Chapter 22 Casting the Sword
Everyone's eyes were focused on the anvil, and the blank iron block that originally had no shape had now become a standard cube iron block.
Although the surface of the cube is not absolutely flat, it has traces of uniform hammer marks falling, looking like fish scales, neat and neat, and very beautiful.
Tedlin's eyes were full of surprise and surprise. He did not expect that Regg could really complete the forging of this cube in half an hour. After all, the six sides and twelve sides of the cube were as a whole piece of iron. Hitting any side or side would change the other positions. Of course, repeated forging and modification can be completed, but Regg only took half an hour, and he completed it in one go!
Without having to measure with a ruler, he could visually measure that each side of the cube was the same. As a casting master, this skill was beyond doubt, but this shocked Tedlin, what exactly did Reg do?
It is probably not possible to complete such a standard casting in such a short time, even Tedlin himself may not be able to do it, but Reg did it!
The casting was completed at one time without any pause within half an hour!
Tedlin was so surprised that no one was talking about the blacksmiths around him. His eyes were as bright as bull's eyes, and some were even sucking in the air, all of whom were shocked by Regg's skills.
However, Reg didn't feel that he had accomplished such an amazing thing. He looked at the hammer marks like fish scales on the surface of the cube and looked at Tedlin apologetically and said, "Master, I can't make this plane completely flat, so I can only knock it like this. Is this... qualified?"
Everyone's faces became a little weird. Didn't this kid really know that he had completed a task that others could not complete at the same time? None of the blacksmiths onlookers dared to pat their chests and say that they could have the same level as Reg.
Tedlin suddenly let out a bold laugh: "Quality, of course, qualified! Reg, you surprised us all. Your hard work and talent surprised each of us. I believe that it will not take long before you can cast weapons and armor of higher quality than outside."
Loft walked over, smiled and patted Reg on the shoulder and said, "Congratulations on passing the assessment. It seems that in less than a year, I will call you junior brother."
Reg smiled at Loft's kindness: "This is not the credit for your usual guidance."
Loft scratched his head and smiled honestly: "No matter how you are, the key is your diligence and hard work. None of us can compare to you. It really makes us ashamed."
Tedlin walked over and stared at Reg and said, "Since your basic skills are so solid, from tomorrow, you will start to learn the knowledge of casting weapons and armor with Loft, understand the problems that are prone to occur and how to deal with them, and when you feel clear, then try to do it again."
For the next half month, Reg followed Loft, helping him with his help, learning how to cast weapons and armor, and asking Loft for the questions he had thought of.
Loft is very honest, but his casting skills are very strong and very good. He is very enthusiastic about Regg and speaks everything. He also actively teaches Regg what to pay attention to, mastering the temperature, controlling time, and various skills and methods of tempering and pounding in casting.
Reg may really have the talent for casting. Reg clearly remembers what Loft has said. In order to explain it to Reg, Loft carefully selected different types of weapons and armor for forging, so that Reg can understand the use of various forging methods through different types of forging more.
Half a month later, Regg finally took action himself again and prepared to start casting weapons by himself, while Loft temporarily guided Regg as a teacher.
Perhaps it is because Regg's basic skills have reached a state where Loft and others feel inferior. With such solid basic skills, it is not so difficult to use various forging methods.
"If you want to cast weapons or armor, you must first know clearly what the weapons or armor you want to cast are. You must be extremely clear about every tiny place. Although the weapons or armor have not been cast yet, in your heart, it is already a complete product."
"Only when you are extremely clear in your heart, you won't be hesitant about your forging, because you know very well how much your product is far from your goal and how you should forge it."
"Although the structure diagram of weapons or armor can be expressed intuitively, all of this must be integrated into your heart so that you can freely express it, just like a sculptor. Although the sculpture has not yet been released, the finished product has already been in his mind. Every knife and every stroke of his is nothing more than a picture according to the impression in his mind."
"This is a skill that a successful founder must possess, and then it is the application of various forging techniques. Forging techniques can be trained, but this skill depends on understanding."
Loft's words slowly passed through Reg's heart. Reg picked up a finished sword next to him, observed and stroked it carefully, and felt that Reg would start his first creation based on this sword.
As Regg watched and stroked it carefully, the impression of the long sword slowly entered Regg's mind from Regg's eyes.
