It's obviously a life skill, but you developed it into a magical skill

After saying that, Ye Shuang picked up the meat bun and took a bite, as if she was feeling discouraged.

When Zhou An heard this, he showed a surprised expression.

No wonder Ye Shuang is so depressed.

This time Ye Shuang came to Anding County to cooperate with the Zhengui Si to solve this big trouble.

The trouble has been solved, so Ye Shuang will not stay for a long time.

"What, you still can't bear to leave me?" Zhou An took a bite of the bun and said with a smile.

Ye Shuang glared at Zhou An: "Who can't bear to leave you? I just thought that I haven't eaten all the delicious food in Anding County."

Zhou An almost spit out the porridge in his mouth.

"If you go to another place, can't you still dress like this and eat?"

Ye Shuang took another bite of the bun, shook her head and said, "It's different."

What exactly was different, she couldn't tell.

Zhou An waved his hand: "Come on, why is it different? You won't be eating and drinking like crazy by then."

Ye Shuang glared at Zhou An again.

Why is this guy talking so irritatingly?

Is this called eating and drinking like crazy?

This is called tasting food.

While thinking about it, Ye Shuang mistook the bun for Zhou An and bit it hard.

Zhou An also ate a lot at this time, put down his spoon and said, "Should I give it to you tomorrow?"

Ye Shuang nodded: "Okay, just treat me to a big meal tomorrow morning."

When mentioning this, the first thing Ye Shuang thought of was eating.

"Tomorrow morning, I'll fill that specialty street for you." Zhou An said with a smile.

"But it has to be earlier, I want to order some more."

The two of them said nothing more. After eating, Zhou An went to the Yamen.

At this time, the Yamen was already in a dark cloud, and no one of the policemen spoke.

Of course Zhou An knew what was going on, but he didn't know the details.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t know the details, someone does.

Zhou An pulled Yu Hang and asked, "Lao Yu, what happened?"

Yu Hang stopped reading at this moment, looked around, and whispered: "You don't know? Magistrate Chen is dead. It seems that he is still the culprit who killed the children in Qingliu Village. The town secretaries have made a list, and the people We all know it too.”

Zhou An frowned slightly.

He didn't hear it when he came, maybe the news didn't spread so fast.

But what Zhenguisi did this time was beyond his expectation.

He originally thought that he would think of other reasons. After all, it would not be honorable to the face of the Chu Kingdom if this matter were told.

But he really didn't expect that Zhensi would be so tough.

Yu Hangte understood Zhou An's character and what Zhou An was thinking, so he said meaningfully: "Old Zhou, you don't think Zhen Guisi wants to hide it, do you?"

Zhou An nodded, indeed he thought so.

Yu Hang hooked Zhou An's shoulder and said, "You are thinking too much. Think about it, a person who has committed a heinous crime must be given a good reputation after his death. How can there be such a good thing in the world?"

"Right."

Zhou An figured it out instantly.

Although there is a process to appease the people, it can always be appeased.

If the things County Magistrate Chen did were kept hidden from him, even if Magistrate Chen died and had a good reputation, it would not be unfair to the children who died.

About this, Zhou An felt that it was not the Suppressant who was strong, but the emperor of the Chu Kingdom who was very strong.

"Come on, it will take a while for the new county magistrate to be appointed. Let's go read a book first." Yu Hang patted Zhou An on the shoulder, found a seat and sat down, and continued reading.

After the matter was resolved, the inspection had to continue. When the inspection was over, it was time for the imperial examination.

It seems like a long time, but it's actually not that long.

Yu Hang had to hurry up, he didn't want to fail again.

He was still waiting to take his brother away after passing the exam so that his brother would stop doing those dangerous things.

Yu Hang went to read a book, and Zhou An also had nothing to do. He went to the kitchen and practiced the chef's knife skills.

The whole morning passed like this. After lunch, Zhou An walked towards the blacksmith shop.

The fusion casting method has reached the third level. This is a watershed moment, and we must find other ways to make a breakthrough.

He now plans to work hard with the chef to solve the problem, and then upgrade the fusion casting method to level 4. In this way, all his skills will be level 4.

At that time, we will try to figure out which item to start improving.

It didn't take long to rush from the Yamen to the blacksmith shop.

When Zhou An walked in, the waiter greeted him.

"Good morning, Mr. Zhou."

