A crescent moon hung obliquely in the sky, and the sound of frogs resounded one after another.
On a narrow dirt road at the urban-rural fringe, a taxi was hesitating forward. Yang Yi in the back seat looked at the scene of weeds and dilapidated villages around him, full of confusion, and two questions rose in his mind at the same time.
Is there such a backward place in the imperial capital?
Why the hell did I get here?
I couldn't help it anymore: "Master, didn't you say you know the way? We have been walking here for several hours..."
The taxi driver, an old man in his fifties, spoke in a Beijing movie: "What? Are you questioning me? I grew up in the imperial capital, how could I not know the roads? I haven't been here for more than 40 years, and it has changed a lot.
Of course, the most important thing is that the evil map was unreliable and led us to the ditch three times..."
Yang Yi was speechless: "No matter whether the map is reliable or not, you have to look at the road when driving. You can't crash into a ditch when you see it!"
Rental Master: "Don't worry, you, it will never happen this time..."
Before he finished speaking, a star's slightly bored voice sounded on the phone: "Turn right..."
Plop!
The car stopped.
His eyebrows jumped, and Yang Yi covered his forehead.
This is falling into the ditch again...
The road is less than five meters ahead. Why are you turning here?
"Can't move out..."
The two got out of the car and walked around. The taxi driver's face turned ugly.
The previous three times, it was all a small ditch, and it jumped out when I stepped on the accelerator. This time it was a bit big, and it got stuck in the chassis. It couldn't get out in a short time.
"Don't worry, I'll call for a tow truck. It should be here in about an hour..."
He looked over with an embarrassed face.
"Stop fighting, let me see if I can push it out..." Yang Yi shook his head.
If you wait another hour, how long will it take?
I wanted to get along with you as an ordinary person, but what I got in exchange was alienation. I stopped pretending, I showed my cards!
"Push? Are you kidding me? My car is a BYD pure electric vehicle with a blade battery. It weighs 2.4 tons without pulling people!"
The rental master explained: "Not to mention you alone, even five guys your age can't push it..."
Before he could finish speaking, the young man stretched out his right hand, lifted the front of the car, and flicked it.
Squeak!
The car immediately spun half a circle sideways in the air and landed on the road, causing dust to fly on the ground.
"???"
Stunned on the spot, the rental master's eyes widened and his breathing became rapid involuntarily.
This is too much strength...
Normal humans definitely don’t have it. You don’t need to guess to know that this is a mutant!
Frightened into a cold sweat, he sat back in the car tremblingly: "Hurry up, we'll be there soon..."
Not daring to mess around anymore, twenty minutes later, I stopped in front of a small store.
It is an ordinary two-story small shop, located deep in an alley. The small wooden plaque on it has neither neon lights nor light. Unless you have good eyesight, you can't see it at all.
Chen Family Knife Shop!
Yang Yi breathed a sigh of relief: "How much..."
The taxi master waved his hands repeatedly: "It's my honor for you to ride in my car, and the fare is free..."
Yang Yi shook his head: "How can that be done? It's not easy for you to make money! Here, there's no need to look for it!"
After saying that, he threw out a hundred-dollar bill and walked off.
"..."
Looking at the money in his hand, the rental master burst into tears... Do all mutants deduct money like this?
This money is not even enough to recharge it!
If I had known better, I would not have taken a detour on purpose, but in the end, I got myself into a trap!
…
…
Too lazy to pay attention to this driver who liked to take detours and didn't know the way, Yang Yi raised his head and looked at the knife shop in front of him.
The storefront is a bit dilapidated and has probably not been renovated for at least 20 years. The light shines through the windows, leaving colorful traces on the ground.
Yang Yi raised his feet and walked inside.
I originally thought that as the top forging master in the country, even if I didn't refine weapons, my status and reputation were there, I could build a bigger shop around the second ring. As a result, I was able to work outside the sixth ring... …
Could it be, what Shen Yuexin said is wrong?
