Now Lu Xu had no idea that a guy named Zhe Zhetian was preparing to give him a big job.
He only knew that he had indeed made a miscalculation! He thought that with his own Su Gang as the foundation, the weapons created by the boys would not be too bad even if they were not good enough.
Facts have proved that he is still too young!
"That's sloppy!"
Lu Xu couldn't help but sigh: "It's my fault."
Han Yidou said very embarrassedly: "No, no, no, it's our fault, Captain, because our craftsmanship is so poor."
Niu Erze looked at the pile of... junk and iron in front of him with a look of disbelief on his face...
Lu Xu really didn't expect that the good steel he provided would allow them to build a bunch of weird, ugly and extremely poor quality weapons and equipment.
Now Lu Xu finally understood that he had really overestimated the abilities of these young men.
Lu Xu said: "Don't blame yourself. Since I asked you to build weapons, the responsibility will naturally be shouldered by me."
As he spoke, Lu Xu patted Han Yidou on the shoulder and said, "However, this failed experience also made me realize that blindly asking you to build equipment will not work. You need more help."
Hearing Lu Xu's words, Han Yidou lowered his head in embarrassment. Lu Xu said to Niu Er, "The next step is our work."
Niu Er knew as soon as he heard that Lu Xu was going to build the secret weapon he said. But Niu Er still didn't know what Lu Xu was going to build?
He just obeyed Lu Xu's order and followed Lu Xu up the mountain to find wood.
But not long after Lu Xu went up the mountain, he was attracted by a strange tree.
The tree grew extremely tall, which was very unreasonable in the forest around Wei'an Fort. Because Wei'an Fort was a battle fort, and it had gone through wars. Every time someone came to attack Wei'an Fort, the area around Wei'an Fort would be cut down.
The trees were used to build the trebuchet, so the trees around Wei'an Castle did not grow high.
Of course, this extremely tall tree immediately caught Lu Xu's attention, and Lu Xu soon discovered that this kind of tree was a tree that had never been owned by the Blue Star where he was before.
As an expert in doomsday survival, Lu Xu is familiar with almost anything useful in rebuilding human civilization. He is confident that he will never be wrong. This is a plant that does not exist on Blue Star.
"What is this?" He asked because he didn't understand. Originally, he didn't expect Niu Er, a rough guy, to really know. He just asked casually.
Unexpectedly, Niu Er actually knew: "Ah, you are talking about this! This is a weird tree. This thing is so weird that even the people in Beiting don't want to use them, that's why it can grow so tall."
"Weird?" Lu Xu asked strangely: "What's weird? You mean... unclean?"
Niu Er quickly shook his head: "That's not what I meant. It's just that the wood of this tree is very strong and tough, but its quality is not much heavier than that of ordinary trees."
"Originally, a tree like this should be an excellent material, but because of its strength and toughness, it is very difficult to process. However, its ability to prevent insects, moisture and fire is below the normal level of trees.
Therefore, the craftsmen put a lot of effort into processing it, and the gain often outweighs the loss, so everyone calls it a weird tree."
"This thing is very common. Even the people in Beiting know its name, so they didn't touch the tree when they came. What? Are you interested in this tree?"
Lu Xu is so interested in it!
The shortcomings of this tree are not shortcomings in Lu Xu's eyes, because apart from the difficulty in processing, other problems of the strange tree can be solved with earthen paint, and Lu Xu happens to know how to make this kind of earthen paint.
As for the difficulty of processing? Lu Xu has a bunch of tools in his belly to solve this problem.
The remaining question is, can the toughness of this strange tree meet Lu Xu's requirements? If it can, then Lu Xu will make a lot of money!
Ever since he knew that he would have a battle with the Beiting cavalry in the future, Lu Xu had been thinking about what kind of equipment he would use to fight the Beiting people?
He actually knew that there was a kind of equipment that could perfectly suit Lu Xu's current needs, but that equipment needed a material that had both strength and toughness, and at the same time, the weight should not be too heavy.
Previously, Lu Xu thought that that kind of material could only be solved by using wood clad with steel, but this process was too difficult for Lu Xu to make up his mind.
Now a strange tree suddenly appeared, and Lu Xu felt like a village was surrounded by dark flowers and bright flowers.
But now is not the time to implement this step of the plan. What Lu Xu urgently needs to solve now is the problem of the lack of mature blacksmiths.
Lu Xu suppressed the throbbing in his heart and forced himself to find suitable wood according to the original plan.
After Lu Xu found all the wood, he immediately began to lead people to start new preparations.
First, he established a workshop by the river in Weiambo.
Wei'an Fort is backed by a mountain on one side and surrounded by rivers on all sides. To put it simply, there is a river that forms a "D" shape around Wei'an Fort, and the "丨" side of the "D" happens to be next to a mountain.
The mountain is used as a natural fortress by Wei'an Fort. The river on this side has become the main source of drinking water in Wei'an Fort. The rest of the river has naturally become Wei'an Fort's moat.
This time, Lu Xu built his workshop on the side of the mountain. The soil blast furnace and Suzhou Steel workshop he built before were right next to this new workshop.
Now the people in Wei'an Castle couldn't understand what Lu Xu was going to do?
But those involved in this project gradually discovered some clues.
Most of the craftsmen in Wei'anbao are craftsmen who have specialized in military industry for generations, and they don't know much about farm tools.
However, most of Lu Xu's men were from farmers. Many people knew what Lu Xu was going to build as soon as they saw the outline of the thing that Lu Xu had drawn.
Although it looks slightly different from the farm tool in their memory, it is generally correct. This is extraordinary, because these people are Lu Xu's most trusted subordinates, and even their hearts are shaken.
Because they don't understand what Lu Xu means by building farm tools at this critical juncture?
Fortunately, even Niu Er, a martial artist, had guessed Lu Xu's plan. Faced with the uneasiness of his subordinates, Niu Er, as the de facto number two person in the team, could only stand up and step forward on behalf of everyone.
Lu Xu asked what happened.
"Xiao Langjun, do you want to get a water cone?"
Lu Xu was not surprised at all that everyone could see his plan, so he did not deny it, but emphasized: "That's right, but it is still a little different from the water cone you are familiar with."
Niu Er looked confused: "Everyone can see this, but what everyone doesn't understand is, what use does this thing have for us?"
Lu Xu did not answer Niu Er's question directly, but said with a smile: "When that thing is built, you will know what its use is!"