Free Web Novel“Little Marquis, rest assured, I, Old Huo, am skilled in all eighteen types of weapons. I will certainly forge a suitable long spear for you.”
Huo Bingzi was a square-faced man who wore straw sandals. In his early years, he had received kindness from Zhennan King.
Therefore, upon learning of Zhong Zhenyue’s visit, he agreed immediately without waiting for him to speak.
“Uncle Huo, I don’t want a long spear.”
Zhong Zhenyue cupped his hands and said seriously, “I want a hammer.”
Brother Li, who had turned the tide in the Southern Frontier and achieved great merit, had still not received any recognition from the imperial court. Zhong Zhenyue had always felt indignant about this.
Until his father took him to the imperial court once.
All the high-ranking officials, the powerful and noble, with their two lips and one tongue, twisted and turned the major events of the Southern Frontier into minor ones, eventually turning it into ‘Your Majesty’s boundless virtue’.
The Emperor did not need to reward himself, and in the end, nothing came of it.
Now, Brother Li might have already arrived in Dijin.
Zhong Zhenyue hoped that he could win the first place in the Qianlong Assembly, standing brilliantly before all the high-ranking officials, making them open their eyes and not ignore him.
Huo Bingzi was stunned: “A hammer?? What do you want that for?”
“For a friend of mine.”
“How can a Dragon of Hidden Potential use a hammer...”
It seemed he suddenly remembered that there was a person whose nickname was God Hammer Little Overlord.
“Then you must think carefully. I can only make one move, and you will have to find another way for your weapon.”
“I have thought it through.”
Zhong Zhenyue nodded without hesitation.
At this moment, the inner courtyard of the Sword Furnace opened, and firelight poured out like flowing lava.
Huo Bingzi was startled and immediately turned around, cupping his hands towards the firelight.
“Grandmaster, have you... come out of seclusion?”
“Uncle Huo’s Grandmaster?”
Zhong Zhenyue followed his gaze and saw an old figure standing at the end of his vision. # Nоvеlight # His left hand was missing two fingers, and his face was as withered as an orange peel.
One of the Four Divine Craftsmen of the Sword Furnace, Du Wufeng.
Ever since he forged that Celestial Human Divine Sword, whether he gained some insight or encountered a Bottleneck, he had extinguished his furnace, sealed his hammer, and entered seclusion until now.
He himself was also a Peak Law Body expert, only a thin line away from the Seventh Realm.
“Are you perhaps...”
“Hehe, what are you thinking? Tiangong is not that easy to achieve...”
Du Wufeng shook his head and looked at Zhong Zhenyue: “Who is this little fellow? He has good bones and is a good seedling for the battlefield. Did he come to learn blacksmithing?”
Huo Bingzi explained: “He is the only son of Prince Zhong. The Qianlong Assembly is approaching, and he wants me to forge a hammer weapon for his friend.”
“Hammer weapon? Tsk tsk... are there still youngsters using this now?”
A glimmer of light flashed in Du Wufeng’s cloudy old eyes.
Blacksmiths all cultivate both craftsmanship and martial arts, and hammer weapons are the choice of many craftsmen.
Unfortunately, blacksmithing is not like fighting. It takes seven or eight years to be an apprentice, and by the time they are on the Qianlong Ranking, they are already past the age.
“Yes, Senior, my Brother Li, known as God Hammer Little Overlord, is currently ranked Hidden Dragon Fourth, and in the Southern Frontier he also...”
Zhong Zhenyue’s words were not yet finished.
An apprentice ran in from outside and respectfully said: “Grandmaster, Your Highness has arrived and is waiting for you in the Sword Furnace.”
“Then go.”
Du Wufeng’s attention shifted, and he walked out of the courtyard with his hands behind his back.
It seemed the Crown Prince interested him more.
Zhong Zhenyue’s heart sank.
Jiang Yu wouldn’t... invite a Divine Craftsman to forge a Mystic Weapon, would he?
