Virek looked at Dole and wiped the sweat from his forehead. It was not easy to repair these swords. Sitting on the stool beside him, he felt a little relieved. Dole was a good seedling. He was willing to endure hardships and could learn. As long as he chose this career in the future, he would definitely be more promising than himself.
At noon, Supervisor Halley walked out with heavy steps. He first went to the other two blacksmith shops, and finally came to Virak. He gathered the swords together and instructed the other apprentices to put them at the door.
After finishing all this, Harley breathed a sigh of relief, and with the aura of a great butler, he stood beside Virak, looked at Dolai, and smiled slightly, "Are you interested in becoming our contracted blacksmith?"
Dolai scratched his head. "I haven't become a first-level blacksmith yet. I'm just an apprentice now. Isn't it too early, Master Harley?"
Harley still smiled and said, "As long as you are willing to work hard and put in the effort, it will be only a matter of time before you become a first-class blacksmith. I saw the hoe you made, it's pretty good."
Virak stood up from the stool, gave Dolai a thumbs up and said, "Dole is the most talented child I have ever seen. It has only been a few days and he has been able to make farm tools. He will definitely have a bright future."
Dolai stood aside, somewhat shyly.
Harley nodded and said, "The advancement of a blacksmith is the same as that of a warrior. The process of forging iron, hammering iron tools, is also about tempering yourself. Train well and strive to pass the level of a junior warrior as soon as possible. That way, forging iron will be easier."
Harley could see that Dolai had practiced martial arts skills and made a casual comment.
Dolai responded with a smile, but he felt a chill in his heart. He was just casually playing with the sword, but they actually saw through it.
Training martial arts is not that easy, at least he is just starting out now. With the advantage of being a blacksmith, he trains muscles all over his body and moves step by step towards becoming a junior warrior, but he still has a long way to go.
Virak patted his shoulder and said, "The big and small hammer method is also a kind of martial arts. It exercises your muscles and bones. The fire from the stove can also exercise your skin well. Exercise well."
Dole nodded, he could naturally feel it.
Virik has the strength of a high-level warrior apprentice. Dolai has heard him say a long time ago that he only needs a book on fighting spirit to continue to improve. However, books on fighting spirit are too expensive. The lowest-level entry-level book costs 20 gold coins.
That's 20 gold coins.
Harley encouraged Dole with a few words and then stood outside. Soon, a military carriage came over, followed by a group of soldiers. Several of the soldiers came over and negotiated with Supervisor Harley, took away the weapons, paid the gold coins, and soon disappeared at the end of the road.
Seeing this, Duolai became more motivated. He wished he could have the ability to forge a sword so that he could start training as a wizard. The records about wizards in Naluye required a large amount of medicinal herbs and auxiliary materials. With his current financial ability, he could not afford any of those things. He could only start basic physical training.
With nothing to do in the afternoon, Duolai started practicing with waste materials and made some small utensils. They looked pretty good, but he was not yet skilled enough, so he sold them at a low price.
There are people who buy these lower-priced items. After all, there are many poor people outside the city who cannot afford high-quality goods and can only buy these ordinary quality items. Therefore, Dolai is not afraid that no one will buy his items.
Twenty days passed slowly and quickly.
These days, Duolai has forged a lot of farm tools, the quality of which is getting better and better. He also has an income of copper coins, which provides basic security for his life.
As he was built day by day, Dolai's skin, which was originally dark, became even darker, but the muscles bulged under his skin and had already grown to a certain size, although it had only been a few days.
After get off work, Dole said hello to Virak and several other familiar blacksmiths, picked up the clothes placed nearby, and walked towards the slums. He was in a good mood because he had received his salary of 20 copper coins today.
He had to go home and read books. Although he already had a dictionary, the words in it were a big problem. He could only learn dozens of new words a day. It would probably take some time for him to read normally. Thinking of the things recorded in the Naluye Legendary Magic Warrior Road, Duolai was a little excited. Whether he became a warrior or a wizard, as long as he entered the level, he would have a bright future. An ordinary first-level warrior could find a job and settle his salary with silver coins every month. As long as he could become a warrior, there was nothing to say. There were only a few wizards in the entire Domon City. They were all legendary figures. Although wizards had no combat power at the beginning, they relied on their wisdom, various alchemy and medicines to be more powerful than warriors.
When Dolai thought about the future, he was so excited that he almost screamed while walking on the road.
Soon, he came to the entrance of the slums. When he looked up, he saw a few people standing there, as if they were looking at him. After seeing who they were, his face suddenly froze, and the heat in his heart was suddenly poured with a layer of ice water, chilling his whole body.
Damn it, it's Oddo.
I haven't seen this guy for many days, how come I met him again?
Odo also saw Dolai at this time. When he saw him, he remembered his miserable condition that day and his face immediately twisted. "Catch him for me, damned pariah. If he dares to resist, I will break his legs."
When people on both sides heard this, they were confused for a moment, but soon someone remembered that this was the guy who often robbed money at the Bianchi Mine.
"Where can you run to? How dare you hit our brother Oddo." Someone immediately pounced on him.
The others also remembered who Dolai was, picked up their weapons and rushed towards Dolai.
Dole was shocked at this moment. Damn Oddo, when will this ever end?
He put on the clothes in his hand and turned to run. He did not go to where he had lived for the past few days, but turned and ran to other places in the slum.
The roads in the slums are complicated and there are garbage dumps everywhere, making it a great place to escape.
When Odo saw this, he observed Dolai's clothes and immediately became furious, "Go after him, he must have made some money, otherwise he couldn't afford such nice clothes."
When the others heard this, they immediately became motivated.
Robbing a poor person has no psychological burden for them at all. Even the police station and the sheriff are unwilling to come here. More poor people die every day than the number of murders in the city in a year. No one cares about killing a poor person.
And the other party has money, which is what they value. Moreover, they have done this more than once or twice and have long been accustomed to it.
After so much training, Dole's strength and agility were much better than before. He ran at full speed and quickly entered the slums and into an alley.
The alley was full of water and mud. As I walked through it, my feet were covered in mud.
Dolai ran while complaining without stopping. After walking out of the alley, he ran to another alley. He knew that there was mud and water on his feet and he would definitely not escape the other party's pursuit. He could only run forward as hard as he could, trying to find a dry road.
However, no matter how fast he was, Oddo was still chasing him closely. Oddo's physical fitness was not bad either, and with the instructors hired by his father and his regular training, he was actually stronger than Dole.
Dole looked back and saw Oddo chasing him closely, so he could only run as fast as he could.
He quickly ran out of the alley and entered a main avenue of the slums. When he looked up, he saw that the place was full of people, so he ran towards the crowded places.