213, 100 rewards for making muskets thanks to Li Shizhen's steel
On the way to the mill, Bart Stormpike kept asking [Armorsmith] Lucy questions.
"Who is your master?"
"Why did you come to a remote place like Hetan Town?"
"Do you have any plans to travel to the dwarf kingdom in the future?"
…
Lucy never tired of these questions.
Now Bart Stormpike's expression is exactly like that of an ordinary swordsman encountering a peerless martial arts at the level of "Evil Sword Manual".
But then again, for a dwarf blacksmith, Lucy's forging skills are indeed considered peerless martial arts.
...
Not long after, Sean led the dwarves to the gate of the mill.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the mill, Sean suddenly thought of something:
Since Lucy has such superb forging skills, why would she expose strategic weapons like artillery to the dwarves intact?
So Sean said to the dwarves behind him: "You guys stand here and wait for a while. I'll go in and come out right away!"
The dwarves didn't know why, but they stopped one after another.
Sean walked into the mill and immediately closed the door.
Looking into the mill, directly opposite is the [Ship-borne Artillery] and [Dwarf Marksman] White Bronzebeard sitting on the artillery piece.
Perhaps because it took too long to build the equipment, White Bronzebeard was lying on the cannon and had fallen asleep.
Seeing this scene, Sean couldn't help shaking his head and snapping his fingers.
"call out!"
[Ship-borne artillery] instantly turned into a white light and flew over, engulfing Sean's fingertips.
Without the support of the cannon, White Bronzebeard fell to the ground unexpectedly, his face and body covered with dust.
However, this fall also woke White Bronzebeard from his sleep, so he quickly got up and patted the dust on his face and upper body.
Just about to get angry, but seeing Sean staring at him, White Bronzebeard immediately realized his mistake and said angrily:
"Sir, you are here!"
Sean shook his head again, walked to the door and shouted to the dwarves outside:
"Everyone come in!"
The dwarves heard Sean's words and swarmed into the mill under the leadership of Lucy.
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Walking at the front were Windsor and Anduin. After entering, they found that the [ship-mounted artillery] was missing and immediately looked at Sean in confusion.
Sean smiled at them and shook his head, then picked up the disassembled musket parts by White Bronzebeard and walked to the front of the dwarf army.
Originally, Sean wanted to pass these parts to Bart Stormpike.
But after thinking about it seriously, Sean handed these parts to Lucy:
"Lucy, do you think these parts can be copied?"
Lucy took the parts and looked at them one by one, then nodded immediately and said:
"Sir, is this a dwarf musket? Of course you can imitate it once you have the finished product."
Bart Stormpike and the other dwarf blacksmiths did not take a direct look at the parts in Sean's hands, but when they heard the word "dwarf musket", all eyes were instantly focused on the parts in their hands.
"Dwarf Musket" sounds like something from their dwarf tribe!
But what is a "musket"? A spear that can spray magical flames? But what His Highness Sean is holding is obviously a steel pipe?
The dwarves looked at each other in confusion, and all said they had never heard of "muskets."
...
After Sean heard Lucy's words, he hurriedly pulled Lucy to the depths of the mill, and casually set up a zero-level magic soundproof barrier.
After setting up the barrier, Sean said to Lucy:
"Lucy, I will leave all the equipment manufacturing in the territory to you from now on. You can't be so reckless!"
Lucy didn't know where she went wrong and could only look at Sean pitifully.
Sean had no choice but to tell Lucy in detail, "There are no muskets in this world yet, and muskets are of great significance to the territory now."
The dwarves had been standing outside watching Sean and Lucy talking, and at the same time staring at the parts in Sean's hands, constantly discussing the relationship between the fire magic spear and the steel pipe.
But after a long discussion, they didn't come to any conclusion.
...
Sean and Lucy's conversation ended quickly.
At the end of the sentence, Sean also emphasized to Lucy:
"I've already finished talking about the importance of muskets. In short, don't tell the dwarves its purpose, including the cannons built in the future!"
"Understood, my lord!" Lucy assured.
"Also, your forging skills must be slowly taught to the dwarf blacksmiths." Sean told Lucy:
"Teach some peripheral knowledge that is not very important first, and then slowly transition to core knowledge. In short, let them stay in Hetan Town as long as possible, as long as possible!"
"Okay, sir!" Lucy replied confidently: "Top blacksmithing skills are not something that can be acquired in one go. It takes a long time to hone.
Moreover, their blacksmithing level is very low, and I have to spend time correcting their wrong habits. As long as they are still interested in top blacksmithing skills, I am confident that they will be unable to leave Hetan Town within three years!"
"very good!"
Sean patted Lucy on the shoulder with satisfaction: "Lucy, if you want to make a dwarf musket, how many days will it take you to make one?"
Lucy looked at the parts in her hands and replied:
"Sir, the butt of the gun is very simple, and the most time-consuming part is the barrel. The forging process of the barrel is not complicated, but it is very time-consuming:
The wrought iron must be beaten into sheets first. After the wrought iron sheets are heated red, a circular steel bar is placed in the middle. The wrought iron sheets are repeatedly rotated and struck in a steel semicircular groove to knock the wrought iron sheets into the shape of a gun barrel.
, then use iron powder and borax to weld the gap, and beat repeatedly until the weld is firm.
After the barrel is roughly formed, place the barrel on a drilling tool to drill a hole, apply oil on the drill bit, replace it with a larger drill bit bit by bit, and plan away the uneven spots inside the barrel bit by bit until it is inside the barrel.
Drill a smooth bore..."
Lucy talked incessantly, which made Sean's head feel a little dizzy.
So Sean interrupted Lucy:
"Stop, stop, Lucy, just say it can be completed in a few days!"
"If it were an ordinary blacksmith, the production cycle of the gun barrel would be about twelve days! The gun stock is very simple, and it would only take about sixteen or seventeen days in total."
"Sixteen or seventeen days? Is it so long?" Sean was a little dissatisfied.
At this rate, by the time Brody reaches Hetan Town, he can only produce a dozen muskets, which is simply not enough.
Lucy smiled: "Of course, I'm talking about an ordinary blacksmith without fighting spirit. If I do it myself, with the blessing of fighting spirit, I can make one in about a week!"
Hearing Lucy's words, Sean was overjoyed: "With your words, I feel relieved! Lucy, you can go all out to make muskets these days!"
Sean removed the soundproof barrier as he spoke:
"Anduin, all the materials Lucy and the others need must be provided first at all costs!"
Chapter completed!