659: C659 Steel from a Hundred Refinements

C659 Steel from a Hundred Refinements

1Xiao Yun let out a long sigh.

He really liked this woman in his arms from the bottom of his heart.

In fact, Xiao Yun rarely revealed his inner thoughts when it came to feelings.

This would sometimes make him appear very heartless.

Whether it was Ling Long or Fox Eye, they always felt that this fellow's heart was made of steel.

No matter how he expressed his goodwill, he remained unmoved.

But in reality, being moved was not equivalent to taking action.

Even his expression would not change in the slightest.

It was not that Xiao Yun pretended to be cold.

It was just that he was afraid.

In the past, he didn't have the qualifications to own something, but now that it was right in front of him, he didn't dare to take it.

In terms of emotions, he was a poor person.

But being poor did not mean that he would not do anything.

His way of expressing his emotions was different from others.

He liked someone, so he wanted to do something for her.

He wanted to protect her peacefully and make her happy.

This made Xiao Yun very happy.

An indescribable strange feeling.

Xiao Yun even felt that he might have the potential to be a licking dog.

He smiled bitterly and could only wait quietly.

He waited until Tuoba Tian'er was tired from crying.

Then he carried her back to the bed.

She had just laid on the bed when she quickly fell asleep.

It was obvious that she had exhausted all her energy during this period of time.

Leng Yueling sighed and said, "What a pitiful person. The days between the cracks are the hardest to endure."

Xiao Yun nodded and looked at Leng Yueling.

Leng Yueling smiled and said, "I don't mind. I should return the things that should be returned to Qin Country. I have already returned them. It is worthy of the country and also my home. It can be considered that we have settled things. I always have my own choice."

Xiao Yun nodded his head again.

That's right.

Leng Yueling had paid it off. No one could say that she hadn't paid it off.

In her prime, she had a body full of injuries and illnesses, scars all over her body, and she had gone through years of imprisonment... She gave everything she could give back to her country and the world.

In the following days, she should live for herself.

This was earned by herself!

She walked over and put her arm around her shoulder, waiting for her to lean on herself.

"When we first met, although you were gentle, there was an aura of death in your eyes. It was as if your soul had lost its vitality. It's different now. "

Leng Yueling was obviously stunned for a moment. She recalled the past and suddenly smiled.

"It's also a good thing."

She just did not know what kind of good thing it was.

The two women rested.

Xiao Yun was outside teaching the villagers how to forge.

Forging.

It was a traditional steelmaking technique.

It was very difficult to refine steel. It required a higher furnace temperature, and more technology to remove impurities. It required something that involved chemistry.

Xiao Yun did not have the ability to do it overnight.

Even if it was just a simple forging process, its appearance would not be so easy.

For hundreds of years, or even thousands of years, countless craftsmen worked hard and devoted themselves to their research. They spent their entire lives immersed in their studies, and every single progress they made was the result of their painstaking efforts.

They could not understand the principles behind this, nor could they understand the microstructure.

They could only think of one way, and try one.

Every new technology had to go through countless years of testing and dissemination.

For example, forging.

As the most suitable smelting method for cold weapons, in fact, it had not changed for a thousand years!

It was called the ancient forging technique.

Although it was stronger than before, it was only in terms of raw materials, chemistry, and furnace temperature.

However, the truly era-defining thing still hadn't arrived.

Someone had tried it before.

It was also a success.

In his previous life, there were many new ways to produce metals, and they would also use other materials that were different from metals to produce tools.

But...

To popularize, it was not something that could be done in a year or two. Even in a rapidly developing society, it was not something that could be done in a few decades.

However, this also showed from another aspect that ancient forging was indeed the most reliable method to create weapons. It could withstand the test of the era.

As an assassin, Xiao Yun would occasionally make some handy weapons for himself. Naturally, he was quite familiar with this kind of technique.

There were several types of steel clamping techniques.

And now, what Xiao Yun taught them was the simplest kind.

"This metal embryo is the blade. First, we need to make the basic shape of the blade. For example, a kitchen knife. It's much easier. Just square it is enough. However, if it's a weapon, we need to have a requirement of the length, width, and thickness. There was even a requirement of its weight and center of gravity. Then, the layout and design would have to start when the embryo was formed. For example, the dagger we're making right now."

Xiao Yun knocked on the red-hot metal a few times.

The metal piece that had been forged into steel was now extremely conspicuous in color. It even looked a little pink. Its entire body seemed to have blended in, making it look especially cute. It made people want to go up and touch it.

Of course, with this one, it could burn two fingers.

Xiao Yun knocked a few times, and it turned into the shape of a dagger.

"The current style is just the foundation. Look, its thickness is here. If you want to reach the thickness of a dagger, then smash it flat. Then the blade will become longer, wider, and longer. We can cut it off, but for the width, it will be very troublesome to fix it. So when you strike, pay attention to the width. Try to stretch it as long as possible. Of course, during this process, he had to be careful not to use too much force. When he was hammering, he had to take it step by step, because steel also had lines. It was like using wood as a stool and legs to make vertical lines. Or made of horizontal lines, it would completely affect the lifespan of a chair. As for the metal lines, they were not as easy to see as wood. This is based on experience, and the first step is that we need to know what to do. How many times have we broken them? How thick are they each? Whether or not it is uniform, how to fix it when the hammer hits hard... He had to know in his heart how to fix it. He had to remember it well... Only by doing so can you grasp its patterns. Do you understand? "

The most important thing about forging a weapon is its patterns.

Xiao Yun could not tell them in detail about the micromolecular structure. They would not understand even if he told them about it. Instead, they would be afraid of doing things.

The villagers listened attentively.

They looked very serious.

Of course, most of the words Xiao Yun said were from his left ear to his right ear. It was not that they did not want to learn it, but... it was because of their talent.

"Since it has formed, we need to add good steel. The forging of good steel is the most difficult. The quality of a knife is also the most important. Good steel is the most important!"

A piece of scrap metal could definitely be considered a piece of scrap metal. To refine it into steel, it needed to be 'tempered'.

As the saying went, '100 refinements into steel'.

This refinement did not mean that the iron would become steel after being burned a hundred times, nor did it mean that the iron would become steel after being burnt a hundred times.

Refining was a process.

Burning it until it became soft, removing the carbon, extinguishing the fire, forging it, cooling it down, burning it again, then burning it again...

The worst iron could only be made into steel after a hundred times!

Moreover, the steel that was formed was still high-carbon steel!

It was this desperate.

After all, the methods to remove impurities in this world were truly limited.

Of course, this world also had divine weapons.

But those things were all good as iron ore itself!

That was no longer the problem of one in ten thousand. It was not easy for a perfect ore to appear in a mine.

Take the Wootz steel from his previous life for example. When it was mined, it was a ready-made good steel. Not only was it more compact than Hundred Refined, it also contained some microelements that could strengthen the properties of steel.

But... Even in such a large world like his previous life, there was only one place on Earth that could produce a small amount of Wootz steel. In just a few hundred years, the Wootz steel was already extinct.

This world also had this kind of steel.

It was even more outstanding than that.

For example, the two knives on Xiao Yun's wrists.

In his previous life, no matter how much this thing was worth, Xiao Yun would think of ways to get it! This was already a treasure. In any world or civilization, it would be a treasure!

But... it was too little.

It was simply impossible to circulate.

And the only thing that could truly circulate was the most ordinary raw materials, plus the technology that was the easiest to replicate.

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