The First Marquis of Daxuan

Chapter 245 Getting Started (Please subscribe, collect, and recommend)
I have been learning the art of forging weapons from Huo Zhenting for many days, but there has been no change on the system panel.

Now, just by memorizing the secret book of Tiangong Smelting Method, it actually appeared on the system panel!
Su Mu's face was full of surprise.

Huo Zhenting, ah Huo Zhenting, you're still saying that you didn't teach me wrong?!
Su Mu focused his attention on the Tiangong Weapon Refining Method, and a piece of information automatically emerged in his mind.

To get started with the Tiangong Weapon Refining Method, one needs 100,000 points. After getting started, forging ordinary weapons becomes a piece of cake.

From entry level to minor success, you need one million points. After minor success, you can forge mysterious weapons.

From small success to great success, with tens of millions of points, you can forge a magical weapon.

When you reach perfection, with 100 million points, you can refine immortal weapons.

After reading this message, the joy on Su Mu's face disappeared, as if someone had poured cold water on him.

One hundred million points!
This was a number he had never seen before, and a number he had never imagined.

This is like a person who has only a few hundred thousand dollars in his pocket and cannot imagine what a billionaire looks like.

It takes two months to accumulate 100,000 points, 20 months to accumulate 1 million points, 200 months to accumulate 10 million points, 1200 months to accumulate 100 million points...

One year has twelve months, ten years have one hundred and twenty months, one hundred years have one thousand and two hundred months...

It will probably take... two hundred years?

The life span of a True Yuan Realm warrior is about 180 years...

This huge number made Su Mu feel dizzy.

The difficulty of improving the Tiangong Refining Method has completely exceeded Su Mu's imagination.

Just to get started, you need 100,000 points.

The key point is that the entry level is only enough to forge ordinary weapons.

With the same 100,000 points, Su Mu was able to raise the Qiankun Wuliang Zhenyuan Jue to the minor success realm.

and so--

Try?

Su Mu couldn't help but click on the "+" behind the Tiangong Weapon Refining Method.

hum!
A large amount of information suddenly emerged in Su Mu's mind.

He felt as if he had studied the art of forging weapons for decades, and had swung the hammer countless times in front of the smelting furnace. He also had no idea how much iron had been wasted and how much sweat he had shed.

Finally one day, he had a flash of inspiration and it seemed as if he had gotten the idea.

He mastered all the knowledge about ordinary soldiers, and all the sweat he shed was finally transformed into skills in his hands.

He successfully forged a mortal weapon.

The complicated scenes in Su Mu's pupils gradually disappeared, and then a ray of brilliance flashed.

Su Mu's mind was clear. At this moment, he had a feeling that as long as he was given a hammer, he could easily forge an ordinary weapon.

With his current skills, if he opened a blacksmith shop, he would definitely be crowded with customers...

Su Mu smiled helplessly. With 100,000 points, he could only compete with the blacksmith for a living. He was really crazy!
"Are you OK?"

At this moment, Zhang Zhongmei waved in front of Su Mu and asked worriedly.

In his eyes, after Su Mu finished reading the Tiangong Weapon Refining Method, his eyes started to widen, and then he suddenly laughed, and then he was dazed for a while, and then laughed again...

Zhang Zhongmei almost thought that Su Mu had gone insane after watching the Tiangong Weapon Refining Method.

If that's the case, he would be doing something bad with good intentions.

"It's okay, I just realized something."

Su Mu smiled and said, "I studied the weapon casting method with Huo Zhenting before, but there were some key points that I couldn't figure out. Now after reading this Tiangong Weapon Refining Method, I suddenly figured it out."

Zhang Zhongmei blinked his eyes. He didn't understand a single word of this Tiangong weapon refining method. Did Su Mu understand it?
"It's not like I understand it. I'm sure I can't compare with you guys, but I feel like I should be able to forge ordinary weapons."

Su Mu said this and walked straight out.

Pushing the door open, Huo Zhenting, who had been standing outside, said, "Have you finished telling your little secret? I'm talking to Su Mu——"

Before he could finish his words, Su Mu walked past him and went straight to the makeshift shed in the corner of the yard.

There was a smelting furnace in the shed, and some iron materials were piled up in a mess.

This was built after Su Mu and Huo Zhenting learned the art of casting weapons. Anyway, there are most craftsmen in Songjiang Prefecture now, so it is easy to find a few people to do this job.

"what are you doing?"

Huo Zhenting said doubtfully.

"Big Head, don't disturb Lord Su!"

