technical type

Mr. Zhao's course has gradually come to the history part, which is like the history of mythology, just like "the mysterious bird of destiny descended to give birth to merchants", even the dynasties have to be born, let alone all kinds of kings. Well, the wise and mighty one is the reincarnation of a certain god in the sky, and the tyrannical and cruel one can also be a god, but it is an evil god who joins in.

The battlefield of the incarnation of the gods has left some traces in human history, and then the wise ministers who are destined to assist the hero will appear in the world to help the hero of his own country to become the co-lord of the world, that is, the king, the emperor, and later, the subordinates of the emperor A number of princes, civil servants and military generals will correspond to the stars in the sky and become the spokesperson of the gods in the world.

After enumerating them in detail, I found that there are still one or two gods who came to the world repeatedly. Ji Mo's head is full of black lines. ah!

Well, the young and handsome top picks are the stars of Wenqu, and the old or not-worthy-looking ones are considered ordinary.

This division is really direct!

Linking the gods with the mortal world has its advantages. For example, among the aristocratic families, each has its own totem and representative objects. This reminds Ji Mo of the more popular seals in the Middle Ages in the West, stamped on the wax that has not yet solidified After cooling, it leaves a clear and clear pattern that can represent the family.

Just like everyone's personal seal, the difference is that it represents the family.

This is especially evident in the swordsmith family. Every sword they cast seems to have only one pattern left on the sword stem. In fact, that pattern is the nesting of family patterns and personal patterns. Just by the pattern, you can tell which family the sword is made of. If it is a famous person, this pattern will be extraordinarily famous, so famous that there will be some imitations.

The Ji family used to be the best among them. The Ji family doesn’t produce many swords every year. For a good sword, the knowledge learned from Master Kong tells Ji Mo that it usually takes more than a year to complete from material selection to casting. There is also an implicit restriction here, which is the sacrificial sword.

Sword sacrifice is also an inevitable step in casting famous swords. Master Kong briefly mentioned it in his explanation before, and it awakened Ji Mo's impression. Swords such as Ganjiang Moye seem to be made by husband and wife into the furnace. What is the principle? Not to mention, the sword sacrifice taught by Master Kong will not use the same method.

Now, this world is a world with slaves. The seemingly clumsy maid is actually not a servant with a certain degree of autonomy, but a slave whose life and death are completely determined by the master.

On this day, Ji Mo went to the sword casting room a little earlier, and when he got there, he saw that there were usually only four people—Master Kong and Ji Mo, a maid, and a servant—there was an eight or nine-year-old boy. , his hair is so short that his scalp can be exposed, and the bunt on his body is also very simple, his arms and legs are exposed, his dark skin seems to be soaked in ink all the year round, when he sees someone coming, his flexible eyes turn, Kneeling directly on the ground.

"Meet the nobleman!"

Ji Mo, who was frightened by someone paying respects to him, took a step back and looked around, only to be sure that this "noble man" was referring to him.

"Who are you and what are you doing?"

Ji Mo asked, and looked into the room. Master Kong came out from behind the shaft furnace, and waved his hand when he saw this, telling Ji Mo not to care, and kicked the boy kneeling on the ground to get him up.

Looking at Ji Mo, he said to him: "This is a sword slave. Since you want to learn how to forge a sword, you must have a sword slave."

It was only in the morning that he thought of the possibility of "sacrificing the sword with blood and flesh", and in the afternoon there was an extra sword slave. Ji Mo hesitated and didn't know how to ask. Master Kong just mentioned the matter of the sword sacrifice. Didn't mention it, he asked at this time, it seems to have revealed that he has some knowledge that he shouldn't have.

"What is the sword slave for?"

After thinking about it, Ji Mo asked again.

This is indeed a point of knowledge that has not been mentioned. Master Kong did not think about it carefully, and said directly: "During this period of time, he was smelting in the furnace, and he just watched the heat." Seeing that Ji Mo seemed to be hesitant, Master Kong added, "Don't pay too much attention to it, he will live in the sword casting room, if you have anything to do, just ask him."

As if it was different from what he thought, Ji Mo breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Jian Nu, and asked Master Kong what his name was.

"Since it was given to you, you can just give him a new name. I selected him, but I haven't given him a name yet." Master Kong didn't care anymore.

Ji Mo looked at Jian Nu again, who stood up and still bowed slightly, as if he was a natural follower, obviously taller than Ji Mo, but under this kind of bow, Ji Mo gave Ji Mo a kind of The feeling of being the master.

"Uh, what was your original name?"

"The villain is ranked thirty, please give me a name from the master."

Jian Nu knew very well who he would belong to in the future, and actively hoped to please, with a slightly obsequious attitude.

