Chapter 24 Zhang Ben’s Gift The inner courtyard is naturally a better place than the forge, but for Li Yuan, the latter is just as important. When Zhang Ben led him to the warehouse door, he became more confident. "Mr. Zhang, just tell me what you want. Why come here in person?" Li Yuan had seen the four guards guarding the warehouse a few times before. They had long swords on their waists and looked like they kept strangers away. But at this moment, all four of them forced smiles. "Bring this kid here to choose a good hammer. Please register. His name is Li Yuan." Zhang Ben nodded and asked Li Yuan to register. The warehouse is an important place. Even if the three shopkeepers come to retrieve something, they have to enter it in the register. This is the rule. "Li Yuan? The apprentice who ranked first in the assessment?" "You have mastered the White Ape Cloak Hammer to a minor degree in just over four months?"
"Come, register." Several guards looked at each other. They had obviously heard of Li Yuan's name. To have achieved some success in martial arts in just four months was extremely rare in the 200-year history of the Weapon Forging Shop. "No wonder you take it so seriously and come here in person." The guard accompanying Zhang Ben also looked back at Li Yuan: "My name is Wang Hu. I worked as a blacksmith with Master Zhang for a few years. If you have any problems in the future, don't bother Master Zhang. Just come to me!" "Do you want to talk more?" Zhang Ben glared at him, but Li Yuan took advantage of the situation and tried to make friends with him with a smile. "He's a slick one!" Old Zhang also glared at him. "Mr. Zhang, I've registered. Please come in..." Several guards dispersed, and Wang Hu stepped forward to open the door of the warehouse. A strong smell of iron hit him in the face. Li Yuan subconsciously clenched his fist, and his right palm throbbed wildly: "Such a strong reaction?" "Ah." Zhang Ben nodded: "Follow me." Li Yuan suppressed his excitement, quickly followed, and walked into the rather large warehouse. When entering the warehouse, the first thing you see is a pile of various iron ingots, the worst of which is ten-refined wrought iron. Further back, there are rows of wooden racks. Various weapons were placed on it, mostly swords of common styles. "Those are the Jade Water Knife and the Blue Steel Sword. They are the two most famous weapons in our weapon forging shop. They are also selling well in Zhelong Mansion..." Zhang Ben was pacing and saw Li Yuan looking around with shining eyes. He couldn't help but be alert: "This sword costs three taels. If you want it, go to the shop in front and buy it. The old man only allows you to have a hammer." "Three taels is too expensive."
Li Yuan had a look of regret on his face, his heart was pounding, and his palms were numb. There must be entry-level weapons here, and there must be more than one! "Three taels is for internal use, but for external use, if you don't have five taels for these fine swords, don't even think about it." Zhang Ben snorted softly. He quite enjoyed Li Yuan's naive look. "Don't touch!" Li Yuan subconsciously retracted his hand. "This jade knife was made by the old man back then. It costs thirty-five taels each. Thirty were made back then, but only a few are left now." It was a single shelf, with only four knives on it, as green as jade. Even an expert could tell at a glance that they were special. "This knife is quite sharp. If you are not careful, you will lose your fingers!" Zhang Ben scolded, raised his hand, took out a jade knife and pulled it out. hum~ The blade was shining brightly. Zhang Ben lightly wiped the blade with his hand. A drop of blood instantly seeped out and flowed along the blade. Not only did it not get stained, but also ice cracks appeared. "Good knife!" Li Yuan blurted out, his eyes shining. This knife must be of high grade and well maintained, a real killing weapon. "Do you know what a good knife is?" Zhang Ben glanced at him and said to himself: "The people who know weapons best in this world are not swordsmen or knife masters, but us blacksmiths! Every inch of the texture of this knife was given by me..." After wiping the blade, Zhang Ben sheathed the knife and gently placed it back on the wooden stand. Li Yuan was jealous, and when Zhang Ben turned around, he quickly reached out and touched him. When the latter noticed it, he glared at him, and he just smiled apologetically. A white light flashed in his eyes. 【Jade Knife (Level 1)】 [A craftsman who aspires to become a master craftsman forged this weapon with hundreds of forged steels and hammered it with cold iron. It can cut hair and kill people without leaving any blood. It can be called a 'sharp weapon'.] [Control requirements: experienced craftsman, with a small level of proficiency in any knife technique] [Control Effect: Mastery of Sword Skills, Powerful Blade Light, Introduction to Forging] White first level, three effects! Li Yuan took a reluctant look at the four jade knives. He felt very anxious and wanted to take out the silver to buy them immediately. "With your talent, if you learn blacksmithing from this old man, you may be able to forge a sharp weapon in a few years at most!" Noticing Li Yuan's restlessness, Zhang Ben smiled. He can have the hammer delivered with just one word, so why would he go there in person? It is for this effect. Li Yuan's physique is not strong, but his talent in hammering is amazing. Some shop owners in the shop may think that Li Yuan's physique is a little weak and feel a little regretful, but he is very satisfied and even surprised.