How can any master be so shabby?
The shop is very deserted and filled with all kinds of knives. However, there are no kitchen knives, but Tang knives, bone-cutting knives and the like.
I took out a handle and weighed it. It was heavy and sharp, but it was mechanical forging. It was good for decoration and other purposes, but not good for combat.
"What kind of knife do you want?"
Seeing him entering the door, a young man came up to him with a smile. He looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, a little younger than him.
"Can we customize knives here?" Yang Yi got straight to the point.
"Customized?" The young man was stunned.
Yang Yi: "I provide the materials, and you forge them according to my requirements!"
Teenager: "Of course you can, but the price will be higher!"
Yang Yi's eyes lit up: "Price is not an issue!"
Shen Yuexin said that the owner of this knife shop, Mr. Chen Nanyun, had stopped forging a long time ago. She thought it would be troublesome for him to do it, but she didn't expect to just pay him to do it... This saved a lot of time and money.
Teenager: "What level of knife do you need to forge? Level three or four, as long as the structure is not complicated, you can succeed in three days. Level two may take longer, about a week."
Yang Yi was confused: "Level?"
The young man said: "It's the steel grade set by our knife shop. There are samples over there, you can take a look!"
Sure enough, there were several daggers placed on the counter not far away. They were marked on the bottom with the words Level 2 and Level 3. Yang Yi picked up one and flicked it lightly.
The latter let out a loud dragon roar, which was clear and moving.
It's only level 3, but it's already pretty good.
Pick up the secondary knife and flick it again.
The voice was a bit dull, like thunder. He took the cowhide handed by the other party and lightly scratched it, and immediately divided it into two halves. The wooden stick was easily cut off, and the hair was truly broken by blowing.
Yang Yi nodded.
The sharpness and toughness of this dagger have already caught up with the one forged by Master Sakura. This is the second level. How powerful is the first level?
He reached out and picked it up, and was a little surprised.
The last handle is much lighter than the first two, so I pulled it out easily.
A wooden knife appeared in front of me.
"???"
Yang Yi was stunned.
Are you going to play some trick on me: "After the age of forty, you will no longer be stuck with things. Plants, trees, bamboos and rocks can be used as swords. From then on, you will practice intensively and gradually reach the point where no sword is better than having a sword"...
Seeing his doubts, the young man explained: "There are no first-class knives in the store, so I used this wooden knife instead. Besides, these kinds of knives are very expensive. How can they be put out casually? Isn't this waiting for others to grab it?" ?”
"Uh..." Yang Yi was embarrassed.
That's right.
He spent 800,000 cash on the master of Sakura Country. The first-level one is definitely more powerful. The minimum cost is more than one million. Just put it outside and wait for others to steal it, right?
As a result, I ended up in Dugu Qiubei with one stroke...
"I have an iron block here. Let's see what level of knives can be forged..."
Confirming that the other party could be forged, Yang Yi did not hide it and handed over the meteorite bought by Wang's groceries from his backpack.
The young man took it casually, felt his palms sinking, and immediately showed deep surprise.
He has seen a lot of metal, but this is the first time he has seen such a small piece weigh so much.
I gently scraped it with a sharp knife a few times and found no discoloration. I weighed it with a scale and measured the drainage volume.
"this……"
The young man couldn't believe it.
After calculation, the density of this piece of metal has reached 25g/cm, while the same volume of gold is only 19.32 grams, and the density of steel is only 7.85 grams!
If you still can’t understand this, Osmium, the densest metal in the world, has a density of 22.48g/cm, but this thing is very hard, but also very brittle. If you put it in an iron mortar and pound it, it will easily become
powder.
Gold is also very dense and soft, and you can bite it with your teeth to leave traces.
The one in front of me cannot leave any trace with a sharp dagger, and it is so heavy... I only measured it to confirm, I have never seen it before!
