The next afternoon, Ren Ning sat in front of the barracks and trimmed Zhuifeng's hooves.
A horse's hoof is equivalent to a human nail. If it grows too long, it will easily deform and affect movement. It needs to be trimmed before it can be used properly.
He didn't pay attention to what happened last night.
Since someone wants to send poison in, it means there is still a traitor in the fortress that has not been found.
Moreover, this person can wander around, at least he can enter the scout camp where Ren Ning is, otherwise there is no way to get the poison without anyone noticing.
When Gao Deming received the news, his face turned a little darker. But interrogating these trivial matters was not his turn.
Ren Ning came back to his senses, smiled and continued what he was doing.
When other people trim horses' hooves, they usually have to tie the horse's limbs and head to wooden stakes to avoid being kicked by it when trimming the hooves.
But Ren Ning doesn't have to.
He carelessly moved a low chair and sat next to Zhui Feng. He directly moved the horse's hoof to his thigh and placed it, then slowly repaired it with a knife.
Zhui Feng didn't resist, let alone kick him.
The black horse just chirped a few times and looked back curiously at Ren Ning's movements, motionless.
Ever since he pulled out the thin needle last time, Zhui Feng had been extremely kind to him, and even listened to his words.
From this point of view, Ren Ning should be able to ride it on the battlefield in a while.
After repairing the four hooves, Ren Ning stood up and patted the horse's back, letting the black horse wander around the camp by itself.
At this time, steady footsteps sounded.
Tie Tiangong came over with his two apprentices.
The three of them held a pile of heavy and bright things in their hands, and were sweating from the walk.
Ren Ning's eyes lit up.
Nearly a month has passed, and the weapons and tools he designed before have finally become physical objects.
"Master Iron, have you made everything I want?"
"Okay." Tie Tiangong responded angrily.
Ren Ning's designs looked like ordinary weapons and tools, nothing too out of the ordinary. However, when they were built, Tie Tiangong realized how difficult it was.
Fortunately, he lived up to his mission. He hurriedly worked slowly and spent several days to build them.
Of course, a trivial matter like delivering goods didn't require Tietian Gong's intervention. He tugged on Ren Ning's clothes.
"Boy Ren, didn't you say last time that there was a way to make iron become useless? Tell me what's going on?"
Ren Ning didn't answer.
His attention at this time was entirely on the saber at the top. As for what Tie Tiangong said, he didn't hear it at all.
Picking up the saber, Ren Ning tried it out.
Thorn, chop, pick, cut...
Holding the familiar weapon in his hand, the heavy feeling made him feel warm and comfortable in his heart.
Ren Ning then looked for something to test the hardness, sharpness and toughness of the weapon. After a long while, he nodded with satisfaction.
The saber in front of him was worse than the one he used in his previous life. But considering the metal performance of this era, it is definitely a top-notch weapon.
Ha ha.
"It's a really good knife. Thank you Master Iron. I finally have a handy close-quarters weapon."
Ren Ning thought for a moment, then took out the Xiliang scimitar that had accompanied him through life and death, and handed it to Tietian Gong's apprentice.
"This Xiliang scimitar is useless, take it and melt it."
cough.
Tie Tiangong's face turned dark, "Besides this knife and that bow, what are the other weird stands used for?"
Ren Ning was testing the bow and arrow and casually replied: "Oh. Those are not weapons, they are used to train physical fitness and flexibility."
"I'll assemble them in a while, and you'll understand how to use them."
Hearing that it was for training, Tie Tiangong suddenly lost interest.
He is a blacksmith. For physical training, it is enough to hit the iron a few times. There is no need to practice at all.
He was about to ask about stainless steel again, but after shooting a few arrows, Ren Ning seemed to remember something and pulled him straight into his barracks without any explanation.
Ren Ning put down his new weapon, picked up the blueprint of the telescope he had drawn on the desk and handed it over.
"Master Iron, look at this telescope, can you build it?"
