Chapter 176 Dragon Blood Stone

(Apologize to all readers, Calvin. The chapters these days have been turning after turning, and I will be involved in it.)

"Steel Legion?" Wu Fanghai was thoughtful, looking at a small steel plate and a small knife made of steel that Zhang Hao put on the table, thinking for a while.

Although Wu Fanghai had heard of this new 'steel', it was his first contact with it.

Slowly looking up at the bustling town outside the window, this is Changshan Town; Changshan Town three months ago was a small town, a remote town, not prosperous at all. But today's small town is full of people.

Of course, the current Changshan Town has become part of the Zhang family's fiefdom.

These days, Wu Fanghai did not get close to the Zhang family, but stationed in the town, including his 10,000 elite; this period of time was relatively free for Wu Fanghai, and because he was in close contact with the Zhang family, he considered a lot of things.

Wu Fanghai vaguely saw a new direction of development, but he couldn't see clearly. Until today, after Zhang Hao brought two steel samples and proposed the concept of the Iron Legion, Wu Fanghai suddenly realized!

That's right, this is my own idea - completely use black iron to arm every soldier to the teeth!

"Cultivation is not enough to make up for magic weapons!" This sentence has been circulated for a long time in this prosperous age of cultivation, but in the past, this statement was mostly aimed at individuals; for soldiers, this statement is a bit far away-because no country has that kind of financial resources And material resources, to arm every soldier.

To equip all the soldiers with magic weapons, or "top magic weapons" with the ability of magic weapons, a large amount of more than 90% black iron is needed. This amount of black iron will definitely make people desperate.

Even a casual cultivator at the Golden Core stage does not have enough financial resources to purchase "a complete set of magic weapons".

However, the emergence and development of the Zhang family changed the situation. It's just that Wu Fanghai has never been clear about the cost of Zhangjiaxuan Iron, etc., and he is embarrassed to speak about it. Wu Fanghai was a little embarrassed by the 5,000 tons of black iron supported by the Zhang family earlier.

Looking down at the small piece of steel plate and the steel knife on the table again, Wu Fanghai asked carefully, "The cost of this thing... um... Zhang Family is really capable of arming the 10,000 elites here?

These 10,000 elites are at least in the foundation building stage, and they need weapons of magic weapon quality! "

"Father, don't worry about weapons and armor, the Zhang family has the ability to do it, and the Zhang family already has the technology for mass production.

It's just that steel weapons have a characteristic that foster father needs to understand. "

"you say."

"Father, steel is very hard, and only the Nascent Soul Stage has the ability to engrave formations on it. Therefore, we can provide every soldier with weapons and armor made of steel, but we have no way to engrave formations on it.

Therefore, the weapons and armor we can provide...do not come with any magical powers. In other words, we can only provide whiteboard equipment! But this whiteboard is not a wooden board, but a steel plate. "

Wu Fanghai was stunned for a moment, "It doesn't come with magical powers? Can it still be used?"

Zhang Hao gently pushed the steel plate and knife on the table to Wu Fanghai: "Father, you can try it."

Wu Fanghai thought for a moment, pulled out the saber at his waist, and slashed at the steel plate.

"Clang!"

Sparks shot out, and amidst the noise, the steel plate was embedded into the table, with almost no traces on the surface, but the long sword in Wu Fanghai's hand was already curled.

"This..." Wu Fanghai was really shocked when he looked at the long sword that was obviously dented.

"Father, this is steel." As he said, Zhang Hao picked up the knife on the table and stabbed at the steel plate. After hearing a harsh sound, the knife pierced the steel plate directly.

Zhang Hao said softly: "This steel plate is ordinary steel; and this knife is high-grade steel after being folded and forged."

Wu Fanghai pulled out the small knife forcefully, thought for a while, and then gritted his teeth and slashed at his saber; but when he heard a muffled sound, there was a muffled sound of the knife hitting wood, and the long sword was cut off directly!

But Wu Fanghai didn't stop, he suddenly activated a little defense on the broken sword, and a layer of formation light appeared on the surface of the broken sword. When the knife cut down again, it was blocked by the formation.

Wu Fanghai looked at Zhang Hao and shook his head slightly: "Xiao Hao, if you only talk about the material, the steel is really good, very, very good. But if it can't engrave formations on it, then...it's just flashy!"

Zhang Hao frowned, did he take it for granted? The world of practice...the world of practice...

"Wait... Yifu, we can be on the steel surface... I have a solution! But we need some formation masters to guide us."

"what way?"

"Father, have you heard of 'burning porcelain'?"

"Oh... I see, your idea... maybe you can try it. I have the formation master here. Someone, go and call Cheng Tao."

After the cup of tea time, a calm middle-aged man of ordinary build came. He came to Wu Fanghai and greeted him softly, "Master."

"Come on, Cheng Tao, come here.

Xiaohao, let me introduce to you, this is Cheng Tao and Yuan Yingchu, who has been in the hands of his foster father for hundreds of years, and is the best formation master around his foster father. Moreover, Cheng Tao is most familiar with some formations used on the battlefield.

Perhaps Cheng Tao is not a top formation master, but he is the formation master who knows the battlefield best in Qixia Kingdom. "

Turning his head, Wu Fanghai said to Cheng Tao: "Cheng Tao, this is Zhang Hao. You can go to Zhang Hao's side and do a favor. Let Zhang Hao introduce you to the details."

