Chapter 5: Learning the Hammer Technique

Before long, the entire morning had passed. Hu Jiu's work was getting into a routine; he wasn't doing anything else but pulling the bellows and watching Tang San forge at the workbench.

All morning, Tang Hao sat behind them on a chair, drinking wine and paying no attention to what the two were doing.

Thanks to having leveled up the Five Senses Enhancement Technique to level one a few days ago, Hu Jiu now experienced a significant enhancement in his senses. His hearing, vision, touch, and smell had all improved, providing him with a different experience.

For instance, while learning to pull the bellows from Tang San, the enhancement in his senses allowed him to pick it up quickly. Tang San only needed to give a simple demonstration, and Hu Jiu grasped the technique fairly well.

At the same time, he was also observing Tang San's forging techniques. He watched as Tang San continuously swung the hammer, each strike heavier than the last, with the power accumulating.

This was the purpose of his visit to Tang Hao—to learn the Disorder Splitting Winds hammer technique.

On the surface, the Disorder Splitting Winds hammer technique seemed to have no combat capabilities; it was merely used by the disciples of the Clear Sky Sect for physical training. However, based on Tang San's repeated use of it in the original story, once mastered to a certain level, the technique proved to be quite practical in combat.

This was exactly what Hu Jiu valued most. Given that his Martial Spirit was a Carrot, he would essentially have to follow an auxiliary route in the future, and Auxiliary Spirit Masters generally lacked combat capabilities.

To enhance his combat ability, he could only find ways to improve his Spirit Skills.

As long as he mastered the Disorder Splitting Winds hammer technique, he was confident that he could use the挂机 panel to quickly elevate it to a high level in a very short time.

By that time, it shouldn't be a problem for him to show off in front of Xiao Wu.

Moreover, Hu Jiu suddenly realized something: his Martial Spirit was a Carrot, which could be eaten directly. It could easily be classified as a food-type Martial Spirit.

Xiao Wu was a rabbit, so in terms of innate advantages, he was actually at a greater advantage than Tang San!

At noon, Hu Jiu returned home, and after finishing lunch, he hurried back to Tang San's house to continue learning the hammer technique.

After all, Tang San's home didn't provide him with food or drink.

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

Part of the reason was that Tang San had few friends in both his past and current lives. Just by being genuine and straightforward with him, Hu Jiu greatly increased Tang San's fondness for him.

It's important to note that Tang San was someone who valued emotions deeply, and at this point in time, he had no friends. With Hu Jiu, a peer, suddenly appearing, Tang San naturally cherished the friendship.

Seeing that Hu Jiu was interested in his forging techniques, Tang San wouldn't directly teach him before Tang Hao spoke up, but he did adjust the angle of his hammering so that Hu Jiu could see better.

This scene was naturally observed by Tang Hao behind them, but he acted as if he hadn't seen it, continuing to sip his drink.

There's hope!

Hu Jiu wasn't foolish.

Noticing the reactions of Tang San and Tang Hao, he felt a surge of joy in his heart. It seemed he was right; Tang Hao didn't place much importance on the Disorder Splitting Winds hammer technique.

It was impossible for him to learn the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, which were only for the true disciples of the Clear Sky Sect, but the Disorder Splitting Winds, used for physical training, was not that difficult to grasp.

Of course, even so, Hu Jiu could still learn the Disorder Splitting Winds hammer technique from Tang San. He gained a bit of understanding of the movements and techniques, but the rest was still only half-understood.

Three days later, Hu Jiu's Soul Power Meditation Method level increased again, reaching level two. Compared to level one, he could clearly feel that the rate of Soul Power gained during his meditation had improved, increasing by about ten percent.

It was also due to his enhanced senses; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to notice these changes.

Notably, on this day, the fourth Idle slot on his meditation panel was finally unlocked. This meant he could now simultaneously practice four skills. Unfortunately, he only had the Soul Power Meditation Method and the Five Senses Enhancement Technique, leaving the other two slots empty.

This provided him with a significant motivation. Over the past three days, although he had only been pulling the bellows and hadn't touched the hammer, Tang Hao would occasionally come to Tang San and offer a piece of advice or two regarding the practice of the Disorder Splitting Winds technique.

Hu Jiu also discovered that Tang Hao seemed to have a peculiar habit: whenever he drank a bit more alcohol and was in a good mood, he would talk more, offering additional advice to Tang San.

With this realization, Hu Jiu decided to invest some effort and occasionally sneak out bottles of wine from his father Hu Rui's cellar to give to Tang Hao, hoping to learn more about the practice of the Disorder Splitting Winds technique.

On the fourth day of learning blacksmithing, his Five Senses Enhancement Technique was upgraded to level two. After reaching level two, he found that he could see and hear more clearly. Just watching Tang San forge had already greatly benefited him. He estimated that if he stayed here for another two months, he could learn the Disorder Splitting Winds hammer technique through observation without needing anyone to teach him.

After all, at this point, Tang San was still a beginner, and the Disorder Splitting Winds technique was not particularly complex, making it relatively easy to pick up through stealthy learning.

"Kid, do you want to learn my blacksmithing techniques?"

One day, while Hu Jiu was intently watching Tang San forge, Tang Hao suddenly asked from behind.

"Ah! Yes." Hu Jiu was startled by the ghostly voice, but he quickly composed himself, pausing only briefly before explaining, "I think Xiao San's forging technique seems better for training the body. Look, Xiao San's arms are starting to develop muscles."

He pointed to Tang San's bulging muscles from the blacksmithing work and said enviously.

In front of Tang Hao, lying was futile, and Hu Jiu had never concealed his intentions, so his words came out quite naturally.

"Heh, you have good taste!" Tang Hao glanced at Hu Jiu without much emotion and slowly said, "Since you've brought me so much wine these past few days, Xiao San, you teach him later."

"Yes, Dad!" Tang San, who had been listening intently to their conversation, immediately stopped and said joyfully.

In fact, Tang San had wanted to teach Hu Jiu blacksmithing techniques for a long time, but he naturally didn't dare to do so without Tang Hao's approval.

Now that Tang Hao had spoken up, Tang San felt happy for his little partner.

In just a few short days, Hu Jiu had won over Tang San with a few meat pies and buns for breakfast, making Tang San see him as a true friend.

Knowing that Hu Jiu's goal was to train his body and understanding the benefits of the Disorder Splitting Winds hammer technique, Tang San was naturally pleased for him.

"Thank you, Uncle Tang Hao!" On this side, Hu Jiu was also very happy. In just a few days, he was about to obtain the hammer technique he had longed for, and his joy was beyond words.

Having already memorized Tang San's surface-level blacksmithing techniques, he only needed to learn the key core methods. After Tang San demonstrated it once, Hu Jiu had already grasped about seventy to eighty percent of it.