Chapter 617 The Responsibility of a Forger

Star City North Supply Area.

South District.

Following the navigation of the mobile phone map, Zuo Tianxuan and Xiaoyou arrived at the destination early in the morning.

This is one of the military's garrisons in the North Supply Area. The road along the way is very wide. The wall of the area where the military's garrison is located is five meters high, and the internal scene cannot be seen. There are surveillance cameras everywhere along the way. There are soldiers on duty fully armed and standing guard at several intersections of the military's garrison.

Many shops have been opened outside the military's garrison.

Among them, the most common is the Spiritual Food Hall. There is a big advantage in opening a Spiritual Food Hall on the front line. The price of buying ingredients here is lower than that of Star City, which is less expensive than transportation. The price is lower, but the customer flow is not low. The soldiers on the front line are all potential customers.

The weather outside was cold. At this time, Zuo Tianxuan was only wearing a thin shirt and stood in the cold wind to scan the surrounding environment.

Then he found a position facing the gate of the military camp and stood there. He took out the huge forging furnace from the space bracelet and took out the brand new energy crystals to inlay them one by one.

After doing all this, he took out the flag that he had prepared in advance at the hotel and stuck it in front of the forging furnace.

There was a line of text on the flag:

[Ancestral forging technique, free forging at cost price. ]

The stall was set up like this.

Next, Zuo Tianxuan waited for customers to come.

A long day passed in waiting. From time to time, fully armed frontline soldiers walked out of the camp and looked at the stall right in front of the camp gate with curiosity. After learning from the introduction on the flag that Zuo Tianxuan was a forger, they became more confused and obviously didn't understand why the forger wanted to set up a stall here to do business.

People came and went, but no one came forward to ask.

Zuo Tianxuan felt helpless but also understood. In

this era, forgers have completely declined, and many young soldiers have never even known that there is such a special profession as a forger.

Even if weapons and equipment are damaged, the first thing that comes to mind is other purchase channels, not forgers.

That night, Zuo Tianxuan couldn't sleep all night, and felt that he had to take the initiative and couldn't wait for customers to come.

The next morning, Zuo Tianxuan set up his stall again at the original location.

This time, Xiao You also came along. She also set up a stall next to Zuo Tianxuan, which was filled with various snacks that were only for viewing but not for sale. It was

freezing cold, and Xiao You wrapped herself in thick clothes and curled up into a ball behind the stall. From time to time, she stretched out her little hand from the ball to grab a handful of snacks on the stall and stuffed them into her mouth, then decisively retracted her little hand into her clothes and chewed and ate happily.

Looking at Xiao You, who had an expression of enjoyment and squinted her eyes while chewing, Zuo Tianxuan felt ashamed.

In his eyes, the biggest feature of Teacher Xiao You was that she loved to eat. Snacks were like life-extending medicine, and she would never stop eating. As long as she had free time, she would eat or sleep.

But Teacher Xiao You's ability was beyond doubt.

Having seen the energy weaving technology with his own eyes and received the space bracelet given by Teacher Xiao You, he knew how important Teacher Xiao You's ability was to Xingcheng.

In the following time, Zuo Tianxuan began to wait for customers to arrive.

During this period, whenever there were frontline soldiers coming out of the camp, he would take the initiative to greet them and shout:

"Ancestral forging technique, brother, do you want to forge a weapon? We just opened and only charge the cost price."

The frontline soldiers who were greeted were all stunned, and then shook their heads to refuse, not wanting to spend money to forge weapons and equipment here with Zuo Tianxuan.

This kind of day lasted for more than half a month.

During this period, Zuo Tianxuan did not receive a single business, and his life depended on Xiaoyou for support, otherwise he would not be able to pay for the hotel room.

In the past few years, he was used to the days of sufficient resources and any needs could be met. Now the days of poverty really made Zuo Tianxuan feel uncomfortable.

But he did not complain.

He knew clearly that this was Fengqi's experience for himself. If he couldn't even get through this hardship, how could he challenge the higher difficulty of forging in the future.

The 29th day at the front line.

This day, Zuo Tianxuan came to the old place early in the morning and set up the stall again.

At noon, a burly middle-aged soldier hurriedly walked out of the gate of the camp.

He had a crew cut and wore white clothes. Unlike other soldiers, he did not carry any weapons or equipment.

Such attire was extremely rare on the front line.

The front line was full of dangers, and even in the supply area, there could be emergencies, so the military clearly stipulated that any soldier walking in the supply area on the front line must be fully armed, and weapons and equipment could only be taken off in the camp.

After the middle-aged soldier walked out of the camp gate, he walked straight to Zuo Tianxuan's stall and stood still, then looked at Zuo Tianxuan and asked curiously:

"Can you forge kitchen knives here?"

