Chapter 81: The Pen

"The learning of magic doesn't happen overnight, even if it's just a simple application. What the hell are you going to do? I don't understand. ”

Imu spun out from behind and said to Kaichi, who was sitting on the ground. He was afraid that there would be problems when Jia Yi used this stove, anyway, it was also blessed by magic, and the furnace temperature was so high, Imu was not very relieved.

"Ah, teacher. Kaichi turned his head and saw his teacher, struggling to get up.

Seeing this, Imu shook his head and walked over to help him to sit down.

Jia Yi said, "Teacher, I want to make a pen. Dale's birthday was approaching, and I didn't know what to give, so I thought I'd kick out the pen as a gift for her. ”

"Haha, what pen are you sending? Imu laughed, "At Dai'er's level, you might as well send her dozens of sets of papers." ”

Jia listened to it one by one, and looked at Im with wide eyes.

Someone else's birthday gave her "five years of college entrance examination, three years of simulation", so creative, will she be beaten to death?

"Teacher, is this appropriate? Jia Yi said weakly.

Im said, "How, for a qualified mage, nothing is more important than knowledge. The more knowledge you have, the easier it will be to improve your skills. ”

Kaichi decided to put down the topic first, but he was a little eager to try it in his heart.

He said, "Teacher, I used to use wood to sharpen a pen and write with ink. ”

"Yes, I've seen it, it's pretty good, but it's a pity that my quill pen was made by Yunhu and added to the magic of writing fluently, or I would have changed it. Im said.

Kaichi continued: "But this pen is still not easy to use, especially the wood is easy to wear, and it is always too inconvenient to sharpen, so I thought of using iron to make a nib, put it on the barrel, and write with ink, so that I don't need to sharpen the nib." ”

Imu nodded in agreement and said, "The quill pen also has this drawback, it is good that the magic has been strengthened, and the ordinary pen needs to be sharpened all the time." I couldn't stand this either, so I bought the magic quill pen. ”

He looked at the tip of the pen he had cut for Jiayi, and said, "You are not iron, it looks like it should be gold, but it is not pure." ”

"Teacher, steel is easy to corrode and rust. I made this nib out of a mixture of gold, silver, bronze and iron, so that it would not be easily corroded. Furthermore, the point of the pen made of gold looks more classy, and it is more suitable for a gift. Saying the last sentence, Jia Yi's voice couldn't help but lower.

Jia Yi's cheek has not yet cultivated to the home, and he can't be justified for this obvious vanity.

"Are you done with this? I think what's the use of your gold and adamantite gold?" Imu asked curiously.

"Because I want to make the nib more wear-resistant, like making a metal particle out of hard metal and adding it to the nib. Kaichi secretly glanced at Im and continued, "You said that pure gold is the hardest metal, but you don't give much, so I thought about adding it to gold and making a harder alloy to use as a nib." ”

Im said, "I thought you were going to do it with pure gold. Adamantite is the hardest metal, and has strange magical properties, which can be added to any metal to increase its strength. It does have a certain effect when added to gold, but it is far from pure pure gold.

"What are you going to do next, I'll help you finish it, and see what the pen looks like. ”

Jiayi has recovered a lot, but he still has no strength to continue the production, but he is overjoyed with Yimu's request.

He instructed Im to divide the fine gold grains into small grains, a total of 7 grains, and then melt each small metal grain at high temperature and stick it to the tip of the pen.

Imu uses magic to polish the nib to the right size to make it shiny and regular, and he also magically etchs a flower-shaped "Jia" in the middle of the nib.

Jiayi bends the tip of the pen with a small hammer to form an arc.

Finally, Imu then used the wind blade to cut the tip of the pen through the middle, leaving only the last part attached. Then, Kaichi gently hammered the tip of the tip with the essence of the gold on it.

The nib is finally ready.

Yimu looked at this delicate nib, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "This looks pretty good, but how to use it, can you use it directly at the tip of the pen?"

Imu was very satisfied with this nib, especially since he etched the name of Kaichi on it, which looked even more classy.

Kaichi took out a pen holder, which he had prepared the other day.

He chose the best wood, cut it into the shape of a pen, and cut out many grooves at the front end to store the ink. It's just that the front is not sharpened again, leaving a groove for mounting the nib.

Kaichi installed the tip of the pen on the barrel, took out a piece of paper, and drew directly on it.

He still feels that there is still some stretching paper, and it is easy to write. Toim did it several times with magic, and then he wrote on the paper before it felt smooth.

Next, he took out the ink and dipped it in ink to write. I saw that the writing was smooth and smooth, the font was wide and thin, and at least the words written were much clearer than the original.

When Im saw it, he took a pen and began to write it himself.

"Not bad, not bad. "It's really different to use, it's smooth, it's no worse than my magic quill pen." And there is a lot of potential for development. You can depict a magic circle on the barrel of the pen, and even if it is the tip of the pen, you can also engrave a miniature magic circle for blessing.

"In particular, the nib of the pen is made of metal, which can be made with magic metal, and it must be very good to use it to make magic scrolls by imprinting it with a magic circle. It is difficult to engrave the magic circle with a quill pen, and the space is too small, so you can only use the feathers of the flying demonic beasts, and then use the magic power that already exists to outline them, such a magic effect is generally not good, and it is very expensive.

"Come on, come on, I'll give you my magic quill pen, I'll find some suitable magic metal and help me make a magic pen. ”

Im was excited, and was full of praise for the quill he made, and wanted to ask Kaichi to help him make a fountain pen immediately.

It was only when he saw that Jia Yi was now prostrating with a lot of masturbation that he stopped and didn't continue to ask.

In fact, the production of fountain pens is not complicated. If it is the ink-absorbing fountain pen of later generations, it may not be possible to make it because there is no rubber, but the dipping pen is no problem at all.

As far as Jiayi's craftsmanship is concerned, magic only plays an auxiliary role and does not play a decisive key role. Even if the blacksmith comes to forge directly, he can make a suitable nib, and the craftsmanship will only be better than that of Jiayi, but it can't be as fast as Jiayi. Even if the wear-resistant iridium nib cannot be made, it is possible to find some slightly harder metal instead. The swords drawn in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period have a reinforced anti-rust plating, and there is no problem in polishing the nib with a little harder metal, and polishing it into the desired shape.

In fact, the nib does not have a wear-resistant tip and does not affect the use, Jiayi bought several fountain pens when he was in school in his last life, very ordinary fountain pens. None of them were damaged because of worn tips. Of course, it is also related to the fact that the ordinary fountain pen he bought does not pay attention to maintenance. Also, can I change the nib?

As for the ink, both Chinese and foreign inks are glued, more viscous, and may easily block the nib, but it is good to soak it in warm water. Moreover, it is not difficult to improve an ink suitable for dipping pens, which have a simple structure and are more durable.