I Turned My Daily Skills Into Divine Ability

Chapter 10: Visiting the Prison

Clang, clang...

The sound of iron striking echoed continuously in the courtyard.

Wei Xue sat on the bed, sewing a quilt with a hint of sadness in her eyes.

In fact, every day when she heard the sound of iron striking, she felt a sense of security.

But whenever she thought of Wei Tieshan, she couldn't help but feel sad.

The quilt in her hands was sewn for Wei Tieshan.

Tomorrow, she planned to visit Wei Tieshan in prison and bring this quilt with her.

After all, the weather was getting colder, and the conditions in prison were not as good as at home. They probably didn't even have a warm quilt.

"It's been so many days, I wonder if Master Sun and Master Li have caught that Demonic Cultivator!" Wei Xue murmured to herself.

At this moment, outside the county government office.

Sun Lin turned around and looked at the short and fat middle-aged man in official attire with a sword hanging from his waist. He bowed and said, "Please wait, Mr. Zheng!"

"Alright, Master Sun and Master Li, take care!" the short and fat middle-aged man said.

He was Zheng Cong, the magistrate of Yushui County in Qingzhou Prefecture.

"Goodbye!" Sun Lin and his junior brother bowed again.

Then they left the county government office and headed towards the south gate.

When they passed by Wei's blacksmith shop, Sun Lin couldn't help but stop.

He turned his head and took a distant look at the fluttering flag with the word "Iron" on it, sighing softly.

Then he continued walking towards the city gate.

Today, they were preparing to leave Qingzhou City and return to their sect to report.

During this period, they had been fully focused on tracking down the Demonic Cultivator, but they had gained nothing.

The Demonic Cultivator was deeply hidden and had probably already left this place. It was not easy to find him.

Now that their deadline for leaving the mountain had arrived, it was time to go back and report.

The matter of the Demonic Cultivator would have to be temporarily put aside.

Sun Lin originally wanted to have a separate conversation with Wei Xue and Wei Yi.

But he didn't know how to face them.

If they knew that they couldn't find the Demonic Cultivator, they would probably be greatly disappointed.

Instead of letting them face this cruel reality now, it would be better not to tell them temporarily, so that they could still hold onto a glimmer of hope.

The figures of Sun Lin and his junior brother gradually disappeared in the distance.

The streets were still bustling with traffic, and the flag of the blacksmith shop continued to flutter.

Wei Yi was immersed in the process of forging iron, completely forgetting the passage of time.

And in order to forge a new sword as soon as possible, Wei Yi even entrusted his aunt to cook dinner.

After dinner, he immediately started forging the sword again.

After cold forging and refining, the shape of the sword had taken form in his hands.

"Shi Tou, add more coal and make the fire burn stronger!" Wei Yi said to Shi Tou.

Shi Tou was also full of enthusiasm and immediately started adding coal to the blacksmith's furnace.

Then he operated the bellows, blowing the fire vigorously.

When Wei Yi saw that the fire had reached the temperature he needed, he asked Shi Tou to stop.

Then he put the sword into the furnace to heat it up, and also threw in a few crystal-like stones.

These stones were called "clang stones" and were a unique mineral in this world. Wei Yi didn't know the specific composition of the elements inside.

But based on the skills he had mastered, heating these stones in the furnace could release some special substances.

These substances would gradually penetrate into the sword during the heating process, greatly enhancing the hardness and toughness of the sword.

In fact, this was somewhat similar to the chemical heat treatment methods in Wei Yi's previous life.

"Shi Tou, you can rest now. I'll take care of the rest!"

The next step of heat treatment required Wei Yi to precisely control the temperature himself.

He needed to maintain it within a certain range for a sufficient amount of time.

Only then could he achieve the best results.

Shi Tou couldn't do this process, only he could do it himself.

Wei Yi stayed by the blacksmith's furnace until late at night, and when the heating time was enough, he finally went to sleep.

Because all he had to do next was wait for the sword to cool down slowly with the furnace fire.

