(I apologize to all readers, Cavin.) The chapters of the past few days are all turning points and turns, and I am going to be wound into it. ）

"Iron Legion?" Wu Fanghai pondered, looking at a small piece of steel plate that Zhang Hao had placed on the table, and a knife made of steel, pondering slightly.

For this new 'steel', although Wu Fanghai has heard of it, he has come into contact with it for the first time.

Slowly looking up at the bustling town outside the window, this is Changshan Town, three months ago, Changshan Town was a small town, a remote town, not prosperous at all. But today's town is crowded.

Of course, the current Changshan Town has become part of the Zhangjia fief.

These days, Wu Fanghai did not approach the Zhang family, but stationed in the town, including his 10,000 elites; this period of time was Wu Fanghai's relatively leisurely time, and because of the close contact with the Zhang family, he thought about a lot of things.

Wu Fanghai vaguely saw a new direction of development, but it was hazy and unreal. Until today, after Zhang Hao brought two steel samples and proposed the concept of the Steel Legion, Wu Fanghai suddenly realized!

Yes, that's what I think - to arm every soldier to the teeth with completely dark iron!

The phrase "cultivation is not enough to make up for the magic weapon!" has been circulating for a long time in this prosperous era of cultivation, but in the past, this saying was mostly aimed at individuals, and for soldiers, this is a bit far away - because no country has the financial and material resources to arm every soldier.

To equip all soldiers with magic weapons, or 'top-notch magic weapons' with magic weapon abilities, a massive amount of more than 90% of the dark iron is required. This amount of dark iron is absolutely desperate.

Even if it is an ordinary Jindan period of casual cultivation, there is not enough financial resources to buy "a complete set of magic weapons".

But the emergence and development of the Zhang family has changed the situation. It's just that Wu Fanghai has never been clear about the cost of Zhang's Xuantie, etc., and he is embarrassed to speak in this regard. The 5,000 tons of dark iron supported by the Zhang family earlier had already made Wu Fanghai a little embarrassed.

Looking down at the small steel plate on the table and the knife made of steel again, Wu Fanghai asked thoughtfully, "......How much does this thing cost?" Well...... The Zhang family really has the ability to arm the 10,000 elites here?

These 10,000 elites, at least in the foundation building period, need magic weapon-quality weapons!"

"Father-in-law, when it comes to weapons and armor, you can rest assured that the Zhang family has the ability to do it, and the Zhang family already has the technology for mass production.

It's just that there is a feature of steel weapons that the father-in-law needs to understand. ”

"You say. ”

"Father-in-law, the steel is very hard, and only the Yuan Infant has the ability to carve a formation on it. Therefore, we can provide every soldier with weapons and armor made of steel, but we can't carve formations on it.

So, what can we offer weapons and armor...... It doesn't come with any magical powers. In other words, we can only provide whiteboard equipment! But this whiteboard is not a wooden board, but a steel board. ”

Wu Fanghai was stunned for a moment, "It doesn't come with a magic power, can it still be used?"

Zhang Hao gently pushed the steel plate and knife on the table in front of Wu Fanghai: "Father-in-law, you can test it." ”

Wu Fanghai thought for a moment, pulled out the saber at his waist, and slashed at the steel plate.

"Sonorous!"

Sparks flew out, and in a loud bang, the steel plate was embedded in the table, and there were almost no traces on the surface, but the long sword in Wu Fanghai's hand had already curled its edge.

"This ......" Wu Fanghai looked at the long sword that was obviously dented, and was really a little shocked.

"Father, this is steel. As he spoke, Zhang Hao picked up the knife on the table and stabbed it at the steel plate. After hearing only a piercing sound, the knife actually pierced the steel plate directly.

Zhang Hao said softly: "This steel plate is ordinary steel, and this knife is high-grade steel after folding and forging. ”

Wu Fanghai pulled out the knife vigorously, thought about it, gritted his teeth and slashed at his sword, but when he heard a muffled sound, there was a muffled sound of the knife slashing into the wood, and the long sword was directly cut off!

But Wu Fanghai didn't stop, he suddenly activated a little defense on the broken sword, and a layer of formation light appeared on the surface of the broken sword. When the knife fell again, it was blocked by the formation.

Wu Fanghai looked at Zhang Hao and shook his head slightly: "Xiao Hao, if you just talk about the material, the steel is indeed very good, very, very good." However, if it can't be engraved with a formation on it, then ...... It's flashy!"

Zhang Hao frowned, did he take it for granted? The world of cultivation ...... The world of practice......

"Wait...... Father-in-law, we can ...... on the surface of steel I've got a solution, but we need some formation masters to guide us. ”

"How?"

"Father-in-law, have you ever heard of 'porcelain burning'?"

"Oh...... I see, what you think...... Maybe you can give it a try. Formation Master: I have it here. Come on, go and call Cheng Tao. ”

After the tea time, a calm, middle-aged man of ordinary figure walked over. He came to Wu Fanghai and greeted softly: "Handsome." ”

"Come, Cheng Tao, come here.

Xiao Hao, let me introduce to you, this is Cheng Tao, Yuan Ying, who has been in the hands of his father-in-law for hundreds of years, and is the best formation master by his father-in-law's side. Moreover, Cheng Tao is most familiar with some of the formations used on the battlefield.

