Chapter 71: Bloodline Talent: The Family Craftsmanship of the Kitchen Knife Family. …
That was the third day after Yong'an College issued an announcement allowing students to arrive at school early.
Since the "Journey to the West" project was officially announced, the vast majority of students took the initiative to arrive at school early after learning that they had the opportunity to participate in the project selection.
Shortly after arriving at the school, they submitted their own "creative ideas".
To be honest, if the college didn't want to speed up the construction period as much as possible, it would never have been so hasty to let everyone sign up for the "Journey to the West" project.
But this is indeed the method that can speed up the construction period in a short period of time.
Although most students do not have the ability to be responsible for the main characters independently, they can help with the design of some "celestial soldiers" and "little fairies" as much as possible.
The students of the college conceive creative ideas, which are then reviewed and optimized by teachers from various majors. This is the mainstream of most of the current "student works".
However, this girl named Qi Ran was really the only surprise in the whole event.
Because what she brought that day was not only her own design drawings, but also a box of "battle armor" made of real silver.
Although it was just a semi-finished product at the time, it was definitely the most dazzling focus in the eyes of everyone present.
In order to transport this set of armor, Qi Ran specially asked Yong'an College to issue a relevant certificate.
This was truly a transfer that was watched by passers-by throughout the process.
Although the pure silver armor is not very practical, its appearance perfectly presents what the equipment of the "Three-Eyed True Lord" should look like in the eyes of the public.
From helmets, to shoulder armor, breastplate and "battle skirt".
The entire set of armor does not feel "bulky" at all from top to bottom.
Jia Wenyan understood that this was probably the trade-off the other party had made in order to more closely restore the visual effects depicted in the mythological story.
But later as she got to know each other better.
It turns out that the reason why Qi Ran chose to use silver to make his armor is not just for visual purposes. The more important point is the "ductility" of silver itself.
She is a girl from a blacksmith family, and her family's main business is to make various Chinese kitchen utensils.
Although it is not as well-known as the nationally renowned brands in China, it has gained a good reputation in the county through years of conscientious management.
Therefore, with the blessing of this reputation buff, Qi Ran developed a strong interest in forging since he was a child.
But perhaps it was because everyone in the family knew the difficulty of forging itself.
They don't want a girl who has an inherent disadvantage in strength to work in such an industry.
It's not that there is a preference for boys over girls, but it's really difficult for girls to meet the physical fitness and skill requirements of traditional forging hammers.
What's more, what Qi Ran wanted to fight against was not the kitchen utensils they sold, but the weapons that could be used to "kill the enemy in battle."
Tang sword, Tibetan sword, red tassel spear.
The little girl's dream full of contraband really made her family members sweat.
The future that was destined to be half the effort with twice the results made the elders of the Qi family unanimously reject Qi Ran's idea of learning skills.
In the end, they couldn't persuade her any more and just sent her to a jewelry store in the county to learn how to make gold and silver jewelry.
But the Qi family obviously underestimated Qi Ran's fighting spirit.
Gold and silver jewelry did limit Qi Ran's performance, but Qi Ran completely started to go astray on this basis.
During her apprenticeship, although she perfectly inherited the craftsmanship of the old masters in gold and silver jewelry processing, she also unknowingly awakened some "horrifying" talents.
She turned the hairpin into a shuriken, hid a hidden blade in the bracelet, and even designed an ordinary-looking pocket watch with steel wires that could strangle people.
Although she did not sharpen these things, the Qi family was really afraid that one day when their daughter was walking on the road at night, a morally corrupt scum would suddenly jump out from nowhere.
That's right, they were not afraid that their daughter would suffer any harm, but they were worried that she would pull out a hidden weapon from somewhere that they hadn't detected.
If other girls were followed, the case would be a civil case at the least, or a criminal case at the worst, but if their daughter was followed, it would be a criminal case in a matter of minutes.
What’s even more terrifying is that according to Grandpa Qi, the Qi family’s ancestors made a living by working as blacksmiths in the military.
Their family's skill in making kitchen knives is entirely derived from the various weapons of that time.
Although they later switched to making farm tools and kitchen utensils when merchants were more popular, the Qi family's ancestors did return to their old business during the Anti-Japanese War.
Their bayonets have even received unanimous praise from military leaders.
That is to say, the bayonet was gradually replaced by hot weapons, otherwise the Qi family might really have gone directly to work in a military factory.
If we look at it from this perspective, Qi Ran's situation can largely be classified as the so-called "bloodline awakening".
Therefore, in order to prevent their child from causing trouble when she was young, Qi Ran's parents had to check her school bag every day since she was a child. Even the clothes she wore every day had to be strictly managed by her family.
It’s not that the Qi family doesn’t want to give freedom, but they really don’t dare to indulge in any way.
