Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 1863 Alloy Claws

At that time, the Wind Claw enchantment was destroyed by Zhou Xu's lightning bolt, and its structure was also damaged, making it unusable.

Within the Great Zhou Dynasty, only Zhuang Mengdie possessed the skill to repair enchanted equipment of that precision.

However, with the progress of the times, the Great Zhou is now implementing the widespread use of steam power equipment. Important departments like the Ordnance Forging Department naturally need to upgrade their equipment.

Today, every ordnance forging department is equipped with steam forging hammers and steam machine tools, which improves forging efficiency and work precision.

As long as the data is accurate, the forged product will be virtually error-free.

The current focus is on adjusting the design of the alloy claws. After all, the gnolls' unique hand shape and special requirements mean that the production of these alloy claws cannot be done by simply enlarging or shrinking them.

It is essential to ensure that the entire interconnected structure can still unfold smoothly after adjustments.

At this moment, Li Gan and Minister Carter were busy with this matter, while on the other side, Lao Zhang and Feizhua, who had left the Ordnance Forging Department, were not in a hurry to go back.

Since I've already taken a day off, and I still have half a day left, I might as well take the grappling hook and experience the local customs and culture of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Normally, everyone stays in the military area, and there's nowhere to spend their monthly salary. Now that he had the chance, Lao Zhang took his grappling hook and swiped through the entire food street.

Throughout the entire process, Feizhua acted like a country bumpkin visiting the city.

In fact, even Lao Zhang was easily startled.

"Wow, I haven't been to the city for a while, and this place has changed a lot. I almost don't recognize it."

After all, they are soldiers, and they have to train regularly. Especially for martial artists like them, the requirements for themselves are generally higher. Those who can make it to the top are basically training fanatics, in addition to having outstanding talent. They often use their rest days to practice martial arts and cultivate, and they dare not slack off for even a day. It is impossible for them to run to the city all the time.

Recently, with the rapid popularization of various steam-powered devices within the Great Zhou Dynasty, tremendous changes have been brought to the cities.

Originally, remote cities would naturally lag behind in development, but thanks to the Saint Laurent border fortress nearby, in order to provide effective support to the border when necessary, this border city has been given a certain degree of priority in development within the Saint Laurent region. This has created a chain reaction, leading to a rapid improvement in the overall development of the entire city.

"Oh my, a new restaurant has opened here. We can have dinner here."

Martial artists at the Hundred Refinements Realm generally have large appetites. After a stroll through a food street, they might only eat about 30% of their fill, but they could easily enjoy a hot pot meal at a restaurant afterward.

We enjoyed a delicious hot pot meal, and it was just the right time to return to the military area after dinner.

The specially customized alloy claw was delivered to the grappling hook a week later.

This is all thanks to Li Gan.

Normally, the Ordnance Forging Department would schedule orders as usual, and the alloy claw for grappling hooks wouldn't have much priority. After all, it's not a particularly important project, and it would likely be put aside for later. Getting it within three months would be considered fast.

But Li Gan can't stay here that long.

Therefore, Secretary Carter had no choice but to expedite the process and begin immediately.

The two discussed and researched while making adjustments and tests.

Li Gan was involved in the entire repair work of the Wind-Entangling Claw. In addition, his skills and experience were very advanced, which made the whole process go very smoothly. Unexpectedly, the alloy claw was completed in just one week.

When the alloy claw arrived, Flying Claw and Lao Zhang were sparring and practicing as usual on the training field. As soon as the customized equipment arrived, everyone immediately gathered around.

After all, it was a military camp, and everyone's daily life was routine. It was rare to have something new happen, especially with custom-made weapons. It was hard for these officers at the Hundred Refinement Realm level not to be interested. A group of people spontaneously formed a circle around the grappling hook and urged each other on.

"Open it quickly! Open it quickly!"

This commotion made the grappling hook a little nervous. For a moment, he was in a flurry of activity, struggling to handle the thick cardboard box that he could easily tear apart.

When he carefully opened the multiple packages, the moment the pair of black alloy claws came into view, everyone exclaimed "Oh!" in unison.

It wasn't that they were being pretentious or just showing off; rather, they discovered that the texture and fineness of the alloy claws were visibly superior.

"Wait a minute, is this really the same excellent-grade equipment as ours?"

Looking at the pair of alloy claws that the grappling hook had pulled out, many officers present began to express their doubts.

The alloy claws have been treated with a non-reflective finish, giving them a matte texture.

It is not 100% pure metal; some leather has been added to ensure a good fit and comfort.

"Try it on and see."

Because of the relatively unique shape of the grappling hook, this alloy hook cannot be put on directly like a glove, so a design that unfolds before wearing has been adopted.

He had never used this kind of equipment before. Old Zhang held the instruction manual and helped him put it on successfully while looking at it.

Then, looking at his hands, which were almost perfectly wrapped in alloy claws, Flying Claw couldn't help but laugh.

He tried waving his arms a couple of times, and immediately a 'whooshing' sound of wind was heard.

Although it's still a bit different from using only your claws, it's definitely much easier to handle than the dual swords you used before.

During this time, Old Zhang, who was still reading the instruction manual, looked up and said...

"Try putting your claws out and see."

Without thinking twice, Feizhua did as instructed.

As the claws popped out, each claw tip of the alloy claw quickly opened a small hole, allowing the claws of the grappling hook to extend out, as if becoming an extension of the alloy claw!
This ingenious design drew gasps of amazement from many in the audience.

"How is this done?"

"The instruction manual says that there is a small mechanism at the tip of this alloy claw, which is normally out of reach of the fingers, but as soon as the claw is extended, the claw tip will touch the mechanism and release the claw."

Hearing this, everyone marveled and even felt a little envious.

From their perspective, everyone was using excellent equipment, but the grappling hook was visibly better, making them all want to switch weapons and practice.

Of course, they were just thinking about it casually.

As a unique weapon, the alloy claw is not something that just anyone can use.

Orcs have a natural advantage in using these types of weapons.

(End of this chapter)