66. Equipment output
Summoned by Holf, almost all the men in the village entered the mine, stood in their respective positions, and worked intensively to extract ore from the various branches of the deposit.
The sound of waves knocking on rocks came and went.
The high-quality mine branches are crowded, and now even the poorer ones are jammed.
The men looked at the brand-new pickaxe in their hands, and could even see the reflection of their eyes on the surface, and admired Horf in their hearts that he had stored so many spare pickaxes to play a huge role at this juncture.
As everyone knows, it was just created by Xia Zuo.
When Horf said that it was all improvised by His Excellency Xia Zuo, everyone thought he was joking.
Until......
"Wow~"
In the branch with a quality of 90 or more, Xia Zuo struck a piece of raw ore for the fifth time.
The raw ore was suddenly miraculously scattered into four iron ores, and from the coloring point of view, the iron color was symmetrical, and there was almost no variegation, which made people inevitably feel that there was no need to refine.
"Oh~!"
The men mining beside Xia Zuo were carrying oil lamps, including Holf, and they all let out exclamatory sounds.
After all, it was the first time Horf had seen Xia Zuo mining, and sure enough, it was as unbelievable as forging, like magic...
"Eh~ What are you all doing here?" Horf suddenly accused the men around him who were supposed to be mining, "If you don't go to work quickly, how can you delay?" Also, quickly turn on the oil lamp, didn't you listen to the guests!? ”
"Let's go, let's go..."
They persuaded each other.
"Uncle Holf isn't watching too..."
Horf glared, and the young man stopped.
"Well, you'd better stay away from me," Xia Zuo said in a warning tone as he picked up the ore and packed it into a bag, "I have a certain chance of encountering an amber monster during the mining process, lest it pop out and hurt you." ”
“... Is that the werewolf Rebecca was talking about? Holf was a little nervous, thinking that the monster that even His Excellency Xia Zuo was afraid of should be more difficult to deal with than a goblin.
"Yes." After responding, Xia Zuo continued to drop the ore every five times and every five times, and probably the raw ore around him would soon be dug up.
"Hmm... That's why you let the lighting mushrooms pull away from you..."Holf looked around at the ground nearby.
Within seven or eight meters of Xia Zuo, there were no "green lantern mushrooms", and they were dug up to the feet of other miners.
At Xia Zuo's request, there should be no light source near him, so as not to accidentally wake up the monster in the amber.
At the same time, he also turned up the brightness in the menu so that the visual environment is clearly visible.
Just now, everyone came over with lanterns, and Xia Zuo didn't see any trace of amber in the stone wall, so he allowed it temporarily.
“... Then I'm going to get busy," said Holfe, picking up his pickaxe, "and be too dark to hit your toes, haha." ”
After everyone left with lanterns, Horf felt that he couldn't see clearly from two meters away...
Xia Zuo drops 2~5 iron ore every five hits, which is the same as the total amount produced by everyone else in the mine at the same time.
People can't help but feel ashamed of their exertion.
At the entrance of the mine branch tunnel, there is a railway on the main road. There, the women of the village carried baskets of ore from the mines to the outside of the mines.
This was faster than a single minecart going back and forth, which surprised Xia Zuo.
Fortunately, during this night's mining, Xia Zuo did not encounter amber.
Long.
The iron ore collection that can make weapons and armor for the whole village is enough, and it is even a little excessive.
The crowd had gathered in front of Holf's blacksmith shop.
There weren't enough people in there, they just waited, and there were few cracks of iron and flashes of light in the room, and then Ora walked out with the new, forged weapon, and handed it to the men in line.
One after another, as if carved out of a mold, people can't stop marveling.
Ola's face was not very good, there were only two anvils in the house, Xia Zuo and Horf were using them at the same time, and he could only do chores and run errands around.
The two "armies" are at war... Considering this number of people, Xia Zuo only felt that it was a group fight... However, the concept of an inch long and an inch strong still worked, and Xia Zuo created a long-handled weapon for everyone.
The heavier, stabbing and chopping halberds were given to the men.
Lighter, more used for thrusts, spears were given to the women.
At the moment, not only men and materials are plentiful, but women should also be equipped with sharp weapons for self-defense.
Goblins are short and agile enough to get close to them, at which point the polearm becomes ineffective.
With this in mind, after creating the long-handled weapon, Xia Zuo created a slender and lightweight one-handed sword for them to wear on his waist - the same style as the wolf's tooth one-handed sword, but without the wolf's tooth material and accessories.
Coupled with the rest of the blacksmith shop before, it was enough to fight not much.
"Whew~ Then that's the armor, right?" Xia Zuo habitually rubbed his face, although he would not metabolize a drop of sweat.
Instead, Holff was sweating profusely, dripping down his long curly beard.
He silently set aside the hammer and shrugged his shoulders, from iron smelting, forging to quenching, he had only forged two spears and four swords...... Maybe without yourself, the progress of the work is extended by a minute at most.
"Yes, thanks to you, guest..."
"Xia Zuo, father." At that moment Ora walked in with a large basket full of leather and cloth.
Behind him, the women of the village also carried the same heavy textile material.
"I've brought with me what the armor will need, and I've brought the latest loom from the village."
"There's no use for weaving," said Holf, shaking his head, "just as the guest's anvil is empty, Ola, you and I will make some joint protectors." ”
……
In the midst of all the attention, Xia Zuo walked out of the blacksmith shop and came to the new loom.
The crowd looked at him in disbelief from the beginning, and for a moment did not believe Holf's description.
At this moment, everyone's eyes were full of expectation and gratitude, and when Xia Zuo passed by, he stepped back and opened the way, and bowed slightly.
"Thank you, Your Excellency..."
"After so much iron, are you hungry? Your Excellency, I have some sweet bread here~"
"Thank you so much, I'm glad you're here."
The words of thanks were endless, and Xia Zuo was a little embarrassed.
"That's... Put all the fabric next to me, I'm going to start..."
After hearing the order, more than ten baskets were placed on the ground, surrounding Xia Zuo's side.
In fact, regardless of whether the loom is new or old, the weaving speed is the same, and it is only related to the textile grade.
When I came to the new loom, it was only because there were not so many materials in the blacksmith shop, and it was very inconvenient to enter and exit.
It was also combined with the load-bearing capacity of the villagers that Xia Zuo spun the same leather armor as himself for them.
Lightweight and convenient, it can resist certain cuts.
Distinguishing from their own wolf skin armor, theirs is cowhide and sheepskin armor.
It is estimated that the man in the village who is the same size as himself puts on his body and wears a sword, and he is inseparable from himself from his back.
Thinking of this, Xia Zuo smiled softly.
"Leather armor, light armor or chain mail, it's perfect for goblins." He also said with anticipation.