"Kitchen knives?" Zuo Tianxuan thought he had business coming, but when he heard the word kitchen knives, he was stunned.

"A new batch of domain beast meat arrived at the camp today, but the meat of one of the domain beasts I had never seen before was too hard. My kitchen knife was bent and I couldn't chop off any meat. I wanted to submit an equipment order for Destiny City, but I have to wait a few days. Then my brother said that there is a... brother setting up a stall at the entrance of the camp to forge weapons and equipment, so I came to find you to try."

After listening to the middle-aged soldier's explanation, Zuo Tianxuan couldn't help but ask curiously:

"There are plenty of sharp weapons in the military camp, can't you find a weapon for chopping meat?"

The middle-aged soldier heard this and his expression became serious:

"It's different. The camp is indeed equipped with many extremely sharp weapons, but weapons are an extension of life for soldiers and their second life on the battlefield. Using combat weapons to cook is a blasphemy to weapons. Soldiers who do not respect their weapons will be cursed by the weapons. If they are discovered, they will be punished by the military."

After understanding the reason, Zuo Tianxuan immediately nodded and responded:

"I'll take this order. I promise to forge you a kitchen knife of excellent quality."

Looking at the two people who were negotiating the price, Xiaoyou, who was sitting next to them, had a hundred thousand questions in his mind.

"Weapons can't be used for cooking?"

"Will a weapon be cursed if it is desecrated?"

The image of the boss who used a magic knife to cut meat and even skewered meat with the magic knife during the God-ascending Challenge suddenly appeared in her mind.

Will the boss be shot at the front for such behavior?

"As expected of the boss, he is extraordinary and different."

After thinking for a moment, Xiaoyou nodded solemnly and gave an answer that he thought was correct.

No longer paying attention to the negotiation between Zuo Tianxuan and the middle-aged soldier, Xiaoyou squinted his eyes and continued to eat.

On Zuo Tianxuan's side, after negotiating the price, he took out the spiritual ore from the space bracelet, pressed the switch of the forging furnace and prepared to start forging.

The moment he saw the space bracelet, the middle-aged soldier who placed the order was obviously stunned.

The space bracelet is not unfamiliar to the front-line soldiers. Every legion in the military is equipped with it, but those who can own the space bracelet are the senior officials of the military. How can ordinary soldiers have the qualifications to own such precious props that can carry weapons and equipment, and even resources.

This made him realize that the young man who was setting up a stall in front of him had an extraordinary origin.

It is likely that there was a historical hero in his ancestor who was given a space bracelet, and now it has been passed on to this young man.

This also made him full of expectations for Zuo Tianxuan's next performance.

The forging process lasted for half a day. Zuo Tianxuan was very serious in forging this kitchen knife. After all, this was his first business on the front line. Even if it was just a kitchen knife, he would strive for perfection. Black

crystal iron was used for forging.

Black crystal iron is commonly used in the forging of combat weapons and has a special "destruction" attribute bonus.

When the pitch-black kitchen knife came out of the furnace, Zuo Tianxuan put it in his hand and observed it carefully after quenching.

The kitchen knife is rectangular in shape, thin, long and narrow, usually black, and feels heavy when held.

After confirming that there was no problem with the quality of the kitchen knife, Zuo Tianxuan handed the kitchen knife to the middle-aged soldier who had been waiting for a long time.

The middle-aged soldier who took the kitchen knife looked curious and subconsciously reached out to touch the edge of the kitchen knife.

At this time, he suddenly felt a tingling pain in his finger and quickly withdrew his hand.

Looking down at his index finger, he found that the epidermis of his index finger was actually damaged.

He touched the edge of the kitchen knife on the side, not directly pressing on the edge of the kitchen knife, but he was injured.

Seeing this, Zuo Tianxuan smiled and explained:

"This kitchen knife is forged with black crystal. The characteristic of black crystal is that it has destructive properties. Weapons forged with it can show their characteristics as long as the unique patterns of black crystal are engraved. When the blade of this kitchen knife is placed under a microscope, you can see that there are fine black stripes interweaving and pulling on the blade. This is the characteristic of destructive properties, which can cause continuous damage to things that come into contact with it."

"Engraved with the properties of spiritual ore?"

Looking down at the black kitchen knife in his hand again, the middle-aged warrior looked puzzled, obviously not understanding what was going on.

When his eyes came to the handle of the knife, he found two words engraved on the handle of this kitchen knife: Tianxuan.

"Is this the Chinese character?"

"Well, my name is Zuo Tianxuan, and my goal is to become a legendary forging master."

Facing the question, Zuo Tianxuan grinned and introduced himself.

"Brother, if you have this skill, why do you stay here to set up a stall? Why not cooperate with our military and provide weapons to our military?"

