In Peng Tiangong's mind, he was familiar with all the materials used to make the Heavenly Cauldron. One metal block after another was picked out by him quickly and rhythmically. While other contestants were still identifying metal materials or looking for materials that were not commonly used.
By that time, Peng Tiangong had already gathered the required materials and returned to his position.
The process of casting is divided into impurity removal, material quenching, core addition, modeling, modification, etc. No matter which step it is, it takes a lot of time. In order to save time, the casting materials for this casting competition are uniformly provided by the conference (
They are all materials that can save the step of "removing impurities" and do not need to slowly extract the materials from the ore), so the audience can enjoy it and not feel very annoyed by it.
The field is not equipped with a general furnace, so Peng Tiangong activated the fire crystal in the formation at the position so that it can continuously provide flames with sufficient temperature. The temperature provided by the fire crystal is very stable, as long as it is activated properly, it will
There is plenty of time left.
Taking out the special hammer and corresponding equipment from the space ring, Peng Tiangong placed the first metal material on the flame, and then quietly waited for the high temperature of the flame to soften the metal.
The sound of tinkling hammers striking metal sounded from the competition field. In addition to Peng Tiangong, there were other contestants who had already started the same step. This step is called tempering of materials. There are many things in metal.
There are impurities, and only the hardness of weapons that have been tempered and forged can reach the standard for combat.
It is said that the more times the metal is tempered, the higher its purity will be and the easier it will be to modify the shape of the weapon during casting. Once the weapon is finalized, it will be several times more difficult to change it, so at this moment, the casters are desperately encouraging it.
The muscles on his body tried to temper the metal more, not only to increase the hardness of the weapon, but also to make the next steps easier.
Viewed from the auditorium, the blazing fire at this moment makes people feel a bit boring, and the astonishing heat wave makes the temperature even higher as more and more casters start casting weapons, but at this moment the scene is
The casters above didn't seem to feel the heat of the arena. They just took the trouble to use big hammers to hit the metal in front of them, just like migrant workers who were blackmailed and didn't know how to cry.
At this time, the casters who were starting work on the field had already taken the "Big Bingxin Pill" or the "Bingxin Pill" (the elixir refined by the same group in the alchemy competition), and they also wore the same clothes on their bodies.
Tailors designed insulated armor for them, so they didn't actually sweat profusely.
Not sweating profusely does not mean that it is not hot, but the effect of the elixir and clothing makes them more tolerant of the high temperature around them. The higher temperature flame can melt more different types of metals, so for the casters, this is
They actually like the hot feeling more.
Viewed from high above the square, the clouds in the sky seem to be squirming due to the scorching heat. If you have a rich imagination, you can see that the clouds in the sky seem to be transforming from a chicken leg into a honey-glazed chicken nugget.
These nutritional changes in the sky did not attract the attention of the contestants. They just focused on the things in front of them, that's all.
Repeated hammering causes the fine iron in front of each contestant to slowly soften under the high temperature of the furnace and begin to change its shape. After the purity of the material reaches the required level, the casters will take out the materials prepared in advance.
The mold melts the material into molten iron. In this process, a high-strength core of a certain material is added to the forged weapon. This process is called core addition.
However, at this moment, among the many contestants on the field, it is obvious that none of them has reached the stage of adding cores. One kind of metal is obviously not enough for them to forge ideal weapons or tools. The more powerful the tools, the more materials they need to use.
This is the consensus of every foundry master.
If you just look at the movements, there is actually not much difference between the thirty casters on the field at this moment. In the step of tempering metal, there is no difference at all whether it is a fourth-level caster or a fifth-level caster.
What they need is to keep hammering the metal until they are satisfied, and that's it.
The human demon Baletoku from the Red Lie Empire, Heiyan from the Qingluan Empire, the muscular girl Bashafi from the Great Ghost Tomb Empire, He Longxing from the Nine-Headed Dragon Empire, Oda Yinggo from the Hiroshima Empire, Luo Yehuang from the Orc Empire, Da
Fake Heart from the Wasteland Empire, George from the Murloc Empire, and Luo Po from the Sky Empire. These highly praised contestants repeated similar steps simply and uncomplicatedly. From this, we can see some of the essence of the Forge Master.
