Observing the user of a weapon is the first factor that a blacksmith considers when making weapons for his customers. The characteristics of the weapon to be used can be judged by the height, arm length, waist, shoulder and hip body proportions. Tailor-made weapons are something that blacksmiths must learn.

Virak looked at the man carefully. He was wearing a black suit that exposed his entire body, which made it easy to observe his body shape, long legs, long arms, and sharp eyes. He wondered in his heart whether this man was an assassin. With this body shape, he could only exert his maximum power with a narrow rapier or a fighting sword.

He has long legs, which helps him to be agile and quick in movements; he has long arms, which allows him to thrust; and he has sharp eyes, which allows him to observe the weaknesses of others and strike them with one strike. This person is either an assassin or a swordsman who has lived in the dueling arena for a long time.

After observing him for a while, Virick came to this conclusion. This person's appearance was also very ordinary, which also met one of the three elements of an assassin.

He smiled innocently and said, "Sir, what kind of sword do you need? Please tell me in detail."

The man in black nodded calmly, his eyes lingering on the two men for a moment before he said, "Whether you are good at sword fighting or stabbing, I want to see both."

"We are good at sword fighting here. I have a previously made style here. You can take a look at it first and then decide."

The man in black nodded, "Okay."

Virak gave Dole a look, then reached out and touched his eyes, meaning to pay attention and observe, and then took the man in black outside to see the appearance of the swords.

Dole nodded gently, then watched carefully from the side, seeing how Virak did it, observing his details. Although he had only been doing this for a few days, he had learned to read people's expressions.

He quickly intuitively realized that this man in black was probably not simple. His figure, arms, and legs were all very slender. He had only seen such a figure around nobles passing by on the roadside. They were swordsmen raised by the nobles, who specialized in sword fighting for fun. Such people were generally very powerful, and they licked blood on their swords every day. It was necessary for them to be powerful. Such people were much more powerful than the guards and managers in the mines.

Dole felt a little jealous.

The style of the fighting sword is very simple, it is a round iron stick with a sharp sword tip in the front, which is very convenient for stabbing, but it has no other functions. This style of sword has only one function, which is stabbing. The main function of the sword body is blocking. Its purpose is in fights between nobles, and it will not easily cause casualties.

After looking at many fighting swords, the man in black finally chose a long-handled two-handed fighting sword style, and then tailored it according to his height, arm length, etc. This was not difficult for the blacksmith, as it was his signature skill.

After the style and main functions were determined, the man in black stepped aside and waited, while Dole and Virick came on stage.

One of them built a fire while the other went to the back to get materials, and they soon started working. This time, Virick did not forge the stone alone, but explained to Dolai how to do it while he was forging the stone.

Since the opponent's strength was unknown and looked very strong, Virek could only make a second-level sword at most, so he had to use all his skills. Virek was very careful and all the details were in place. High-level warriors had already had initial contact with fighting spirit and needed fighting spirit to bless them, so they had high requirements for the material of the sword itself. Virek and Dolai communicated and introduced it in detail, especially the relationship between the various professions.

"A warrior apprentice is one who can skillfully use a martial art and develop body flexibility. When physical strength reaches a certain level, he is called a primary warrior apprentice. Primary warriors mainly focus on bones, fascia, and internal organs, and then strengthen their bodies again. When they reach the intermediate warrior apprentice, they strengthen their bones and internal organs. When they reach the advanced warrior apprentice, they begin to learn fighting spirit techniques, introduce fighting spirit seeds, and strengthen their bodies. Here, they mainly strengthen tendons, bones, and muscles, and become powerful. The strength of a high-level warrior is about three times that of an ordinary person, so when making weapons, they must be as strong as possible, otherwise if they break when used by others, it will be a blow to your reputation."

Duolai nodded. He knew how powerful the senior warriors were. The squadron leaders guarding the city gate were all intermediate warrior apprentices, while the battalion leaders were all senior warrior apprentices and were very powerful.

When forging weapons, blacksmiths will fold and forge them as many times as possible, using the number of forgings to make up for some minor problems that arise in the forging process. Moreover, the flexibility and strength of weapons forged multiple times will be greatly improved. This forging technique itself is an advanced forging skill.

One to nine forgings is a first-level blacksmith, nine to eighteen forgings is a second-level blacksmith, eighteen to twenty-seven forgings is a third-level blacksmith, and twenty-seven forgings and above are fourth-level blacksmiths. However, in a small city like theirs, there are basically no fourth-level blacksmiths. Three levels is the limit, and the real fourth-level blacksmiths are no longer here.

Dolai has now learned how to use a hammer, which can be considered as practicing a martial art. His status has changed from a civilian to an apprentice soldier and apprentice blacksmith.

Using the best materials, after a few clanging sounds, Virick soon made a fighting sword. The man in black was not in a hurry. He watched the two men forging swords while looking around bored. Virick's skills were undoubtedly good, but he had to teach the kid how to forge the sword while he was doing it, which made him curious.

So, he focused his attention on Duolai. After observing for a while, he found that the little guy had a good figure, long legs and arms, and it was obvious that he exercised regularly and had enough strength. He was a good candidate for sword fighting.

However, he just felt that for a child who had to work early, his family could not afford to pay for martial arts training. Even if he was taught martial arts, he would not have much future if no one taught him the fighting skills. Learning martial arts was very expensive, and the food and drink were different from those of ordinary people.

These thoughts flashed through my mind.

It took more than three hours for a fresh, hot fighting sword to come out. After testing, the man in black nodded with satisfaction, then paid the money and left. He also gave Virak an extra tip, a silver coin.

This silver coin naturally fell into Virick's pocket.

This is also a major source of income for them as blacksmiths.

Dolai felt a little jealous when seeing this scene. That was a silver coin and he had never touched a silver coin before.

Seeing Dolai's gaze, Virek found it a little funny. He took the silver coin out of his pocket and said, "Here, let me give it to you to feel."

Dolai smiled awkwardly and didn't respond, but went to the stove by himself.

Virik laughed, put away the silver coins, looked at Dolai's back and said, "Little guy, practice hard. When you can make some small things, you won't be short of money."

Dole nodded vigorously.

As an apprentice, in addition to helping the blacksmith who taught him, he could also use some scraps to practice. No matter whether the things he made were good or bad, they could not be considered his own, but the assets of the blacksmith shop. After all, coal was needed for burning, and there was a limit to the time of using the iron furnace every day, and it was impossible to use it unlimitedly.