The old man said: "It's just difficult, so the princess can share the worries of the son-in-law. Now that the empire is in troubled times, it is much more difficult for Mr. Qianye to return to the clan. After all, we have been away from the imperial capital for many years, and the noble Shiluzong's mansion has nothing to rely on." If others want to stir up trouble, they may destroy the foundation of Young Master Qianye again if others want to make waves when verifying the talent bloodline. The son-in-law should have considered this point, so he has not mentioned the matter of returning to the clan."
Princess Gao Yi nodded and said: "Yes, and the test of the mother clan is not easy, how many eyes are on the husband, the master of the Zhao clan."
"However, consanguinity is strict, and adopted sons are not involved in the inheritance of titles, but there is a lot of room for maneuver. And the adopted sons of the princess and consorts are much more noble than the children of ordinary small families. As long as Mr. Qianye accumulates military exploits, it is absolutely no problem to confer a title. , in this way, there will be a rank of promotion, and the shortcomings in status can be made up for."
Princess Gaoyi pondered for a moment, and said: "This matter is very important, and I need to listen to my husband's thoughts. In addition..." She didn't continue.
The old man took a peek at the princess's expression, and said again: "From what I see, Jun Hong and Jundu are brothers and sisters to Mr. Qianye, needless to say, the young lady's performance seems to be quite friendly. Yuan Jing saved the young lady's life, and it is understandable that she will always be grateful."
"My husband only went out for this one time back then..." Princess Gaoyi sighed suddenly, and said in a lonely way: "Well, my husband will prepare the rest for him. I still have some hair strands in my private treasury. Send a bunch to me. Go to the Craftsman's Mansion, add it to Dongyue, you can raise half a level. In addition, you should also pay attention to it in the past few days to see if there is anything else that can be used by Qianye."
"The old slave understands, so let's do it." The old man hesitated for a moment, and then persuaded cautiously: "Miss's body looks like this. Although the young masters are all talented, it seems that most of the burden will still be on the king from now on." It is always a good thing to have one more brother on the young master's shoulders, besides, that is the person chosen by the young master himself."
Princess Gaoyi didn't speak, but just waved her hands.
When the old man exited the palace gate, he turned his head and saw that the original lights in the palace were extremely bright, but outlined a vague and still figure.
After Qianye warmed up in the "Kaishan Small Courtyard" for two days, the Craftsman's Mansion sent someone to report that Dongyue had completed the first pass of tempering and was about to enter the most important forging process. Qianye remembered Zhao Weihuang's order, so he decided to go and see Dongyue's forging. Zhao Yuying likes to be lively, so of course she clamored to go together.
Originally, Qianye thought that the so-called craftsman's mansion was a place similar to a workshop, where traditional hand-made methods were used as the main method, and the best equipment was crafted with precision. Unexpectedly, after getting in the car, he drove out of the side gate of the Zhao Mansion and drove towards the mountain along the winding mountain road.
This mountain road is obviously specially built to accommodate four heavy-duty trucks in parallel. Along the way, Qianye often saw heavy trucks shuttling back and forth. Just by looking at the tonnage of these trucks, one could know how much material the Craftsman Mansion handles every day.
To Qianye's surprise, he saw many heavy trucks loaded with black stones. It is really unbelievable that the Zhao family's craftsman's mansion also uses black stones as energy. Among the great aristocrats, places like the Craftsman's Mansion have mostly abandoned black stones and replaced them with black crystals, and some extravagant ones even use void crystals as energy sources.
For example, the Tiangong Workshop of the Song Dynasty, which is exclusively for the high-level officials in the company, uses a void crystal as the core to build a power furnace to supply the energy required by the entire workshop. This is the high-end, and the black stone has always been regarded as an energy source used by ordinary people in the imperial family.
After driving along the mountain road for tens of kilometers, turning around a mountain pass, I saw a natural standing boulder head-on. One side of the boulder was cut open, and two characters of "Jiangfu" were written on it.
Going forward, Qianye's eyes suddenly opened up, and only then did he realize that the so-called Craftsman's Mansion actually covered the entire valley and could be called a city.
At the entrance of the valley, the guards carefully examined the pass, and a moment later a deacon boarded the car to lead the way. This Jiangfu avenue, street, block square is all available, it is a city, if there is no one to guide the way, I really don't know when I will be able to find the place.
In the four corners of the entire craftsman's mansion, there is a power tower nearly 100 meters high, and the silver-gray metal outer wall shines brightly in the sun. White steam continued to emerge from the top of the tower and scattered into the sky. Qianye couldn't help but compare it with the cities he had seen before. Needless to say, Heiliu City had only one power tower, which was like an adult and a child in front of them. The scale of the Yongye County City like Dark Blood City was comparable. comparable.
Seeing the four power towers, Qianye understood why there were so many vehicles transporting black stones on the road.
The off-road vehicle was driving all the way, tall factory buildings could be seen everywhere on both sides of the road, and loaded trucks drove in and out from time to time.
In the valley, the roar of machinery was deafening, and the smoke from the burning of the black stone mixed with the steam, forming a huge column of smoke that rose straight into the sky. The Craftsman's Mansion is like an incomparably huge steel behemoth, continuously swallowing metal and black stones, and then spitting out various weapons and equipment.
The last time Qianye was shocked by a similar scene was when he first arrived in Qinlu Xiangyang a few years ago. At that time, he was still a young man who had just walked out of the training camp in Huangquan and didn't know where he was headed.
The vehicle didn't stop until it reached the depths of the Craftsman's Mansion, in front of a huge building with a radius of one kilometer. The deacon and the guards at the gate completed the confirmation procedure before leading Qianye and Zhao Yuying inside.
