The blacksmith shops in Yuanhe County are concentrated in the northeast corner of the city, and as soon as you enter the street, you can smell a distinct smell of burnt paste and a clanging sound of metal knocking.

As a county town on the edge of Taihu Lake, there are seven or eight blacksmith shops here, mainly selling all kinds of agricultural tools and daily ironware, but there are also things such as swords, guns, swords, and halberds.

According to the decree of the Great Song Dynasty, the people were not allowed to possess any armor, artillery and flags that belonged to the weapons of war, but all kinds of individual weapons were allowed to be possessed by the people.

Whether it is the traditional sword, sword, halberd, axe, hook and fork, bow and arrow machine crossbow, or even the latest fast guns and three-eyed guns of this era, private ownership is allowed, as long as you go to the government to register.

The reason for such lax weapons controls is simple: in this world of supernatural powers, anything far from human settlements is not very peaceful, and some unfriendly alien activities are in the mountains.

Even if the government, cultivators, and warriors will continue to take the initiative to strangle all kinds of alien races that endanger humanity, they can only ensure the absolute safety of settlements, roads, and other areas of human activity and their surroundings.

As for other places, it is up to the private sector to solve the problem on their own, which is why the government is open to the private sector to hold all kinds of weapons.

Of course, the existence of extraordinary power is also an important reason for the release of weapons: according to Liang En's personal experience, it is not a problem for a cultivator who has just gotten a glimpse of the path to fight three or five professional heavy armor fighters with his bare hands.

After crossing half the street under the guidance of Uncle Zhang, they entered a small blacksmith shop, and as soon as they entered the door, an old man of about fifty years old came out of the room.

Maybe it's because he smokes and burns iron by the fire all day long, so even if he is in his 50s, this blacksmith looks much older than Uncle Zhang.

"What does this guest want? The old shop is not big, but it should satisfy you. ”

Liang En took a closer look at the shop and found that there were three or four blacksmiths or blacksmith apprentices in the whole shop.

"Uncle Sun, I'm here to find you this time."

After confirming with Uncle Zhang, Liang En bowed his hand to the old man, and continued.

"I once accidentally got a big food scimitar, but the overall preservation is not good, I heard that you are the first blacksmith in our county, so I came to ask for help."

"Oh, the Big Eater Machete?" Hearing Liang En say this, Blacksmith Sun, who looked a little listless just now, suddenly became energetic, "Can I pass the eyes?" ”

"Uncle, please—"

After hearing what the other party said, Liang En immediately motioned to Uncle Zhang to put the long cloth bag I was holding just now on the table, and then untied the cloth bag to reveal the scimitar inside.

"Hey, that's a!" Carefully pulling the blade out of the scabbard and looking at it, and then tapping it with his fingers again, Blacksmith Sun immediately let out a regretful sound.

"This is a high-grade big food iron knife, you may not find ten in Suzhou City, how can someone save things so carelessly?"

"Uh- this is a weapon that my ancestors seized from pirates when they were running to sea, and it couldn't be maintained on the ship at the time, but when it came back to land, it didn't come back to maintain it, and the blacksmith I found didn't dare to repair it, and then it became like this."

"It's also thanks to you that you didn't find someone to fix it." Blacksmith Sun replaced a small hammer, inspected it from top to bottom, and then raised his head to look at Liang En and said.

"Judging from the scabbard and handle of this knife, the craftsmanship of the craftsmen you are looking for is really a little indebted, and if they are allowed to repair the blade, it is estimated that the blade will be directly repaired into scrap iron."

"And now this knife—"

"Of course you can repair it, it's just a layer of floating rust on the blade of your knife, and there is almost no problem with the main part, so it's not difficult to repair, but I don't know how Childe wants to repair this knife?"

"Huh? Is there any difference between these different practices? Liang En asked a little puzzled.

"Because all the parts of your knife are broken, if you want to repair it, you have to replace it with a new one."

Pointing to the knife placed on the table, Blacksmith Sun explained.

"The easiest way is to fix the Uzi steel knife strip inside, as long as two taels of silver. But if you want to put on a new handle and scabbard, it will take two or five dollars and six cents to restore the working condition. ”

"As for the most complicated thing, it is necessary to equip this knife with a set of equipment that can match the iron blade at the same time as the repair, and the amount of money spent is not capped."

"Let's simply restore it to a working state." After thinking about it for a while, Liang En made a decision, at least he felt that the core of this thing was the knife bar, so the other parts could be repaired simply.

"No problem, just look at my craftsmanship, this is the craftsmanship of the Iron Bureau of the former Yuan Ministry of Industry." Hearing Liang En's decision, Blacksmith Sun began to disassemble the scimitar and take out the blade, which was then placed in the furnace.

As the flames burned, the blade grew brighter and brighter, until when it turned a strawberry-like red, Blacksmith Sun immediately used his iron tongs to pull the blade out of the furnace and place it into a wooden trough filled with quenching solution.

"Whew-"

With a soft sound, a not-so-pleasant smell quickly filled the entire store. After a few gentle breaths, Liang En smelled sesame seeds, mutton fat, and asphalt.

Obviously, the quenching liquid used by blacksmiths is an oily liquid, similar to the quenching oil of modern industry, which can reduce the possibility of deformation or fracture of the blade as much as possible compared with water.

After more than 30 seconds, Blacksmith Sun pulled out the knife from the quenching liquid and quickly wiped it on the uncooled charcoal fire to remove the grease, while allowing the knife to temper.

After doing this, Sun Blacksmith began the grinding work, and unlike the situation in Yingzhou, the blacksmiths in Huaxia preferred to build the whole process from building to grinding.

"Aren't you afraid that I will learn these unique secret recipes?"

Seeing Blacksmith Sun not shy away from handling one procedure after another in front of him, Liang En asked subconsciously

"Learn to walk? If you just look at it like this, you can learn to go, and my little old man will recognize it. Blacksmith Sun used plant ash to remove the remaining oil from the knife, and then said as he dipped the wood in oil and grinding it with steel and stone powder.

"I've been teaching my apprentices for half a year just by looking at the fire, but these two guys are dull and haven't learned it properly, so unless you are the reincarnation of Laojun's disciple, how can you learn this just by watching it once-"

As time passed, the grinding work was over, and Blacksmith Sun took out the hematite powder from the box next to him for the final polish, and then applied something.

After a few minutes, the unique pattern of Uzi Steel clearly appeared on the knife body. Seeing this scene, Blacksmith Sun nodded with satisfaction, and then installed the handle and scabbard prepared by the apprentice on the body of the knife.

"Okay, how do you look at this knife now?"

After doing all the work, Blacksmith Sun handed the knife to Liang En's hand with both hands.

"Yes, very good."

After drawing the knife out of its sheath and swinging it twice, Liang En nodded with satisfaction, he could feel that the weapon in his hand was very smooth when he swung the knife, as if it was an extension of his arm.

The most important thing is that compared to the previous paper cutter, this scimitar is significantly easier to use. This should be regarded as a direct feeling after his martial arts practice.

"Of course it's good, even if this thing is placed in the west, it is at least used by the commander level, and even if there is only one knife left here, it can be sold for at least 500 taels of silver."

Blacksmith Sun said proudly looking at the fruits of his busy work for most of the day.

"And my repair has restored you to the best condition, whether you continue to use this knife or take it out and sell it for money, it will be a good choice."