Medieval Empire Soldier

  Chapter 56 Fifty-six · Dwarf Smithy Completed (Subscribe!)

  [Blacksmith Shop (Level 1): +20% local production value, +200 gold coins, 1% chance to create green-grade equipment, requires 0\\10 craftsmen]

  The four large waterwheels in the south of Oak Village were built just a few days ago, and the blacksmith shop in the east of the village also ushered in the capping ceremony.

  The workshop built along the York River occupies a large area, about 400 square meters, and the large space is divided into a casting room, a storage room, a material room and a hydraulic workshop.

  The equipment is complete, and all the equipment needed by a blacksmith is readily available.

   Not long after, the Lord Lord ordered that without his permission, anyone who violated the regulations and entered the blacksmith shop without permission will be regarded as a fornicator, and the guarded soldiers have the right to execute the intruder on the spot.

   Even so, many villagers still stand on the construction site when they are free from work, watching curiously at the few workshops that are constantly smoking black smoke along the east bank of the village.

The patriarch of the Stone Helmet Clan, the dwarf Langone Stone Helmet, has taken eight dwarf blacksmiths to head in since the blacksmith shop was built. Just like the wood elves, the door does not go beyond the gate, and the fire in the workshop does not stop day and night. , the top of the chimney has been blackened.

  Lairen specially arranged for people to deliver food and water at a regular time every day, and by the way to visit them. After two or five days, he learned that the dwarves were not bothered at all, but enjoyed it, so he let it go.

   To build a large waterwheel and a blacksmith shop, before and after, the Kingdom Knights invested about 400 gold coins. These are necessary buildings for the development of the territory. The short-term benefits are not large, but from a long-term perspective, the money spent is completely worth it.

   The sooner you build it, the better.

The weapons and equipment that Lailun purchased from the blacksmiths in Bray Township cost more than 100 gold coins for only 20 spears and a dozen sets of armor. Oak Village now has the ability to forge weapons and armor, and has gotten rid of the Blacksmiths Guild. The disadvantage of sitting on the ground.

Moreover, the finished products made by the dwarf blacksmiths in the territory are much better than the human blacksmiths in Bray Town in terms of workmanship and practicality. Long before the establishment of the human empire, the mountain dwarves had already explored the mysteries of iron and stone. A series of processes such as excavating rock formations, smelting ores, and forging tools are very mature.

   In the future, you can also make money by selling dwarf tools.

  Lairn also found that the system panel shows the trade goods of Oak Village, and there is an extra tool.

  The newly recruited young men have good training results. With the bonus of the infantry battalion and Gavin's militia instructor characteristics, they have made rapid progress.

   In the north of the empire, snowflakes kept falling from the sky, the temperature was cold, and the breath turned into mist.

The infantry battalion in Oak Village is still hot. 30 newly recruited young men, under the supervision of Gavin Instructor and Disciplined Soldiers, do not miss morning, afternoon, and evening exercises. In about ten days, they can line up. A standard long line, trotting forward with the voice of the veterans, the pace is consistent and uniform.

   Even outside the barracks, a beat of footsteps can be heard.

   Taking advantage of the gap between training, Lailun went to the workshop in the east of the village to visit the blacksmiths forging weapons.

When the Oak Village army fought in the Baron of Yon, the soldiers' weapons and armor were worn out, and the chain links needed to be re-purchased and installed. Most of the soldiers were not good at this kind of operation. .

  Compared with the icy and snowy outdoors, the workshop is full of heat, and the hot air is gushing out from the forging room. There is a constant sound of "ding dong ding dong", and the sound of the hammer hitting the red burning iron plate on the anvil.

When a few human craftsmen watched the dwarf blacksmiths do their work, they also listened to the long-bearded rambles of knowledge. They only had to stare at the flames of the furnace, change the water in the pool, pour the water for the dwarves, and other things, the dwarves. Blacksmiths never let them interfere.

   "An enemy can take your life, a thief can steal your wealth, a slander can ruin your reputation, but a craft, once learned, is yours for life." - Dwarf Proverb

The dwarf craftsman standing beside him clamped the forged model with thick iron pliers, and quickly put it into the pool on the side, and the hot steam spurted out instantly. The dwarf craftsman put on a protective gear and caged his brown beard. The gushing steam didn't seem to affect him at all.

   The sturdy arm holding the iron pliers was motionless, the muscles were solid, and sweat was dripping from the corners.

  The surface of the iron is hardened to make the tool more solid and durable.

   Skilled dwarf craftsmen can judge how long it takes to quench from the weight of the iron material at the moment.

According to legend, in the ancient dwarf fortresses in the Roof Mountains of the world, the dwarf rune blacksmiths with the longest beards, the oldest and the most stubborn, they only need to hear the sound of the hammer hitting the anvil to know the material and the degree of fire. .