Maybe Cheng Tao is not a top formation master, but he is the formation master who knows the battlefield best in the country of Qixia. ”

Turning his head, Wu Fanghai said to Cheng Tao: "Cheng Tao, this is Zhang Hao." You go to Zhang Hao's side to do a favor, and let Zhang Hao introduce you specifically. ”

Zhang Hao looked at Cheng Tao, but his face was resolute, and his eyes were bright and sharp. The gaze that looks at oneself is full of scrutiny, doubt, etc.

Zhang Hao looked into the other party's eyes squarely, and directly said what had just happened.

Cheng Tao first looked at the knife and steel plate on the table, frowned and thought for a moment: "Zhang Gongzi, I am a straightforward person who doesn't like wasting time around the bush.

I'm afraid that the method you said won't work! Because as far as I know, the royal family has tried such an idea, but it has not succeeded.

If nothing else, just say that if you want to 'burn porcelain', you need a continuous and stable large-scale fire. That's hard to do!"

Zhang Hao smiled: "Then Master Cheng, may I ask if you are staying in the army now, can it help the current situation in the country?"

“...... Nope!"

"So, how about coming with me and giving it a try?"

"Haha...... Interesting, I was just wondering, what are you going to do to convince me. Okay, I'll just go with you.

However, judging from the current situation, Dashuai may leave at any time. And I'm going to be by Dashuai's side! In other words, I may not have much time to stay here. ”

"Understood. Zhang Hao thanked Master Xie first. Zhang Hao did what he said and got up to thank him.

Cheng Tao sat generously, as an excellent Yuan Infant Formation Master, he had his own pride.

Wu Fanghai smiled faintly and looked at the scene in front of him. To be honest, at the beginning, he accepted Zhang Hao as his righteous son, and he was a little helpless and even a little angry, but at this time, he was ...... to Zhang Hao Appreciated.

This teenager is really unusual.

Cheng Tao is resolute and is about to leave.

"Wait, I have one more question. Father-in-law, I have always had a question about why I see you, and many other military personnel, rarely use flying swords. Do you prefer to use top-of-the-line magic weapons?

Whether it is the princess, Hu Yinglan, the guard next to the princess, etc., or even many palace guards, even the father-in-law and the guards around him, etc., all use top-notch magic weapons. ”

"This one...... Ha ha...... That's a good question, but it's not something that can be explained in a few words. In this way, you and Cheng Tao will talk while walking. ”

Well, Wu Fanghai said so, Zhang Hao could only say goodbye and leave with Cheng Tao.

Along the way, Cheng Tao began to explain: "Zhang Gongzi, regarding the use of magic weapons on the battlefield, the reason is more complicated.

First of all, the Dharma Weapon is connected to the practitioner's breath, and if the Dharma Weapon is damaged, it will inevitably affect the practitioner himself. You know that, right?"

Zhang Hao nodded.

"Then you think, the battle on the battlefield is so fierce, if the magic weapon is broken, then the cultivator will lose his combat effectiveness? After a war, the broken sword is all over the ground, and this alone cannot use the magic weapon. ”

Zhang Hao was stunned.

"If you don't use magic weapons, then you can only choose magic weapons, top magic weapons.

Moreover, the magic weapon is simple to make, which can maximize the power of spiritual materials, and does not need to use precious star essence. Therefore, compared with the magic weapon, the power of the top-notch magic weapon has increased and the cost is lower. This allows it to be used on a large scale.

Also, after a battle, it is normal for a master to lose three or five swords. The swords on the marshal's body are generally no less than ten handles. ”

"Also, you've also seen the big battles between cultivators, and the battles between masters are mostly at close range, which is the so-called hand-to-hand combat.

In close combat, the speed at which the sword is drawn far exceeds the time it takes to sacrifice the magic weapon. If the two of them shoot at the same time, I am afraid that the one who uses the magic weapon has just been sacrificed, and he has already been beheaded. ”

At this moment, what Zhang Hao thought of was the battle between Princess Liu Xinyu and He Dongqi:

He Dongqi's flying sword was constantly pumped away by Liu Xinyu, and then He Dongqi could only fight with his empty hands in embarrassment. As a result, He Dongqi, who was in the late Yuan Infant, was chased and beaten by Liu Xinyu in the middle of the Yuan Infant.

At this moment, Zhang Hao's understanding of the world has become more profound. After listening to Cheng Tao's words, Zhang Hao nodded suddenly: "Thank you, Master Cheng, for solving your doubts." It turns out that the right one is the best."

Cheng Tao looked at Zhang Hao with some surprise and nodded: "Yes, the right one is the best." Just like your steel, if it is purely in terms of the spiritual material itself, it is indeed the best spiritual material I have ever seen. However, it is also the most wasteful spiritual material I have ever seen!

But you spiritual material, I want to ...... It may be used as a shield or armor for defense, and it will have unexpected effects. ”

Zhang Hao shook his head: "The Zhang family worked hard and was extremely lucky to invent steel, I am not willing to only be a defense! Master, defense...... You can't save the country!

The best defense is offense.

If you keep it for a long time, you will lose it!"

Cheng Tao suddenly fell silent. After a while, he sighed slowly: "You're right, you will lose it if you keep it for a long time!"

"So, please master must find a way to solve the steel seal carving formation. ”

"I'll do my best!" Cheng Tao said these three words, which were very heavy.

Zhang Hao smiled faintly and pointed to the distance: "I'm about to go to Zhang's ......"

"Little brother!" A shout came, and he saw Zhang Han rushing over, "Little brother, I found a dragon's blood stone vein in 'Da Chu Town'. Daddy asked me to come to you. ”

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