Chapter 26: The Academy's Foundry Room
Shaking his head, Master Fan Ke smiled bitterly and said, "No, absolutely not." This kind of stone contains wonderful energy, and only this kind of energy can stimulate this formation, and other energies cannot do it. ”
Scratching his head, Mo Yu said helplessly: "Okay, if it really doesn't work, we can only hire a team to help us transport some over." Personally, though, I think it's better to look for alternatives, which is important. We can't always carry these stones, right? ”
Hearing Mo Yu's words, Fan Ke frowned and said:
"I'm afraid it won't work, I've already tried, and it's going to be very time-consuming, and... Even if you can find a replacement material, you have to buy it or find it, in that case. You might as well just use this.
There are many benefits to using this material, and this material, which is everywhere in the canyon next to the fast ore vein in Omai City, can be described as inexhaustible.
And it doesn't cost a penny, and in order to facilitate transportation, the stones can even be ground into powder, and after being transported, some glue is used to solidify them. Facing Fan Ke's opinion, Mo Yu thought for a moment, then nodded categorically and agreed. In terms of research, it's better to leave it to Fan Ke to decide.
While thinking about it, Fan Ke suddenly said to Mo Yu with a heavy face: "There is still a serious problem, we.... There is no money. ”
"Uh.... It seems like that's really the case. ”
"Let's be confident and get rid of it."
The two of them collapsed to the ground for a while, they had no money, what should they do? Let's not talk about Senior Fan Ke, how many funds are there now, and now Mo Yu and Su Qin's funds add up to only 28 gold coins, these 28 gold coins are still saved by their part-time jobs intermittently in the past five years, going to such a far place to mine things, travel expenses, mining fees, accommodation fees, and all kinds of expenses.
Mo Yu looked at Fan Ke, as if he was thinking about something: "By the way, is there anything in Fan Ke's Senior Academy where you can work or something?" ”
Fan Ke held his chin in his right hand and thought for a while: "It seems that there is no ......., but there is a forging room in the school, and there is a shortage of people all year round..."
"Great!" Mo Yu jumped up from the ground excitedly, you know, Mo Yu is in the dwarf village, and he follows the village chief there every day to learn casting, and for this aspect, I am afraid that no one in the academy is more proficient than him. And the dwarf's forging technique is one of the best, and there is a shortage of people in the forging room in the academy, which is simply tailor-made for Mo Yu.
Fan Ke also got up from the ground at this time, looking Mo Yu up and down, although the muscle lines on Mo Yu's body were very obvious, but his thin figure couldn't wield the hammer weighing dozens of catties in the forging room, and after observing for a while, he said to Mo Yu: "You should ...... I won't go to the academy's forging room....., let me remind you, although the teachers over there are very good, but do you know that the status of those teachers in the academy is lower than that of students, I suggest you don't go over.... And you're in this body...."
"Hey, don't worry, don't look at me so thin, in fact, I'm also a blacksmith." Mo Yu picked up the hammer on his waist and waved it up and down, proving that he was a piece of casting material.
"Hey, okay, okay, it's not too early, you go back first, I'll give you those two sets of formations tomorrow."
After waving goodbye, Mo Yu walked out of the basement and pushed open the door of the cabin, it was already night outside, the bright moonlight was already shining on the broad ground, and the fireflies in the grass were also slowly fluttering.
"It's night after a while, time flies so fast," muttered in his mouth, Mo Yu walked down the marble steps on the side of the road, step by step towards the dormitory in the mountains and forests.
Early the next morning, Fan Ke handed over a small bag of stones to Mo Yu, and at the same time handed a note and a ruler to Mo Yu. The slip of paper records various parameters, while the ruler is used for measurement.
After memorizing the parameters on the paper, Mo Yu burned the note casually, you know... Although it is difficult to work out this formation. It not only requires a lot of time, energy, but also a very strong sense of observation and curiosity, and finally some luck to be able to study it. If someone else accidentally discovers something that Fan Ke has been studying for so long and misappropriates it, it would be an unimaginable thing. But if you want to learn how to set up a formation, it only takes a little effort.
Later, under Mo Yu's reminder, Fan Ke ground all the stones into powder, and then mixed them with several substances to solidify and form, so that even if someone wanted to analyze, it would be difficult to analyze what kind of material it was made of.
