Chapter 60: Demonstrating Strength
In Gatumdoge's bewildered gaze, Qi Xiao picked up an ice-blue iron hammer densely covered with runes, and with a hammer, the piece of frost steel that was originally forged by Gatumdogg shattered like a sand sculpture and turned into ice-blue particles.
The piece of frost steel that Gatumdog had to forge tens of thousands of times to shatter into granules shattered gently and skillfully.
Gatumdogh took a step back in disbelief......
In the surprised and inexplicable gazes of the two, Qi Xiao casually pulled up those particles, fell into a sword-shaped groove next to them, turned his head and asked, "Is that so?" ”
Nyingmar nodded: "Yes, put these metal particles in the grooves of the sword shape, and then forge them repeatedly, these grains will become more uniform and tiny, and their structures will be reborn." We call this process quenching. ”
"It's just a constant forging, over and over again?" Qi Xiao asked.
"Yes, Frost Steel has a natural Frost Heart, and with each forging, it gets colder and colder, until it reaches absolute coldness, and it becomes a harder, more stable, and more wearable weapon, so that they can resist those hateful and filthy fire magic of Negar."
"Oh......" Qi Xiao grabbed a few cold particles with interest and looked at them in his hand, "How many times will it take to repeatedly fragment and reorganize like this?" ”
"About a dozen times." Gatumdog, who had only recovered from his composure, replied, looking at the young man in front of him with a look of fear in his eyes.
"Actually, you can consider using a forging press, that thing is very cheap, even if there is no other driving force, it can save a lot of time with water power." Qi Xiao said seriously. "Build a huge waterwheel, then connect a hammer with a connecting rod, and that's ......"
Qi Xiao gestured with his hand and demonstrated.
Although Nyingmar was still a little confused and fascinated by Qi Xiao's words, Gatum Dogg fully understood, and Qi Xiao was vaguely telling them: they, these earthlings, not only have invincible combat power that surpasses Lagash City, but also have their unrivaled technology and technology.
And Qi Xiao, not only does he have a divine sword forged from the desolate fire, but he is also telling himself with his own actions: Unless you have the ability to build such a machine, don't come to challenge, don't even think about it.
And with a slight hammer, he has already shown his strength to Gatumdog, thinking about the technology they haven't seen yet, Gatumdogg has unconsciously restrained himself, become well-behaved, and dare not take a step beyond the thunder pool.
Fortunately, they are not our enemies yet, otherwise they would have been more difficult to deal with than Negar.
"What's the matter with your absolute coldness?" Qi Xiao turned around and asked, shattering Gatumdog's reverie.
"Do you know the limit of low temperatures?" Gatumdoge walked up to Qi Xiao's side and asked softly.
"I know a little bit." Qi Xiao nodded.
In fact, Qi Xiao, who has just graduated from high school, can't help but know the term "absolute zero", and he also knows the liquid nitrogen technology that is commonly mastered on the earth, liquid nitrogen is minus 196 degrees Celsius, and absolute zero is minus 273.15 degrees Celsius, but he doesn't plan to show this in front of aliens.
"This temperature can only be infinitely close with the blessings of other gods, but it can never be reached, but Ramasu's divine power bloodline can make it easy for us to do this, and not be harmed by it. We use this enchanted hammer to cryotherapy this particular metal, which continuously improves its toughness without reducing its hardness. ””
"The tenacity of that biting frost is our greatest reliance...... and the frost of Lagash is enough to devour the souls of our enemies." Gatumdoge picked up a frost-flickering sword and handed it to Qi Xiao.
"Can you feel the chill of the frost veins?"
"The name of this sword is Frostvein?"
"Yes."
"It's nice, it's cool."
"But when faced with an enemy, he will freeze every drop of blood of your opponent." Gatum Dogg said solemnly.
"But the quality of the swords here is not the same?" Qi Xiao looked around, in this humble blacksmith shop, there were all kinds of weapons, large and small, some of them shining with the brilliance of crystals, but they were dull and full of impurities.