The waiter still had a gossipy look on his face. Zhou An guessed that the news about County Magistrate Chen had already reached here.

For ordinary people, perhaps they will have some sympathy for the children in Qingliu Village.

But ordinary people are more concerned about their own food, clothing and daily life, and they can only sympathize with these things for a while.

Entering the back room, the sound of clanging could already be heard, and Zhou An saw that Blacksmith Zhao was still banging.

The hot breath hit my face.

When Zhou An entered the blacksmith shop, he found that blacksmith Zhao was striking something else.

Normally, Blacksmith Zhao would make new tools, but today he made long and flat tools.

"Hey, Lao Zhao, the fight seems to be different today." Zhou An took a look.

Blacksmith Zhao was still banging on the hammer and said without looking back: "Give some spiritual tablets to the children in Qingliu Village."

Zhou An was originally going to do the work by himself, but when he heard what Blacksmith Zhao said, he turned around and looked at him in surprise.

Blacksmith Zhao continued to hammer and said: "After beating, give it to the villagers who have lost their loved ones. They will burn incense day and night, and maybe they can see each other in their dreams from time to time."

Zhou An said with a smile: "Old Zhao, you look pretty similar to these silly things you talk about."

Blacksmith Zhao stopped and said, "Mr. Zhou, your soft armor should be damaged. There is still some iron material there. You can make another pair."

Zhou An raised his eyebrows but said nothing more.

This guy even knows that his soft armor is broken. He has a really big background.

In fact, Zhou An could see it right from the time he was buying equipment.

It's weird to think that a blacksmith who specializes in making farm tools is so good with weapons.

But everyone has their own secrets, just like Zhou An, he also has secrets.

Secrets are not something to be learned blindly.

As a human being, you must have a sense of boundaries, otherwise you will be very annoying.

Unless you have top-notch looks like Ye Shuang, it will only reduce others' favorability.

Zhou An skillfully continued to use iron materials to build it.

After a while, the new soft armor was put on and replaced on the body.

Feeling the sense of intimacy brought by the fusion casting method, Zhou An felt a little safer.

Blacksmith Zhao was faster than him and had already laid out many spiritual positions at this time.

After the last piece of the spiritual tablet was placed, Blacksmith Zhao stopped and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"I thought adults would ask me." Blacksmith Zhao said with a naive smile.

Zhou An shook his head: "You and I have no conflict of interest. Besides, who doesn't have some secrets?"

Blacksmith Zhao remained silent.

Zhou An has known this character for a long time.

Tiejiang Zhao has a calm personality and rarely talks.

But this kind of person who talks little is very practical in doing things.

"Old Zhao, can I ask you a question?" Zhou An did not continue to build other things.

Blacksmith Zhao took a scoop of water from the water vat next to him and drank it, then said, "What's the matter?"

"What do you need to do if I want to improve my blacksmithing skills?" Zhou An asked directly.

Blacksmith Zhao thought for a while and said, "If you want to improve your skills, you probably have to get more sophisticated."

"Oh?" Zhou An became interested.

Perhaps, this is the follow-up method.

Blacksmith Zhao thought for a while, organized his words, and said: "Actually, the things you build are all big items, even if they are soft armor, they are actually big items."

"We are in the blacksmithing business. If you want to make an iron block, it is simple, but if you want to do something dexterous, it is very difficult."

"It's no exaggeration to say that your talent is astonishing, but if you want to go further, you have to move towards sophistication."

Zhou An fell into deep thought when he heard this.

he asked after a while.

"The finer it is, the better?"

Blacksmith Zhao shook his head: "That's not the case. I'll give you one."

As he spoke, Blacksmith Zhao picked up the hammer, placed the red-hot iron on the anvil, and started hammering.

After a while, two objects were placed in front of Zhou An.

One is concave and the other is convex.

Blacksmith Zhao put the two objects together.

Zhou An looked carefully and found that the middle fit perfectly.

If Blacksmith Zhao didn't separate it, he would even think of it as a whole.

"This is sophistication." Blacksmith Zhao said.

In Zhou An's previous life, he had only seen such a perfect thing made by a lathe.

It's really amazing that someone like a blacksmith can make it.

"Every piece of iron has texture, and this can only be achieved by combining the texture of each piece with the texture of another piece."

Blacksmith Zhao explained: "As a beginner, you can make it a little simpler and make two large iron bars. If the two iron bars can be put together, then gradually shrink them."

