A level-19 Archmage was secretly hiding in the house to forge iron …
It was as ridiculous as a millionaire begging on the street.
Before coming, Lin Li had never thought that the goatee had called him over mysteriously just to get him to forge iron for him!
"Mr Macklin …" Lin Li stood outside the door, looking a little puzzled.
"Let's go in first." The old man's expression was like that of a thief. He walked to the door and looked around. After confirming that no one had seen him, he gently pushed the unlatched door open.
"…" Lin Li was speechless. This old man really had nothing better to do. As an Archmage, what could he not get? Was there a need to do this …
"Quick … Close the door!" As soon as Lin Li entered the house, he heard someone talking by the stove.
Then, Lin Li went crazy …
The old man by the stove was short and thin, wearing a large black mage robe. From a distance, he looked a little hunchbacked. Amidst the crisp knocking sound, the old man was struggling to swing the hammer, smashing a dazzling spark on the anvil.
"F * ck …" The moment Lin Li saw the hunchbacked old man clearly, he felt that he had really gone crazy.
He really wanted to ask these two old fellows if the world was really that difficult now. Even they had fallen to the point of forging iron … Forget about Macklin, now even Aldwin, a level-21 Legendary-mage, dared to stand next to the stove!
But to be honest, the President's craftsmanship was really crude.
A piece of red iron embryo was knocked into a mess by him. Not only did the strength fluctuate, but the hammer often hit the wrong place. Out of ten strikes, at least five would hit on the anvil. It was easy to have a heart attack watching the President forge iron. Sometimes Lin Li was really worried that the hammer in his hand would suddenly fly out and hit someone …
"You take a break first. It's my turn." As soon as Macklin entered the door, he took the hammer from the President's hand.
Aldwin was also exhausted. As soon as he saw someone taking over, he quickly handed over the hammer. He wiped the sweat off his forehead while panting heavily. After a while, he seemed to suddenly notice Lin Li at the door.
"Hmm? It's you, little guy?" Aldwin was rather surprised.
"Ah?" Lin Li was stunned. He was sure that he had never seen Aldwin before today, but the way the Legendary-mage spoke made it seem as if he had known him for a long time.
"Didn't Andoine tell you?" Aldwin smiled with a helpless look on his face. "That old fellow has bragged to me several times that he picked up a genius in the Sunset Mountains."
"You know Andoine?"
"Not only do we know each other, we are old friends."
"No wonder …" Lin Li finally understood. No wonder the old man smiled at him for no reason in the guild hall this morning. It turned out that he already knew who he was.
"By the way, I have a grandson. You must know him."
"Your grandson?" Lin Li was puzzled again. It was fine that he knew Andoine, but how did he know his grandson too?
"His name is Bathrilor."
"What!?" Lin Li was almost scared out of his wits. He had never thought that this, this, this … this old fellow was actually Bathrilor's grandfather!
"Relax, young man, I won't do anything to you. My grandson is a good-for-nothing, and everyone in Alanna knows that. You broke two of his fingers and taught him a lesson. This is a good thing. I, Aldwin, have lived for a long time, and I'm not an unreasonable person. Besides, you are Andoine's disciple. I have to give face to that old fellow. I heard that he has been very close to Grimm Burnside of the Pharmacists Guild recently. I still have a lot of things to ask of him in the future …"
"Heh … heh heh …" The smile on Lin Li's face was stiff. He remembered this matter clearly. It was not as easy as breaking two fingers. If Old Grimm had not stopped him at that time, he would have killed Bathrilor. Now, standing in front of Aldwin, even if he was thick-skinned, he could not help but feel a little uncomfortable.
"Young man, why are you still standing there? Come and help me, I can't hold it anymore!" The craftsmanship of these two old fellows could be said to be on par. Macklin's body was slightly better, and he could manage to knock a few more times. However, it was just a few more times. In just a short while, the old fellow could not take it anymore. He urged Lin Li to come over and help while grumbling, "F * ck, blacksmithing is really not for humans …"
"Okay …" This greeting was exactly what Lin Li wanted. He always felt a little awkward standing in front of Aldwin, so he rolled up his sleeves and went straight over.
