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Chapter 33 The Craftsmanship of a Master Craftsman
Ren Daoyuan was taken aback as soon as he got the private goods. These are not ordinary fine steel, but semi-finished black iron.Mysterious iron is processed from meteorite. Meteorite contains a lot of impurities. If all these impurities are removed, it will be mysterious iron.

Meteorite is already heavier than ordinary fine steel, and black iron after removing impurities is at least five times heavier than fine steel. Weapons made of black iron cannot be used by ordinary strong men at all, it is too heavy .

The meteorites sent in from outside the prison are quite a lot, but they are very messy, and Ren Daoyuan needs to clean them up.First classify the meteorites, put the meteorites that have been processed more than once together, and put the unprocessed piles together.

Next, raise the fire and start the furnace, set up the crucible, put in meteorite material, and use all your strength to ignite the firepower. The melting point of this meteorite is much higher than that of fine steel. Although it is not as good as star stone, it is not so easy to melt.

After melting, impurities still need to be removed. Enduring the heat of curling eyebrows, use an iron spoon to skim off the waste floating on the top, and then pass through a gold mesh sieve. According to the size of the mesh, you need to pass through five sieves before and after to get It is relatively pure molten iron, and it is not far from Xuantie at this time.

It seems easy, but it is actually a very tiring job. The crucible can only melt less than ten catties of material at a time. In order to increase the firepower, the crucible is inseparable from people, so even if Luo Zi sent him two helpers , only one charge can be melted at a time.And this burden will take at least half a day.

In the afternoon, Master Luo came back from work and personally handled the processed molten iron. Although he liked Ren Daoyuan very much, he was more willing to believe in himself in terms of craftsmanship.

Master Luo's return does not mean that Ren Daoyuan can rest, he will continue to smelt the next furnace, and even open another furnace at night.There are about eight or nine hours a day, going around the furnace.Back in his room, he fell asleep and didn't even want to wash his face. When it was dawn, he didn't have the energy to check his dreams.

There are quite a lot of materials brought in from outside, three furnaces a day, Ren Daoyuan has been busy for a whole month, he has peeled off a layer of skin, and finally processed all the meteorites.Master Luo, on the other hand, worked very smoothly because of Ren Daoyuan's help.He found that the molten iron handed over from Ren Daoyuan can condense into a very good quality black iron with almost no need for processing. Even if he were to do it himself, the result would not be much better than this.

Being tired for a month doesn't mean that Ren Daoyuan can take a rest, Master Luo is going to start the furnace.This time, the furnace was for two large weapons, which needed to be molded at one time, and the material used was the black iron that tortured Ren Daoyuan a few days ago.

Of course, the one used this time is not a crucible, but a special-type furnace that uses the weapon supervisor, and puts all the refined materials into it at one time, and orders people to keep adding fire.

Refined black iron is relatively easier to handle, and you don't need a craftsman to watch it. You just need to order it to let the pyrotechnics watch the fire, and the smelting time is relatively long.

In front of the smelting furnace, the pyrotechnic workers with their own weapon supervisor watched, Ren Daoyuan still couldn't be idle, but followed Master Luo to make the mold.This mold making is a necessary skill for craftsmen, and it is also a craft that has relatively high requirements for craftsmen.

The usual mold-making uses cheap things such as mud, clay, and fetal sand. These things are everywhere, and as long as you are willing to put in the effort, it is almost free.However, such materials are only suitable for making rough molds. If you want to make better ones, you must use wax.

This wax is not the wax that ordinary people use, but green wax. Adding certain medicines to the wax, the wax model can withstand unimaginable heat in a short period of time. Even black iron water cannot melt it. .After the molten iron is cooled, the wax mold is broken, and the utensils obtained can even be as fine as the thickness of the head hair, which is currently recognized as the best utensil mold.

Everyone knows the benefits of wax models, but not everyone can afford and know how to use them.First of all, the demand for this wax is not ordinary, and the wax added with the medicine can only be used once, and it cannot be used the second time, which increases the cost of the wax model to a level that most people cannot afford.

Secondly, the wax model needs to be fine, not only requires superb craftsmanship, but also requires the help of several or dozens of carvers. The larger the wax model, the more laborious it is to make, and the higher the requirements for the craftsman. .

Master Luo's craftsmanship is naturally not a problem, so much wax, although he is rich, but he can't afford it, someone sent it in from outside the prison.Almost half of the craftsmen in the weapon supervisor were taken away to help him make the mold together.A half-assed person like Ren Daoyuan can only be used as a coolie. When modeling, it is much easier to use than a small worker.

Ren Daoyuan was kicked out at the later stage of model-making, when he needed to be refined. At this time, he was no longer useful.

After several days of work, Ren Daoyuan has figured out the way. The two wax molds, one foot thick and shaped like balls, should be used to cast a pair of sledgehammers.

There are many kinds of weapons in the Kyushu Continent, but the standard weapons are mainly knives, swords, and guns. This is true no matter which army is in it. Only generals will choose unique weapons.

