After hesitating for a while, Klavason finally asked: "When you label them like this, do you mean that the three elements of gold, silver, and copper belong to the same family? That's why one of them is softer than the other!"
"Yes, it is a family. The lower you go, the rarer and softer it becomes. So you can understand that some bronzes are almost the same color as gold. They are a family. I can tell you, you now understand gold
No one else understands the essence of silver and copper anymore. Now I will continue to engrave. You don’t have to worry, we are friends, and I will be happy to tell you more knowledge and answer more of your questions in the days to come."
"Oh, that's great!" Kawei said excitedly.
"Let me continue carving."
Gold and silver are undoubtedly exciting. They are in the same family. This "truth" explanation directly gave the two blacksmiths a deeper understanding of why gold and silver are valuable.
Science is developing in depth, and science is also a process in which one theory overthrows another. The various theories Rurik is talking about now are called "Odin's wisdom", which are better than those of the Holy See in terms of practical use and philosophical level.
are more advanced, but it will inevitably be refuted by better theories in hundreds of years.
Main group elements were widely used by people in ancient times, although the so-called element theory of the people at that time was called metaphysics. The ancients would summarize many technologies, and many times they would invent a metaphysical theory to prove the rationality of the technology after they had the technology first.
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After focusing on gold and silver, we still need to focus on tin and lead. Now, tin and lead are also in the same family, and they are even the same family as carbon. The two blacksmiths have no doubts.
Klavasen and Kawei have realized that the vertical elements on Rurik's table are all from the same family and must have some correlation with each other.
Since he still wanted to talk about lead, Rurik had to say a very crucial thing. In order to prove that his words were more reasonable, he directly brought up the so-called history.
He specifically asked Klavasen, who was supposed to be well-informed: "Do you know anything about Rome?"
"I know it is very powerful and very wealthy, even more powerful than those Franks."
Rurik was very happy that Klavason knew about Rome, so he deliberately said: "In fact, there was once only one Rome, and it split into two halves. These things are recorded in the priest's wooden board, and there is even a parchment with Roman writing there.
Books. I know a lot by reading books, and because I received Odin's blessing, I know more truths.
The western half of Rome was destroyed because those Romans became useless trash who were so stupid that they couldn't even walk, so they were defeated by the Franks. Why did they become useless? Is it because they were cowards?"
Klavasen thought for a while: "Rurik, you know. In our lives, cowards are not entitled to freedom. Cowards must be the servants of the strong. Just like your servant Rumia, her family
They are all cowards, so she is your servant."
Of course Rurik was not discussing this with them. He calmed down and said: "The Romans in the West became stupid people, and they were conquered. Because they liked to use lead too much, and their lead was not only placed in bronze
To make weapons, they directly use lead to make bowls and cups. Lead is not a good thing, it will make people stupid, and it will also make men and women no longer able to give birth to children."
In order to make his explanation more reliable, Rurik deliberately said: "This is what Odin told me in my dream. I am very happy. Our tribe prefers to use iron, and only the priests have some bronze tools. In order to
In our future, we must not use too much lead in the future, especially our bowls, which are best made of pottery."
The blacksmiths had no interest in the destruction of Rome, but Rurik claimed that "lead makes fools", so this poisonous thing was to be avoided, even if they did not think of lead as a dangerous thing before.
Is lead really toxic?
Some seemingly harmless little things can kill people quickly. Klavasen has heard some stories, such as some terrible fruits that will kill you if you accidentally eat them.
Klavasen told Rurik bluntly that he heard that there were some terrible grasses and fruits in the distant Franks that could make poisonous wine. Could it be that lead just makes people become "castrated fools"? It seems that lead
The toxicity is milder.
Rurik did not know that the poisons in this time and space were actually plants. He did know that the toxic properties of all plants came from alkaloids.
Since Klavasen was interested, Rurik pointed directly at the space representing "arsenic": "This element is poisonous. It can be specially mixed with the air of life and turn into a small stone with the color of blood. As long as
If a person eats an amount smaller than a fingernail, he will soon vomit blood and die."
"Ah? So scary?"
"It's so scary."
"Odin, why did he create such a substance?!"
Rurik felt that he could hardly continue making up the story. He paused deliberately and muttered with a speculative attitude: "This is also part of Odin's wisdom. There is no eternity in the human world, there is life and death, everything is
Like this. So there are elements that give us life, and there are elements that can cause us to die. Just like this..."
