Rohr led Abel as he marched through the blacksmith guild. Dwarf blacksmiths and human blacksmiths kept bowing to salute Abel. The master blacksmith badge on Abel's chest was particularly dazzling here.
"Master Abel, this is the gathering place. According to the rules, you can bring two attendants to observe!" Rohr looked at Abel with a very earnest expression. He works in the blacksmith guild and is also a blacksmith, and has already The intermediate blacksmith is about to reach the level of the senior blacksmith. If you can listen to the exchanges between these masters, you may be promoted to the senior blacksmith soon, and there is hope for further progress.
Abel saw what Rohr meant. He smiled faintly and said: "Rohr, I have worked hard on you along the way, and I almost got you involved. If you are willing, you can come with me. Of course, I have to make you do it." Once upon a time my followers!”
"Thank you Master Abel, thank you for giving me this opportunity!" Rohr did not dare to ask for this opportunity explicitly, but the meaning was slightly revealed in his words. He did not expect that Abel would agree to it. This was the gathering of the master blacksmith. On weekdays, it is rare to have a conversation with any master blacksmith even at the headquarters of the blacksmith guild, let alone this kind of opportunity to exchange experiences between master blacksmiths.
Rohr stepped forward and pushed open the door of the hall. This party hall was much larger than Abel imagined. Half of the space in the hall was a long table, with twelve dwarves and six humans already sitting on both sides. , two elves, what is particularly eye-catching is the master blacksmith badge on their chests.
Not far behind these master blacksmiths are their entourages. These people have no seats and are all standing there.
The other half of the hall is a blacksmith's operating table. The shelves on the side are filled with blacksmith's tools. Next to the operating table, a strange stone stove is constantly emitting red fire.
Of course, this was just Abel's momentary glance. When he saw Abel walking in, twenty master blacksmiths of all races stood up. Among them, Master Robin, whom Abel had just visited, left the long table and walked over.
"Master Abel, you're late!" Master Robin used the honorific at this time, not to distance himself from Abel, but to improve his status and not to let him down because he was his junior. Be wronged.
"Master Robin, fellow masters, I would like to apologize to you all for being so greedy for the scenery of the Rift Basin all the way, Abel!" Abel's attitude was very low, and he bowed and cast a spell on the twenty master blacksmiths in front of him. He said apologetically with a half-length salute.
"Master Abel, we are honored that you can come to the gathering of master blacksmiths. Come sit down and talk!" A dwarf master said with a smile. Abel's attitude made these blacksmiths who are countless older than Abel The master was very satisfied, although he originally had no objection to Abel coming late, and this attitude instantly improved the original impression a lot.
Abel's seat was arranged in the first vacant seat to the right of the main seat, but he did not sit in that seat because the status of that seat was too high. According to the rules of the Holy Continent, the seat at the top of the table is the most noble. And that location is currently vacant.
In addition to the distinguished position at the top, the second position is the position on the right. This arrangement is a bit difficult for Abel to accept. There is Master Robin who is two generations above him, and he is the youngest one here. , neither emotion nor reason should sit in that position.
Abel looked around and found Grand Knight Hoover. Of course he should be called Master Hoover here. There happened to be an empty seat next to Master Hoover. He bowed to the dwarf master who arranged the seat for him. He sat next to Master Hoover.
Sitting down, Abel found that among the twenty blacksmith masters, he only knew a few. Among the dwarf masters, he knew Master Robin and Master Thorin. The other three dwarf masters were from when he was undergoing master certification that day. Although I don’t know the assessor’s name, I know him.
On the human side, Abel only knew Master Hoover. This Grand Knight Commander had helped him a lot when he was in the Principality of Kamai. He nodded and greeted the master blacksmiths he knew.
"Master Abel is attending the party for the first time. I will explain some procedures to you later. I am the resident blacksmith Moli of the Blacksmith Guild. I will host today's party!" Master Moli, the dwarf blacksmith master with a white beard, said in a loud voice. .
"I got the news that Master Abel should be the last one to attend this blacksmith master gathering organized by the Blacksmith Guild. There are twenty-one masters in this master gathering, which is the largest number among the past ten!" Master Morley The voice is very encouraging.
However, except for Abel, the master blacksmiths here are all old men who have experienced many years of experience and did not respond to encouraging words. Moreover, Master Hoover beside Abel whispered in his ear: "Every time in these ten sessions, Master Blacksmith, there are basically only twenty of us participating, and you participated this time, so it’s the most ever!”
"What about the other masters?" Abel heard that there are thirty-six master blacksmiths, but there are only twenty here. Are there sixteen masters who never attend such gatherings
"The master blacksmiths who did not come are generally masters of blacksmiths trained by large organizations. The blacksmithing skills mastered by these masters cannot participate in such gatherings and exchanges!" Master Hoover seemed to explain disapprovingly to those masters.
"Let's move on to the first item, where each master will demonstrate the latest achievements they have achieved. This is your first time, Master Abel. If any of your skills can be made public, you can consider whether to demonstrate them as appropriate. If you Give up the demonstration, next time you will not be able to attend the master blacksmith gathering unless you agree to demonstrate your skills or you reach the master blacksmith level!" Master Morley's voice was still loud, and his expression looked very strange when he talked about the master blacksmith level.
As soon as Master Molly finished speaking, the master blacksmiths couldn't help but laugh and look at Abel. Abel thought this was a friendly expression of wanting to see his skills, but he didn't take it seriously.
The following demonstrations really opened Abel's eyes and allowed him to learn a lot of practical abilities. Of course, these demonstrations will not have any explanations. They are just a node in a quick and complete building process and will not require Demonstrate the entire process.
At this time, Abel also discovered that the strange stove was the same as the stove in Rogge's camp. It was caused by ground fire, which showed that the dwarves valued the blacksmith's flame.
Master Robin's demonstration was to pull a piece of iron into a piece of wire. This technique can be used with other materials in bow strings to make the strings harder. Of course, his demonstration could not let other masters know about the special piece of iron. The synthetic ratio only provides a direction. If other masters want to study it, they will also need a long time and energy to conduct a lot of experiments.
Some masters demonstrate adding improved combustion accelerants to the flames. This is completely a trick, and it is equivalent to advertising. If other masters want more intense flames, they can buy or exchange them from them.
Most of the blacksmith masters use the little skills they discovered in forging. Although they are not very important methods, they often play an inestimable role in forging.
What attracted Abel's attention the most were the two elven master blacksmiths. The strength of the elves itself was lower than that of ordinary humans, not to mention the dwarves with talent for strength. To be able to become master blacksmiths, it is conceivable that these two elves need to be stronger than the others. The master blacksmith takes more effort.
These two master elven blacksmiths specialize in the production of small items, especially jewelry. They demonstrated the skills of combining smelting of multiple precious metals and the skills of making removable gem rings.
The skills displayed are basically unusable by other blacksmith masters, but Abel believes that the skills demonstrated by these two elf master blacksmiths are the most valuable among all blacksmith masters, except Master Robin.
The production of jewelry is also an area that Abel has never studied before. The demonstrations of the two master elven blacksmiths at least gave him a research direction, and he also saw that the master elven blacksmiths have begun research on alloys. This should not be In a single case, if he attends more gatherings like this in the future, he might be able to get some alloy research data, which will provide him with a basis for forging more powerful alloy materials in the future.