Rolling pins come in many types: single-handed, double-handed, mallet-style, and so on…
However, the rolling pins used in Shenzhou are basically ordinary long stick-shaped rollers for dumpling wrappers.
As for the material of the rolling pin, there’s no rule saying which wood is best, but as long as it’s smooth, not prone to rot, and has a moderate weight that feels comfortable in hand, that’s good enough.
That said, legend has it that over six thousand six hundred years ago, people began using toon tree wood to make rolling pins.
So, Jiang Ke’er chose the more homey “Six Thousand Six Hundred Year Supreme Thunder Tribulation Toon Wood.”
Mm, six thousand six hundred years ago, people used this tree’s wood to make rolling pins, and six thousand six hundred years later, she was still using the same tree.
Now that’s standard enough~
This toon wood had just the right amount of oiliness, high hardness that resisted deformation, and was difficult to rot. Its shelf life was about two hundred fifty thousand years. With proper care, it could not only see off its master but might even see off all of humanity.
Carrying the wood, Jiang Ke’er furrowed her brow and muttered, “Would this be too stingy? Auntie Zhao sends us eggs every few days, after all. I can’t just fob her off with a plain wooden stick, right…”
After thinking it over, Jiang Ke’er decided to put extra effort into the rune formation engraved within.
Inner engraving was a special inscription technique from the tool refinement manual.
In Shenzhou, rune inscriptions were typically carved onto the surface of objects. While this made the objects look more impressive, sometimes the dense formation runes could also affect aesthetics and practicality.
Especially for something like a rolling pin, which needed a sufficiently smooth surface—if the rune inscriptions made it bumpy, the dumpling wrappers rolled out would look strange too.
So she had to use the more difficult inner engraving technique.
This technique required highly sophisticated technical guidance, using micro-level spiritual power control akin to “striking the ox from across the mountain” to inscribe runes directly inside the object’s body.
This inscription method not only kept the object’s exterior looking completely unchanged but also allowed the formation to become more free and three-dimensional, elevating it from a two-dimensional formation to a three-dimensional one.
This elevation brought a qualitative leap to the formation’s operability and complex capacity.
The improvement was more than a hundredfold!
“Auntie Zhao said she’s afraid of losing it, so let’s add an automatic owner-seeking voice-controlled array…”
“Then integrate a weight adjustment function…”
“Plus a strength micro-adjustment assistance function, so the dumpling wrappers come out with just the right thickness… The energy release range will be from 1 joule to 41.9 megajoules.”
“Add an integrated chip array for situation recognition that automatically changes configurations…”
Jiang Ke’er once again focused intently and worked for seven days and seven nights, though to the outside world, less than six hours had passed.
“Done~”
By the time Jiang Ke’er walked out of the house, Pei Min had just finished cleaning Wang Er Mazi’s latrine.
Pei Min swore he had never seen such a disgusting place in his entire life.
Jiang Ke’er covered her nose with a look of disgust. “Did you take a shower?”
“I already did!” Pei Min said angrily, his face red.
“That’s good,” Jiang Ke’er smiled with relief. “Now let me ask you, who is the best canine demon race in the world? If you answer wrong, you’ll have to go shower again~”
“Jiang Ke’er.”
“Go!!! Li the Slob’s house, latrine, scrub it clean!!!”
Pei Min raised an eyebrow, seemingly having expected this, and turned around to leave with practiced ease.
But Jiang Ke’er called him back.
“Forget it, that’s enough for today.”
Mainly because the villain points had already hit their cap for today.
After thinking it over, Jiang Ke’er first made a personal trip to Auntie Zhao’s house to deliver the rolling pin, then pulled Pei Min back onto the flying sword.
Amidst a clattering, brainwashing sound, the flying sword stopped once again above the Xiaoshan Sword Sect.
The sect leader of the Xiaoshan Sword Sect was currently lying in bed, enjoying a blissful moment of shared bliss dual cultivation with his concubine.
His lower limb was as hard as iron, fully prepared for the impending union.
He stared intently at his concubine’s face, his eyes full of infatuation, and said softly, “You’re so beautiful… Ahh, holy crap, a ghost!”
One second it was his concubine’s stunningly beautiful face, but the next, the scene before his eyes shifted, and that familiar falling sensation that made him want to vomit suddenly engulfed him.
The surroundings turned into an endless abyss, leaving only those spiritually polluting ghastly faces around him.
The sect leader of the Xiaoshan Sword Sect immediately burst into tears.
Because he knew his sex life was over.
His most important limb had been scared out of its soul.
“Just which grandmaster is this?! What grudge, what grievance, to treat me so viciously?!”
“I’m still young!”
Another night of training.
Pei Min’s practical combat experience increased greatly, and the Xiaoshan Sword Sect gained three mute inner disciples.
Before leaving, these three mute disciples had been force-fed several poison pills, which kept them obediently mute, daring not to harbor any thoughts of betrayal.
But ever since they became mute, the other disciples of the Xiaoshan Sword Sect were shocked to discover that their swordsmanship and cultivation base had improved by no small margin!
It was as if they had received guidance from a master, opening the doors to a new world, and their previously constricted thinking had suddenly become clear!
The fastest way to improve strength was to improve one’s combat system and combat thinking. They had clearly experienced something formidable and witnessed far more advanced ideas, which was why they could improve so rapidly.
However, their directions of improvement were each different.
Like blind men touching an elephant, each person could only touch a small part of the elephant’s body, gaining only a small portion of improvement from it.
Even so, they had become far stronger than before.
It was hard to imagine just how spectacular the full picture of that elephant must be.
The next day at noon, Auntie Zhao found Jiang Ke’er with steaming hot dumplings.
“I’ve never used such a good rolling pin in my whole life,” Auntie Zhao said, beaming with joy. “I can’t quite say what’s so good about it, but it just feels comfortable to use, so comfortable I didn’t want to put it down. Before I knew it, I’d wrapped an extra basin of dumplings… Here, take them.”
Jiang Ke’er took the dumplings and smiled. “As long as it works well, that’s what matters. If you ever need anything again, don’t forget to come find me.”
“There actually is something! And it’s not just me!” Auntie Zhao said readily. “Actually, a lot of folks in the village have things that are broken or worn out, but they just couldn’t find a suitable craftsman to fix them. The elder village chief happened to be eating at my place just now, so I told him about your skills and asked him to help arrange things.”
“Really?!” Jiang Ke’er was overjoyed.
“Yes! The village chief is an educated man. He said, ‘To do a good job, one must first sharpen one’s tools,’ so he decided to organize the whole village to come find you for a round of refurbishing their farm tools. Of course, the payment will be made properly, and you won’t be shortchanged!”
“That’s wonderful!” Jiang Ke’er nearly jumped onto the roof in excitement.
This was the first time Pei Min had seen the female demon so happy.
“But, don’t force anyone,” Jiang Ke’er quickly added. “I know the villagers don’t have much cash on hand. If they can’t pay money, they can bring some homegrown produce to pay instead.”
These all-natural green vegetables were top-quality ingredients for making attribute dishes, and Jiang Ke’er wasn’t about to turn any of them away.
“Fine! I’ll let everyone know! Just wait, you’re going to be busy from here on out!”
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