Despite the fanciful blows, Tob Mott was forging a real Valyrian steel sword for the first time - and Egger saw casting arrows as a random move, and it didn't matter if he didn't succeed: casting things was his profession and career as the first blacksmith in King's Landing, and he couldn't tolerate such a big failure on his glamorous resume. Reforging the Dark Sisters would be an opportunity he would never encounter again in his life, and as a true enforcer, he was more nervous than the wielder of the sword. The Inner Fort was busy with the lack of rooms, and he was fine...... Decided to go all out, so as soon as he arrived in Houguan Town, he moved his apprentice into the first foundry with the most complete facilities, and slept there even at night, without using the guest room specially vacated by Yam.

After spending half a day making sure that all the tools and equipment needed and getting acquainted with the heat performance, and another day and a half successfully recasting the small tile-tiled lump of steel he had brought with him into a few arrowheads, on the third day of his arrival in the grant, Tob Mott approached Egger and declared himself "ready", and took the Dark Sisters from him.

Of course, Iger had to send someone to watch such a valuable sword so as not to be dropped, but in the end, it was an extraordinary person who carried out this task: Melisandre, who insisted that "the Dark Sisters are the Sword of Prophecy" from the beginning, offered to supervise the entire melting process.

Ten workers who were responsible for keeping the flame of the furnace and cooperating with the recasting carried the cover into the first casting workshop, and the fire and heat came through the cracks in the doors and small windows, and the white smoke from the roof chimney did not stop for a day or night. After more than a dozen hours of closed work, the tall apprentice boy with strong muscles in both arms and chest came running and knocked on Egger's door, telling him that the arrows he had ordered were finished.

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I can't talk about the excitement, but the anticipation is a little. Egg quickly summoned Arya and her little princess sisters and rushed to the foundry outside the Inner Castle.

The choice to start work yesterday afternoon was not without reason: in this way, the most crucial recasting and forming stages would be postponed until late at night – the quiet and undisturbed winter nights of Houguan Town, ensuring that the casters could concentrate and not be affected by external influences.

At least that's how Tob Mott explained it to the Commander-in-Chief of the Night's Watch.

Melisandre said she had no problem with that - as long as there was enough magic in her body or necklace, she could skip eating, drinking, sleeping, and even going to the toilet, and it didn't make a difference to her day or night. Although she had not taken her eyes off the melting and casting process for a moment, she still looked radiant, but Master Tob Mott, who had worked all night, had a tired look on her face that could not be concealed...... However, he looked full of pride and accomplishment, and just by looking at his face, Egger guessed that the reforge should have achieved a commendable result.

"I have reforged your sword into seventy-one arrowheads, my lord. The blacksmith said proudly with his chin held high, and pushed a wooden box on the countertop towards Egger, "Except for the iron juice that was stuck in the pot at the end and couldn't be poured out, and the seventy-second arrow could not be cast, the attrition rate is almost zero, and you can check and even weigh it at will!"

If you don't look closely, it's easy to see the pile of things in the box as a handful of iron nails, but in fact they are dozens of arrowheads stacked neatly together. They shimmered in the light of the flickering fires and candles in the room, and there were faint red and black ripples flowing, and even the uninitiate knew that they were not mundane things.

Egger glanced at the red-robed woman, saw that she didn't say anything, understood that what the other party said was true, and nodded with a smile: "Very good, can the process go smoothly?"

"It's not bad, but there's no need to hide it from you: it didn't go as smoothly as you thought. "The process of melting the sword took more time than expected, and the sword you provided seemed to be slightly different from the tile steel I bought, and I increased the firepower and used a higher temperature to melt it." In addition, Ms. Melisandre used some fire spells to help in the final pouring stage, so that the first formation rate reached 100%, and none of them were reworked. ”

"Why. The red-robed woman said coldly, "Those charms and magic crystals you prepared are all ordinary products of the rotten street, and it is enough to reforge ordinary tile steel, but dragon steel ...... If it weren't for the second half of my spell casting, I don't know how much precious magic would have to escape. ”

The blacksmith looked embarrassed and nodded yes: "Yes, yes, you have worked hard." ”

Looking at the two of them, Iger could probably guess what was going on: there was no reason for someone like Melisandre to lie to claim credit for herself, and most of what she said was true. It's a pity that Tob Mott, as a mortal, is afraid that he can't detect the difference in the concentration of magic contained in dragon steel and ordinary tile steel...... I was a little skeptical of what the witch said, but I didn't dare to confront and question a priest of the Lord of Light who really knew magic, so I would admit that I was so insincere.

"It's good to be done, don't talk about those twists and turns. Egger was in a good mood and didn't have time to think about the details. He picked up an arrow and scrutinized it: a slender tapered arrow about five centimeters long, with a cold glow on the ridges and tips, and a longer needle attached to the back of the buttocks, so thin that one could hardly resist suspecting that it could be broken with a single hand...... Of course, the scene of its disconnection only exists in the imagination, this is an incomparably strong Valyrian steel, the palm of the hand is forceful, let alone broken or bent, and even the deformation is so subtle that it is difficult to detect, and when it is loosened, it is a straight arrow.

