Chapter 32: Introduction to Alchemy
Looking at Zhan Ziyao's appearance, he should not know that Ye Lei is from Yejiazhuang, but his own clan was brought here by the people of Baibao Pavilion, and Zhan Ziyao has no reason not to know. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"This is my home, Brother Ziyao, you should know. Ye Lei looked at Zhan Ziyao at this time and said, "It was Brother Zifan who helped me settle the clan here, and I haven't thanked him yet." ”
"We didn't know what Zifan had arranged before. Zhan Ziyao said, "At that time, the situation was special, and you also knew it, but I really didn't expect that this was your home." ”
"Haha, since it's your request, big brother, we Yejiazhuang will definitely do our best!" Ye Lei looked at Zhan Ziyao at this time and said, "But looking at your appearance, this batch of weapons is definitely not ordinary." ”
"What you said is not wrong, the young master specially emphasized that this kind of weapon can only be created by your Ye family, so I came, but I didn't expect to meet you, brother. ”
"So picky, I want to see what kind of weapon this is!" Ye Huaying looked at these two people at this time, since Ye Lei knew this person, it also showed that this person was not an outsider.
"Cold Cold Knife?" Ye Huaying frowned at this time, the Cold Cold Knife can only be made by Yejiazhuang, but how did this person know about the Cold Cold Knife, there are only a handful of people who commissioned Yejiazhuang to build the Cold Cold Knife before, and the rules of Yejiazhuang, the Cold Cold Knife will not be mass-produced.
The materials needed to build the Cold Cold Knife are actually very simple, only some fine iron and star-patterned iron are needed, and the key to creating the Cold Cold Knife lies in the quenching agent and the method of building, but in the entire Yejiazhuang, there are only two people who can build this Cold Cold Knife, that is, Ye Huaying and Ye Huofeng.
"This person knows the Cold Cold Knife, it seems that it should have been built in our Yejiazhuang. Ye Huaying said, "Fortunately, as long as there are thirty, we will start work day and night, and we should be able to complete it." ”
"Big brother, do you know why Brother Zifan wants this cold knife?" Ye Lei looked at his father's somewhat unnatural expression, knowing that there must be something wrong with this.
"This was also brought up by one of our guests. Zhan Ziyao said, "But it's inconvenient for me to tell you about the information of the guests, this is our rule." ”
"But why is it so coincidental?" Ye Lei frowned at this time, "Yejiazhuang has been here for so long, but he hasn't received any business related to the Cold Cold Knife, why is it just in time for me to get back the blue water and cold pool water?"
Although he felt that there were some problems in this, Ye Lei didn't think much about it, maybe it was just a coincidence, and this time, Ye Lei also participated in the process of building.
Ye Lei, who had just learned "Dragon Whirlwind Breaking the Wind", naturally would not let go of this opportunity, this was an opportunity for him to become familiar with the method of refining, and there was no complicated process to build a cold cold knife.
However, in order to complete the commission, Ye Huaying and Ye Huofeng still completed the creation of thirty cold knives first, and Ye Lei watched the whole process, and after thirty cold knives, Ye Lei finally picked up the hammer that struck iron.
"To create a cold knife, the first thing is to strike iron, although it is fine iron, but no matter what material it is, there will be impurities in it, and only by removing these impurities can you get better materials!"
The red-hot fine iron was placed in front of Ye Lei, Ye Lei raised the hammer, and smashed it down again and again, very rhythmically, sparks splashed everywhere, and impurities were constantly being removed, and at this time, Ye Lei added the star striped iron that had been prepared before.
The addition of star-patterned iron can strengthen the flexibility of the cold knife, which is also the root of the cold knife's ability to achieve both rigidity and softness. , hammer after hammer, star-striped iron gradually integrated into the fine iron.
The next step is the condenser molding, this process is to make the material into the shape of the weapon you want to refine, and the high-temperature metal has good plasticity, under Ye Lei's beating, the prototype of a war knife can be regarded as formed.
