Chapter 531 Crystal Iron
Listening to the report from the servant outside, Zhou Xu's eyes suddenly lit up.
At that moment, the sudden excitement dissipated some of the fatigue that had arisen from the massive consumption of mantra power.
During this period of time, the forging department had already successfully completed the smelting of acerbite and iron.
This step actually doesn't take much effort. What really takes time is the ratio of ingredients.
Long before, the forging department had already forged several samples.
Just as Zhou Xu guessed, the content of acer spar was high, and the edge of the blade became sharper after grinding and sharpening, but it became more brittle than before, completely losing the toughness of the previous iron weapon.
On the other hand, if they only added a small amount to ensure the toughness of the iron weapon to the maximum extent possible, they would hardly feel the increase in sharpness.
In this way, they conducted a lot of tests to find the best ratio.
During the continuous comparison process, the number of test samples gradually decreased. When there were only three samples left, Zhou Xu came over for confirmation.
In fact, at this point, the differences between the three samples are already very small.
There is not much difference between them in terms of sharpness or toughness. There is no best one. You can only choose according to your needs.
Zhou Xu finally chose the one with the highest toughness among the three samples.
Because this weapon is going to be put into mass production for military use, and as a standard military weapon, the most important performance aspects are stability and durability.
A sword that breaks after a few strikes is not suitable for the army no matter how sharp it is.
After the selection, Zhou Xu asked Wang Dachui to make the final optimization on it, which is now the official sample.
They arrived at the forging department as quickly as possible. Wang Dachui was already waiting there because he knew that their king would definitely come.
"Stop talking nonsense. Where's the knife?"
Interrupting Wang Dachui's salute, Zhou Xu searched excitedly, and finally his eyes fell on the finished product placed next to him.
Zhou Xu picked it up directly, and applied a little force with the hand holding the handle. In an instant, a sharp edge appeared under the cold winter sun.
Even with just his eyes, he could feel that this sword exuded a sharpness that was different from ordinary weapons! Due to the integration of the acridite, the texture of the metal also changed.
Pulling out the entire knife, Zhou Xu held it in front of his eyes, carefully examining the metal that made up the blade. He could see patterns on it that looked like tiny crystals.
These crystals are not unground spinel. After being processed by the stone mill, the spinel is completely ground into powder. Before use, it will be sieved again to ensure that there are no impurities mixed in.
According to Zhou Xu's idea at this time, these patterns similar to tiny crystals should be the result of some reactions of acerbite under high temperature.
There is no need to test sharpness and durability.
Now there is only one thing left for him to confirm.
【Basic weapons bless! 】
With the infusion of the power of mantra, the mantra characters engraved on the blade seemed to come alive. Rays of light flowed in the grooves of each character, and finally completely activated the mantra engraved on it.
Instantly, the blade made a soft humming sound. After being carefully polished, the blade, which was faintly reminiscent of a crystal stone, was even sharper than before! At this moment, Zhou Xu's joy was beyond words.
Although it would still be necessary to test whether the enchanting effect could form an effective cycle before a final conclusion could be drawn, Zhou Xu had a hunch that this time, it should work!
With this mentality, in order to get results faster, Zhou Xu appropriately consumed the enchanted power in the weapon.
Only after the edge of the blade gradually dimmed did he sheath the knife and take the weapon back.
During this period of time, he would personally observe and confirm this new weapon! Two days later, the weapon's overall state did not change much, until the morning of the third day, when Zhou Xu pulled out the knife as usual.
At that moment, he keenly noticed that the blade, which had originally dimmed, had regained some of its sharpness without him noticing!
“Hahahahahahaha!!!”
This discovery made Zhou Xu ecstatic.
“It’s done! It’s finally done!!”
The mantra combination of 'Basic Weapon Blessing' itself can replenish the consumed energy by absorbing natural energy, and has a very simple self-circulation.
The blade regained its sharpness, which proved that the cycle had been formed, and the new metal smelted with the addition of acridite could indeed store the power of mantra to a certain extent.
How long can the power of the mantra stored on it last?
How long does it take for the power to recover naturally after it is exhausted? These questions will take time to test slowly, but what can be confirmed now is that their Great Zhou has successfully produced a proper enchanted weapon!
"I hereby declare that from today on, the new metal obtained from smelting acridite will be named 'Crystal Iron'. This sword will be called 'Crystal Iron Sword'. Mass production will begin immediately!"
After giving this order, Zhou Xu certainly did not forget the hero who developed this crystal iron knife.
"In addition, we will reward the R&D team members with 3,000 coins and let them distribute it among themselves. We will also reward Wang Dachui, the deputy director of the Armaments and Equipment Department, with 1,000 coins and a piece of silk as a reward."
"yes!"
After receiving the order, the servant rushed towards the forging department.
Wang Dachui was also very excited when he received the order. At this moment, he couldn't help but dance with joy.
This was not only because of the reward from their great king, but also because of the successful development of the Crystal Iron Knife! Wang Dachui knew in his heart that he was not like Zhuang Mengdie, who had genius abilities. He was just better at forging iron than the ordinary members.
If ordinary craftsmen work hard, they will soon be able to close the gap with themselves, or even surpass themselves.
This also made Wang Dachui, who sat in the position of deputy minister, dare not slack off even for a day. He kept working on the iron every day to improve his forging skills.
He originally thought that this would be the end of his life.
Who would have thought that one day I would be able to successfully forge an enchanted weapon like the Crystal Iron Knife.
This made him, as a weapon craftsman, feel unprecedented pride! "Brothers, let's get started!!!"
After that, Wang Dachui didn't even need the servants to urge him, as he had already started the mass production of the crystal iron knife.
That whole state is just like a shot of chicken blood! (End of this chapter)
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