The smaller it is, the harder it is for the grain to fit.

Zhou An asked: "Old Zhao, what level have you reached?"

Blacksmith Zhao scratched his head: "I can probably make two pieces of iron the size of rice grains fit together tightly."

Zhou An: "..."

Good guy, it looks like this guy is a master.

With the new method, Zhou An's interest also greatly increased.

He tried to follow Blacksmith Zhao's instructions and hit two iron bars, and then overlapped the two iron bars.

At this time, he discovered that the gap in the middle was quite obvious, and even if it was smoothed, it would not be able to fit perfectly.

Blacksmith Zhao took it in his hand and took a look: "Sir, don't hit it blindly. You have to look at the lines in the middle."

Zhou An took the two iron bars back and looked at them carefully.

He found that there were indeed many lines on the iron bars. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to see them at all.

These things do not mean smooth, they must fit perfectly.

"I'll punch one first, then look at the lines on it, and then punch another one." Zhou And said.

Blacksmith Zhao smiled: "Sir, you are indeed smart."

Zhou An didn't say anything more and first made one.

Then, he looked carefully, especially the lines on the iron bars.

Only then did he realize that this matter was really difficult.

To use a hammer to hammer out a perfect pattern is simply as difficult as climbing to the sky.

But the harder it is, the more challenging it is.

Zhou An took a deep breath, thinking of the iron bar just now, and continued to beat it with red-hot iron.

After a while, another iron bar took shape.

Zhou An tried to close them together and found that only the top could be closed, and other parts could not be closed.

"Super fast! Super fast!" Blacksmith Zhao saw this scene, his eyes glowed with luster.

He was just talking about it, but Zhou An actually understood it and built it. It was simply terrifying.

In front of Zhou An's eyes, the latest text appeared.

[Fusion casting method (hardness +2, fusion +1) lv.3:120/40000]

"So many?" Zhou An was surprised.

Then, he thought about it carefully and realized that this was actually the case.

It's normal for his level of concentration, coupled with the time consumed in between, to increase a lot.

But...it's really hard.

He only managed to match the lines on his head, but he had already spent a lot of energy.

If you want the entire iron bar to fit, it will be a big problem.

"continue!"

Brave Niu Niu, not afraid of difficulties!

As long as there is progress, Zhou An's interest and enthusiasm can be aroused.

Soon, inside the hot blacksmith shop.

A man with a person living in his liver was swinging a hammer clanging.

…

Noon passed quickly.

When a person is serious, it is difficult to feel the passage of time. Maybe time passes slowly in front of his eyes, but time has already passed quickly.

Zhou An put down the hammer and let out a sigh of relief.

The Qi in the body slowly circulates, smoothing away the soreness and numbness in his right arm.

In front of my eyes, the latest text appeared.

[Fusion casting method (hardness +2, fusion +1) lv.3:420/40000]

It wasn't long at noon, and he and Blacksmith Zhao communicated for a while and tried for a while, so the fight didn't last long.

And building requires a process.

With this kind of increase, Zhou An is already very satisfied.

And he discovered something different. As his proficiency improved, he was able to fit one-tenth of the iron bars together.

Moreover, his crafting speed also increases as his proficiency increases.

"In other words, my proficiency will not be very slow."

Thinking about this, Zhou An saw that the time was almost up, so he left the blacksmith shop and walked towards the Yamen.

…

In the afternoon it was fishing again.

The news during the day was shocking enough, but by this time it had worn off a bit, and the police officers' worries came from other places.

When a county's magistrate is gone, a new one must be sent. They are worried that the new magistrate will not fit in with Anding County's style of doing things.

To put it bluntly, I am worried that my position will not be guaranteed.

After all, there is a saying that goes well, there are three things a new official should do when he takes office.

Especially the head catcher Sun, who came here by giving gifts, is feeling uneasy now.

Zhou An didn't think anything of it.

He can just live his own life. If his liver is invincible, that is the best.

He wasn't ready to go home with Yu Hang until it was almost time to leave.

The two of them walked along the road home.

Nothing else happened on the way back.

Zhou An was relieved to have one less powerful enemy. After returning home, he practiced his sword skills for a while before falling into a deep sleep.

…

The next day, Zhou An got up early, washed up, and walked towards the place where specialties are sold in Anding County.