Li Yuan was absent-minded, the throbbing of the weapon in his palm was wave after wave. He felt like vomiting blood because he was in a mountain of treasures but couldn't take any. "Where's the hammer you mentioned?" "It's over there." Zhang Ben pointed. Li Yuan took a quick look and found that the place where the hammers were piled was not far from the entrance of the warehouse. This old man Zhang must have taken him around the warehouse for a long circle. "You wanted me to see the Jade Knife on purpose, didn't you?" Li Yuan smiled bitterly, feeling a little warm in his heart. The old man Zhang in front of him values him more than the second manager. "Ahem, the blacksmith's hammer has to be handy, go pick one." Zhang Ben coughed lightly a few times. Li Yuan had already walked over quickly, glancing at the other weapon racks with his peripheral vision, feeling very itchy. If you don't want to take it away, can you let me touch it? "I'll touch them all sooner or later!" Li Yuan gritted his teeth, reached out and grabbed a hammer, and a gray light flashed in his eyes. No entry, no entry... A forging hammer is heavier than a training hammer, weighing about twelve or thirteen pounds, but its quality is not necessarily better than a training hammer, after all, they are both lumps of iron. However, Li Yuan still touched them one by one, half-squinting his eyes to watch the control effects of these hammers. "Three for beginners, six for mastery, this one is a minor achievement?" Li Yuan searched patiently, but all he saw was gray. "The hammer is the soul of the blacksmith, the sword of the swordsman, and the knife of the swordsman. You must choose carefully..." Zhang Ben stood aside, watching with a smile: "Some of these hammers are new, and some are left by former apprentices. One of them is mine, if you can choose it right away, I'll give it to you..." Glancing at the pile of more than a hundred hammers, Zhang Ben's smile suddenly froze. Li Yuan looked up and smiled: "What did the old man give me?" "You don't want to choose?" Zhang Ben narrowed his eyes slightly. Li Yuan picked up the hammer he had chosen. The hammer handle was made of black wood and was more than one meter long. The hammer head was also black and looked almost the same as other forging hammers.
"That's it." Li Yuan played with the hammer, suppressing his excitement, and asked: "Grandpa hasn't told me what to give me yet?" "Are you sure this hammer is mine?" Zhang Ben's eyes twitched slightly and his face was expressionless. “Is it pretty much the same?” Li Yuan lowered his head, the white light in his eyes faded away, replaced by a touch of blue, like the blue sky. [Master Craftsman's Hammer (Level 2)] […After being subjected to fire for a century, I have hammered thousands of kinds of iron. Originally made of ordinary iron, it gradually acquired a magical power…] [Mastering the Threshold: Small Achievements in Forging] [Control Effect: Perfect White Ape Cloak Hammer Technique, Familiarity with All Weapons, Great Perfect Forging Technique, Weapon Talent] (End of this chapter)