Today was really exciting. So many things happened during the day, and I was chased by Oddo when I came back at night. Dolai felt that things had been happening one after another recently, and the rhythm of life was a little chaotic. This was not a good sign. He had to become an apprentice quickly and learn to make simple tools so that he would have money. Then, he could buy a house in the civilian area. With patrols in the slums, Oddo would not dare to be so presumptuous.
When he thought of this, Duolai felt that his future would be very bright, definitely better than when his parents were still alive.
But the future is the future, and we must do well the things in front of us now.
There was no bed in the new place, only a hard bed board. Dole had no candles either. He had a dictionary but couldn't read. How sad. In the afternoon, Dole couldn't find a place to keep warm, so he could only call the dog Otto over and prepare to sleep with him. It's true that the dog Otto was quite warm.
Dog Otto felt like he had no desire to live the whole night. Damn it, I am a hellhound, a level seven creature, not your pillow, Dog Otto roared in his heart.
Awooo...
A night passed. Although he was holding the dog Odo, his back was still against the wall. It was a bit cold, so when he woke up, he felt stiff all over. As the sky was getting light, Dolai struggled to get up and said to the dog Odo, "Forget it, let's all go to the blacksmith shop today. You'll be fine if you behave yourself."
The dog Oddo took a step back to show that he would not go, then he lay on the ground and lazily put his head on his paws.
Seeing such a humane expression, Dole knew it was a protest!
Could this guy really understand what he was saying? He was a little confused, but this guy was really smart. Never mind, if he didn't want to go, then he didn't have to go.
Dolai made some preparations, then quietly left the new house with the book. Although he knew that it was unlikely that Oddo's men were outside, he still thought it was better to be safe than sorry.
A new day has begun.
Today, Virak also came early. He just didn't look very well, but he was still able to work. When he saw Dole coming here, the corners of his mouth twitched and he broke into his signature silly smile.
He knew that Dolai's status was different, so he didn't order Dolai around. However, when he saw Dolai quickly starting to pack things and light the fire, he nodded in his heart. The children from the slums were precocious and hardworking, and he liked this very much.
As an apprentice, Dole's tasks were different from before, and he had more freedom. He could observe how blacksmiths made ironware and could freely choose which master to follow. He chose Virick.
Now he is no longer Virek's handyman, but Virek's assistant and apprentice. Virek also has a good impression of Dolai and did not refuse.
At the outermost stall of the blacksmith shop, on the left side are various daily tools, such as kitchen knives, hoes, etc. A young man named Lin Rui is in charge of watching them. If there are customers, he will go out to introduce them. On the right side are various weapons, the most numerous of which are swords, greatswords for battle, rapiers used by swordsmen in the warrior profession, broadswords for riding, as well as spears, shields and other weapons. There is everything you can think of.
In the city of Domon, the thing that is least in short supply is probably all kinds of weapons. Of course, most of these weapons are not sold domestically. Many caravans come to collect them every year and then sell them to other places. So most of the time, blacksmiths will accumulate all kinds of weapons, store them, and wait to sell them when the caravans come.
The people in this world are tough and ordinary children are required to practice basic martial arts, so ordinary people sometimes carry weapons, and the sales of weapons are much higher than those of ordinary tools.
Dolai is an apprentice now. When the task is not too stressful, he can learn to make some small things from Virak, such as kitchen knives, slightly more difficult scissors, hoes, sickles, and ordinary axes for chopping wood.
The first thing he learned was how to use a kitchen knife.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that making a kitchen knife looks easy. It is actually not that easy. Although there was a mold, Dolai completely messed it up the first time he tried it. He used a small hammer, but even with that, the mold broke into two pieces after just a few hits.
At this time, Virak began to laugh at him and taught him many little tricks.
The blacksmith also has martial arts skills, and hammering is one of them. Dolai was very surprised when he heard this, that a blacksmith actually had to learn martial arts. But then, he saw that Virak's skill in using the hammer had more or less some shadows of hammering, so he believed it.
No wonder no one dares to cause trouble in the blacksmith shop. These blacksmiths look honest, but they are not easy to deal with.
At noon, after taking a break, Virik called Dolai to Tiefelt and said, "You are the apprentice that Brother Ha specifically asked for, so I won't hide anything from you. Our blacksmith shop has three hammering methods, two basic hammering methods, and one low-level hammering method. These are what you will learn in the future. The basic hammering method is very simple. I usually use it when forging weapons. You must have observed it carefully. I won't say more here. Watch carefully and I will demonstrate it now."
He picked up a small hammer, and used a clamp to pick up a scrapped sword blank, and started smashing it. His movements were very interesting. He jumped up lightly, without leaving the ground, and then dropped the hammer heavily, but the force on the sword blank was not very strong. After doing this three times, he changed his movements. He still jumped up lightly, without leaving the ground, sank his waist, rounded his shoulders, and used his lever arm to the extreme. Then he bent his elbows and smashed the hammer down heavily. The sword blank shook heavily. After doing this three times, he changed his movements again, but they were basically the same, with changes in weight. The last change was tapping, but the movements were quick and urgent. The knocking on the sword blank was like pearls falling on a jade plate, tinkling, but very rhythmic.
After seven moves, Virak stopped and asked Dole, "Do you understand?"
Dolai was a little stunned. He touched his scalp and said, "I'll remember it."
Virak chuckled and said, "This is called the Light and Heavy Basic Hammer Method. There are seven variations in total. As you can see, there is nothing special about it. It is used for forging, not for hitting people. Just try it more. Pay more attention to how I do it. Also, weigh the tool blank more often to feel the changes in the center and make sure the thickness is even. Only in this way can you forge a good product. Try it more. I estimate that it will take you at least a month to forge an ordinary kitchen knife."
Dolai was suddenly a little discouraged. It took him a month to make a kitchen knife. Then when would he be able to become a real blacksmith?
But he also knew that it was not easy to become a blacksmith. It was obvious from the fact that Virak was almost thirty years old and was only a second-level blacksmith.
"I will try my best." He encouraged himself, and then thought carefully about the movements of Virak, and he was a little confused. These movements didn't look very difficult, but it was probably not easy to master them. After all, making weapons requires a lot of hard work, and you can't be careless at all. If you don't use the right force after a few hammers, the embryo will be scrapped. If you want to eat this bowl of rice, you have to think hard about these things. Dolai is still clear about this. Just work hard. It's good enough to be full now. Why be picky?
Seeing Dole's expression, Virak laughed.
At this time, Hago came over with a man and said to Virak, "Virik, a business has come. This customer wants to make a sword. You have to do whatever he asks. I leave the man to you."
Virak shouted "OK" loudly, agreed to this matter, and began to observe the person who came.
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