The next afternoon, Ren Ning sat in front of the barracks and trimmed Zhui Feng's hooves.
Horse's hooves are equivalent to human nails. They can easily become deformed if they grow too long, so they need to be trimmed before they can be used properly.
He didn't pay attention to what happened last night.
Since someone wants to send poison in, it means that there is still a traitor in the fortress that has not been found. And this person can wander around, at least he can enter the scout camp where Ren Ning is, otherwise he will not be able to get the poison.
When Gao Deming received the news, his face turned a little darker. However, it was not his turn to bother with interrogating these trivial matters.
Ren Ning came back to his senses, smiled and continued what he was doing.
When others trim horses' hooves, they usually have to tie the horse's limbs and head to wooden stakes to avoid being kicked by it when trimming the hooves.
But Ren Ning doesn’t have to.
He carelessly moved a low chair and sat next to Zhui Feng. He directly moved the horse's hoof to his thigh and placed it, then slowly repaired it with a knife.
Zhui Feng didn't resist and didn't even kick him.
Dark Horse just turned around and looked at Ren Ning's movements curiously, motionless.
Ever since he pulled out the thin needle last time, Zhui Feng had been extremely kind to him, and even listened to his words.
After repairing the four hooves, Ren Ning stood up and patted the horse's back, letting the black horse wander around the camp by itself.
At this time, steady footsteps sounded.
Tie Tiangong came over with his two apprentices.
The three of them carried a bunch of heavy and shiny things in their hands, and were covered in sweat from the walk.
Ren Ning's eyes lit up.
It took nearly a month for the weapons and tools he designed to finally become real objects.
"Master Iron, have you made everything I want?"
"Okay." Tie Tiangong responded angrily.
Ren Ning's designs seemed like ordinary weapons and tools, nothing too out of the ordinary. However, when he was building them, Tie Tiangong realized how difficult it was.
Fortunately, he lived up to his mission. He hurriedly worked slowly and spent several days to build them.
"Boy Ren, didn't you say last time that there was a way to make iron become useless? Tell me what's going on?"
Ren Ning did not answer.
His attention at this time was all on the top saber. As for what Tie Tiangong said, he didn't hear it at all.
Picking up the saber, Ren Ning tried it out.
Thorn, chop, pick, cut...
Holding the familiar weapon in his hand, the heavy feeling made him feel warm and comfortable in his heart.
Ren Ning then looked for something to test the hardness, sharpness and toughness of the weapon. After a long while, he nodded with satisfaction.
The saber in front of him was inferior to the one he used in his previous life. But considering the metal properties of this era, it was definitely a top-notch weapon.
Ha ha.
"It's a really good knife. Thank you Master Tie. I finally have a handy close-quarters weapon."
Ren Ning thought about it, and then he took out the Xiliang scimitar that had been with him all the way through life and death, and handed it to Tie Tiangong's apprentice, "This Xiliang scimitar is useless, take it and melt it."
cough.
Tie Tiangong's face turned dark, "Besides this knife and that bow, what are the other weird stands for?"
Ren Ning was testing the bow and arrow and casually replied: "Oh. Those are not weapons, they are for training."
"I'll assemble them later and you'll understand how to use them."
Hearing that it was for training, Tie Tiangong suddenly lost interest.
He is just a blacksmith and does not need to go out to kill people or set fires. Things like physical training have nothing to do with him.
Just as he was about to talk about stainless steel again, Ren Ning seemed to remember something after shooting a few arrows, and pulled him straight into his barracks.
"Master Iron, look at this telescope, can you build it?"
Ren Ning put down his new weapon, picked up the blueprint of the telescope he had drawn on the desk and handed it over.
"Telescope, what?"
Since the last time Ren Ning drew a schematic diagram of the bellows for him, once the actual thing was built, the efficiency of the entire construction camp has increased countless times.
Whether it was the weapons and armor of the soldiers or the horseshoes and stirrups of the mounts, they were made quickly and well. For a time, the iron ore and coal reserves in the fortress became in short supply.
At this time, Tie Tiangong was very interested in Ren Ning's head.
Hearing that it was a new gadget, he didn't bother to ask about stainless steel and quickly opened the drawings to check.
The drawings were very clear, but Tie Tiangong looked at them at a loss.
"Boy Ren, what's the use of this thing?"
Ren Ning chuckled.
"This is called a telescope. As the name suggests, it allows people to see farther. If we can only see clearly one mile away at ordinary times. With it, it will not be a problem to see four, five or even ten miles away."
In fact, he would like to know if there is a telescope, Goldfinger can follow the telescope to show the safety situation in the distance.
"So sharp?" Tie Tiangong perked up.
He had been building ordnance in the fortress for more than 20 years. When he heard about it, he immediately understood the huge role of this telescope on the battlefield, and quickly asked Ren Ning about the production process.
Ren Ning knew everything and answered without hesitation.
In fact, as long as there is a lens, it is basically not difficult to make a telescope. After Ren Ning explained it in detail, although Tie Tiangong didn't understand the specific principles, he already understood the basics.
"The difficulty is to polish two crystals, right?" He looked at the two weird lenses in the drawing above and pondered for a while, "I should be 90% sure that I can do it well."
Ren Ning breathed a sigh of relief, "That would be the best."
After taking the two crystals from Ren Ning, the two chatted for a few more words, and Tie Tiangong couldn't wait to go out.
"Master Tie, keep it secret," Ren Ning reminded from behind.
Making a telescope is really simple, but it would be meaningless if spies from neighboring countries also learn from it.
Although pure crystals are very rare, it is not a problem for any country to get a few.
Pooh.
Tie Tiangong spat and almost wanted to give Ren Ning the middle finger.
Do you still need to remind me about this?
If he hadn't wanted to take out some magical things from this kid's brain in the future, he would have been able to bear it.
Ren Ning watched him leave with a chuckle and went out to assemble the pile of training equipment.
The number of scouts has always been small, but it seems that another group has been sent out recently. At this time, the entire camp was quiet.
Ren Ning wanted to find someone for help, but couldn't see anyone for a while.
He didn't hesitate and did it slowly by himself.
When you work hard, time usually flies by.
clang clang clang.
The huge bell on the top of the city rang loudly again.
Ren Ning raised his head and looked west.
The bright sunset has set over the city, and it's time to eat again.
He smacked his lips.
Even though what happened at the West Gate last night was nothing compared to the triumphant return of the soldiers, it was nothing worth mentioning.
A majestic military fortress with hundreds of thousands of troops stationed there would not become timid just because it discovered a small spy.
Therefore, those who should reward the three armies must continue to reward them.
It's just that soldiers from different battalions can't get together to brag, eat and drink like before.
Food for the scout camp was soon delivered.
There is no big fish, but there is big meat.
Several tables were filled with various meats and soups, which was very sumptuous.
However, listening to the excitement in the surrounding camps and looking at the calm and calm scout camp with only a few kittens in front of him, Ren Ning's mouth twitched.
It seems that their scout camp is about to turn into a death camp.
While he was thinking wildly, Gao Deming came back with a gloomy face.
"General." Everyone stood up.
Gao Deming nodded, looked at his few subordinates, and motioned for them to sit down.
"Don't wait, let's eat. There are only so many of us left."
The scouts looked at each other and suddenly felt full without eating.