As a weapon refiner, you can see a novel metal with key hardness and density. You can imagine the excitement in your heart. The young man took the meteorite and took a few steps to a special instrument, which released a special
The light wave shone for a while, and he said: "I have never seen this thing before, but we shouldn't be able to forge it, at least with my ability, I can't!"
Even though something is good, it still depends on ability, otherwise it will just be wasted.
Yang Yi smiled: "You can't forge it. I wonder if Mr. Chen Nanyun is here? Can he forge it?"
The young man was stunned: "Do you know my grandfather?"
Yang Yi: "Being able to come here, I naturally got some good news and heard the old man's name!"
After a moment of silence, the young man said: "My grandfather is old and has stopped forging by himself. In the past two years, he has been giving me guidance... Well, let me ask him. If he is willing to take action, that's fine. If he is not willing, then that's fine.
There’s nothing we can do!”
"Thank you!" Yang Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
The young man took a few steps to the door, put up a sign saying "Closed for the time being", pulled up the rolling shutter door, and walked in: "Follow me..."
This is an urban-rural fringe area. Like the previous Wang's groceries, there is a small courtyard at the back, full of various vegetables.
"grandfather……"
When they came to a house, the young man shouted out. After a while, an old man walked out of the house with displeasure: "Why are you coming back if you're not looking at the store outside?"
He looks like he is in his eighties, his beard and hair are all white, but his movements are not slow at all and he is full of energy.
As if he was used to being scolded, the young man didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "Grandpa, this little brother came from other places specifically to ask you to forge knives..."
Eyes narrowed, the old man waved his hand, without a hint of politeness in his tone: "Forging knives? Get them decorations so they can show off and sell them for a big price? There is no way!"
Seeing that this person was really not easy to talk to, Yang Yi's eyes flashed and he said the words he had prepared before: "I accidentally got a piece of metal, which is an extraterrestrial meteorite. It is extremely rare and has a density greater than gold.
Young Master... Since you don’t want to refine weapons, then I’ll go to the Magic City to find Mr. Zhang Qingyuan, maybe he can do it!”
After saying that, he shook his head and left.
When a profession reaches its peak, related items will inevitably generate great interest, just like if you have mastered playing the piano and heard that the most expensive piano in the world is in front of you, you will definitely be itching to play.
Since the person in front of me is difficult to move in the normal way, let's just talk about the specialness of metal and see if he is tempted.
In addition, if Zhang Qingyuan is thrown out, there may be a turning point.
Sure enough, after hearing his words, the old man frowned slightly: "Do you know Zhang Qingyuan?"
Yang Yi nodded and took out the dagger he got from Zhang Xinyuan: "Mr. Chen should be able to recognize this weapon!"
Taking it in confusion, the old man glanced at it and immediately raised his eyebrows: "It is indeed his handiwork..."
As they are both the top masters in the country, they can naturally recognize whether something is forged by the other.
This is similar to paintings and calligraphy. Even if there is no signature, professionals can tell whether it is authentic or not.
"This thing is so precious. That old guy Zhang Qingyuan can give it to you means that your relationship is extraordinary..."
Throwing the dagger back, the old man lost his previous pride and looked over: "Show me the metal you mentioned!"
Zhang Qingyuan's weapon refining level is no worse than him. If he really refuses to agree and lets this person go to the other side, won't he miss the opportunity once he comes up with a powerful weapon?
He's not that stupid!
Seeing that the other party had taken the bait, Yang Yi smiled slightly and handed over the meteorite.
The old man took it, and felt his palms sinking as well, with a look of surprise in his eyes. He then took out a magnifying glass and special instruments, examined the boss for a while, and then exhaled and said: "This is indeed not something that exists on the earth, at least.
I have been learning blacksmithing for so many years, but I have never encountered this. If I give it to Zhang Qingyuan... it will definitely be wasted. I know his level of forging! By the way... Where did you get this thing? "
Yang Yidao: "I bought it from a grocery store. I don't know exactly where it came from!"
