The blacksmith shop Zhang Yan was looking for was the largest one in Langyuan City. It was said that there were many branches in Nanyuan Kingdom, and it operated a series of goods channels from raw materials to finished products. This was also after Zhang Yan found out about it from Zhou Cang.
Come to your door.
With Zhou Cang's introduction and Zhang Yan's current status as a guest teacher at the Wushu Academy, the shopkeeper of the blacksmith shop did not dare to deal with it. After reporting the news, he started looking for it in shops and mines all over the country. Due to time constraints, we are currently working together to deliver it.
There were only more than ten kinds of ores that came to Zhang Yan. They were basically some ores that were related to "special". Some were usable, and some were considered waste in the shop. I don't know if these would satisfy Zhang Yan.
But Mr. Zhang was really generous with his offer. He gave a large amount just for searching. This is what the shopkeeper thought in his heart.
Zhang Yan's expression remained unchanged, but he listened very carefully, followed the shopkeeper's introduction, and picked up the dishes with the same perception and discrimination.
Although he can't be called a weapon refiner, Zhang Yan's understanding during this period has allowed Zhang Yan to enter the door with half a foot. He is not a layman who knows nothing. A simple comparison based on the numerous material properties recorded in the weapon refinement books is
.This is not difficult, just a little troublesome.
"This kind of brittle iron stone is interesting. Do you encounter it often?"
After the shopkeeper finished the introduction, he heard Zhang Yan pick up a black stone in the box and asked with a smile, and he quickly replied with a smile: "Many! This brittle iron stone is often found in iron ore, and its appearance is almost the same, so it is often mistaken.
, if you are lucky, you can still find it during the screening before entering the furnace. If you are careless, mixing this thing into the furnace can destroy the entire furnace. It is extremely annoying. And this thing can only produce brittle iron when refined alone.
It’s useless. But it definitely fits the special word I’m teaching you to say.”
It is indeed very special. It looks like an iron ore. You can also make things using the method of iron smelting, but it is so brittle that it breaks when touched. It is not that people in the Huangtian Domain have never thought about this thing, but they can't find it.
It is of little use. So this thing is a very special but very useless example. Due to time constraints, the shopkeeper also used it to make up the number. After all, it was difficult to explain to Zhang Yan if the number of samples was small.
"It is indeed very special." Zhang Yan smiled, and he was pleasantly surprised. Because he found in his mind the corresponding material recorded in the weapon refining classics, which was considered the best material in the earth's legendary era: iron crystal.
There is only one word difference between iron crystal and iron essence, but they are two completely different things. Like gold essence, iron essence is a common main material for refining that is extracted from iron using refining methods, and its grade is not high.
, mostly used to cast the main body of low-level magical instruments. Although the iron crystal is just one word different, it is infinitely more precious than the iron essence.
Even using iron-making methods to smelt iron crystals is a huge waste, because it is only a semi-finished product that is half-smelted. Therefore, the finished product is not crisp enough! It requires special techniques to make it "brittle".
The purest iron crystal can be obtained when the characteristics are brought to the extreme.
Why does it need to be "crisp"?
Because for some things, the more brittle it is, the harder it is! Its brittleness is just because the hardness has reached a certain extreme, and without toughness, it cannot maintain the overall structure when resisting impact. And iron crystals have a very stubborn independence
Its characteristics are extremely difficult to be compatible and complementary with other things, so it is regarded as "waste".
Even though it is called "iron crystal", it actually has nothing to do with metal. It just looks similar.
Of course, since iron crystal can be called "the best material" in the classics of weapon refining, there must be corresponding refining techniques to tame it.
You cannot tolerate one thing and you are independent, right? Then get a few more and first make a special material suitable for iron crystals to be integrated into, and then add iron crystals to it. In that case, the super hardness of iron crystals can be found Complementary toughness. This is also the best refining method for weapon-like weapons that pursue hardness and toughness.
"How can I sell this kind of brittle iron stone if I want to collect it in large quantities?"
"A large amount? May I ask how much the teacher is planning to collect? If it weighs tens or hundreds of kilograms, I can make the final decision to send it to the teacher. If it's more, I'll have to take a closer look." The shopkeeper didn't beat around the bush either. Although he I don't know what Zhang Yan can do with this thing. But that doesn't stop him from giving a clear answer immediately.
The thing is not valuable, if it weighs a hundred pounds or so, I will give it to you. But if you want more, you will have to pay for labor, and there may be some business in it. After all, businessmen say it is waste because it cannot be sold for money. It's just "waste", and it's no longer "waste" when it can be sold for money.
In fact, it can be seen that the number of iron crystals in the Desolate Heaven Realm is far greater than that on the earth. It can even be said to be extremely common. God knows how many there are in the entire Desolate Heaven Realm?
Just a hundred pounds of iron crystal ore? How many iron crystals can be produced with it? And this is not a one-time deal, there will be long-term demand in the future.
Moreover, it is impossible for Zhang Yan to open a blast furnace and work around iron crystal ore all day long.
"It's not just one or two hundred kilograms of ore, but perhaps a hundred or ten kilograms of brittle iron smelted in a blast furnace at one time. And I will need it from time to time. I can ask you to keep it for me and help me refine it when I need it. The cost should be calculated for the expensive account, and the expensive account cannot be left without profit."
"Ah? The brittle iron produced? It costs more than a hundred kilograms at a time?! Tutor, you may not know that one kilogram of brittle iron requires hundreds of kilograms of brittle iron ore. You really don't deserve this hundred or ten kilograms of brittle iron. Are you kidding me?"
Although there is a lot of brittle iron ore, it is only an associated mineral species after all. There is no way to dig out baskets one by one by drilling down a set of mine tunnels. It can only be picked out during the end dressing. It is actually not enough to collect a hundred kilograms. Easy. It’s so troublesome to make one pound of brittle iron, but Zhang Jiaoxi just said a hundred pounds of brittle iron. Are you sure this is not a joke?
Zhang Yan didn't waste any time and nodded directly, showing that he was serious.
"This" the shopkeeper's heart changed, and he quickly came up with a set of business tips in his mind. Then with a smile, he followed Zhang Yan and talked about the scarcity of brittle iron ore, and how smelting brittle iron would damage the blast furnace. Finally, he said what he felt in his heart When I took out the price, I found that Zhang Yan paid the price without even paying the price, and I realized that I seemed to be too timid.
It was agreed that a batch of ten kilograms of brittle iron would be delivered in three days. Zhang Yan paid the remuneration for the previous ore search and gave a deposit for the first batch of brittle iron. Then he left the blacksmith shop and went to a not too far away one. A big jewelry store.
Zhang Yan collected the gold nuggets here before. Later, he asked the other party to find some strange stones.
It’s similar to the situation in the blacksmith shop before. Naturally, the most common thing in the jewelry shop is all kinds of beautiful stones. The more beautiful the stone, the more “gem” it is, and the more expensive it will be.
It was among these bright stones that Zhang Yan discovered another unexpected surprise: spirit stones.