Rurik slapped his forehead and marked "arsenic" that was originally blank, so-called "brings death".
He deliberately said: "This element is extremely difficult to find. If we can find this element that can bring death, I think we can let it penetrate into our sword. In this way, the sword is a poisonous sword, poisoned by Odin
The cursed sword, anyone who gets a small cut by it will die quickly."
Klavason and Kawe couldn't believe it at all, but according to Rurik's so-called iron smelting principle, charcoal penetrated into the iron sword, making the sword flexible and hard. Penetrating into some elements that bring death, it became "
"Sword of Death" is not logical.
It is never difficult to modify a weapon to give the enemy a small wound and eventually kill the enemy. It is never difficult to achieve this result. The simplest method is, for example, dipping the arrow in feces before shooting. This dirty arrow will
If you shoot the enemy's flesh, in the era without antibiotics, the dirt cannot be removed from the wound, and the enemy will almost certainly die of bacterial infection.
Rurik felt that what he said was really ridiculous.
But the real world is the most magical. Just like the heavy elements arranged downwards in the periodic table, they are too heavy. The outer electrons are going crazy trying to rush out, and a large number of neutrons are trying to rush out. So condensing some elements will
It has become the most terrifying poison, achieving a surreal killing effect of thousands of arrows piercing the heart.
These are also things that people in this time and space cannot understand at all.
Just now, Rurik knew that he could no longer talk. He said too much. In addition to harvesting their emotions, he could not make them understand and digest it immediately. The two iron swords were exposed to too much knowledge at one time, and they expected them to
It is far-fetched to accept it in a short time.
"Maybe we'll stop here." Rurik yawned deeply, "We just need to make good use of the first elements. Blacksmith, now you at least know why my dagger is shiny and hard.
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Klavason nodded: "I basically understand the principle, and my son and I will try it. Dear Rurik, now I will make a sleeping bed for you. Before that, I just want to understand, Odin...
Our great god Odin, how many elements did he create using atoms?"
"This...there are 118." Rurik blurted out. Indeed, according to his understanding, humans can theoretically continue to create artificial elements based on the periodic table of elements. The number 118 is what humans try their best to create.
"Really that much?!"
"That's it. Of course, if Odin is willing, he can make more." Rurik shook his head, "Maybe it doesn't make much sense to make more. Just like gold and silver, it is rare and precious. If
They can be found everywhere, so why should we desperately collect silver coins? I think Odin has a preference in creation, so you and I should not get entangled. Sometimes I even think that if we figure out the principles of these elements, we can summarize the human
With all the knowledge in the world, have we learned Odin’s abilities in reverse? We are just mortals, and we have become gods in this way.”
Klavasen was interested in hearing this, but his mind went blank. He didn't know that this child had such ambitions.
"Rurik, be careful what you say!"
"It doesn't matter." Rurik shook his head, "If Odin didn't like us, why did he choose heroic spirits and why did he give me blessings? The only restriction Odin gave us was a short life, only a few decades.
But that’s not a problem.”
Rurik continued pointing to the wooden board: "In the future, our descendants can find all the elements on this table and make more detailed annotations. So that each element will be annotated with a roomful of wooden board inscriptions.
And your blacksmithing technology, you can describe the technology in the form of words on the wooden board, so that the new generation of blacksmiths can learn the knowledge of their ancestors long ago. Our lives are very short, but we can leave a lot of things to our children.
.One day, we can understand all knowledge and use knowledge to do all things.
In this way, we will no longer be mortals, and our descendants will all learn the power of God. In the end, humans will become gods."
Rurik's words were the most shocking. Klavasen thought about it and found that there was indeed some truth here.
He muttered inadvertently: "Maybe you still need some students to learn the latest iron smelting skills."
"However, my son has inherited it, and my descendants will also inherit it." Klavason retorted slightly.
"Not enough! When I become the leader, I will definitely find some students for you and order them to learn your skills. Our tribe needs more blacksmiths."
"Is this necessary?" Klavasen was quite unconcerned. "Young people like to go out and pursue wealth. Who would calm down and forge? Rurik, you are not a child. You have gained too much.
Wisdom from Odin, you must be wiser than me. But you can't think that those young people are also smart."
"Isn't it a great fortune to sell a hard sword for 50 silver coins? They may not be smart, but they will become smart after some education."
After being reminded by Rurik, Klavasen had to think about his words.
"Okay, my little master. If it is your request, I am completely willing to accept it. If you can find me some students, I will be happy to educate them." Klavason patted Rurik's little head with his rough hands.