This is not a lie. Wang Yang said that this thing was obtained from an ancient tomb, but when he went to the tomb, he did not see the second piece. Whether it was the second piece or not was impossible to find out since the person was dead.
The old man sighed: "You can collect such things... What a blessing. What kind of weapons are you planning to forge?"
Yang Yidao: "A blade of two inches in length and about one finger wide is enough. There is no requirement for shape, just sharpness!"
Mental power is different from the physical body, and is even weirder. It does not need to be forged to look like a dagger, nor does it need to be made into a dagger. As long as it is sharp enough, it can control flight and explode with unparalleled power.
Upon hearing this request, the old man was stunned, his eyes widened, and his beard blew in anger: "Such a precious material can be made into a blade?"
It has been more than seventy years since I learned blacksmithing, and this is the first time I have seen such a precious metal used to make blades... What a waste!
Yang Yi smiled and said: "No matter what is forged, it is the greatest respect to be able to use it in the true sense. You can't just forge it and keep it on the shelf!"
"this……"
Seeing him retort with what he just said, the old man frowned.
Everyone who is good at forging hopes that the weapons they forge can be used in battle instead of just sitting there gathering dust.
Among the famous weapons in ancient times, fish intestines, pure Jun, Ganjiang, and Moye, which one is not stained with blood and carries a sad legend? I have never heard that a sword that has been put on a shelf for people to admire will become a famous sword.
However, now that we are a society ruled by law, the lethality of weapons is basically useless, and viewing has become the biggest use.
"Are you... a mutant?"
The old man looked over.
If you can become a leader in an industry, you are certainly not a fool and can respond very quickly.
If you want to use it, you must fight, and now... only this kind of person will do this.
Yang Yi nodded and took out the identity document from his pocket: "Squadron leader of the action team, the purpose of forging weapons is to better kill illegal mutants. I hope Mr. Chen can fulfill his wish."
After taking a closer look at the document, the old man Chen Nanyun did not say anything, but looked at the iron block in his hand again: "Let me see if this thing is malleable first. If not, everything will be in vain!"
If a metal is to be forged into a weapon, many conditions are involved. Plasticity is the most important part. Without this characteristic, no matter how hard it is, it is useless, just like diamond, which is very hard but cannot be forged into a weapon because
Once heated to a certain temperature, it will vaporize directly...
Knowing that the other party said this and agreed to help with the forging, Yang Yi breathed a sigh of relief.
The identity of the action team is really useful...at least when used within the country, no one will give you face.
Chen Nanyun said no more and opened a door.
Yang Yi followed. There were furnaces used for forging and low-temperature water tanks used for tempering. However, it was different from what he imagined. There were no coals, no hammers, etc., but a series of machines.
Seeing the confusion in his eyes, Chen Nanyun explained: "The advent of the mechanical age has had a great impact on our profession and made many people unemployed, but it is not without any benefits. At least, we forging no longer have to do what we did before.
Thanks for your hard work!"
In ancient times, it was recognized that there were three hardest professions: punting, blacksmithing, and selling tofu!
The so-called blacksmithing means weapon refining.
Staying with the stove all day long, enduring the heat, it's like falling into purgatory, swinging a hammer for a lifetime, laborious, dirty and tiring, not to mention years of smoke and fire, the eyes can't stand it, many practitioners are old and
He died when he was young, and very few people can live to his age.
With a sigh, Chen Nanyun turned around and ordered: "Xiao Chao, turn on the electric arc furnace!"
"yes!"
The young man looking after the store took two steps to a big box in the middle, pushed the electric switch, and turned on the switch.
With a sound of "Buzz!", the temperature inside the glass showcase gradually increased and turned a little red, as if there were countless flames beating inside.
On the monitor outside, a line of numbers kept jumping. From the previous number of more than 20, it jumped to 500 in the blink of an eye, and continued to increase.
"What's the temperature?" Yang Yi asked.
"Um!"
