Chapter 12: Making Jaffa's Arrow
"Smith"
Greed shouted directly, at this time, he obviously didn't have to worry about Smith's attitude.
"Do you remember the first time I asked you, what kind of things are profitable to make?"
Smith nodded and said with a smile: "Of course I remember, this is it." ”
Smith said, pointing to a place where there were a few arrowheads.
"Arrows?"
"Yes, arrows, unlike other equipment, arrows belong to consumable equipment, however, the general arrows are sold at a very low price, although the consumption is large, but the profit is not high, but this kind of arrows are not ordinary arrows"
As he spoke, Smith walked over to the arrow and picked it up to show Greed, then continued, "This is a special type of arrow that allows it to penetrate enemy defenses lightly by mixing a small amount of Jaffa with steel, ignoring a small portion of defense and dealing more damage."
Generally equipment that can penetrate defenses is not cheap! Even if it's just a little bit.
For example, the forest raid team that greedily wanted to participate in the first two days, the defense of the forest guardian is very high, this kind of equipment will be very useful, not only the forest guardian, in the SA system, there are many monsters with a high defense, compared to blindly piling up attack power, it is better to penetrate a little, so the value of this kind of equipment is often very high.
"Jaffa?"
Greed shows great interest.
Seeing that Greed was interested, Smith smiled and then took out a light purple mineral from the warehouse.
"Jaffa is a mineral with a low oxygen content, very easy to smelt, it is superior to iron, however, it also has its drawbacks, its durability and strength are not high, but when it is mixed with steel, its durability is greatly increased, its penetration is greatly increased, and it can cause additional damage to enemies."
"So powerful, then he must be very expensive, right?"
"Two gold per kilogram, even top-quality iron ore, is nothing more than a cheap stone in front of Jaffa"
"Uh..... If it's so expensive, isn't it a loss? ”
"Haha, of course not, each Jaffa arrow needs a very small amount of Jaffa, let's put it this way, the cost of a Jaffa arrow is about 3 silver, but the price is usually around 6 silver, almost double the profit, and the demand for arrows in Bailan Village is very high, this is a good business, how about it, do you want to learn?"
Smith said as he looked greedy.
Double the profit, greed is naturally moved.
"Show me the arrows"
Smith handed the arrow to Greed.
Greed took the arrow, and then used the identification skill.
【Jaffa Arrow】
Rating: Normal
Attack: 20-26
An arrow made by mixing a small amount of Jaffa with steel.
Due to the effect of Jaffa combined with steel, it has a high penetration power and can ignore a portion of the enemy's defenses.
Weight 0.1.
[Hidden attribute does not exist]
[You have mastered the material composition of the Jaffa arrow, how to make it, and the intention of the creator]
[Your understanding of Jaffa arrows is 89%, you can use Jaffa arrows proficiently]
"Huh? Can't understand it 100%? Since I don't understand it 100%, I don't add a production method, and it seems that this Jaffa arrow has a special manufacturing place, so it seems that it can only be disassembled with skills."
Greed reads in the heart.
Generally, low-level equipment, with the effect of Pugma's successor, greed only needs to be glanced at, and if you can't get the production method at a glance, then you can generally solve it by using dismantling skills.
But dismantling skills aren't free.
Dismantling the Jaffa arrows costs 6 silver.
Greedy was about to spend 6 silver to disassemble the Jaffa arrow, but suddenly it occurred to him, since there was an old blacksmith here, why not ask him directly for how to make it? In this way, he could save 6 silver, and he also wanted to use some of the effects of Pugma to try his smelting technique.
"How do you make this arrow?"
Seeing that he was greedy and wanted to learn, Smith was very happy.
"First of all, we need to learn the smelting technology, come, I'll show you"
Smith began in front of the blast furnace, pouring in a certain percentage of iron, carbon and limestone.
Smith's face and upper body were soaked with sweat, and he managed to control the hot air at the bottom of the furnace and began to burn charcoal, and the iron ore began to turn into molten iron.
The role of limestone is to separate iron and magazine forming slag.
Smith began to filter the slag. The black debris fades away from the bottom of the furnace, and the molten iron becomes more and more visible, and when the iron solidifies, it becomes pig iron.
Pig iron is very hard but brittle because it contains a lot of carbon,
At this point, a steelmaking process was needed to reduce his carbon.
After a series of operations, Smith asked the greed on the side, and said, "Do you know the smelting technology?" ”
Greedy nodded, and with the effect of the Inheritor of Pugma, he found that these techniques were very easy for him to learn, and he could fully understand them almost by looking at them.
Smith continued: "Now you see, Jaffa is easy to see, Jaffa ore has very few impurities, low melting point, so it is easier to refine than iron ore, Jaffa to carbon, to limestone has a ratio of 12:2:4."
【Mineral Smelting】
Difficulty: E
Mineral smelting is the basis of production, and Smith gave you the job, dreaming that you could become a blacksmith.
Requirements: Successfully smelt Jaffa ore.
Rewards: +30 affinity with Smith, +80 experience, 3 smelted Jaffas.
Mission Failure: It's not easy to completely smelt minerals at the beginning, come on.
If you fail, Smith will understand.