"Yes, because I'm doing a great study." Gatumdog was a little louder, "The potential of Froststeel is limitless, I want to break through the limit of the minimum temperature so that Froststeel can reach even lower temperatures. I've been doing this research in this humble blacksmith shop for decades.
"Master Gatumdoge has been studying here continuously for more than twenty years, and he has almost never been out of this room." Nyingmar looked at Gatumdogh with admiration and added.
"My heart is strong, can you find a daughter-in-law by tossing these? Qi Xiao looked at Gatum Dogg and said in his heart.
"I heard that a stranger has come to our territory? Gatumdog, I smell the stench of outsiders in your blacksmith's shop! Suddenly, a thick, savage voice broke the silence.
A tall and fierce man as Gatumdog walked in, dressed in golden and ornate armor, with a column of guards, all dressed in silver-white glittering froststeel armor, and holding blades in his hands.
Gatumdoge looked at the person who came and nodded: "Yes, let me introduce you, this is Qi Xiao from the earth." ”
"This is our general, the valiant Lord Dumuji Abzi, one of the supreme rulers of Lagash."
Qi Xiao nodded at the visitor.
Dumuji Abz looked at Qi Xiao and snorted coldly: "Idiot, don't you know that those cunning aliens, they want to kill you with their bare hands?" ”
"You actually sent an alien to the Crystal Shine Trail to spy on our sacred secrets!"
"He won't hurt us, they are also Negar's enemies, we should unite!" Nyingmar didn't know why, so he rushed out first, arguing with the general.
Dumuji Abz gave Nyingmar a cold look, and the chill in his eyes made the latter's heart tremble.
"Won't hurt? Phew, thousands of years ago, we ruled the whole of the east, and now, only the bones of our compatriots are left in the fields. ”
"We are left with only these few villages, and we can only hide in this valley and shiver, and all this is because we believe in one person, that woman of Ramasus!"
"Steelsmith, have you ever seen a stone fall into the calm waters of a lake, our every move will cause ripples, even if it is to accept a sworn friendship, we need to think twice."
And their arrival just proves this. Our warriors are hungry for revenge, but all this requires a test of blood and fire, not by an outsider! ”
Dumuji Abz spoke impassionedly, his voice shaking the air and humming.
Gatumdoge shook his head: "Ninggula and I both believe that unity and cooperation are the best way out, and we will share our advanced military theories and weapons and equipment with those outsiders. In return, they will be our powerful allies in our fight against Negar. ”
"It's for the sake of the homeland, for the continuation of the race."
"Fool, these frost steels are so much more precious than you think!" Dumuji Abz shouted loudly, and he glared at Qi Xiao fiercely, "No one can steal the secret of the Frost Goddess, I guard this land, and the power of Lagash cannot be violated." ”
Then he turned to Qi Xiao, looked him up and down, and said viciously, "Outsider, the law of Lagash is not to be flouted. Your arrival has defiled this sacred land, and you will be punished for it. ”
"What if I want to be quiet for a while?" Qi Xiao didn't look at him, turned his head and asked Ningmar.
Dumuji Abz laughed angrily, he grinned wide, and sprayed the stench on Qi Xiao's face: "Boy, unless you can defeat me, and our elite guards, you will be expelled from the city now!" ”
"Okay then." Qi Xiao nodded helplessly, "To explain in advance, I come from a peace-loving race, and under normal circumstances, we do not recommend the use of force to resolve disputes. ”
Dumuji Abz laughed disdainfully, his eyes as cold and dazzling as frost, "Outside?"
"No need."
After Qi Xiao finished speaking, he could only hear the sound of the wind, and in the small blacksmith shop, a burst of blue light flashed, the white light was dazzling, and everyone's eyes were made painful by the instantaneous white light.
When those present reflected, every guard was surprised to find that they were held against the chest by a long sword, and there was no way to avoid it.
The swords of the entire blacksmith shop seemed to come to life in an instant, and they were suspended in the air, one on the left and one on the right, clinging to the vital points of Dumuji Aboz and the guards he had brought.