Zhang Zhongmei had already put away the secret book of Tiangong Weapon Refining Method. He held Huo Zhenting's arm, shook his head and said, "Master Su has an epiphany. He wants to forge weapons."

"An epiphany?"

Huo Zhenting's eyes widened. "Are you kidding me? His weapon-making aptitude is so bad that I don't even want to talk about it. How can he have any sudden enlightenment?"

Zhang Zhongmei knew that he was a big mouth, so she ignored him and walked outside the shed and watched Su Mu operate.

The entry level of weapon forging is actually no different from blacksmithing.

The so-called ordinary weapons are made by forging iron into the shape of weapons. This naturally involves a series of technical issues such as quenching and shaping.

Theoretically, even an ordinary blacksmith can forge ordinary weapons. Of course, there will be differences in quality.

According to the requirements of the Divine Weapon Pavilion, only those who can independently forge a hundred-forged steel knife can be considered to have entered the entry level.

These were the techniques that Huo Zhenting had taught Su Mu before.

It is not easy to forge hundred-forged steel.

"I have been teaching him for more than a month. I am not saying that he has no talent in weapon forging."

Huo Zhenting also came to Zhang Zhongmei, crossed his arms and said, "I can't teach him either. Do you think he will get enlightenment after you talk to him for a while?"

"Have you never suspected that it was because you talked too much nonsense that you misled Lord Su?"

Zhang Zhongmei said unhappily.

"I misled him? I am the most talented weapon forger in the Divine Weapon Pavilion, and I have the potential to compete for the position of the next Pavilion Master!

In this world, no one can despise my weapon-making skills, not even you."

Huo Zhenting was furious and said, "Ermei, if you insult me ​​again, I will duel with you!"

"Shall we make a bet?"

Zhang Zhongmei knew Huo Zhenting too well and didn't take his threats seriously at all.

"What are you gambling?"

Huo Zhenting said angrily.

"Betting on whether Lord Su can forge a common weapon."

Zhang Zhongmei said.

Although it is not difficult to forge ordinary weapons, it is the basis of weapon forging, and every weapon forger starts from this step.

Because Zhang Zhongmei was not a warrior, he only got this far. Later, he found another way and relied on external forces to gain the ability to forge mysterious weapons.

Theoretically, as long as you know how to forge iron, you can forge ordinary weapons. In reality, there are many tricks involved.

Just because it looks like a knife, it may not be a qualified knife.

The ordinary weapons that Zhang Zhongmei mentioned naturally refer to qualified ordinary weapons, weapons that can actually be used.

"If Lord Su can do it, then I win. If he fails, then I lose."

Zhang Zhongmei continued.

"Ermei, are you here to give me a gift? Isn't it obvious that you are doomed to fail?

I tell you, he studied for a month and couldn’t even make the most basic iron materials.”

Huo Zhenting laughed. "Just tell me whether you want to gamble or not."

Zhang Zhongmei said.

"Bet, why not? What's the stakes?"

Huo Zhenting said.

"If you win, I'll promise you one thing. Anything."

Zhang Zhongmei said, "If you lose, you will be assigned to the Bailu Academy in Songjiang Prefecture to teach weapon casting for three years."

"whatever?"

Huo Zhenting's eyes rolled around, a smile appeared on his face, and he laughed, "Let's bet!"

He never thought he would lose.

He knew exactly what level Su Mu was at.

Over the past month, he had witnessed how Su Mu learned the art of forging weapons.

Just look at it, Su Mu's technique of forging iron is almost the same as that of a layman.

If he can forge a qualified ordinary weapon, I will eat it!

Huo Zhenting looked at Su Mu in the pergola, and suddenly, his eyes widened.

Something is wrong!
Something is wrong!
The clinking sounds of hammering echoed in his ears, and Huo Zhenting's pupils reflected the movement of Su Mu hammering the iron.

Those movements still seemed a bit clumsy to him, like an apprentice who had just learned how to forge weapons.

But now he discovered that although Su Mu's movements were clumsy, the landing point and rhythm of the hammer had some subtle changes from before.

It is this slight change that makes the difference between inside and outside the door.

If Su Mu was a layman before, now he has entered the door!
Huo Zhenting was an expert and he could tell at a glance that Su Mu had changed from before.

This made him feel a little weird.

"That's impossible."

Huo Zhenting looked confused.

Over the past month, he has talked to Su Mu many times, but Su Mu just doesn't get it.

Why did he suddenly become enlightened when Ermei came?

"No, no."

Huo Zhenting shook his head repeatedly, "I didn't teach him this technique.

What is this technique and why have I never seen it before?
Ermei, did you teach me this?"

