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

In front of my eyes, lines of text appeared.

[Blacksmithing +1+1+1...]

Due to limited conditions, I can only strike at noon every day.

In addition, the proficiency level increases more slowly, so Zhou An has squeezed out time and tried his best to improve his blacksmithing.

As the words emerged, Zhou An became more and more skilled in technique.

After a moment, an iron bar appeared on the anvil.

The iron bars burned red.

Zhou An put the iron bar into the water next to it and quenched it.

A burst of smoke came out.

When Zhou An took out the iron bar, the words in front of him finally changed.

【Please select direction】

Below this line of text, there are two different options.

[Fusion casting method: Hardness +1, Fusion +1. 】

[Soft casting method around fingers: toughness +1, sharpness +1. 】

The two options correspond to two different directions.

In addition to being hard, the fusion casting method also has fusion, while the finger-wound soft casting method is just the opposite, providing toughness and sharpness.

These are easy to understand, and they are all literal, except for the word fusion.

According to the previous rules, Zhou An's blacksmithing itself brought hardness, so he chose the fusion casting method on this basis.

Zhou An did not hesitate and made his choice quickly.

Before my eyes, the words are gradually dissipating.

Zhou An was slightly excited. He was looking forward to what the fusion casting method would bring.

After a while, when the text in front of me disappeared, a new line of text replaced the old text.

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

Proficiency doubled again.

A lot of information poured into Zhou An's mind.

After a while, Zhou An finally absorbed all the contents of the fusion casting method.

This is a casting method, just like its name, specially used to create.

After being created, the thing has the property of Hardness +2, and it also has the property of Fusion +1.

Fusion is actually very simple after understanding it.

The so-called fusion refers to the power that can be exerted by what Zhou An casts.

The higher the fusion, the stronger the thing created and the more effects it can exert.

For example, Zhou An created a long sword.

Due to its fused attributes, it can increase its power by 10%.

Don't underestimate this 10%, this is just a case of fusion +1.

In the future, as it gets higher and higher, the fusion will be higher and the power will be stronger.

"Good, good! Good skills!"

Zhou An felt that this skill was tailor-made for him.

What do you lack most now?

What is missing is defense!

If you build yourself a pair of armor, and this armor can also increase your defense by 10%, it will be perfect.

More importantly, he can not only fight with armor, but also with knives and pots.

The percentage increase is simply a hoax!

Of course, it's not just skills that have been improved, the Qi in Zhou An's body has also changed.

The circle-shaped Qi was originally hollow in the middle, but now it has been partially filled.

Now he is one step closer to being a second-rate master.

In front of you, the latest information appears.

"My defense plan can finally be implemented."

Zhou An put the iron bar aside, looked at Blacksmith Zhao who was forging iron next to him, and walked over with a smile.

Blacksmith Zhao was hammering iron when he heard Zhou An's footsteps and turned his head in confusion.

"Sir, what's wrong with you?"

At this time, Zhou An should be still blacksmithing, so how could he have time to talk to him?

During the recent period, after Zhou An came, apart from saying hello, he focused on blacksmithing.

It was as if he was the blacksmith.

"Old Zhao, I want to ask something. Do we have any extra materials here? I want to make some things for myself after buying them." Zhou An asked.

When Blacksmith Zhao heard this, he said: "Sir, just tell me what you want to do, and I will do it for you. You have just learned it, so it is not suitable for you to build it right away."

Zhou An smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, just help me prepare the materials."

Although Tiejiang Zhao didn't know what Zhou An was thinking, he said so without thinking too much and nodded in agreement.

In Anding County, there are no special materials for building, that is, iron is needed.

Zhou An roughly estimated the quantity he needed and talked to Blacksmith Zhao.

Blacksmith Zhao didn't have much money, so Zhou An could only endure the pain and spend a lot of his savings.

He had a lot to build, and certainly more materials.

"I'll come over tomorrow at noon to build it. Remember to prepare the materials." Zhou An said.

Blacksmith Zhao nodded and agreed.

Zhou An didn't say much and left the blacksmith shop.

How to upgrade his blacksmithing skills next time? He planned to try it next time.

Words appeared before my eyes.

