Chapter 139 - Dull (1/2)
Chapter 139 Dull
For the next half of the month, the Armament Camp was bustling with people.
When Old Craftsman fell sick and Ou Yangming went to the prefecture, everyone lost interest in the Armament Camp; when Old Craftsman slowly recovered and Ou Yangming returned, the Armament Camp was instantly in the spotlight once more.
In particular, Ou Yangming, the newly risen Military Fire Blacksmith, became someone that everyone pursued. In fact, even the generals treated him in a friendly manner, and he suddenly became the new appointee in the camp.
Nonetheless, Ou Yangming focused completely on Old Craftsman as he mostly spent time having casual talks with the old man.
In the beginning, Old Craftsman was extremely glad, but he became slightly worried after a long time.
“Young fella, you’re spending time with me every day, have you finished your own work?”
Ou Yangming replied to him cheerfully, “Old Man, don’t worry, I’ve completed my basic homework every day.”
Indeed, whether it was the martial-art squat or the mental power cultivation that he carried out late at night, he never slacked. In actuality, the two basic cultivations were a piece of cake for him.
“Young man, don’t speak nonsense. I’ve recovered, and I don’t need you to serve me, so go smith a few more pieces of equipment.” Old Craftsman was highly dubious of what Ou Yangming said, and he waved his hand. After a short pause, he added, “Sir Kang has been diligently running around lately to get things done. He should be credited for my recovery, so go thank him for me.”
Ou Yangming thought, ‘Kang Weibo is only running errands, how’s that a tough job?’
Nevertheless, he would not disobey the old man’s instruction. Besides, since Kang Weibo had been working hard for Old Craftsman, Ou Yangming was not going to be stingy with rewards.
Honestly, there were at most five people in the entire military camp who knew the truth of the old man’s illness. Most people thought Old Craftsman fell seriously ill, and Ou Yangming went to the prefecture to seek the spiritual medicine needed, which was found in the end so the old man was cured. However, those who knew the real reason and story kept their mouths shut without saying a word.
Old Craftsman pondered and said, “Young fella, there’s something else that I need you to do.”
Upon hearing the old man’s serious tone, Ou Yangming dared not neglect him, thus he responded, “Old man, please give me the instructions.”
“Do you remember that General Chen Yifan asked me to smith a weapon for me?” Old Craftsman asked with a deep voice.
“Of course, I remember,” Ou Yangming answered.
Old Craftsman nodded and explained, “General Chen has been treating us well, so we must complete the task he entrusted to us perfectly. Ah, but my old body can’t take it anymore, so I’m afraid that I’ll have to hand over the task to you.”
Ou Yangming immediately stuck up his chest and a.s.sured, “Old man, don’t worry, isn’t it just a weapon? You can leave it to me!”
“Very well, that’s how a good disciple should be,” Old Craftsman said happily, “But having mere determination doesn’t count, you must train harder to not embarra.s.s us.”
“Yes, I understand.”
Seeing as Ou Yangming promised him casually but still stayed in the room, Old Craftsman raged with fire, and he quickly scanned the room.
Ou Yangming was frightened because he was extremely familiar with the old man’s look. He jumped and informed loudly, “Old Man, I’m heading to the smithing workshop now.” Before his voice died away, he had already fled.
“Young fella, don’t blame me for being unreasonable. I’m growing old, and you must rely on yourself in the future.” Old Craftsman sighed after he reprimanded Ou Yangming, then he shook his head and furrowed his eyebrows. ‘After falling sick, I somehow have a feeling that my body has miraculously become much better.’
People were usually weak after being severely ill, and the case of a patient being strong and robust after being sick had never been heard of. The old man was confused as he touched his hair. ‘Could this be a sign of me having a sudden recovery right before death?’
Ou Yangming ran to his smithing workshop at the speed of light. He took a look at the materials inside, then shook his wrist as he retrieved some steel.
As his Military Fire burned, piece after piece of equipment was formed in his hands.
After just a brief moment, twenty pieces of different equipment were laid out on the table. Following that, Ou Yangming took ten precious ores from a compartment in a corner of the room.
It was a place that was specially set up to store precious ores. Kang Weibo would send helpers to check the spot regularly, the ores would be replenished if they were lacking, so Ou Yangming did not need to worry at all.
Needless to say, Ou Yangming was the only person in the Armament Camp who could enjoy the treatment-even Old Craftsman was not treated that way.
The smithing challenge that was held in the Armament Camp had truly caused an enormous and positive change in the way Ou Yangming was treated.