"Mr. Macklin, may I ask, what … is this thing?" Lin Li looked at the bent iron embryo, and could not help but mourn for it. These two old fellows were really geniuses. A good piece of fine iron had actually been hammered into such a state by them. Look at how the iron embryo had been destroyed. Was it a steamed bun or a flower roll?
"This … This is called forging!" Macklin did not care about this, and boasted with all his might. "You know blacksmith, right? It's a very powerful profession! "
"…" Lin Li really wanted to kick him in the face. Blacksmith … is a very powerful profession? Bullying me because I'm from Jarrosus?
"Of course, you don't have to be nervous." Seeing that Lin Li did not say anything, Macklin stroked his goatee with satisfaction, and started to brag shamelessly. "With us two smithing masters around, I guarantee that you'll become a good blacksmith in no time. Come, come, come … Take a look at how I use the hammer first … This is something that requires a lot of skill."
Then Lin Li saw that this old fellow actually raised the hammer with both hands …
"Clang!"
There was only a crisp sound, and the hammer fell solidly on the anvil. As for the cooled iron embryo, it fell to the ground with a "clang" after being touched by the hammer.
"…" Even Macklin, who was as thick-skinned as a city wall, could not help but blush at this time. He picked up the iron embryo in a flurry and put it back on the anvil. Then, he shamelessly said to Lin Li, "Did you see that? What I just demonstrated to you was a failed forging. You must not do this in the future. You don't have a master-level skill like me. If you make a mistake, it's very easy to hurt someone."
Lin Li rolled his eyes, and thought, Isn't this nonsense? This is forging iron, not stone. Who would raise the hammer with both hands like you?
"Okay, now it's your turn." Fortunately, although Macklin was thick-skinned, he still had some sense of shame. Even he himself knew that if he continued to demonstrate like this, it would be easy for him to cause trouble. After casually bluffing a few more words, he handed the hammer to Lin Li.
"Mr. Macklin, may I ask again, what do you want to forge?" Lin Li shook his head, and took the hammer from Macklin's hand. At the same time, he picked up the cooled iron embryo and threw it into the furnace to be smelted again. These two old fellows could be considered geniuses. The iron embryo was already so cold, but they were still happily hammering there …
After throwing the iron embryo into the furnace, Lin Li began to pull the bellows. In the sound of puffing, the flame in the furnace gradually became stronger. When the vigorous furnace fire burned the iron embryo red, Lin Li clamped it with the iron pliers and threw it casually. The red iron embryo fell lightly on the anvil.
Macklin was dumbfounded by the skillful and smooth technique. This, this, this … This kid, could it be that he was a blacksmith?
"I can't believe I have this kind of luck …" the old fellow muttered in a low voice. For a moment, he was in a good mood. When he first called this young man over, he just wanted to find a free coolie. In Macklin's opinion, the young man's physical strength was stronger than his and Aldwin's. This kind of rough work of hammering and hammering would be handed over to him, and he and Aldwin would do something more technical.
At that time, he did not expect that he had picked up a treasure this time.
Look at what he did, it was much better than a dabbler like him.
Macklin looked excited. "We need a sword!"
"Huh?" Lin Li could not help but be stunned. These two old fellows were hiding in the house mysteriously just to forge a sword? Did they have nothing better to do? An Archmage and a Legendary-mage, why would they forge a sword for no reason? Were they using it to commit suicide …
"I'll tell you the use later. Now you forge well. Anyway … as long as you can forge a powerful sword, I guarantee you benefits!"
"What benefits?"
"I …" Macklin hesitated a little, but finally hardened his heart and gritted his teeth. "I'll give you a lost level-15 spell!"
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