Especially when Qi Ran grew up to be a teenager and had a certain destructive power, she was directly forbidden to touch any "tools and equipment" during the three most stressful years of high school.
No one knows why this seemingly quiet little girl likes to grow evil blood things.
But what the Qi family can be sure of is that if it were in ancient times, their daughter would definitely be a feared female killer on the street.
To put it bluntly, in their eyes, if Qi Ran was sent to assassinate, he would definitely be more reliable than Jing Ke.
The Qi family lived in fear for several years, even though Qi Ran had never made anything with a sharp blade.
But the Qi family, knowing that their daughter definitely had this skill, never dared to let Qi Ran live on campus or participate in any group activities with a large number of people.
What I am afraid of is that my daughter will be bullied at school.
Others would at most just fight, but if this "coward" in their family was forced into a corner, he could pick up a stone from the roadside and grind it into a weapon even if he didn't have any props.
This kind of life continued until I graduated from high school.
The family thought that Qi Ran, who had stopped doing this for many years and even gradually acquired the charm of a Jiangnan girl, should have given up this interest.
But I never thought that Qi Ran would immediately resume his interest in this area as soon as he graduated.
She has imitated all the Tang Sect hidden weapons and the Dragon Slaying and the Heaven Sword.
Although all she made were small silver ornaments, it could not conceal her potential in that field.
That gentle appearance, coupled with terrifying skills, this combination would definitely be a good tool for assassinating the emperor in ancient times.
So much so that later, when Qi Ran was inspired by a certain "childhood male god", also a "professional Erlang Shen" in a costume drama, he took the initiative to propose that he wanted to transform and create a more authentic "model armor".
Qi's parents simply couldn't contain their inner joy.
Their daughter finally wants to play "protective gear".
Although the style of painting is still outrageous, for the Qi family, this is an improvement that is enough to make the whole family feel at ease.
In order to guide their child towards the development of protective gear, the Qi family even gave her a lot of useful information about the nature of protection.
From common armor to the golden soft armor that only exists in novels or myths.
The elders of the Qi family were really not the least bit stingy in this regard. They even specially purchased a batch of high-purity silver bars to support their daughter's creation.
It doesn't need to be practical, just nice looking.
Father Qi: After all, armor is meant to be worn by people. If it is too heavy, it will definitely be inconvenient to move. So the whole set of armor must be designed to be light.
PS: The best one is the kind of shoddy construction that breaks apart easily.
The Qi family has been making kitchen knives for so many years, and they never thought that one day they would be so eager to abandon the practicality of sticking to their duties.
On that day, the entire Qi family made a decision without hesitation that "went against their ancestors and their teachers' teachings."
Therefore, when Qi Ran was about to graduate from university and wanted to go to Yong'an College for further studies.
Qi's parents really support it with all their heart.
They even took the initiative to call on all the craftsmen in the family to proactively help prepare for the exam.
In their eyes, Yong'an College is, after all, a serious institution that has participated in the "national ceremony".
Coupled with the obviously highly integrated anime attributes, Qi Ran will most likely transform into a salesman producing "anime peripherals" when he gets there.
By then, professional companies in the peripheral toy field and the protection and supervision of "minors" can definitely prevent their daughters from "going astray" to the greatest extent possible.
Apart from the fact that Xian'an is a bit far from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, this is definitely the unit that Qi's parents are most satisfied with for their daughter's employment.
The set of bracelets that Qi Ran made when he applied for the exam could be said to be the design drawings prepared by the Qi family with all the craftsmanship of the whole family.
In order to ensure admission, their family even did some research on the ethnic silver jewelry of the Miao and Zhuang ethnic groups.
By the way, the material used for the silver bracelets at that time was the same material that the Qi family had prepared for the set of armor.
In order to get a good result, Qi Ran experimented and made several sets of jewelry to practice.
This is one of the main reasons why this suit of armor is not yet completed.
If it weren't for the fact that Yongan College didn't have armor in its scope of creation, and the college had to complete the creation from beginning to end under video recording, this set of armor, which was partially completed at the time, might have really become Qi Ran's topic when he applied for the exam.
However, what no one expected was that just when Qi Ran's family was still worrying about where to put this thing after taking it to the college, Yong'an College suddenly announced that it would remake the Journey to the West animation and build a Journey to the West theme park in Yong'an Theme Park.
This fate of being given a pillow when falling asleep made Qi's parents instantly feel a sense of security as if they were blessed by the "ancestors".
The skill she had interrupted while in school but picked up again in college brought her an opportunity for further study in the year she graduated, which almost guaranteed her a formal job.
Qi's father: "This year, we need to burn the largest incense sticks."
Qi Ma: "Yes, the kind where you kneel down and thank them until the incense burns out."
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