Chapter 391
2021-01-06
Chapter 391 The Arrow of LegendDespite all the hype, Tobho Mott is the first to forge real The Valyrian Steel Sword of the King's Landing - and Igor just regard the forging arrows as an idle chess, and it does not matter if it is unsuccessful: forging things is his profession and career as the first Smith of King's Landing, and he cannot tolerate oneself being smeared on his glamorous resume. Such a big failure. Recasting the Dark Sisters will be a rare opportunity in his life. As a true executive, he is more nervous than the sword holder. Neibao was busy with the lack of rooms, but he was better... He decided to spare no effort, so as soon as he arrived in Queenscrown, he brought his apprentices into the first foundry with the most complete facilities, and even slept there at night, it was useless at all. Had a room that Yam had vacated on purpose.
It took half a day to make sure that the tools and equipment needed were all in place, and to familiarize with the performance of the furnace. It took another day and a half to recast the little Valyrian Steel lump brought by oneself into several arrowheads. After arriving at the land grant On the third day of , Tobho Mott finds Igor and declares oneself "ready" and takes the Dark Sisters from him.
For such a precious and extraordinary sword, Igor of course had to send someone to watch it so as not to be ripped off, but it was an extraordinary person who finally carried out this mission: from the very beginning, he insisted that "Dark Sisters are prophecies." Melisandre of "The Sword" offered that oneself would oversee the whole casting process.
Ten workers who were responsible for maintaining the furnace flame and cooperating with the recasting brought the bedding into the first foundry workshop. Firelight and hot air leaked from the cracks in the door and the small windows, and the white smoke from the chimney on the roof. The smoke has not been broken for a day and night. After more than ten hours of closed work, the high-school apprentice boy with strong arms and chest came and knocked on Igor's door, telling him that the arrow he ordered had been cast.
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Excited to say the least, but the anticipation is indeed a bit. Igor quickly called up Arya and her Little Princess sisters and rushed to the foundry outside the inner castle.
The choice to start construction yesterday afternoon was not without reason: in this way, the most critical recasting and shaping stages would be delayed until late at night—the quiet, undisturbed Queenscrown winter nights ensured The caster's energy is concentrated and not affected by external factors.
At least that's how Tobho Mott explained it to the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.
Melisandre has no problem with this - as long as the magic power in her body or chain is sufficient, she can eat, drink, sleep, and even go to the toilet. Day and night are nothing to her. the difference. Although staring at the melting and casting process without looking away for a moment, she still looked radiant and radiant, but Tobho Mott master, who had worked all night, showed exhaustion that could not be concealed on his face... But he Looking full of pride and accomplishment, just one glance at his expression made Igor guess that the recast should have a commendable result.
"I've reforged your sword into seventy-one arrowheads, my lord." Smith said proudly, chin up, and pushed a wooden box on the table toward Igor, "except for the last dip. The iron juice in the pot can't be poured out, and the seventy-second arrowhead has not been cast, and the loss rate is almost zero, you can check or even weigh it at will!"
If you don't look carefully , it's easy to think that the pile of things in the box is a big pile of nails, but in fact it is dozens of arrowheads piled together by neat and tidy. They gleamed faintly under the light of the flickering fire and candles in the room, and there were faint red and black ripples flowing, even if a layman saw them, they would know that they were definitely not vulgar.
Igor glanced at Red Woman, saw that she had no expression, understood that what the other party said was true, and smiled nodded: "Very good, the process went smoothly?"
" It's not bad, but there's no need to hide it from you: it's actually not as smooth as I imagined." Tobho didn't patronize, "The process of melting the sword took longer than expected, the sword you provided, sir, It seems to be slightly different from the Valyrian Steel I bought. I increased the firepower and used a higher temperature to melt it. In addition, Ms. Melisandre used some fire spells to help in the final pouring and forming stage, so that the one-time forming rate reached 100%, no rework."
"More than that." Red Woman said coldly, "The spells and Magic crystals you prepared are all Mortal Grade of the bad street, recasting ordinary Valyrian Steel. It's enough, but Dragonsteel...If I didn't cast spells to maintain it in the second half, I don't know how much precious magic power would have escaped."
Smith was embarrassed, and nodded said: "Yes, you worked hard. It's over."
Igor could guess the whole sequence of events from the looks of the two of them: Melisandre and the others, there is no reason to lie to take credit for oneself, and most of what they say is true. It's a pity that Tobho Mott, as a mortal, is afraid that he will not notice the difference between the concentration of magic power contained in Dragonsteel and ordinary Valyrian Steel... I have some doubts about what the witch said in my heart, but I dare not confront a Lord who really knows magic. Priest of Light, will admit to being so insincere.
"It's good to do it, let's not talk about the twists and turns." Igor was in a good mood, and he didn't have time to think about these details. He picked up an arrowhead and looked at it carefully: a slender, tapered arrowhead about five centimeters in length, with cold light flashing on the ridge and tip, and a longer needle attached to the back of the butt, so thin , I can't help but make people suspect that it can be broken with a single hand... Of course, the scene of it breaking only exists in imagination, this is the extremely strong Valyria steel, the palm exerts force, let alone breaking or breaking. When it is bent, even the deformation is so subtle that it is difficult to detect. Once it is relaxed, it is a straight arrowhead again.
"When you explain the details, my lord, you asked me to give priority to penetration, and to cast as many as possible while ensuring the lethality. When I designed the arrowhead, I put all of your requirements. Taking it into account." Tobho also picked up one and introduced it to the former boastfully, "If you want to divide it into as many parts as possible, it means that the weight of each arrowhead is as light as possible... To ensure penetration, among several designs, I finally chose the triangular pyramid and the back collar."
