Chapter 55: Build a magical weapon

However, the wise craftsman Zheng Ma and his party arrived in Gucheng accompanied by the candidate of "White-Face Crazy Tiger" and the old man Zhao Qi. Along the way, what he saw and heard made Zheng Ma, who was knowledgeable, open his eyes and felt that he had reached the mythical and legendary fairyland. Not to mention the others, they were amazed and gained insight!

The next day, Mr. Zhao Qi and Li Wenhou, who was in charge of logistics, accompanied the sage craftsman Zheng Ma and the 300 craftsmen from Luoyang to visit the military factory in the west area of ​​Gucheng. The eyes widened these craftsmen from the capital. They never thought that there were so many large factories in this mountain valley.

The entire western district is planned in a neat manner, with all the avenues connected, and all of them are newly built ordnance factories. Master Zheng Ma was surprised to find that the factory here is not only not smaller than that of Shaofu's Kaifa Department, but also uses many of the techniques they use, even they have never heard of and seen. These famous Kyoto craftsmen all watched carefully like curious babies.

The Pegasus Ranch Ordnance Department has five major factories: smelting plant, weapons manufacturing plant, armor manufacturing plant, crossbow manufacturing plant, and siege equipment manufacturing plant. Each factory is divided into several branches. The factory is full of fire and heat. Although the craftsmen in the Pegasus Ranch are still slightly insufficient, they are already ahead of this world in terms of craftsmanship.

The process flow adopted here is Huangfu Jian based on the standardization of previous lives and the assembly line operation procedures. Each process only produces one part, the parts are uniform in size, and finally assembled into the finished product. Whether it is production efficiency or quality control, it is far ahead of the contemporary level.

Master Zheng Ma was surprised to find that the stove here was burning all coal, and even used blast furnace iron smelting that they couldn't understand. The stove was equipped with air ducts that could adjust the air volume. These air ducts were closely connected to the hydraulic windmill outside, and the windmill kept sending air to the furnace. With the windmill's air supply, the coal burned fully, and the fire temperature was much higher than that of Zheng Ma and his usual use of charcoal.

The blast furnace and iron smelted under high temperature conditions have improved a lot in terms of quality and efficiency than Zheng Ma and his team when they were taking the Ministry of Works. Of course, the quality of the armor will be improved accordingly, making everyone watching the side feel itchy. Ma Jun, the youngest, even looked around, and looked down from time to time to ponder.

Coal was used in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but because of the limited understanding of coal, the corresponding equipment for using coal was not available. Coal was not as convenient as firewood as fuel, so there were not many places to use it.

A few days later, Huangfu Jian returned to Gucheng. As soon as he came back, Huangfu Jian couldn't wait to summon Master Zheng Ma in Dongyuan.

Huangfu Jian never dreamed that this time, he not only invited the wise craftsman Zheng Ma, but also the four future craftsmen, Zheng Hun, Bai Yi, Pu Yuan and Ma Jun. These four people achieved no worse than Zheng Ma in Huangfu Jian's memory. They are really good-character and everything is possible!

Zheng Hun, whose courtesy name was Wengong, was from Kaifeng, Henan Province and his nephew of Zheng Ma. He inherited the most advanced metal smelting technology at that time and was the best blacksmith of this era. The weapons and armor he made were what all the generals at that time dreamed of.

Bai Yi was the strongest crossbow maker in the Eastern Han Dynasty in the early years.

Pu Yuan, a former blacksmith of Shu Kingdom in the Three Kingdoms, was famous all over the world for his superb sword making skills. Everyone wanted to obtain a magic weapon from him.

Ma Jun, whose courtesy name was Deheng, was a native of Fufeng. He was the most famous mechanical inventor of the Three Kingdoms period in the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

At that time, Zheng Ma's four disciples were still very young, the eldest disciple Zheng Hun was only twenty-five years old, the second disciple Bai Yi was twenty-two, the third disciple Pu Yuan was nineteen, and the fourth disciple Ma Jun was only fifteen. But they all had extraordinary talents and had excellent skills at a young age.