After a long time, Reg turned the sword over and over again, and looked at it many times, touched it many times. The feeling of coldness extending under his hands, even if Reg closed his eyes, he could clearly outline the appearance of the sword, even the image from any angle, and various data.
The sword is three feet per inch long and one inch wide, and the height of the sword spine...
When Regg waved the hammer in his hand and hit the red iron block, data kept flowing through Regg's mind, as if the sword had become alive, giving people an extremely clear image.
When Reg first started, the hammer hit a little paused and hesitated, but as time passed, the number of times the hammer fell gradually increased, and Reg's movements gradually became smoother and there was no initial stagnation.
Noft next to him widened his eyes, looking at the falling hammer like rain, and watching the iron block that stretched and thinned out, slowly turning into the prototype of a sword, Noft's eyes were full of incredible.
Reg, is this really the first time I have made a sword?
Although Noft still needs to keep giving guidance to Regg how to complete the next process, Noft found that Regg always learns very quickly.
A new forging method was enough to take Regg's hands for half a day, and Regg was already proficient. After a day or two, his skill was already surprised by Noft. His incomparable accuracy and force control made Noft feel ashamed of himself.
"Teacher, Reg is definitely a casting genius!"
In the room, Noft excitedly reported to his teacher Tedlin about the progress of the recent period and expressed his sincere praise: "I can't long before he can surpass me in his level. As long as he has more casting experience, he is definitely a new generation of casting masters."
There was also surprise and surprise in Tedlin's eyes. He held the tea on the table and drank it all, wiped his mouth and sighed: "As you said, I think he will learn all the casting techniques and forging methods in a long time. He is indeed a genius."
Noft smiled happily and said, "Congratulations to the teacher, I received another outstanding disciple. I believe he will have a better reputation in our blacksmith shop in time."
Tedlin shook his head and laughed: "It's true that Reg has talent, but sooner or later he will leave here. He does not belong here. He stays here just because I can cast the magic sword method. He wants to learn to cast the magic sword."
Noft was slightly surprised: "Regg stayed here and wanted to learn to cast the magic sword? Then teacher, will you teach him?"
Tedlin smiled and said, "Teaching, why not teach? Although he may leave here in the future, if he can really learn to forge a magic sword, or even surpass my ability, that would not be a good thing..."
After looking at Noft, Tedlin shook his head and said, "Do you know why I haven't taught you the method of casting a magic sword?"
Noft shook his head and said, "Disciple doesn't know."
Tedlin looked at Noft, with relief and regret in his eyes. This great disciple was willing to work hard and made great achievements in casting, but he lacked the most important ability to cast the magic sword.
"Time, calculation." Tedlin sighed: "The other steps of forging the magic sword are not complicated. Even if it is a pleated forging method, you may be able to practice it one day as long as you work hard to learn and practice it. However, the most important moment of forging the magic sword is not forging, but the inlay of the magic crystal."
"Only by inlaying magic crystals in the most accurate position at the right time, and quickly using the casting secret technique to integrate the magic crystal and the sword, this way, can a magic sword with amazing power be cast, but this time is very difficult to grasp. Moreover, once the magic crystal is inlaid, it will cool down in a very short time. In such a short time, the secret technique forging is very high, and the requirements for accuracy, strength, etc. must be made, and no mistake can be made at all. Once the mistake is made, the entire magic sword will be scrapped."
"Even if I successfully forged a magic sword, I paid a considerable price and finally succeeded once. It was a bit accidental factor." Tedlin looked at Noft, with a somewhat fatherly kindness in his eyes: "You are all my disciples, and I treat you as sons. If you can also reach the realm of forged a magic sword, how could I not teach you?"
Noft looked at Tedlin respectfully, with an unconcealed touch in his eyes: "Teacher, we all know that you are good to us. We are not jealous at all, but rather happy. According to me, Regg has an advantage in grasping time, precise calculations, strength, etc., and looking at him forging swords and the cube forging last time, he seemed to have calculated everything in his mind. He did not pause or hesitate when the hammer was dropped, and he did it all in one go. Perhaps he could meet the conditions required to cast the magic sword."
"No matter who it is, as long as it is our Tedlin Blacksmith shop, we are very happy to cast the magic sword."
Chapter completed!