Chapter 62 (2/2)

“What arrows were those that they were so powerful?” Old Craftsman doubted him.

“Old Man, please wait here for a while, I’ll show you a demonstration!” Ou Yangming chuckled then darted into his house. It was clear from his agile movement that he was not injured at all.

Old Craftsman widened his eyes and thought, ‘Sh*t, I beat him too softly earlier, I must use more force the next time!’

After some time, Ou Yangming returned with a dagger. “Old Man, I employed a trick in my Military Fire, and this was the result. Take a look at it.”

Old Craftsman looked at the dagger carefully after receiving it, and had a serious look on his face. “This dagger is strange indeed. Its internal structure looks stable, but it also has a strong tension, how did you smith it?”

Ou Yangming admired Old Craftsman, who was worthy of being a top-notch Military Fire Blacksmith, because he noticed the dagger’s biggest feature at one glance.

“Old Man, I incorporated a hint of mental power into my Military Fire and channeled it into the dagger. I managed to achieve this by luck.” Ou Yangming lowered his voice.

“Mental power?” Old Craftsman was stunned and bewildered. “How were you able to use the power?”

‘Why do you think that I’m not able to use it?’ Ou Yangming thought to himself, but dared not rebuke the old man, or he would be beaten up again for sure.

While Ou Yangming was not related by blood with Old Craftsman, they were really close. Their way of expressing themselves was simply distinctive and reserved.

“Cough, cough. Old Man, please don’t underestimate me, you’re the one who groomed me, right?”

Old Craftsman nodded hesitantly. ‘It’s true that I raised this fella, but why do I not recall teaching him anything about mental power?

‘Besides, what exactly is mental power?’

Nevertheless, he was definitely not going to admit his ignorance in front of Ou Yangming.

“Okay, what’s so special about this thing?”

“Old Man, look!” Ou Yangming laughed. He channeled a hint of essential Qi into the dagger, then threw it to the corner of a wall that was far away.

“Pow—”

After the soft sound was heard, Ou Yangming knew that there was no need for him to explain to Old Craftsman anymore. The old man had been a Military Fire Blacksmith for years, so if he could not tell the weapon’s worth, he would not have become the military camp’s blacksmith chief.

Old Craftsman sighed when he looked at another dagger for a while. “Ah, I’ve really aged, but my life wasn’t spent in vain now that I have a successor.”

His main point was that he had a successor, hence it was a delightful comment rather than an emotional one.

Ou Yangming quickly responded, “Old Man, you’re old but vigorous, you can live for a few hundred years more!”

“A few hundred years? Haha, that’s impossible.” Old Craftsman was cracked up. He then shook his head and remarked, “Even the blacksmith master from the prefecture, who arrived yesterday, is more powerful than me, not to mention you. Hehe, it’s rare that he’s still so young, he certainly has a bright future!”

Ou Yangming’s face changed as he recalled something.

On that day when he had a conflict with Huang Jingtian and the others from the West Camp, they talked about a Military Fire Blacksmith from the prefecture, who was invited by General Tian. On top of that, the master seemed to have discovered a method to ma.s.s-produce Good Grade Arm Guards.

Although Ou Yangming was indifferent about the rumor, those were Good Grade Arm Guards. Even with different workmans.h.i.+p, it was impossible to let normal soldiers have a pair each. Nonetheless, he also knew that one who came surely had ill-intentions because one who meant well would not have come.

It seemed like that master had arrived when Ou Yangming entered the dense forest, and he had even met Old Craftsman.

“Old Man, did that person offend you?” A flash of cold light was seen in Ou Yangming’s eyes. He would only laugh it off if he was the one who was offended, but if it was Old Craftsman who was offended, heh…

“What do you mean by that? That fella’s craftsmans.h.i.+p is amazing indeed, and he’ll definitely surpa.s.s me in the future, but…” Old Craftsman found his question strange, but he replied to him proudly, “I can still suppress him well now!”

Ou Yangming studied the old man’s expression closely, especially his arrogant look, and quickly realized that he was overthinking.

Old Craftsman suddenly slapped his forehead and glared at Ou Yangming. “Ah, I was too focused on teaching you, my unfilial student, a lesson that I forgot what I needed to do. Get dressed and follow me to meet Master Ni.”

“Master Ni? Which Master Ni?” Ou Yangming got dressed right away.

“The new master, you must learn well from him, understood?”

“Yes, Old Man, I won’t embarra.s.s you.” Ou Yangming’s eyes lit up as he smiled mischievously.

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