Seeing his flustered look, Dong Qianqiu couldn't help but chuckle.
"Are you stupid?" Dong Qianqiu found it hard to equate the somewhat disheveled young man in front of him with the guy who was as wise as a demon in battle, but at this moment, he seemed even more adorable.
"It's because you run so fast. Why are you so fast now? Have you been infected by that madman?" Lan Xuanyu said with some embarrassment.
Dong Qianqiu snorted and said, "Who used him to infect me? I'm in the fourth ring."
Lan Xuanyu was stunned, "You're already at the fourth ring?" He finally got close to the third ring, and originally thought that he could catch up with Dong Qianqiu's pace, but he didn't expect that after not seeing him for just one day, he had already reached the fourth ring.
Qian Lei and Liu Feng both have three rings now, but he is still the one with the weakest soul power.
He had a helpless expression, and Dong Qianqiu suddenly said softly: "It's okay, don't worry. You have a good talent. You will catch up soon."
"Of course." Lan Xuanyu straightened his chest. He had no doubt about his talent. He was a man who was favored by the Dragon God and had dragon scales on his body. What's wrong with two rings? If he released the Heavenly Saint Rifting Halberd, even if he met Tang Yuge again, he could fight him head-on, right
Dong Qianqiu curled his lips, "Arrogant guy. Well, I'm leaving, go and learn your forging by yourself."
"Aren't you going with me?" Lan Xuanyu looked at her in surprise.
"Who's going with you? Forging is such a rough job that it's not suitable for us girls. And you'll definitely sweat and be disgusted by me. I'm leaving." After saying that, she suddenly kicked Lan Xuanyu, then turned around and ran away with a smile.
Although Lan Xuanyu reacted immediately and raised his hand to grab her, he still missed. He couldn't help but feel a little itchy and shouted, "If you have the guts, keep leading and wait for me to catch up with you, hehe!"
Dong Qianqiu turned back and made a face at him while running, then ran away faster.
Watching her leaving, Lan Xuanyu suddenly realized something. She actually... came here just to accompany him. She also apologized to him and explained the previous estrangement.
I couldn't help but feel warm in my heart, and I was in a good mood. When I was in a good mood, I seemed to be a little clearer.
Walking into the Shrek Forging Association, it looked very simple, not rough, but as soon as Lan Xuanyu entered the door, he felt a tough style.
On the ten-meter-high wall on the left, there are pictures of various metals, with annotations under each piece, explaining the metal's name, origin, and characteristics.
There are probably thousands of rare metal introductions on this wall. It really deserves to be the Blacksmith Association! Familiarity with the characteristics of various rare metals must be the first thing a blacksmith has to face. Just like learning battle armor design, you have to memorize the diagrams of various soul guide arrays. This is the foundation.
The entire hall of the Blacksmith Association was made of metal. On one side was the reception counter, where some young men who looked to be around 17 or 18 years old sat, probably students.
"Junior, are you here to learn forging?" A tall and strong young man came forward.
“Hello, senior. I’m Lan Xuanyu, a first-year student. I would like to try forging to see if I’m suitable for it.” Lan Xuanyu immediately explained his purpose.
"Okay. Then come with me." The young man laughed and patted Lan Xuanyu on the shoulder.
His palms were strong and powerful, at least that was how Lan Xuanyu felt. They hurt him, but fortunately his bones were still strong.
The young man walked directly inside, and Lan Xuanyu hurriedly followed him, "Senior, don't you need to register or something?"
"No need! Your school uniform and soul communicator can prove that you are indeed from our school. Aren't you just trying it out? You may not join us yet, so registering is a waste of time. It won't be too late to register when you are sure you want to join."
What you said makes sense, it's really efficient! Lan Xuanyu found that he seemed to like the style here a little bit. That is, why waste time? It's the most direct to get to the point.
As the young man walked, he did not forget to teach earnestly: "My junior brother! Our academy is short on time and urgent tasks. Unless you have already been admitted to the inner courtyard, you need to cherish every minute. I am also helping you save time, of course, for myself."
Going upstairs, the young man took Lan Xuanyu and directly opened a door on the second floor. The door was also made of metal, and what surprised Lan Xuanyu was that the door was very thick, more than half a foot.
The room was not big, only about 20 square meters. In the middle was a forging table that took up 10 square meters. On the other side was a shelf with a dozen kinds of metals on it. Each one was about one eighth of a cubic foot, not too big, but not too small. Different rare metals exuded different lusters.
This was the first time that Lan Xuanyu had seen rare metals up close, and he couldn't help but concentrate a few more times.
The young man said, "Choose one you like and give it a try. Forging is nothing, it's just forging!"
Lan Xuanyu thought, it's really simple and crude! However, this was his first time trying forging, and he really wanted to find his own feeling. He immediately felt that this was pretty good. The senior didn't explain too much, so it wouldn't interfere with his judgment. Whether he liked it or not, he had to try it himself.
As he thought about it, he also looked at the metals in front of him.
There are more than a dozen pieces of metal, each with different colors, including silver, dark gold, black, and red.
Some have faint cloud patterns on them, some have star-like lights on them, and some have nothing on them, just a simple look.
After just a quick glance, Lan Xuanyu's eyes fell on a piece of silver-white metal. There seemed to be many silver reflective spots on this piece of metal. Although it didn't have a strong luster, for some reason, Lan Xuanyu was immediately attracted to it at first sight. It seemed that there was a voice in the dark telling him to choose this piece of metal.
Subconsciously, he picked up the piece of metal. It was heavy, really heavy compared to its size.
"Chen Yin! A good choice." The young senior said with a smile.
Is this metal called sunken silver
Lan Xuanyu had no knowledge of rare metals. He was just curious about the small but heavy piece in his hand.
"Give it here, I'll teach you." The senior waved to Lan Xuanyu.
Lan Xuanyu hurriedly took the sunken silver and walked over. Taking the sunken silver from his hand, the young senior stuck it into a slot on the forging table.
"There's a button here, right? Before forging, the metal needs to be heated to make it more ductile and plastic. The forging process, especially the primary forging, is mainly to remove impurities in the metal. To purify the metal. We generally say that a hundred forgings purify, a thousand forgings refine the soul. In other words, it takes at least a hundred folding and forgings to make a piece of metal have enough purity. If it exceeds a thousand forgings, the metal will undergo a qualitative change, and it may even have its own soul. Of course, this is far away from you. You don't need to think too much on your first try. After the metal is heated, you can try to knock it yourself to see if you like it or if you have any insights."
Lan Xuanyu nodded silently, and pressed the button under the guidance of his senior. Suddenly, a crack appeared on the forging table, and the piece of silver slowly sank. A hot breath also came to his face. There was a furnace under the forging table, which was indeed very convenient.
"Our forging tables are very smart. They will forge different metals according to their melting points. They will melt them to the most suitable temperature for forging, and then they will automatically rise up, and you can start forging. Here, take it."
As he spoke, the senior took a forging hammer and handed it to Lan Xuanyu.