A few days later, in Dongguang Delhi of the West City, northeast of the Yuanma Bridge, there was a large-scale mansion with many buildings. It occupied an area far larger than other mansions in the area, and the courtyard could accommodate thousands of people.
This was once the residence of Chen Gong, Yang Su's crony, and was later purchased by the Dugu Clan as their stronghold in Daxing City. It was named "Xiji Garden". There were four wells in the garden, located in the southeast, northwest and northwest. The North Well is actually the secret entrance to Yang Gong's treasure house.
Now, because the Dugu clan realized that the Sui Dynasty was about to die, but it only had the lowest overall strength of the four clans, and it was too late to deploy in the army, it met Zhao Qing's visit. After weighing for a long time, he offered the Western Sect in a sensible manner. I came to this mansion in the hope of finding an escape route.
Having controlled one of the entrances to Yang Gong's treasure house, with Zhao Qing's skill and sensing ability, he can break into the underground treasure house at any time, forcibly disable the mechanisms in the tunnel, and use the secret passage connecting the inside and outside of the city, and the treasure house to the palace, at critical moments. Play a role.
At the same time, this largest mansion in the West City area can also secretly station a considerable number of people and use it as an important stronghold in Daxing City. Under her orders, part of it was transformed into a place for researching technology and crafts.
As for Fuju Tower, which was originally Zhao Qing's choice for monitoring the area around Yuanma Bridge, due to her violent fights in the past few days, it was probably already being noticed by others and could easily be discovered. Instead, some people were dispatched to assist in the observation upstairs.
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That night, in the southern part of Xijiyuan, which was named "Daxing Research Institute No. 1" by Zhao Qing, in one of the large basements that were recently excavated and laid out, an industrialization experiment that transcended the times was being carried out.
This is an underground space seven to eight feet square. There are multiple pipes connected to the water body of Yong'anliang built on the edge. It is surrounded by complex gears, connecting rods and other force transmission structures, which are connected to a large machine indoors. Not far away there are There is a blazing furnace.
At the seemingly open material processing entrance of this large machine, on a nearby platform, there were multiple pieces of jet-black, shiny metal, and next to it was a beautiful and youthful girl with a jade face and red lips.
Her hair was black and shiny, which set off her fair complexion even more. She was extremely attractive. She tied a man bun on her head and a white hero scarf. She stared at the machine in front of her, as if Startled and lost in thought.
This girl is Shan Wanjing, the little princess of the Ryukyu Dongming Sect. Because Zhao Qing sent Zhang Zhenzhou to lead the navy to visit the Dongming Sect, hoping to recruit this force who is good at making high-quality weapons, she arrived in Daxing a few days ago and stayed here temporarily. A group of craftsmen following the line participated in the research.
"The toughness of black steel and its melting point far exceed that of ordinary iron and steel. It is the main material of 'clear steel' among the materials for making magical weapons. Although its value is not as high as black iron, cold iron, black gold, etc., It is also extremely precious. Taken alone, it can be regarded as the second-class weapon-forging material in the world."
"This 'hydraulic forging machine' you have built, you want to use the weak power of water flow to replace the forging craftsman's strong internal force of careful hammering and forging. It can really forge black steel instead of destroying it and wasting it. ?"
Not far from Shan Wanjing, an old man between forty and forty-five or sixty-six opened his eyes wide, shook the cigarette rod in his hand, and asked in a deep voice.
This man is the "Arrow Master", a famous bow and arrow craftsman in the northeastern border. He has made seven magic bows, such as "Strike the Sun" and "Shoot the Moon", many of which shine in the hands of the two dragons in the original work.
His big, semi-bald head was supported solely by his seemingly overloaded long neck. He had a pair of gray beards, his eyes were tired and thoughtful, his face was saggy, his eyes and belly were swollen, and he looked like he had been addicted to wine and sex for many years. Declined look.
In terms of skills alone, he is considered to be the most famous craftsman in the world after Lu Miaozi. He is not only specialized in making bows and arrows, but also has profound attainments in casting and appreciating weapons. He is not inferior to anyone in the Dongming Sect.
