THE LEGEND OF THE DRAGON KING
chaps13.Thousand Fine Tungsten Hammer

Wulin is here!” A young boy in his twenties, with a tall and sturdy body, called out to Tang Wulin to greet him.

“Brother Long.” Tang Wulin asked with a smile, “What tasks did the teacher assign me today?”

Brother Long grinned, “There are many things you should do. Just go into the room and see for yourself. By the way, I really envy you. You are still very young, but your workload is already more than mine! ”Iron Clever is a diligent profession. Naturally, the more work one does, the more one's income.

With a chuckle, Tang Wulin asked, “If I am comparable to you, then why is Master still not letting me forge large components?”

Brother Gong replied, “That's so you can have a stronger foundation. All right, hurry up and go! Otherwise, you won't be able to get the job done today in the two hours you have. ”

Mang Tian Workshop only had three members, Mang Tian, Brother Long, and Tang Wulin. Originally, Brother Long was Mang Tian's only disciple, but with Tang Wulin's arrival, he gained a second disciple. Starting from his second visit to the workshop three years earlier, Tang Wulin started referring to Mang Tian as ‘Guru’.

Mang Tian was a very strict teacher. He had high demands from his students, but he also taught them earnestly. Tang Wulin often found himself thinking that he learned more things here in the workshop than in the academy.

Everyone has a workshop to work in. Mang Tian brought some fake engine components from outside before distributing them. He gave a simple one to Brother Long and Tang Wulin, while he personally oversaw the complex forging.

Every week they would each get one day of special training when Mang Tian would teach them personally. For the rest of the week, they only had to complete the task Mang Tian had given them. The more they work, the better their skills and the more money they earn.

Tang Wulin entered his own forging room. It was very different from the dirty and messy reception room outside. Instead, he kept his room neat and tidy.

There were already some raw materials lying on the forging bench, as well as blueprints on his side.

When he first came here, Mang Tian had made him punch iron for three months to teach him proper transmission and mitigation techniques. Every day he had to hit the iron for two hours. Those two hours were always an abyss of suffering for him.

Due to his constant training, Tang Wulin had grown stronger than before. Originally, he had used a small iron hammer, but the required hammer was gradually replaced by a larger and larger hammer. After three months of practice, he was allowed to do some simple metal extraction work. One year later, he began making the simplest components.

It was not until half a year earlier that he was promoted from forging small components into medium-sized components. Mang Tian even started comparing him and Brother Long more and more strictly. However, Tang Wulin's temperament had a special kind of perseverance. In the three years he worked there, never once did he complain about his difficulties.

After seriously checking the blueprints, he understood what the task was today. He had to make ten ankle joints armored machine. The shape is round so that if the work is done with a mold, it only needs to be pressed twice in order to be finished. However, when it came to forging, the demands were much higher.

Blacksmiths were divided into many ranks. In general, there are Hundred Refined. Hundred Refined is when the components are refined a hundred times. Even higher than that was Thousand Refined.

The more often it is refined, the less impurities the metal has. Naturally, quality metal was required to withstand the pressure of a thousand repairs. For now, Tang Wulin was still unable to make Thousand Refined components, so he was rarely asked to do this kind of work.

With practiced movements, he pressed a button on the workbench, causing it to split in the middle exposing the forging furnace. He tightened the metal into a channel on the side, then pressed another button that sent the metal to the furnace.

He picked up a pair of metal hammers in shiny black. These two hammers were the same size as the one he used the first time when he first came here. For this type of small component, a hammer of this size is the most suitable.

Under the high temperature of the furnace, the metal quickly flushed. Tang Wulin swung the hammer in his right hand to the metal crown. The hammer on his left hand immediately connected from below. Pressing down from both sides, Tang Wulin was able to remove the heated chunks of metal.

He quickly swung a tungsten hammer in each hand and a succession of ‘bantingan’ could be heard. With that echoing ‘bantingan’, he began forging that day.

Blacksmithing is the work of craftsmen. It is not just simple skilled trades. Mang Tian had told him when he first started it to become a blacksmith, he had to use his brain. During the process of pounding the metal, it should feel the vibration and change of the metal vein line. Only after understanding these two things could he forge a quality item.

In the perception aspect, Tang Wulin was excellent. Tang Wulin was unaware of the fact that when Mang Tian gave him this Thousand Refined Tungsten Hammers gift, it signified that he had officially become a blacksmith.

His monthly income could not be considered much, but he still earnestly kept a set amount each month. With the rest, she set aside a small portion to spend on her younger sister, while the rest was given to her mother as a relief to their family expenses.

He was only a nine-year-old child at the moment, but with his three years of forging as well as his stern nature, he was much more stoic compared to his peers.

Two hours later he provided the final component of the final attack. Sighing, he picked up a nearby towel and wiped off his sweat. Looking at the ten components together that were shining in front of him, he revealed a satisfied expression.

After getting used to forging, he grew to like this type of work. Every day he brandished his hammer and pound of metal. It was a way for him to vent his feelings cheerfully. Moreover, there were times when he pounded the metal so that he would enter an extremely fantastic condition. It was as if he was resonating with the hammer as well as the metal he forged. Whenever this state of affairs occurred, the components he forged would be extremely extraordinary. Those components would even receive praise from the cold Mang Tian.

“Teacher.” Tang Wulin had just prepared to give up his job when he discovered that Mang Tian was already in his forging room.

Mang Tian walked over to the workbench to check the product first. He nodded, then gave Tang Wulin a few sheets of paper. “This is the wages of the month. Your work is pretty good. ”

“Thank you, teacher.” Tang Wulin was overjoyed as he hurriedly received the paper bill and put it in this pocket. Due to her excitement, Tang Wulin's little face was a little red yet she couldn't help but wave her hands happily.

Mang Tian gave him a doubtful look. “I've never seen you so happy receiving your monthly wages before.”

His breathing was rather short, Tang Wulin sighed deeply before saying, “Teacher, I have saved up enough to buy spirit souls!”

Mang Tian blankly looked at him, then said with a hint of emotion, “You said that your martial soul has reached rank 10?”

Tang Wulin nodded. “I'm almost there.”

Mang Tian smiled faintly. “Hopefully succeed.”

“Teacher, I'll be back first.” Tang Wulin placed his finished components in a box, then left joyfully.

As he watched Tang Wulin return, Mang Tian could not help but smile bigger. “Finally, the boy acted like a normal kid. It was a pity that his martial soul was Bluesilver Grass. No matter what his soul spirit is, I fear it all .. However, this is also beneficial to me. This kid's talent in forging far exceeded my ability. ”