"My little master, you should rest peacefully. Don't worry about anything. I will soon make the best leather scabbard for your dagger, and I will also inlay your sword with the most gorgeous patterns."
"Thank you then."
Rurik spent his energy crazily, and his efforts were fruitful.
The two blacksmiths had completely believed in his atomic theory and everything on the table of elements.
Putting aside the true identity of Rurik's "Otto Blessing", Rurik's explanation of the human world and the elements that make up the world is obviously the most logical and realistic.
Craftsmen such as blacksmiths are the most realistic people.
The ore was made into a sword, and the sword would rust when exposed to water. Now these magical things have a quite realistic explanation.
They become no longer mysterious and can be artificially controlled by craftsmen.
After that night, Klavasen did not hesitate to carve out the wooden board with traces of Rurik's marks, further chiseled it with a carving knife, and finally applied ink ground with carbon powder, which became a treasure that was regarded as gold in the blacksmith's shop.
Rurik was very pleased to see Kravassin and Kavey spontaneously realize the importance of knowledge.
Of course, the two of them didn't listen to the nonsense they slapped on the forehead to gain knowledge and become gods.
They have been able to independently make more block-made carbon steel swords and fully understand the underlying principles.
In Rurik's view, various elements will be discovered sooner or later, and the periodic table of elements is also the research result of countless ancestors.
With the continuous development of science and technology, scholars will inevitably compile the discovered elements into a table through the properties of each element that have been studied. In the end, Mendeleev made the most systematic and scientific improvement of this.
Interestingly, Mendeleev was a Russian, a mixed descendant of Russians and East Slavs.
Therefore, Rurik thinks it is a good thing if the Rus are allowed to use the achievements of their descendants after thousands of years to gain some benefits, or gain major enlightenment as a result.
The life of the Russians was too barbaric and primitive. For the same reason, through contact with his sister-in-law Peravina, he realized that the East Slavs as a whole were not as good as the Russians.
These two merging nations are extremely backward compared to the destroyed Rome. They must learn more knowledge to develop their own civilization.
Three days later, Rurik's dagger was plated with beautiful patterns. The beautiful patterns came from melted silver coins, and the complex and gorgeous texture was something Rurik never thought of.
Klavason, who has a big beard, should be a rough guy no matter how you look at it, but it turns out that he is a talent for doing some fine processing.
The dagger is also equipped with a gleaming bronze hilt, and a ruby is inlaid at the end. This gem was completely a gift from Klavasen. He felt that this was the only way to make the dagger, which could cut through iron as much as mud, more powerful.
temperament.
Klavasen's unique skills are also reflected in leather processing. Rurik's dagger has a good leather scabbard with a copper liner.
A long thin leather belt was connected to the scabbard. Rurik simply tied it and the scabbard and dagger were hung on his waist.
Any child of the Rus tribe should have his own weapon when he reaches the age of twelve. Rurik used an exquisite sword a few years earlier than other children, and the decoration was also extremely gorgeous.
When he returned to his home, he showed his father Otto the latest product from the blacksmith shop. While the sword was gorgeous, the blade easily cut through the hardest meat. Rurik's parents were not only shocked but also filled with emotion.
Rurik, mortals have no idea how much knowledge this kid knows.
Otto still prefers wealth. As long as he holds a pile of silver coins in his hand, he feels that his life is very rich. He feels that having a lot of gold and silver and having many wives and concubines is probably the ultimate happiness that a man can understand.
The son gave Odin's wisdom to the blacksmiths and signed a contract with them, just like the contract with the priests. From now on, the brand new sword and one-tenth of the wealth will belong to the chief family.
Of course, as the most resourceful warrior of the tribe, Otto noticed that the new sword and his patterned "Destroyer" were only different in appearance. They were both able to cut through ordinary iron swords.
Since it can cut through an iron sword, it can certainly cut through an iron armor or an iron shield!
If more new iron swords can be made, more warriors in the tribe will have new treasures.
The father's sword will be passed down to his son. As long as the blacksmiths continue to make it, one day the warriors will be fully equipped with these bright white hard swords named "stelsvard" by Rurik.
With these weapons, the Ross tribe even...
The old Otto deeply felt that Rurik's era was coming, and his son was likely to bring military hegemony to the Ross tribe over the entire tribal alliance because of these magical weapons.
With military supremacy, all warriors will become extremely wealthy!