human ice maker

Chapter 392 Fate and Darkness The Old Monster on Sirius Peak

Not far from the sword casting furnace, you can hear the tinkling sound of iron from that direction.At this time, the sky was only slightly pale, and several disciples of Jianzong had already got up, and they were training in blacksmithing here.

When 11 stepped in, these disciples all looked at him with strange eyes, but no one stepped forward to stop him from entering, probably Shi Dali or the old man had already given orders.

Walking into the sword-making furnace, Shi Dali was the only person inside, holding a hammer and beating a piece of red iron. Hearing the sound of 11 pushing the door in, Shi Dali looked up at him, nodded and said, "You're here!" .” Seeing his appearance, those who didn’t know thought they made an appointment in advance.

11 said straightforwardly, "I want to forge swords."

"Okay." Shi Dali put the red-hot iron block back into the stove, put down the hammer and said, "Is there any material?"

"No."

"Oh, that's okay. Uncle Fourteen said that you can choose the materials in the sword casting furnace warehouse." After a pause, Shi Dali asked again: "Do you want to start today?"

"Now."

Shi Dali nodded and said, "Okay, let me explain to you about the process of casting swords first. Sword casting is roughly divided into six steps, forming, adjusting, smelting, casting, hammering, and final processing and cutting. Fan is making sword molds, usually mudstones are used to make molds, but ours is different, talc is used as molds. At this step, you need to think about what kind of sword you want to cast and how to decorate it later. The craftsmanship is all engraved on the sword model in advance. Remember to align the left and right. After that, it is the adjustment, that is, the distribution of the amount of materials. It depends on what you use as the main material. The ingredients are matched according to the main material. More and no less, this point is definitely difficult to grasp if you have no experience, I can help you. The next step is smelting, melting all the raw materials into molten iron. It is easy to cast and remove impurities in it. After that, the molten iron can be Casting into the sword model has formed, but at this time it is still a sword blank, the iron density is not pure, what is needed is hammering. The most difficult step is hammering and quenching. Quenching can further remove impurities and harden the iron, but this degree must be grasped Well, not too much, too much will be too hard, extremely rigid and easy to break, and good iron will become scrap iron. It can't be too little, too little can't meet the requirements. In addition, it is continuous tempering. Generally, disciples need to go outside to forge swords before they can forge their own swords. It takes more than eight years to forge iron in the house before starting to cast swords in the inner furnace. The main thing is to train them to control the strength of the tempering step. But you don't need it, so Uncle Fourteen told me that if you come to forge swords, I will assist you from the side. "

"Look." Shi Dali picked up the pliers and picked up the flaming red iron block from the stove and said, "The more iron you forge, the harder it will be. If you want a good quality iron, you need to keep hammering it. , remove most of the impurities inside. As for how much you can remove, it depends on your control and experience. Tempering is a very complicated process, and it needs to be beaten continuously without deforming the sword. The sword body removes impurities and makes it denser. There is a saying in sword casting, and only a sword that has been tempered repeatedly will be a good sword. Therefore, if you want a good sword, you must temper it. Several or even a year or so may be possible. I think you understand the truth that it takes a few days to forge a sword and a year to forge a sword. I think you understand the truth. Right? To buckle well, the force should not be too light, nor too heavy. Light is useless, and heavy will deform the sword and deviate from your original design. If it is deformed, it needs to be melted and cast again, and start all over again. The last is to open The blade is processed, the main purpose is to sharpen and carve the sword, install the hilt and match the scabbard, it depends on personal preference. The swords of our Jianzong seldom pay attention to bells and whistles, what we need is practicality."

"Okay, that's all about the process of forging swords. Don't look at what I said is simple, if you really want to forge a sword, it is impossible without more than ten years of experience in blacksmithing. But you don't have to worry , among which I will help you with precision work. The next step is the raw materials for casting swords, what raw materials do you need? Steel? Tungsten steel? Black iron?"

11 said: "There are no other requirements, but it should be harder, so that it is not easy to cut a gap. Also, the blade should be black, not shiny, and not reflect light."