Zhang Hao looked at Cheng Tao, but his face was firm and his eyes were bright and sharp. Looking at himself, he was full of scrutiny and suspicion.

Zhang Hao looked into the other person's eyes, and directly opened his mouth to tell what happened just now.

Cheng Tao first looked at the knife and steel plate on the table, frowned and thought for a moment: "Mr. Zhang, I am a straightforward person, and I don't like wasting time by beating around the bush.

I'm afraid the method you said won't work! Because as far as I know, the royal family has also tried such an idea, but it was not successful.

Not to mention anything else, just to say that if you want to 'burn porcelain', you need a sustained, stable, large-scale abnormal fire. This is difficult to do! "

Zhang Hao smiled: "Then Master Cheng, may I ask if you are in the army now, will it help the current situation in the country?"

"……No!"

"So, how about walking with me and giving it a try?"

"Haha... Interesting and interesting, I was thinking just now, what method are you going to use to convince me. Well, I'll just go with you.

However, judging from the current situation, the coach may leave at any time. And I will definitely follow the handsome man! In other words, the time I stay here may not be much. "

"Understood. Zhang Hao thanked Master first." Zhang Hao did what he said, and stood up to thank him.

Cheng Tao sat generously. As an excellent formation master in the Nascent Soul stage, he had his own pride.

Wu Fanghai looked at the scene in front of him with a faint smile. To be honest, at first he accepted Zhang Hao as his adoptive son, he was forced to be helpless, even a little angry; but at this moment, he... admired Zhang Hao.

This boy is really unusual.

Cheng Tao acted vigorously and was about to leave.

"Wait, I have another question. Father, I have always had a question, why do you and many military personnel seldom use flying swords when I see you. You prefer to use top magic weapons?

Whether it is the princess, her guard Hu Yinglan, etc., or even many palace guards, even her adoptive father and the guards around her, they all use top-notch magic weapons. "

"This... Haha... This is really a good question, but it can't be explained in a few words. How about it, you and Cheng Tao can talk while walking."

Well, after Wu Fanghai said that, Zhang Hao could only say goodbye and leave with Cheng Tao.

Along the way, Cheng Tao began to explain: "Mr. Zhang, the reason for the use of magic weapons on the battlefield is more complicated.

First of all, the magic weapon is connected with the breath of the practitioner. If the magic weapon is damaged, it will definitely affect the practitioner himself. You know this, right? "

Zhang Hao nodded.

"Then you think, the battle is so fierce on the battlefield, if the magic weapon is broken, then the practitioner will lose his combat effectiveness? After a battle, broken knives and broken swords are all over the ground, and the magic weapon cannot be used just because of this."

Zhang Hao was stunned.

"If you don't use a magic weapon, you can only choose a magic weapon, a top magic weapon.

Moreover, the magic weapon is easy to make, and can maximize the power of spiritual materials; it does not need to use precious star gold. Therefore, compared with the magic weapon, the top magic weapon has increased power and lower cost. This can be used on a large scale.

Also, after a battle, it is normal for masters to lose three or five swords. Generally, there are no less than ten swords on the commander's body. "

"Also, you have also seen great battles between cultivators. Most of the battles between masters took place at close range, which is the so-called hand-to-hand combat.

In close combat, the speed of drawing the sword far exceeds the time of offering the magic weapon. If the two attack at the same time, the one with the magic weapon may have been killed just after the sacrifice. "

At this moment, what Zhang Hao thought of was the battle between Princess Liu Xinyu and He Dongkui:

He Dongkui's flying sword was constantly being drawn away by Liu Xinyu, and then He Dongkui could only fight with empty hands in embarrassment. As a result, He Dongkui in the late Nascent Soul was chased and beaten by Liu Xinyu in the middle Nascent Soul.

At this moment, Zhang Hao had a deeper understanding of the world. After hearing Cheng Tao's words, Zhang Hao suddenly nodded: "Thank you Master Cheng for clarifying the confusion. It turns out that the right one is the best."

Cheng Tao looked at Zhang Hao in surprise, and nodded: "Yes, the right one is the best. Just like your steel, if it is purely about the spiritual material itself, it is indeed the best spiritual material I have ever seen. Material. However, it is also the most useless spiritual material I have ever seen!

But your spiritual material, I think... maybe it can be used as a shield, armor and other defenses, and it will have unexpected effects. "

Zhang Hao shook his head: "The Zhang family worked so hard and was extremely lucky to invent steel. I am not willing to just do defense! Master, defense... cannot save the country!

The best defense is offense.

If you keep it for a long time, you will lose it! "

Cheng Tao suddenly fell silent. After a while, he sighed slowly: "You are right, if you keep it for a long time, you will lose it!"

"So, master, please find a way to solve the steel seal carving formation."

"I will try my best!" Cheng Tao said these three words very seriously.

Zhang Hao smiled faintly, and pointed to the distance: "I'm going to the Zhang family soon..."

"Little brother!" There was a loud shout, and Zhang Han was seen running towards him, "Little brother, I found a vein of dragon blood stone in Dakuang Town. Dad asked me to come to you."

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