Those years when I led the Fox Clan

Chapter 149 Iron

"Iron! Iron! Iron!..."

The surrounding crowd cheered excitedly, Du Ge smiled and nodded.They rushed up one after another, smashed the clay molds and took out the iron ingots inside.

"Boss, it's really iron..."

Holding the iron block and touching it repeatedly, Mu Xue was trembling with excitement.This kid's injury, after Duge made him a few pots of tonic, healed up quickly, and now he has recovered from the backlash of forcibly releasing his skills.

"Yeah, our Fox Clan is about to enter the Iron Age."

Du Ge smiled and directed the excited hands to arrange the iron ingots.

The iron ore sent by the pangolin was about 2 cubic meters and 8 tons, and it was delivered by 4 vehicles.Because no matter how high it is, the vehicle made by the current technology will not be able to carry the load and will be directly crushed.Without iron, the bearing capacity of wooden bearings is not high.The load of the four-wheeled vehicle is only 2 tons.

Only half of these iron ores were used by Duge.

数了数地上的铁锭，这些尺寸大约8cm*15cm*30cm铁锭一同有36块，还有1块残次品，合计有1吨的量。

The first ironmaking was successful, and the output was still the same. Duge was quite satisfied.

Waved these iron ingots into the space, and only threw 3 pieces for the excited people to study.

Now he is going to the queen.Because of the matter of iron smelting, he just briefly mentioned some things, and when he was going to smelt it, he threw it directly to the queen, so as to save trouble in explaining, but he was pinched again by Melissa.

But before that, he thought of a problem.

That is the future of iron ore mining, although there is a small iron mine in the mountains.The mine is very shallow, and there is no difficulty in collecting it, but the key point is the fox clan itself.

Look at those slender arms and legs, the average strength and physique is only 0.7, which is less than the average of continental creature 1.Sweet looking, with fluffy ears and tail, let these cute creatures go to mine?Leaving aside the feeling of recklessness, Du Ge didn't dare to look at the purely efficiency issue.

Because the tools are backward now, it is all by hand.Du Ge estimates that 100 people can't dig out half a ton a day.Moreover, the current fox family is short of manpower.

And from the pangolins, the number of their species is too small, and a large part of the iron ore was unintentionally dug before.Entrusting them is obviously impossible.

After thinking about it, Du Ge looked at his allies, the Gray Wolf Tribe.

Picking up the parchment and charcoal pen, Du Ge wrote the letter. "Dear Mo:..."

After writing down the short answer on the matter of iron making, Duge sealed the letter, taught it to the wolf clan ambassador, and ordered it to be delivered urgently.

After that, Doge went to Melissa's place.

Melissa, who was teaching Elvi the sacrificial spell, was forcibly pulled out by Duge and dragged into Melissa's study.After being disturbed, Melissa pouted her red lips in dissatisfaction, grabbed Du Ge and asked while pinching:
"What did Xiao Duge call me out secretly?"

"This, this~"

Du Ge replied word by word, and at the same time took out the iron ingot from the space.

I didn't recognize it at first glance, but Melissa took it, and the unexpected weight almost caused her to drop it.

"It's so heavy, what is this... iron?!!!"

"Yes ~ the latest research results of our laboratory."

Melissa patted her chest and took a deep breath.

"Huh? What's the matter with you, Queen Melissa?"

"Love you to death!!!"

"Don't... woo woo..."

After a while, Du Ge walked out of Melissa's study with blushing lips.As for what Melissa said, it was naturally a great compliment and love.The appearance of ironware is no less sensational than that of salt.Melissa wanted to hold a meeting of elders, but Du Ge wanted to stop it because of the precedent of the barbecue powder incident.The emergence of this epoch-making technology, if the news leaks out, will inevitably arouse the greed and fraud of the rich.

He doesn't think that Silver Blood is monolithic, and there must be a 'lion-loving' faction.It's just some rats who eat inside and outside, betraying their own people for their own desires.Simply put, a traitor.

And those mice usually hide in the dark, Duge asked Melissa, she had very few clues in these aspects, but found that some elders had the intention of being a "lion pro", but it was not sure if they were really mice.

After talking here, Du Ge's thinking became active, and he conspired with Melissa.Just about to take this opportunity to clean up the interior of Yinxue.

After some plotting, Melissa happily gave Du Ge two more red seals before letting him go.

A part of the iron ingot was left with the queen, and the rest was sent to the blacksmith shop of the military department.There is a place where weapons are specially made for the army, and the coppersmiths inside are all experienced veterans.With the advent of iron, these coppersmiths have officially evolved into blacksmiths.

Duge wants to test the next step, turning iron into a weapon.

Before coming, he also specially recruited a junior dwarf blacksmith from the system.

With people and iron ingots, Du Ge came to the military headquarters and found Wei Ya.

"What are you doing again?"

This lovely black-haired apprentice put down the document in his hand and stared straight at Du Ge.He didn't pretend to read a book like before.

Du Ge directly took out an iron ingot and patted it on Wei Ya's table. The latter immediately recognized what it was, trembled, and immediately picked it up and looked it over.

"Where did you get it?"

"The latest results of the laboratory."

As soon as Du Ge said this, Wei Ya's breathing accelerated obviously.

"Really?"

"My good apprentice, have I ever lied to you?" Du Ge asked with a smile.

Now Wei Ya couldn't help but stood up excitedly, and said loudly: "You really figured out how to make iron! If the army's weapons are all updated, then the army's fighting will have to rise to a higher level. And if it can be done like humans If you are armored, you can still be promoted... Duge, your laboratory has made a great contribution this time! I...notify the queen of this matter!"

Wei Ya couldn't explain her excited words. As the head of the army's supreme commander, she naturally understood what the appearance of iron weapons meant to the army.What does it mean in the orc alliance without iron tools.

Bronze was scarce, and the weapons made out were not comparable to human iron in terms of toughness or hardness.In a head-to-head battle, the first to be damaged must be the bronze.

In combat, weapons and equipment are a crucial factor.

If iron is popularized in the fox army, then the combat effectiveness of the army will be affected.But a big leap.Doesn't this make Wei Ya, the army commander, excited?

"I've already told the queen that some iron ingots have been made this time. I'll send you some first. I made a few sample weapons today. At the elders meeting tomorrow, Queen Melissa will officially propose the popularization of iron and iron. Then you will also participate." Du Ge said with a smile.

Hearing that Du Ge still had iron ingots, Wei Ya excitedly stepped forward and grabbed his arm, shook it and said, "Where is it? Where is it? I'll let the craftsmen make weapons!"

Du Ge, who was just about to take out the iron ingot, rolled his eyes, wagged his tail, and smirked.

This apprentice who has always been indifferent to him, neither near nor far, made him feel very uncomfortable.Every time I come to look for her, I will always be sent away inexplicably, and I feel like I can't do it if I want to win her over.

Seeing Wei Ya's excited appearance, Du Ge naturally would not give up such a good opportunity to tease and stimulate feelings.

As soon as the movement of taking out the iron ingot stopped, Du Ge turned over and put away the previous iron ingot.

"My dear Wei Ya, you see that the iron ingots made by the teacher have worked so hard and will be sent to you first to arm your army. Don't you want to thank the teacher?"

(End of this chapter)