With Yuan Fang leading the way, Zhou Qing didn't even have to produce anything to prove his identity, and was directly welcomed into Qianbingfang.

Master Yuan is truly powerful.

Soon Master Yuan appeared and started smiling when he saw Yuan Fang.

"You little brat, why are you here when you are not working in the Ghost and God Department?"

"Uncle San, I'm asking for your help." Yuan Fang said with a smile, "This is my friend, you've met him, I'm asking you to help me today."

"It's you." Master Yuan still remembered Zhou Qing.

"Hello, Master Yuan." Zhou Qing said with a smile:

"I'm bothering you again."

"I'm just a blacksmith, making weapons for people. It's just my job. Why would you bother me?"

Master Yuan asked, "What kind of weapon are you going to create this time?"

Master Yuan did not put forward any conditions and directly agreed to help Zhou Qing.

Of course, the remuneration must be given afterwards, but for this kind of thing, there is no need for the two of them to bargain here, as long as the intention is met.

Yuan Fang brought Zhou Qing here directly, and for some other reasons, it was impossible for him to refuse to train soldiers for Zhou Qing.

Last time, Lu Qingmo directly commissioned him, and Zhou Qing had also been a comrade-in-arms with Yuan Yihan.

Master Yuan had long remembered Zhou Qing, knowing that this boy had a promising future and had a good relationship with the Yuan family.

Master Yuan from Qianbingfang is very hard to come by and he is extremely arrogant.

After all, he makes a living by his own ability and has real talent. Even if he is arrogant, there are still many people who admire him.

But being arrogant doesn't mean that he really doesn't care about worldly affairs.

Zhou Qing took out the Taibai Sword and Haixin Armor, and then took out the other two materials.

"Can we use these two materials to strengthen this sword and this armor?"

Master Yuan looked at the Hai Xin Armor and the materials and nodded.

"This is a great inner armor. The refining method is extremely ingenious. It looks like it was made by nature. There is not a single flaw. The person who forged this inner armor must be a master."

Of course, the fusion light dropped by Brother Shu that rose up was of course natural.

"And these two materials are both rare treasures, and are extremely suitable for these two weapons."

Master Yuan nodded, "Your request can be fulfilled."

"Three days, give me three days, then you can come and get the weapon."

"Only three days?" Zhou Qing was surprised. The last time he forged the Taibai Sword, he waited for a long time.

As if seeing Zhou Qing's confusion, Master Yuan explained:

"Strengthening a finished product is different from forging a brand new weapon from scratch. It takes much less time."

"The most important thing is that this sword and armor are both flawless. To strengthen them, there is no need to reforge them. We only need to process these two materials."

"If this sword and armor are defective, then even if there are suitable materials, it will take longer than refining a new weapon to make up for the defects, and it will also require very high casting skills."

Zhou Qing now understood a little bit.

Master Yuan took the four things and left directly without entertaining Zhou Qing and the others. Instead, he allowed Yuan Fang to take Zhou Qing around for a stroll.

"I wonder if Brother Zhou is interested in forging?" Yuan Fang asked, "If you are interested, you can go to the forging place of Qianbingfang and take a look."

"Don't forging techniques and the like need to be kept secret?"

Yuan Fang shook his head and smiled, "My third uncle has many ordinary blacksmiths, forgers, and apprentices. It's okay to go and take a look."

"Then I'll trouble you, Brother Yuan."

Zhou Qing was really curious about the business of refining weapons and casting equipment.

It’s not that he wanted to learn it, but he did want to see what it was like.

Yuan Fang took Zhou Qing directly to the backyard of Qianbingfang.

Different from the magnificent room in front, the backyard is full of forging rooms with unified style, designed to be solid and durable. When you step into the backyard, the temperature suddenly rises a few degrees, and the air is filled with metallic smell.

The front is open for business, so naturally it has to look more upscale, for the sake of face.

But behind is the production area, and practicality is the most important thing.

There were people guarding the door of each forging room, but no one dared to stop Yuan Fang.

He picked a forging room and took Zhou Qing directly inside.

In an instant, a heat wave hit me in the face, as if I had entered a furnace.

The area inside is not small, with the sound of iron hammering, flames exploding, and the sound of red-hot iron blocks entering water.

Young-looking people were walking around everywhere, very busy.

After seeing Zhou Qing and the others come in, although they were surprised, no one came over to ask questions.

Because I'm really busy and don't have the time.

"These are all apprentices who want to learn a craft, or who have ideas about forging and casting." Yuan Fang said, "They either pay to learn, or they pay with their time."

"Time?"

"Yes, if you don't have money, you will do odd jobs for two years, then help with the factory for two years, and then I will officially start teaching you forging." Yuan Fang explained:

"After you have completed your studies, you will have to work here for two years for free. After that, whether you stay or leave is entirely up to your personal wishes."

"You will need to take care of your own food and lodging during this period, unless you are willing to work for Qianbingfang for two more years after you finish your studies. Then Qianbingfang will take care of your food and lodging."

Zhou Qing was shocked. "That means I have to spend at least six years here before I can leave?"

"Yes." Yuan Fang nodded, "Qianbingfang is pretty good."

"In some foundries, apprentices are required to spend twelve or thirteen years before they are allowed to leave."

The Yuan family is wealthy and powerful, so there is no need for them to deliberately exploit the value of their apprentices.

But the Yuan family is definitely not a charity, so there are many necessary rules.

