Douluo: Ant Power Breaks the Sky

Chapter 15 Blacksmith
The next day, early in the morning.

Shi Yi and Yu Xiaogang went to the cafeteria together, and met Tang San after breakfast.

"Brother, teacher, good morning." Tang San greeted respectfully.

Yu Xiaogang nodded, then Tang San turned to look at Shi Yi and said, "Brother, are you ready? Today I will go to the blacksmith shop outside the academy to forge iron."

Upon hearing this, Shi Yi said to Yu Xiaogang, "Teacher, please go back first. I will go to forge iron with Xiao San in a while."

Yu Xiaogang nodded and said, "Well, be careful."

Shi Yi smiled and said, "Nothing will happen as long as Xiao San is here."

Yu Xiaogang then left alone. Seeing Yu Xiaogang leave, Tang San was about to go to the window on the first floor of the cafeteria to buy his breakfast, but was stopped by Shi Yi. Under Tang San's puzzled gaze, Shi Yi took out two eggs and a fried cake from his soul guide and handed them to Tang San.

"Xiao San, this is the time when you are growing up. There is no need to wait until we finish eating before entering the cafeteria. It is only natural for a disciple to eat what his teacher has. Don't regret it if you don't grow taller in the future. A soul master's body is also very important. Our teacher doesn't lack this little food. With your intelligence, you must have seen that our teacher is extraordinary." Shi Yi said to Tang San.

Tang San took the breakfast handed to him by Shi Yi with some embarrassment, nodded slightly and said: "Brother, I understand, but do you know the origin of the teacher?"

"What do you think is the difference between you and other teachers in the academy?" Shi Yi asked with a smile.

Tang San took a bite of the oil cake and said, "Well-educated?"

"That's right, Xiaosan. Martial soul knowledge is different from ordinary knowledge. If you want to acquire rich martial soul knowledge, then your background must not be bad. The teacher should come from one of the top forces on the continent." Shi Yi chuckled.

Tang San nodded in surprise. Shi Yi patted Tang San on the shoulder and said, "So, just eat as much as you can. Even if there are ten more of you, you can't eat the teacher out of poverty."

Tang San scratched the back of his head and said, "I just think this is not a good idea, and other people will gossip about it."

Shi Yi shook his head upon hearing this, looked at Tang San meaningfully and said: "Xiao San, you know what? No matter what you do, before you can shut everyone up, there will always be people gossiping. As long as you think what you are doing is right, that's enough."

The two walked through the woods of the academy, and a middle-aged man in a black robe slowly walked out from behind a big tree, with a hint of relief flashing in his turbid eyes.

"Geniuses are always different from other people. No matter what, you can't fit in with those part-time students. They didn't say anything because they were afraid of your strength. Unless you can become exactly the same as them, but this is impossible. With full innate soul power and the first 400-year soul ring, you are already different from them."

Hearing this, Tang San fell into deep thought.

Shi Yi continued: "The reason I came here to study theory and change myself is because I don't want to be like them."

After a moment's silence, Tang San suddenly stopped and bowed slightly towards Shi Yi.

Seeing Tang San's serious look, Shi Yi also smiled. In fact, if one wanted to control Tang San, a time traveler from the feudal society, all he had to do was to use the Confucian ideas of brotherhood and respect.

Throughout the original text, Tang San tried his best to abide by this rule, or it can be said that this strict hierarchical rule has been engraved in Tang San's bones.

Not to mention Tang Hao, if such a father were in modern times, he would have cut off all ties with the father long ago, but Tang San actually acted like a father himself.

The most precious thing that Shi Yi obtained by becoming Yu Xiaogang's apprentice was not the living conditions or knowledge, but an identity, a close identity.

Identity may be the most empty thing for a strong person, but for Shi Yi at that time, it was the most important thing.

After years of hard work in modern times, Shi Yi understands the importance of identity too well. The so-called development of personal connections means to have some relationships with people of noble status, such as friends, brothers, masters and apprentices, and even fathers and sons. These relationships can often solve many problems that one cannot solve by oneself.

This is also why Tang San did not choose to keep all the immortal items for himself when he obtained them, because he also understood this truth. He knew that when he needed help in the future, these people would definitely help him. For this, Ning Rongrong even sacrificed the entire Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect.

Shi Yi looked at Tang San and smiled, saying: "Why are you taking it so seriously? We're just chatting casually."

As they were talking, the two of them had already arrived at the door of the blacksmith shop, and the sound of forging could be heard from the shop.