Time passed quietly unknowingly, and in a blink of an eye, the sky became brighter, and it was already noon. The contestants on the field were still repeating the same steps, just like tireless worker ants carrying out their work.
Boring and cumbersome, just two words can well explain the mood of the audience at this moment.
Some people were already yawning one after another, some were stretching, and some were even dancing among the flowers. It seemed that as time went by, more and more viewers did not take the casting competition seriously.
At this moment, the audience had a very deep understanding of the depression of the casting industry. They did not understand how these contestants persisted in such a depressed workplace. I am afraid that those who could persist were
fool?
Indeed, only fools can work hard and persevere. The first rule of the Casting Department of Shenlongmen Special Department Academy is to encourage students to first become "fools who can single-mindedly" before becoming casters. This rule alone will make you know the pitfalls.
How many people died. But many students who can understand this sentence eventually became good casters. This is also a big fact.
The clanking sound of hammers continued, but after a whole morning, the movements of some people on the field finally changed.
They took out a special mold that can be purchased on the market from the space ring.
Is it possible to cast unique weapons or implements using standard molds purchased from the market?
The answer is yes.
The purpose of using standard molds is not to finalize the cast weapon, but to give a weapon or instrument a basic shape.
Like a cauldron, if you don't use a mold, how long will it take to create a basic cauldron?
What Peng Tiangong wanted to build was the Changtian Cauldron, so he used the basic mold of the cauldron. Therefore, from the moment the casters took out the molds, the audience on the field knew that these contestants wanted to cast the cauldron.
What type of weapon or instrument is it?
"Look, that's the standard mold for a knife."
A young man in the audience introduced himself to the girl sitting next to him. His face was obviously full of arousal, and he was obviously building up his energy for the first time in his life to strike up a conversation.
The girl was also quite innocent, with a flushed face. When she heard this, she immediately became interested. She seemed to suddenly want to test the knowledge of the young man next to her. She pointed her pink and jade-shaped little finger at a bald caster on the field and asked:
"What about that one? What kind of weapons is it forging?"
Hearing the delicate voice, the young man's ears suddenly softened. He carefully glanced at the delicate face of the young man next to him, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and then said confidently: "That, that should be the standard mold of the gun."
"Gun? Isn't the barrel of the gun made of wood?" The girl's cute eyes blinked with a look of disbelief on her face.
The young man was about to answer when a fat man next to him suddenly interjected: "There are two standard molds for guns, one is a mold with only the gun head, and the other is a mold with the gun head connected to the gun body. And the bald guy is now
The standard mold used is the gun head connected to the gun body."
With a "pop" sound, the little fat man stuffed a handful of snacks into his mouth. He didn't feel dirty. He handed over the snacks casually and said, "Want to eat?"
This familiar look immediately made the young man secretly dumbfounded.
The innocent girl seemed to be really innocent. She just thanked her politely but did not reach out to take the snack.
When the girl wasn't paying attention, the boy quietly glared at the fat man as a threat. Unexpectedly, the fat man's mouth was full of snacks and he suddenly exclaimed: "The iron core is added!"
The boys and girls quickly turned their attention back to the competition on the field, only to realize that some contestants had already poured water into the molds to cool them down, and there were three of them in total.
The sound of chichi came from the competition field and could be clearly heard even in the audience. If you pay closer attention, you can find that one of the three people is Luo Po from the Sky Empire.
Luo Po from the Sky Empire was a young man who looked quite handsome. The mold in front of him no longer emitted white smoke, indicating that his weapon had completely cooled down. Tattoos suddenly appeared on the muscles of his arms, and he shouted loudly again.
, he picked up the mold, walked to an open area where there was no one, and smashed the ceramic mold in his hand on the ground!
The sound of "bang" and "bang" of cracking ceramics came from there. The audience responded and looked there, only to find that Luo Po had already taken out a long sword that had begun to take shape from the broken mold.
The whole body of the long sword is lavender, and there is still some mud stuck to the surface, but this does not affect the sharpness of the weapon. At this time, as long as you use some skills to remove all the mud, the first step of forging the weapon will be completed.