"Next is the most important link, quenching!" Ye Lei was already sweating profusely at this time, and he didn't expect that refining weapons would be such a cumbersome matter.
As the most important part of refining, the quenching process is still very tense, and the selection of quenching agent and quenching time are extremely important links.
"Failed. With the sound of metal breaking, Ye Lei's first creation still ended in failure, but refining is not a simple thing after all, although he has mastered the basic essentials of "Dragon Whirlwind Breaking the Wind", but refining tools still have to practice to make perfect.
"This kind of thing can't be rushed. Ye Huaying looked at Ye Lei and said, "The temperature of the flame is the key to your removal of impurities, and there is such a thing as quenching, different materials require different quenching times and quenching methods, you are just getting started now, and it is already good to do this." ”
Ye Huaying saw the whole process of Ye Lei's refining, in fact, when he first started learning refining, he might not be as good as one-tenth of Ye Lei's, and Ye Huaying was also very proud to see his son have such a talent.
A long time ago, refining was an extremely unpopular technology, and no one could afford it at that time, but the appearance of a person completely subverted this pattern, and he let the world know that the way of refining weapons can also have high achievements, and this person is Ye Lei's master, Ye Wuxian, who is alias Ou Yezi.
"Brother Yelei, you are just getting started now, don't rush it. The cadre and Mo Ye looked at Ye Lei at this time and said, "Actually, with your talent, you can already try another way of refining weapons. ”
"Another way?" Ye Lei stopped what he was doing, "Could it be that there is another way to refine the weapon?"
"You are now using the most primitive refining method, to be precise, you are no longer a refining weapon, this is a simple weapon, and refining is a more esoteric technology on this basis. ”
"And you can use the way of fire yourself, whether it is alchemy or refining, it will become much easier, as for my uncle, he can't use this method, because he doesn't have the talent of the way of fire and can't condense flames. The general said.
"What he said is not wrong, I really don't have talent in cultivation, and I still rely on the innate golden pill you gave me to become an innate person. Ye Huaying said, "However, no matter what you do, you have to start from the basics, I know that the cadres and Mo Ye will have a more advanced method of refining weapons, but striking iron is the root of refining weapons, do you understand my intentions?"
Ye Lei knows very well that this is the same as his own martial arts, his own foundation is Taijiquan, no matter how high his realm is, Taijiquan is always something that he cannot give up, because this is the foundation of his martial arts, and it is the crystallization of the wisdom of the great powers in his previous life.
"Big brother, I want to try the feeling of building weapons first. Ye Lei looked at the cadre and said, "I feel that my father is right, since I am a beginner, I must start with the basics." ”
"Well, since you chose so, then we won't stop you. The cadre and Mo Ye said, "But if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask us." ”
"Thank you very much!" Ye Lei changed hands and picked up the hammer again at this time, the first failure had already accumulated some experience for him, and after the experience of the first failure, Ye Lei seemed to be more familiar with the process of building the second time.
"The temperature of the flame must be well controlled, not too low, not too high!" Ye Lei was little by little familiar with the tricks that Ye Huaying taught him, and this time, the temperature control of the flame was indeed much stronger than before.
Immediately followed by a very rhythmic sound of metal strikes, I saw that this piece of iron was formed little by little in Ye Lei's hand, turning into the shape of a knife, followed by quenching, Ye Lei failed at this stage before, so this time Ye Lei was very cautious.
Ye Huaying looked at Ye Lei from the side, Ye Lei didn't say anything he really taught Ye Lei since he was a child, whether it was martial arts or being a person, he didn't give Ye Lei any help, which Ye Huaying still regretted.
But now Ye Huaying seems to have made up for this regret, under his guidance, Ye Lei's technique of building weapons has become more and more skilled, and this time, the cold knife created by Ye Lei seems to have succeeded.
