Chapter 19 Preparing for Steelmaking

"It can't be, it can't ......," Locke muttered. Looking at the sword in his hand, he couldn't believe it, and there were already several gaps in the sword at this time.

Just after chopping towards the blowing snow, Locke saw that his sword had an extra gap, but the blowing snow had nothing to do, and he didn't believe it and cut it a few more times. So there are a few more gaps.

Fang Tianya couldn't believe it, it turned out that Ling Feng's waist was hanging all day long, he had always thought it was an ornamental sword, it turned out to be so strong. Even the best dwarven sword could not cut a trace, but instead cut a gap by itself. It's just that this sword is too thin, if it's thicker, it's a complete divine sword, and there is no other sword in the world that is more powerful than it.

Ling Feng smiled and said, "What's the matter, Uncle Locke, did I lie to you?" Now that the facts are in front of you, don't you still believe that they are the facts? ”

Locke snatched the blowing snow in his hand, looked at it blankly, and muttered: "What kind of material is this made of, how can it be like this, there is no trace at all." Why have I never heard of such a sword?"

Ling Feng asked Locke to take the blowing snow and didn't bother him, so that he had a buffer. It takes time to accept something new.

Ling Feng took out a fish from the space bag and gave it to the kitten, and he bit the fruit there. I also gave Xue Qing one casually, and Xue Qing took the fruit and ate it.

When Chen Fan saw this situation, he knew that there was nothing unpalatable about Ling Feng's body, so he said, "Ling Feng, you selfish guy who values sex and despises friends, won't give me one." Even your cat has something to eat, and I don't even have a single fruit. ”

"If you want to eat, just say it, give it. Ling Feng threw a fruit to Chen Fan and Fang Tianya.

When Ling Feng and the others finished eating the fruit, Locke also recovered from the shock. Reluctantly, he handed the blowing snow into Ling Feng's hands, and said heavily: "I don't have materials like you, I can't hit the knife you want." ”

Ling Feng had already thought about practicing steel by himself, but he had to find a few people to help, and Locke in front of him was a good candidate. From what he has just done, he is a dedicated blacksmith, and the dwarves are the most honest, and they will never go back on what they promised you. So Ling Feng is going to pull Locke over to help him now.

"This material is called steel, and it is made again from the foundation of iron. "The more you have to take it, the more you have to deal with it first, Ling Feng has to give Locke something before he can pull him over to help.

Sure enough, when Locke heard this, he said excitedly: "Made of iron, how is it made, do you know?"

Ling Feng said: "Of course I know, I came to you today to help me make steel and build the weapons I wanted." ”

Locke was even more excited when he heard about Ling Fenghui, and said, "Tell me how it was made." ”

Ling Feng was embarrassed: "This ......"

Locke heard Ling Feng say this, thinking that Ling Feng would not say it, and said regretfully: "I also know such a secret, you won't tell me this I just met, but I really want to know, I am willing to give everything." ”

Ling Feng listened to Locke's words and knew that he had misunderstood. It's not that Ling Feng doesn't want to say it now, but he said that there is no good fuel, it can't reach the temperature needed for steelmaking, and it can't be practiced steel.

Ling Feng sighed and said, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, but now that there are no materials, it's like saying it in vain." ”

Locke hurriedly said: "There are no materials to find, I will help you find any materials you want, and you can also take all the things I have here." I'll make a note of it now. With that, Locke took out a black object and took out a piece of paper to record.

Ling Feng said: "None of the things you have here are of much use, only these are of some use, but there is also another important thing that can be used." Ling Feng pointed to the three piles of iron, rough blanks and defective products.

Locke heard Ling Feng's words, and saw Ling Feng pointing at the defective product, and said, "What important things, what's the use of all this garbage?"

Ling Feng heard Locke say that the defective product was garbage, and said strangely: "Garbage?

Locke replied, "These will not be reinvented, and the cost will be higher than that of ironmaking." I'm also here for the time being, and I usually throw it away. ”

After listening to Locke's words, Ling Feng immediately jumped up and grabbed Locke, and said excitedly, "You said that you throw these away as garbage every time, and you do it all of them?"