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Igor did explain these two requirements , and the motivation behind them is actually very simple: wanting to cast more copies is nothing more than hoping to have more chances to shoot the Night King at the most critical moment. The reason for the requirement to put penetration first is even simpler - Dragonsteel's killing of Others relies on Fire Attribute magic power instead of physical damage, and arrowheads do not need to create any complicated blood slots or barbs , as long as you can shoot through Others' armor or cover and pierce their bodies at the most critical moment!
He lowered his head and carefully observed the arrowhead in his hand, and found that Tobho did implement oneself's request in place. Nodded accepted the other party's explanation and waited for him to continue.
"The triangular pyramid has both penetrability and simple structure and saves materials. It is not difficult to make this choice. But in the selection of the connection method between the arrowhead and the arrow shaft, I have considered Some time: There are only two connection methods, hole type and collar type. The popular explanation is that one is that there is a hole in the arrowhead, and the arrow shaft is inserted into the arrowhead, and the other is that a needle-shaped tail is dragged behind the arrowhead, and the arrowhead is inserted into the arrow. Seeing that the leader of Night's Watch is willing to listen to oneself explain the details, Smith seems to be in the spirit, "Generally speaking, the hole type obviously saves material than the collar type, but the thickest part of the triangular pyramid is the same as the normal one. If you want to make a hole in the back where the arrow shaft can be inserted, the entire structure of the arrow has to be redesigned. Either destroy the smooth shape, or increase the thickness and add a butt... In the end, the material consumption will increase. , not to mention the accuracy shortcomings of the hole type. After some trade-offs, I finally chose the collar type... And after taking this step, I thought about the combination plan, that is: the arrowhead is Valyria steel, but the arrow collar uses Other metals such as iron or copper can be used to save materials. Unfortunately, practical experience tells me that no other metal can integrate well with Valyrian Steel. If you want the arrowhead to be strong and durable, it must be integrally formed. The whole body is made of Valyria steel. ."
"One arrow, there are so many doorways!" Arya was amazed, she also picked up an arrowhead to measure it carefully - of course, she couldn't see anything, only Knowing that this is Valyrian Steel, it is the same expensive material as the ancestral sword Ice of my own, "Master, can you give me one, I will hang it around my neck as a body protection charm, or the plug will be used as a hairpin! Father's Ice is still in Margaery. I'll be the only one in House Stark with a Valyria steel weapon when the time comes."
"Ice is in Tyrell's hands? Did they ask to return the sword?" Igor I really don't know about this, but thinking about it, the two are still at war, and most of them can't talk about it, "When the war is over, it will be fine to send you and Maeve one by one. Now, these arrowheads must be given first. Others are used by Warriors who fight."
"I can also shoot arrows, and I shoot very well, Rodrik Ser said, and there are not many girls who are better than me in Seven Kingdoms arrow technique. !"
"Uh—" Igor was at a loss for words, he really hadn't studied Arya's arrow technique, Seven Kingdoms arrow techni que has few girls better than her - what level is this? While thinking about the countermeasure, he quietly snatched the arrowhead that Arya was holding in his hand and put it back into the box, "Well, if there is a chance, let me see your arrow technique, if it's really that good, when the time comes to kill Others I also have your share, okay."
"Okay, don't go back!"
Here, the master and disciple had a small discussion. On the other side, the arrow maker swallowed his saliva, and still had a lot of details to tell: "That is, although things are small, there are many doorways! Miss, look at the thickness of the arrow collar, that may also be asked by the university— - If it is an ordinary material, such a thin collar will definitely not be enough, and the arrow will definitely break if it hits something... Fortunately, this is Valyrian Steel. There is at least strength. At the moment this Valyrian Steel arrowhead has only one last problem, which is that it is too light compared to iron. In order to ensure that the center of gravity of the whole arrow is not too far back, I have also thought of a solution - next Cast some small copper rings and put them on the front of the Valyrian Steel arrow shaft, which not only increases the weight, but also strengthens the connection stability between the arrow and the shaft!"
"Okay, Master Mott ." Igor interrupted Smith's eloquent details with a smile, "You did a great job, seventy-one arrows, one-fifth is fourteen and one-fifth, as a tribute to your hard work and dedication. The commendation of sweat, after the war, you can take fifteen of them. If you want to return to King's Landing as soon as possible to continue to manage Smith's shop... Night's Watch is currently tense, but I will arrange to see off immediately, and if you want to give away Waiting for the reward in person, please also ask the Master to exchange more experience insights about casting and forging with the craftsmen of our Night's Watch during the period of residence and grant, which is considered to be a contribution to guarding the Wall - in return, you will receive the highest level of Salary for technicians!"
After saying that, he didn't wait for this to complete a major goal of his life and seemed a little smug...or the talkative Smith responded, Igor turned his head and looked towards the guards behind him. : "Seal this box of arrowheads and move them away, and bring them back to my room. In addition, send the order--" Seventy-one Dragonsteel arrows, this number exceeded Igor's expectations, how to distribute these arrows is a question worthy of careful consideration , but for a moment, a flash of light flashed in his mind, "Go on the order - Queenscrown will hold a simple arrow technique tournament tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and the top-ranked arrow technique expert will win the match with me in the decisive battle. 'Lightbringer' hunts Others for Supreme glory and a chance to be remembered!"
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(end of this chapter)