[Pao Ding’s skill level lv.4 (speed +2, accuracy +2): 1668/60000]

[Bianwu lv.4 (Strength +2, Destruction +2): 1/60000]

[Wandering Dragon Step lv.4 (Speed ​​+2, Dodge +2): 1/60000]

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

These are all the attributes of Zhou An currently.

Since there hasn't been much going on these past few days, Chef Ding's knife has risen quite a lot.

He is now thinking that after building the equipment tomorrow, he will concentrate on cooking and solving his own problems, and will not care about anything else.

Wait until the Chef Ding Jie Niu Dao reaches level five before trying other skills.

After returning to the county government, the fishermen here had already begun to catch fish, and Zhou An happily blended in.

After saying hello, he went directly to the kitchen to prepare the liver chef's knife.

I also met Master Xu on the way.

Master Xu's face was full of spring breeze, and there were red marks on his neck. It was obvious that he had visited some indescribable place.

Especially that face, smiling like a chrysanthemum.

The two even said hello, and Master Xu left happily.

After coming to the kitchen, Zhou An kneaded some dough and started practicing carving skills.

He suddenly discovered that carving this was better than carving wood.

After carving the dough, you can just pinch it and reuse it, which is a great way to save money.

An afternoon was spent carving.

When it was time to recharge, Zhou An took back his long knife and returned home with Yu Hang.

Time gradually passed, and it was night in a blink of an eye.

After finishing the meal, Zhou An picked up the long knife and prepared to eat again in the evening.

The long knife was like the wind, and the dough in his hand turned into the shape Zhou An wanted.

Just like that, after hesitating for a while, Zhou An shook his arm and planned to rest.

Tomorrow we have to build equipment. This is an important part, and we must maintain full energy.

"sleep."

After making up his mind, Zhou An put the long knife back into its sheath and took it to the room to prepare for sleep.

These days, the knife never leaves your body.

But before he could lie down, there was a rapid knock on the door.

"Dong dong dong!"

The knocking on the door was like a storm, very urgent.

Zhou An sat up from the bed and grasped the long knife.

"who!"

Yu Hang's voice sounded outside the door.

"Zhou An, get dressed quickly! Something big has happened!!!"

Yu Hang's voice was very urgent. It was the first time that he suddenly knocked on his door so late at night.

Zhou An thought that something big must have happened, so he put on his clothes, held a sword in his hand, and opened the door.

Outside the door, Yu Hang was already dressed, with a look of anxiety on his face. After seeing Zhou An open the door, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"What big thing happened in the middle of the night?" Zhou An asked doubtfully.

Yu Hang pointed in the direction of the county government office: "Master Xu is dead."

Zhou An really didn't expect this to happen, even he was slightly stunned.

He still remembered that he met Master Xu today. Master Xu had a bright face and red marks all over his neck. He had obviously come out of some romantic place.

It's fine during the day, but suddenly disappears at night. There's something fishy here.

The lice on the bald man's head are all obvious.

Obviously, it should be related to what happened recently.

"Let's go to the county government office." Zhou An closed the door with his backhand.

A yamen master, even if he is not a very high official, at least has a well-established staff.

Then suddenly died.

The county magistrate was probably furious.

Especially when the inspection was approaching, accidents happened one after another, and Zhou An felt that the clouds in Anding County were getting thicker and thicker.

The two of them didn't say much. After leaving the door, they rushed towards the Yamen.

…

When Zhou An came to the Yamen at night, all the policemen had gathered in the Yamen.

In the middle of the courtyard of the Yamen, there was a corpse.

After Zhou An arrived, he glanced at the corpse and frowned tightly.

The deceased was indeed Master Xu, but the manner of his death was a bit strange.

Master Xu didn't have any injuries on his body, not even a small cut, but he died inexplicably.

The strangest thing is that Master Xu has a look of excitement on his face.

Even though he was completely dead, the excitement on the face of this corpse was still visible to the naked eye.

The work is being inspected.

Magistrate Chen stood nearby with an angry look on his face, his fists clenched tightly.

After about a stick of incense, Wu Zuo put away the inspection tools.

"My lord, Master Xu died of suffering from Yang." Wuzuo said with cupped hands.

Aphrodisiac?

When these two words rang out, everyone present was in disbelief.

What is aphrodisiac?

He died suddenly while doing what men love to do.

