Endless Winter: My Camp Infinite Upgrades

Chapter 74 The Iron Age
"Captain, what is this?"

The three things that suddenly appeared next to the stove immediately attracted everyone in the camp.

It was no secret in the Da Xia camp that Xia Hong could create things out of thin air. Considering the magic of the iron smelting furnace, everyone was naturally curious about these three things. They all looked at Xia Hong with anticipation.

Some of the people from Dashi Camp also gathered around at this moment, but they were all young and curious. Shi Qing's two children, Shi Ping and Shi Lu, were also among them.

Xia Hong did not hide anything and gave a general introduction of the three things.

The people of Daxia were fine. They believed in Xia Hong without a doubt and were very excited when they heard about the powerful functions of the three things. However, Shi Ping, Shi Lu and the people of Dashi were confused when faced with such unheard-of things.

"Chief, let's try it. Activate this wooden man and I'll practice with him."

Xia Hong would not waste time explaining. When he heard Yuan Cheng wanted him to demonstrate, he waved his hands repeatedly.

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At present, there is no coal mine or iron mine. So much has been spent on the three buildings just now, and there are not many resources left. None of them can be wasted before there is new output.

Xia Hong frowned slightly, looked at the few coal stones left on the ground, picked up a small piece and threw it into the iron smelting furnace.

boom…………

The moment the coal stone went in, the flames surged upwards, a heat wave spread from the furnace to the surroundings, and the temperature in the cave suddenly rose a lot.

"It's so warm! The heat emitted by coal stone is so high!"

"I'm not cold at all. The cave entrance is open now."

"Is the coal sent by Rogue Camp enough? Can we use it all in the future?"

"It probably won't work now. Once we all break through the digging stage and can mine coal ourselves, we can use coal for heating."

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Everyone in the camp felt the temperature rising and immediately started talking about it.

Feeling the heat emitted by the coal stones, Xia Hong immediately understood why the Rogue Camp did not use wood for heating.

The heat emitted by the combustion of the two is completely on a different order of magnitude, and the smoke produced by burning coal is almost non-existent compared to that of burning wood.

Not to mention, it can be used for forging iron and casting soldiers.

The moment the coal stone is thrown into the iron-making furnace, the system also displays the average daily consumption. It takes 20 units of coal to burn for one day.

20 units, which converts to 400 kilograms.

Xia Hong couldn't help but smack his lips in amazement, this consumption was too terrifying.

But considering that the average square wooden house in the Rogue Camp is 150 meters in size, and each one burns 400 kilograms a day, this iron smelting furnace can cover an area of ​​ meters and burn kilograms a day, it doesn't seem too much.

To put it bluntly, we are still poor.

I only have 144 units of coal on me now. Even if I use them all to burn coal for heating, it's only enough for seven days. I can't afford it, absolutely not.

Xia Hong took a deep breath, picked up two pieces of coal and threw them into the iron smelting furnace, then picked up a fist-sized piece of iron ore from the ground.

With the same weight, the volume of iron ore is half that of coal stone. A piece of coal stone weighing forty or fifty kilograms is only the size of a fist. The piece of iron ore in Xia Hong's hand is also the size of a fist, but it weighs over a hundred kilograms.

"According to Luo Ming, the iron ore in this world does not need to be refined. It only needs to be melted with coal fire, then put into a mold to be plasticized into an iron embryo, and then hammered continuously until forging marks appear, and then it can be used as a weapon.

The more forging patterns there are, the more powerful the weapon will be. Generally speaking, as long as it reaches the tenth forging level, it will be no problem to break the defense of low-level cold beasts! "

Thinking of the information he got from Luo Ming about weapon forging before leaving Rogue Camp, Xia Hong's eyes showed a hint of thought.

Compared with the previous life, such a forging process is certainly unreasonable, but the iron ore in this world is obviously not the same as that on the Blue Planet.

You can tell from the weight alone.

