I Just Wanted To Live but I Somehow Became Better Than the Protagonist

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Just Wanting to Live Well but Surpassing the Protagonist – 85 Tool Refining Hall

“Greetings, Senior Brother.” Ye Yong performed a cultivator’s ceremony. Who could understand the loneliness of a villain? Everywhere he went, he was surrounded by people who recognized him or did not dare to provoke him. He had no way to trigger any awesome face-slapping events.

The only time anything like that had happened was when Ye Mao, that energetic young man, thought that breaking through to the sixth level of Qi Condensation was a big deal and came to provoke Ye Yong.

Thinking about it now, he felt a little nostalgic.

“Junior Brother Ye, you are too polite.” The other party also returned a gift. “Have you come to our Tool Refining Hall to forge an artifact?”

“I just need you to help refine a small gadget.”

“I wonder what Junior Apprentice Ye wants to refine?”

“Make a brush pen from a feather.”

On Earth, feather pens were generally believed to have been invented by the Romans in the 6th century AD. Here, people had already started using them, after all, the worldview was that the human race had existed for 100,000 years. As for why the human race had existed for so long and still didn’t have modern technology, who knows? The answer is that it’s the novel’s setting.

“That’s easy.” The man smiled shyly, “If Junior Apprentice Ye trusts me, you can leave it to me to refine it.”

“I don’t know your name, Senior Apprentice.”

“Tie Zi.”

“You’re Tie Zi!?” Ye Yong was shocked.

“This…” The other party showed a look of shame. “I didn’t expect Junior Apprentice Ye to have heard of my rumors. I’ve made you laugh.”

“No, no, no. Failure is the mother of success. Senior Apprentice Tie’s ideas are all very good, it’s just that you lack the time to settle down and polish them.” Ye Yong came to the Tool Refining Hall because he wanted to find Tie Zi.

Tie Zi, one of the protagonist’s lifelong best friends in the novel, or rather, a toolman. Anyway, he helped the protagonist forge many useful things in the early stages, and he also helped the protagonist repair the broken pieces he picked up after killing his enemies.

As for why he was ashamed and felt that he had made Ye Yong laugh, it was because he had his own unique understanding of refining tools.

The Six Arts system was already very mature, especially refining pills and refining tools, which had all kinds of rules and regulations. Compared to the very flexible spirit food, they had a sense of sticking to the old ways and doing things step by step.

Tie Zi’s own unique understanding was different from the traditional one, and as a newcomer who had just entered the sect for more than ten years, how could it be easy to create a new tool according to his own method? However, as time went by and his technical experience accumulated, Tie Zi finally succeeded, and he succeeded greatly.

However, those who looked down on him all regretted it very much.

Tie Zi transformed himself into a sought-after master tool refiner. However, only the protagonist believed in him when he was a newcomer, so apart from the protagonist, others had to queue up to ask him to refine tools, and it also depended on his mood.

“I’m ashamed, I’m ashamed.” Ye Yong’s words that failure is the mother of success made Tie Zi feel much better, and at the same time, he also felt that Ye Yong was more polite and approachable than other geniuses. At least he didn’t show contempt for him.

Ye Yong carefully looked at Tie Zi. His facial features were quite correct, and his figure was thin. He was completely different from the generally muscular tool refiners who wielded large hammers, just like what was written in the novel.

I should have found him earlier.

However, it’s not too late to find him now. Ye Yong didn’t offend him, so he took out the feather, “Then I’ll have to trouble Senior Apprentice Tie to help me refine it.”

Good or not, at this time, other senior apprentices from the Tool Refining Hall appeared, each of them tall and sturdy. Compared to them, Tie Zi was like a toothpick.

“Junior Apprentice Ye, be careful! Don’t trust this kind of guy who completely messes around. He doesn’t understand refining tools at all.”

“I, I understand.”

“You understand a hammer! You’ve been in the Tool Refining Hall for more than ten years, have you ever successfully refined a yellow-grade tool?”

