The correct way to open the elf

Chapter 67 Awkward Explosion Welding
"What about our current elven archers? Should they go over there too?"

Anthony thought for a moment and said, "It depends on their own wishes."

"I see. I'll arrange it right away."

"Ah."

Feng Yu specifically emphasized to Anthony that he wanted to find untrained recruits. At first, Anthony thought that this was Feng Yu's second best statement.

But today, when Anthony saw Feng Yu's elf students helping the dwarves push the carts, he deeply realized that perhaps Feng Yu simply looked down on those elf warriors. What he wanted were unpolished recruits rather than the accustomed elf patrols.

From the comparison of today's scenes, and from Feng Yu's completely different attitudes towards elves, dwarves, and halflings, Anthony discovered that the problem was not with Feng Yu, but with the elves.

Although the elves would not act as domineeringly as the human nobles, their attitude had already unconsciously distanced them from the dwarves and halflings.

Elves cannot be called indifferent, but they are aloof after all, especially when compared with halflings and dwarves, which creates a strong contrast. Although not all elves are like this, think about those elves in the camp who get along well with halflings and dwarves, they are all enthusiastic elves like Nicole.

Other elves, on the other hand, have a vague sense of distance from the halflings and dwarves, which has caused the halflings and dwarves to gradually distance themselves from them, leading to the current situation.

Anthony had to think about that question: Maybe, as Darren said, it was because of the elves themselves...

Although the weapon experiment revealed some minor problems, it was generally quite successful and achieved Feng Yu's set goal, because Herbert had already joined the training team with the new recruits.

However, there is a problem facing Feng Yu now, that is the transportation capacity on the Lengshui River. Copper ingots and iron ingots are not light, not to mention that in the future they may have to transport heavy machinery such as steam engines.

Building a large wooden boat requires many professional steps and craftsmen. It is a very difficult and lengthy project. Feng Yu definitely does not understand it. Moreover, because there are intelligent life forms in the oceans of this world, the shipbuilding industry is very underdeveloped, especially large transport ships. Crossing the river usually relies on rafts.

This is also the fundamental reason why the two great empires of mankind in the north and south glared at each other across the Green River.

Moreover, because of this, the strategic position of the Elf Forest at the source of the Green Water River becomes extremely important. This is a big reason why the two empires invaded the Elf Forest at the same time.

By occupying the Elf Forest, they can use the forest as a springboard to bypass the Green River and penetrate into the heart of the enemy country.

Although he had the machine tools, he lacked raw materials, which forced Feng Yu to speed up the solution to this problem.

He didn't tell anyone his idea for solving the problem because he was afraid that others would not believe him.

Before that, he had to do a small experiment. If the experiment was successful, then he would be able to build a satisfactory large-tonnage ship. That was the explosion welding experiment.

There is no need for armor plates that are repeatedly forged by the dwarves, only iron plates cast with molten iron are needed. If the edges of the iron plates can be melted by the ultra-high temperature generated by the wrath of the earth and the "welding" process is completed, an iron ship can be made.

He did not need a warship that could withstand the vibration of artillery fire, but only a flat-bottomed iron boat for transportation. This greatly reduced the demand for the strength of the hull and made this idea theoretically feasible.

Dick and the others watched as Feng Yu sprinkled the dangerous Earth's Wrath into the gap between two adjacent iron plates, not understanding what was going on. However, the dwarves knew that since it was not an enclosed space, the exploding Earth's Wrath would not be dangerous, so they all watched from the sidelines to see what genius design Feng Yu would come up with.

Feng Yu used a long wooden pole to ignite the Wrath of the Earth. A blazing flame emerged and burned quickly along the cracks in the iron plate.

After cooling, Feng Yu cleaned the slag on the weld and observed the adhesion of the weld. Because Feng Yu had done experiments with small iron blocks before, the amount of Earth's Wrath used was just right. Although the weld was full of black impurities, it was visible to the naked eye that the metal had been connected together.

Feng Yu waved everyone away, picked up the largest dwarf hammer and smashed it on the weld.

An embarrassing thing happened. After a loud sound of metal clashing, the two iron plates broke into their original two pieces along the weld.

He threw down the hammer and looked at the interface between the two iron plates. He found that there were many places on the cross section that had not been melted, and the melted places were full of black impurities and small bubbles.

Dick looked at Feng Yu who was carefully observing the cross section of the interface and said, "Brother Darren, do you want to ignite the wrath of the earth to generate high temperatures and combine these two iron plates together?"

Feng Yu nodded and said, "That's right."

"Then why don't you just pour a bigger slab of iron?"

"Because I need more than just a flat iron plate. I need something like a huge washbasin."

Dick thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you use an inverted mold to cast one? We have metal basins here that are also cast using molds, and we also have large pots."

"Well, it's feasible... But... it's hard to cast if it's too big, right?"

Dick nodded and said, “Yes, if it’s too big, it will be difficult to cast because the mold will be more difficult to make. However, as long as you are careful and make a precise mold, it will be fine, but it will be a bit troublesome.

However, even if you want to make what you want by gluing iron plates together, why don't you go to Clarence the Alchemist? For them, gluing two ordinary iron plates together should be a very simple matter, right? ! "

"Uh... Shit, isn't an alchemist supposed to make special alloys? Can he also do this kind of work?"

Feng Yu was shocked.

He would subconsciously ignore magic when thinking about problems. This was due to Feng Yu's technological chauvinism. He subconsciously considered how to use technology to solve problems. He did not expect that in the world of high magic, magic, as a top force, was not so useless.

"Yes, just like our steam engine, there are many joints that do not need to be disassembled. If the alchemist melts them tightly, it will improve the sealing.

I wanted to tell you a long time ago, but I thought…"

"Uh, thanks, brother. Next time if you have such a good idea, you must tell me earlier. Wait, I'll go find Clarence now."

If the alchemist could solve the welding problem, then many of the ideas in his mind could be realized.

Feng Yu dug out a discarded gun barrel, connected it to a cutting machine, and cut the iron pipe into two neat sections. He then ran towards Clarence's alchemy tent with the section in his hand.

(End of this chapter)