Chapter 60, Smelters and Ceramic
The top talent in this smelter is a Fontaine mechanic who fled to Gray River to make a living...but that guy studied mechanics and was mainly responsible for repairing furnaces.
These guys are actually Fugate's tool men.
"Boss, you're here." The person in charge of the smelter saw Fugate and hurried forward to greet him.
The person in charge was a little educated fool who was promoted to lieutenant after managing the factory with Fugate.
"Has my ceramic steel met the requirements?" Fugate chose to get straight to the point.
The person in charge said with a bitter expression: "We have not yet reached your requirements, but we have made a lot of progress. The best furnace of ceramic steel has reached 87.2% of the standards you required. We are continuing to optimize the relevant processes according to your instructions. .”
"This is Kales, the president of the Rose of Thorns Society. He needs a batch of ceramic steel. Give him a batch that looks good."
"Send a batch to my workshop as well."
"Yes, boss," the person in charge received the owner of the Rose Thorn Club, and then the two sides started a heated exchange.
In the end both parties returned satisfied.
The person in charge processed a batch of materials that Fugate didn't like and recovered a large amount of funds, while Kares harvested a batch of very good metals that he needed.
As long as the subsequent processing is completed, you can accelerate your own waterway project, and you will be able to gain both fame and fortune.
Fugate didn't care about these little things.
He has already arrived at the workshop and started operating the power hammer.
A power hammer weighing several tons hit the burned red ceramic steel hard.
Fugate controlled and shaped it while using his spiritual energy to sort out the microstructure of the ceramic steel.
Improve the performance of its steel, and then introduce elemental power into it, so that it can better guide elemental power.
After half a day, Fugate obtained the rough embryos of four weapons.
"Okay, this material should be close to real ceramic steel." Fugate touched his chin and said, "Let me see how effective this weapon made of ceramic steel is."
Fugate took out a silver sword that had been upgraded to the full level and a newly forged silver sword.
Then the test begins.
The pure hardness of a full-grade silver sword is much worse than that of a crude ceramic steel blank that has not been heat-treated, not to mention a newly forged silver sword, which can be said to break at the touch of a touch.
Fugate then heat-treated the rough blank, followed by final shaping and polishing.
Just add decorations and a weapon is ready.
Dawn tradition? Just like Hetara can master it after seeing it too much, blacksmithing is not too easy for humans who have fully developed their brains and their bodies have become violent.
Fugate has read many books on mechanics and has his own experience in metal processing and blacksmithing.
After quenching it with a specially formulated grease, Forgate also performed the final micro-grinding and sharpening.
"Try it." Fugate handed the weapon to the person in charge of the smelting plant next to him.
The person in charge, after playing with the weapon for a few times, I feel a little tired... The quality of this ceramic steel is good, but it is indeed a bit too heavy.
"This one-handed sword can only be used by captains and above fool officers (LV50+) who are good at martial arts."
"To use a two-handed sword, you must have LV60+, or a human who has completed the physical transformation into a violent form and is extremely talented can use it successfully."
"For bows and arrows, LV50+, spears and two-handed swords are about the same."
“And a lot of local Teyvat techniques have been added to it, so this thing can actually be upgraded..."
Fugate muttered, while the person in charge tried all the weapons bitterly.
"Get some fine forging ore." Fugate said.
The person in charge quickly put down his weapon and went to get the things.
After a while, Fugate completed the upgrade of the weapon and directly upgraded it to LV70 (not broken through) without any problems.
But this is already the limit. Next, this weapon needs to accompany the owner to complete a series of adventures, and as the owner experiences various things, it can continue to grow.
"What's the quality of these weapons?" Fugate asked.
"It's naturally excellent, not inferior to the works of famous craftsmen." the person in charge said.
But unfortunately it was not him who was covering the question but the system.
[Four-stars are just the better ones among the four-stars, and based on the analysis of the properties of ceramite, these weapons will probably never degenerate into primitive embryos. 】
"Hmm~" Fugate nodded and put these weapons into the Eye of God.
Next, the children of Hearth House had a small jousting contest, and Fugate prepared to take out a weapon as a reward for the winner.
"The long-lost sense of relaxation, and the feeling of having nothing to do."
Of course, it's not that there is really nothing to do, but that everything is progressing in an orderly manner at this stage, and he has some free time.
"Speaking of which, it seems that I have been in Fontaine for so long and have not seen Ms. Fonina's dramatic performance." Fugate touched his chin.
“I don’t know when we can see Ms. Funina’s latest performance.”
"Selling newspapers, sir, do you need a newspaper?" said a newsboy.
"Here's a copy of the Steam Bird Newspaper." Fugate said as he handed over a low-denomination Mora.
"Here you go, sir." The newsboy gave a copy of the Steam Bird newspaper. "I also have the Fontaine Daily and the Fontainebleau Bagua Entertainment News here. I don't know if you need it, sir."
