Why was I assigned to be a horse girl?

Chapter 190 It's quite sturdy, we're in luck!

It is said that the practice of using horseshoes to increase the durability and strength of shoes has a history of over a thousand years.

From the earliest days when people would just find a piece of wood to use as a stepping stone and replace it when it wore out, to the bronze horseshoes that appeared during the golden age of bronze ware, and then the steel horseshoes that became popular all over the world due to their wear resistance and weight, and were continuously improved and optimized, to this day, steel horseshoes are still a favorite among horse racing enthusiasts.

They are wear-resistant, durable, and provide excellent feedback and a great feel underfoot. Racehorse girls can even engrave the names of their favorite people on the back of the horseshoes themselves. As for those titanium alloy horseshoes, they cannot be engraved at will, and they are lightweight and have a poor feel underfoot, so they are not very popular with racehorse girls.

Forget about lightweight, the solid, heavy frame provides the best feel!

At this moment, in Venus's horseshoe workshop.

Although the outside of the building was covered in snow and the wind was biting cold, the room was scorching hot, as if we had returned to a summer without air conditioning... Standing up felt like being a Turkish kebab skewered on an iron skewer, while lying down felt like being a dried fish spread out on the ground to dry.

Qin Chuitou stood in this environment, sweating profusely, holding an iron hammer and operating a stamping machine.

Hitoko had no idea how this lathe worked or operated; she was simply amazed by the ingenuity and complexity of the modern horseshoe-making process and by Kotobuki's exposed shirt.

Fei Tu Hu Po has always believed that college students are all fragile with short health bars, and they are often sent to the infirmary, or even directly to the emergency room.

Even if her understanding was somewhat exaggerated, Fei Tu Hu Po had no doubt that most college students stayed in their dorm rooms, motionless, and were practically living like turtles, so going downstairs to pick up takeout was already considered an extreme sport...

His physical condition is worrying, not to mention his physique.

But how come the zither is so tattered?

Fei Tu Hu Po used to be a sports student. She was terrible at her regular academic subjects, but she knew a lot about men's bodies, especially the muscles responsible for various sports. She also had some knowledge of how to train muscles all over the body to look better.

However, after becoming a Uma Musume (horse racer), she gradually forgot this knowledge. Although her strength increased every day, the muscles in her arms remained unchanged, looking frail and fragile, as if they would break if bent. She had already done her best to develop some nice abs.

I wonder where those draft horses got their violent and cool muscles. Is it from exercise? Or are they forcibly built up by injecting various drugs called "dragons"? I just hope that in a few years I won't hear anything like "bad news from the draft horse industry".

After talking about the horse girl, Hitoko Amber's attention turned to Kotobuki Toru, who looked embarrassed. To be honest, this was the first time she had ever seen a man who had actually built up muscles.

With broad shoulders and a narrow waist, and clearly defined muscle lines, he wouldn't be described as a "human killer" or a muscle monster, but his muscles are distinct, like rocks forged by wind and rain in the mountains. Unlike the violent and restless muscles tattooed on the bodies of gangsters in short videos, these muscles give people a sense of stability and security.

Then, Amber exclaimed in admiration, "You have a pretty good figure, quite muscular!"

Kotobuki Toru almost vomited blood: "Can you please not make things sound so weird?"

"Don't worry, I understand, I understand. Have you forgotten what I used to do?"

As a former boarding student, Hitotsu Amber naturally knew that boys would take off their shirts in the summer or when it was too hot, wearing only sweatpants and running around the dormitory shirtless... It dissipated heat quickly, was unrestrained, and gave them a sense of returning to nature like a gorilla.

"Forehead……"

Kotobuki Toru was speechless for a moment. If Hitokohaku hadn't brought it up, he really wouldn't have remembered Hitokohaku's past. He instinctively treated her as an ordinary beautiful girl, afraid of offending her or being accused of harassing her.

Fei Tu Hu Po exclaimed in admiration, "Speaking of which, your rating in my heart has gone up again. How did you train like that?"

"I exercise, read for a while, and then practice by myself in the dormitory. Sometimes I even practice while reading."