"Declare in advance, I have no ill intentions, but Your Excellency, your soldiers are obviously not enough. According to the rules on our side, the messenger is not punished, and of course, if the rules on your side are different, I will not refuse to go out on my own. Qi Xiao Shi walked in front of Dumuji Abz and talked eloquently.
"Do you want some more?" Qi Xiao drew his long sword and squeezed his eyes at the general.
"Hmph, a little trick to deceive." Dumuji Abz spat again and led the guards to turn away.
A few people walked out of the blacksmith shop and watched Dumuji Abz leave angrily along the glittering road.
Qi Xiao glanced back at the nervous Gatumdogh and Nyingmar and shrugged his shoulders as if everything was no big deal.
Through the gaps in the cliffs on both sides, Qi Xiao saw that the sky was gradually darkening, and another long day had passed.
"Is it night?" Qi Xiao asked. In this bizarre world, everything seems so unreal, even the arrival of night is difficult to determine.
"Yes, it's time to rest."
"Okay, business is done, let's ......" Qi Xiao turned around, faced Nyingmar and Gatum Dog, inserted the long sword into the gap in his belt, looked around with a shy stomach, looked at the street, and then asked, "What do you have to eat here?" ”
Dumuji Abz angrily kicked everything on the side of the road, and the vendors along the street saw his arrival and put away their stalls in a panic.
One of the guards stepped forward and whispered with a little concern, "That earthlings seem to have a lot of ideas, if they and the goddess really join forces......?" ”
"Hmph," Dumuji Abz said with a sinister smile in his voice, "the stranger...... Negar would pay a good price for his head. ”
From the moment he entered the city of Lagash, Qi Xiao decided to be the first earthling to try extraterrestrial food.
Since the city looks beautiful, the food on this planet might be delicious too.
And when he was really confronted with those strange diets, he found that he was overestimating his own capacity.
It's sticky, toothpaste-like everywhere!
The blue paste on the left, the green paste on the right, the pink paste on the front, and the yellow paste on the back, all of them were like dirt stained with inferior dye, and then they were brought up casually.
Qi Xiao didn't know if the humans on this planet had bad teeth, or if they were exercising themselves to live a gravity-free life, so they ate like the early astronauts on Earth.
In short, almost none of them piqued his interest.
In desperation, he could only try to drink the syrup of Lagash's specialty, while chatting with Gatumdog, who was accompanying the guests.
As a weapon master, Gatum Doge's topic was limited to forging, and he strongly wanted to get something about forging another planet from Qi Xiao's mouth.
So Qi Xiao casually talked nonsense, and the two of them got along well, talking and laughing.
"Japanese knives are known for their troublesome maintenance and brittle steel mouths...... I have a few hidden mouthfuls at home, all of which were captured in the war a hundred years ago, and this kind of weapon, only the captured trophies, has a collection value, otherwise it is not as practical as the cheapest alloy kitchen knife. ”
"My sword? You mean the Chinese sword? It's very good maintenance, just wipe it clean after killing someone. ”
"Alloy? It is to mix all kinds of metals together, accurately proportion, powder smelting, or electroslag remelting, so that the steel obtained is of high purity, less impurities, and the surface is smooth and dense......"
"What is electricity...... This one...... It's really hard to explain, you can understand it as a kind of energy. ”
"The hammer? Oh, hit it a few more times, you see that if you hit it 14 times, the metal can have 16384 layers, which is much more convenient, and it will work better than if you knock it for a day. ”
"Pure handicraft is no longer popular, I knew a strange guy when I was a child, this guy is very stubborn and wants to make a sword by hand and ancient law, hammer by hammer, this guy bought materials and went into the deep mountains and old forests to practice alone, so many years, there is no news at all, and I don't know if I am still alive or not......"
The two of them were drunk, talking nonsense casually, exchanging worthless information, but they also got along happily.
"Most of our martial arts come from famous mountains and rivers, temples and Taoist temples. I? I'm kind of Kunlun faction, well, there are also the Brahmaputra faction, the Himalayan faction, and the Gangdis Mountain faction...... Hahahaha, drink! ”