Zhou Qing shook his head. If he was not a high-level practitioner, how many six years and ten years would he have in his life?

Of course, Zhou Qing could understand these apprentices, not everyone had the opportunity to choose.

In this era, if you are not good at literature or martial arts, then coming to Qianbingfang to learn a skill is actually a good choice.

In this era, having a skill is actually a very impressive thing.

If he had nothing after traveling through time, then in order to survive, it would be a good idea for him to become an apprentice in a place like Qianbingfang. Zhou Qing would probably be secretly happy about the opportunity to be an apprentice.

Unfortunately, there is no if.

Zhou Qing watched the blacksmith forging iron and found that he also had a unique way of exerting force, which was obviously a science.

And the masters here are all warriors, although their cultivation is not high.

"Most of the forging masters in Qianbingfang can only forge weapons that have been tempered for hundreds of times." Yuan Fang said: "Except for my third uncle, there are only a few people who can forge martial weapons. Without exception, they all have very high status."

Yuan Fang took Zhou Qing to see a master who was able to forge weapons.

The place where such a master is is much more spacious and quiet. Even the apprentices have some cultivation under their belt.

Even forging weapons requires hammering one by one, but their techniques are more advanced.

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It was not what Zhou Qing had imagined, that he just threw the materials into the refining furnace separately, and then performed various operations like refining alchemy, and finally they would become weapons.

That's very fantasy, but not martial arts.

At least not at this stage of martial arts.

However, forging weapons is not that simple. After the materials were almost forged, Yuan Fang took Zhou Qing away.

"The next step is to get the weaponsmith to enlighten us and complete the last step of forging the weapon. This is the biggest difference between the weapon and the Hundred Refined Weapons, apart from the materials." Yuan Fang explained:

"This step is generally not allowed to be watched by others. It is a secret of the weaponsmith."

"understand."

Although he felt a little regretful that he couldn't see the most crucial step, Zhou Qing couldn't force others to show him the foundation of their lives.

After leaving Qianbingfang, the two chatted along the way.

"I heard from my second uncle about what happened to Brother Zhou in Yinhua County." Yuan Fang said, "Brother Zhou is truly a chivalrous man who punishes evildoers and eliminates evil. This is admirable."

"I didn't do anything I should have done. Thanks to Deputy Director Yuan. If it weren't for him, the soul of the Soul Demon Master would have escaped long ago."

"Master Soul Demon, the great devil in the realm of manifestation of saintliness." Yuan Fang sighed.

"He has been active in Tianyue County for many years. The Ghost and God Department and Dingwu Department both want to kill him, but unfortunately they have never succeeded."

"The bounty on this demon has been raised again and again, but no one has ever come forward with his head to claim it."

Zhou Qing asked, "How dare this person from the Tianmu Sect show up in public?"

"Those minions don't dare, but the demons like Master Soul Demon are too difficult to catch. They are also very cunning and secretive, and their strength is overwhelming."

Yuan Fang said: "Twenty years ago, my master fought against Yintian Xiaozun, one of the three great demons in Tianyue County. Unfortunately, he escaped before the county city's support arrived."

After chatting along the way, the two returned to the Ghost and God Department.

On the way, Yuan Fang also mentioned his brother to Zhou Qing, saying that he was grateful to Zhou Qing for telling Yuan Hua the information about Montenegro.

Yuan Hua had already returned to Tianyue City.

People of their status basically did not venture into Montenegro, but Yuan Hua was an exception.

After entering the Department of Ghosts and Gods, the two separated.

"Is it done?" Lu Qingmo asked.

Zhou Qing nodded, "Master Yuan said that we can go get the weapons in three days."

"Aunt Mo, why don't we just stay in the county town for three days? If we go back halfway, we will have to come here again right away, which will be troublesome."

"Three days..." Lu Qingmo thought for a moment and said:

"It's no problem to stay in the county town for three days."

"But your...that, will it be wasted?"

Mine?

Which one?

You might as well put it more clearly.

Zhou Qing was puzzled, and then realized what Lu Qingmo meant.

It means to attain enlightenment in a dream.

It won’t be wasted, after all, the enlightenment gained in the dream will soon be gone.

"That shouldn't be the case. Let's try tonight and see if we can get Senior Sister and the others here."

Zhou Qing lied with his eyes open, not a single tear in his eyes.

"Okay."

Lu Qingmo nodded. Anyway, it was almost dark and they would not be able to go back until tomorrow.

"I asked Master Ye to collect some classics for you. Although they don't contain the great power, they are also classics." Lu Qingmo suddenly said:

"You will get it tomorrow. You should study it more and try to understand the principles behind it. Strive to get it as soon as possible..."

Lu Qingmo didn't finish her words, but Zhou Qing already understood what she meant.

Reading scriptures and reciting classics can add to Zhou Qing's noble spirit.

Zhou Qing felt warm in his heart. This was probably one of the reasons why Lu Qingmo came to the county town.

In other words, the greater significance of this trip is to consider him.

Aunt Mo really cared about him by collecting scriptures and arranging the casting of instruments.

The reason behind it is heartwarming.

"Thank you Aunt Mo."

"Your early success is the best thank you."

Okay, I will definitely succeed soon and try to make us a family as soon as possible!

I have no way to repay such a great kindness. Even if I work like a slave in the next life, it will be too late. I can only repay you deeply in this life and in the future.

(End of this chapter)