Chapter 81 - 81. Better Listen When Your Father Speaks (2/2)
He picked up the piece of iron ore and placed it on the anvil. He then took a 45-pound hammer, hoisted up on his shoulder and flex his arms as he showed the massive bulging muscles in his left biceps and he kissed both of them before he started hammering.
*Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! Piak!*
*Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! Piak!*
The hammering made sparks flew as if the day was ablaze with fireworks within the store.
I was eating a packet of cheese flavoured Cheetos on the floor when I heard a *Piak* sound. Don't tell me the idiot who was hammering was grinding his hips at the anvil after every 5 hammerings. When I heard peals of laughter from the outside, I can't help to peer from Blake's side and saw the idiot was hammering and at the same time slapping his butt.
”DAFUQ... this idiot was trying to mock the House of Keating and the Blacksmith store or what?” I thought to myself as I peered as when he slapped his butt, it seemed to jiggle a bit. Blake who was sitting in his chair can't help but frown and rubbed his temples at the thought of the humiliation that he had to face right now.
Not only the *Piak* sounds reminded him of his nocturnal throes with his missus, but he is also in favour of round, firm butts. Seems that years of forging sure develops strong butts after all.
I can't be bothered and continue eating my chips and once I was done, I ate another one called Nova, a lightly spiced corn chips and I munched through the rhythm of the hammering except for the *Piak* part.
”Ssiizzllee... Sspplluutteerr...” the ready iron ingot was thrown into a bucket of water and Romulus wiped away his sweat and asked someone from the crowd who knew about metallurgy to inspect the iron ingot that he had produced.
Suddenly a character from other novel peeked in and said he was also had a bit of knowledge on these pieces. His name was Fabrigas or something like that and he held the warm iron ingot piece in his hand and said, ”This is clearly a Level 2 iron piece and is close to Level 3 in a few months time.”
When the crowd heard it, they can't help but cheered and clapped loudly. Now, it is my turn as I walked over and I threw not one, not two but three pieces of iron ores inside the furnace. When I threw the three pieces of iron ores, I heard that I was a big show-off and is going to bring Blake shop down.
Some of the men started to argue while they were being argued back. Those who were supporting me can be counted less than 2 hands. (Its a quote saying that it got less than 10 supporters, my dear readers)
I raised my hands to grab everyone's attention after I threw the iron ores on the furnace. ”Sir Fabrigas, we had made a bet earlier, if I can't top what he had made, this store would belong to these duos here plus 10 million credits in my pouch. However, if I can top that, they will buy all the weapons here including the ones inside my storage for 10 million credits. Is that right, Romulus and Quentin?”
”Yeah, that's right kid. Now just admit defeat, throwing 3 pieces of iron ores into the furnace doesn't mean a thing. Come on... Just throw in the towel. You don't have to do anything. Just hand over the shop to us.” said Quentin in an intimidating tone and was stopped by Fabrigas as he said, ”This bet is fair if he cannot beat you, this store belongs to you guys plus 10 million credits. If he can be better, produce a Level 3 iron ingot, then this bet is won by him.”
”Get ready kid... We are all waiting here,” said Fabrigas in a gentle voice. And so I asked Blake to pass me the heaviest hammer he got and he reached for the 60 pounders and carried it over to me.