"Your Excellency, you have asked me to prioritize penetration and to cast as many quantities as possible while ensuring lethality, and I have taken all of your requirements into account when designing the arrows. Tob also picked one up and boastfully introduced the former, "To be cast into as many portions as possible means that the lighter the weight of each arrow, the better...... At the same time, I wanted to ensure penetration, and finally chose the solution of the triangular pointed cone and the back collar among several designs. ”

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Iger did account for these two requests, and the motive behind them was actually very simple: he wanted to cast a few more copies, nothing more than hoping to have a few more chances to shoot the Night King at the most critical moment. And the reason for putting penetration in the first place is even simpler - Long Gang's killing of the strange ghost relies on the magic power of the fire attribute rather than physical destruction, and the arrow does not need to make any complicated blood grooves or barbs, as long as it can shoot through the armor or cover of the strange ghost at the most critical moment and pierce their body!

He looked down at the arrow in his hand carefully, and found that Tobu had indeed carried out his request, nodded in approval of the other party's explanation, and waited for him to continue.

"The triangular pyramid, which is both penetrating and simple in structure and saves materials, made this choice without much difficulty. But in the selection of the connection between the arrow shaft and the arrow shaft, I have considered some time: there are no more than two connection methods, hole type and collar type. The popular explanation is that one is that there is a hole in the arrowhead, and the arrow shaft is pierced into the arrowhead, and the other is that a needle-like tail is dragged behind the arrowhead, and the arrow is inserted into the arrow shaft. Seeing that the leader of the night watchman was willing to listen to his own explanations, the blacksmith seemed to be in good spirits, "Generally speaking, the hole type is obviously more material-efficient than the collar type, but the thickest part of the triangular pyramid is similar to the normal shaft, and if you want to make a hole in the back that can insert the shaft, the whole structure of the arrow must be redesigned." Either ruin the smooth shape, or grow thicker and add a butt ...... In the end, the material consumption will increase, not to mention the disadvantage of the accuracy of the hole type. After some trade-offs, I finally settled for the collar ...... After taking this step, I thought about a combination, i.e., the arrow collar is made of Valyrian steel, but the arrow collar is replaced by other metals such as iron or copper to save material. Unfortunately, experience has taught me that there is no other metal that blends well with tile steel, and that if you want the arrow to be strong and durable, it must be made in one piece, and the whole body is made of Valyrian steel. ”

"One arrow, there are so many doorways!" Arya was amazed, and she picked up an arrow and measured it carefully—of course, she couldn't see anything, only that it was tile steel, and it was the same expensive material as the family's sword Hanbing, "Master, can you give me one, I will wear it around my neck as a talisman, or as a hairpin in my hair!" Father's cold ice is still in the hands of Margaery's family, and I will be the only person in the Stark family who has a Valyrian steel weapon." ”

"The ice is in the hands of the Tyrells, have they asked to return the sword?" Egg really didn't know about this, but thinking about it, the two families were still in a state of war at the moment, and most of them couldn't get along, "When the war is over, it's no problem to send you and Maeve alone, and now, these arrows must be used by the warriors who are fighting against the strangers first." ”

"I can shoot arrows too, and I shoot well, Sir Roderick has said that there are few girls in the Seven Kingdoms who are better at archery than me!"

"Uh-" Egger said, he really hadn't tested Arya's archery, and there weren't many girls in the Seven Kingdoms whose archery skills were better than hers—what level was that?, while thinking about countermeasures, he quietly snatched the arrow that Arya had grabbed in his hand and put it back in the box, "Well, there's a chance for me to see your archery, if it's really that good, you'll have a share in killing strangers at that time, okay." ”

"Okay, don't go back!"

Here, the master and apprentice had a small discussion. And over there, the arrowsmith swallowed his saliva, and there were still a lot of details to tell: "That is, although the thing is small, there are many doorways! Miss, you see, as far as the thickness of this arrow collar, there are also university questions-if it is an ordinary material, such a thin arrow collar will definitely not be enough, and the arrow will definitely break when it hits the east and west...... Fortunately, this is tile steel, and I have made some calculations to ensure that this thickness is not only the most economical material, but also has the minimum strength. In order to ensure that the center of gravity of the whole arrow does not move backwards, I have also thought of a solution - then cast some small copper rings, hoop at the front of the special arrow shaft for tile steel arrows, which not only increases weight, but also strengthens the connection stability between the arrow and the arrow shaft!"

"Alright, Master Mott. Egger laughed as he interrupted the blacksmith's rambling details, "You have done a good job, seventy-one arrows, one-fifth is fourteen and one-fifth, and as a reward for your hard work and sweat, you can take fifteen of them when the war is over." If you want to return to King's Landing as soon as possible to continue managing the blacksmith...... The night watchman is nervous about the ship right now, but I will arrange for the carriage and horses to see them off immediately, and if you want to wait for the payment in the land grant, please also ask the master to exchange more experience with our night watchman's craftsmen about casting and forging during his stay in the land grant, which can be regarded as a contribution to the defense of the Great Wall - in return, you will receive the highest level of technical remuneration!"

After all, I don't wait for this to complete a major goal in life and seem a little ambitious...... Or the blacksmith who was talking in response, Egg turned his head to look at the guards who followed behind him: "Seal this box of arrows and take it back to my room, and besides, pass the order-" Seventy-one dragon steel arrows, this number exceeds Egger's expectations, how to distribute these arrows is a matter worth considering, but for a moment, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, "Pass the order - tomorrow and tomorrow, the queen of heaven will hold a simple archery competition, and the top-ranked archery masters will be awarded the opportunity to join me in the decisive battle." Lightbringer's 'Hunt down the Stranger and get a chance to be honored and made famous in history!'

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