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell…

As soon as you enter the door, you will see an open hall. On the right side of the hall, there are all kinds of forged ironware hanging, and even more are various armors and weapons. After all, soul masters are only a minority in this world, and weapons are still needed.

Shi Yi quietly looked at these weapons, then looked at his storage belt and thought to himself, "Since these core arrays only need to be carved on special materials, can we adopt the assembly line model of the factory in the previous life? Let Xiao San make the tools and reserve a place to embed the core array, and I will concentrate on studying the carving of the core array."

Shi Yi thought about it and shook his head. If he wanted to become a powerful soul engineer, he had to do it himself. Only by creating something with his own hands could Shi Yi fully grasp its structure, know its shortcomings, and constantly make improvements.

"It would be great if this world also had a way to allow people to split themselves. There are so many things to do." Shi Yi said secretly in his heart.

At this time, Tang San was wondering what kind of income he would get if he opened a factory to manufacture hidden weapons in this world?

"Little boy, what are you doing here? Ask your parents to come and buy things. Get out quickly, it's dangerous here." While the two were thinking, a loud voice interrupted their thoughts.

A burly man with his upper body naked was looking at the two of them. His muscles bulged under his dark skin, and he looked extremely strong. He was holding a large casting hammer in his hand, and his forehead was covered in sweat.

"Uncle, hello. I came here to ask if you need an apprentice." Tang San was very young and his voice was clear. Although the blacksmith shop was filled with the sound of steel being hammered, everyone could still hear it clearly.

Shi Yi also echoed: "Hello, uncle. I also want to be an apprentice."

Most of the blacksmiths stopped their work and smiled at the two of them.

Shi Yi continued: "Xiao San and I are both soul masters. We are very strong. We can do it."

The big man looked at the two people's serious expressions, and was slightly stunned. "Little friends, you are not making fun of me, are you? You are already soul masters, why do you want to be apprentices?"

Tang San said: "Uncle, it's like this. I'm a part-time student at Notting College, and I have time every day. My father is the blacksmith in the village. I have learned casting from my father since I was a child, and I want to come here to make a living. This is my senior brother, he is a novice, but he is also very interested in casting. If you can accept us, we don't need you to teach us, I can teach my senior brother."

After hearing Tang San's words, the big man's expression suddenly eased. They were all from poor backgrounds, and he felt sympathy for them. He simply said, "Okay. If you're willing to come, then come. You can do odd jobs for us, like serving tea and water. However, the salary won't be too high, but the meals will be provided. How about it?"

"Okay, no problem." Tang San was overjoyed and quickly agreed.

The blacksmiths all smiled kindly at Tang San. The big man glared at everyone and said, "What are you looking at? You don't have to work. Hurry up and I'll treat you all to ale tonight."

After hearing what the big man said, the blacksmiths immediately became more motivated and swung their hammers to continue their work. The big man raised the foundry hammer in his hand, forging the pig iron in front of him, and said to the two of them: "My name is Shi San, Shi as in stone, you can call me Uncle San. This blacksmith shop is inherited from my family. You will come to work for me in the future. I will pay for your lunch and dinner every day, and give you ten copper soul coins, which is one silver soul coin. If the performance is good, I will give you more. Oh, by the way, what are your names?"

"Uncle San, my name is Shi Yi, and he is my junior fellow apprentice Tang San."

"Shi Yi? Tang San? Haha, great, you two little guys are destined to be with me, one has the same name and the other has the same surname." Shi San said loudly.

The blacksmiths laughed loudly upon hearing this, and some even joked, "Third brother, these two children are not your illegitimate children, are they?"

"Go to hell, if I can give birth to two soul masters, do I still need to be a blacksmith?" Shi San also cursed with a smile.

After saying that, Shi San looked at Tang San and said, "You just said that you learned to be a blacksmith from your father since you were a child. You are so young, what can your father teach you?"

Tang San said: "Of course it was cast, Uncle San, don't look at my small stature, but I am strong, and casting pig iron is no problem."

Shi San burst out laughing, "Brothers, our new guy said he can also cast. Do you believe it?"

The blacksmiths also burst into laughter. Tang San looked only six or seven years old, and he had grown a little taller after obtaining his first spirit ring.

Shi Yi also smiled. Tang San's strength is not small now. He is even stronger than in the original book. As for himself, there are not many soul beasts among the hundred-year-old soul beasts who can compare with Qianjun Ant in terms of strength.

Tang San said: "Uncle San, I really can forge it. If you don't believe me, let me try."

Shi San stopped what he was doing and leaned the casting hammer on the ground. "Well, if you can lift my hammer, I will trust you."

