Stacks Mountain" that he had taught him.

"Three stacked mountains, three stacked mountains."

"Three, representing three techniques, three variations, and three strengths."

"Stacking, layer upon layer, the same surface, the same line, the same point, every time the hammer goes down, it must be smashed to the same position, there must be no deviation, and it must be able to achieve the hammer every time."

"Mountain, it means that the falling hammer should be like a mountain falling, the force should be swift, it should be hard, like a landslide, like a mountain crack."

"Sandi Mountain, it means to use three techniques in the same place, three fierce ways like a mountain falling, in the same place, three times in an instant, this is the original intention of Sandi Mountain, but also its essence."

"The original meaning of the Sandi Mountain, the essence of the Sandi Mountain."

Ning Gang muttered to himself, and at the same time the picture of the first forging sounded, "Okay! Original idea! Quintessence! Now that I have grasped the intent and the essence, there is nothing to worry about. Since I forged it, let's start all over again. ”

Thinking of this, Ning Gang opened his eyes, and without any hesitation, he threw all the prototypes of the war knife in his hand into the furnace.

"Good! Not bad! ”

Seeing Ning Gang like this, Ning Tianbang and Lin Minglei both showed a smile of relief, especially Lin Minglei's smile, which contained an inexplicable meaning.

"Dad, help me pull up the bellows, the flame is too small."

Ning Gang saw that the fire in the furnace did not meet his requirements, and it was a little too small, so he asked Ning Tianbang on the side for help.

"Okay."

Ning Tianbang smiled, and was about to bend over to pull the bellows on the side to help his son increase the firepower, but Lin Minglei waved his hand and signaled himself to come.

Ning Tianbang was surprised, but he didn't refuse, he also saw that today's boss and old friend Lin Minglei was a little different from the past, and today it seems that he intends to teach his son again.

Ning Gang saw Lin Minglei like this, he didn't say anything, just showed a grateful look.

The fire in the furnace also burst into flames in an instant, burning rapidly and making a crackling sound.

After about ten minutes, the prototype of the war knife had turned red and soft, and even molten iron was dripping in a few places, so Ning Gang put it back on the iron felt table.

Ning Gang held the hammer in one hand and smashed it hard at the iron bar in front of him.

"Be careful in forging, you can only hold the hammer with one hand, not both hands. Holding the hammer with both hands, it is not good to grasp the angle with the original. ”

Ning Gang remembered his father's words again.

"Forging is mainly about striking iron, not fighting to the death. If you only work hard, after a long time, not only tired, but also your arms will be numb and cracked, and you have to learn a clever word. ”

"Clever, to be clever in strength and angle, to be relaxed. As soon as the hammer goes down, it is necessary to let the hammer rebound naturally, which does not shake the hand, and the effect should be better, clanging, and rhythmic. ”

Ning Gang was calm, although after a while, sweat flowed from his body while standing by the stove, but Ning Gang was still not in a hurry, and every time he hammered down, he could fall to the place he wanted to smash.

Moreover, the three hammers that Ning Gang struck out in an instant always contained three changes in technique, and each time the strength was stronger than the other, which made Li Minglei, who was watching from the sidelines, nod secretly.

"Uncle Lin, the fire is a little smaller."

Ning Gang put the war knife that was already in some rudimentary form back into the furnace, feeling that it was a little cold and not warm enough. But the fire in the furnace was a little bigger.

Forging and fire are also very important, and only by mastering the heat can you smelt the shape you want. And the shape is different, the force and angle are different.

"Okay."

Lin Minglei smiled, how could he not know about this kind of fire, it was just deliberate.

However, this time, without waiting for Ning Gang to make a move, Lin Minglei said, "Ning Gang, the important thing in Sandi Mountain is the word 'stack', as long as the word 'stack' remains unchanged, the rest can be changed." ”

Ning Gang was stunned, not understanding what Lin Minglei meant, and even on the side, Ning Tianbang, who had been with Lin Minglei for more than ten years, showed a look of surprise.

This sentence is also the first time he has heard it.

"The technique can be changed, the force can be changed, and the angle can be changed."

Lin Minglei said slowly, "Three techniques can be six techniques, twelve techniques, twenty-four techniques, or even two hundred and forty techniques." ”

When Lin Minglei said this, there was an unprecedented momentum on his body, which was fundamentally different from the Lin Minglei that Ning Gang knew before.