"The master and apprentice of the God Craftsman must be strange. Why did this young master try every means to bring you here?" When Master and apprentice Zheng Ma arrived, Huangfu Jian did not sit up high as usual, but paced back and forth in the hall casually.

"The villain really doesn't know." Although Huangfu Jian was very young, Zheng Ma still felt an invisible pressure.

"Then I will tell you! In this world, no one understands your value better than me, no one pays more attention to you than me, and no place can let you play your strengths like here!"

Huangfu Jian said slowly, the sound of seeing everything in the world is a bit vicissitudes, making people unconsciously fall into it, not as if it was from the mouth of a teenager.

Master and disciple Zheng Ma listened quietly, feeling something, and his expressions on his face changed. Yes! Who in this world really respects them, craftsmen? No matter how high their level is, they still cannot do without the word "craftsman"! The craftsman is also a cheap person!

"You may not understand what this young master said now, but you will soon know that Pegasus Ranch is your best choice! You will feel lucky to be here!" Huangfu Jian looked at Master Zheng Ma with different expressions in the hall and said lightly.

"Five masters come with me, I will take you to see someone first." Huangfu Jian also knew that it would not be easy to make these masters submit at once. But now he has time. Anyway, even if he can't escape when he arrives at Pegasus Ranch, he can wait slowly!

Zheng Ma and his disciples followed Huangfu Jian nervously, not understanding what Huangfu Jian was going to do! Soon everyone came to the yard of the old man in Guigu. Since the "Shenxian Zui" was brewed in the valley city, the old man was a little overjoyed because there was no such delicious wine as "Shenxian Zui", and the old man loved this weird disciple more and more.

"Master, guess who your disciple brought?" Huangfu Jian regained his childlike innocence in front of the old man Guigu, and he shouted as soon as he saw Guiguzi.

"They are the craftsmen you found?" Guiguzi looked at Master Zheng Ma with interest, and quickly guessed a rough idea. "Five very good boys! Where did you find Jian'er?"

Huangfu Jian hurriedly stepped forward to introduce one by one, and afterwards he said, "Master, the apprentice of the magic craftsman has been found. What about the pattern of the crossbow that you promised to be on the ground last time? Can't you break your promise?"

"Haha! You little devil really knows how to remember things!" Old Master Guigu ordered the boy beside him. The boy turned around and went into the inner room. After a while, he came out with a roll of silk map.

What was Huangfu Jian’s disciple saying? Zheng Ma and the other two didn’t understand. They were now in a daze. They never dreamed that there was a legendary figure in this Gucheng. Who is Guiguzi? Even the youngest Ma Jun knew it very well. What was even more unexpected was that Guiguzi, who only existed in the legend, turned out to be Huangfu Jian’s master. What did this mean?

"This is the two most famous crossbows in the Qin Empire, three wolf crossbows and city-breaking crossbows. Take it and take a look!" The old man opened the pattern taken out by the boy and said to Master Zheng Ma who was still stunned.

When the five masters and disciples looked at the old man with fairy spirit again, they had awe on their faces. But when they saw the crossbow pattern on the silk, their expressions changed from awe to shock. Although the pictures in front of them were just pictures, what appeared in their minds were crossbows with flashing cold lights, and stunning killing weapons!

The three wolf crossbows in this picture have far exceeded their cognition. Bai Yi, who is best at making bows and crossbows, is already stunning, with an excited light in his eyes.

"You take these patterns back and study them slowly. I will take you to see something now!" Old Man Guiguzi said with a smile as he looked at Bai Yi who was enchanting.

Everyone followed Guiguzi to a courtyard. The boy opened the gate and fell into everyone's eyes with three piles of unknown metals.

Among the three piles, there is the most metal in the middle, which is black and shiny, and there is a cold air from afar, making people dare not get close.

The pile on the side is much smaller in size, less than one-tenth of the black shiny metal. It is golden, dazzling and dazzling.