Tie Zi’s face turned red, and his fists clenched, “Just give me some time, and I’ll definitely be able to do it.”

“How much time do you want? Ten years? A thousand years?” The few senior apprentices ignored Tie Zi and looked at Ye Yong with a bit of flattery, boasting about themselves, “If you want anything, Junior Apprentice Ye, you can just ask us.”

“Although we’re not very powerful, we can still make a yellow-grade tool.”

“Defense, weapons, iron puppets, we have people who are good at everything.”

After thinking about it, Ye Yong handed the feather over, “I just need to refine a feather pen. Don’t make it too complicated, just make it simple.”

“No problem! It will be done soon. If Junior Apprentice Ye doesn’t mind, you can visit our Tool Refining Hall.”

“Later. Please help me refine it first. I’ll tell you how many spirit stones I need.”

“Junior Apprentice Ye, you don’t have to pay. Just wait a moment.” The few tool refining senior apprentices quickly left, discussing how to make the feather pen better as they walked.

Tie Zi lowered his head, not speaking.

“I’ll have to trouble Senior Apprentice Tie as well.” Ye Yong took out a second feather.

Tie Zi raised his head in surprise, “Junior Apprentice Ye, what are you?”

“I just remembered that I need to refine two, so I’ll have to trouble Senior Apprentice Tie with this one.”

“I will definitely not let you down, Junior Apprentice Ye.” Tie Zi’s eyes were a little red.

Although refining a feather pen was not a technical job for the people in the Tool Refining Hall, Ye Yong’s words and actions were a sign of trust in him, which made Tie Zi very moved. He took the feather, said goodbye, and went to the small house to work.

“It’s a pity that the New Emperor of the Central Empire is a novel about cultivating immortals, not a novel about refining tools masters. Otherwise, you could be considered a protagonist template.” Ye Yong sighed.

He just gave the feather to those senior apprentices to protect Tie Zi. If he had insisted on giving it to Tie Zi and said that he had to complete it, that would not be valuing him, but harming him and making him a target.

This future master of refining, Ye Yong still has a mind to make friends with. Although he can directly buy what he needs in the system store, if he can get it in reality, he will try his best to get it in reality. After all, his reversal point is not blown by the wind.

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The number of people in the Refining Hall was not large, only a dozen more than the Sound and Painting Hall, and they were all a group of otaku who loved to study utensils. Apart from the senior brother who had just appeared, Ye Yong did not meet anyone else. He wandered around the mountain gate on his own, and then the senior brothers who had just finished their work came over.

“As expected, it’s done.” The senior brother in the lead thoughtfully put it in a brocade box.

Ye Yong opened it and took a look. After the work, the feather color of the feather pen became more beautiful and the special craftsmanship made it no longer as easy to break in the wind as the first feather. They also carved some patterns on the quill, making it more ornamental.

“Thank you, senior brothers.” Although the other party said that there was no need to pay, Ye Yong didn’t want to owe favors, so he exchanged some refining materials in the store: “I got these unintentionally when I went out . I have no use for them, so I will give them to you as a thank you gift.”

They naturally wanted Ye Yong to owe them a favor, even if it was a very small favor. But Ye Yong insisted on giving it, so they had to accept it.

All clear.

“Don’t be so busy as senior brothers and younger brothers. I’m sorry I couldn’t entertain Junior Brother Ye. How about we take you around?”

“Thank you for your kindness, but it’s very late now. I should go.”

“Okay, come to us if you have anything. We don’t dare to say how high our refining level is, but we will definitely not disappoint Junior Brother Ye.”

Ye Yong nodded, said no more, turned and left.

Without stopping by the hut, so as not to cause trouble for Tie Zi, Ye Yong rode on his beloved little magic carpet and flew towards Echoing Peak.

After he left, the Refining Hall suddenly became lively, and many female cultivators came to ask Ye Yong if he had ordered anything.

Those senior brothers forged iron all day long, and they had never seen such a battle before. They were so excited.

Junior Brother Ye, the Refining Hall is your second home from now on! Be sure to come home often!