The dwarf patriarch Langoni Stonehelm is in the forging room, wearing goggles, hammering iron materials meticulously, using iron rings to form several locks of white beard, falling on his chest, if there is a green-skin orc on the anvil 's head, he could hammer even faster.

   "Lord Laren!"

   Human craftsmen bowed to greet each other.

   The dwarven blacksmiths turned a blind eye to the kingdom knights, and even if the High King of Eternal Peak came, they would not want to interrupt their work.

   "Who is there! Go and add more charcoal to the furnace! Also, I want to see a pool full of water!" The dwarf blacksmith Langone shouted to call for human craftsmen.

   He tugged at his white beard and took off his goggles. His face was covered in dirty oil. He rubbed his hands with water from a pool on the side, and noticed that the Knights of the Kingdom was just outside the door.

  Langoni walked out of the forging room, stroked his beard, and said cheerfully: "Kid Lailun! The workshop I designed is pretty good! It's big and spacious! Haha~"

  Lyren nodded in agreement: "It's really good, but unfortunately I'm not a blacksmith."

"Whoever is inside, don't rush to add charcoal to the furnace." The dwarf blacksmith turned his head and stopped the human craftsman who was holding a stack of charcoal next to him, and greeted the tall kingdom knight: "Kid Lailun, you gave us the repaired armor. , Most of them have been completed, and there are still two or three pieces of chain mail that have not been repaired, and the damage is very large. I need to wait for the materials to be ready to complete!"

Lallen walked to the storage room, saw the well-repaired armor, and said to Langoni: "No problem! The ore and tools you want will be delivered by the merchant in two days. As for the materials on the list, Bree Your Excellency Krill of the town has already arranged for someone to deploy."

   The dwarf blacksmith was satisfied with the answer from the kingdom knight.

Although the    workshop has been built, the problem of raw materials has become a nuisance.

  Although the northern part of the empire is rich in mineral resources, Oak Village only has a mini iron ore in the south of the village, and the monthly mining volume is only enough to make farm tools.

   To expand the scale of the iron ore, it is impossible to avoid the population and money. Now Lailun can't wait for one person to use it as two people, and there is no manpower to mine.

   He can only temporarily purchase raw materials from other villages and towns through the Trade Chamber to solve the urgent need.

   Next, the dwarf blacksmith took the kingdom knights to visit the whole workshop.

  The side of the workshop near the York River has five small water mills installed. The manufacturing principle is similar to that of the water wheel. The end of the rough wood bearing of the water mill is no longer a round wheel hub, but a hammer with a mechanical structure.

   was first used by the torrent pass fortress in the Roof Mountains of the world. The engineers of the Dwarf Engineers Association invented this machine for mass production.

  The continuous flow of water drives the bearing to rotate, and the hydraulic power is transmitted through an array of ingenious gears and the tooth profile of the wheel, and finally transmitted to the terminal hammer, which is repeatedly lifted and dropped.

  The dwarf blacksmith places the red-hot iron material on the anvil, and only needs to move the iron material back and forth with iron tongs and change the position of the beating. Compared with swinging the forging hammer, it is easier and less labor-intensive.

   "How's the effect?" The Kingdom Knight watched the five water mills running continuously.

   One after another knocked and smashed the formed iron blocks and placed them on the side. He couldn't help but admire the dwarf's exquisite skills.

   He paid dozens of gold coins to meet all the needs of the dwarves, and in return, of course, Langoni was very careful.

The dwarf blacksmith showed a proud look. He patted his belly and introduced to Lallen: "The water mill runs continuously day and night, with an average of five beats per minute. Usually, a piece of iron plate is formed and requires 80 to 120 times of hammering, that is, It is said that a water mill can make up to two iron plates in one hour, and can produce 30-40 sets of armor per month!"

"In addition, the percussion strength of the iron plates is similar, and the defense power is more balanced. As long as the York River does not dry up, and some parts are regularly replaced every month, the five water mills will continue to be used for five or six years. There is no problem at all! "

   A set of armor mentioned by Langoni includes breastplate, helmet, chain armor, shoulder drape, etc., enough to equip an ordinary imperial soldier.

  The existing armor in Oak Village is only enough to equip 30 soldiers. If the blacksmith shop can reach the forging limit every day, it will take one and a half months to achieve a set of armor for every soldier.

   After listening to the introduction of the dwarf blacksmith, the kingdom knight asked excitedly, "How many lances and halberds can you produce each month?"

   "This. Forging weapons, you need to free up one or two water mills, and the manufacturing speed of armor will slow down a lot."

There was a hint of embarrassment on Langoni's face, but he was still stroking his beard: "The exact number is hard to say, I estimate that two water mills can forge about 60-80 handles in a month, and the armor does not need to be sharpened, so the production speed is relatively high. Quick, skilled human craftsmen can assemble a pair in two or three days, but weapons need to be sharpened repeatedly, after all, slow work is meticulous."