He and Huo Bingzi exchanged glances and cupped their hands, saying:
“Uncle Huo, I am a bit curious about the Casting technique of the Sword Furnace. Could you take me for a tour?”
“Naturally.”
Huo Bingzi seemed to understand what he was thinking.
At the same time.
At the entrance of the Sword Furnace, several figures walked into a scene of raging fire and steel.
At the forefront was a young man about to become a youth, wearing a pure yang long gown that was not easily burned by fire. His eyes were bright and spirited, his face handsome and well-defined, making him look more and more like an upright gentleman full of righteousness.
When Xiao Li arrived at the Sword Furnace, he felt a sense of returning home.
Even though his temperament seemed more like a Confucian scholar, completely out of place here.
He wasn't the only one out of place.
The reclusive Ying Bing was completely a different style from this place.
Jiang Chulong cautiously looked around. When she was at Tianshan Sword Manor, she spent most of her time in the Sword Tomb. This was her first time in the Sword Furnace. freёwebnovel.com
“Are you really going to participate in the Casting Assembly?”
Xie Xuan still found it hard to believe this.
He thought it was normal for Li Mo’s Hammer Technique to be powerful, but a craftsman isn’t just about having a powerful Hammer Technique.
Li Mo was seventeen years old now.
Considering the time spent cultivating martial arts, how much time could he have spent on honing his craft?
Most apprentices in the Sword Furnace were in their late twenties, or even thirties.
“Of course, I feel more at ease with a weapon I forge myself.”
Li Mo looked at the furnishings here and nodded.
Xie Xuan added: “However, participating in the Casting Assembly requires, firstly, physical strength, and secondly, two assistants during the forging process.”
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“That’s right. One assistant is responsible for quenching, and one assistant is responsible for selecting Materials, otherwise you cannot participate.”
“Then I have them.”
Li Mo breathed a sigh of relief.
“Who?”
As Xie Xuan was wondering.
Li Mo pointed at Ying Bing and Jiang Chulong.
Ying Bing: “...”
Jiang Chulong: “!”
Xie Xuan: “???”
Xiao Xie, the Qianlong Second, widened his eyes, which read:
‘Are you f*cking kidding me?’
Li Mo said: “Quenching requires extremely high control over the heat, right?”
“That’s right.” Xie Xuan felt there was no problem.
“Today, Ice Cube helped me finish that plate of stir-fried shredded potatoes with vinegar...”
“Are you sure it was shredded potatoes?”
“Cough... what it was doesn’t matter. What’s important is the heat control! She’s perfectly capable of being a quenching assistant!”
“?”
Li Mo made a checkmark gesture, indicating that this was very reasonable.
“What about picking Materials? You’re letting this little girl do it? What can she do?” Xie Xuan asked, pointing at the timid Princess Xiao Jiang.
Li Mo’s eyes were full of trust: “She’s best at picking up trash!”
“Yes, I love picking up trash the most.” Princess Xiao Jiang nodded seriously. Everything Brother Li said was correct.
“???”
Xie Xuan had a belly full of complaints but didn't know how to voice them.
Is this right? Is this reasonable?
Xiao Li didn't care if it was reasonable or not.
Sorting assistant √!
“Fine, then follow me to submit the Mystic Iron Token.”
Xie Xuan shook his head.
By then, he would find some suitable famous weapons for Li Mo and the others to use.
Just as he was thinking this, he stepped into the main hall of the Sword Furnace and found it very quiet at the moment.
It shouldn't be like this.
Normally, there wouldn't be so few people here, let alone when the Casting Assembly was approaching.
“Li... Brother Li?”
Zhong Zhenyue was originally selecting the form of a hammer weapon, but he hadn't expected Li Mo to suddenly appear before him.
“Old Zhong, long time no see. Are you here to find a craftsman to forge a weapon?”
Li Mo noticed that the middle-aged man beside Zhong Zhenyue had the Qi of a furnace mixed in his breathing.
He was clearly a highly skilled craftsman.
“That’s right, Brother Li, are you also...”
“No, I’m here to participate.”
