The artist pulls out a weeping willow tree

Chapter 37: Good Luck, Liver, and Auspiciousness

It is really shocking, but it is also really difficult to deal with.

Jixiang looked down at the piece of metal he had taken back. The surface was still perfect, unchanged, and without any cracks. However, the inside had changed a little due to Jixiang's tireless efforts.

Jixiang threw the metal block upwards again, using his mental power to first fix the metal block at a height that was convenient for viewing, and then another part of his mental power seeped into the metal.

After many attempts, Jixiang finally found some structural vein points. He turned his mental power into a blade and slashed at the vein points again. The metal did not show any reaction such as cracking or loosening.

Jixiang began to observe the metal veins again. Only when the correct veins were completely cut off would the internal structure of the metal break and loosen. With the pressure exerted by the mental power inside and outside, it could be crushed into slag or even powder.

In the complex inner world of metal, intricate veins meander and interweave, like a painting with mysterious lines, or like a mysterious nest left by a spider.

In the gap between failure and success, Jixiang silently feels every node of the veins and feels the flow of energy.

Jixiang felt that her understanding of metal was not sharp and profound enough, just like a hunter who did not understand the weaknesses and habits of his prey well enough.

Jixiang, who finally found the direction to crack the problem, couldn't help but feel happy, and continued to work hard on the first piece of material she chose.

While Jixiang was busy studying and researching, Old Man Ji was also studying and researching.

The object of study for Old Man Ji was nothing else but the ceramic firing that Jixiang had mentioned. Because Jixiang only remembered that the main materials needed were clay, also called porcelain clay, and kaolin, which were too broad, the two could only slowly experiment and search.

Of course, of the two people before, now there is only Old Man Ji left.

The truth is that since Jixiang started her mental training, most of her attention has been focused on learning how to smelt metals with mental power. Old Man Ji saw Jixiang's rare seriousness and naturally would not interfere with her.

Therefore, only one person remained in the two-person research. Clay is easy to find, and the material can be deduced roughly based on the results. The difficult part is to replicate the characteristics of Jixiang's words, such as warm and delicate, radiant like jade, sound like gold and stone, and clean as cream, etc. (hundreds of adjectives omitted here).

Old Man Ji was very excited when he heard this, so he would do some experiments when he had no orders or was free.

Tonight, Old Man Ji discovered a good porcelain clay formula. After adding other materials and adjusting the proportions, the results of the trial firing were very, very close to Jixiang's description.

Old man Ji took out the prepared porcelain-making tools. The clay had already been prepared, and now he could start from kneading the clay and pulling the embryo.

When Old Man Ji was throwing the clay, he used his mental power to assist in making a teacup. The shape of the cup was very symmetrical and exquisite.

After a slight drying process with the help of a machine, it will soon enter the stage of sharpening the blank. With the help of mental power, it will be refined once again to ensure that the smoothness and thickness are consistent, reaching the optimal state.

Old Man Ji looked at the tire in his hand with satisfaction and decided to let it dry naturally.

After putting the blank away, Old Man Ji prepared to go back to his room to sleep. The place where he made the blank was a corner of the large balcony on the first floor, so he quickly reached the living room.

Jixiang was just yawning and about to go upstairs. When he saw Old Man Ji who was also going upstairs, he casually greeted him.

"Grandpa, do you want to rest too?"

Old Man Ji wanted to share something about ceramics with Jixiang, but seeing Jixiang looking sleepy and tired, he didn't say anything more. He just hummed and said, "Don't be too anxious. Take a rest."

Jixiang nodded randomly and went back to his room to wash up and rest.

Looking at Jixiang's back, Old Man Ji shook his head. The last three techniques of metal smelting are the most important and difficult three techniques. I am afraid that they will take some time to master.

The next day, when Jixiang woke up, it was already late and he was almost late. He didn't bother to talk to old man Ji who had to wake him up manually. Jixiang washed up in a hurry and ran away.

On the high-speed train to school, Jixiang drank a bottle of nutrient solution. He was late for breakfast in the cafeteria, but fortunately, Jixiang quickly joined the assembly team just one second before Qian Bawang arrived.

Qian Bawang, who was following behind Jixiang, watched Jixiang rush into the team like the wind, and decisively increased Jixiang's training workload.

auspicious:"……"

Jixiang, who had been holding a grudge since breakfast, met the crazy and provocative Feixiang again during the afternoon extra training session. Jixiang was very obedient and had a fierce fight with Feixiang.

Seeing Fei Xiang, who was said to have learned new tricks, being defeated by her again, Jixiang was rarely moved. She liked such opponents who were tough and resilient.

Fei Naida Xiangren shouted with a determined heart: "Jixiang, just wait, I will definitely defeat you!"

Ji Xiang was moved and responded seriously: "I'll wait." She was also curious about the day when Fei Xiang would turn defeat into victory.

Fei Xiang: “…” I feel a little aggrieved for some reason.

Jixiang, who had already calmed down, left Feixiang and left. It was already time to go home from school, so she had to eat quickly and go back to continue working.

As the saying goes, as long as your liver is not dead, you will work hard to die.

Jixiang, who didn't have a very smooth last night, decided to use a stupid method to fight back.

When Jixiang came back, Old Man Ji was in the yard. He wanted Jixiang to take a look at his ceramic body and talk about glaze.

However, seeing Jixiang running to the smelting room impatiently, Old Man Ji thought about it and decided not to disturb her.

It's better to wait until the ceramics are fired into finished products before telling her.

Jixiang knew nothing about this. Of course, her current target was not ceramics, and her mind was not on ceramics.

Therefore, Jixiang didn't care about the old man Ji's hesitant attitude.

After another night of hard work, Jixiang felt much better than yesterday, mainly because Jixiang had made a breakthrough in his mental power's sensitivity to metal veins.

In the past, the metal veins were more like dead objects to Jixiang, a bunch of symbols, a group of lines. It is still the same now, but they are full of vitality, like the lines of flowing blood.

She seemed to be able to perceive every node and every inch of the metal veins through her mental power, and vaguely sense their functions and purposes.

Good luck and happiness!