And after Mo Yu finished class this afternoon, he gave Su Qin the position and accuracy of the second set of formations and formations, and after explaining it, he went to the forging room in the academy that Fan Ke said yesterday.
Coming to the forging room, Mo Yu walked in directly. As soon as he entered the door, there was a rush of heat, which was the same in any forging room, of course, the temperature of the dilapidated forging room that Mo Yu belonged to himself in the dwarf village was much lower than here.
As soon as you enter the door, there is an open hall, and on the right side of the hall, there are all kinds of made iron tools, not only farm tools, but also all kinds of armor and weapons. After all, in this world, there are only a few high-level pulse masters, and weapons are still needed. And the price of weapons too
Nature is much taller than farm implements. These forged weapons and farm tools should be made according to the requirements of the academy's training for students, as well as the peasants in the academy.
Seeing these weapons, Mo Yu couldn't help but think of when he was learning to forge with the village chief in the dwarf village, the dwarf forging technique was really powerful, but because there were enemies outside, the sale of weapons was also eliminated. Therefore, the dwarves have been living in seclusion in the Great Forest of Landong.
But if Mo Yu used the dwarven forging technique to open a manufacturing and forging factory here, what kind of income would he have?
"Little one, what are you doing here? Get out of here, it's dangerous here. While Mo Yu was thinking, a loud voice interrupted his thoughts.
When he looked up, a big man with his upper body exposed was looking at him, his muscles bulging under his dark skin, and he looked extremely strong, holding a large casting hammer in his hand, and his forehead was covered with sweat.
"Hello, teacher. I wanted to ask if there was a need for apprenticeships here. Mo Yu's voice was crisp, and although the blacksmith shop was full of the sound of tapping steel, it was still clearly heard by everyone.
Most of the blacksmiths' work stopped, looking at Mo Yu with a kind smile, in fact, blacksmithing is one of the lowest professions, in the academy, the identity of blacksmiths in the foundry room is even lower than that of students. The teachers here are people of poor origin, who rely on strength and skill to eat, and although they are rough in appearance, most of them are extremely kind.
The big man who spoke before looked Mo Yu up and down a few times, and said, "Children, don't make trouble, let's go, it's not safe here." Do you look like you're a blacksmith? Besides, we don't have a small apprenticeship like yours here. I'm afraid you won't even be able to pick up a casting hammer haha. ”
Mo Yu found out that he was still wearing a neat and clean lead-gray school uniform, yes, how could he be a blacksmith when he was dressed like this.
"I'm sorry, uncle, I'll come later." With that, he turned and ran out. The foundry room is very close to the dormitory, and it is also in a clearing at the foot of the mountain. When Mo Yu came back again, he had already changed into his original clothes, a gray power suit, and an extra set of protective gear from the casting.
As soon as he entered the door, Mo Yu didn't look for anyone else, and found the big man from before, "Teacher, do you think I can be an apprentice like this?"
The big Han teacher, when he saw Mo Yu's body, was stunned for a moment: "Little guy, aren't you making fun of me." ”
Mo Yu said honestly: "Of course not, uncle, that's the case." I'm from a small village, and I'm studying here, but I don't pay for the tuition, but an acquaintance of the village chief helps me take it. So now I want to earn some living expenses, I have time every afternoon, our whole village depends on casting to eat, since I was a child, I have been learning casting with the village chief, I want to come to you to mix a bowl of rice. ”
Listening to Mo Yu's words, Dahan's face suddenly softened, they were all from poor backgrounds, and they suddenly felt great sympathy in their hearts, not to mention, this child was still studying at Moku Oath Academy, Dahan Suo said: "Okay." If you want to come, then come. It's a chorework for us, and you can always do it if you serve tea and water. But the pay isn't too high, how about it?"
"Teacher, don't look at me so thin, in fact, I have a lot of strength, and I can swing your casting hammer. I'm no problem forging pig iron. Mo Yu pointed to a giant sledgehammer that the big man had placed on the casting table.
The big man laughed: "Little guy, I think it's good that you can pick up the hammer on your waist, don't be reckless." He turned to the big men next to him and said, "Brothers, our new guy said that he can also forge you believe it or not?"
