When Yue Ran came online again, it was just dawn in the game.
Returning the way he came, it also took him a whole morning before Yue Ran returned to Blackwood City.
Back in the city, Yue Ran naturally went straight to the blacksmith shop. What he wanted to know most now was whether the ore, which was only the size of a broad bean, was the Dark Iron Mother Essence.
"Master, what do you think this is?" Yue Ran returned to the blacksmith shop and found the blacksmith who was forging iron and asked.
The blacksmith looked at the palm of Yue Ran's hand, his eyes focused, and there seemed to be a look of surprise. From this expression, it seemed to Yue Ran that the answer was ready to come out, but the blacksmith's next words left Yue Ran speechless.
"This thing seems to be an unusual ore, but it is only so small that it is not even large enough to detect the mineral properties."
Damn it, you don’t know why you are making such an expression? Yue Ran had the urge to curse, but finally endured it. If he angered the only blacksmith shop owner in Blackwood City, he might not even be able to rent a workshop.
arrive.
"Then do you know where Master Ou Ming'ou is? I think he should know this ore."
"You mean that bad old man? Master? You must have been deceived by him? But I really don't know where he is in Blackwood City. Since the accident ten years ago, it is difficult to see him in Blackwood City again.
He is dead, and no one knows where he lives."
It seemed that nothing could be learned from the blacksmith, so Yue Ran stopped asking and had no choice but to rent a workshop and start his own money-making business.
Since it was his first time to make equipment, for the sake of safety, he naturally started with something small. Yue Ran chose a military thorn. After all, he had been in the army for such a long time, and this was the cold weapon he was most familiar with.
Fortunately, the black iron ore itself is extremely pure, so the step of smelting and purification can be omitted. Yue Ran directly put two fist-sized pieces of black iron ore into the crucible.
While waiting for the ore to melt, Yue Ran was not idle and started making molds. It would be too troublesome to make weapons like the triangular spur by forging, so Yue Ran chose casting.
This is also because black iron ore has no impurities. If there are impurities, it must be forged first to remove the impurities.
Mold making in the game is not as troublesome as in reality. You also need to make sand, cast molds, etc. You only need to carve out what you want to cast on the two clay molds, and then combine the two into one, leaving
Just exit the grouting opening.
The mold was quickly made. After waiting for a while, the black iron ore in the crucible gradually melted and turned into liquid metal with a black light. Yue Ran quickly picked up the crucible and poured it in along the grouting opening of the mold.
Turn the mold upside down and shake it gently to expel all the bubbles in the mold. When the mold is filled with molten black iron and no more bubbles emerge, you are done.
All that was left was to wait for the cast spurs to cool down. During this period, Yue Ran put a few more pieces of black iron ore into the crucible. This time he wanted to use the half-body armor he got from the demon officer.
Make another set.
This time, the ore was not completely melted. After the ore was completely burned by the flames, it was taken out with tongs and placed on the anvil. The finished set of half armor was placed next to it. Yue Ran followed suit.
The person who painted the gourd began to tap the ore bit by bit.
As the hammer flew, the originally irregular ore began to turn into a thin layer under Yue Ran's hammer. After Yue Ran estimated that the thickness was enough, he began to use a small hammer to hammer out the shape bit by bit.
After a few hammer blows, the ore on the anvil cooled down. Yue Ran put it into the fire again to calcine it. After it turned red again, he took it out and struck it again.
After calcining and beating again and again, the front half of the half-armor gradually took shape under Yue Ran's hammer. Finally, after it was completely formed, Yue Ran put it into the fire again until it burned red, and then put it into water. This is
The last process is annealing.
The red-hot half-armor was put into the water, and a large cloud of water vapor was stirred up with a "chi" sound.
After the half-armor in the water made no sound and the water vapor completely dissipated, Yue Ran took it out.
The first half of the half-body armor was completed, but Yue Ran was quite dissatisfied with his first work. This thing was as ugly as it could be. It only outlined the outline of a person's chest, which was dark and unsightly.
It had no luster at all, and it didn't have any decorative patterns. Compared with the gorgeous armors Yue Ran had seen, it looked like rubbish.
Putting it aside, Yue Ran made the second half of the half-body armor. By this time, the three-sided spurs in the mold had completely cooled down.
Yue Ran opened the mold and took out the three-sided spur that had been cast. Since it was cast with a mold, there were some burrs at the intersection of the two molds. This was unavoidable. After all, no one can guarantee the mold.
It will fit together perfectly.
Yue Ran picked up the military thorn and looked at it carefully. After looking at it bit by bit, he found no air holes, so he was sure that the military thorn had been cast successfully.
Putting the general's thorn aside, Yue Ran began to make full-body armor according to the casting method of primary armor recorded in "Ou Yezi's Manual".
Since this was Yue Ran's first time making armor, he naturally couldn't make those chain armors, Wenshan armors, and Mingguang armors with extremely complicated manufacturing techniques, and could only make the simplest plate armors.
Even this simple plate armor, Yue Ran had to scrap three pieces before finally succeeding.
