Chapter 15 Learning to Forge
Abel rubbed his hands on the soil on the ground. There was no anti-slip powder here, so he used soil instead. This is Abel's habit when he was a fitness trainer. With mud on his hands, he won't slip. Now his body is too young. He doesn't want to cause a lot of injuries to his body, so he has to start with the details. , Protect your body with a little bit of attention in your daily life.
Abel stood in front of the 150-pound iron lock, stood with his legs close to the iron rod in the middle of the iron lock, grasped the iron rod with his palms facing each other, and lifted the iron lock from the ground over his head in one continuous motion, with his arms fully extended over his head. .
The whole lifting process was completed in one go, and Master Bentham let out a light sigh. Although it was only 150 pounds, Abel's movements were obviously much more stretched and smoother than Garden's.
On the other hand, the Marshall Knights have a different view. The iron lock that Abel raised starts from the feet, then passes through the legs, through the waist and front back, and finally reaches the arms, which is somewhat the same as the power storage in the knight skills. , Abel can use this technique the first time he lifts the iron lock, and has reached a very high level in his understanding of power.
After dropping the 150-pound iron lock, Abel stood in front of the 200-pound iron lock again, and lifted the iron lock with the same posture.
Then 250 pounds passed easily. Under the stunned gazes of Master Bentham and Garden, Abel was already standing beside the 300-pound iron lock that Garden had laboriously lifted just now.
Grasp the iron bar with both hands, this time with both hands closer than before, bend your legs to squat, lift the iron lock, put the iron lock on your shoulders through the chest, and then stand; then hold the iron bar with both hands, bend Arms and jaws are parallel to the iron bar, the straight arm is pushed up, and the iron lock has been raised above the head.
"Marshall, where did you find the monster?" Master Bentham came back to his senses and asked Marshall Knight.
"What is a monster, he is a fourth-level apprentice knight. If his physical strength can't even lift 300 pounds, he is a fourth-level apprentice knight." Marshall Knight was very unhappy that the master called his adopted son a monster, and directly put Abel's level. Say it.
"Fourth-level apprentice knight, my god, how old are you this year, child?" Master Bentham asked Abel in surprise.
"It will be 13 years old soon," Abel replied softly.
"That is only 12 years old, a 12-year-old apprentice knight, who is crazy, how can he give you such a baby as an adopted child?" Master Bentham looked at Marshall Knight with some contempt.
"What's wrong with me, I'm also an intermediate knight, okay?" Marshall knight shouted loudly.
"It seems that you have just entered the intermediate knight. Such a genius should be handed over to the knight commander to cultivate, and even if there is a big knight commander, he will accept such a disciple."
"Don't worry about it, it's no problem to let him learn forging with you." Knight Marshall, who has been with Master Bentham for many years, doesn't want to bother with the master anymore. Due to the noble status of the master, if it wasn't for the friendship between Knight Marshall and the master, please also Do not return to the master to come to the territory, and the master's one-spoke character always makes Marshall Knight feel big.
"Let him stay, Marshall, are you sure that you will teach him not to delay his future?" Master Bentham added after agreeing.
This sentence made Marshall Knight say to Abel: "You stay here during the day to learn from the master, and sooner or later practice your knight skills in the castle."
"Garden, you teach Abel some basics first." Master Bentham walked to his workshop after saying that.
"You're so strong." Garden looked at the short Abel curiously and praised.
"Your strength is also very strong." Abel was trained as a knight, but it can be seen that Garden is just an ordinary person, so in terms of strength, Garden's strength is really great.
"But I'm older than you, I'm 19, you're 12, and I watched when you lifted 300 pounds,
It's really easy, and you should be able to lift heavier locks. "Garden said with certainty.
"You just didn't give full play to your strength. If you want to learn, I will teach you how to lift the iron lock like me when you have time."
"Really? Can I really learn that kind of skill?" Garden jumped up with excitement, turned around and said to Abel seriously: "I will teach you forging skills seriously, as long as I can, I will teach you Give you."
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It has been almost a month since I came to Harry Castle, and there are still three days before the New Year. Abel has been studying in the blacksmith for nearly a month.
For forging technology, Abel also learned all the basic skills from Garden. At this moment, he is making his first big sword. He is going to give this big sword to his big brother Zach as a new year's sword. Gift.
The red-hot iron billet was clamped by Abel with iron clamps in one hand, and beaten on the anvil with a 10-pound hammer in the other hand. Throw the rough into the stove and heat again.
The smelting technology in this era is not high. Abel can understand that the work of the blacksmith is to repeatedly beat the heated iron block, and then heat and beat it after cooling. The number of repetitions reaching 30 times means that the ironware made is 30 times. The 100-time-shaped long sword that Marshall Knight showed Abel in his study was made of 100-liter iron blocks.
Ordinary blacksmiths can only make 30 to 40 practice rough at most. Garden, as a disciple of Master Bentham, can make 60 practice rough. In the blacksmith shop, only the master can make 100 practice rough.
This kind of repeated tempering is not difficult for Abel to understand. He who has seen the science column knows that this kind of tempering is just a means of removing carbon from the rough billet. The more times this is done, the less carbon there is in the rough and the better the quality of the rough.
The process of repeatedly using the hammer to beat the rough for nearly a month has allowed Abel to master the skills of using the hammer. With his learning speed, he can accurately grasp the position of the knock, and the rough has been tempered by him. It's been 50 times, and the 50-time-strength rough has to be struck harder with each stroke, but Abel's hand is still stable.
Not far away, Master Bentham looked at Abel silently. Although the master did not teach Abel any knowledge during this time, the master has been paying attention to Abel. Garden has been following the master for five years. It was enough to teach Abel some basic skills.
Looking at Abel's movements every time he taps the rough, Master Bentham can always feel a strange smoothness. Abel's speed is not fast. Each tap is one second apart, which looks very relaxed. But the master knows that a 10-pound hammer can hit hundreds of times, and most people can do it, but the number of times required for 50 hits is different. That is, from the morning until noon, without stopping, every second. kept beating.
Abel's punching method is what he figured out after practicing punching during this period of time. It is the same as punching in boxing. According to some people's tests, the heavy punch in boxing is the strongest of all punches, and that is because boxing It uses the body as the transmission medium of power, not the power of the arms alone.
And now Abel's way of hitting the rough is like this. He doesn't use too much force for each blow. He sends the force from the foot to the body, and finally reaches the arm, drives the hammer to hit it down, and then uses the rebound force of the hammer. , just add a little force to lift the hammer to the original height, and then perform the next cycle. This kind of beating is actually not much effort, but this kind of skill is difficult to master, and Abel also discovered that as long as there is a theory According to this, his body can make corresponding actions.
If this kid is not an apprentice knight, why would such a talented blacksmith do those things? With Abel's learning ability and current level, as long as he learns in his hands for a few years, he will definitely become a The new master blacksmith, Master Bentham was tangled in his heart.
Abel, who forgot to eat, finally beat the rough to 80 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and he was not able to temper the rough again, because even if he tried his best, the rough of 80 could no longer be beaten. .