Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 27: Magic Steel

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The smelting furnace was started, and the temperature gradually increased.

Under Ian's guidance, Wang Ji began to operate.

First, the magic crystal needs to be ground into powder, which then becomes magic dust.

Then put the magic dust into the upper slot. This stuff can greatly enhance combustion, increase temperature, and is said to also improve magic activity.

The principle behind it is unknown, and even Wang Ji doesn't understand it.

Then comes alloy forging.

Under specific conditions, iron and magic dust are fused together, shaped through multiple processes, and finally quenched and cooled.

The specific conditions for fusion were met, namely the Imperial Smelting Furnace with its unique structure, which was actually the biggest challenge.

The other forging and smelting processes are actually quite simple.

Wang Ji recalled that when he was working on the smelting furnace, he did make some rather unique parts, which were clearly different from the structure of other furnaces.

"It's finished?"

Ryder stared blankly at the square 'Felsteel Ingot' in front of him.

He exclaimed, "I always thought the forging process for this thing was very complicated."

Ian wiped his sweat and said, "People always have some fantasies about things they haven't seen before. I also think alchemy is very complicated."

Ryder shook his head and said, "It's different, that's really complicated."

Ian choked on his words.

"Okay, maybe you're right."

"However, the key to this matter is that Wang Ji completed the construction of the smelting furnace. I only have some outdated experience and techniques."

"And you..."

“Me?” Ryder pointed to himself, somewhat puzzled.

Did I do something?

"You have a mouth that can speak."

"You want to fight?"

The two started arguing.

Wang Ji was speechless for a moment, then took the freshly forged magic steel and walked around the two of them to the other side to study it.

This new material has a light purple appearance and seems to have a faint shimmer, so its enchanting properties look quite good.

Open the crafting recipe, and the crafting recipe for the Felsteel set is now unlocked.

This thing reminded Wang Ji of a mod called Plant Magic, which also had a material called magic steel. However, that magic steel was light blue and its properties were similar to iron. Its only advantage was that it had a high affinity for magic and could be repaired with magic.

Whether the magic steel forged by this empire is of good quality or not is unclear, but what is certain is that its performance is much stronger.

The armor value is slightly lower than the diamond set, with a total of 18 points for all four pieces. The resilience is 8 points, the same as the resilience bonus provided by the diamond armor, which is somewhat unexpected.

Of course, this only applies to the diamond armor made by Wang Ji. Normally, diamonds themselves have very low toughness, and it is difficult to process them into armor except for Wang Ji.

That said, this magic steel is comparable to diamond in hardness and has exceptional toughness, making it an absolutely superb material.

Wearing this armor, plus the enchantment, it's incredibly tough, only slightly inferior to Nether alloy armor.

Along with the armor, weapons and tools made of magic steel also appeared. Weapons made from this stuff have the same attack power as diamonds, and the mining level of the tools is probably about the same, only their durability is a bit worse.

All things considered, the material's strength is quite good. Most importantly, it can be mass-produced. There are so many raw materials that we can't use them all. There are two large mines, enough to build several legions. And it's the kind that's particularly tough.

And, as Ryder said, magic steel is also one of the essential basic materials for making many alchemical machines.

As the Magic Steel was developed, the second progress bar also increased simultaneously.

The first progress bar is related to various mysterious and magical elements. It can be increased by contacting and studying things that contain magical elements.

The second progress bar is related to production tools such as smelting furnaces, which Wang Ji calls a production tool type progress bar.

Neither of them is progressing well at the moment.

Both of these progress levels require acquiring more relevant knowledge to unlock.

Wang Ji's desire to learn was higher than ever before.

Learning makes people stronger.

clang clang clang…

Magic Steel Ingots were continuously produced.

A moment later, Wang Ji conjured a set of magic steel armor and a magic steel sword by hand, placing them on the workbench as finished product samples.

"Is this magic steel armor?" Ryder looked at the armor on the workbench in front of Wang Ji with a curious expression and tapped it lightly with his fingers.

"It's a bit different from what I've seen before; it's rather...simple, but the protective performance seems quite good."

"Just in time."

Wang Ji handed him the newly crafted magic steel sword, upgrading his equipment.

Previously, Ryder used an iron sword, and Wang Ji also had an extra inferior enchanted bow.

Ryder solemnly accepted the extremely standard magic steel sword, casually showing off a couple of moves with remarkable smoothness, demonstrating that he indeed knew some swordsmanship.

This made Ian, who was standing to the side, drool.

Wang Ji casually rubbed the sword again and gave it to Ian. Only then did Ian look away, hugging the sword like a treasure and gently stroking it.

"This is the first time I've ever owned something forged from magic steel myself."

What a fine sword, what a fine sword…

After upgrading their equipment, Wang Ji suddenly asked, "Are there any towns around here?"

The current stage of development is nearing saturation, and he can no longer stay there.

We can't wait even a second longer; we must find a way to come up with something new right away.

The two people next to him quieted down and thought about it carefully.

After a moment, Ryder said, "According to the map, there is a large mine about ten days' walk to the east of here, and it is said that many people live there."

A mine, huh? A place like that should have a complete system of production tools, right?

Like the town of Tieshi I visited before, the systematic array of machinery and tools there was truly mouthwatering.

Thinking of this, Wang Ji said, "I want to go and take a look."

"I'm with you."

Ryder volunteered, "You can give me the job of gathering information. I'm good at it and I can guarantee it will be done discreetly."

Thinking that Ryder had indeed done the work of buying things and gathering intelligence in town before, and that nothing went wrong, Wang Ji nodded.

"Okay, let's go together."

And just like that, the itinerary was set.

Ian didn't go with them; he stayed behind to look after the house.

To prevent any accidents, Wang Ji made a simple ender pearl retention device before setting off.

Ender pearls are dropped by Endermen. Users can teleport to the location where an Ender pearl hits by simply throwing the pearl.

In other words, as long as the pearl doesn't hit anything, it can remain in an untriggered state.

Water, however, is not identified as an impact object by the Ender Pearl.

However, this is still not enough. Ender pearls cannot float on water on their own; if you throw them directly into the water, they will fall downwards.

This is where the soul sand dug up in Hell comes in handy. When placed underwater, it creates an updraft that continuously blows the sand towards the surface.

Using this principle, you can simply dig a straight, deep pit, fill it with water, place a soul sand at the bottom to create an updraft, and then drop an ender pearl down. The pearl will be blown by the updraft and float on the water's surface, making it impossible to trigger.

Then place an open trapdoor next to it, close the trapdoor, and the Ender Pearl will bump into it.

A simple device for sending you home is now complete.

No matter how far away, Wang Ji can teleport back immediately.

If no one operates it, some triggering devices would need to be made, but it's much easier with Ian around; he can trigger it manually.

After testing that the method was indeed feasible, Wang Ji had Ryder use the same method to trap an Ender Pearl.

That way, even if something unexpected happens, as long as one person can come back, the other person can also come back.

He might get injured on the way back. Wang Ji's fall protection will keep him almost unharmed, but Ryder estimates the damage will be significant.

However, if it really comes to the point where this device needs to be used, then a little injury is nothing.

Before leaving, Wang Ji and Ian gave each other instructions:

"If there's any emergency, close the trapdoor and let the pearl hit it. I'll teleport back immediately."

"I see."

Ian nodded, making a mental note of it.

Then he went to farm.

Farming must not stop!
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(End of this chapter)