Chen Nanyun nodded and introduced: "In the past, the coal we used for forging, coupled with the blower, could only burn to a thousand degrees at most. It was difficult to melt steel. Now we use electricity! This is what I specially asked my friends to come from abroad.
The vacuum electric arc furnace I ordered is perfect for making weapons!"
During the introduction, the temperature in the furnace was getting higher and higher. Chen Nanyun placed the meteorite in his hand into a groove, and then a mechanical arm emerged and sent the stone into the center of the boiler.
Yang Yi looked at the display screen. Along with the roar of the machine, the temperature on it kept beating and exceeded 1,000 degrees in the blink of an eye.
The meteorite is dark and does not seem to have changed at all.
At a thousand degrees, ordinary steel turns red, but this thing doesn't even change its color. No wonder Wang Yang can't succeed no matter what.
The machine roared and the temperature continued to increase.
"It is indeed much better than a coal stove..."
Yang Yi couldn't help but sigh.
In the past, coal stoves were filled with gas everywhere and the heat wave was unbearable. Now all the smoke, dust and flames are enclosed in the furnace body, and the heat is discharged to the outside through special pipes. The room does not look too bright.
hot.
The most important thing is that the temperature is higher!
Soon, the number on the display jumped to 2000 degrees.
The meteorite is still dark, as if it is not afraid of flames at all.
"Such a high melting point?"
Chen Nanyun was not surprised but happy.
The higher the melting point, the more powerful the weapon is made from the meteorite! Could it be that we can really create a peerless magic weapon that we never dared to think of before?
If you really want to do this, your whole life will be worth it.
People who have a more pure career have a stronger obsession. Just like Yuzuru Hanyu, he has an almost twisted obsession with 4a. He would rather not get an Olympic gold medal but show it in the competition.
The same is true for people like Chen Nanyun and Zhang Qingyuan. Their greatest hope is to forge a unique magic weapon, even if they die for it, it is worth it!
Before, I didn't dare to think about it. After all, it's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice. It's useless to have technology but no materials. But now... the meteorite in front of me is very likely to be the best material!
Fortunately I didn’t miss it, otherwise I would have regretted it for the rest of my life!
After waiting for a while, the temperature rose to 3000 degrees visibly with the naked eye, and the meteorite still appeared black, as if it would not melt at all.
But there is still some distance to go before it melts.
It is said that real gold is not afraid of fire, but the melting point of gold is only 1064 degrees. This is 3,000 degrees, and the appearance has not changed. It is really scary!
Continue to push the switch, and soon the word 4000 is displayed on the LCD screen. The power of the electric arc furnace in front of you has also reached its limit.
"Grandpa, it doesn't seem to work, the temperature has increased to the highest level!"
Superboy raised his eyebrows and shouted.
Yang Yi looked and saw that the switch of the machine had indeed been pushed to the end. In other words, this electric arc furnace could only burn to a maximum of four thousand degrees, and... the meteorite in front of him was still dark, and its appearance had not changed at all!
"this……"
Chen Nanyun also frowned, and his face became unsightly.
Today's scientific laboratories can increase the temperature to tens of millions of degrees, but civilian machines can reach this temperature far beyond more than 95% of the equipment in the world.
At this temperature, it doesn’t even melt... The melting point of this meteorite is too high!
Is it going to reach over 5,000 degrees?
Not to mention that it is difficult to buy a machine with such a high temperature in China. Even if it does exist, the ceramic mechanical arm cannot withstand it!
There was clearly a chance to break through, forge a further weapon, and become famous throughout the ages, but it failed completely because it couldn't reach the temperature...
If this really happens, I won't be willing to die.
Chen Nanyun clenched his fists and looked anxious in his eyes.
"Mr. Chen, is there anything you can do?"
Yang Yi also looked anxious and couldn't help but look over.
Could it be that this time, like Wang Yang, he will return without success?
(My body has recovered and I will continue to explode tomorrow. Please vote for me first!)