The deacon introduced as he walked: "Mr. Qianye, this is the core location of the craftsman's mansion. Your Dongyue is made of special materials. Only the Kuafu press here can integrate the Tianshui heavy silver with the sword body. Speaking of it , the barrel of Ms. Yuying's Kaishan, Master Cointreau's Bise Cangqiong was all forged here."
Qianye and Zhao Yuying followed the deacon through two gates and walked into an incomparably magnificent hall. I saw a huge press nearly 100 meters high standing in the center, with four supporting pillars leading straight to the zenith, and each piece of the press was several people high. In front of this press, which can be called a steel castle, craftsmen and technicians are like ants, climbing up and down on it.
Numerous pipelines protrude from the press, bending and coiling, extending in all directions.
At this time, bursts of roaring sounded, and Qianye watched the extremely huge press slowly lift up, revealing the machine platform below. Several craftsmen quickly jumped onto the machine table, and carefully applied silver liquid to Dongyue's sword.
This kind of silver liquid is Tianshui heavy silver, but it is incredibly heavy in a small pot. However, the palm-sized silver jar can only be moved by two strong men who are not weak at the same time. Qianye scanned with real vision, and found that the big men carrying the silver pots were all eighth-level soldiers, and the three craftsmen who painted the heavy silver were actually generals.
After a while, the heavy silver was painted, and the craftsmen covered the heavy silver with a thick layer of unknown materials, placed Dongyue in the mold that had been made, and put it on the machine.
A piercing bell sounded in the hall, and all craftsmen and technicians jumped off the machine platform and stood outside the red line marked for safety. As the bell rang three times, the stamping machine spewed out a large cloud of steam, and the machine head seemed to fall slowly and quickly, hitting the machine table heavily.
The huge compressor trembled, causing the entire ground and the hall to tremble violently, which could be described as shaking the ground.
The machine head was raised again, and the craftsmen jumped onto the machine table very quickly, trying to pry Dongyue out of the mold, painted heavy silver and covering materials again, and replaced the new mold. If the forging is repeated several times, layers of heavenly water and heavy silver will gradually seep into Dongyue, and strands of silver stripes will gradually appear on the sword body.
During the forging break, the deacon took the time to briefly explain the principle and performance of this press to Qianye. When the nose of the machine fell, the pressure generated was measured in tens of thousands of tons. Even with Qianye's strength at this time, if he stood on the machine platform, he would be crushed into meatloaf in an instant.
With such a heavy pressure, even if it falls slowly, nothing can stop it.
Self-cultivated into Taixuan Bingjue, Qianye's moves became more and more powerful, his ingenuity gradually lost, and he began to embark on the martial arts that used strength to break the situation. Seeing this unstoppable and unstoppable 10,000-ton press machine, Qianye seemed to have a faint realization, and the more he looked at it, the more fascinated he became.
Under such pressure, Dongyue's physical properties have also undergone subtle changes, continuously incorporating Tianshui heavy silver into the sword body. After a while, the can of Tianshui heavy silver was used up, and the craftsmen unsealed a new can. Qianye suddenly noticed a unique emblem on the seal of the silver jar, which he seemed to have seen before in Princess Gaoyi's Qingping Hall.
He turned his head and saw that there were three cans of heavy silver in the storage area, all of which had the emblem of Princess Gaoyi. The sky water and heavy silver are so heavy, and it can repair Dongyue. Its physical properties are wonderful, and it is obviously priceless. Judging from the scene, there are far more people from Princess Gaoyi than Zhao Weihuang, and the value of this gift is quite precious.
When Princess Gaoyi mentioned Tianshui heavy silver, Qianye never thought that there would be such a large amount. What is the purpose of such a generous gift? Qianye had vaguely guessed.
Zhao Yuying also saw the seal on the silver pot, and immediately reached out to pat Qianye's shoulder, and said, "Those seem to be given by Princess Gaoyi. Do you want to use them?"
Qianye took a deep breath and said calmly, "Yes, why not?"
Zhao Yuying shrugged, said nothing more, and continued to accompany Qianye to watch Dongyue's stamping and forging.
In the blink of an eye, another pot of heavy silver was used up, and the craftsmen had already replaced several batches. Even a warlord will run out of force after operating three or four forging presses.
Just as the technicians were about to open the new heavy silver, a slightly feminine voice suddenly came from the side: "Wait a minute!"
Qianye turned his head to look, and saw that the Zhongchang servant who had led the way for him led several internal officials walking quickly.
As soon as Zhongchang's attendant stretched out his hand, the inner officer behind him held a round tube covered with gold silk. The Zhongchang attendant saluted Qianye, and said with a smile: "Young Master Qianye, the princess specially ordered this old slave to send you a bunch of hair crystals, which can be added to the heavy sword to increase its power."
"Hairy Crystal?!" Zhao Yuying was astonished.
"That's right, it's the hair crystal." Zhong Chang waiter opened the round tube, and carefully picked out several hair-thin crystals from inside, shining with faint golden light. These crystal filaments are so thin that they seem to break when the wind blows, and seeing Chang Shi's old appearance inevitably makes people worry that the crystal filaments will break into several pieces with a shake of his hand.
The hair crystal is a natural medium for the transmission of the original force. After any equipment and equipment are integrated into the hair crystal, it can better accommodate the original force, and its power will increase a lot out of thin air. The value of this bundle of hair strands is still higher than the heavy silver in Tianshui.
Zhao Yuying next to her forgot to glance at Qianye, and said pointedly: "This sword is not cheap now."
Qianye smiled and said, "It's worth the price, and so am I."
Zhao Yuying shrugged, "Just figure it out."