"Wow, you're really disciplined."

Kotobuki Toru was still holding the hammer and the machine tool switch in his hand and couldn't take them off for the time being. He could only look at Hitotsu Amber, and then at his own shirt and coat that he had taken off on the chair next to him. "Help me get these."

"It's so hot here, let's skip it... I'm afraid you'll get heatstroke."

Hitotsu Amber didn't stand on ceremony at all. Besides, the closer you got to Kotobuki in the room, the hotter it got. If she wore a shirt and jacket in the center, she was afraid she'd have to get a new trainer tomorrow.

"Snapped!"

Hitotsu Amber slapped Kotobuki Toru's posterior deltoid muscle on his shoulder, kneading it a couple of times while exclaiming, "Wow, you've really built up a solid muscle. Can your muscles even twitch?"

"Could you please not disturb me while I'm working...?"

He didn't know if Qin Chuitou's shoulder muscles had moved, but the muscles in other places were definitely about to move. In this workshop that was almost 40 degrees Celsius, he felt like he was about to catch a fire. At this moment, Fei Tu Hu Po's soft little hands patted him, as if pinching or scratching his back. The tingling and electric-like feeling made him exclaim that he couldn't take it.

Hitotsu Amber could sense that Kotobuki Toru was genuinely excited, his heart was racing and his body temperature was rising. Thinking that she had really disturbed Kotobuki Toru's work, she quickly withdrew her hand, picked up a book from the side, fanned Kotobuki Toru, and apologized.

"I was wrong, I'm so sorry."

Perhaps the urge to play those alluring beauties hadn't worn off yet, because Fei Tu Hu Po's voice now had a delicate, sweet quality, making Qin Chui's hands tremble and go weak as she listened.

Even in the hot workshop, Hitotsu Amber was sweating. The breeze that blew over carried not only Hitotsu Amber's unique fragrance but also a sweet, fruity aroma that was enough to whet one's appetite!

In a room filled with the smells of sweat and engine oil, this was simply the smell of heaven...

Although this scene has no connection to the image of a beautiful woman adding fragrance to the night while reading, as described by Chinese literati, it does evoke a sense of elegance and timelessness.

Ask any man in the world, which one wouldn't want a stunningly beautiful woman with a sweet scent to fan him and cool him down while he's working, and also provide him with emotional support?

Most people can feel emotional attachment to a small figurine on their desk, let alone a real, living Hitotsu Amber standing right next to them!

"But... you really manage to stay here."

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Chapter 191 The Qin Plays Through: My Heart Is in Turmoil, My Head Is Moving (Two Chapters Combined, 4000 words)

"You've been sitting here for over an hour?"

Even though she was wearing a light and thin dance costume that was designed to dissipate heat, Hito Amber still felt waves of heat emanating from the boiler and engulfing her.

Uma Musume has a high basal body temperature, so she is relatively adaptable to high temperatures. Even so, she still feels like taking off her clothes or sticking out her tongue to cool down.

However, considering that if she touched the zither and played it until it was completely worn out, the zither would soon be red-hot. If she did anything else strange in the workshop, the zither would probably drive her crazy. So, Fei Tu Hu Po thought it best to give up and just persevere until she had to go back to class.

But Kotobuki Toru has been here for several hours already!

"General, you are truly a divine being! How can you withstand such heat?"

"Used to it."

He played the zither, raising his arm high before slamming it down heavily. Sweat rolled down his back muscles, emanating the smell of salt and iron.

Fei Tu Hu Po silently licked her soft lips, looking thirsty.

This thirst is purely a physiological craving, a craving for salt, a craving for water...

As we all know, salt is a strategic reserve resource. The sodium ions in salt can help nerves and muscles work together better. If salt intake is insufficient for a long time, it can lead to physical weakness and poor athletic performance.

This phenomenon is more common among manual laborers, and in Ma Niang, who has a high level of physical activity, salt deficiency and weakness are commonplace.

Therefore, most female horse riders choose to carry a small tube of salt stick with them so that they can lick it once or twice after exercise to replenish their salt levels.

