The first emperor of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 107 Forging

Hearing that Zhao Tingxuan self-reported his family name, Li Chengqian couldn't help being surprised.Unexpectedly, this person turned out to be a descendant of Changshan Zhao Zilong.

Of the two standing in front of me now, one is a descendant of Lv Brui Fengxian, Wen Hou of the Three Kingdoms.One is the descendant of Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong, the ever-victorious general of the Three Kingdoms.

These two ancestors were both among the best generals in the Three Kingdoms.It's a pity that looking at the entire Three Kingdoms, these two people failed to fight each other.

Now the descendants of these two have unexpectedly met here. It seems that there will be a big battle between the 72-way ghost halberd and the seven-detection snake gun.

So Li Chengqian said to Zhao Tingxuan with a smile: "I didn't expect this to be the descendant of General Changsheng. I'm being rude."

"That is the glory of our ancestors. I dare not show off myself with it. I rely on my martial arts to prove to the world that I am Zhao Tingxuan." Zhao Tingxuan waved his hand and said to Li Chengqian.

"As far as I know, Changshan Zhao Zilong is best at the Seven Detector Pan Snake Spear. And Wen Hou Lu Bu is best at Fang Tian's painting halberd. Neither of you has a weapon in your hand, so how can you compete?" Li Chengqian said after spreading his hands.

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, Zhao Tingxuan couldn't help scratching his head.After all, he did not have a long gun in his hand.

Just when Zhao Tingxuan didn't know what to do, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "Master Zhang, as the saying goes, one guest doesn't bother two hosts. Why don't you let me make another spear today?"

"I've worked as an old blacksmith all my life, and I never expected to meet the heirs of Changshan Zhao Zilong and Wenhou Lu Fengxian."

"My little brother, hurry up and make weapons for them. If you need help, please call me. I'm anxious to watch the two of them compete." Blacksmith Zhang said with a smile.

When Li Chengqian learned that Zhao Tingxuan was a descendant of Changshan Zhao Zilong, he wanted to solicit.Incorporating them into one's virtuous king's guards would be absolutely stunning.

So he nodded and headed towards the blacksmith stove, but saw the wood in the stove.Li Chengqian couldn't help shaking his head.

Then Zhang Blacksmith said: "This fire is not good, it must be replaced with coke. Otherwise, you will not be able to shoot the magic weapon."

"What is coke? I haven't heard of it after I've been ironing all my life?" Blacksmith Zhang said to Li Chengqian in confusion.

Li Chengqian smiled and said: "You help me prepare the materials I need first, and remember to use high-quality refined iron. I'll go back and get the coke."

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he turned and left. In fact, Li Chengqian was not going to fetch coke.After all, he didn't bring it with him when he came here.

Li Chengqian just took this opportunity to leave so that he could exchange enough coke from the grocery store.

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"What are you doing back in such a hurry, aren't you going to buy weapons for Brother Xue?" Seeing Li Chengqian walking back alone, Su Wan asked.

"Where can I buy the Fangtian painting halberd Brother Xue wants to use, so I'm going to build one for Brother Xue myself. Isn't this coming back to pick up the coke?" Li Chengqian said while opening the wooden box behind the carriage.

At the same time, the purchase of coke was also completed, and the coke was directly packed in wooden boxes.The adhesive tape of a whole large wooden box is more than enough to make two weapons.

"Why are you carrying this thing with you when you go out? Did you know that you would meet Big Brother Xue?" Su Wan asked Li Chengqian puzzled.

"This is called in case of emergencies. You can help Mrs. Xue clean it up. If you clean it up, come and witness the birth of a miracle with me." Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"It's been cleaned up a long time ago, who will be as slow as you. Where to build weapons, you can take us there to see the excitement." Cheng Chuhuan said after giving Li Chengqian a white look.

"Then get in the car quickly, and I'll take you there together." Li Chengqian shook his head helplessly, and then said.

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When Li Chengqian returned to the blacksmith's furnace with the coke, he saw Xue Rengui and Zhao Tingxuan looking at Blacksmith Zhang solemnly.

When Li Chengqian came to take a closer look, he found a wooden box in front of Blacksmith Zhang.There were several stone-like things in the wooden box.

If it was before, Li Chengqian would naturally not know the magical effect of these stones.But after watching it now, Li Chengqian is no longer so unfamiliar.

So he opened his mouth and asked blacksmith Zhang: "Master Zhang, if I guessed correctly, this should be high-grade iron ore, right?"

Blacksmith Zhang nodded and said, "This is the meteoric iron passed down from my family's ancestors. Several generations of the family have tried to melt it into a weapon. It's a pity that they all failed in the end."

"I took it out today, and I wanted to try to see if I could melt it. Using them to make weapons would not disgrace Wen Hou Lu Bu and Changsheng General Zhao Zilong."

"Let me try and see if I can melt them." After Li Chengqian nodded, he unloaded the coke from the carriage.

Then ask Blacksmith Zhang to help put the coke into the furnace.And asked Xue Rengui and Zhao Tingxuan to help pull the bellows.

Soon the coke in the furnace burned, and the temperature emitted was much higher than that of wood.This couldn't help but make Blacksmith Zhang smile.

And kept urging Xue Rengui and Zhao Tingxuan to pull the bellows faster.

At this time, Li Chengqian also threw two pieces of meteoric iron ore into the furnace above the furnace.

Watching the two pieces of ore slowly melt, Li Chengqian exchanged limestone from the grocery store.And put it into the furnace.

This limestone is used to help remove other metal impurities.The purpose is to make the extracted molten iron more pure.

Even with the help of coke, it took nearly an hour to practice.Only then slowly melted the two pieces of ore.But this is just the beginning.

While Xue Rengui and Zhao Tingxuan were pulling the bellows, Blacksmith Zhang was not idle.He was carving with two pieces of wood, and Fang Tian drew the shapes of halberds and spears.

Because later, the model will be used to make a sanding tool, and then the molten iron will be poured into the mold to shape the desired shape.

However, Li Chengqian knew in his heart that it could not be completed in a short while.Fortunately, Blacksmith Zhang still has time.

Because the next step is to refine the burned steel.That is the so-called "hardened steel".

As the impurities in the molten iron were removed, Li Chengqian poured out the molten iron in the furnace.Heating without coke quickly cooled down.

Li Chengqian put the cooled meteorite on the coke and burned it red again.Then he took it off and started beating it with a blacksmith's hammer.

Xue Rengui and Zhao Tingxuan were not idle either, they were helping to forge this piece of meteorite according to Li Chengqian's instructions.

This dozen lasted until it was dark.It did not achieve the satisfactory effect of Li Chengqian.

However, the women didn't have the mood to read any more, so they left the blacksmith shop on the pretext of going home to cook.

(End of this chapter)