This was the first time Zhou An had seen such a ridiculous way of death.

"Has anyone seen Master Xu during the day?" Magistrate Chen asked.

The people present looked at each other.

Zhou An has seen it before, but he is not stupid, so there is no need to stand up at this time.

He is not stupid, but some people are stupid.

Sun Captou, who had just taken office not long ago, said bravely: "Sir, I have seen this before."

"But this has nothing to do with villains."

Magistrate Chen waved his sleeves: "I don't know if it has anything to do with you, but you have to explain your matter clearly."

Capt. Sun nodded quickly, trying to clear his suspicions.

"During the day, I invited Master Xu to go to Chunxiao Tower."

Everyone cast their gaze over.

Everyone knows that the reason why Capt. Sun became the captor was all because of the gifts he gave Master Xu.

The two of them were very close.

But no matter how close it was, I never expected it to be this close.

Zhou An thought it was normal.

There are four types of relationships that are very hard these days.

We shared a window together, carried guns together, went to jail together, and visited prostitutes together.

I can’t say this is the best relationship, but it’s definitely tough.

Zhou An thought, Sun Baotou could do this.

"Nonsense! As an employee of the county government, he went to a romantic place. It is simply insulting to the gentlemen!" When County Magistrate Chen heard this, he immediately blew his beard and glared.

Sun Captou hesitated and did not dare to speak.

In a small place like Anding County, there is no Jiaofangsi. Even if there is one, it is not someone like Sun Captou who has the money to get in.

So if you want to solve some things, you have to go to some romantic places.

There are several romantic places in Anding County, but Chunxiao Tower is actually not famous.

County Magistrate Chen also knew that if he got angry at this time, he would have to resolve the matter.

"Nothing happened when I went there, but something happened when I came back. There must be something fishy about this. You guys should go to Chunxiao Tower."

"The others stay at the Yamen and are on call at any time."

County Magistrate Chen randomly selected several police officers, and Zhou An was also selected among them.

A life was lost and the master was dead. This matter must be investigated both emotionally and rationally.

Whoever is called on has to do it.

If something goes wrong for those who eat this bowl of rice, of course they have to solve it.

The detectives didn't say much, and left the yamen after receiving the order.

Zhou An also followed out, and several people rushed towards Chunxiao Tower.

Among all the romantic places in Anding County, Chunxiao Tower is the most remote.

But I can’t stand how cheap it is here.

So although the location is remote, there are a lot of customers coming and going.

Zhou An followed the other detectives, and as soon as he came in, he smelled a strong smell of powder.

This is his first time visiting such a place.

In fact, Zhou An is quite curious.

I had some knowledge about it online before.

In this kind of modern place, all the girls are like big brothers.

It was different in ancient times.

The sound of "Young Master" can make people cry.

According to common sense, as soon as Zhou An came in, there should be some madams coming over to solicit customers, but they were now wearing police uniforms.

No matter whether they are senior regular customers or girls wearing only light clothes, they all take three steps back when they see them.

The old bustard still came over, but his expression was very frightening: "Masters, what are you doing here at Chunxiao Tower at this time? Do you want me to ask some girls to accompany you?"

The leading detective shook his head: "Are you still open during the day?"

Master Xu came during the day.

Logically speaking, the brothel would not be open during the day.

Hearing this, the madam said helplessly: "It's all about making a living. Our place is in a remote location and the girl's talent is not good, so we can only open the door during the day and make a little bit of money."

Zhou An listened from behind, never expecting that these days, even a brothel would start to get involved.

The policeman told what happened.

The madam's face immediately turned extremely pale.

"Sir, this matter really has nothing to do with us here. No matter how stupid we are, we can't possibly kill a life, not to mention he is still a master!"

"Okay, okay, you bring out those girls that Master Xu called. I have something to ask."

The leading policeman is also an old policeman and is very experienced in this area.

Although he usually fishes, he is also capable when doing serious work.

When something like this happens, the easiest thing to do is to start with those girls.

"By the way, open a room for us and bring those girls into the room." said the old detective.

How dare the madam say anything wrong?

She quickly brought Zhou An and others into a spacious room, then said goodbye and went to find the girls.

About a minute after the incense stick, four girls came from the door, all timid.

12,000 words, done