"The first step is easy to say, what is needed is time and repeated tempering. If it is equipped with good raw materials, I am confident that I can make a good sword for you. But the second step..." Shi Dali said deeply Frowning, he thought hard: "There are many ways to make the sword dull. The most direct way is to add some special raw materials at the beginning. But in this way, the material of the sword will change, and it cannot meet the original requirements. Or, you could paint the sword after it's out of the oven?"

11 shook his head and vetoed: "No, the paint has a smell and is easy to be noticed. And it will peel off after each battle, and it is too troublesome to repaint."

Shi Dali thought hard: "In this way... well, I have to think about the raw materials. By the way, what kind of raw materials are you planning to use?"

"It doesn't matter."

Shi Dali shook his head and said: "You can't be sloppy about this, the material of the sword is destined to suit your sword moves. If your sword moves are mainly elegant, then you need to match the sword made of light metal, which is light in weight. If you use chopping For the master, the sword body needs to be firm and thick."

11 asked: "Don't you Jianzong want to find materials by yourself?"

"Yes, that's not true." Shi Dali explained: "Jiangzong disciples who want to forge swords need to go to the mountains to dig mines, and then refine and forge swords. There are several nearby mountains with already dug ore veins, you can go in and dig them at will. But if there is no material you need on the mountain, you can dig out equivalent ore and bring it to me to exchange for the raw material you need. For example, you need [-] points of iron ore to exchange for [-] point of black iron raw material from me. This is The point is to let the disciples of the Sword Sect have a sense of belonging after the sword is forged, and only the things that have been made by themselves from the beginning to the end can have a real sense of belonging."

11 I didn't ask Shi Dali where those special ores came from. You don't need to think about it. Every once in a while, daily necessities will be sent in here, and of course there will be special ores needed for the sword casting furnace.

Shi Dali said again: "To make a good sword, the raw materials are very important. The raw materials of a sword are destined to be suitable for its moves. Or, what is your main attack method? Uh, let's do it, you Try attacking me, let me see your sword moves, and then help you choose the raw materials that suit you."

11 didn't speak, just looked around.There are many residual swords in the sword casting furnace, all of which are defective after forging and testing swords, and are left for re-melting in the furnace.Although these swords come in various styles, they are all about three feet in length, which is not suitable for him.In the end, 11 could only pick up a broken sword, with only a hilt and a sword body less than a finger long, which was used as a dagger for the time being.

He held the hilt of the sword with his backhand, tried an easy angle to use, and then without saying a word, he suddenly slashed at Shi Dali's neck with his sword.

Shi Dali seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and he casually drew a broken sword from the side and also slashed at 11.

"Ding!" The two swords collided and sparked, and at the same time, gaps appeared on the bodies of the two swords.

With this move alone, 11 found that Shi Dali's attack method was very different from Lu Xuan's.Lu Xuan's sword moves are mainly ingenious, while Shi Dali's is mainly in strength.If it was Lu Xuan at this time, he would not be so head-on, but to avoid his edge first, and then use his strength to use his strength to break his attack.

Sure enough, everyone in Jianzong has their own unique moves.Although the sword moves are the same, everyone's comprehension is different.For example, if you can draw a square circle, you can draw a circle, and pay equal attention to attack and defense.If it is used by Lu Xuan, it will definitely use the circle to unload the force and attack with the square.And if you change the stone vigorously, you will use the castration of this move, and when the circle reaches the apex, you will use its momentum to slash down with a head-on sword, which will give you an unstoppable momentum.This is because each person has a different understanding of sword moves and uses different moves.At the same time, it is also the requirement of Jianzong for every disciple under his sect.

In the casting furnace, 11 and Shi Dali had come and gone and attacked each other for more than ten moves.At first Shi Dali was only on the defensive, but his sword moves were always attack-oriented, coupled with 11's advancing step by step, he was in a hurry several times.Especially the attack of 11, every time it seems that they are fighting for their lives instead of learning from each other.After a few moves, Shi Dali reined in from the cliff and gave up the idea of ​​underestimating the enemy, and launched a series of attacks.