Thinking of Wang Ming's big knife weighing about 600 kilograms, Xia Hong didn't think any more about it. He picked out 15 pieces of iron ore, weighing about 600 kilograms, and placed them directly on top of the iron smelting furnace, and then added a few pieces of coal underneath.

"Leader, are you planning to forge weapons?"

"It must be. Didn't the leader just say that the black stone can be shaped into any mold? Once the iron ore is melted and poured into the mold, the weapon should be ready, right?"

"We in Daxia can also make our own weapons now."

"Iron may not be enough. We probably can't make many weapons now. When there are iron mines in the future, we will all have weapons."…………

Xia Chuan and others who had been watching nearby saw Xia Hong's actions and immediately guessed what he was going to do. They all looked excited and talked about it.

If only it were as easy as they say.

Xia Hong shook his head in his heart, said nothing, walked to the black polished stone and put his hand on it.

After just groping around for a while, Xia Hong immediately understood.

This grinding stone will deform if you press it lightly, but if you press it hard, it will become incredibly hard. It is a bit similar to the non-Newtonian fluid in the previous life, but it is obviously more advanced than that.

Xia Hong flattened the grinding stone and then gently pressed out the shape of a knife blank.

Next, all we have to do is wait for the iron ore to melt.

The heat released by the iron smelting furnace made the entire cave as warm as spring. It was night and there was no desire to sleep, so everyone gathered around, chatting while waiting for the iron ore to melt with Xia Hong.

After more than three hours, almost midnight, all the iron ore in the furnace finally melted and turned into a milky white hot liquid.

Xia Hong placed the grinding stone on the side of the furnace, then walked forward and carefully poured the liquid on it slowly into the groove of the knife blank that had just been pressed out.

laugh…………

The liquid entered the groove and turned into a solid state when it came into contact with the grinding stone, and a cloud of thick white smoke suddenly spurted out.

After a long time, all the molten iron on the furnace was gone, and Xia Hong let go of his hand. He looked down at the grinding stone, and a look of joy suddenly appeared on his face.

"Go get some water."

Xia Chuan immediately trotted to the side of the wall and scooped up a spoonful of water.

Xia Hong took the spoon and poured it on the grinding stone.

Alternating between hot and cold, another more intense burst of white smoke gushed out.

There was no impatience on anyone's face. They all stretched their necks, waiting for the smoke to dissipate so that they could see whether the knife blank was completed.

After more than ten breaths, the thick smoke dissipated, and a long black iron blank quietly appeared on the grinding stone. The iron blank was one and a half meters long, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with a very obvious curve at the tail, and it was obviously in the shape of a knife.

"This is an iron embryo, so it's not considered a knife, right?"

"We are very close. We should still be able to shape it. Didn't the leader bring back a knife before? We have all seen it."

"It should still be forged. The leader must know. Let's see."

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Xia Hong took the knife blank out of the grinding stone, then placed the knife blank on the iron smelting furnace, and then gently kneaded the grinding stone.

As he gently kneaded the grinding stone, it soon turned into the shape of a hammer. Xia Hong stopped only when a one and a half meter handle was left.

Using wood to fix the knife blank on both sides of the iron smelting furnace, Xia Hong raised the grinding hammer, took a deep breath, and hit the knife blank hard for the first time.

clang…………

A crisp sound of hitting echoed in everyone's ears.

Clang…clang…clang…clang…clang…

Then came a series of rhythmic hammering sounds. Everyone heard it as if they were listening to immortal music. Their faces were full of anticipation, and their pupils reflected the sparks produced by Xia Hong's hammering. It seemed that something inexplicable was gently touched in everyone's hearts.

Xia Hong was like a tireless machine, getting more and more excited as he fought.

He had no idea what the rest of the camp was thinking.

But his mood at this moment can be said to be extremely excited.

Because, the knife blank he was forging now, to some extent, could be said to announce that the Great Xia Camp had officially entered the:

Iron Age.

(End of this chapter)