"Little brother, don't mind if I take this ...... of yours Triceratops horns, go try it? Zheng Long said faintly, quite like he was going to spill if he didn't give it.

Wen Tao was stared at, so he spread his hands and said, "Light." ”

Zheng Long, who got the promise, was as happy as a child in his 60s, and instructed the young man to quickly move the rhino horn to the backyard.

The young man didn't dare to delay, and went up directly and was ready to pick it up.

But as a result, he didn't expect that Wen Tao, who didn't look strong, could easily pick up the rhino horn, and his face was red and he didn't shake it in the slightest.

Seeing his troubled appearance, Wen Tao thoughtfully took the initiative to step forward and said, "It's better for me to come." ”

After speaking, he grabbed the tip of the rhino horn and lifted it up with one hand, which seemed to have no weight, and the two of them were stunned, and the young man's already flushed face seemed to become even redder.

After Zheng Long came back to his senses, he led Wen Tao to the backyard more enthusiastically.

Walking through the shop hall, pushing open the door, and coming to a courtyard, Wen Tao heard a jingling sound.

When I looked closely, it was Zheng Jiang, who was in his 40s, and another strong young man in his 20s who were constantly beating a long sword that was burned red, refining the sword body.

Hearing the sound of the door, Zheng Jiang glanced up and found that the person who came in was Zheng Long, so Zheng Jiang lowered his head and continued to hit the sword embryo with a small hammer, and said, "Is there something wrong with the teacher?" Please wait five minutes, and the sword will be finished in no time. ”

Zheng Long said reasonably: "You are busy with you, and when you are done, I will show you a good thing!" ”

Zheng Jiang said: "Yes." ”

After speaking, he was silent, and continued to bang and beat with his assistant, and for a while, the entire backyard was only the sound of iron colliding.

It seems that Zheng Jiang, who is in his 40s, and Zheng Long, who is in his 60s, are completely two personalities, Wen Tao couldn't help but think.

Anyway, being idle is boring, so Wen Tao watched the process of Zheng Jiang's sword-casting.

I saw Zheng Jiang holding a small hammer in one hand and iron tongs in the other, constantly flipping, folding and shaping the sword embryo after the assistant was pressed with a hammer, and the sword embryo gradually appeared beautiful patterns.

Five minutes later, the forging process has been completed, and all that remains is quenching and grinding, just leave this little thing to the assistant, so Zheng Jiang finally came out of his free time, bowed to Zheng Long again, and said, "The teacher has been waiting for a long time." ”

Zheng Long didn't care at all, pulled Zheng Jiang and came to Wen Tao, and said, "Look, what is this." ”

Zheng Jiang didn't know Wen Tao, but since it was someone brought by his teacher, Zheng Jiang still greeted politely before focusing on the rhino horn.

"It looks like rhino horns, but as far as I know, there are no rhinos on earth that have such large horns, and the horns are much rougher." Zheng Jiang carefully observed the rhino horn and touched its texture, and found that it was very hard, and the surface was also very smooth, without a trace of protrusion and depression.

If there is any flaw, it is that the cracks of different lengths in the roots destroy the overall beauty.

"...... this?" Zheng Jiang looked at Wen Tao with a puzzled look, of course he could see that this thing belonged to the strange young man in front of him.

Wen Tao smiled slightly, and said: "This is the horn of the triceratops, and I hope that Master Zheng Jiang can help cast it into a sword, of course, I will give it as usual." ”

Maybe there was some speculation in his heart, so Zheng Jiang didn't seem surprised, but hesitated for a moment and asked, "This guest, I don't have any experience in building bone swords, so I can't guarantee what the final product will look like." ”

Wen Tao said: "It's okay, in fact, it doesn't have to be a sword, as long as it is sharp enough, the knife may be more suitable for me." ”

Wen Tao just wanted to make the rhino horn into a weapon before, but he didn't think specifically about what kind of weapon it was, because Zheng Jiang Zheng Long was famous for casting swords, so he subconsciously wanted a sword, but after thinking carefully, he found that the sword might not be suitable for him.

First, I have no experience in using swords, and second, I don't have the skills to use swords, so forcibly using a sword that is both offensive and defensive, light and elegant, may not be as suitable for me as a sword.

After all, the chopping of the knife can bring out your own strength and advantages more, and the knife should be easier and more direct to use.

Zheng Jiang nodded, took a bunch of instruments that Wen Tao couldn't understand on the shelf on the side, and came over to check the various data of the rhino horn with Zheng Long, and every time he got a set of data, he would let out a burst of amazement.

After a while, Zheng Long came over and sighed: "Little brother, I didn't expect that the horn of your triceratops, whether it is hardness, toughness, or strength, is actually a lot higher than all alloy materials in the world, and it is not like an organ in a living organ." Even the sword we just tried to use couldn't split, which can be regarded as an eye-opener for me, old man! ”

In the face of praise, Wen Tao smiled silently.

Zheng Jiang poured a basin of cold water on the side: "But there is a problem, that is, I can't cut it into shape, and I can't burn it into molten iron first and then pour it into the abrasive tool to temper it like a cast iron sword." ”

Before Wen Tao could say anything, Zheng Long said on the side: "You are really a dead brain, haven't I taught you that you can polish this material directly?" ”

Zheng Jiang nodded and said: "Teacher, of course you have taught, but teacher, the horns of this triceratops are too hard, and it takes a little bit to polish it into a knife that ordinary people can use, I don't know how long it takes, and it is too wasteful of materials." ”

Speaking of this, Zheng Long was also a little hesitant, and asked Wen Tao: "Little brother, this knife of yours may take a month to polish, I don't know if you can afford to wait?" ”

Wen Tao first nodded, then shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter if it's time, but in fact, you don't need to make a knife dozens of centimeters long, even a two-meter-long big knife I can move." ”

"What? Is this to create the Blue Dragon Glaive? Zheng Jiang wondered.

Wen Tao explained: "No, it's just an ordinary knife, but it's enlarged in the same proportion, and then the grip remains the same." ”

"This ......" Zheng Jiang finally understood what Wen Tao wanted the weapon to look like, although he had never seen a rhino horn raised with one hand, although he doubted the authenticity of what Wen Tao said, but he generally did not question the customer's request, nor would he ask more, he only needed to consider whether he could do it.

After carefully examining the rhino horn again, Zheng Jiang nodded and replied, "If that's the case, it's much easier, but it will take at least a few hours." ”

Even a month Wen Tao can explain, let alone a few hours?

So Wen Tao agreed without hesitation, and followed Zheng Long back to the second floor to drink tea and chat, and handed over all the work to Zheng Jiang.

Zheng Long was very curious about the source of the material, and Wen Tao also told him the harmonious version of the story, which surprised him.

Wen Tao also took the opportunity to ask Zheng Long about the intention of several officers to come to him, and Zheng Long didn't hide it, and directly told Wen Tao that it was because they wanted to use Zheng Long's fame to let the swordsmiths of the entire Jinge Town build a batch of weapons for them.

If this was the arrangement of the state, of course Zheng Long agreed without saying a word, but these people Zheng Long learned that it was just to arm his troops, not the state's arrangement but a private action, so he refused fiercely.

This is something Wen Tao didn't expect.

The two talked happily until five hours later, when the young man who had received the guests came to report that the bone knife had been cast!