Chapter 219 Shocking Master Liu
The assistant weapon refiner was named Liu Lin. He was a middle-aged man with plain features and a serious demeanor. His workshop was not far from Zuo Shan's house. When Pan Duole went to work for the first time, Zuo Shan accompanied her.
Upon seeing Liu Lin, she greeted him with a smile and said, "Master Liu, hello! I am Lele's older sister, Zuo Shan. I entrust my Lele to your care from now on."
If there's anything she did wrong, you can point it out to me in person or send me a message.
However, considering her young age, please do not use corporal punishment.
It wasn't about the left side being right or wrong; the key point was that she inquired and found that many similar small workshop owners on Green Algae Star treated their handymen very badly, often resorting to corporal punishment or cutting back on their lunches.
They have plenty of food now, so before Pan Duole went to work, she specially made her a waist bag with some food hidden inside.
She wasn't afraid that Liu Lin would cut back on Lele's food, but she was afraid that he had a bad temper and would punish the child without reason.
Liu Lin raised her eyes, her gaze sharp, and said with displeasure, "If you're afraid of hardship, don't come to my workshop. Go home and be a pampered young lady!"
“Master Liu, I’m not afraid of hardship, really! I’ve been scavenging in the wild since I was three years old. As long as I have the opportunity to practice my skills, I can endure any hardship!” Pan Duole hurriedly said.
"Then let's try it out for three days. If it works, you can stay; if not, you can leave!" Liu Lin said coldly.
"Okay, I will definitely work hard and make sure you won't regret keeping me!" Pan Duole said earnestly.
Left fan:......
If it weren't for the fact that this workshop in District 48 was the only one of its kind, she would have really wanted to turn around and leave with Lele.
What's so great about him? He's just a small workshop craftsman who skins and tans animals. You call him a master, and he actually thinks he's a master?
Left with no choice, Zuo Shan left, while Pan Duole threw himself into his new job with great enthusiasm.
Liu Lin's first task for her was to take the pelts of the 12 mutated weasels he had just skinned and clean them.
In extremely cold weather, even with electric heaters, the temperature in the workshop is around -20°C. The fur cleaning must be done quickly, otherwise the water in the cleaning pool, which is around 10°C, will freeze.
Liu Lin tossed her a pair of dirty gloves, but the gloves were adult size and fit her loosely, which seriously hindered her washing speed.
Pandora gritted his teeth, took off his gloves, and started washing with his bare hands.
After her hands got wet, they were exposed to the cold air and quickly turned red from the cold, but Pandora ignored the pain and carefully washed each one.
At first, I was a bit clumsy and only washed three pieces of leather before the water in the washing pool started to freeze.
Helpless, she secretly used a little bit of her fire-based ability to melt the ice in the pool and then continued washing.
Liu Lin originally intended to make things difficult for her. He continued to skin a mutated wild rabbit while waiting for her to come to him for help or to squat down and cry.
But after waiting for a while, they found that the little girl was still washing herself, but the water in the pool did not freeze.
After sensing it for a moment, I discovered that there were remnants of fire-type supernatural abilities in the pool.
Hmph! He's actually a fire-type ability user, and he even knows how to cheat with his abilities?
Liu Lin wasn't in a hurry. He waited for her superpower to run out, and then saw what else she had up her sleeve.
But no matter how long she waited, even after she had cleaned all the fur, the water in the pool still hadn't frozen.
Now it was his turn to be surprised!
The little girl's ability to use her powers for such a long time suggests that her power level is at least Tier 2.
However, a child with a second-tier fire-type ability is a genius in District 48. If she were willing to join a mercenary group, they would definitely treat her like a treasure.
Why would she be willing to come here and do a low-paying, hard, and dirty odd job?
"Master Liu, everything is clean." Just as he was thinking this, he saw the little girl smilingly carrying a basin over. The furs inside had been washed clean and folded neatly.
In one morning, Liu Lin peeled 28 skins with practiced skill and expertise, making Pan Duole's eyes sparkle.
Although his technique seemed a bit inferior to that of the butler, it was still quite good.
Pan Duole thought it would probably take him several months to train to be like him.
Liu Lin felt that today's work went exceptionally smoothly. In the past, the time spent on odd jobs and cleaning furs was about three to five times that of this little girl in front of him, and he didn't have much time to observe her skinning the animals.
But the little girl cleaned him up almost five minutes after he peeled the skin, and then stared at him with wide eyes.
Liu Lin found it quite strange. The other girls couldn't help but vomit at the sight of such a bloody scene, and the timid ones would even scream. But when this girl watched him skin her, he clearly saw a kind of excitement in her eyes.
To further test whether she had the courage to skin the animal herself, Liu Lin threw her a mutated red deer that had been hacked more than a dozen times and whose fur was so badly damaged that it was almost unrecognizable.
Even if he were to take action against this deer, the largest piece of its hide would only be enough to make an arm armor. It wouldn't matter if she damaged it a little more.
"Master Liu, you actually allowed me to do it myself?" Pan Duole was overjoyed. She felt that this Master Liu was a kind person with a cold exterior but a warm heart. On her first day of work, he allowed her to use the knife.
Liu Lin, who was given the "friend zone" card: ...
Can he say he genuinely wanted to see the little girl trembling and crying pitifully?
Pan Duole had already memorized the skinning techniques written by the old steward, and he had also just watched Master Liu's skinning techniques several times, so he was not intimidated.
Before making a cut, she visually assessed the thickness of the hide by looking at several areas where the skin had been torn. Holding the sharp skinning knife, she didn't hesitate at all and cut the deer hide in half from the head.
The difficulty in peeling skin lies in the force of the first cut. Once you find the right feeling, you only need to maintain even force and then cut along the texture of the bones and muscles.
The worst thing you can do is to force your way through an obstacle; otherwise, you'll either chip the blade or cut your skin.
At first, her technique was a bit clumsy, but after peeling off the entire scalp, she felt it becoming smoother and smoother.
Later on, she could find the texture of the bones almost entirely by feeling, without any difficulty.
Liu Lin, who was waiting to see the joke, became more and more alarmed and excited as he watched.
After the entire deerskin was peeled off, the area damaged due to her own mistake was no more than four palm-sized pieces. He had already mentally prepared himself for her to damage a large portion of the deerskin, but...
He had to admit that this girl was truly born for this job.
Liu Lin felt that this errand boy would probably become his collaborator within five days, and after a month, he probably wouldn't be able to teach this apprentice anymore.
No, he is not worthy to be her master at all. A genius like her is destined to become one of the greatest weapon refiners in District 48, or even the entire Green Algae Star.
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