The blacksmiths also burst into laughter, Mo Yu looked tall and thin, although there were still a little muscle lines on his body, but from the outside, who could believe that he would cast. Moreover, the hammer that the teacher put on the forging table was made of black iron and weighed two hundred catties. The size is also much larger than the casting hammer on Mo Yu's waist.
Dahan stopped what he was doing and put the casting hammer on the ground, "This way, if you can afford to hold my hammer, I will trust you." ”
As he spoke, he handed the hammer handle to Mo Yu. Because the hammer head was in contact with the ground, he was not afraid that Mo Yu would hit it if he couldn't hold it.
"Teacher, you're removing impurities from this piece of pig iron. I'll help you finish it."
He took the handle of the casting hammer from the big man, and at this time, he became the focus of the entire forging room, and all the blacksmiths looked at him with a funny expression. However, soon they couldn't laugh because Mo Yu had already lifted the casting hammer, and it was lifted flat in front of him.
This casting hammer is heavier than an ordinary casting hammer by more than three layers, and as soon as the casting hammer leaves the ground, Mo Yu has a judgment. Although it was heavier, with the foundation laid in the dwarf village and the support of the spiritual power in his body, Mo Yu had already lifted the two-hundred-pound jet-black iron hammer high.
Seeing Tang San slowly lift the casting hammer, Dahan's eyes widened, and he exclaimed: "Good strength, worthy of being the son of our blacksmith." ”
Mo Yu skillfully pulled up the bellows, stared at the pig iron on the stove with burning eyes, exhaled loudly, and slammed the two-hundred-pound casting hammer.
The spiritual power in the body was running, the soles of the feet were tightly attached to the ground, the calves suddenly exerted their strength, Mo Yu's body turned halfway, and the huge casting hammer slashed obliquely in the air and hit the piece of pig iron hard. When there was a loud bang, the smiles of all the blacksmiths turned into consternation, and then, with the rebound of the hammer, Mo Yu turned around quickly, and the hammer in his hand was picked up again, and there was another loud bang, and the hammer fell heavier than before on the red-hot pig iron.
"Teacher, please help me pull the bellows. The temperature is not enough. Mo Yu said quickly, and his third hammer had already been picked up again. This time, the casting hammer was more castrated, bringing a whining wind.
The teacher was also an old blacksmith, so he naturally understood the consequences of insufficient temperature, so he hurriedly squatted aside and pulled up the bellows.
While pulling the bellows with all his might, he stared at Mo Yu who was pounding tightly, and his eyes could no longer be described as surprised.
The other blacksmiths knew how heavy his hammer was, and naturally knew the difficulty of striking continuously. Especially like Mo Yu, a hammer is heavier than a hammer, and a hammer like this is extremely physically demanding, and it requires accurate control, and if you are not careful, you may be taken out by the hammer and dislocated your wrist. And with this hammer method, the teacher can only return to forty-eight hammers at most, and Mo Yu has already finished the fourth hammer and is preparing for the fifth hammer.
I don't know how long it was, when the last knock was completed, Mo Yu took the casting hammer and turned it around twice in a row, dissolving the momentum on the hammer, and the sledgehammer head went down and fell to the ground again. The hearts of the blacksmiths and the blacksmiths shook at the same time.
Fifty-one hammers, the whole fifty-one hammers continued to strike, and the shape of the piece of pig iron forged by Shi San had not changed at all, but it had shrunk as a whole.
What Mo Yu did, this teacher could do it if he asked himself, but it required a lot of physical strength with this hammer method. And Mo Yu was only sweating slightly, and he didn't show any exhaustion.
Mo Yu swept the slight sweat on his forehead with his hand, and asked the teacher who had been shocked for a long time with a smile: "How about the teacher, can I stay?" ”
Relieved from the shock: "Aha, clams are okay, how about I give you four silver coins a day?" ”
"Four silver coins? Wouldn't it be too much. Mo Yu asked.
The teacher hurriedly waved his hand: "No, no, no, if you are as skilled as you, the four silver coins have all been succumbed, but our forging room does not have such a high economy." Let me introduce myself again, my name is Tie Xing, and I am the teacher in charge of this foundry. ”
"My name is Mo Yu, and I am. He is a student in the 15th class of supernumerary. Mo Yu paused, but still said his class.