Master Arrow himself was highly skilled and had trained many apprentices. Naturally, he was highly regarded by Zhao Qing. He sent someone to recruit him and promised to help him avenge the evil thief Shen Mohuan of Shiwei in the future. This made Master Arrow come here to carry out his mission. Research.
"Senior Zhao Qing was able to forge and strengthen ordinary iron to a level close to black iron with her bare hands, developed magical materials such as transparent colored glaze and sawdust ice, and even created temperature and pressure measurement techniques specifically used in crafts. What she discovered Hydraulic principle, how can something go wrong?”
Hearing Master Arrow's question, Shan Wanjing wiped away the sweat caused by being close to the stove, turned around and argued back: "The next forging process, as long as it is done correctly, will definitely be able to create an excellent weapon."
"Temperature measurement and pressure measurement techniques..." When the names of these two weird techniques were mentioned, Master Arrow's expression was slightly stern, showing obvious admiration. It was precisely because he understood the meaning of these two techniques that he was shocked in his heart. endlessly:
"It turns out that these two unimaginable secret techniques handed down from ancient times were actually created by Miss Zhao Qing? It seems that the prosperous age of our craftsmanship industry will truly come in the near future and play an irreplaceable role."
"You have determined several process concepts such as temperature, pressure, and hardness, combined with the melting and boiling point of water and the size of objects, and set a series of standards. This is undoubtedly an unprecedented pioneering work in forging and smelting technology. It makes me deeply feel that I It’s a worthwhile trip.”
"Being able to see such a systematic technological theory and speed up its development process, even if most of the pieces of black steel in my collection are broken, it is nothing."
These words finally showed the masterful demeanor of Master Arrow. He was focused when he spoke, and he had a fanatical and proud spirit that came from his bones. He was unselfish, and it was difficult to associate him with a person addicted to alcohol and sex.
After finishing his words, Master Arrow immediately returned to his previous expression of being uninterested in anything, and said tiredly:
"But no matter how miraculous this 'hydraulic forging' is, judging from the structure of its processing area, it is obvious that it does not have the ability to make steel wire bowstrings. When the experiment ends tonight, it is better to let Dongming, who is more suitable, participate in the research."
"Haha, just watch. Don't be too surprised when the time comes!" An old craftsman from Dongming Sect interjected, showing his support and trust in the machinery nearby: "If you can't make bow strings, can't you make arrows?"
According to the information and detailed testing obtained by Zhao Qing, the so-called "black steel" is actually tungsten steel, also known as cemented carbide. The material is inferior to black iron and cold iron, which is better than diamond, but through special smelting Using this method, you can get "clear steel" which is called the essence of black steel.
This kind of "clear steel" should be a material that is very similar to black iron. The former is a fusion of black steel and Qingling Qi. Its density is slightly lighter than black steel, but its strength is due to the influence of vitality on its internal structure. And clearly better than;
The latter is generally a fusion of black steel and turbid gas, with a density that can be up to five or six times that of ordinary iron. And because it is generally derived from meteorite iron from the sky, it is usually also mixed with a very small amount of solar gas, and is faintly black. It is red and has extremely strong magnetism.
Materials like cold iron are blended with a small amount of lunar energy. Depending on the quality of the material itself, the top ones can be compared with pure dark iron, while the inferior ones are enough to surpass the level of black steel, and have a melting point Lower than black steel, easier to forge.
Whether it is clear steel, black iron, cold iron, or black gold, they are all treasures that can be found but cannot be found. They are not the same thing as black steel, a metal with fixed ore sources, because the latter has no upper limit on its output and has the ability to be industrialized. potential.
For example, the reason why the Dongming Sect is the leader in the world's weapons industry is because it has developed several tungsten mines along the coast of Ryukyu and the East China Sea, as well as a larger number of high-quality iron ores with an astonishing output.
Generally speaking, craftsmen who are able to engage in the high-end weapon forging industry and create "magic weapons" have the secret method of using blood essence or real energy to increase the temperature of the furnace, supplemented by the art of infuriating air to blow the fuel. When sufficient, it can often reach levels of two to three thousand degrees or even higher.