"Very good, it was a success the second time. Ye Huaying looked at the cold knife in Ye Lei's hand at this time, "But you see, it's still a bit unsatisfactory here, presumably when you were building the knife blank, you used a little heavier force to have such lines, but this is the second time you have built a weapon, and it is already very good." ”
But Ye Lei is not a person who gives up easily, after succeeding for the second time, according to the shortcomings pointed out by Ye Huaying, Ye Lei created a cold knife again, and this time, this cold knife has basically met Ye Huaying's requirements.
"After only three builds, I have mastered the essentials of building the Cold Cold Knife, and the speed is not slower than me at all, Xiao Lei, if you go on like this, your father really has nothing to teach you. ”
Looking at his child, Ye Huaying was a little disappointed while being proud, but after all, this was his own child, and the higher Ye Lei's achievements, the happier he became.
"You can go find them now. Ye Huaying looked at Ye Lei and said, "You have reached the entry standard, and now you should be able to learn the kind of refining method they said." ”
"No, that's not enough!" Ye Lei actually picked up another piece of iron at this time, but this piece of iron was not fine iron, but an ordinary piece of iron, "I just finished a handful, I still need to be proficient!"
Immediately afterwards, the sound of metal knocking came again, and this time Ye Lei actually wanted to use ordinary iron to challenge, which really surprised Ye Huaying.
This time, it took a lot longer to build the knife blank, after all, Ye Lei used ordinary iron, and there were many impurities contained in it, and Ye Lei needed to knock it out little by little.
Hammer after hammer, the iron is getting smaller little by little, but this also means that the quality of the iron is getting higher, and at this time, Ye Lei put the iron in his hand aside, turned his hand and took out another piece of iron, and then continued to hammer down.
"After the impurities are removed, the iron becomes smaller, is there not enough material needed?" Ye Huaying looked at Ye Lei, as if she had forgotten the temperature around her.
Ye Lei's body was already sweating profusely at this time, if it weren't for the lake with clear water and cold pools in the room, I'm afraid Ye Lei would have been unable to stand this temperature a long time ago. And Ye Huaying was forced out of the room by this temperature a long time ago.
"This is ......" After a while, Ye Huaying came back again, and he found that Ye Lei was still beating that piece of iron, but it was different, this was no longer the ordinary iron, this had become a very precious material, the star-patterned iron mother.
"How did you do this!" Ye Huaying looked at Ye Lei, "Could it be that you have been beating this piece of iron?" The impurities have been removed a lot, and it is already a perfect star-patterned iron mother." ”
"No, there are impurities in this!" Ye Lei spoke, but the movements in his hands did not stop, "The impurities we can feel are what we can feel in this realm, in this world, there is no perfect material, and there is no impurity that can be completely removed!"
Watching the star-striped iron mother being folded again and again, and then beaten again and again, Ye Huaying's heart was extremely shocked, and she didn't expect Ye Lei to be able to think of this.
And Ye Lei seemed to want to use this star-patterned iron mother to create a cold knife, and Ye Huaying didn't say anything, because this was the real test for Ye Lei.
No matter what refining technique is used, the process of quenching is inevitable, and the timing of quenching, depending on the material, the length of time will also have a very subtle change, but the slightest mistake will also make the weapon defective.
Soon, the knife blank has been formed, and what Ye Lei has to do now is to quench, after I don't know how many times I have beaten, this piece of iron has become extremely soft, that is to say, the quenching time can no longer be carried out according to common sense.
The water vapor instantly filled the entire room, the cold knife in Ye Lei's hand was only made of star-patterned iron mother, and the materials used in the whole knife were the same, according to common sense, it was not allowed to do this, but Ye Lei still tried it.
"This is this time!" Ye Lei suddenly opened his eyes and directly pulled the cold knife out of the water, and at this time, Ye Huaying was surprised to find that Ye Lei's knife had already had a cyan luster after quenching.
"It's done, father, how about you take a look at this knife?" Ye Lei took the knife at this time, and sent it to Ye Huaying, Ye Huaying looked at it carefully, he didn't dare to think at all, before this, this was just a pile of scrap iron that was about to be discarded, and now, there was no way to see that it was made of those materials.
