During the three-year apprenticeship in the Iron Casting Division, the goal of the first year of the examination is to show the apprentices' talent in casting iron and sword making, and the second year of the secondary examination will further divide the future development direction of each apprentice. The main criterion and basis for the www.biquge.info of the pen and the fun and the pavilion is the test results, in which the apprentices with the highest grades can not only decide the type of refining weapons by themselves, but can even go to the higher-level bronze division to try to integrate and improve, and the apprentices with medium grades can only choose to refine swords, that is, the weapons worn by centurions and above, and the apprentices of the lower grades can only choose to refine the weapons and spears, that is, the weapons of ordinary soldiers.

Entering the Bronze Division to study, there is no doubt that it will consolidate and improve the skills and level of casting, directly speaking, it is easier to learn, to be able to be called a craftsman earlier, to have a certain social status, and to have more free discretion. Therefore, every apprentice expects to achieve the best results in the second year of the high school examination.

The second year's high school entrance examination came as scheduled. Azule had a lot to gain in other areas during the year, but he still focused the necessary time and energy on improving his skills in smelting weapons. Fortunately, the high school entrance examination generally does not eliminate apprentices, and at most when the grades are determined to be inferior, they will bear more labor.

Every apprentice has the heart to win, not to mention that the high school entrance examination is also related to everyone's future status. Therefore, Azule decided to choose a more difficult skill, that is, on the basis of the rough refining of the knife blank in the small test, refining a finished broadsword; in order to show the particularity of the finished broadsword, more likely to achieve good results and defeat others, Azule has long thought and summarized some refining methods that can give full play to the characteristics of the broadsword, which are specially used for horse warfare, and decided to add an adjustable length to the handle of the broadsword. The handle of the knife can be loaded and detached, so that the newly refined broadsword directly becomes a multi-purpose sword, which can be both long and short, and can be used immediately.

Azule focuses on three phases: ore screening, blade design and forging and forming. He even took out the ore that he usually reserved privately for refining broadswords, and walked through more than a dozen warehouses to select ores. By the time the other fifteen apprentices had begun to refine, Azul had just chosen the ore to be used. In terms of blade design, Azul paid special attention to controlling the weight, length and width of the broadsword, and for the first time since he became literate, he described and drew the design of the blade, and made many adjustments through his own imagination and verification. In the process of forging and molding, Azule chose the time, decided to form it in one go, and did not need to do secondary processing in the middle, and revised his ideas in the casting process, and used casting to test his original verification.

In nearly ten years, sixteen apprentices have cast finished products, which also reflects that after two years of study, casting iron into soldiers is no longer a particularly difficult thing, and the advantages and disadvantages can only be manifested in the fineness, shape, design, etc.

Arite asked the apprentices to show their finished products in a centralized manner, and six of them directly chose the easier to refine Ge and halberd, and ten apprentices refined knives, but the knives also had long and small sizes. There is no doubt that the six apprentices who refine the Ge and halberds are directly designated as the lower grade, in addition to the six, there must also be three people who are designated as the lower grade, a total of nine inferior weapons, and the other five weapons are determined to be of the middle grade, and two are determined to be the upper grade. Master Arit directly selected three knives from the ten handles, and the ones with uniform shape and smoothness were the next grade. Among the remaining seven knives, Arite picked and chopped, and even made a chopping action separately, and finally selected three knives.

"The lower grade has been decided, the middle grade is still one handle, as for the upper grade, it will be produced among the remaining three handles, choose two out of three, and the caster of these three knives will stand up", Master Arit said solemnly.

Azul was excited, and his broadsword was one of them.

"Let's talk about it, how do you envision it, what are the key casting processes, and what are the key points?" said Arieter slowly.

Niga, Azul, and Azuriti stood up separately, and respectively told the key and key points of their casting according to the master's request, and waited for the master Arit to announce the final answer.

"Niga's short sword takes into account the ratio of weight to length, and takes into account the distribution of thickness, which is very good; the broadsword designed by Azul can be long or short, and the main link from material selection to molding is specially individualized, which is even better; Asuliti's sword-like weapon, although it is a bit nondescript, but connoisseurs know that as long as the right people use this strange weapon, it will be very powerful. Each of these three swords has its own purpose and has its own strengths, and Asur and Asuliti are temporarily tied for first place. Next, from the point of view of appearance, the main consideration is gloss and uniformity, Niga's short sword and Azule's broadsword are better, and Asuliti's weapon is a bit strange, only suitable for a few people, so Azule and Niga are tied for first place. Finally, judging from the differentiation and selection of materials you introduced, Azule and Niga were more careful and cautious, so it was determined that Azule and Niga were tied for the first place. On the whole, it is judged that the weapons cast by Niga and Azul are classified as of the highest grade. Arit finished speaking in one breath, and finally revealed the answer.

"According to the principle of the high school entrance examination, the apprentice who casts the top grade will go to the bronze division to learn bronze casting in the next year, and the apprentice who casts the middle grade will concentrate on casting knives and swords in the future, and the apprentice who casts the lower grade can only cast and refine the Ge and halberd in the future; Without waiting for Arit to finish, he turned and left.

The apprentice was still immersed in tension and excitement, and although some were unwilling, some were unwilling, and some were fearless, it was all a foregone conclusion. Asuriti walked to Niga and Azule and said, "Hmph, Arit is biased towards you, isn't it that the weapon I cast is better, like a sword and a sword, and a sword is better than a sword, let's see!"

Asur, Niga, and Azuriti looked at each other, and Azul and Iga were speechless, watching Azuliti walk away. Azul was about to return to his residence when Niga, who had also been selected for the highest grade, approached him.

"Congratulations to you Azule, everyone says that you like to listen to the Central Plains people, but I didn't expect that your casting skills were not distracted by this at all, and you will have to take more care of each other in the future. But I heard that the apprentices of the Bronze Division are all people with roots in the four major tribes, and I am really not sure whether what awaits us is kindness or neglect. And it is said that Asu Liti seems to have some status in the Asu tribe, and his brother is in the Bronze Division, hoping that there will be no trouble. Nica whispered.

"I'll know when the time comes, congratulations, Niga, and see you after your annual leave. Azule didn't say much, and left silently, thinking that he had won the high school entrance examination, and he was one step closer, but he had no foundation and backing, and he was also unsure about the possible encounter of going to the Bronze Division.