human ice maker

Chapter 397 Fate and Darkness "Zhan Yue" Birth
When 11, Liao Jiahe, and Lu Xiangyuan returned to Zhuhai Village, it was already evening. 11 originally told Lu Xiangyuan that he would go down the mountain and return to the village in the afternoon so he didn't need to train, but when Lu Xiangyuan heard that 11's sword was about to be released, he took the initiative to ask Ying to go down the mountain with the two of them.Anyway, it's just going down the mountain to go back to the village, and it's not like sneaking out to the outside world. There are often exchanges between the mountains and the mountains.Like Lu Xiangyuan and the others, they could not stand the loneliness after staying on the mountain for a long time. It was not uncommon for them to sneak back to the village for a few days before, and the family members would not say much, at most they would tell them to come back early. .

11 Instead of going to Lu Xuan or Lu Guan's house first, he ran directly to the sword casting furnace. It was not that he was impatient, but that he felt that there was really no need to go to Lu Xuan and the others to make friends with Lu Xuan and the others, saying that I am back. nonsense.

When he entered the sword-making furnace, Shi Dali was the only one in the back room squatting beside the whetstone, holding a curved knife in his hand and looking at it carefully.The dagger in his hand has roughly taken shape. It looks like a small flat machete, like the teeth of a poisonous snake that has been knocked flat. The body of the knife is black and has no luster. , There is no modification on the knife body.

Hearing the sound of the three coming in, Shi Dali looked towards the door, nodded to Eleven and said, "Are you back?"

Shi Dali's face was a bit haggard, and there were many places on his bare upper body that were blackened by soot, and the smell of sweat emanating from his body could be smelled from a distance.On the way, Liao Jiahe said that Shi Dali has repeatedly tempered this dagger day and night for the past two months, eating, going to the toilet and sleeping for no more than five hours a day, and spending the rest of the time forging. Blacksmithing in the sword room.Now it seems that what Liao Jiahe said is true, Shi Dali really hasn't had much rest in the past two months.

"Oh." Eleven walked up to him, looked at the dagger carefully, and asked, "How's it going?"

Shi Dali handed over the dagger and said, "Look, is there any room for improvement?"

When 11 took the dagger, a cold chill seeped through the skin of his palm and seeped into his blood. With a thought, he held the dagger backwards in his hand and waved it a few times. He nodded and said, "Not bad, the size is just right."

Lu Xiangyuan next to him interrupted with a light "Huh" and asked, "Chu Yuan, is this your sword?"

Liao Jiahe corrected: "This is not a sword. Didn't you see that it has only one side sharpened? This is a knife."

Lu Xiangyuan glared at him: "Can't I read? I still need you to teach."

Shi Dali smiled bitterly and said: "I've been making swords all my life, this is the first time I've made a knife, I'm afraid there might be deviations. This dagger is completely made according to the mold you carved, but I don't even dare to change it at all, I'm afraid You are not satisfied."

"Not bad." 11 lightly touched the blade, and just pressed the blade lightly with his fingertip, and a cut was cut on his finger immediately.

Lu Xiangyuan exclaimed, "What a sharp sword. Uh, it's a knife."

Liao Jiahe obviously knew the sharpness of this dagger, and said with a smile on his face: "Of course, it was made by my master with great effort."

Lu Xiangyuan held out his hand to 11 and asked, "Chu Yuan, can you show me?"

11 casually handed out the dagger, Lu Xiangyuan took it and waved it a few times before returning it, saying, "A sharp blade is a sharp blade, and the blade is also heavy, but why do I always feel awkward holding it?"

Liao Jiahe said, "That means you don't know how to use it."

Lu Xiangyuan retorted: "Could it be that you will?"

"Stop making noise!" Shi Dali shouted lightly.Shi Dali had already spoken, and of course the two juniors didn't dare to speak again, they just stared at each other and turned their heads away.The two of them didn't know which muscle was wrong, or whether there was some awkwardness before. In short, when they came down from the mountain, they were bickering all the way, and they didn't stop here.

Shi Dali said: "Now it's just the post-processing. The sword pattern, hilt and scabbard are all for you to choose and match. That's why I asked Jiaheshan to notify you."

"No decoration." 11 asked, "What do you use for the hilts of your swords?"

Liao Jiahe rushed to say: "It would be better if the wood is golden silk nanmu. Then inlaid with gold carvings on it to make sword decorations."

Shi Dali nodded and said: "Metal is easy to conduct. If the entire handle is made of metal, if it collides with other swords, the counter-shock force will easily hurt the tiger's mouth. We usually use wood to make the handle, so the vibration The force will be diffused and absorbed by the wood, and the shock force that is actually transmitted to the palm of the hand will be reduced a lot.”