He suddenly turned his head and looked at Zhang Zhongmei.

He knew that Zhang Zhongmei had been taking unconventional approaches to weapon forging because he was unable to practice martial arts.

Zhang Zhongmei shook her head. "He figured it out on his own. It has nothing to do with me."

He really didn't teach Su Mu anything. He just helped Su Mu translate the Tiangong Refining Method.

In fact, Zhang Zhongmei was also filled with shock. Like Huo Zhenting, he realized that the method used by Su Mu was a very novel one.

It was a method of forging weapons that they had never seen before. Although it looked clumsy, both of them were very sure that this method was correct, and it seemed to be more efficient than the method they mastered.

"Oh shit, did he figure out a new technique? Why does he seem so powerful?"

Huo Zhenting complained, with a thoughtful look on his face.

He was worthy of being the genius disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion. Looking at Su Mu's technique, all the techniques he had mastered to forge ordinary weapons flashed through his mind. In an instant, he actually entered a state of enlightenment.

He actually figured out some of the problems that had been hindering him in the past.

Faintly, Huo Zhenting felt that his weapon-making attainments had taken a big step forward.

Zhang Zhongmei felt the same way.

The difference is that Zhang Zhongmei’s comprehension is the method of refining tools by nature.

He now seemed to understand a little bit those sentences that he had never been able to understand.

Zhang Zhongmei's face flushed with excitement. He wished he could pick up the hammer to verify it himself. He was now almost certain that Su Mu really understood something from the Tiangong Refining Method!
The two of them forgot to speak for a moment. They stared at Su Mu's every move, afraid of missing anything.

In the small courtyard, only the sound of tinkling hammering echoed.

The situation seemed a bit weird. Two weaponsmiths who were able to forge mysterious weapons were staring at a man who had never forged ordinary weapons like elementary school students. Their eyes were like those of a pilgrim.

In their eyes, Su Mu's clumsy movements seemed like supreme wisdom.

When Shi Ziran walked into the courtyard, he saw this strange scene at first glance.

Although he didn't understand, Shi Ziran was experienced in the martial arts world, so he retreated immediately and asked people to guard the gate and not allow anyone to disturb the three people in the courtyard.

The clanging sound of hammering continued for a day and a night.

Su Mu and Huo Zhenting are both True Yuan Realm warriors, so they can naturally hold on.

But Zhang Zhongmei, an ordinary person, had already sat on the ground, but even so, he did not leave.

Fortunately, Shi Ziran was thoughtful and quietly brought food and drinks.

Another day passed like this.

Poof!

Thick white smoke rose.

Su Mu inserted a forged long sword into the quenching liquid prepared in advance, completing the last step of quenching.

After a moment, he picked up the long knife, wiped it clean with a piece of animal fur, and finally a smile appeared on his face.

"It's finally done."

Su Mu flicked his fingers on the blade, listened to the crisp sound of the blade, and smiled with satisfaction.

"Master Su, can you lend it to me for a look?"

Zhang Zhongmei had already jumped up from the ground, rushed to Su Mu and spoke.

Su Mu casually threw the knife to Zhang Zhongmei and said, "I was just about to ask you to help me take a look. This is my first time making a mortal weapon. I wonder if there are any deficiencies."

Huo Zhenting also came forward, wishing he could stick to the knife.

He and Zhang Zhongmei looked at the long sword over and over again.

If you don’t know, you might think it’s a magical weapon.

You know, with the identities of Huo Zhenting and Zhang Zhongmei, they have seen countless Xuan weapons. How could an ordinary weapon possibly attract their attention?
But now, the two of them just couldn't let go of an ordinary weapon.

"let me try."

Huo Zhenting snatched the knife from Zhang Zhongmei's hand and chopped it on a wooden stake nearby.

With a slight sound, the blade cut through the wooden stake without any obstruction, and the cut was smooth and flush.

He made another knife-shaped stroke and finally a frustrated expression appeared on his face.

"This is indeed a superior mortal weapon. Even if I take action, it will only be this good."

Huo Zhenting said slowly.

"Don't flatter yourself."

Zhang Zhongmei curled his lips and said, "This is the most flawless ordinary weapon I have ever seen. Even if you made it yourself, you would be lucky to be able to create such an ordinary weapon out of ten.

Huo Datou, you lose."

Huo Zhenting was silent for a moment, then said helplessly, "I lost. It's just three years of teaching, can't I do it?
But you have to tell me, how did you teach him? Why did Su Mu suddenly become enlightened? "

　First update

　　
　
(End of this chapter)