"But, why?" Sui Xiong pondered for a while, but still didn't understand why the new mass-produced breastplate, which looked ordinary at all, could resist the Great Disintegration Technique. In the end, he couldn't figure it out, so he had to temporarily change his job to a primary school student. Ask curiously.
The God of Runes smiled, stroking his long white beard like an old gentleman in school, and said: "The key to the problem lies in 'uniformity'. The essence of the Great Disintegration Technique is to find defects in the target structure, and then It destroys. But when it comes to things with a uniform texture, it cannot exert its power. This has been known for a long time - for example, using a whole piece of uniform crystal to shape a shield can block it."
Sui Xiong blinked, he really didn't know this.
Not only does he not know, but most of the other gods probably don't know either. Is it the result of their own research by the dwarf gods
"And what about this armor? Its biggest feature is its uniformity." said the God of Runes. "It's amazing! Its uniformity is almost like crystal... I never thought that metal could be so uniform. !”
Sui Xiong guessed the reason - the steel ingots used to make this armor came from the molten iron flowing out of the blast furnace. The molten iron needs to be stirred repeatedly during the production process, so the texture will be more uniform. Compared with steel produced by other methods, its texture is naturally much more uniform.
"Unfortunately, the uniformity of this thing is not enough." The God of Runes said with some regret, "If its texture could be more uniform, the power of the Great Disintegration Technique would not be able to stay on it and destroy the connection between the armor pieces. part. Instead, the moment it hits it, it will dissipate directly because there is no 'unevenness' that is enough to accommodate it."
Sui Xiong nodded slightly, but his eyes lit up.
Want to make it more even? It’s not impossible. The iron ingots produced from the blast furnace for the first time are returned to the furnace for a second time, and the stirring is strengthened through the second blast furnace, and impurities are removed as much as possible, which will definitely make the material more uniform.
As for the second blast furnace, he can use magic power to heat it, or use electric heating... Anyway, the steel has been smelted, and there are many ways to use it.
"It seems that you already have a solution." The God of Runes is an experienced man. He immediately saw Sui Xiong's expression and smiled and said, "After you create a new armor, you must let me see it! "
"You don't have to wait long, I can do it now." Sui Xiong smiled, rolled up the armor pieces that had fallen to the ground due to damage to the connecting parts with his tentacles, threw them into the air, used his divine power to levitate them, and then sprayed out flames , warm them up.
With his vast magical power, it is not difficult to burn steel into molten iron. In just a moment, there were no more armor pieces in the sky, only a ball of molten iron that was burned to bright red.
Sui Xiong used his divine power to control the molten iron and remove unnecessary impurities. Finally, he got a mass of molten iron that looked the same.
He condensed the molten iron again and turned it into a new piece of armor. Because it was just an experiment, he didn't bother to make it into armor, but simply made it into the shape of a shield.
When the thing cooled down, Sui Xiong threw a big disintegration spell at it without the need for the God of Runes to take action.
The Great Disintegration Technique, which had not been strengthened by divine power, fell on the "shield" and dispersed instantly, not even a single bit remaining on it.
The situation is exactly the same as what the God of Runes expected!
"It's amazing! I never thought that there would be such a thing in the world!" The Rune God said with emotion, "It's incredible that a mere piece of steel can be even enough to dissipate the Great Disintegration Technique!"
Sui Xiong also nodded and rolled up the "shield" with his tentacles. Then his brows instantly furrowed and he couldn't help blurting out: "It's softened?"
"What?" The God of Runes was stunned. He took the "shield" handed over by Sui Xiong, squeezed it, and knocked it. His white eyebrows also wrinkled, "Strange, why has it become soft?"
To be honest, the degree of softening is not particularly noticeable. And even if it becomes soft, it is at least much stronger than wood or something. But the perception of the two gods is so sharp that even the slightest difference cannot be hidden from them. Not to mention that the degree of softening is quite obvious - roughly speaking, it is like a harder stone turning into a slightly softer stone. Any experienced craftsman can feel it without the gods even taking action. This difference.
But why does steel become softer after further removing impurities and becoming purer
Sui Xiong and the God of Runes looked at each other, neither understanding the reason.
This is really because Sui Xiong is just an art student, not an engineering student. The hardness of pure iron is inherently lower than steel. The most common ones in life are magnets. Anyone who has played with magnets knows that they are harder than steel. Steel knives do need to be a little softer.
As for why this change occurred, it requires a special paper on metallurgy. Not to mention that no one in the world can write it. Even if such a paper is placed in front of Sui Xiong, facing various representatives Sui Xiong was stunned at the symbols for data such as hardness, strength, temperature, etc., saying, "I know every word, but I can't understand the entire article."
This episode did not affect the nature of Sui Xiong and the God of Runes. They only thought about it briefly and came up with a solution to the problem-making this particularly uniform steel into a thin piece and inlaying it on the outside of the armor, like Won't it be solved if the wooden shield is covered with iron sheets
The strength is provided by the inner layer of steel armor, while the outer layer of iron is responsible for resistance to the Great Disintegration Technique. It's the best of both worlds.
The only drawback is probably that this armor may be... heavy.
"I'm afraid only strong men can really fight in such a pair of armor." Sui Xiong made an estimate and said with a wry smile, "The average person can't even walk fast after wearing it."
"It doesn't matter, strong men are not hard to find." The God of Runes said with a smile, "Compared to this kind of armor, it is much easier to find a group of strong men. If you can't get them all here, I will gather a group. Among us dwarves, there are many strong men!”
At this point, the two gods' eyes lit up in unison.
Dwarves are relatively short in stature, which means that their armor uses less materials and is relatively lighter.
There are many strong men among the dwarves, which means that even if the armor is a little heavier, it is not a problem at all for them.
Doesn't this mean... This kind of wonderful armor is as if it was tailor-made for the dwarves!
Once they put on this kind of armor and add some other protective means, the dwarf's heavily armored warriors will become a real mobile fortress, and the "anti-magic" problem that troubled them most in the past will no longer exist!
The God of Runes reacted first, looked around, lowered his voice, and whispered as if he were a thief: "Your Majesty Oscar, have we been able to cooperate happily during this period, right?"
Sui Xiong nodded.
"For a long time, we, the dwarves, have never had any disputes with your Void Mask Church or the Northwest Republic, right?"
Sui Xiong nodded.
"In this case, are you interested in strengthening our relationship?" The God of Runes tentatively said, "I think there is still a lot of room for cooperation between the two of us..."
Sui Xiong smiled and raised his thumb with his tentacle.
"no problem!"