Chapter 28: Promotion! The Blacksmith Profession
Chapter 28: Promotion! The Blacksmith Profession
Boris placed a half-meter-long iron rod into the fire to heat it up. When the center turned white, he pulled it out, brushed off the impurities, and then quenched it in water. Rayn was familiar with this process from his past life, knowing that it would make the iron rod even harder.
Soon, after repeated forging and heating, the iron rod gradually took on a crescent shape.
As Rayn entered, Drus, who was operating the bellows, greeted him enthusiastically, "Rayn! Are you here to help again today? Do you want to keep working the bellows?"
Rayn smiled and replied, "Drus, sorry, but I might not be able to work the bellows today!"
Amid Drus' surprised gaze, Rayn approached Boris and pointed at the horse shoe he was crafting, "Uncle Boris, I want to learn this. How much will it cost?"
The blacksmith, Boris, looked at Rayn in astonishment, "Rayn, do you have money? You're not my official apprentice. If you only want to learn how to make horse shoes, the fee is not small. Even though you've helped me for free, I can't give you a discount."
Rayn couldn't help but inwardly grumble upon hearing this. As the rumors suggested, Boris was indeed a skilled blacksmith but incredibly stingy! "Of course, Uncle Boris, how much is the fee to learn horse shoe crafting?"
"Oh, okay, Uncle Boris!"
At the beginning, Rayn only needed to complete one step, which was to strike out a groove on the U-shaped iron rod.
Rayn was speechless.
[You have learned a new skill - Forging Horse Shoes]
Naturally, this did not satisfy the condition of forging ten qualified blacksmith products.
At that moment, Rayn was overjoyed, and he swung the hammer vigorously as if energized, sweating profusely as he forged the horse nails.
Rayn quickly snapped out of his reverie and began to help with the forging.
"I'll teach you horse shoe forging for one month, 12 silver coins! If you don't learn it by the deadline, I can't do anything, but the tuition fee is non-refundable."
[Your skill Forging Horse Shoes has improved, Experience +2]
Because horse nail forging was also part of Rayn's tuition. After all, once the horse shoes were made, they needed to be used together with the horse nails, and the order didn't matter! Rayn calmed the excitement in his heart and began to forge the horse nails seriously according to the guidance of the blacksmith, Boris.
These were the nails used for horse shoes! This was much easier to make, and logically, horse nails should also be considered blacksmith products.
The blacksmith, Boris, clamped the iron rod with his left hand, reheated it, and in his right hand, he held a sharp tool resembling an axe, which he moved quickly across the iron rod.
[The pre-conditions for advancing to Blacksmith are: 1. Blacksmith Apprentice lv3 max level; 2. Strength and Constitution of 6 points or higher; 3. Forge any 10 qualified blacksmith products! Current conditions not met! Advancement to Blacksmith failed!]
The grooves on the horse shoe were designed to accommodate the dirt on the ground, increasing the horse's traction. Although Boris's charges were expensive, his teaching attitude was excellent. He guided Rayn's striking rhythm while also explaining the entire horse shoe forging process.
Meanwhile, one after another, qualified horse shoes were forged by Rayn and Boris.
Rayn followed the rhythm, swinging the hammer with force, striking the wider top of the 'axe' head, while the 'axe blade' was relatively narrower. With each heavy strike, a long groove was left on the heated iron rod.
He still wanted to advance to Blacksmith as quickly as possible.
"It seems that Old Rayn has high hopes for you, kid! Don't be like my stinky son, who goes to the capital city to loaf around every day, and now he's nowhere to be found!" Boris suddenly patted Rayn on the shoulder, expressing his feelings.
Although Boris found it odd that Rayn was so persistent in learning horse nail forging first instead of the more important horse shoe forging, he agreed readily after a moment's thought.
Unfortunately, perhaps because most of this work was done by the blacksmith, Boris, the system did not recognize these horse shoes as Rayn's creations.
The monetary system of the Dragon Empire was similar to that of Rayn's previous life in Britain. One imperial gold coin was worth 12 imperial silver coins, one imperial silver coin was worth 20 shillings, one shilling was worth 12 pennies, and one penny could buy about one pound of black bread.
Hmm! I've got it!
Perhaps this was the meaning of 'pay-to-win'!
This price! Just for one month, and it doesn't guarantee success!
Hiss! Hearing this price, the surrounding blacksmith apprentices exchanged glances, seemingly saying that Rayn was in for a disappointment.
The blacksmith, Boris, looked at Rayn with a puzzled expression, seeing his enthusiasm as he forged the horse nails, and shook his head, saying, "What a strange obsession!"
Finally, before lunch, Rayn achieved his goal.
Any Qualified Blacksmith Products (10/10), Achieved!
Blacksmith Apprentice lv3 (500/500) Max Level, Achieved!
(End of Chapter)
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