I walked in front of Alaya with my arms around Heyue's shoulders.
He walked in front of Alaya with his arm around her waist.
Holding Heyue in the posture of a princess hugging her, she walked in front of Alaya.
Holding hands with Heyue, she walked in front of Alaya while dancing.
Sitting in the corridor with He Yue and having a drink.
Repeated double jumps on the wooden floor...
Not only did Alayya's demeanor not change in the slightest, but she gradually became suspicious.
Finally, after I had walked the backyard corridor dozens of times in just ten minutes, I had an epiphany.
It's not about Heyue and I, it's because Liushi's method is outrageous.
So I decisively chose a strategic retreat, kicked open the door of the forging room when I went back, and went to settle accounts with Liushi.
But what I didn't expect was that Liu Shi didn't seem to notice that I entered the house at all, and all his attention was on the ready-made sword in front of him. The whole body of the sword was pitch black, and when the firelight shone, you could see the dark purple patterns on it. Liu Shi was holding the hilt of the sword in one hand and a file in the other, and was polishing the blade in a strange way.
Although I was very annoyed, I moved a chair and sat down, waiting for Liushi to finish.
But gradually, I found that his forging this time was different from the previous ones. As if he was suffering from great pain, his eyes, which seemed to be awake all the time, were now rounded, and his dark eyes were quickly scanning every corner of the sword. Cleverly holding the file in his hand, he kept walking around the sword, sparks splashed on the back of his hand, and he didn't even bat an eyelid. Sweat kept falling down his cheeks, and the intensive panting made me have no doubt that he might die suddenly at any time.
And in the end, when he put down the file, he held the sword with one hand and waved it lightly. In an instant, the strong wind in the forging room suddenly blew up, and the sword body emitted a strange light. There was a crisp sound like a bone burst inside the sword. But then, with a deafening explosion, the entire sword instantly exploded into countless fragments.
At the moment when the sword body exploded, I swung my sleeves and calmly blocked all the debris coming towards me, but Liushi was not so lucky. He was blown backward by the surging recoil, and his thin body hit the chair, smashing the wooden chair into a pile of pieces. The fragment of the sword pierced his flesh, and blood flowed.
Liushi coughed twice and spit out a mouthful of blood on the ground.
As if hearing the sound of an explosion, Liushi's butler Naru rushed in to help him treat the wound. First use the small pliers that you carry with you to remove the iron pieces embedded in the meat, and then apply the ointment.
During the whole process, Liu Shi didn't say a word, nor did he cry out the pain. His gray eyes were fixed on the ceiling, still thinking.
It was not until long after Naru had bandaged his wound that Liu Shi let go of his hand, letting the broken hilt of his sword fall to the ground.
He turned his head, glanced at me, and asked:
"... did the blond girl react?"
I shook my head.
Liu Shi leaned against a piece of broken wood and said without emotion:
"That's it. Ha... This is normal. After all, it is a stray dog that was picked up, and it has no right to interfere with what the owner wants to do... It would be nice to have a home. Whoever the owner has a good relationship with, shut up the stray dog. What is it? Come to think of it, why do you have such ardent feelings for such a humble person?"
Liu Shi narrowed his eyes and said wearily:
"People in this world are not all light-seeking. Many people live happily in their own dark corners. Why bother them..."
I always feel that Liushi is more mournful than before.
Seeing him like this, I couldn't bring myself to get angry with him. Naru helped him to sit down, and went to clean up the debris of the chair.
I asked:
"Did you do some experiments just now?"
Liu Shi stared at the bandage on his hand and replied:
"Yeah... but as you can see, it failed again."
I suddenly remembered that according to Bai Huang, Liu Shi pushed his wife into the fire pit and burned it because he had been studying one thing. So I tentatively asked:
"You've been doing this experiment? Can you tell me about it?"
Liu Shi's long bangs covered his eyes, and said without emotion:
"Ah... If the Lord City Master asks, it's not something that you can't say."
He raised his head, his eyes were unfocused, and he spoke slowly:
"I don't know if the city lord knows it, but now the mainstream forging method is customized forging. Let's take swords as an example. Different people use different kendos, and the flow of sword aura is also different, but swords are dead, so the same A sword, some people can use it smoothly, and some people are not used to it. Later, a blacksmith proposed a customized forging method, which is based on a person's cultivation level, martial arts learned, and unique habits. He tailor-made the most suitable weapon, and this weapon can only exert its greatest effect in the hands of this person, and it can also be called an exclusive weapon."
I can understand this.
Liu Shi sighed and said indifferently:
"But in my opinion, the so-called custom-made forging is nothing more than a show that the upper class likes to play. The circulation and exchange of realm, martial arts, habits, and breath, this kind of thing can't be simply told and I understand. For example, just like I now know your way of speaking, personality and other elements, I can't imitate you perfectly... because there are many details that you can't explain, and many things that I can't explain. It’s understandable. The so-called customization is a scam from the beginning. No one can really empathize with others, and what they make is just a bottle of less than half a bottle.”
As he spoke, Liu Shi picked up a piece of iron on the ground with his bandaged hand, and said:
"However, there is a method that is theoretically feasible. That is, when forging, the shape of the weapon is not completely fixed. For example, a sword, leaving a certain amount of room in the blade, also retains infinite possibilities. The first The person who uses this sword once, when his sword air flows through the blade, will make the final shape of this sword. From then on, this sword is completely suitable and perfect for him. From then on, we Blacksmiths only produce some highly malleable weapon templates, and what the final weapon will look like is left to the first-time user to decide. Based on the initial form, each weapon is different. The difference is the difference in users."
After Liushi finished speaking, he threw the piece of iron in his hand into the pile of scrap metal, and clenched his fist calmly.
Blood smeared on the gauze.
Liu Shi shook his head, unwilling to talk about these things again. He sat back on the chair and changed the subject:
"My business is fine... What's more, there are still many key technologies that I don't have a clue about. Maybe these things are just unrealistic ideas. Regarding the blond girl, since these methods are now commonly used No, I’m afraid we can only use some unconventional methods.”