The ironware I made shines

Chapter 44
The invincibility of the iron pick has been verified by striking the limestone this time, but the limestone is relatively brittle, so we need to test a few more times to find relatively hard stones.

Ge Xiaohua came to Tieniu Mountain according to the guidance of the stonemason Lao Fang. It looked like a buffalo from a distance. The two old pines on the top of the mountain were like the horns of a buffalo. They were very lifelike, no wonder it was called Tieniu Mountain.

"Iron ore in the open air?" Ge Xiaohua went to the mountain and picked up a stone. Through his observation, he could know that it was a piece of iron ore with average purity, and the value of refining was not high, but it could be seen that the iron ore Niushan is indeed rich in iron ore resources.

"Dig deeper to see if there is any high-quality iron ore." If Tieniu Mountain is all iron ore of this quality picked up at random, Ge Xiaohua feels that there is no need to travel so far to mine. Iron ore is much better, and there is no need to waste time refining it.

What Ge Xiaohua is looking for is high-quality iron ore that can produce high-quality daggers, long swords, long knives and other weapons and equipment, so as to increase the probability of casting success. The most important thing is the emergence of light weapons, because every light weapon , It is a matter of minutes to sell, and collectible weapons are the favorite of many rich people.

The attribute bonus of the iron pickaxe made Ge Xiaohua save energy when mining. After digging for a while, Ge Xiaohua found that there was iron ore. A fist-sized iron ore attracted Ge Xiaohua's attention, and the overall appearance was reddish brown. , like a rusty stone, Ge Xiaohua knew that it was rich in iron elements, which belonged to ordinary-grade iron ore, and the pig iron extracted from it was similar to what came in from a steel factory.

"Not yet, the high-quality iron ore is not here, so dig it in another place." Ge Xiaohua didn't continue digging, filled the hole, and continued digging at another location. Mining is necessary, wasting time and energy. As a professional in metal materials, Ge Xiaohua knows how to refine iron ore, but he doesn't want to waste effort on ordinary pig iron. Ready-made pig iron will do, but carefully crafted weapons require quality. This is why Ge Xiaohua went up the mountain to mine.

Ge Xiaohua changed another location and continued digging for half an hour. This is the depth that others can only dig for half a day. It can be seen that the iron pickaxe with light is indeed very efficient in mining.

"It's shipped!" Ge Xiaohua dug out a large piece of iron ore, which weighed at least 20 kilograms by hand. Such a large iron ore contains extremely rich iron elements. With Ge Xiaohua's professional knowledge, it was extracted The quality of iron is much higher than that of the pig iron bought, and it is the best for making weapons.

"There's another one." Ge Xiaohua dug up about ten pieces, each weighing about 20 kilograms, and threw them all on Meteor's back basket. 200 kilograms is nothing to Meteor.

"Tie Niu Mountain, that's right, this is the place where I mine iron ore." Ge Xiaohua planned to dig the ten pieces of iron ore and return to the blacksmith's shop to refine them.

Ge's blacksmith shop, Ge Xiaohua led Meteor back here, and walked the mountain road for nearly an hour. It’s okay to add a few times, but it’s tiring, so it’s more reasonable to keep it at about 200 catties, no more than 400 catties at most. As long as Ge Xiaohua doesn’t ride on it, the load capacity of the meteor will be further increased.

After unloading the iron ore, Ge Xiaohua began to refine iron ore. As a major in metal materials, Ge Xiaohua had experiments in this field in school, and worked in Yuegang for several years, so he was familiar with it.

Ironmaking is mainly a chemical reaction, and the materials needed are iron ore, coke, limestone, and air.

The principle is to reduce iron from iron oxides by using the reducing agent carbon monoxide under high temperature conditions.

I learned chemical equations and principles when I was in middle school, but few people have seen the real iron-smelting scene. Ge Xiaohua prepared everything, lit a raging fire in the stove, and iron-smelting officially started.

It took a day for Ge Xiaohua to refine 200 jin of iron ore into 120 jin of high-quality pig iron.

The iron-tapping ratio has reached 60%, which is about 20% higher than the general iron ore iron-tapping rate.

After Ge Xiaohua finished making iron, he sat next to the stove for a long time and was sweating profusely. After dinner at night, he took a hot bath and slept until dawn. Ge Xiaohua got up and started making ironware. Second, use the extracted pig iron to forge daggers!
He already has the shape of a dagger in his mind, and he has accurately identified an original dagger. The long sword that imitated the shape of the anime Shangyuan Hongjian last time, although it has created a white light, comes with rare attributes, and increases self-confidence, but This is not what Ge Xiaohua wants to see, and it does not conform to his style of blacksmithing. Originality is very important, and Ge Xiaohua has always paid attention to this. With such a head, Ge Xiaohua wanted to build more exquisite weapons. He accidentally created a blue-ray-level iron pick, and began to look for high-quality iron ore, in order to have a higher success rate in making daggers. The high-quality materials will make Blacksmithing is much more effortless.

"It's comfortable." During the hammering process, Ge Xiaohua could find that each hammer felt different, and the quality of the pig iron would also affect the mood and feel of the blacksmith.

After about half an hour of making, an exquisite dagger appeared. After being polished by the polishing machine, it was shining and the blade was extremely sharp. Ge Xiaohua made another dagger handle. ordinary.

"It's a pity that the first dagger didn't shine, but the quality is already very good, even better than the so-called sabers on the market. It's still good as a practical tool, and it's a better dagger for survival in the wild." Ge Xiaohua said. The daggers are built according to their own design concepts, and each one is different. Although there is a gap with the daggers made by his grandfather, they have been improved to a certain extent.

"The first thing to do is keep this dagger as a gift or sell it. You can always sell it for thousands of dollars." Ge Xiaohua thought about it secretly. Many people like this kind of dagger. It is compact and practical, and it is the favorite of outdoor survival enthusiasts.

Generally speaking, the most farm tools are made, and if the quality is similar, they can only be sold for about 100-200. However, if a small dagger is made, and it is hand-made, it can’t be bought for 1000-2000. If the blacksmith's reputation is big enough, the added value of fame will be in the tens of thousands. Of course, for a young blacksmith like Ge Xiaohua whose knowledge is somewhat well-known in the surrounding villages and towns, it is already very good that an ordinary dagger can sell for thousands of dollars. It can also be seen here that making weapons is much more profitable than making farm tools.

However, because making a qualified weapon requires high-quality pig iron, plus the energy it takes to smelt iron, a thousand pieces of a dagger has not yet reached Ge Xiaohua's psychological price, so he still needs to study iron-smithing techniques to increase the value of ingenuity as soon as possible, then The probability of creating a weapon with light will be much higher.

(End of this chapter)