Although it is far from the ultra-high temperature of high-purity real sun fire, which can reach 10,000 degrees, it is still enough to meet the needs of modern smelting, and is much higher than the smelting temperature of 1,500 to 600 degrees for ordinary iron.
However, as a martial arts world, although the smelting and forging of tungsten steel is more than ten centuries ahead of previous generations, almost comparable to the level of the early 20th century, the relevant craftsmen are still in the stage of empirical science, and the theoretical system is very imperfect.
In response to these shortcomings, Zhao Qing popularized some relevant craft theories for the first batch of Dongming sect craftsmen who arrived, and tried to standardize their craft processes, and developed several special techniques specifically for measuring data.
For example, the temperature measurement method is originally a fire-based internal skill. After many rounds of modifications, it can be used to calculate the temperature of objects within a certain distance based on the speed-up effect of the infuriating energy after being heated.
It can be effective at temperatures as low as sixty or seventy degrees below zero, and as high as three or four thousand degrees, and the error can be within five to ten degrees. If the average value is taken after multiple measurements, or the state of those who have achieved this skill The accuracy can be significantly improved.
The high-end method used by Zhao Qing directly uses mental power to perceive, and is supplemented by the wavelength of light and the black body radiation formula for calculation. The accuracy and measurement range far exceed the former, but the difficulty of practice and calculation requirements are also higher. A lot.
Once you master the more accurate temperature of the furnace, the success rate of the smelting and forging process can be significantly increased, and it will become much easier to teach the technology, and it can be optimized after repeated experiments.
Strengthening regular iron with bare hands is naturally Zhao Qing's method of "refining weapons with Gang Qi". After the materials are tempered and strengthened by Gang Qi, even if the Gang Qi is no longer attached to the material, the strength is obviously beyond the original level.
According to her speculation, this strengthened material should have been affected by the Gang Qi and is in the most stable state on the stack of molecular atoms, eliminating crystal defects and dislocations, which is equivalent to the nanoscale materials of the previous life;
There is no need for high-grade materials such as black iron and black steel. As long as you spend time tempering it with Gang Qi and using pure iron alone, you can create dislocation-free iron that is a hundred times stronger than ordinary iron, and use this to forge gold-cutting and jade-breaking materials. The magic weapon.
As for the other "sawdust ice" mentioned by Shan Wanjing, it is a composite material made by Zhao Qing based on the so-called British "ice aircraft carrier" rumored in his previous life, using sawdust and ice as raw materials. Most steel is not easy to melt and has low density;
Use this to create temporary shields and armors that can easily withstand attacks from arrows and weapons and play a huge role on the battlefield. It only requires regular maintenance by some warriors who practice ice skills to maintain large quantities. equipment.
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In the discussion of Shan Wanjing and Master Jian, the group carefully opened the valve that connected the water flow, and turned the long fine steel rod for control. Through hydraulic transmission, the hammer head at the end became as majestic as a thousand stones. Juli.
According to the results of the nearby craftsmen testing the furnace temperature, several other craftsmen forced the true air into the furnace while blowing air, heating a piece of black steel that was clamped by special pliers and put into the furnace, and slowly caused it to change when heated. It must be turned red before being fed into the opening of the forging press.
Using a power hammer driven by water pressure, the black steel was repeatedly folded and forged hundreds of times, and each time the force was quite even, resulting in nearly perfect strength and temperature treatment, gradually removing impurities.
The smoke and dust generated by burning coal and charcoal are transported to the area adjacent to Yongan Canal through special exhaust pipes, making it difficult to see clearly in the night.
If all goes well, the quality of the tools forged from these pieces of black steel will be in no way inferior to any weapons made with similar materials in the past, marking that the forging industry has entered an era of standardization and industrialization, without the need for so-called "masters". "You can also continue to make progress.
Excavating, smelting, and forging metals such as black steel in batches, and equipping weapons with black steel surfaces on a large scale to create a powerful elite, then even if Zhao Qing does not personally participate in future expansion wars, the war of his own forces It is also powerful enough to suppress all kinds of enemies;
When she finally left this world a few years later, she also had the technological advantage to suppress the whole world. She could maintain the stability of the country without the need for a large army, so that others would not dare to have the idea of conspiracy and rebellion.