"Yes, the quality is high, it is a perfect cold knife, no, this knife is even more perfect than the cold knives I built before, Xiao Lei, my father has nothing to teach you, everything you do now has surpassed me too much, all I can do now is just watch your back and move forward." ”
Listening to Ye Huaying's words, Ye Lei's heart was also a little touched, indeed, since he was a child, he never said that he relied on his father for anything, but one thing is certain, that is, his father's love is not less than anyone else.
"Dad, what are you talking about!" Ye Lei looked at Ye Huaying at this time and said with a smile, "If I don't exceed you, won't I be laughed at!" What's more, now it's time for me to give back, don't you want to know what is recorded in "Dragon Whirlwind Breaking the Wind"?"
Ye Huaying was also very surprised after hearing Ye Lei's words, he didn't expect Ye Lei to say such a thing, let alone that Ye Lei would teach "Dragon Whirlwind Breaking the Wind" to himself.
"Xiao Lei, I'm just an innate martial artist, so I don't seem to be able to learn such a profound refining technique. Ye Huaying looked at Ye Lei at this time and said, "Otherwise, you should teach them to the cadres." ”
"Father, what do you think this is?" At this time, a book appeared in Ye Lei's hand, with the four big characters "Dragon Whirling and Breaking the Wind" written on it, but this time, it was the words of this world.
"I've already translated all this book, so you can naturally learn it!" Ye Lei said, "Moreover, Ye Jiazhuang will continue to prosper with this thing!"
"Okay, it's worthy of being my son, let's go, let's go find the cadre and Mo Ye!" Ye Huaying looked at Ye Lei with a smile at this time, and the father and son looked at each other with a smile as if they were brothers.
However, the next thing became troublesome, what Ye Lei had to learn next was his master, the method of refining weapons "Dragon Whirlwind Breaking the Wind" handed down by Ye Wuxian, he only knew how to build weapons now, but refining, a refining word reflects the difference between the two.
"Brother Cadre, I'm ready!" Ye Lei looked at the Cadre General at this time and said, "You can teach me the most basic refining method now!"
"The method of refining weapons, the key is to use your innate strength to replace the heavy hammer, and use the Dan fire in your innate golden pill to remove the impurities in the material, only the final quenching process is the same. ”
"In other words, what is needed this time is not physical strength, but spiritual power!" Ye Lei immediately grasped the key to this method, "If the spiritual power is not enough, the weapon that is refined will also fail." ”
"You're right, so we're going to test your mental power now!" the general said, "Normally, it doesn't take an hour or two to refine a weapon. ”
"Wait a minute, don't you need to gather spirits?" Ye Lei looked at the cadre at this time and said, "Isn't it necessary to carve a magic circle in the refined weapons?"
"Are you really refining weapons for the first time?" the cadre looked at Ye Lei and said, "Refining some high-level weapons does require spirit gathering, but you are still just getting started, and spirit gathering is still a bit difficult for you." ”
"What the husband said is not wrong, what you have to do now is to repair this sword first, and there is no spirit gathering in this sword, but the golden silk cannot be caught in fire, so you have to use other methods to refine it. ”
"You can't meet fire!" Ye Lei frowned at this time, if he couldn't meet fire, then the Dan fire in his innate golden pill would be completely invalid, and without using flames, how could he refine it?
"But before that, let's teach you the ordinary method of refining weapons. The cadre looked at Ye Lei and said, "In terms of quenching, presumably you have no problems, so the next study should be very simple for you." ”
In this way, the cadre told Ye Lei little by little about his experience, and he inevitably made some demonstrations, and Ye Huaying also benefited a lot from listening to it.
"Okay, that's all I know, the next thing is for you to comprehend by yourself, Brother Ye Lei, you are a disciple of the master, and you will definitely surpass us in terms of refining. ”
At this time, Ye Lei opened the book "Dragon Whirlwind Breaking the Wind" that Ye Wuxian left for him, and began to study it carefully by himself.