Chapter 165 The shocking secret discovered by Master Liao!
Chapter 165: The shocking secret discovered by Master Liao!
Looking at the hoe covered with soil in his hand, Master Liao's heart bleeds. If such a high-quality material falls into his hands, he can definitely make a sharp sword.
But what is happening now? Such good materials were turned into farm tools and fell into the hands of farmers.
Stone tools are enough for cultivating fields. How such precious materials can be used to make agricultural tools is just nonsense.
Before, Master Liao heard the sword leader of the caravan say that King Xi was a prodigal son, but he still didn't take it seriously. Now he finally understands it deeply.
This King Xi is not an ordinary prodigal, but a complete prodigal, extremely stupid.
Such a good thing is wasted like this. It is really ridiculous for the nobles' children to be ignorant of the sufferings of the people and just mess around.
"The pearl is covered in dust, the pearl is covered in dust!" Master Liao was heartbroken and his voice was a little hoarse.
The middle-aged Xidu citizen had regained his composure after this period of time, and was no longer as cautious as he was at the beginning. When he heard Master Liao's words, he said immediately, being honest and forthright:
"This noble man is serious. This is an iron hoe, not a pearl. Hey, hey, you really know how to joke. There are such iron hoe's everywhere in our city. According to your statement, aren't we crazy!"
When everyone in the caravan heard this, they felt shocked and a little ashamed, as if they were so country bumpkin that they were looked down upon by a farmer.
Brother Dao had extraordinary experience and saw some signs at this time, so he took the hoe and looked at it for a while, and found that the hoe of this farm tool was very sharp and hard.
Brother Dao tried to pour his energy into it, and the result was unexpectedly smooth. The energy on the hoe was full of energy, and it seemed to be better than the weapons of the caravan guard?
This is very amazing news.
You must know that the official armies of many vassal states still only used stone tools as weapons to fight. As a result, the Xi Kingdom did better. Even the farmers working in the fields used sharp gold and stone agricultural tools. Compared with the two, the difference was nothing.
Master Liao has a sharper vision than others. Others thought that King Xi was extravagant and a complete prodigal, but he saw clues in it:
"Brother, you said this is called an iron hoe. Why is it called an iron hoe? Is it made of iron? Ordinary iron is not so hard and sharp."
The farmer in Xidu shook his head: "Your Majesty calls it an iron hoe, but we don't know why. Sir, I have to go to do farm work. I wonder if you can return the iron hoe to me?"
Master Liao thought for a while and reluctantly returned the iron hoe to the Xidu farmer.
After the farmers left, the caravan once again rushed to Xidu.
Brother Dao: "Master, tell me, this King Xi is too prodigal. He actually uses such good things to make farm tools. What does he think? It's too extravagant!"
Master Liao had a vague guess in his mind, but facing the people in the caravan, it was naturally convenient for him to reveal it casually, so he smiled noncommittally and did not answer the question.
Brother Dao felt displeased because of his displeasure, but he did not dare to offend Master Liao, so he smiled broadly and gave him a haha.
Master Liao noticed the change in Brother Dao's expression, but he didn't take it to heart. At this moment, all he could think about was the iron hoe.
This iron hoe seemed to be just a squandering act of King Xi, but Master Liao vaguely had a bold guess. Xidu had mastered some kind of magical smelting technique, which could smelt tofu-like iron into hard gold and stone materials.
If his speculation comes true, then this will be a major event that will cause a stir in the Xia Dynasty.
Thinking back to the time when Demon God Chi You melted copper and made gold to create an invincible demon army, sweeping across the Xia and establishing great demonic power. Although the iron hoe in front of him is not as good as Demon God Chi You's feats in this world, it still has far-reaching significance.
There is less copper and more iron in the world. If iron wares are not fragile and easily broken and can be comparable to bronze wares, then iron wares will soon replace bronze wares, become popular in the world, and influence the entire Xia dynasty.
Thinking of this, Master Liao's heart was beating fast.
If other weapon-smithing masters saw the iron hoe, they might not have such a big reaction. The reason why he made such a bold guess is that he has been studying how to make fragile iron harder and then become something that can be forged.
Materials for weapons.
In fact, Master Liao's years of dedicated research were not fruitless. He had already smelted pig iron and made sharp iron tools, but that was what he got by chance, and he had no idea how to make it later.
But when Master Liao saw the iron hoe, he was shocked. Isn't this the perfect iron tool he dreamed of?
Master Liao feels like he has discovered a new world.
After entering Xidu, Master Liao has been wandering on the road, looking at the soldiers passing by on the street. Of course, the focus is on observing the armor and weapons on the soldiers.
Master Liao soon discovered that the armors and weapons on these soldiers were all made of iron without exception. This made Master Liao marvel and at the same time he couldn't help but become more convinced of his own ideas.
Xidu must have mastered the art of iron smelting!
Master Liao clenched his fists excitedly, feeling extremely excited.
The purpose of his trip to Xidu was to obtain the Hundred Refining Divine Weapons. He originally wanted to find out whether Xidu had discovered mysterious metal minerals, but he unexpectedly encountered an unexpected surprise and learned the secret of the iron-making method.
Master Liao was overwhelmed with emotion and could not calm down.
Remembering that the Hundred-Refined Divine Weapon was also made of some mysterious iron stone, he was even more curious.
How was such a magical hundred-refined weapon forged?
Is it related to the method of making iron?
Master Liao had mixed feelings in his heart and was itching unbearably.
Thinking of this, Master Liao immediately ordered everyone in the caravan to inquire about the Xidu Mine.
At night, the caravan leader came back to report.
"Master Liao, you are really good at predicting things. It is said that there is indeed an iron mine in Xidu. It is said that it is heavily guarded and masters of the level of Qi Masters are stationed there for a long time. Do you think it is the treasure in this mine that makes the fragile
Iron becomes extremely hard!"
Brother Dao looked excited, as if he had discovered a big secret, and his face turned red with excitement.
Master Liao nodded enigmatically: "Well, what you said makes sense and you did a good job. When you return to Izumo Country, I will express my merits to the king for you."
When Brother Dao heard this, he smiled widely. He spent a lot of money to get information during the day. Many Dao coins were spent from his own account. Hearing Master Liao's words, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Already.
Money is not wasted!
Thinking of this, Brother Dao's heart moved and he took out an iron sword and handed it to Master Liao.
"Master, my subordinate borrowed this from a soldier from Xidu. Take a look."
When Master Liao heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he grabbed the iron sword.
"You go out first, I will study it carefully."
Brother Dao naturally left happily.
Soon, Master Liao was the only one left in the room. Under the light, he gently wiped the bright long sword and couldn't help but exclaimed: "What an iron sword. If outsiders knew that such a sword was made of fragile iron stone,
, I’m afraid everyone will be stunned!”
"Well, I will definitely be stunned."
"Good insight, I think so too." When Master Liao heard someone agreeing with him, he subconsciously agreed. However, after a moment, the hair on his body stood up and he asked in horror: "Who? Who are you?"
"Are you looking for Ben Long?"
Suddenly, a mini dragon stepped on the clouds and appeared in front of Master Liao leisurely.