A not ugly face, fish-like eyeballs, always feeling a little restless when turning around, Ji Mo looked at it, thinking that the name "Thirty" really doesn't look like a name, and said: "Then, you will be called 'Baishi' from now on."

"White" is the opposite of "black", with skin color as the surname, and "stone" and "ten" have the same pronunciation. Ji Mo, who is catching a piece of ore in his hand, feels that this is also suitable for the occasion.

"Bai Shi thanked the master for giving the name."

The sword slave Baishi was exceptionally clever, and immediately smiled to please him.

Ji Mo didn't pay much attention to it. He glanced at Master Kong and said to Baishi: "You continue to watch the fire."

It seems that the temperature of the fire is not good in this era, and it takes many days to burn it. At this time, Ji Mo is not just waiting, but also continues to study the ore course with Master Kong.

After the study is completed, Baishi will stay in the sword casting room and watch the fire, while Ji Mo will return to the small courtyard with the maid.

After dinner, Ji Mo asked Aunt Ji about the Sword Slave. Aunt Ji was stunned for a moment, and said, "I forgot this, and it is indeed to be paired with a Sword Slave. Since Master Kong has already given it, you just Just put it away, when you grow up, you will need a few more sword slaves."

"Isn't it just to watch the fire? Where is it used a lot?"

Ji Mo pretended to be naive and asked back, he was still worried that it might have something to do with the sword sacrifice.

Aunt Ji glanced at him, seeming to see through his small thoughts, and said: "Whether one is enough, let alone the other, let's talk about the processing of those ores. Do you want to find ores by yourself, and you have to do it yourself?" Grind the ore into powder for use? And watch the fire, blow the wind... In the sword casting room, how many things, every piece, can be done by your hands? If so, I'm afraid it's you You can't forge a single sword in five years."

The ores used in sword casting are not only iron ore, but also some ores that can be ground into powder. Others need to be smelted in advance, which is a process of removing impurities. Ji Mo’s current course has not reached such a complicated place. The master deliberately followed a process for him to let him understand what is involved in a process and the approximate order, and then explain it in detail.

He told Ji Mo about this idea, and Ji Mo was very accepting. Hearing what Aunt Ji said, he was dumbfounded, ah, yes, this is not a paper man, at most it is bamboo strips and paper, and then Adding paint is enough, even if it is papermaking, one person is enough to go through the process and be self-sufficient.

Whether the cast sword is good or not, the material is also very important!

The ores in the sword-making room did not fall from the sky. If you want to make your own swords in the future, you must find the materials yourself. It’s not impossible to start from scratch, but you must allocate a large part of your time and energy to the sword-making room. Other things go up.

In this case, it is not necessarily possible to reach a certain level in one's lifetime. If you allocate time and energy... it is indeed inappropriate.

Think about it, it takes him more than 20 years to complete a seemingly simple skill like paper-making. For a skill with more technical content, such as sword casting, the time is doubled, and a 40-year budget is always required. But if Half of these 40 years have to be spent looking for ore, which really wears people to death.

However, it may be easier to leave a name with a sword, after all, it will not rot like a paper doll, maybe you can challenge it for 1000 years.

Maybe you can count how many years ago the famous swords in this world are, and then estimate your own—er, probably you can’t estimate anything, after all, there are too many uncertainties in the history of names, and other people’s experience is exhausted It is your own reference and cannot be used as a basis at all.

"...Auntie said so."

Ji Mo's mind was thinking about casting swords, and he had already forgotten his previous thoughts. There is no need to worry about things that are too far away. He also heard Aunt Ji talk about some famous swords. It is not the kind of story related to famous swords. It will be involved, but the main ones are some famous swords that Aunt Ji has seen with her own eyes, mainly the famous swords cast by the Ji family. Its sharpness and certain characteristics will also become part of Ji Mo's professional knowledge and become a part of his future. Some kind of reference for sword casting.

Because Ji Mo hasn't learned all the ores yet, Aunt Ji didn't tell him the mixing ratios she knew, so as not to confuse his mind, she only talked about things that let him broaden his knowledge and learn more about sword casting .

Ji Mo also likes to listen to these, which can be regarded as the expansion of extracurricular knowledge. He feels that, unintentionally, his current course arrangement seems to be quite scientific and reasonable. At least Aunt Ji's evening class is very interesting to him.

If he hadn't been taught by Master Kong to temporarily put down his notes, I'm afraid he would have to wait for himself to write down what Aunt Ji said and what Master Kong said during the day, and now he can only do it in his sleep. memorized in the brain.

It seems that because he really used his heart, after abandoning the mind of taking notes, he was able to focus on recalling the knowledge he had learned repeatedly in his mind. Ji Mo's learning progressed very quickly. When this furnace of alloy was smelted into a liquid state, his Ore study is also completed.