Li-Ban learned the secret of steel weapons!

"Yes, these nondescript purple sticks, the most valuable product for forging a good sword that cuts all swords. But without any special mixtures, this sword is not as good as in the capital of Small-An. They, sly ones, don't tell anyone!" said the blacksmith.

"We did what we could, and we found and came up with our own additives, so you'll have to a son, then you will have to look yourself, through trial and error. Your composition, for the miracle of the sword!"

Li-Ban was extremely surprised, before that he did not understand how to create swords at all! I thought it was enough to find ore and forge a sword from it. But it turns out there were subtleties that he did not think about! The process of creating the best sword in the Middle Kingdom was not as simple a task as he thought at the first moment!

But then, he was shown a method according to which he will be able to achieve a result. Even such a sword, which would be worse than in Small Ahn, a sword worse than in this mountain valley, such a sword was better than all swords in the TAN empire and the eastern, northern and southern nomads. Alas, the western nomads, in exchange for the loyalty of Small-An and the protection of their caravans, received stronger swords than the imperial guard of the TAN. Therefore, while there was no better weapon, the TAN empire had to put up with the nomads of the West and even enter into defensive alliances with them.

But now, having the technique, the master blacksmiths, alchemists, can finally find the secret of strong swords.

The blacksmith told Li-Ban that he still needed to find lake ore, which was at the bottom. If you grind it into dust and then add it to the molten iron, the blade turns out to be more flexible and solid at the same time.

To get a strong, flexible, non-brittle metal made of pure iron, there are three main "secrets"!

Only out of respect for Dara, are they willing to share with him. But the subtleties themselves, just like that, Li-Ban, will have to comprehend himself.

The first is casting, metal, with the addition of secret mixtures (which Li-Ban should look for himself).

The second is the processing of metal under pressure (the Li-Ban method must understand itself).

The third is the machining of a cast blade (forging).

Blacksmith "I'll tell you, my son, I'll remember something else that you remember well, no, I won't repeat it to get a good blade - there must be a high temperature of metal melting!"

Li-Ban "that firewood does not fit"?

Blacksmith "No! We need stones from the rocks that burn, they are black, the best, sometimes woody black stones, coal is called, there are brown, but they burn badly! Or you can find the tears of the earth, they are black, they burn well, it is in the BOSS empire They call it "Juno fire!" These tears, they're better suited for melting! "

"To do this, you need to mix ore and tears or black stones, then the fire will be hotter, and yet, you need to blow air through it" !!!

Li-Ban "How? How to purge"?

Blacksmith smiled broadly "think for yourself!"

With his eyes, he glanced at the workshop.

Li-Ban saw furs there, which apprentices were either squeezing or unclenching. The fire in the furnace became brighter!

Forge - "After all, pure iron, brittle metal, but when it is processed, the metal absorbs

Pure iron is not too hard metal, but during processing, the surface of the metal absorbs matter (carbon) and steel forms.

If steel is coated with iron, then such swords and arrows will be stronger than bronze and iron.

Well, the blacksmiths of the Boss and Small-An empire understood the secret and their weapons were completely steel! Like protective armor! "

Blacksmith "And how to get it all, you will know, after you pass the test, if you pass it, I will tell you the subtleties of processing additives, well, if not, then goodbye!"