Soul echo

Chapter 634 Forging

The old man glanced at the sky, paused on crutches, and shouted:
"Fire!"

At his command, shirtless men shovel coals into the fire.

When the coals cover the bottom of the stove, someone lights a log soaked in oil and throws it into the stove.

The heat is gradually dissipated, transferred from the wood, and soon pushes the temperature of the coals to the point of ignition.

At this time, people continued to shovel coal into the furnace, but they could see that there was a faint light of fire in the place buried by the coal that was filled later.

But after a while, the flames spread, and the billowing heat wave rushed out of the stove.

However, the furnace door has been closed.

The flame hit the insulated furnace door, and most of the heat was reeled back and then rose upward.

Under the guidance of the pipeline, the heat is injected into the hearth where the metal material is placed, and it reverberates continuously.

Even if all the heat is confined inside the stove, one can still feel the high temperature standing around the stove.

Lilian looked at the huge stove in front of her, and couldn't help but fell into a daze—she thought that the Yan family would take a weapon from their own arsenal to Zhong Ye, but she didn't expect that they would build one from scratch. Weapons, and still used such a big stove.

Seeing Lilian's doubts and shock, the old man grinned: "According to what you said, little girl, your master's height is a bit too tall. We don't have any weapons here that can meet his needs."

Zhong Ye's height increased after he improved his strength and physique attributes. Although there are people in this world who can improve these two attributes at the same time, when their attributes increase, their height will also increase.

Logically speaking, there should be many weapons used by large humans in the Yan family, and there should be a few that Zhong Ye can use.

However, the problem is that before Zhong Ye crossed over, his height had already reached 1.9 meters. The body reshaped by the Sun God was also this height, and his later growth was based on this.

This has also led to his current height far exceeding most people, and if not unexpected, when his strength and physical attributes enter the extraordinary stage, his height will increase again.

Therefore, none of the weapons in Yan's arsenal was suitable for Zhong Ye.

Zhong Ye gave them a magic weapon. Although they couldn't return him a magic weapon, their Yan family's forging skills were strong, and they could forge a new weapon for Zhong Ye.

It is foreseeable that if Zhong Ye continues to grow in height, the weapon he is using now will no longer suit him. Therefore, it is very necessary to build a new weapon from scratch.

"Your master is good at spears, but for various reasons, he has not been able to show his marksmanship in front of you, has he?"

The old man has already asked this question before, and he repeats it now, probably to confirm the shape of the weapon.

Lilian nodded. She had heard from Zhong Ye more than once that the weapon he was best at was actually a long spear. However, the craftsmen in the West Land would not be able to make long spears of the Eastern style, even if they were forcibly made, he would not be able to use them.

When facing ordinary enemies, he doesn't even need to use weapons, but if facing a strong enemy who needs to use weapons, what use is an ordinary weapon?

But occasionally, she could still see Zhong Ye holding a long stick to practice marksmanship.

Even if he held an ordinary wooden stick in his hand, even if he used the strength of an ordinary person, Zhong Ye could still poke a hole in the tree trunk.

From this point, it can be seen that his use of strength and skill has reached the point of perfection.

This is just a wooden stick, if there is an extra gun head on that wooden stick...

The old man nodded slightly, pondered for a moment, collected his thoughts, and said: "We are going to build a long gun for your master. The length of the gun is about ten feet. We are considering making that gun into a detachable style, that is, an iron gun. , but although it is an iron gun, we can guarantee the strength and toughness of the gun in terms of materials, and the feel of use is not much different from that of ordinary Zhemu guns."

After finishing speaking, the old man turned around and called a man who was holding a long gun in his hand.

The gun was about two meters two, and the man danced vigorously. What surprised Lilian even more was that the gun could be swung, and the barrel of the gun could be bent when it was swung.

When the gun rod bounces back, huge power will instantly burst out from the gun head and blast into the target's body.

Of course, it is more likely that the gun blade directly cuts through the skin and muscles of the target, and cuts off the bones of the enemy.

"This is the Zhemu spear. It is not the kind of battle spear used by ordinary soldiers. This weapon has always been used by generals. Therefore, we have shortened the length of the spear so that users can wield it better."

While they were talking, bright and brilliant runes lit up on the outer layer of the furnace, and the runes were spliced ​​together to form several patterns.

It's a pity that Lilian didn't know what those patterns were, she just thought they were very beautiful.

Seeing this scene, the old man smiled: "It's started."

The upper and lower blowers connected with the steam pipe continuously sent convection to the inside of the furnace, and the fierce flame burned the metal and gradually melted it.

Glancing at Lilian who was curiously looking at the stove beside him, the old man stroked his beard and said with a smile, "Stay away, it's going to be very hot."

Lilian thought for a while, and then stood far away, but she still didn't leave.

The Yan family didn't mind her watching from the sidelines, so Lilian also adjusted the camera lens to prevent the audience from seeing the Yan family's forging secrets.

The audience was very surprised by this, and some people even kept sending barrage, asking Lilian to adjust the camera back, but Lilian would not do that.

They let her, an outsider, look on to spread goodwill to her. How could she repay her kindness and do that kind of wolf-hearted thing?

The Yan family's forging techniques may be very backward compared to the earth, but it is obvious that their manufacturing techniques are at the top level of this era.

Although Lilian didn't know if she could understand what the Yan family's forging secret was after watching the live broadcast, since this possibility existed, why didn't she let this possibility not exist in the first place?

Although the earth's forging technology is advanced, there is no way to directly apply it to the Dan world. The Yan family's forging secret is different. It is a product of this world and this era.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, the Yan family opened several tap holes, and hot molten iron rushed out, along the grooves, and flowed into several molds.

The sweltering heat wave hit her face, and Lilian was even a little worried about whether her hair would be ignited.

Several apprentices took a few boxes from the side and began to add 'ingredients' to the molten iron. They were already familiar with the formula, and they didn't even need to use a scale to calculate the weight. They just grabbed a handful and threw them into the molten iron.

Under the operation of the master craftsman of the Yan family, the molten iron and the ingredients are quickly fused into one, and then cooled rapidly.

At this point, the first step of forging is completed.

Several craftsmen took the steel out of the mold, put it on the anvil, picked up the sledgehammer, and beat it one after another.

Of course, they can't complete this work alone, so each craftsman will accompany a few apprentices to help forge together.

When they were blacksmithing, they were not silent, but chanted a certain chant, but Lilian couldn't understand it, and only thought it was very rhythmic and not unpleasant.

Lilian noticed that every time the master craftsman and their apprentices swung the hammer, when the hammer hit the steel, a gleam of light would flash on the surface of the hammer, which seemed to be some kind of rune.

The sound of tinkling iron hammers continued from early morning to night, and the craftsmen who beat the steel also changed several times.

The people in Yanjiazhuang seemed to have stopped other work on their hands. Hundreds of people had been busy for a whole day, and finally forged the spear when night fell.

"It's a little thing."

After dinner, the old man gave Lilian a pair of bracelets, "It can store your weapons and luggage, and it's very easy to use. Just put your palms on it and say 'store' or 'take out' silently.

"We also put the guns forged for your master inside. When you leave, you can take them with you!"

(End of this chapter)