Then, under everyone's surprised gaze, Tang San picked up Shi San's hammer and said, "Uncle San, you are removing impurities from this piece of pig iron. I will help you finish it."

At this time, Tang San had already raised the casting hammer, and held it horizontally in front of him.

Seeing Tang San slowly raising the casting hammer, Shi San's eyes widened and he exclaimed, "What strength! You are worthy of being the son of our blacksmith."

Tang San stared at the pig iron on the furnace with his burning eyes, exhaled, and swung Shi San's casting hammer violently.

"Hah!" A tender and tender voice rang out.

Shi Yi saw Tang San's feet tightly gripping the ground, his calves suddenly exerting force, the power transmitted, Tang San's body half turned, and the huge casting hammer swung a full circle in the air, hitting the piece of pig iron heavily.

A loud clang had already turned the smiles of all the blacksmiths into astonishment. Then, as the hammer bounced back, Tang San turned quickly and swung the hammer in his hand again. There was another loud bang, and the hammer fell on the red-hot pig iron even heavier than before.

Shi Yi stared at Tang San's movements intently and did not dare to relax for a moment, because he understood that at this moment Tang San was performing the Chaos Cloak Hammer Technique, which was known as the strongest forging technique.

"Uncle San, please help me pull the bellows. The temperature is not enough." Tang San said quickly, and his third hammer was already swinging up. This time, the casting hammer was more urgent, bringing with it a whistling sound.

Shi San was also an old blacksmith, so he naturally understood that if the temperature was not high enough, the piece of pig iron in Tang San's hand would explode directly. He then squatted aside and pulled the bellows.

Shi Yi kept staring at Tang San until his eyes were a little sore. Soon, under the surprised gazes of the blacksmiths, Tang San stopped. After Tang San's continuous hammering, the shape of the previous piece of pig iron did not change at all, but it shrank overall.

"It seems that I have to find a way to improve my learning ability. There are no cameras in this world. How can I remember things just by relying on my brain?" Looking at Tang San who stopped, a trace of regret flashed in Shi Yi's eyes.

If there was a camera recording it, he would only need to watch it repeatedly and it would only be a matter of time for him to learn.

"If that's the case, let's try it quickly. We can't let the impression in our mind disappear." Shi Yi said secretly in his heart.

Just as Shi San was explaining the Chaos Cloak Hammer Technique to Tang San, Shi Yi said to Tang San: "Xiao San, can you let me try it?"

Hearing this, everyone's eyes fell on Shi Yi. Considering the surprise Tang San had brought them before, the blacksmiths would naturally be extremely curious about Shi Yi.

"Of course, Brother." Tang San responded and then simply told Shi Yi how to operate.

At this moment, Shi Yi was also recalling Tang San's actions just now, as well as Tang Hao's explanation of the chaotic cloak in the original work. He took the forging hammer from Tang San's hand, weighed it slightly, and the hammer was not very heavy for him.

Looking at Shi Yi weighing the hammer, the blacksmiths' eyes were full of surprise. It was obvious that Shi Yi's strength was even greater than Tang San's.

After adjusting their posture, everyone looked at Shi Yi and found that Shi Yi's posture seemed very similar to Tang San's just now.

"Use your calves to exert force and swing your body out like a soft whip. Use the momentum to turn around and swing it out again..."

This was Shi Yi's own understanding of Tang San's forging just now.

The next second, Shi Yi's body suddenly tensed up, and he imitated Tang San, dropping the forging hammer in his hand, and the hammer hit the iron block firmly.

"boom!"

"Not bad!"

"Although this child is not as strong as the previous one, he is also quite strong."

After trying a few hammerings, not only the blacksmiths present noticed the difference, Shi Yi could also clearly feel that the effect of his hammering was not as good as Tang San's, and the accuracy of his hammering was much worse, and a few of his hammers were even almost off target.

"Those who have learned martial arts are really different. Their coordination and control over the body are much worse, not to mention that Tang San also possesses the Tang Sect's unique skills." Shi Yi said secretly in his heart.

At this time, Tang San also comforted him: "It's okay, it's like this when you first start practicing, it will be fine after a while."

Shi San also smiled and said, "That's right, kid. Blacksmithing skills need time to hone. Having this strength means you are suitable for this job. Then, Xiao San, I won't arrange for your senior brother to teach him. You can teach him yourself."

Tang San also smiled and nodded.

In this way, Tang San and Shi Yi officially became members of Shi San's blacksmith shop and began to live a fulfilling life.

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(End of this chapter)