Learning the Hammer

Soon, the entire morning passed, and Hu Jiu's work settled into a routine. He did nothing else but work the bellows at the side, then watch Tang San forge iron at the workbench.

The entire morning, Tang Hao sat in the chair behind them drinking wine, completely ignoring whatever the two of them were doing.

Because the Five Senses Strengthening Technique had been cultivated to Level One through the AFK Panel a few days ago, Hu Jiu's five senses had been greatly enhanced. The improvements to his Hearing, Vision, Touch, and Smell gave him an entirely different experience.

Just like now, as he learned to work the bellows from Tang San, his enhanced senses let him pick it up quickly. Tang San only gave him a simple demonstration, yet Hu Jiu learned nearly everything.

At the same time, he observed Tang San's forging technique. Tang San brought the hammer down again and again without pause, continuously building up his strength. Each strike of the iron hammer was heavier than the last.

This was the reason he had come to Tang Hao: the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

On the surface, the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer had no combat ability. It was merely used by Clear Sky Sect disciples to train their bodies. However, judging from how often Tang San used it in the Original Work, as long as one cultivated it to a certain level, it was still quite practical in battle.

That was precisely what Hu Jiu valued most. Because his martial soul was a Carrot, he could basically only take the support route in the future. Support Soul Masters generally had no combat ability.

If he wanted to improve his practical combat strength, he could only find a way through his Soul Skills.

Once he learned the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, he would be confident that he could use the AFK Panel to raise it to a very high level in an extremely short time.

By then, making an appearance in front of Xiao Wu should not be a problem.

Moreover, Hu Jiu suddenly realized something. His martial soul was a Carrot, the kind that could be eaten directly. There was no problem treating it as a Food System martial soul.

Xiao Wu was a Rabbit. In terms of innate advantages, he had an edge over Tang San!

At noon, Hu Jiu returned home. After eating lunch, he hurried to Tang San's house without stopping and continued secretly learning the hammer technique.

After all, Tang San's family had no food to provide for him.

In just half a day, Hu Jiu's relationship with Tang San rose sharply.

This was also because Tang San had had few friends in both his previous and current lives. Hu Jiu had merely treated him with genuine sincerity, yet it greatly increased Tang San's favorable impression of him.

One had to know that Tang San was an extremely sentimental person. At this point in time, he was precisely without friends. Naturally, Tang San treasured the appearance of a companion his own age, Hu Jiu, very much.

Seeing that Hu Jiu was interested in his forging technique, Tang San naturally did not dare teach him directly before Tang Hao gave the word. However, he deliberately changed the angle at which he forged, allowing Hu Jiu to see more clearly.

This scene naturally did not escape Tang Hao's notice. However, he acted as if he had seen nothing and continued drinking his little flask of wine as usual.

There was hope!

Hu Jiu was no fool.

Seeing Tang San and Tang Hao's reactions, he was overjoyed. It seemed he had guessed correctly: Tang Hao did not care much about the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

If he wanted to learn the Haotian Nine Absolutes, which only true disciples of the Clear Sky Sect could study, that would be utterly impossible. But the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, which was merely used to train the body, was not that difficult.

Of course, even so, Hu Jiu could only learn the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer from Tang San. He had gained a little understanding of Tang San's movements and technique, but remained ignorant of everything else.

Three days later, Hu Jiu's Soul Power Meditation Method rose another level, reaching Level Two. Compared with when he had been at Level One, he could clearly feel that the proportion of Soul Power he gained while AFK had increased. The increase was roughly ten percent.

His five senses had also been strengthened. Otherwise, he would not have been able to notice this.

It was worth mentioning that on this very day, the fourth Idle Slot on his AFK Panel was finally unlocked. In other words, he could now run four skills on the AFK Panel simultaneously. Unfortunately, he only had the Soul Power Meditation Method and the Five Senses Strengthening Technique, so the remaining two Idle Slots could only sit empty.

This also gave him great motivation. After three days, although he still worked the bellows continuously and had not even touched the hammer, Tang Hao would occasionally come before Tang San and offer a few pointers on cultivating the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

Hu Jiu also discovered that Tang Hao seemed to have a quirk. Whenever he drank a little more wine and was in a good mood, he became more talkative. When giving Tang San pointers, he would say a few extra words as well.

After discovering this, Hu Jiu went all out. From time to time, he would steal wine from Father Hu Rui's cellar and bring it to Tang Hao, all so he could learn a little more about cultivating the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

On the fourth day of learning to forge, the Five Senses Strengthening Technique was raised to Level Two. After reaching Level Two, he discovered that he could see more clearly and hear more clearly. Simply watching Tang San forge had already benefited him greatly. By his estimate, if he stayed here for another two months, he could learn the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer for free through observation, even without anyone teaching him.

After all, Tang San was still only a beginner at this point, and the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer was not particularly complicated. Secretly learning it was not very difficult.

"Kid, you want to learn my forging technique?"

That day, while Hu Jiu was watching Tang San forge with rapt attention, Tang Hao suddenly asked from behind him.

"Ah! Yes." The ghostlike voice startled Hu Jiu, but he reacted quickly. After only a brief pause, he explained, "I feel like Little San's forging technique is better for training the body. Look, muscles have already started appearing on Little San's arms."

Pointing at Tang San's knotted muscles, which had developed from forging, Hu Jiu said enviously.

Lying in front of Tang Hao was useless, and Hu Jiu had never concealed his purpose. Thus, his words came out naturally.

"Heh, not bad eyes!" Tang Hao gave Hu Jiu an indifferent glance before slowly saying, "Since you've been sending me wine for so many days, Little San, teach him later."

"Yes, Father!" Tang San, who had been listening intently to their conversation, immediately stopped and spoke happily.

Tang San had actually wanted to teach Hu Jiu the forging technique long ago. However, since Tang Hao had not given permission, he naturally had not dared teach him.

Now that Tang Hao had spoken, Tang San was delighted for his little companion.

In just a few days, Hu Jiu had won Tang San over with meat patties, meat buns, and other breakfasts, making Tang San regard him as a true friend.

Knowing that Hu Jiu's purpose was to train his body, and knowing the effects of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer, Tang San was naturally happy for him.

"Thank you, Uncle Tang Hao!" Hu Jiu was delighted as well. In just a few days, he was finally about to obtain the hammer technique he had long been hoping for, and his joy went without saying.

Because he had already memorized Tang San's superficial forging technique, all that remained was the crucial core method. Tang San only taught it once, and Hu Jiu learned nearly everything.