Chapter 760 - 321: A Higher Standard Sword Forging Competition! (Part 4)
Hearing this, Winslow’s smile froze slightly, and he curiously leaned over: "Are you saying that some impressive guy sent you a resume?"
"Hey, keep your distance. This is a secret of our show."
"What kind of nonsense are you talking about?"
Completely ignoring Kane’s sarcasm, Winslow leaned over to the computer, even pushing Kane aside a bit excessively.
At this moment, the video was showing an Asian young man forging knives in a somewhat shabby-looking blacksmith shop.
As a well-known collector, Winslow naturally spotted some quirks right away.
The current step was forging. The young man in the video swiftly hammered the blade blank dozens of times, then immediately returned it to the forge for tempering, only to take it out shortly after and continue forging, repeating this cycle.
This scene, however, left him a bit puzzled.
Frankly speaking, he had watched others forge swords many times, including some master craftsmen who custom-made blades for him. Yet, such a novel forging technique was something he had never seen before.
He knew very well that Kane had a keen eye and would not be making baseless claims. Since he implied this young man could save the plummeting ratings, there had to be something exceptional, hence his curiosity was piqued.
At this moment, Kane was looking at Winslow with a smug smile.
That look made Winslow extremely displeased.
Damn, that expression was saying, "Curious about the secrets, aren’t you? Beg me, and I’ll tell you."
Winslow thought, I have always been a principled person. Could I just abandon my integrity for a little secret? There’s no way I would lower myself to beg you.
So Winslow righteously said: "Please, tell me the secret of this forging technique."
Kane’s expression froze slightly. Although the words were a request, why was the attitude so infuriating?
Nevertheless, Kane still proudly flaunted his knowledge. He pointed to the glowing blade blank on the screen, then paused the video and said: "Do you know what material this young man is forging?"
"In fact, the secret of his technique... is this material itself. But I bet you wouldn’t know, you wealthy layman."
Winslow was quite dissatisfied, trying to prove he had some know-how. He carefully examined that blade blank, but alas, who the hell could know the exact material just from the glowing steel?
Winslow thought for a moment, then with seriousness, said: "It’s a high-performance steel."
"Ha, layman, let me tell you, what this young man is forging is a kind of powder steel."
"Oh, right, I was just about to say it’s powder steel."
"You really are..."
Kane showed a helpless expression, then earnestly said, "The difficulty with powder steel forging is its very narrow temperature window. Compared to the few hundred degrees window of other steel materials, the optimal forging window for powder steel is just a few dozen degrees."
"As soon as the temperature drops, you must immediately return it for tempering, and as soon as it rises, take it out right away. Too high or too low, and the blade blank will get ruined."
"And this young man..." He said while resuming the video, "His control over the temperature is extraordinarily precise. Look at his forging technique, see? So even, full of aesthetic beauty. Believe me, his skills are definitely no worse than those championship masters we’ve aired before."
Such high praise indeed surprised Winslow.
He had known Kane for a very long time, and Kane had never given any swordsmith such a high evaluation, which naturally made him curious.
He watched the video for a while, suddenly slapped the table and said: "Buddy, how about I invest in this episode of your show? If we’re playing, let’s play big."
Kane was well aware that Winslow was one of those wealthy people who were both rich and bored, not pursuing women or yachts like other millionaires but dealing with knives and swords all day long.
Letting him get involved, who knows what this episode might turn into?
Just as he was about to refuse, Winslow made an offer he couldn’t resist: "Let the prize for this episode’s champion not be 10,000 US Dollars, I’ll put up 200,000 US Dollars as the prize, what do you say? This way, even the most brilliant masters can be lured in."
Hearing this, Kane stayed silent for a moment: "And what do you want?"
Winslow smiled and said: "What I want is simple, I get to set the question. Of course, don’t worry, I’ll give them an interesting challenge!"

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