The last metal is also black, but this black is as unique as others. It is so black that it has no impurities at all, as if it has pulled the light around it in, looking blurry, and this metal is only a small ball.

Master Zheng Ma is a person who knows the goods. Looking at the three piles of metal in the house, his eyes were straight, his mouth was so wide that he couldn't close, and he couldn't pounce immediately. Every metal here only exists in legends and is an excellent material for creating magical weapons and is hard to find.

Zheng Ma has been busy for most of his life, dealing with various metals, and has seen many fine materials, but none of them can be compared with the metals in front of him.

The five masters and apprentices did not lose their composure immediately because of Huangfu Jian and the old man Guigu, but their heartbeats accelerated and their blood surged, and they felt like they were about to faint. They were like peerless warriors, seeing the magic weapon that was worthy of their hands. The elegant young master met the peerless beauty.

"This is a thousand-year-old cold iron, a total of 250 kilograms. It is made up of the deposit of the fine iron in the spring under the sea for tens of years. The cold iron itself has natural cold air and can hurt people's hearts and veins. The iron is extremely hard and elastic. It is the best material for refining swords, guns, swords and halberds." Guiguzi pointed to the largest pile of black cold iron and said lightly to Master Zheng Ma and Huangfu Jian.

"Master, this cold iron can hurt people's heart meridians, so won't it hurt your apprentice's heart meridians?" Huangfu Jian was shocked when he heard that this metal would hurt people's heart meridians and asked quickly.

"That won't be. First, you are with equipment made of cold iron all day long, and your body will become adaptable over time. It is not only harmless to the body, but also strengthens your physical fitness. Second, this hurts the heart meridians when the opponent is injured, and the cold air flows along the blood of the wound, so that the heart meridians can be damaged." Guiguzi explained.

"Well! That's great." Huangfu Jian shouted happily.

Guiguzi pointed to the pile of golden metals and said, "This metal is called copper mountain cooked copper, also known as copper essence. Generally, a copper mountain has only a little cooked copper, and there are twenty-five kilograms here. It is very tough and is an excellent material for building bow arms."

"This black thing is the most rare among these three metals, called black gold. Although it weighs only one pound, its value is far more than the other two. The weapons made of black gold have their own spirituality and automatic repair function, and will never wear out." In the end, Guiguzi walked to the black and inconspicuous metal and said.

Even Guiguzi, who was as floating as a fairy, had a look of flesh on his face when he mentioned this little black gold. I don’t know if this was Guigu’s treasure for several lifetimes. If it weren’t for his beloved disciple, he wouldn’t have been willing to take it out!

Everyone stood quietly in the room, with dull expressions on their faces, no one spoke, only violent heartbeats. This was so shocking. There was such a magical metal in the world. Even Zheng Ma, known as the craftsman, had never seen or heard of.

"Hehe." Guiguzi was also very proud when he saw everyone in a daze, and a smile appeared on his old face. But soon Guiguzi restrained his smile and said seriously: "I asked you, if I handed over these materials to you, are you sure to create the magical weapon I want?"

When Zheng Ma heard this, he initially showed an excitement on his face, and then turned into contemplation. Finally, he looked resolute and replied in a trembling voice: "Senior, please don't worry, even if you are fighting for this life, you will also create the magical weapon you requested by your predecessor!"

The more rare the metal is, the less easy it is to build it. But this opportunity to be famous in history is difficult for life, and Zheng Ma, as a generation of magic craftsmen, would not miss it! Now even if Huangfu Jian wants to drive them away, they will not leave!

The charm of magic weapons far exceeds Huangfu Jian’s words!

"It's so good! You all come here!" Guiguzi seemed to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard Zheng Ma's answer.

No matter how good the material is, it will not become a magic weapon by itself. It must be made by a capable person. Nowadays, people who can create this material are almost extinct like the rare materials in Guiguzi's hands!

Guiguzi, Huangfu Jian, and Zheng Ma gathered together to discuss how to make magical weapons.

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