Chapter 223 The Master Craftsman Lou Gao
After hearing this, the fat old man didn’t have much reaction. He focused on the iron block on the anvil.
The hammer in his hand struck the red-hot iron like thunder.
A piece of red-hot iron became elongated under the forging of the fat old man, and finally turned into a long iron rod.
The fat old man's forging technique is not superfluous at all. He only needs a few hammers to knead the hard iron essence at will like a clay sculpture.
The perfect combination of strength and skill turns boring wrought iron into something pleasing to the eye.
The fat old man handed the iron rod directly to the blacksmith who was forging iron with him. After the blacksmith took it, he combined the iron rod with several other iron rods to form a triangular frame.
In the forging room, more than fifty blacksmiths are working at the same time. Each blacksmith is responsible for forging a certain component. Finally, all the forged components are gathered together for connection and assembly.
And what they are assembling is a bicycle.
The fat old man put down the hammer, looked at the man who came to report the news and said: "Silong, tell me quickly what changes are happening on the other side."
The fat old man changed his calm attitude during forging and became impatient. The master style he showed before was gone.
This fat old man’s name is Lou Gao. Although he is not handsome in appearance, he is one of the only three remaining master craftsmen in Douluo Continent.
Originally, Lou Gao settled in Gengxin City, Star Luo Empire, to study iron tools and metals.
However, a year ago, the bicycles sold by Quan Yi flowed into Gengxin City, a famous metal city.
When Lou Gao first saw the bicycle, he not only saw the hope of improving the status of the blacksmith, but also saw the unfamiliar technology contained in the bicycle.
Driven by curiosity, Lou Gao immediately ordered people to learn about the origin of the bicycle. Finally, after they learned that the bicycle came from the city of Sausi, Lou Gao immediately led his disciples to explore.
However, when he learned that there was a powerful force behind this store, he gave up the idea of rushing in directly to ask about the technology.
However, with the doubts in his heart unresolved, Lou Gao did not choose to leave. Instead, he chose to compete on the same stage to compare skills.
Silong replied: "Master, the opposite side has launched a new type of bicycle with a variable speed function today."
Lou Gao's eyes suddenly lit up and he asked excitedly: "Shifting? How does it work? Did you buy the one that realized the speed change? ”
Silong paused awkwardly and replied: "No. I didn't know they released new products today, so I didn't queue up. However, I saw it with my eyes."
As he said that, Silong He handed the drawing he drew to Lou Gao.
Lou Gao grabbed the drawing and looked at it carefully.
“A variety of gears of different sizes are arranged side by side on the rear wheel, and then the chain is moved to change the size of the gears. Haha, what a clever design and thought.
The level of the forger on the opposite side It's definitely not low, but I don't know who it is, why have I never seen it before?
I heard that there is a force called the Iron Fist family behind them, and if it is not the Iron Fist family, I am sure. It’s a pity that the blacksmith opposite can be brought under his command.”
As the president of the Blacksmiths Association, Lou Gao has worked hard to improve the status of blacksmiths throughout his life. At the same time, as a master craftsman, he is also keen on seeking new technologies. .
If it weren't for the existence of the Quan family, which restricted the height of the building, he would definitely find the blacksmith on the opposite side and use his position and power among the blacksmiths to annex him.
“However, choosing to launch new products at this time is obviously aware of our existence. By the way, Si Long, what is the price of this variable-speed bicycle?”
Si Long’s expression He replied with some embarrassment: "Master, the price of the variable-speed bicycle is the same as before, which is 10,000 gold soul coins. Not only that, they also said that they will not continue to sell the original bicycle in the future, but instead sell the century-old Su bicycle. , the rules are still the same, sales are limited to ten vehicles per day.”
"What!" When Lou Gao heard this, he could no longer hold back the shock in his heart and jumped up. He said in disbelief: "How is this possible? How many blacksmiths are there on the opposite side? I have more than fifty blacksmiths gathered here. A blacksmith of this level can barely keep up with the forging of the original version. The forging of this new version is much more difficult and time-consuming than the original version."
Lou Gao flashed in his eyes. With a look of surprise, for him, the most difficult part of replicating a bicycle is not the overall strength, but the precision.
The dimensions and dimensions of each part must fit perfectly, and if there is a slight deviation, it must be discarded.
Therefore, it requires the cooperation of many high-level blacksmiths, but even so, they will inevitably make mistakes and time loss.
More than fifty people, including him, a master craftsman, could only forge a dozen vehicles every day despite all their efforts.
This is the efficiency that they can achieve without participating in metal refining.
They transported iron essence and other materials directly from Gengxin City to Saousi City, which means that the actual number of blacksmiths they participated in was far more than fifty.
Lou Gao boasted that their forging team could be said to be the best forging team in the mainland. Now, a team of blacksmiths stronger than them appeared. You can imagine the shock in his heart.
The building was shocked and he murmured: "The other side definitely has some kind of technology that I don't know about."
Silong asked carefully: "Master, what should we do next? If we don't lower the price, we are likely to lose a lot of customers."
"Then lower the price. This time we will lose to the opponent. Lou Gao felt unwilling in his heart and continued: "However, this is only temporary. Don't be happy for too long."
On the other side, there is the Yuan family's blacksmith shop on the edge of the city.
Quan Yi was looking at the report from Quanying.
At this time, Blacksmith Yuan sat aside and asked, "Young Master, is it really the divine craftsman Lou Gao across from you?"
A look of admiration flashed in Blacksmith Yuan's eyes, For him, Lou Gao is his idol, and at the same time, he is also his goal.
Quan Yi smiled and said: "Why, is Yuan Tiejiang afraid?"
Yuan Tiejiang also smiled and shook his head and said: "No, even if he is Lou Gao Shenjiang, he doesn't have any Chances of winning. ”
With standard production lines and fuel power, their production efficiency and sophistication are not comparable to those of pure hand forging.
Therefore, in this regard, Yuan Tiejiang has absolute confidence.
However, this did not affect his continued admiration for Lou Gao. After all, his skills and knowledge were indeed very powerful.
They were also the first blacksmiths to forge products close to theirs.
Bicycles that can withstand Soul King-level force are still hand-forged, which is enough to prove their ability.
It’s just that the technology Quan Yi mastered was a dimensionality reduction blow to them.
If Lou Gao mistakenly thinks that the level they are showing now is their limit, then they are naive.
Before this, Quan Yi was just joking.
“Master Lou Gao, I don’t know what you will do next.”
(End of this chapter)