In addition to the research on cold weapons made of metal materials, Zhao Qing naturally also considered gunpowder weapons. With all the raw materials available, after several tests, he made TNT explosives with his bare hands. He estimated that an innate expert with specialized skills would use the correct method to make TNT explosives. The process can also be reproduced.
The chemical equations and related operations for preparing TNT were actually included in high school chemistry textbooks, and she had memorized them. However, Zhao Qing only knew the proportions of raw materials for making black powder, and his understanding was not as good as the former.
The TNT explosive that crushes the black powder of the current era, as long as the quantity is sufficient, can completely threaten the masters of the Grand Master level. The lethality is extremely shocking. If used widely, it can be said to have released the demon that buried the martial arts era.
After comprehensive consideration, she temporarily sealed this craft and prepared to conduct large-scale research when the world was at peace. Just to deal with enemies in the Cold Weapon Age, a large number of hundreds of stone crossbows are enough to kill.
The power of the tungsten steel armor-piercing arrow is estimated to be able to penetrate even the tanks of the previous life, and shoot it into the enemy's military formation. The damage caused can be imagined. It is estimated that one arrow can pierce twenty or thirty people in a row, except A grandmaster equipped with top-notch weapons can kill with one hit.
After observing for a period of time not far away and confirming that the operations of many craftsmen were correct, Zhao Qing's heart moved slightly, knowing that today's experiment conducted in the night was basically successful, and the first-generation hydraulic forging press could indeed be put into use.
The big plan I prepared based on high-end forging technology may indeed be successfully implemented after a period of time.
After watching and letting the craftsmen make summaries and make suggestions for improvement, he should leave to another underground laboratory to conduct martial arts research related to Buddha relics and demonic energy.
A few days ago, under the design of a mastermind behind the scenes, Huike was affected by the demonic energy and had a conflict with himself. As a result, Bodhidharma's relics and the Celestial Monk's relics were obviously damaged, and the energy of Sakyamuni's relics was almost exhausted.
After going through this battle involving Sakyamuni's spiritual powers, he accumulated a lot of experience and made breakthroughs in Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, and spiritual power. He mainly improved his spiritual and mental realm, made further progress in his induction ability, and also completed Learned the method of "passing through the past world".
Even the spiritual materialization that Xiaoyaozi cultivated based on the line of "both form and spirit" has been initially achieved. He can condense pure spiritual power into a real and unreal form, and has made significant progress in the quality of his spirit. improvement.
Zhao Qing thought secretly in his heart, feeling the insights brought about by his recent improvement in realm, stabilizing his current cultivation, and using "Past World Communication" on himself, trying to explore the memories of his previous life, but did not get any results.
"'The Past World' failed again. At most, it can only detect the memories of past lives that have already been awakened and clear. It cannot be traced back to previous lives at all. Is this because of the limitations of the world where you can enter the dream, or is there a deeper reason? ?”
Zhao Qing, who had already tried it several times, was not surprised. He was just thoughtful and speculated that as a "traveler", he might have some special characteristics, which was different from other people who could generally use the "Past World" to find out their past lives.
Theoretically speaking, the memory images sensed by "Successful World Communication" are essentially the contents stored in the Alaya consciousness of sentient beings. The reason why I cannot succeed in exploring it should be due to the special attributes of Alaya Consciousness itself.
Perhaps in the previous life, I was in a world where I could not practice cultivation, and the alaya consciousness lost the ability to store memories. As a result, there was no alaya consciousness at all at that time, and there was no such thing as reincarnation?
If I cannot sense the existence of past lives because I have no relevant past, what impact will this have? Will it have a positive or negative effect on my practice?
Zhao Qing silently thought about various possibilities related to herself, and began to initially integrate the multiple systems she had practiced, trying to integrate them at a certain level and create her own unique practice method.
While she was studying martial arts and waiting for the black steel forging to be completed, suddenly, there was an unusual slight noise from the bottom of the well in the northern part of Xijiyuan, which attracted Zhao Qing's attention.
Someone is manipulating the mechanism in Yang Gong's treasure house, causing the sound to reach the secret entrance of Beijing?
There is a high probability that it will be updated normally tomorrow
(End of chapter)