"No need." Fugate, who has lived in Fontaine for several years, also knows that the entire Fontaine is actually only the Steam Bird Newspaper, the largest newspaper in Fontaine, which has some conscience, and the remaining tabloids contain no real information. No.
Of course, it’s okay to watch it for fun.
But Fugate wanted to obtain enough information, so naturally what he wanted was the steam bird report.
The information in the Steam Bird Newspaper is notoriously extensive. It not only covers some recent major events in Fengdan Court, but also has sections on popular science, astrology and the like.
Of course, there is also an entertainment section, and Fugate wanted to find Fonina's opera performance there.
Unfortunately... it was not found.
"It seems that Ms. Funina has not had any opera performances recently, so why don't you go to the Obi Clay Theater to watch the trial? I am also a little concerned about Manghuang's energy."
In the memory of the memory bank, Manghuang's energy is very terrifying. It can not only supply the energy of the entire Fengdan, but can also be gathered into the sword that destroys the Seat of the Lord of Water.
Soon Fugate returned to the Buffati Mansion.
"Look at this." Fugate showed the weapon he forged to Charmian.
Of course Arecino also had a hand.
Arecino's current relationship with Fugate is also very good because of the doctor.
"Is this the weapon you prepared for those children? Although the quality is very good, it is a little too heavy." Arecino tried the feel of it and said.
"This is determined by the material, and if the physical body is transformed into a violent form, the weight of this thing will actually be the same." Fugate explained.
"Becoming violent...that's the skill of water mill." Arecino rolled his eyes.
Even [Servant] has not completed a violent transformation now, let alone others.
But it's almost over. Arecino now often feels that his blood is gushing, which is a precursor to completing the violent transformation of his physical body.
However, the previous violent physical transformations probably only improved Arecino's background. According to the game, Arecino's health, defense, and resistance to various elements have all been improved.
The attack power will naturally be increased, but since Arecino itself is relatively powerful, the increase in attack power is expected to be single digits.
Only after seven or eight times of ferocity can the strength of Arecino be greatly increased.
The enhancement of ferocity is more reflected in the enhancement of endurance, resistance and life essence.
"I heard this isn't the strongest?" Arecino was surprised by the material.
You can stay safe in your own blood and fire.
"It's still a little short of standard ceramic steel. Standard ceramic steel should be available in a few months."
At that time, power armor can be cast with fine gold.
In fact, many times Fugate would rather just rub it with his own hands, but when he thought of the large number, Fugate flinched. It was not because he was afraid of being tired. In those days, Fugate, a Shushan student from the Academy of Teaching, even came over, and there was no trace of flesh. Just tired from work.
The reason why he didn't do that was not only that he was really tired, but also the appearance of nothingness was also an important reason. The power of fate was regulating Fugate's actions and did not allow Fugate to do that.
If we really do that, the erosion of nothingness will probably intensify. A few days later, the match at the Buffati Mansion was held as scheduled.
Although they only had wooden knives and wooden swords in their hands, these unbladed things showed in the hands of the new generation that they were no less powerful than normal metal edged weapons.
Arecino acted as the referee himself, so almost no one would choose to let the matter go.
However, the increase brought by God's Eye obviously cannot be underestimated.
Soon two guys with the eyes of God stood out from all the candidates.
However, there are also a few older ones (17 or 18 years old) who have experienced more brutal training and have abundant resources now, so they are the strongest in the conventional sense.
Even with the blessing of the Eye of God, Linni and Linnet are no match for these people without choosing to attach elements.
If these people were left among the fools, they would at least be lieutenants.
But it is a pity that they belong to Arecino's faction and are from the Hearth House. Those wealthy businessmen and politicians will not give these people this opportunity.
If they were among the fools, they would not be inexplicably involved in political struggles, and then be sacrificed inexplicably.
It means being sent to perform a high-risk mission, completing the mission with a narrow escape, only to find that the next time you face a more dangerous mission.
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"Mentor, I think you need to see this." Kulu's words rang in Fugate's ears.
Fugate, who was optimizing the design, raised his head and looked at Kulu, who existed as a projection.
"So what happened?" Fugate asked.
"We discovered an unknown creature, and the King of Grass and Trees (King of Great Merciful Tree) temporarily trapped it, but we have never seen such a creature, so we hope you will take a look." Kulu said.
"I know, wait until I finish this work." Fugate said and continued to improve the design in his hand.
It took about a quarter of an hour to complete this part of the design. After completion, Fugate said to Kulu: "Let's go, let me see what kind of special creature can make you pay so much attention to it."
"Your Majesty, it's a pleasure to see you again." Fugate leaned slightly to salute the King of Plants and Trees.
"Today I am no longer the Great Merciful Tree King." The King of Plants and Trees said, "Are you here for that strange creature?"
"Yes, Kuru informed me to come and take a look." Fugate said.
The two of them came to a cage made of vegetation.