Zuo Tianxuan shook his head helplessly after hearing this:

"The quality of the weapons I forged is still different from that of the weapons produced by the black hole of Destiny City Equipment. The only advantage is that I can engrave the unique properties of spiritual ore. This alone cannot meet the requirements of the military. I set up a stall not to make money, but more to improve my attainments in forging through the different needs of different customers."

"I see, come on, little brother. I will come to you if I need you in the future."

After understanding the reason, the middle-aged soldier turned around and was about to leave. At this time, Xiaoyou's voice came slowly:

"I haven't paid yet."

Realizing that he hadn't paid yet, the middle-aged soldier looked a little embarrassed, and immediately turned around and paid the cost of forging the kitchen knife with his mobile phone.

The first time he personally took and completed the order, Zuo Tianxuan's inner frustration was swept away.

Although the first forging order was only a kitchen knife, it was a good start in Zuo Tianxuan's eyes.

Just as Zuo Tianxuan thought, since he completed the order for the kitchen knife, the orders gradually increased in the following days.

Although the weapons and equipment he forged were not as good as those produced by Destiny City, they were better in that they could add attributes and characteristics, which was more in line with the needs of some warriors who were good at performing long-range magic.

As the orders gradually increased, Zuo Tianxuan's reputation gradually became popular in the southern area of ​​the supply area.

Many soldiers in the military knew that there was such a forger named "Tianxuan".

After becoming famous, the forging orders gradually increased.

At this time, the shortcomings of the forger were revealed. He could not mass-produce weapons at all, and could only postpone the completion time of many orders.

This also caused many front-line soldiers who originally wanted to forge weapons from him to give up because they could not wait, and turned to the equipment black hole of Destiny City.

Zuo Tianxuan was not frustrated by this.

Feng Qi made it clear that he was going to take a route of casting top-level weapons. The output was not important to him. What was important was that the weapons and equipment produced must be fine.

Time flies, and two years have passed in a blink of an eye.

From charging the cost fee at the beginning to charging an additional 10% casting fee later, Zuo Tianxuan finally owned his own forging shop in the front-line supply area.

The days of forging on the front line made Zuo Tianxuan feel very fulfilled.

But it was because he was on the front line that he deeply understood how cruel the front line he once longed for was.

Once when he was strolling in the supply area, he accidentally entered a relic shop. When he saw a blue long sword with gorgeous patterns, he was stunned.

There were two words engraved on the handle of this long sword: Tianxuan.

This long sword was forged by him personally. He clearly remembered that the person who placed the order was a very young female warrior. She had just graduated from the combat academy and came to the front line. She urgently needed a weapon suitable for herself.

At that time, the female warrior said that her family conditions were not good, and the academy she graduated from was also the lowest-level combat academy. There was no graduation gift for customized weapons, so she had no weapons on the front line.

The military did provide psychic weapons, but she felt that the size of the weapons produced by the assembly line was very inappropriate for her to use. She needed a customized weapon and hoped that he could give some discounts on the price.

Facing the female warrior's request, Zuo Tianxuan gave the cost price at that time.

He clearly remembered the female warrior's love for the blue long sword when she got it, and she thanked him repeatedly.

In the days to come, the female warrior would bring the spoils of the front line when passing by his shop, and said that when she made enough money, she must customize a complete set of equipment from him and fully arm herself.

But he didn't expect that after only a few months, the blue long sword was hung in the relic shop. He could imagine the ending of the female warrior.

This was the first time that Zuo Tianxuan felt the fragility of life personally.

This was different from the mortality rate and other figures reported on TV, and it was also different from seeing the war reports, videos and pictures of the front line through the news. It was a kind of inexplicable sadness.

The weapon I forged did not protect its owner.

This idea, which may have seemed stupid to him in the past, really appeared in his mind.

There is an ancestral motto in their family:

the quality of weapons and equipment forged by the blacksmith must strive for perfection, and every bit of our technical improvement is responsible for the lives of the frontline soldiers.

They who have never been to the battlefield have actually been on the battlefield.

This experience had a great impact on Zuo Tianxuan. He finally understood why Feng Qi chose the front line as the training location.

No matter how much you say, it is not as touching as the feeling gained from personal experience.

He also suddenly understood the meaning of the ancestral precepts and the responsibilities of the blacksmith.

The change in his state of mind made Zuo Tianxuan work harder.

He knew that he could not change the situation on the front line, but perhaps the weapons and equipment he forged could change the ending of a soldier who should have died.

The sense of responsibility gave Zuo Tianxuan a strong motivation for growth.

He decided to complete the task assigned by Feng Qi as soon as possible and continue to move towards the direction of a legendary blacksmith.

The chapter of tomorrow will be published in advance after 12 o'clock. The unit will be busy tomorrow.