Sharpening knives and axes is a simple labor that almost all men can do.
However, when sharpening knives and axes, they usually use stones to hit and rub each other, but the whetstones prepared by Xu Chen are different. They are several bluestones of different thicknesses that he specially found from the mountains, and they were simply processed by others.
, so it looks relatively flat.
First, he used the roughest bluestone for rough grinding on both sides, and then switched to a finer bluestone for fine grinding. He changed three whetstones before and after. As he continued to water and polish the axe, the thick and dull edge of the ax slowly became sharper.
"about there!"
Xu Chen watched while polishing, and from time to time he would lightly scrape the ax blade with his thumb to feel the sharpness. Finally, when he saw that the ax blade had turned into a thin white line, he stood up with satisfaction.
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He turned around and looked around, and found a small tree as thick as an arm growing next to the pergola, so he walked over with an ax in hand.
The eyes of a large group of people all fell on Xu Chen.
"It's just you. This is an eyesore, so I'll use you to try the axe!"
Xu Chen said as he picked up the golden axe, and struck it down with a roar.
"Click~"
The small tree, which was as thick as an arm, broke at the sound and fell to the ground with a crash.
"Wow!"
Dozens of people watching immediately let out a burst of exclamations, and many of them opened their mouths wide, so stunned that they could have stuffed a large duck egg into it.
Xu Chen felt nothing. He quickly raised the ax and took a closer look at the blade. He found that it was smooth and sharp and intact except for some traces of juice.
Finally succeeded, it was really not easy!
Xu Chen felt his eye circles heating up, and tears of happiness almost rolled down his face.
Although he could already feel the strength and sharpness of the bronze alloy when polishing it, it wasn't until the ax actually struck that he finally felt at ease.
The quality was exactly what he wanted.
Even if it is not as sharp and domineering as the pure steel axes of later generations, in this primitive and barbaric era, it is not an exaggeration to call it an artifact.
"Chen Ga, let's take a look!"
A group of kiln workers and smelters swarmed around excitedly, shouting with excitement.
Xu Chen smiled and nodded and handed the ax to the nearest guy. The guy took a closer look at the golden and heavy metal axe. He looked around and soon found a target. Another tree not far away was as thick as a calf.
tree, so he took the ax and ran straight away.
A large group of people immediately followed Yiguo.
"Hi!"
The kiln worker swung his round ax and chopped down the small tree heavily.
There was only a click sound, and the ax sank deeply into the trunk of the tree.
"Wow!"
The onlookers immediately burst into violent exclamations and commotion.
This ax directly cut down nearly half of a small tree as thick as a calf.
"Quack, get out of the way!"
The kiln worker excitedly pulled out the axe, changed the direction and struck hard again.
"Click~"
The second impact of the ax was immediate. The small tree broke with a crash and fell down. The treetops several meters high collapsed and hit the wet ground that had just received a light rain.
"Quack, quack, awesome quack..."
The kiln worker Yangtian, who was holding a big golden axe, let out a maniacal laugh like howling like a ghost.
"I try quack!"
"Gah, gah!"
A group of kiln workers and smelters reached out to snatch the axes from their companions. Then, like a group of wild beasts, a large group of people took the axes and searched for small trees everywhere in the kiln.
Accompanied by the sounds of gnawing, gnawing, chopping and collapsing, seven or eight large and small trees around the smelting workshop were soon attacked by poisonous hands, and they all died under this golden ax that could be said to be the first of its kind in the world.
Even the dragon couldn't hold back. After grabbing the axe, he looked around but couldn't find the tree. The target actually selected a thigh-thick doorpost that had been installed at the gate of the kiln. He raised the big golden ax and kicked it.
Run over, circle your arms, and slash at him.
The door shook violently, the walls were shaking, and the onlookers let out one after another exclamations of surprise. With the dragon's final roar, he kicked hard on the doorpost, and the doorpost, which was more than one foot and two meters in diameter, made a loud crash.
It broke and collapsed, and even the gate and the surrounding wall were smashed down with a loud bang, almost burying several people who were watching.
"Wuga..."
The dragon, as burly as a furry bear, roared into the sky while holding a golden axe.
Such a sharp ax made him feel a sense of joy and excitement that he had never experienced before. It was more enjoyable than driving piles with a group of women.
The onlookers were also frightened by Long's violent logging action, and after a moment of silence they burst into cheers.
A wooden stick as thick as an arm, if you use an ordinary stone knife or stone axe, you will have to chop it dozens of times.
The thickness of a calf is about a hundred or so.
As for a thigh-thick tree, it usually takes half a day to cut down two or three trees a day to reach the sky. If you need to clean up the branches and cut them into sections, you can't have more than two trees a day, and maybe even more.
Several stone axes will be damaged. Even if the stone axes are not damaged, the barkwood handles that bind the stone axes will often come loose.
Therefore, in Xu Chen's eyes, there is no difference at all between primitive people chopping trees and hard workers.
They chopped for a while, sat down to sharpen stones for a while, or slowly re-tied the loose ax handle.
Typical fishing-style production always makes Xu Chen feel the urge to die.
Even though hundreds of pieces of wood were used before and after building the compound, they were all slowly piled up by the number of people and time, and have nothing to do with efficiency.
Of course, these savages are not born to work and like fishing, but due to conditions and crude production tools, they must have developed this habit of slowing down in their long-term production life, and they cannot get up quickly even if they want to.
Just like savages who go to bed as soon as it gets dark, it's not that they really want to sleep, but there is no entertainment or lighting conditions, so going to bed early has become a habit.
