Chapter 13: The Short Sword
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Little Winter Melon grabbed the spear in his hand, tried to stab it twice, and finally shook his head,
"What kind of material is this gun made of? Why is the elasticity so poor. ”
"Resilience?" The iron striker looked puzzled, "Isn't the gun just as strong as it is?" What do you want to be flexible? ”
"Not resilient? If it's not elastic, it's a spear, okay? ”
Seeing the dazed look on the iron, the little winter melon didn't know where to start explaining, and waved his hand.
"Forget it, you don't understand it anyway...... By the way, I remember that there is an ash forest in the south of the city, and if you pick it carefully, you should be able to find two that can be used, probably. ”
"Well, you're up to the mark."
Seeing that the little winter melon was about to set off, Junbao and Qiuxue also shrugged their shoulders and said that they had no opinion.
However, Su Hang remembered one thing, took out a drawing from his arms, and handed it to the ironworker:
"By the way, Uncle Tie, can you make me a weapon? After all, the world is so chaotic now, and it's really inconvenient for a guy who doesn't have some self-defense. ”
Some small props can be obtained by Su Hang in reality, but many controlled knives, with Su Hang's current ability, are more convenient to build directly in the fantasy world.
"No problem."
If it were other children of six or seven years old who made such a request, the iron would not have agreed so easily. After all, if this kind of sharp weapon is placed in their hands, it is not only easy to hurt others, but also to hurt themselves.
But Su Hang is different, because in the previous action to persuade Qiu Xue, he has proved his maturity with real actions.
"Hey, this drawing is quite good, especially the format of this size calibration, little brother Su Hang, this is what you think of yourself?"
"This is what I read from an ancient book, what does Uncle Tie think?"
"It's good, it's simple, but it's self-explanatory."
Su Hang nodded and asked, "Uncle Tie, can you build it?" ”
"Well, although the shape is a little special, it shouldn't be too difficult to build, and it can be completed in about two or three days."
The drawings were naturally drawn by Su Hang in the shape of the black sword in the transit space, simple and smooth, but with a different charm, however, the difficulty of building was not high, and the confidence of striking iron was fully guaranteed.
"Great, thank you so much Uncle Tie!"
Su Hang's face was overjoyed, and he took out a silver ingot from his pocket and handed it over.
"Little Brother Su, what are you doing here?"
The iron striker directly pushed the silver back,
"It's just an ordinary long sword, it's a gift from Uncle Tie to you, why do you have to pay?"
"Uncle Tie, you're going to be mistaken,"
Su Hang seemed to have expected the other party's reaction, and pushed the silver over again,
"I hope that this long sword, you can use the best materials, the best technology, not to be able to sharpen iron like clay, nitpicking, but at the very least, it must also be of high quality and durable, so these ten taels of silver, you may still receive less, if it is not enough, please open your mouth."
"I see, ten taels of silver is really not much."
The iron-striking man nodded, but he didn't excuse himself, but reminded,
"However, with my skills, although I can't beat the 'Hundred Refining', there is no problem with the 'Seventy-two Refining' at all.
It's just that in this way, it will take a lot of time, and your sword will take at least a month and a half......"
"No problem, I have this patience, and everything will be left to Uncle Tie."
Su Hang knew that there would be a considerable period of comfortable life in the future, but he was not in a hurry.
"Wait!"
Just as Su Hang turned to leave, the iron striker suddenly spoke out and stopped him again.
"Little brother Su Hang, are you really going to use this sword yourself?"
"yes, what's the problem?"
"It's not a matter of building, it's such a long sword, are you used to using it, little brother?"
……
Su Hang's movements froze, and the iron striking was right, his current small body was at best a little higher than this black sword, and it must be quite uncomfortable to wield it if it was really built according to the drawings.
"Then make the sword body a little shorter and hit a short sword."
In the end, Su Hang could only settle for the next best thing and reduce the size of the long sword according to his height.
However, this is not without any benefits, that is, the time he needs to wait has been shortened to a month.
……
"This elasticity is too bad - no......"
"This one is crooked, and it won't work......"
……
Looking at the little winter melon that picked and chose all the way, but kept shaking his head, Su Hang couldn't help but remind:
"Sister Little Winter Melon, you still have to teach us the selection method first, so that everyone can improve a little efficiency by looking for it separately, otherwise such a large forest, you look for it alone, even if you find it, you may not be able to find it all."
"That's just as well." The little winter melon patted his head and said suddenly, "Okay, I'll tell you about the exquisiteness of this ash rod first." ”
"Well, I also asked my sister master to dictate the scriptures, and the disciples listened attentively."
Su Hang sold a cute, and everyone laughed.
"Ahem, in that case, the good boys can all listen well, this real big gun, must be taken care of from the ash sapling about three feet high, first of all, you must pay attention, not to grow insects, otherwise it will leave a scar, and no matter how good the wood is, it will be wasted.
Secondly, also pay attention to keep pruning the side branches, leaving only a handful of leaves at the top of the tree......"
"Wait, pruning the side branches is understandable, in order not to bend the poles,"
Junbao patted his head, a little puzzled,
"But why do the leaves at the top of the tree have to be pruned off?"
Qiu Xue also nodded and echoed:
"yes, why do you have to cut off even the top leaves?"
"I guess it's to limit the growth rate of the ash rods,"
Compared with Junbao, who is ignorant of the world, and Qiu Xue, who has always made a living from performing arts, Su Hang's thinking from modern times is more active, and he vaguely guessed a little reason.
"Trees will add one ring of growth rings every year, but if the tree grows too fast and the interval between the growth rings is too large, it is easy to cause the material of the ash rod to become too soft;
On the contrary, the growth rate is slower, the same width, the denser the annual rings will be, and the ash rod will naturally be more solid and elastic. ”
"I see."
"I see?"
"You heard me wrong, I just said, 'That's it.'"
"Really?" ×3
"Ahem......"
Xiao Donggua coughed twice, and continued to forcibly change the topic under the suspicious eyes of everyone,
"Therefore, the ash rod that is really suitable for making a big gun must be at least ten or twenty years old.
A hundred ash trees, even if someone can take care of them, after ten or twenty years, the final success is only two or three out of ten, which shows its preciousness.
Therefore, a good big gun, even in those noble families, can be passed down as a family heirloom. ”