"This little guy is born with the ability to perform dimension jumps, so this little guy can only be imprisoned by solidifying this space."
"This little guy is very timid, but also has very high intelligence...well, I mean smarter than many humans."
"I thought you were also from an alien planet, so I wanted to see if you recognized me." King Daci Shu said.
It was a strange creature, like a pig, but its body was very full of muscles.
It's white above and black below, shivering in the corner of the cage.
"This... seems to be a 'Pumpkin' and it looks like it should be a 'Pumpkin of Plenty' that is tainted with the aura of abundance. Travelers in the starry sky always regard this as a good omen." Fugate touched his chin and said from The existence of this creature was retrieved from his memory bank.
This pigeon keeps talking about being scared.
Fugate also revealed his aura of fertility (Fugate once used Abundance Dew, so he has aura of fertility).
Afterwards, the little guy became less nervous.
"Eliminate hostility and appease intelligent creatures." Fugate released his psychic witchcraft, and Panman was no longer afraid.
"Communication is not hindered." Fugate once again released the prophecy witchcraft, so that Fan Man could understand what he said.
Fugate himself didn't need this witchcraft, he had a synesthetic beacon.
"Well don't worry, there are no bad people here."
"Oh~ Did you accidentally enter the spiritual dimension while traveling?"
"How is the surrounding star sector? Is there any war?"
Jijigugu said everything he could say.
"I see. Did you come here because you sensed the smell of precious metals?" Fugate nodded.
Fugate took out some mola and handed it to Pigman, who started eating.
Then Fugate told the King of Grass and Trees behind him and several of his apprentices about the information he had gained.
"There is a relatively barren star field nearby. This pigeon was affected by a war between humans and insects, and then left the planet where it originally lived."
"Because the war directly destroyed the planet, they have no place to live, so they can only make ultra-long distance jumps to the surrounding star fields."
"After jumping nearby, he ran to us."
"That's probably what happened."
Then Fugate didn't even look at the horrified little eyes of Pigman, and said to Pigman: "Mind-reading ability, little guy."
Panman gave up his struggle and then asked King Daci Shu to open Panman's cage.
"Come on." Fugate took out a dewdrop that had been blessed by abundance, crawled over and ate the dewdrop.
"Then you will be my moneybag from now on." Fugate said.
"Then I will take this little guy away." Fugate said to the King of Grass and Trees.
"Take it away." The King of Grass and Trees didn't care about this troublesome creature.
What she cared about was the information revealed in the intelligence. Sure enough, Fanes's move to isolate the universe from Teyvat was correct.
Compared with Teyvat, there are too many dangers in the entire universe.
Fortunately, Fugate does not have the ability to read the heart of the King of Plants and Trees, otherwise he would definitely have to complain... Teyvat is considered a very troublesome and dangerous place in the entire universe.
Although the resources are indeed relatively abundant, the level of danger is also first-rate.
After finishing speaking, Fugate was ready to return to the Buffati Mansion with his new pet.
"Cat?"
On the other side, the cat Dahei, who was enjoying the offerings of other local cats in the Mondstadt area, suddenly sensed a threat.
Then Maomao Dahei dispersed the cats who came to offer sacrifices, and then the whole cat took two steps and came to the subspace. Yes, cats can also walk in subspace.
Then he saw his old master holding a pig? As if preparing to leave.
Maomao was shocked, how could a pig dare to compete with Maomao for his owner?
So Dahei meowed and rushed towards Fugate.
It didn't matter that Fugate disappeared, Dahei continued to rush along the traces left by his psychic energy.
"Dahei, you're back." Cat Dahei was directly grabbed by the back of Destiny's neck by the hostess Xia Mian.
"Hey~ Why is Dahei back?" Fugate said while hugging Pumani.
"Meow meow~" Dahei complained to his mistress that Fugate liked the new and disliked the old.
"Go, a cat can still be jealous." Fugate rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't you tell me how long you will be away from home."
The originally quiet Charmian laboratory suddenly became lively, which attracted many people to watch.
"Why is it so lively?" Linney said, "Hmm~ What a big black cat. It feels bigger than Rotheran (the black cat in Buffati Mansion, who likes to get into Linny's hat)."
"No, it's much bigger." Lynette emphasized.
Lynette has the characteristics of cats, and I am also very interested in cats
"And this pig? What a little pig." Femini saw the piggyback on Fugate's shoulder that had shrunk to the size of a palm.
"This is not a pig, it's a piggy." Fugate explained, but the effect was not good. Everyone basically thought it was a mutant piglet.
Then everyone fell silent because Arecino arrived.
"Today's training hasn't been completed yet? Why don't you hurry up and go to training?" Arecino said with a majestic [father] look.
"Yes! Father." Everyone immediately became like beasts and dispersed.
"Is this? Your pet?" After everyone left, Arecino asked curiously.
In fact, Arecino also likes pets.
(End of chapter)