Tie Tiangong was stunned, "Telescope, what?"
Since the last time Ren Ning drew him a diagram of a bellows. Once the physical object was created, the efficiency of the entire construction camp increased many times.
Whether it's the soldiers' weapons and armor or the horses' horseshoes and stirrups, etc., they are all built quickly and well. As a result, the fortress' reserves of iron ore and coal became in short supply.
At this time, Tie Tiangong was very interested in Ren Ning's head.
Hearing that it was a new gadget, he didn't bother to ask about stainless steel and quickly opened the drawing and looked at it carefully.
The drawings were very clear, but Tie Tiangong looked at them at a loss.
"Boy Ren, what's the use of this thing?"
Ren Ning chuckled.
"This is called a telescope. As the name suggests, it allows people to see farther. If we can only see clearly one mile away at ordinary times. With it, it will not be a problem to see four, five or even ten miles away."
As he spoke, Ren Ning became a little distracted.
In fact, he wanted to know if he had a telescope, whether his golden finger could follow the telescope to show the safety situation in the distance.
If he could, then he would definitely make a lot of money from the crystal he spent a lot of money to get back from the merchant.
If not, at least you can get some valuable military merit back, which is not a loss.
"So sharp?" Tie Tiangong perked up.
He has been building ordnance in the fortress for more than 20 years. When he heard it, he immediately understood the huge role of this telescope on the battlefield, and quickly asked about the production process in detail.
Ren Ning knew everything and answered it.
In fact, as long as there is a lens, it is basically not difficult to make a telescope. After Ren Ning explained it in detail, although Tie Tiangong didn't understand the specific principles, he already understood something about it.
"The difficulty is to polish two crystals, right?" He looked at the two weird lenses in the drawing above and pondered for a while, "I should be 90% sure that I can do it well."
Ren Ning breathed a sigh of relief, "That would be best."
After taking the two crystals from Ren Ning, the two chatted for a few more words, and Tie Tiangong couldn't wait to go out.
"Master Tie, keep it secret." Ren Ning reminded from behind.
Making a telescope is really simple, and it would be meaningless if spies from neighboring countries also learn from it.
Although pure crystals are very rare, it is not a problem for any country to get a few.
Pooh.
Tie Tiangong spat and almost wanted to give Ren Ning a middle finger.
Do you still need to remind me about this?
If he didn't want to take out some magical things from this kid's brain in the future, he would be able to bear it.
Ren Ning watched him leave with a chuckle and went out to assemble the pile of training equipment.
The number of scouts has always been small, but recently it seems that another group has been sent out. The entire camp was silent at this time.
Ren Ning wanted to find someone for help, but when he looked around, he couldn't see anyone.
He didn't hesitate and assembled it slowly by himself.
When you work hard, time usually passes quickly.
Clang clang clang.
The huge bell on the top of the city rang loudly again.
Ren Ning raised his head and looked west.
The bright sunset has set over the city, and it's time to eat again.
He smacked his lips.
Even though there was something bad going on outside the West City Gate last night, it was nothing compared to the triumphant return of the soldiers.
A majestic military fortress with more than 100,000 troops stationed there would not become timid because of the discovery of a small spy.
Therefore, those who should reward the three armies must continue to reward them.
It's just that soldiers from different battalions can no longer get together to brag, spank, eat and drink like before.
Food for the scout camp was soon delivered.
There is no big fish, but there is big meat.
Several tables were filled with various meats and soups, which was very rich.
However, listening to the excitement in the surrounding camps and looking at the calm and calm scout camp with only a few kittens in front of him, Ren Ning's mouth twitched.
It seems that their scout camp is about to turn into a death camp.
While he was thinking wildly, Gao Deming came back with a gloomy face.
"General." Everyone stood up.
Gao Deming nodded, looked at his few subordinates, and motioned for them to sit down.
"Don't wait, let's eat. There are only so many of us left."
The scouts looked at each other in shock. Even before they started eating, they felt their bellies were already full.
