owlsbooks #247 - Can't go around anymore
#247 - Can't go around anymore
The first time Lu Jing saw that silver-gray stone, he couldn't help but feel a mix of emotions.
This was originally the most widely used alloy in his previous life, present almost everywhere in homes and cities, carrying too many of his memories. But for this era, tonight might very well be its first appearance in history.
That's right, it was -- stainless steel!
Unlike other transmigrators who were good at making glass and soap, Lu Jing didn't expect that the first thing he'd create would actually be stainless steel!
Anyway, recalling the transmigration novels Lu Jing had read before, even those big shots with materials science backgrounds hadn't managed to create this thing.
Firstly, the chromium needed to make stainless steel is almost impossible to extract with the current level of technology. Secondly, chromium has a very high melting point, reaching 1800 degrees. Even with a blacksmith's furnace using a blower to force air in for combustion, it's impossible to reach such a temperature.
So, rather than saying that Lu Jing was a hundred times more awesome than other transmigrators, it would be better to say that Chi was too amazing.
With the help of formations, spells, and the strange creature, the Iron Eater, she managed to gather all the impossible conditions needed to refine stainless steel.
This allowed stainless steel, which should have appeared in the 20th century, to be born eight hundred years early.
Seeing Lu Jing playing with that silver-gray stone, Chi also explained to Lu Jing, "This material is very special. I've never seen it before, and Master has never mentioned it. Judging by the difficulty I had in refining it, I'm afraid there won't be a second piece like it in the world. So, this is something completely and utterly refined by us."
Speaking of this, Chi's expression also became excited, "It's not afraid of water, it's not afraid of fire, and even if I soak it in highly corrosive poison, it's not affected. It seems to be completely rust-proof. This characteristic is truly amazing!"
However, after praising the silver-gray pebble, Chi's tone changed, and she seemed a little regretful.
"Unfortunately... this material is still a bit lacking in hardness and toughness. It might not be a problem against ordinary weapons, but if it encounters a treasured weapon, it's still not good enough."
"But I can feel that your method did work. By fusing two different materials, a new material is created, which seems to retain the advantages of the previous two materials and make up for their defects. No, the new material is completely different from the previous two materials."
"If I continue down this path, maybe I can continue to mix other materials into it..."
As Chi spoke, she seemed to fall into thought again.
And Lu Jing knew that her thinking was correct. The stainless steel they had accidentally created was actually just the most basic and primitive type of stainless steel.
In his previous life, there were actually many types of stainless steel, and they were constantly evolving. By adding different metals and controlling the proportion of different metals and carbon content, stainless steel for different purposes could be manufactured.
For example, the famous 154cm high-quality stainless steel, as far as Lu Jing knew, was one of the best knife steels in his previous life.
Unfortunately, the chemical composition of this thing is much more complex, containing far more than just chromium, iron, and carbon. Moreover, the requirements for craftsmanship are also very high, and Lu Jing didn't know how to do it.
But at least the current Chi is on the right path, which is much more promising than her previous single-minded focus on purification.
Chi didn't know what she was thinking, but the expression on her face became狂热 again, wishing she could go back and find more materials to mix and match. Not only mixing them into this silver-gray stone, but also mixing other materials in pairs, no, even mixing them in threes, and even mixing them with each other after mixing them.
Chi felt like she was standing in a treasure house, with treasure chests filled with unknown treasures in front of her.
She hadn't been this excited and happy in a long time, but Chi still hadn't forgotten the purpose of her coming here. She looked into Lu Jing's eyes and extended an invitation to the latter, "Let's do it together!"
However, Lu Jing refused without hesitation, "No."
Chi frowned, but after a moment, she could only reluctantly concede, "We don't have to live together, but it's not convenient to communicate like this."
"It's not a matter of living together." Lu Jing said helplessly, but after saying this, he seemed to realize that something was wrong, and quickly added, "Of course, living together is indeed a problem."
Lu Jing tried to explain to Chi, "Senior Chi, a young couple will only live together when they like each other."
"I like you," Chi's eyes were burning, and there was undisguised desire in her gaze as she looked at Lu Jing, "You can help me refine weapons!"
"Uh... the 'like' I'm talking about is not that kind of 'like'."
"Then what is 'like'?" Chi's brows furrowed together again.
"'Like' is wanting to be with someone... forever."
"Then I 'like' you." Chi's tone became even more firm.
"... ... ..."
Lu Jing felt that he couldn't keep going in circles like this, or he would get himself caught in it. To untie the bell, you have to tie it. To solve this problem, you have to start from the source. Lu Jing paused and said to Chi.
"Senior Chi, I've already told you everything I know. To be honest, I have no idea how to make the strongest weapon in the world, so even if I go back to the cave with you..."
"It doesn't matter, we can work hard together," Chi said.
"I want to try combining all the materials I have on hand and can find. I can feel that this will be a very time-consuming and laborious task, and maybe I won't be able to complete it until the day I die, so I need manpower to help."
Chi's passion for something, her dedication to the extreme, did touch Lu Jing. He hadn't seen someone as pure as Chi in a long time.
Lu Jing smiled bitterly again, "Senior Chi, have you really not heard about me?"
"What's wrong with you?"
"I don't have the slightest bit of secret power cultivation aptitude," Lu Jing said, "This is something that almost everyone in the academy knows."
Chi was stunned when she heard this, and couldn't say anything for the first time.
Because weapon refiners are different from those blacksmiths outside. Even if you put aside the spells and formations required for smelting and forging, the forged weapons and armor usually need to be engraved with corresponding runes.
Lu Jing has no secret power, which means that this most important step cannot be completed at all.