"That's wood."

Shi Dali smiled and said: "I have prepared the top-grade golden nanmu for you, and you can process it at any time after you choose the style. What kind of hilt do you want? Round barrel type? Finger grip type? Or... "

"Finger, give me the wood, I'll make it myself." 11 said without thinking.Finger-holding the hilt is a popular way of saying that the hilt is engraved with regular notches, and the four fingers are placed inside.This kind of handle is generally used on daggers or sabers, and this kind of handle is rarely used in ordinary sword craftsmanship.

Shi Dali took out two rectangular flat wooden boards, and tapped each other lightly twice, and the two wooden boards made a dull sound.He said: "Golden nanmu is a high-quality wood. It is hard and rot-resistant. It is generally used for coffins. Most of the coffins of ancient emperors were made of golden nanmu. Ordinary wealthy people can't afford it. We make swords like swords. The hilt and scabbard of the sword are made of peach wood or red hardwood, and golden nanmu is rarely used, mainly because it is too expensive."

Liao Jiahe's eyeballs almost popped out. He just said casually just now, who would have thought that Shi Dali would really take out golden nanmu to make the handle of a knife so extravagantly.But think about it, he has already used the already rare black gold as the main raw material of this dagger, and it is reasonable to use golden nanmu as the hilt.

Nanmu, also known as Nanmu, is divided into three types.One is Xiangnan, the wood body is slightly purple and has a delicate fragrance, and the texture is also very beautiful.The second is water Nan, the wood color is clear and the wood is pine.The third type is the best among woods, the most noble golden nanmu.Golden silk nanmu is mostly produced in the deep mountains of Sichuan, and the wood grain has gold threads. If it faces the light, it will flash a faint golden light, so it is regarded as the king of wood.In history, Nan, Zhang, Catalpa, and Muzhou were called the four famous trees, and Nanmu was named the first, which shows how much people love Nanmu.The royal family even used nanmu as a material for the royal family. For important buildings such as palaces, towers, and temples in the Ming Dynasty, nanmu must be used for its pillars.In the Qing Dynasty, the top-grade golden nanmu was very rare. In the early years of Kangxi, officials were also sent to the southern provinces to purchase nanmu. Due to the excessive cost, Kangxi's move was too extravagant. Ponderosa pine, and the wooden pillars of the main hall are spliced ​​out of outsourced nanmu.In that era, golden nanmu was already more expensive than gold, especially the high-quality golden nanmu that was more than a hundred years old was hard to find, and even the rich and wealthy could not afford it, let alone use it to make it. The coffin is such a luxury.In history, most of the coffins made of golden silk Nan were emperors or their relatives.

11 I took two wooden boards from Shi Dali and compared them. The wooden boards were indeed covered with lines of golden threads as in the legend, and they flickered under the light of the fire in the stove, which was very lovable.But 11 frowned. To be honest, in terms of wood, golden nanmu is indeed top grade, especially looking at the grains on the two boards, it is obvious that they are not young, but the wood grains on them reflect light. This is completely contrary to the original intention of 11.If it was just for the sake of looking good, he wouldn't let Shi Dali go out of his way to make the dagger dull.Besides, have you ever seen a killer hiding in the dark standing in the corner with his hands on his head, waiting for you to go over foolishly and let him stab him?
After thinking for a while, 11 said, "Just this golden nanmu."

"Okay." Shi Dali didn't feel distressed, nodded and said: "Then you will finish the final handle of the knife? Anyway, I am very confident in your carving skills."

11 said flatly: "Yes."

"At least the scabbard..."

"No need." 11 interrupted: "Just find a leather case."

Shi Dali did not object: "Okay. Liao He, you come to my house and tell your teacher to let her sew a leather case with the clothes... Oh, no, she doesn't know the size, so I should go on this trip myself."

After Shi Dali left in a hurry, 11 locked himself in a carving room in the back room of the sword casting furnace, and stayed there all night.Lu Xiangyuan originally wanted to wait for him, but he couldn't stand it until late at night, so he went back to his old house to sleep.Although their family moved to live in the mountains, they would occasionally return to the village to stay for a few days.Anyway, there are no thieves in this village, even if the gate is left open for a year or so, no one will come in to steal anything.

Before dawn the next day, Lu Xiangyuan was called out by 11. 11 didn't know where Lu Xiangyuan's old house was, but it wasn't hard to find it with Liao's family leading the way.

11 glanced at Lu Xiangyuan, who was still rubbing his sleepy eyes, and said softly, "Bring your tools and follow me."

Lu Xiangyuan rubbed his eyes and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Try the knife."

(End of this chapter)