Locke was a little curious as to why Ling Feng was so excited, and replied, "Yes." I do it, and every blacksmith does it. ”

Ling Feng lowered his head and thought, if I go to recycle this, I can get a lot of raw materials without mining, if not, I have to start buying these scrap iron immediately, these are all treasures. You can also save ...... Hey, this is??Ling Feng saw the black thing in Locke's hand.

Ling Feng snatched the black thing from Locke's hand, carefully observed every inch, and muttered, "This is ...... It can't be, it's too coincidental. Take a closer look. Ling Feng completely ignored the puzzled eyes of others, and studied this black thing on his own.

"Haha, that's great. Ling Feng shouted happily.

Seeing Ling Feng so excited, Locke asked, "What's going on, what's wrong with my black stone?"

"Uncle Locke, where did you get this black stone?" Ling Feng calmed down when he heard Locke's words and asked.

Locke replied, "It's very ordinary and useless, but I use it when I see it as easy to draw things." There are many of them on the Black Rock Mountain to the west of the Imperial City. ”

"Uncle, we can make steel this time, and that's what I want. In the future, we will have as much steel as we want. ”

This black thing is graphite. Where there is graphite, there is coal. Ling Feng thought that the people of this world had never used coal, so they would not know the purpose of coal, nor would they not know the value of coal. Since there are many Blackstone Mountains, there should be an open-pit coal mine in Blackstone Mountain.

"Really, what's the use of this black stone?"

"The use of blackstone is for writing, but the use of mining with blackstone is great. It's not about steelmaking, but there are many places where you can use this. ”

"Really, then we can make steel later. When can I start, I'll go collect the ingredients you want today. Locke said excitedly, thinking in his heart how exciting it was to be able to build a sword like that in Ling Feng's hand. Finally found a new goal and created a sword that could completely surpass all the current swords. The dwarves' minds are as simple as that, as long as they can build good weapons, they are the happiest thing, and they can sacrifice something that humans think is incredible for this goal. This kind of person will be a high-level technician when put on Earth.

"There's no need to rush so much, there's still a lot to prepare, it's just raw materials, and some necessary tools need to be made. I think it's best to have a steelmaking workshop near Blackstone Mountain. Ling Feng thought that there were still a lot of things to be done, and the most important thing was to build a steelmaking furnace. At present, only one open-hearth furnace can be built, but even the steel smelted from the open-hearth is several times better than the current iron.

"Then what should I do now, without that kind of steel, I'm not interested in forging swords now. "Locke was watching Ling Feng's blowing snow, plus he could get steel, so he wasn't much interested in asking him to build an iron sword now.

"Uncle, you go collect this scrap iron first, and you can take as much as you can. It doesn't matter if you give money, it's better to send out the news of buying these scrap iron, and you can buy it here by weight. First buy it at the price of one pound of copper. Ling Feng felt that the purchase of these scrap iron was the most urgent.

Locke now wants to see the steel, even if he wants him to order, he is willing, let alone just buy this scrap iron, so he agreed. Ling Feng felt that he had to buy that Black Stone Mountain now, and with this coal mine, the steelmaking in the future would be guaranteed. There's nothing going on here anyway, so let's go to the Land Department first.

"Uncle Locke, let's go first, this is the gold coin for scrap iron. Ling Feng took out a dozen gold coins from the space bag, not that Ling Feng was stingy, but that he only had so many gold coins on him, and the others were golden tickets. Moreover, if scrap iron is purchased according to a pound of copper coins, more than a dozen gold coins can purchase tens of thousands of catties of scrap iron. Enough of these days.

"I don't know what your name is, where you live, how will I find you in the future?" Ling Feng was about to go out with Xue Qing in his hand, but Locke stopped Ling Feng.

Ling Feng said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself just now." My name is Long Tian, and I am the second young master of the Long family. You should know how to find me. ”

Of course, Locke, the name of Long Tian, knew it, and naturally knew where to look for him, so he nodded and said, "I know." ”

Ling Feng walked out of Locke's courtyard, pulling the snow, followed by Fang Tianya and Chen Fan, and walked towards the land department.