Plate armor is actually forged black iron into sheets, and then made into corresponding styles according to the shape of the human body. It is mainly divided into chest armor, back armor, shoulder armor, arm armor, leg armor and shin armor. It is then made with ropes or pins
Just use the animal sinews to connect the various parts and wear it.
Since this type of plate armor has no soft connections, it can only protect a few main parts, leaving no protection for the knees, wrists, elbows and other joints.
Therefore, it can only be regarded as the most basic plate armor, after all, the protective ability is there.
Yue Ran made five sets of plate armor in a row, and also forged two sharp swords and a broadsword. Just these few things had already consumed seven or eighty-eight percent of the ore in Yue Ran's space ring.
The last set of full-body armor was made by Yue Ran with special care. It was thinner and lighter than the previous full-body armor. This was a set he made for himself. After all, Yue Ran's fighting methods were all about close combat.
Fighting in person naturally requires light armor to facilitate movement.
The remaining work is to polish and decorate the armor and sharpen a few weapons, and of course the most important thing is to inlay the monster crystal core.
Without the blessing of the monster crystal core, the equipment made by Yue Ran can only be regarded as a head start. However, if the equipment with the monster crystal core is sold, Yue Ran is confident that it will definitely cause a sensation in Blackwood City.
When he made a name for himself, he naturally made a lot of money.
Soon, Yue Ran finished the polishing and sharpening work, and the only remaining step was inlaying. Yue Ran walked out of the workshop and went to get the monster crystal core from the temporary warehouse of the hotel.
However, looking at hundreds of monster crystal cores, Yue Ran didn't know which ones to take. This is really a happy trouble.
After some careful consideration, Yue Ran made a plan. The military thorn he used naturally needed to be inlaid with a fire-type monster crystal core. Yue Ran chose a yellow-level fifth-level fire monster crystal core for it.
Because what Yue Ran is using now is flame aura; for the full-body armor he wears, Yue Ran chose the earth monster crystal core, because the earth energy should be considered the best defensive power among the five elements. Leg armor, greaves,
The arm armor, shoulder armor and other parts are made of yellow level three monster crystal cores, while the breastplate and back armor are made of the only two yellow level four monster crystal cores.
As for the equipment that was ready to be sold, Yue Ran was not so concerned. All the weapons were made of yellow-level triple gold-type monster crystal cores, and the four sets of full-body armor were all made of earth-type monster crystal cores.
, but the level is lower than the one I own. The breastplate and back armor are made of triple layers, and the rest of the parts are made of two layers.
Never sell your best equipment, this is the iron rule of playing online games.
Inlaying is the most meticulous work among blacksmiths, and it is also the one with the highest failure rate. With only six or seven pieces of equipment, Yue Ran broke seven or eight monster crystal cores. Even Huang Yue Ran was extremely careful.
Two of the crystal cores of the fourth level monster beast were broken into pieces, which made Yue Ran extremely distressed.
At the same time, this work is also the most time-consuming one, and the time it takes is equivalent to all the previous work combined. Therefore, when Yue Ran finished inlaying all the monster crystal cores, the sky was fast.
blacken.
It was getting dark, and naturally it was dinner time. Yue Ran went directly to the door of the restaurant. It was the time for the players to eat. The restaurant was very lively, with players constantly coming in and out.
After the past few days, there have been more and more players in Blackwood City. From this, we can see how popular the game "Fantasy World" is. Yue Ran is also full of hope for his future development in the game.
He took out several pieces of equipment from the space ring and lined them up in front of him. Without Yue Ran's instructions, when he started arranging the equipment, a large group of players gathered over him, and there was a trend of more and more players.
Now everyone is well-equipped.
"Boss, do you want to sell all this equipment?" Some players were already impatient. Yue Ran nodded, "Of course, if you don't want to sell it, why should I show it off?"
"Ah, are the shining crystals on this armor the monster crystal cores they are talking about?" Some players have already discovered the monster crystal cores embedded in their equipment.
"This boss is so awesome. Not only did he get equipment, but he also got equipment inlaid with monster crystal cores."
“Definitely a great player!”
The player who discovered the monster crystal core sighed, which immediately attracted everyone's attention. They all stared at the shining monster crystal core and marveled. For a while, with Yue Ran as the center, everyone was noisy, and the huge discussion even attracted
Some players who originally wanted to go to the restaurant to eat, and even some female players looked at Yue Ran with admiration, but these glances were naturally ignored by Yue Ran.
"Okay, everyone, please stop arguing." After hearing Yue Ran's words, the players gradually became quiet, "Friends who want equipment, please pay attention. Since the equipment is limited, I decided to adopt a bidding mode. The one with the highest price will get these two weapons.
The starting price of the sword is 30 taels of silver each, the starting price of the broadsword is 50 taels, and the starting price of these four sets of armor is one tael of gold ingots each, please bid now if you want it!"
The price offered by Yue Ran immediately stunned the players present, and the field became quiet for a while. But then the players raised their bids,
"I will pay 35 taels of silver to buy a sword!"
"I'll pay fifty taels for the sword!"
"55 taels of silver buy a big knife!"
...
Amidst the heated bidding, Yue Ran didn't notice that not far from him, there was a player looking at the monster crystal core embedded in the stall with a fiery face. Then he lowered his head and took out
Player's Handbook.
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