It's just that Shi Dali didn't expect that this young man under the special care of Fourteenth Uncle would have such sharp attacks.It's not Jianzong's move at all, or there is no move of any school. His attack is very direct and straightforward, that is, he only stabs at the vital parts of the human body with a sword, not asking for a one-hit kill.He didn't even care about what kind of harm the other party would cause him, it was a desperate fight with his life.

After the two fought with each other for a few more moves, Shi Dali swung his sword, forcing 11 to retreat, and at the same time withdrew his sword and retreated, saying: "It's ok, I probably know what kind of sword you need."

11 didn't take advantage of the situation to attack, but just stood there and replied lightly: "Oh."

Shi Dali thought for a while and said: "Your sword style is mainly light, fast, and ruthless, mainly because of the requirements for body skills. Well, in this case, a long-handled sword is not suitable for you, you really need a short weapon .”

11 Throwing away the broken sword in his hand, the blade of this sword and the blade in Shi Dali's hand were full of gaps, which was caused by the two of them fighting just now.He said, "Dagger."

"Yeah." Shi Dali also put down the sword in his hand, nodded and said, "Short weapons such as daggers are indeed suitable for you. You need to carve the style and mold yourself. As for the raw materials... You are used to stabbing and cutting, and defense is also difficult." They are all hard blocks, without cleverness. In this way, the sword you need must be firm, tough, and not easy to break."

After thinking for a while, Shi Dali said: "In terms of raw materials, I think Wujin is more suitable for you. This kind of metal has high toughness, and a small amount of black iron can make it very hard. Add a small amount of lead... But the trouble is, how do you solve the lack of luster you want?"

Scratching his scalp in distress, Shi Dali smiled bitterly and said, "Let me help you figure out a way, but Ugin has high requirements for tempering skills. It is not an easy task to perfect it, and it will take a lot of time."

"how long it takes?"

Shi Dali thought for a while and said: "It will take two months at the shortest." After a pause, he added: "It can't be less. Our stock of Wujin is very small, and it is usually used as an auxiliary material for processing at most, and has never been The main ingredient. You are someone under the special care of Uncle Fourteen, so I don’t care. Now if the Ugin in my warehouse is paired with other accessories, I can barely give you a dagger. This kind of thing is too hard to find So I don’t want this kind of treasure to become useless in my hands.”

11 nodded and said: "Yes." Although there are still many things waiting for him to solve outside, 11 really needs a weapon at hand.After Tian Zhan was taken away by that mysterious middle-aged man, his strength dropped a lot. If Tian Zhan was in his hand back then, it would not be so easy for the war spirit to defeat him easily.However, after coming to Jianzong, watching Lu Xuan practice swords every day inspired him a lot. He found that a weapon that suits him can often exert greater power.The shape of Tian Zhan is simple and simple, and it is more suitable for stabbing. 11 needs a weapon that can cooperate with Tian Zhan to perform cutting and cutting.So he would rather stay for two more months than miss this opportunity.

On the other hand, he wasn't worried about the safety of Leng Ye and Hou Zi. If they really didn't even have the ability to protect themselves, they might as well die.As for Fat Duck and Dowell, this could be regarded as a test for them. There will be more such battles in the future. If they can't even pass this one, there is no need for them to join.It's just a pity for Dowell, to be honest, 11 is looking at his mind control ability very much.If Dowell can develop better in this area, his role in the team in the future will be irreplaceable like a frenzy.

It's just that 11 doesn't know that at this time, Leng Ye and Dowell are leisurely soaking in the hot spring and talking about beauties.But the monkey and the fat duck still have no news, and their life and death are uncertain.

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Uh, seeing a friend urging me, I specifically read the chapters of the previous chapters, only to find that there was no explanation.Damn, I always thought I said that in a chapter.

That's right, the publishing house has been pressing hard since last month, and is currently catching up with the manuscript there.In my impression, I feel as if I mentioned this matter later in these chapters, so the update has been slowed down a bit during this period, mainly because I really don’t have energy and time.But today I found out that I didn't say, ah!Pig head!

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