But since Xu Chen invented spinning and weaving and Songming pottery lanterns, the nightlife of the tribe has actually become much richer. Xu Chen occasionally tells some good stories, makes some fun toys, and teaches the children to play the willow flute and sing.
The sleeping habits of the Ba people have also changed a lot. Especially in summer, they often sit on the cool bed and chat until late at night before reluctantly going to bed.
After the invention of the rope, the stone axes and knives had to be tied much stronger, which also improved the work efficiency a lot, but the tied things were not as strong and durable as the ax handles installed inside.
The emergence of this bronze ax now completely subverts the cognition of all primitive people.
With the help of the dragon's violent power, the tree with its doorpost, which usually took several hours to slowly wear down, suddenly collapsed in less than two minutes.
With such efficiency, how could it not surprise everyone?
And this ax was still sharp and strong after chopping down nearly ten trees of all sizes, and its golden light showed no sign of damage or looseness.
This is an artifact!
After the dragon roared for a while, he ran up to Xu Chen with long strides. He knelt on one knee and held the golden ax in front of Xu Chen with both hands. He said with surprise and excitement on his face: "Your Majesty the Witch King, the Uzbek people are willing to use today's gift."
Copper for this axe!”
"Moga!"
A group of Uzbek people's faces suddenly changed color, and they surrounded him with a roar. Some even shouted loudly to snatch the ax back.
With such a sharp weapon, the Ba people haven't even used it yet, so how can they allow the Uzbek people to take advantage of it?
Xu Chen said with a dark face: "If you are not busy changing the axe, you should pay for the door first!"
dragon:……
A group of kiln workers and Ba people also woke up at this time, pointing at Long and shouting to pay for the gate. Long's face was red and embarrassed, neither kneeling nor standing. He murmured for a long time and went straight to the forest not far away with his ax in hand.
Go there, and soon you can hear the sound of gnawing, gnawing, and chopping down trees, and the sound of the big tree shaking violently.
In less than twenty minutes, Long Yi held a golden ax in his hand and a three-meter-long and one-foot-thick tree trunk on his shoulder. He ran back to the kiln, dropped the tree to the ground with a bang, and then knelt down again.
Kneel on the ground and hold the ax in both hands.
"Your Majesty the Witch King, please give me your axe!"
Seeing that there was not even a drop of sweat on the forehead of this giant bear-like savage man, Xu Chen's face twitched again. Although he was a little reluctant, he was a little worried that if he didn't agree, this guy might kill him with an axe, so he stretched out his hand.
He stopped the excited tribesmen, smiled dryly, nodded and said:
"Since you like it so much, then I will give you this axe. In fact, I can make such a sharp axe. I would also like to thank you, the Uzbek tribe, for your help in mining and smelting copper, so that all tribes can have such sharp and strong tools in the future.
, I hope you will convey my gratitude to the tribe after you go back, and I also hope you can smelt more copper. As long as you work hard, you will get more such sharp and strong weapons in the future!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty the Witch King!"
Long was surprised and happy, and he just lay on the ground and kowtowed to Xu Chen to thank him.
"No thanks, the Uba people are one family, and the shamans of the two tribes are also sisters. The Ba people have them, and the Uu people will also have them in the future. I just hope that the two peoples will love each other and their friendship will last forever!" Xu Chen smiled and helped Long up.
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Long was trembling with excitement, and his face was filled with surprise and fists.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty the Witch King, the Wu tribe will always follow His Majesty the Witch King and respect the guidance of the Great Witch. When I go back, I will definitely tell the tribe leader and ask the tribesmen to smelt more copper and send it over!"
"Well, that's good. I made a lot of things today, and it will take a lot of time to finish them all. You can send the pottery and prisoners back first, and then come back in a few days. I will give you some sharp knives and axes.
I would like to thank you for your continued help. However, the smelting of this metal is complicated. It does not just require copper. It also requires several other more rare metals. Look over there, we are still cutting down more big trees.
Burn the charcoal so that you can make more weapons of this kind in the future. Take my words to Wu Mu and the other leaders. As long as everyone cooperates well, you will get more in the future!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty the Witch King, I will definitely tell you!"
Long was very excited. After thanking him again and again, he roared a few times and led his two companions to mount their horses. He held the big golden ax high in his hands and headed straight for the entrance of the valley with a group of prisoners of the Yugong clan sent by Xu Chen.
Seeing the big ax being taken away by the Uzbek people made the men, women, and children of the Uzbek tribe feel heartbroken, and some hunters even wanted to catch up and snatch it back.
At this time, because a large group of people were chopping down trees and collapsing doors in the kiln factory, almost the entire Ba tribe was alarmed. Even Mu Ba, who was still inspecting the farmland on the other side of the river, rushed over with a group of women and heard a group of people talking.
After the description, they all felt full of regret and looked at Xu Chen but hesitated to speak.
Xu Chen quickly comforted him and said: "Don't worry, Momba. I have made several axes of this kind this time. I originally planned to give one to each tribe. Moreover, this is the first smelting test, and it is not the best. What will happen next?"
I will make more and better knives and axes to ensure that everyone has a handy tool."
"嘢嚯~"
Xu Chen's words not only made his mother smile with joy, but also hundreds of people watching cheered loudly.
"Okay, let's all leave. Do your work. There are too many people here and it's too crowded!"
Xu Chen shouted something loudly, and the old women and children who came to watch the excitement turned around and left reluctantly. However, even after they were far away, they still reluctantly kept looking at the kiln factory.