There was no reason to refuse, and greed naturally accepted the task.
Smith prepared the stove for greed, adding: "If you fail, don't fret, when you see it, be prepared, it's actually not easy to smelt, and you may need to spend some time learning." ”
Greedily put the raw materials into the stove and put his feet on the bellows. At this point, a transparent arrow appeared pointing to the side of the bellows.
"Huh? What is this thing?"
Greed is incomprehensible.
He tried to put his foot where the arrow was pointing, and the arrow flashed repeatedly, giving him a proper rhythm.
【Due to the change in temperature, you can now feel the change in the temperature of the furnace, 30/31/31.5/32......】
[The Inheritor of Pugma is very sensitive to temperature changes, if there is a furnace nearby, you can accurately measure the temperature inside the furnace]
Greedy was a little surprised, and sure enough, as he thought, the Inheritor of Pugma was not only easy to master the method of equipment manufacturing, but also had a superb skill in smelting.
Greedily put his hand on the stove.
By the warm temperature on the outside of the furnace, he can accurately judge the temperature inside the furnace.
700,720,740......
The continuously rising temperature is constantly updated in the notification window, prompting him.
1000 degrees!
It is said that iron ore is suitable for smelting at temperatures of 1150 degrees to 1250 degrees, but Jaffa is more suitable for smelting in the range of 950 degrees to 1000 degrees, and the notification window indicates that the temperature has reached 1000 degrees, so there is no need to raise the temperature.
Jaffa slowly melted. Compared to iron ore, there are fewer impurities, and as a result, its luster is intense from the start.
Greedy to quickly clean up the impurities, the clear arrow tells him the direction of the bellows that needs to be moved, and he is much better at doing it than Smith.
"Ahem"
When Smith saw this, he was so surprised that he was about to stop breathing.
After a while, Smith's look of surprise gradually recovered, and then he asked tremblingly, "Why are you so good at smelting?" ”
His pale face looked like he was about to fall.
"Could it be that you used to be a master smelter? Have you ever smelted before? ”
"Uh...... How to say, this is my first time smelting"
Greedy replied slowly.
The greedy words were like five thunderbolts, and Smith took a few steps back as if he had seen a ghost.
"This is ridiculous, this is amazing, are you the reincarnation of Pugma?"
"I'm not reincarnated, I'm the successor, haha"
Greed replied in his heart.
In a few moments, the smelting of Jaffa was complete.
【Smelting Success】
Smith smiled enthusiastically and said, "It's so exciting." ”
[Affinity with Smith +30]
[XP +80]
【Your Level Has Increased】
[You're level 2 now]
There's nothing happier than upgrading.
Smith poured the finished Jaffa ore into molten iron, mixed it 1:12, mixed it six times, and poured it into a mold to wait for the Jaffa arrow to take shape, which took about 40 minutes.
【You have received 3 pieces of Jaffa】
A piece of Jaffa weighs about 700 grams to 1,000 grams, and 300 grams for 1 gold.
Then Smith took out the Jaffa arrow from the mold, and after a series of crafts such as hammering, the Jaffa arrow was finally completed, and he witnessed the whole production process greedily, so he could fully understand it without disassembling skills.
[Your understanding of Jaffa Arrows is now 100, and you can use Jaffa Arrows perfectly]
【You already know how to make Jaffa arrows】
When the whole process was done, Smith walked up to Greedy with Jaffa's arrow and asked, "How's it going?" Can you make it? ”
"Of course"
Greedy straight answer.
If it was yesterday, he would definitely not believe it if he was greedy, but now it is different, he has already seen the superb technology of greed, so he naturally has no doubts about his words.
【Create Jaffa Arrow】
Difficulty: D
The process of mixing two metals is never easy and requires a superb arrowhead, so it is difficult for a novice blacksmith to create a Jaffa arrowhead.
But Smith trusts you so much that he leaves you with a dearly reward.
Requirements: Craft 100 Jaffa arrows.
Rewards: Reach max affinity with Smith, +300 XP, 50 Jaffa Arrows.
Mission Failure: Smith's Disappointment.
Special: If Smith is disappointed, you may not be assigned a task for a while.
Due to Smith's high affinity with Greed, he provided Greed with all the materials to make 100 Jaffa arrows for free.
Greed began to make Jaffa arrows.
However, in the process of production, there is one step that is different from Smith.
Quench!
Seeing that greed quenched the arrow, Smith said with some disappointment: "Hmm...... I didn't expect you to quench, but I don't know how you taught yourself before, but why do arrows need to be quenched? The quenched arrow will become less and less durable, and when concentrating enemy armor, it may shatter the enemy's armor instead of piercing the enemy's body! ”
"I'm going to temper and reheat the metal, and then gradually reduce the quenching properties, reduce the brittleness of the metal, and finally increase the strength of the metal, but this is a very complex process that can take a lot of time."
Hearing this, Smith frowned and said: "You plan to spend the whole night making arrowheads, I don't know why you want to do this, arrows are just consumables, they can only be used once on the battlefield, is it necessary to spend such a big price to make an arrow?" ”
"If I make a more powerful and perfect arrow, I will be able to sell it at a higher price"
Smith didn't know if the greedy idea was right, but he didn't say anything more.