Back hall kitchen.

The kitchen of Lao Ke's blacksmith shop was a separate large room. After entering, you could see a long table with several basins on it. There were two large basins containing prepared white flour rice balls and rice, two small plates containing large bowls, and the rest were several pots with vegetables and meat dishes. However, at this time, Duolai saw that some dishes were for the workers and some were for the masters, and there were special labels on them. He took a look and suddenly cried, because there were no meat dishes, only vegetables and rice balls.

But it’s nice to have rice. I’ve been eating vegetable dumplings for several years and I almost forgot what rice tastes like. When did I start to forget it? I think it was when my parents passed away.

Thinking of this, he felt a little sad. He wondered if his parents in heaven were doing well and whether things were good there. Alas!

Sensing Dole's low mood, Virak patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't think too much. Only when you are full will you have the strength to work. Come on, eat." He brought two bowls to Dole and went to the front to get some rice.

There was only one chef watching in the kitchen. When he saw Dolai coming over, he smiled and said, "A newcomer is here. Why does he look familiar?"

Dolai raised his head and said, "I'm from the slums. I live right next to it. I used to come here often to play."

The chef suddenly remembered something and nodded without saying anything. He pointed to the big pot of meat and said, "Since this is your first time here, you can get some meat."

Duolai was immediately grateful. He practiced martial arts and it was time to eat meat. He had been eating vegetables recently and was not getting enough nutrition.

"There's plenty of rice and rice balls. Eat as much as you can and don't worry about not being full." After Virick filled his own bowl, he handed the rice spoon to Dolai.

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The place to eat is very casual, you can eat anywhere, but most blacksmiths take it to the forge, and they can also watch the fire to prevent the temperature from dropping too low, otherwise it will take time to light the fire later.

After the delicious meal, Duolai felt extremely happy. Being well-fed and well-dressed, this was what human life was all about.

He decided not to go to the mine and just work here. Every penny less he earns every day means he can have enough to eat. For Dolai now, having enough to eat is the most important thing, as it determines whether he can become a qualified soldier in the future. If he can be a soldier, who would be willing to be a miner?

Thinking of this, his mind became active, and while eating, he tried to test Virak's attitude.

Since Virek was not the boss, he could not say much, so he could only tell him some daily things. After all, there were many blacksmith shops in Dormond City, and they were in need of laborers every day. He could only say that as long as Dolai came every day, he would have food to eat every day, that was for sure.

Dole was very excited to hear this, and he gained more and more strength while working in the afternoon, which made Virak very happy.

Virak sighed, saying that children from the slums are easy to feed and will work hard if given a meal.

Duomeng County is located in the north-central part of the Northern Kingdom. Geographically, it is biased to the north. Although the weather is getting warmer in late winter, it is still relatively cold. The rain lasted for three days in a row. By the third day, the temperature had dropped to an extreme, and it felt like winter was coming.

On the morning of the third day, Dolai was woken up by the cold. The quilt he was covering him with was just as good as no quilt. He was shivering all over. Looking at the sky outside which was already getting brighter, he rubbed his hands, said hello to Otto, and went straight out. It was still warm in the blacksmith shop. As for Otto, there was no need to worry about him. His fur was so thick that the temperature had almost no effect on him.

Oddo looked at Dolai's departing back and found it somewhat amusing, what a weak human being.

It had a very comfortable life these past two days. A few nights ago, it went to look for mineral veins and actually found two more mineral veins. Although it was raining, what did it matter? After absorbing the magic crystals, it could also eat some wild game in the mountains. Tsk tsk tsk tsk, this day was not bad. Compared to Dolai, its life was much more refreshing.

However, he also saw that Dolai found a job in the blacksmith shop, and since he took care of him at night, it was manageable.

Dog Oddo has been thinking a lot these days, and through Dolai he has gained some understanding of the entire human race and even the entire Northern Kingdom.

The rain stopped today, the temperature was very low in the early morning, and there was even some white stuff on the ground.

Dolai walked out of the slums and along the small canal, without washing his face, he came to the blacksmith shop. The blacksmith shop had just opened at this time, and the workers began to clean and make a fire. Everyone greeted each other, and Dolai also began to get ready.

When the flames in the forge rose, he felt a little bit of warmth coming from the outside and penetrating into his body little by little. His body gradually heated up, and he looked around while pulling the bellows.

He was looking for Virak, but at this time today, Virak had not shown up yet.

At this moment, Hago came out and shouted to Dolai from a distance, "Dole, Virak is sick and will not come today. You will stay with Prado today."

Dole was stunned. Prado, doesn’t he have a handyman?

Prado is also a second-level blacksmith. He has two laborers who are older than Dolai. They are Eric and Youdo. If I am included, wouldn’t there be three laborers in total?

Dole was a little dazed.

Seeing Duolai in a daze, Ha Ge shouted again, "Just go when I tell you to go. Are you afraid of not getting food or wages? Why are you in a daze, little brat?"

After being scolded, Duolai nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, Brother Ha, I'll go right away."

He put down the bellows, scooped some water from the pool beside him, and poured it on the newly red-hot flames. As a puff of smoke came out, the flames gradually went out.

After doing all this, Dolai came to Prado's forge.

Prado looked at Dolai and smiled, "Although you are small, you are very strong. You should pull the bellows today. I have a lot of work to do today, and Eric and Yudo can't handle it alone."

Dolai didn't care who he followed. He had been with Virak for two days and had developed feelings for him. He felt a little uncomfortable when he was not around.

After hearing this, he nodded and said with a simple smile, "I just want to make a living. It's OK as long as Boss Prado doesn't despise me."

Eric and Yudo beside them laughed at the same time, "We are all just begging for food here."

Prado nodded and said, "Today's task for our blacksmith shop is to forge eleven steel swords. The city lord's guards asked for them. We have four second-level blacksmiths, four each, and I have three. However, I am forging for the city lord's captain, which requires more precision, so it may be slower. So today I'll trouble you three to help. Dolai, the fire must be high enough, you understand."

No matter what level the blacksmith is, he can only produce one piece of ironware in one afternoon, or about three pieces a day. The higher the level, the more refined the forging, but the slower it is. A second-level blacksmith can easily make three to four second-level ironware a day, and can even make five by reducing some processes. However, for third-level ironware, no matter what weapon it is, he can only make no more than three. If he wants to make four, he has to work overtime. So when Prado said that, Dolai knew that he might need to put in a lot of effort today.

Sure enough, from the very beginning, no one stopped. Dolai's hand holding the handle of the bellows almost never stopped, and it took a whole day to work on it.