However, to prevent uncontrollable horse girls from eating all the salt like snacks and ingesting too much salt, which could lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, salt sticks are usually made to taste very unpleasant, bitter, astringent, and fishy...

Unless it's absolutely necessary, and the situation is truly dire, Ma Niang would never want to activate such a hidden backup energy source.

This leads to an instinctive craving for salt after exercise, causing people to want to eat or drink something salty.

Take Kotobuki Toru, for example, whose whole body is now sparkling with a crystalline luster... The beads of sweat on her back look like they're really replenishing her salt levels.

Moreover, my hands are still wet from touching the koto earlier!

Fei Tu Hu Po looked at her palm.

No, no, no, this thing should be disgusting! It smells like everyone else... If I actually tasted it, I'd definitely get diarrhea!

"Hey? Amber? What are you doing?"

Kotobuki's words suddenly interrupted Hitoko's chaotic thoughts and stopped her from putting her hand in her mouth.

"Uh, oh... no, nothing, I just wanted to see my hands..."

Fei Tu Hu Po lowered her hand as if she had been electrocuted, cursing herself inwardly for being crazy, stuffing everything into her mouth, acting like she hadn't grown up yet.

After inwardly belittling herself, Fei Tu Hu Po quickly shook her head with a smile and looked at the stamping machine: "It's nothing, it's nothing. Besides, is making a horseshoe really that difficult?"

"Of course, there are different kinds of horseshoes. They can be divided into many types based on the shape of the sole, such as wide horseshoes, horseshoes with a saddle, and horseshoes with a saddle, etc."

Seeing that Hishiko hadn't encountered any other problems, Kotobuki Toru began to explain the knowledge about horseshoes to Hishiko. As one of the few professional horseshoe fitters, Hishiko asked Kotobuki Toru's question directly, and immediately began to explain it in detail.

"The horseshoe I'm putting on you now is a heart-shaped rimmed shoe... which is a full lap shoe with an extra protruding part in the middle, looking like the iron sights of a gun. Although it will be about 50% heavier, the weight distribution will be more stable and there will be more contact points with the ground, providing better support and allowing the horse to perform better on soft and sticky tracks."

"Of course, I've also prepared double-slippery horseshoes for you. They can reduce grip when running, allowing the racehorse to have a gliding effect. These horseshoes are widely used on soft grass tracks in Europe and America."

"Currently, the places that make the best horse racing horseshoes are Japan, the UK, the US, and China. Although horse racing culture isn't very popular in China, their steelmaking technology is the best, and all the major companies have to import the steel for their horseshoes from there..."

Kotobuki Toru, following his own train of thought, talked on and on until his lips were dry and sore, only then realizing—

I seem to have been explaining professional knowledge to a complete novice like Ma Niang for a long time, and that was in a high-temperature environment of at least 40 degrees Celsius...

Which young woman could stand this? The temperature was high, the room smelled terrible, and there was the smell of men's sweat and stuff.

My own mentor and textbooks have also said that you should try not to talk to the racehorse girl about random things, because she doesn't want to listen at all... Forcing her to listen will only make the racehorse girl feel that the trainer doesn't understand her at all, which will lower the bond value and so on.

Thinking about it that way, given Hitotsu Amber's study habits, she should be making enemies of me by now...

"Um...sorry, have I talked too much? Are you already tired of hearing it?"

"No... Actually, listening to you talk about horseshoes made me feel a lot smarter. I didn't expect you to be such a good lecturer. You can come to our next tutoring session. You're much better than those other teachers!"

Hitotsu Amber continued to fan the air by shaking the book in her hand, and smiled at Kotobuki Toru: "And watching these stamping machines run is quite interesting... What do you think would happen if you put a hamburger on one of them and pressed it?"

Kotobuki Toru was stunned, completely taken aback by Hitoko Amber's new hobby and curiosity. The saying that nothing is absolute was proven once again... There really are horse girls in the world who are interested in these mechanical devices.

There are also female horse riders who don't mind the smell of sweat and cooking fumes on their trainers.