As the king of heavy weapons, the hammer is naturally not uncommon, but there are not many good warriors who use it. The hammer does not mean that you can make it well if you have strength, you must have corresponding martial arts.The martial artist system in the mainland of Kyushu has already matured, and the top-ranked people have a thousand catties of strength. There is no shortage of strong men in the armies of various countries, but very few people use hammers as weapons.

Thinking about the meteorite iron materials sent and the large amount of green wax, if you do a simple calculation, you will know that the cost is extremely high, and ordinary generals may not be able to afford it.

Ren Daoyuan, who was driven to see the furnace, was relieved for a while after more than a month of intensive work.There is no skill in watching the fire in the furnace, as long as the temperature does not drop, it is enough to have those pyrotechnics.

Ren Daoyuan's status in the Weapons Prison is extremely special. As a slave, he should be the lowest group of people, but as Master Luo's assistant and follower, he has a high degree of freedom. Even the supervisor Fang Zu doesn't bother to control him.

During the day, Ren Daoyuan wandered around in the weapon prison, except for some places guarded by guards, he could wander around at will.

After a few days, Ren Daoyuan saw several good places.The first is the material library, where all kinds of materials are piled up like a mountain.Secondly, there are several warehouses, these warehouses are specially used to store forged weapons, and there are guards outside, so Ren Daoyuan naturally cannot enter.

The more I can't get in, the more itchy I feel.Although most of the weapons here are made of fine steel, they are nothing at all. The ones that have been refined for ten times are the main ones, and the ones that have been refined for hundreds of years are rare. They are distributed to officers at all levels.But after all, the number is huge, who knows if there will be one or two Dao tires among these weapons?

You must know that the Dao fetus is a natural thing, and luck is the main reason.When I was in Yanqing Mansion, a tire like Hengdao was found in a cart of weapons. Among so many weapons, who said that they couldn't find a few?
With an idea, Ren Daoyuan thought about it in his mind. His identity prevented him from entering the arsenal at all, so he could only pin his idea on Master Luo.

"Master, my kid's skills haven't improved recently. I want to learn from other people's skills. I don't know if it's okay?" Ren Daoyuan asked cautiously when Master Luo was not busy.

"Well...it makes sense...let me think about it." Luo Zi touched his chin and hesitated. After a few months, Ren Daoyuan's skills improved, but after all, the time was too short, and he was still far from his request. a lot of.But I don't have time to guide him carefully, let alone a slave, Luo Zi won't be too concerned.

But the better Ren Daoyuan's craftsmanship, the more he can help him, so he is still very willing to see Ren Daoyuan study hard.It's just that how to improve quickly is difficult.You know, it is easy to go from a small worker to a small craftsman, but it is much more difficult from a small craftsman to a master craftsman. If you want to become a master craftsman from a craftsman, you not only need to learn, have opportunities, have someone to guide, but also need talent.

After a few months, Ren Daoyuan is already stronger than ordinary small craftsmen, and he can already start a furnace to make soldiers independently, but this level is still far from a craftsman. As for a master craftsman, don't even think about it. He is very smart and easy to learn, without more than ten years of effort, it is absolutely impossible.

"What do you think?" Luo Zi asked. He has been busy making molds recently. The pair of sledgehammers were ordered by the general himself. The general's appreciation of his craftsmanship is already giving him great face. No matter what It is also necessary to show the highest standard to satisfy the general.If the general is satisfied, although his status cannot be improved, but in the iron prison, among several master craftsmen, he will be superior to others, which is very important to him.

"I want to see how other craftsmen make it, how about it?" Ren Daoyuan naturally wouldn't say that he wanted to enter the arsenal, but took a detour, another way of saying it.

Sure enough, Master Luo shook his head again and again: "That's no good, every craftsman has a lot of work, and you have to give advice to the little craftsmen. If you go, you will only increase trouble."

"Then... what should I do?" Ren Daoyuan secretly rejoiced, he knew that you would be like this.Although those craftsmen were taught by Master Luo, which one didn't want to work hard to become a master craftsman?I have learned many untold secrets from Luo Zi. Although I have sworn to them and I have not learned them completely, Luo Zi will never allow him to reveal any of these things.

"Don't be in a hurry." Luo Zi couldn't think of a good way for a while. After all, this skill takes time to accumulate, but he also needs a helper who can help and can be trusted.If Ren Daoyuan's craftsmanship is high enough, he can help a lot this time. In order to make wax models, he had to teach some craftsmen who came to help him some skills that he didn't want to pass on.

Although this can speed up the progress, the skills of those craftsmen have obviously improved a lot. Although it will not affect his status for the time being, it will be difficult to say in the future.The iron prison is only so big and there are only so many departments. If there is an extra master craftsman, he will always compete with someone. It may be other master craftsmen, and of course it may be his Luo Zi.

(End of this chapter)