Natural disaster at the beginning: I will lead the system to build a safe zone

In order to test the strength of the Mo Dao, Shi Anan planned to let Xiao Yi fight personally.

First, the Mo Dao is quite heavy. If you are not a very strong person or someone who knows martial arts, it may be difficult to lift it, let alone unleash its full power.

Secondly, Xiao Yi was born in the Duke of Weiguo's Mansion after all, and he had seen countless magical weapons since he was a child. By testing it, he could better judge what level this Mo Dao had reached in the current dynasty.

Of course, the experiment could not be carried out in the iron smelter as there were too many clutters and too little space, so a group of people excitedly walked to the training ground.

Hearing that they were going to test new weapons, some security team members who were not on duty also gathered around to watch the test process. Such lively scenes have always been Yan Fei's favorite. Unfortunately, he and Mu Shan were busy in Qinghe County at the moment, so they couldn't see the freshly made weapons for the time being.

Before testing the Mo Dao, Shi Anan first had people erect a row of thick wooden stakes in front, each of which was as thick as an adult's thigh.

Xiao Yi raised the Mo Dao with both hands, took a deep breath, and swung it with all his might. The knife flashed, and with the sound of "click", several wooden stakes were cut off in an instant. The cuts were smooth and flat, like tofu easily cut by a sharp blade.

The onlookers were all stunned. They stared with their eyes wide open and their mouths opened wide, unable to close for a long time.

"This... this Mo Dao is so powerful!" Blacksmith Li muttered to himself, as if he couldn't believe that this was the weapon he made.

This is not over yet. Shi Anan asked two people from the security team to fight against Xiao Yi with their current knives. The two people who were selected looked at Xiao Yi, who had a cold expression and a cold Mo Dao in his hand, like an evil god, and they began to feel a little hesitant before they even went up.

Later, he thought about the requirements of his daily training. If he retreated without fighting, he would be looked down upon by everyone. So he gritted his teeth, shouted, and rushed towards Xiao Yi with the knife in hand.

Even as a bystander, Shi Anan felt a little nervous. Wouldn’t it hurt anyone if he rushed in like that?

Unfortunately, her worries were unnecessary, because when Xiao Yi saw the man rushing towards him, he just raised his Mo Dao and blocked it lightly. With a "clang", the knife in the security team member's hand broke into two pieces like a child's toy.

This intuitive scene was even more exciting than the previous scene of Mo Dao cutting wood. Even Li Changlin couldn't help but praise: "This steel is really good stuff."

It is undeniable that the design of the Mo Dao itself is more powerful than ordinary swords, but if it were not for such a material as the base, even the best design would be a little weaker. It can be said that such a design combined with such a material is what makes the Mo Dao so powerful.

Shi Anan was very satisfied with the experimental results. She asked Xiao Yi: "How do you feel? Compared with the swords you have seen before, which one is better?"

Hearing her voice, Xiao Yi's expression softened, and he looked at the Mo Dao in his hand with approval: "Excellent, better than anything I've seen before."

"It's just..." Xiao Yi paused for a moment.

Shi Anan asked curiously, "Just what? Be bold and say it, this is just an experiment."

Xiao Yi pondered for a few seconds and then said, "It's just that this knife has relatively high requirements for the user, and it's too long. It may only be effective in large-scale wars like on the battlefield."

I can only say that Xiao Yi is worthy of his name. He concluded from experiments alone that the Mo Dao is suitable only on the battlefield.

You have to know that there was no Mo Dao in this dynasty. Shi Anan had never told Xiao Yi about Mo Dao before, and this was the first time he saw it.

She praised, "You are right. The Mo Dao was born for the battlefield. Although we have not faced a war yet, we must be on guard against others. In the future, I will ask Mu Shan to select a few people who can use the Mo Dao from the security team to form a square team."

"In addition, I have a little improvement method for the Mo Dao."

Li the blacksmith didn't understand what was happening on the battlefield, but when he heard Shi An'an talking about improvements, Li the blacksmith became excited again. This Mo Dao was already so powerful, how could it be improved?

Seeing the curious look in Blacksmith Li's eyes, Shi An'an didn't keep him in suspense and continued, "I want to improve the Mo Dao into a multi-functional knife. What is a multi-functional knife? It means that it can be used for close combat as well as long-range attacks."

"The handle of the Mo Dao can now be made into a detachable version, and can be installed in two sections according to the purpose of use. When it is equipped with a short handle, it can be used as an ordinary saber. If it is equipped with an extended handle, it can be used as an extended Mo Dao, which is also good for dealing with cavalry."

As soon as Shi Anan finished speaking, Xiao Yi immediately understood what she meant. His eyes lit up: "If it can be made, it will definitely become a magical weapon on the battlefield!"

But Blacksmith Li thought in a different direction. He asked in a troubled tone, "This idea is great, but how can we make it detachable? We can't use carpenters' mortise and tenon joints to connect them, which would definitely be unstable."

In this era without screws, everyone uses a solid mortise and tenon structure, but this structure can only be used on wooden products, not metals such as steel. If you want to install a piece of wood on the Mo Dao, it will definitely affect its stability, so it is better not to install it.

Shi Anan shook her head and denied it: "It's not about installing a piece of wood on it with a mortise and tenon structure, but directly making a threaded connection."

"Thread?" Blacksmith Li looked at Shi Anan in confusion.

Li Changlin's eyes lit up: "I see! You mean to connect them by rotating the curved pattern!"

"That's right, that's what you thought." Shi Anan said to Li Changlin approvingly.

Blacksmith Li was even more confused: "Hey, hey, hey, don't play dumb, what are these threads and curves? How do we make them?"

At this time, Li Changlin had already taken over Shi Anan's words and explained to Li the blacksmith: "This curved pattern is to carve a spiral pattern on the metal, with one end being convex and the other concave. Screw the convex part in a little bit and let it bite through the concave and convex structure, so as to achieve the function of stable connection and fixation."

"As for how to do this, yes, how to do this, there are no tools here to carve on metal!"

Although Li Changlin understood the principles, he learned them from books and was not flexible enough in how to monetize this knowledge.

Shi Anan reminded: "You can use stone molds to pour molten iron."

Li Changlin suddenly realized: "Yes, yes, metal cannot be carved. We can carve a stone mold first, and then pour molten iron into it."

Upon hearing this, Blacksmith Li said, "But if we use molten iron, wouldn't it be more brittle?"

Shi Anan looked a little regretful: "The current technology can only do this. This shortcoming cannot be overcome for the time being. It's just that the joint of the shaft is relatively brittle, but it doesn't affect the use of the knife."

"Also, the multifunctional knife is just one of the proposals. The current Mo Dao is much stronger than ordinary knives, so the original Mo Dao can continue to be produced."

Blacksmith Li nodded in understanding, then walked away humming a tuneless song.