Ever since he said about the new method of forging swords with "cartilage and hard skin", Azul has been silently calculating the details and proportions in his mind, especially whether "bone" and "skin" should be cast or forged, and how much copper-tin ratio should be controlled. After the pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info followed away to the swordcasting workshop, a familiar feeling and scene jumped into view, all the things and utensils seemed so kind, the distant uncles and brothers were also very kind, everyone was eager to try the new sword-casting method, and the atmosphere was joyful and relaxed for a while.

The group was especially grateful to Azul for being able to save him from Yuanyuan and unexpectedly providing a new way to forge his sword, and one of the older men came out of the crowd to thank Azul.

Azule didn't accept it, but bowed down to make a circle salute to everyone, and said: "Uncles and brothers, I have a similar temperament with Liyuan, and this new method of forging a sword is not only to save him, but also to save yourself, so you don't have to be too outside." ”

Seeing that Azule was not arrogant and had an easy-going and modest temperament, he accepted Azule for the first time. Liyuan patted Azul on the shoulder, motioning for him to introduce the new method to everyone, so that everyone could work together to forge the sword.

Azul then explained: "Uncles and brothers, bronze swords pay the most attention to the ratio of copper and tin, and swords of two feet or less can be cast and forged. However, to cast a three-foot sword, the difficulty is greatly improved, or the current process and level can not be successful at all, even if it is barely cast, it is too rigid and easy to break or too soft and bladeless, I believe you have tried countless times, and I will not say too much here. The forging method of the three-foot bronze sword I want to try is from my predecessors, and I didn't create it, but I really want to try it. Azul said this, turned his head to look around, and found that the audience was silent, and everyone was waiting for him to elaborate.

Azul continued: "I will first state my understanding, after all, it has not been verified, and I hope that everyone can correct and supplement it in time. This method invented by predecessors is called 'cartilage crust'. That is to say, first forge the 'cartilage', then cast a mold to hold the weapon, and finally place the 'cartilage' in the mold to cast the 'hard skin', so that the 'cartilage' and the 'hard leather' are fused together, so that the three-foot sword can be formed. What do you think?"

After Azule finished speaking, he and Liyuan glanced at each other, and both of them could see the trust in each other and their eagerness to try. The other uncles and brothers present were stunned on the spot as if they had heard the phrase "cartilage and hard skin" in prison, and their hearts were full of ups and downs.

"Good!", "It is really the great wisdom of the sages of our predecessors", "In this way, our sword-forging problem can be solved", "How can I not think of such a good method?", "Thanks to the Azul brothers, it seems that the sword-forging workshop has been saved!", "This method is too ingenious!", "Everyone listened to this, and they all discussed it one after another.

With a slight push on his shoulder, both of them were shocked, and then they laughed heartily face to face. The laughter of the two attracted everyone to stop the discussion, and they all looked at the two, waiting for the two to assign how to divide the labor.

Azule could see that everyone was in favor of Yuanyuan, so he pushed Yuanyuan and motioned for him to assign a task. He waved his hand to signal everyone to listen quietly, and said, "Since everyone thinks that we can give it a try, and we have no way out, please work together to forge a sword." We were divided into three teams, Uncle Li led people to forge 'cartilage', Uncle Wang led people to prepare to cast 'hard skin' copper water, and Big Brother Qi led people to cast molds for placing weapons, and I coordinated with Azule. Do it now, and fuse the sword tomorrow at this time. What do you think, or is there anything else to add?"

"Command!" everyone replied loudly, and each of them began to get busy.

Azul and Liyuan then went to the middle of the three teams to discuss their details with the others. Azule also discussed some of the details he had thought about before with several uncles, and proposed that Uncle Li forge different 'cartilage', and that the sword body should be complete, hole-like and reticulated; he also suggested that Uncle Wang use three proportions to cast the copper water used to cast the 'hard skin', and find a way to maintain a certain heat all the time; and suggested that when casting the mold for placing weapons, Brother Qi should cast two sets of iron and two sets of copper, that is, a total of four sets for spare.

It was night, and the sword-casting workshop was brightly lit. Away from afar, going round and forth between the three teams, both excited and expectant. For the past two days, Azul had been thinking about the many possibilities and problems of sword forging success, and he was so tired that he fell asleep in the second half of the night, and slept until noon the next day.

At noon on the second day, the three teams completed their respective preparations, and in the open space in front of the courtyard of the Sword Casting Workshop, the welding of the sword officially began.

In a copper mold and an iron mold, two "cartilages" were placed, one with a complete sword body and the other with a perforated sword body. Wang Bodang, who was responsible for preparing the copper water, first poured two furnaces of copper water in two molds, and after high-temperature welding, took out the two sword embryos to carry out forging. The embryo cast on the "cartilage" of the complete body failed, and the "cartilage" and "crust" did not fit together, and the blade cast on the "cartilage" of the perforated blade was barely forged, but after forging, the problem of fit still existed, as if it were two swords.

At this time, the two sword embryos were unsuccessful, as if a basin of cold water had been poured on everyone's hearts, and the expectations that had finally been ignited took a sharp turn.

Azule put away his eager face, rubbed his hands nervously, recalled the symbols on the pillar of the No. 23 bronze smelting room, and felt that there was nothing wrong, but why didn't he succeed? At least there was one more chance to try, Azule looked at Liyuan and nodded, signaling Liyuan to cheer everyone on.

Liyuan also saw everyone's slight loss, and came out of the crowd, and said firmly: "We have been forging swords for three years, and we have failed more than a hundred times! I thought that we were at the end of the road, but I finally learned of a new method of casting, and I failed twice, what a good way to go! And the results of these two attempts were just unsatisfactory, and did not prove that they were completely unfeasible, so you don't have to be so discouraged, let's try again! Uncle Li, place the 'cartilage', and Uncle Wang will cast copper water......

As Uncle Wang poured a furnace of copper water, a burst of "snort" sound came out one after another, and in addition, the field was silent, and everyone looked at the mold. Uncle Li used tongs to move the formed sword embryo to the forging table, and the two strong guys began to forge and trim the shape, chiseling and hammering down, with the regular hitting, everyone heard the sound of "bell".

"It's done, it's done!" I don't know who spoke first, and the joy has spread among the people. Liyuan and Azule glanced at each other at this time, and saw the joy of success in each other's eyes!

"Snort......" One of the strong men threw the forged and shaped sword embryo into the cold water, and everyone hugged each other with joy and shouted for joy. The sword embryo is soaked in cold water and completely formed.

Everyone rushed to the edge of the pool, wanting to find out, but unexpectedly, at this time, the vision suddenly appeared! The sword body made a "buzzing" sound, and the sound became louder and louder, and it felt like it was breaking through the sky. Everyone retreated one after another, stunned, only to find two lightning bolts striking the pool from the sky, and the sword body shook as if it were spiritual.

Li Yuan was the first to come back to his senses, picked up the black silk cloth next to him and wrapped the sword body, and his vision was lost.