"In the same way, three angles and three forces, it can be six, twelve, twenty-four, and so on."

"Three stacks of mountains, can also be called six stacks of mountains, twelve stacks of mountains, hundreds of stacks of mountains, and even thousands of stacks of mountains."

"Senjo Mountain"

Ning Gang muttered to himself, feeling as if he understood something in an instant, "Three, it can be changed"

Lin Minglei said this and did not continue to speak, because he saw that Ning Gang's gaze was already a contemplative color, so he gave him some time to digest.

"Boss Lin, you're here"

Ning Tianbang and Lin Minglei have been together for a long time, more than ten years, and the two have already formed a deep friendship, which can be described as brothers. It's just that Ning Tianbang always called him Boss Lin in front of a large number of people to show respect.

However, Ning Tianbang really didn't understand why Lin Minglei said this time, and Lin Minglei had never said this to himself.

Even Ning Tianbang didn't know that Lin Minglei had this kind of ability. Because he could feel that Lin Minglei's words just now were by no means simple.

He also thought that over the years, he had learned the same craft as his brother.

"It's fine."

Lin Minglei waved his hand and didn't explain, but always kept his eyes on Ning Gang.

Lu San, who was standing on the side, never spoke, anyway, Lin Minglei had already promised him that no matter what the forging result was afterwards, he would give him a white-level excellent combat knife, so he was not in a hurry.

From beginning to end, he thought that Lin Minglei was teaching his "apprentice".

After about ten minutes, the confused look in Ning Gang's eyes gradually disappeared and was replaced by a piece of clarity.

"Three variations, six variations, and more."

Ning Gang suddenly spoke, "I understand, the method of forging should not be limited, as long as I know the changes, they can be integrated into the method of forging, it can be hundreds, it can be thousands, it doesn't even have an end." ”

"Yes." Lin Minglei smiled and nodded, "Integrating your way of change into forging is your way of forging." ”

Lin Minglei didn't want to teach Ning Gang his cognition of change, because it would only fix Ning Gang's thinking and limit his development.

Lin Minglei saw that Ning Gang was very talented in forging. He is going to leave tonight, and the true essence of the Three Stacks of Mountain tells him what's the matter, and his development in the future will depend on himself.

"My Forge Way"

Ning Gang muttered again, and after a long while, he suddenly quickly grabbed the prototype of the war knife in the furnace and hammered it violently.

"Three."

The moment Ning Gang dropped the hammer, he made three changes.

"Four!"

Ning Gang hammered for less than a minute, and his technique, strength, and angle suddenly changed, and there was an extra change.

Lin Minglei, who was watching from the side, suddenly lit up, and said in his heart, "Okay!" ”。

He didn't expect that Ning Gang would really do it in this short period of time.

"Five!"

Nearly five minutes passed this time, and Ning Gang's falling hammer added another change.

"Beautiful!"

Lin Minglei had another shout in his heart, and he was even a little excited.

"Six!"

Lin Minglei's breathing was a little short, and fifteen minutes later, when Ning Gang's hammer fell, Lin Minglei saw another layer of change in it, becoming more ethereal and unpredictable.

"Genius"

Lin Minglei couldn't have imagined that Ning Gang would achieve such results just by giving temporary guidance.

You must know that when I originally figured out the six changes, it took me a whole month, and I was boasted about by the master for this kind of result.

And Ning Gang, who was constantly wielding the hammer in front of him, did it in just a quarter of an hour, this is not what a genius is.

It turned out that he still underestimated him, and when he knew that he had forged a white-level sword for the first time in forging, he thought it was a manufacturable material, but he didn't expect him to have such a talent in forging.

This child grew up by himself, you know, how good it is to take him as a disciple early

However, Lin Minglei also saw that at this time, Ning Gang's arm muscles were bulging, his muscles were leaking, a lot of sweat was dripping from his body, his skin was red by the stove, and he was short of breath, obviously he was about to reach the end of his body.

Lin Minglei knows that the more types of changes, the greater the load on the body. If the original three changes had a load of 10 on the body, then the current six types have a load of 100.

The growth and change of load is far from being as simple as 1 plus 1.

It is not easy for eighteen-year-old Ning Gang to do this.