"It will extract a lot of oil. I tried it secretly before... and then I never ate hamburgers again."

"Wow, I didn't expect you to have such a frivolous side. So, where's the A4 paper?"

"It will be pressed into a piece of paper of a certain thickness, and eventually the machine will not be able to press it anymore."

After slightly satisfying her curiosity, Hitotsu Amber's eyes lit up as she looked at the large iron hammer in Kotobuki Toru's hand. "I see you're all sweaty... Let me try hitting it a couple of times? I'm very strong!"

Kotobuki glanced at Hitokohaku, whose strength seemed inexhaustible, and handed the hammer to her. "Be careful, don't hurt yourself..."

"Don't worry! Safety comes first!"

Fei Tu Hu Po casually weighed the hammer in her hand, took a deep breath, and said, "Can I just hit it directly?"

"Yes, flatten this semi-solidified steel block."

"Hehe, here I come!"

Hitotsu Amber giggled, then raised the hammer in her hand high and brought it down forcefully. Every muscle line on her slender, soft arm curled and then relaxed. Hitotsu Amber used a lot of force, and when the hammer hit the control panel, both she and the machine shook. The vibration traveled back up the hammer handle to Hitotsu Amber's body. The girl's high-quality fat had little restraint, and she instantly jumped up and down like a rabbit, full of power and tension.

"clang!"

The red steel block was dented by the Scarlet Amber. At the edge of the red steel block, the still burning golden molten iron was shaken and scattered in all directions, like golden petals or stars falling to earth. Although the molten iron was hot, it did not have much killing power when the temperature was right.

In China, there are even artisans who specialize in splashing and hammering molten iron to create performances. The artisans describe this scene as magnificent and spectacular, and the thrilling and tense performance is also known as "iron flower smelting"...

What Fei Tu Hu Po is doing now is actually not much different from the iron flower making. Iron sparks dance in the air, and broken stars fly all over the sky. Those fleeting stars surround Fei Tu Hu Po, illuminating the girl with their blazing light, like colorful butterflies accompanying a dancer, fluttering and enchanting.

"clang!"

Another hammer blow landed on the steel block.

Fei Tu's amber lips were slightly pursed, a smile playing on her lips. Strands of crimson hair swayed around the girl's alluring face. Her brilliant, gilded eyes complemented the iron fire, their pupils shimmering with a mixture of joy, surprise, and delight... She was breathtakingly beautiful.

There's a saying that a focused man is the most handsome, but looking at it now... a focused young woman can be just as captivating.

"clang!"

This time, Hitoko Amber seemed to notice Kotobuki Toru's gaze. She turned her smiling face slightly and winked at Kotobuki Toru, as if she were flirting. Pearl-like beads of sweat slid down the girl's sexy nose. When the beads of sweat landed on her lips, her pink little tongue darted out from Hitoko Amber's lips and, like a little snake, rolled the beads of sweat into her mouth.

Finally, Hitotsu Kohaku stuck her tongue out at Kotobuki Toru.

"clang."

In that instant, Kotobuki Toru felt as if Hitokohaku's hammer had not struck a block of molten steel, but rather struck the deepest part of his heart...

Forget about the Wall of the Heart being shattered; my own heart is almost stopped beating from the allure of this Scarlet Amber!

This woman... it's as if she has the blood of a succubus or a fox spirit flowing in her veins!

At the same time, Kotobuki Toru felt a surge of heat rushing straight to the core of his mind... It's here! Inspiration has arrived!

The interplay of gold and red, the girl's alluring beauty, and the foxy charm that always inadvertently reveals... Kotobuki Toru felt that he had come up with a brilliant idea for Hitsukohaku's final outfit!

The inspiration just kept flowing!

Looking at Hitokohaku, who had stopped hammering and was completely shocked, Kotobuki Toru felt that Hitokohaku understood him best. He hadn't said anything, yet Hitokohaku had already sensed that he had an inspiration...

This is the bond!

Fei Tu Hu Po shrugged, her voice carrying the sound of a frightened little fox.