Chapter 1061: Borrowing the Power of "Wind" (Part 1)

Holy Xilan Empire, Imperial Capital Alenmuya, Suburbs, Boji Town, Gun Department.

In the Gun Department, there is black coal ash everywhere, and the heat wave seems to be melting people.

The base is a compacted dry soil pile, on which there is a rectangular bellows furnace made of clay, like a huge sarcophagus.

On both sides of the bellows furnace are foot-operated bellows, each with four strong men wearing only shorts and bare upper bodies, holding steel ropes with both hands. Whenever they step on the thick pedals, the flames in the furnace will burn high.

The sound of the wind that shakes the ground is repeated over and over again, sounding like the breathing of a huge monster.

In order to produce qualified iron, this monster called "bellows furnace" groans, roars, and rolls.

Two years ago, El became rich inexplicably, and suddenly had a lot of money to purchase the equipment needed for the development of guns, and had hired qualified craftsmen.

Originally, the Gun Department had only three pitiful craftsmen.

Now, although there are still only three craftsmen headed by Oleg in the musket department, there are five more apprentices who are responsible for helping.

At this time, El was also in the musket department.

Standing not far from the furnace, El wiped the hot sweat from his forehead while staring at the flame in the furnace with Oleg beside him.

In the past two years, El has put most of his energy on the research and development of muskets. Because he has been watching Oleg and others work for many years, El now knows a lot about forging.

"Charcoal!"

Oleg ordered briefly.

An apprentice hurriedly poured a basket of charcoal that had been prepared long ago into the furnace, and immediately sparks flew and blue flames jumped up.

Every time the two apprentices who were responsible for pulling the bellows stepped on some pedals, the black charcoal shadow would turn red. The temperature in the furnace was getting higher and higher.

The flame turned bright yellow.

After burning like this for a long time-

"Pick up the charcoal!"

Oleg ordered again.

An apprentice who was guarding the stove immediately moved the charcoal to the side.

Oleg walked quickly to the stove and used a special clamp to pick up a long object from the stove.

The appearance of this long object was quite strange.

It was neither the blade of a long sword nor the barrel of a gun.

It looked like a stick that was neither too long nor too short.

But the middle of this stick was empty, just like a water pipe.

The adhesive layer on the outside of this "water pipe" had been burned dry soil. The whole body of the "water pipe" had been burned into a dazzling red by the flames.

Oleg stretched out his empty hand and tried the water temperature in the sink next to him.

The water temperature of this sink was just right.

After confirming the water temperature of this sink, Oleg directly immersed the red "water pipe" into the sink.

Swish——!

A large number of bubbles appeared in the water tank, and the heat rose. The slightly harsh sound of steam evaporation echoed throughout the medium-sized forging room, and the sound of bubbles continued for a long time.

After quenching, Oleg hurried to the processing room and used a grindstone to grind off the soil stuck on the "water pipe".

After removing all the soil from the "water pipe", Oleg began to check whether there were any flaws on the "water pipe".

And El also stood aside, watching Oleg check the "water pipe" with a nervous face.

The work they just started was to quench the "water pipe".

Let this "water pipe" have sufficient hardness while maintaining good toughness.

After checking the "water pipe" for a long time, Oleg finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Then he raised his head and smiled at El:

"Sir, the barrel made this time is quite perfect. There is no defect."

"Really?" El's face was filled with uncontrollable joy, "Great!"

This "water pipe" is the barrel of the musket.

The research and development of muskets has always been quite difficult.

Because they knew nothing about the manufacturing principle of muskets, the craftsmen headed by Oleg disassembled the muskets into parts, and then worked back bit by bit to study the manufacturing and use principles of muskets.

It was not until half a year ago that Oleg and his team finally mastered the manufacturing principle of musket barrels and began to make their own barrels.

Knowing the principle and being able to make are two different things.

Although the manufacturing principle of musket barrels has been mastered, the manufacturing of musket barrels is still difficult and problems arise frequently.

Although the barrel looks like a thinner and narrower water pipe, it has extremely high requirements for the hardness and toughness of iron.

A barrel that is not made well will cause the bullet to explode in the gun.

It took half a year, and until today, they finally made a qualified gun barrel.

How could El not be excited?

The research and development of the musket has taken a big step forward, which makes El feel very comfortable.

The extremely comfortable mood makes El feel as if he is floating in the clouds.

El took the black gun barrel from Oleg's hand, stroking it lovingly and looking at it carefully.

At this moment, a familiar male voice suddenly sounded from behind El:

"El! Here I come!"

El turned his head and looked behind him.

"Gabriel?" El raised his eyebrows, "Why are you here?"

"Of course I came to see you." Gabriel said unhappily, "Do you know how many days you have been in Boji Town?"

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