After returning to his room, Wei Yi simply wiped his body and went to bed.

Lying on the bed, he once again called up the system panel to take a look.

Name: Wei Yi

Root Bone Qualifications: Extremely poor

Lifespan: 42 years (+28 days)

Blacksmithing Skill: Rank Two (95% proficiency remaining to level up)

Cooking Skill: Rank Three (98% proficiency remaining to level up)

Writing Skill: Rank Two (33% proficiency remaining to level up)

Painting Skill: Rank One (21% proficiency remaining to level up)

Carving Skill: Rank One (not started leveling up)

His cooking skill successfully advanced to Rank Three after cooking dinner yesterday.

This promotion has granted him a lot of valuable cooking skills and experience.

He has already reached the level of a master chef.

In addition to more than ten sauce-making methods and over thirty cooking methods for delicacies, he has also acquired exquisite knife skills and food carving techniques.

Furthermore, he has gained a very good special ability called "Taste Memory".

This "Taste Memory" does not refer to the taste of bone marrow being good and making one want to try it again, but rather the ability to remember the taste of a food after tasting it.

He can also identify the ingredients, seasonings, and approximate proportions used in a dish.

This ability allows him to deduce the cooking method and replicate it.

In other words, with this ability, Wei Yi can almost replicate all the dishes he has eaten.

He might even surpass the original.

"After I become a Ninth Grade swordsmith and earn some capital, I can consider opening another restaurant," Wei Yi thought.

Unconsciously, he entered the realm of dreams with beautiful visions of the future.

A night passed without words.

When the first ray of morning sunlight poured into the courtyard, Wei Yi's figure appeared at the door again.

He stretched lazily, then fetched a basin of water from the tub and washed his face.

The charcoal fire in the blacksmith's forge had already extinguished, but there was still residual heat inside.

Wei Yi used tongs to remove the sword from the forge and, after it completely cooled down, polished it with a grindstone.

Upon careful observation, the sword had the water ripple pattern he had been expecting.

"It should be successful!" Wei Yi said to himself, a smile appearing on his lips.

However, the heat treatment of this sword was not yet complete; he still needed to heat it again and quench it.

After breakfast, Wei Xue brought the quilt she made for Wei Tieshan and specially wrapped meat buns to the county yamen.

She gave some silver taels to the yamen runner before bringing the items into the prison cell.

When she saw Wei Tieshan, Wei Xue, who had always been strong, couldn't help but shed fragile tears.

Wei Tieshan had become much thinner and was covered in dirt, but his mental state seemed fine.

He had some hidden injuries from being beaten during the interrogation, but they were not life-threatening.

Due to the limited visiting time, Wei Xue didn't dwell on it too much.

Wiping away her tears, she quickly informed Wei Tieshan of the current situation at home to put his mind at ease.

Knowing that Wei Yi had become a true blacksmith, Wei Tieshan was also pleasantly surprised.

But more than that, he was happy.

"Great, now that we have Yi'er, I can finally rest assured!" Wei Tieshan let out a sigh of relief.

During this time, what troubled him the most was not facing death.

It was worrying about his wife, daughter, nephew, and the stone.

He knew very well that without him, the entire family would fall apart.

Fortunately, now that Wei Yi was here, his hanging heart could finally land.

"Tieshan, Master Sun from Cloud Heaven Sect said he will definitely catch that Demonic Cultivator. When that happens and your innocence is proven, you can come home!"

"Okay!" Wei Tieshan nodded, forcing a bitter smile.

In fact, he knew better than anyone that he probably wouldn't be able to leave this prison cell.

That boss Liu from Baoxingxing would never let him go easily.

Fortunately, now that Wei Yi is supporting this family, even if he dies, he can close his eyes in peace.

The visiting time quickly came to an end, and Wei Xue reluctantly left the prison cell.

Before leaving, she made some arrangements, hoping that the yamen runners would treat Wei Tieshan better.

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(End of this chapter)