  Lairn thought about it, if all weapons were produced, the monthly output would be between 150 and 200 weapons, which is still a very impressive figure.

  The medieval world lacked everything except war.

  Every village, city, and kingdom needs a lot of weapons. A high-quality dwarf forged spear can be sold for 25 silver coins, and it is worthless.

  In the medieval world, arms dealers were the most profitable, which was one of the reasons why the dwarf kingdom was rich.

The only pity   Lyren is that Langoni Stonehelm is not a dwarf runesmith.

   Dwarves are born with a special physique that rejects the magic wind, and they are destined to be unable to use magic directly. The ancestor **** of the dwarves is also the **** of craftsmen, Granny, who uses divine power to bind the magic wind in ancient texts, thus forming one after another rune magic.

  The oldest rune magic is enough to shatter mountains and tear apart the leylines, giving the user the unparalleled power to fight against the evil gods and demons.

  Even though the current dwarf race is in decline, the power of the runes is still passed down and in the hands of a very small number of rune blacksmiths.

   A weapon inlaid with runes is worth 20 gold coins. The more inlays there are, the more the price increases exponentially. The grades of the runes are also divided, from ordinary, fine, fine, and even master.

The stronger the    rank, the stronger the rune magic it contains.

   According to legend, the holy sword of the elector held by the electors of the various provinces of the empire was forged by the legendary rune blacksmith of the dwarves, Alaric Madman, after more than 100 years.

  Each holy sword is inlaid with three unique master runes.

  If there is a dwarf rune blacksmith under the knights of the kingdom, the equipment of the Oak Village army will get a qualitative leap.

   "Mr. Langone, do you know how to make a crossbow machine? It's the kind of crossbow machine that the imperial army has installed on a large scale." Lallen asked.

"Of course!" the dwarf blacksmith said proudly: "My clan is famous for making excellent crossbows! Otherwise, the nobles of Nordland would not invite me to that poor place! The dwarf hand crossbow has a long range. , powerful, fast reloading, it is much easier to train crossbowmen in a short time than archers, Lailun boy, do you want me to build some hand crossbows and equip crossbowmen?"

   "If possible, let's build 20 first. It would be great to be able to mass-produce crossbow bolts." Laylen nodded, the dwarf hand crossbow was much easier to use than the human crossbow.

  Langoni stroked his white beard and said proudly, "Wrap it on the dwarf!"

   After a visit, I gained a lot. With such a blacksmith shop, the Oak Village army no longer has to worry about equipment problems.

   Before leaving, the Kingdom Knight remembered something.

   He asked the dwarf blacksmith: "By the way, Mr. Langone, I heard that Katarina, the wood elf, came here to find you?"

  The soldier in charge of protecting the blacksmith once reported to the kingdom knight that the wood elves hurried to the blacksmith at night, and rarely did not have a dispute with the long-bearded dwarf, and seemed to be asking for the latter.

Langoni nodded, and when he raised the pointed ears, he did not show the slightest sarcasm: "The pointed ears came at night, and there was blood on the cloak in a hurry. She threw a bag of gold coins and asked me to repair it. A long sword, and then left."

   The dwarf blacksmith turned around and took out a shattered green leaf longsword from the forge.

   "Are you in such a hurry?" The kingdom knight picked up a fragment of the blade and frowned, "Is there blood on the cloak?"

   Katarina and her woodland guards rarely show up, and he even suspects that the wood elves have returned to the forest of Lauren Loren, if not for the occasional few wood elves buying food from the lord's longhouse.

  The knights of the kingdom can only see one thing, the wood elves never intend to let external forces intervene in their actions,

   After careful observation, Laylen frowned and said, "This is not her green-leafed long sword, it is more like a relic, and there is a faint magic wind on the surface of the sword."

   He can only get this information.

   "Whatever the wood elf does, I hope she can handle certain things well, as long as it doesn't cause trouble for Oak Village." Lailen put the pieces back, and the construction of Oak Village is at a critical juncture.

  As a lord, the knights of the kingdom do not have the energy and time to focus on external things.

  Be sure to keep a low profile before you finish accumulating strength.

   2502 in the imperial calendar, November.

A rebellion broke out in the   Rick Territory and the surrounding area, and the imperial general Alberto Braga of the Tarabek Territory announced that he would rebel against the military policy of Emperor Karl Franz.

  The imperial rebel forces gathered near the blood pine forest at the southern end of Rick Land, and the number of rebels increased by thousands.

   In the middle of the same month, after several days of negotiations, the two electors reached an agreement, and the five-month confrontation between the Rick and Midden troops ended.

   Lord Draven's army, and Lord Draven will return to the territory from Kronborg.

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   (end of this chapter)