Lord of Rot

Chapter 205 Dragon Bone Scale Armor

Arrangements for his return were almost complete. After breakfast, Li Qi planned to take some wyvern bones to the blacksmith factory to see if they could be forged. Wyvern bones with strong defense would be very useful. Suitable for making armor.

And bones are lighter than steel, yet stronger than steel.

As soon as he left the castle, Li Qi saw the sharp blade.

Kuai Blade moved very quickly. He had already recruited young people of the right grade from the Porcupine Leader and was about to start selecting new recruits.

The young men who knew there was a chance to become soldiers, no matter what work they were doing today, all dropped what they were doing and joined in.

Because there are too many people to choose, it can only be held in a small square now.

This resulted in a group of several-year-old children and some old people who loved to watch the show on the roadside.

The young serfs and slaves couldn't hide their excitement in their eyes.

As long as they can be selected, they can say goodbye to their status as slaves and transform into noble soldiers, wearing beautiful armor and holding sharp weapons to gain glory for their lords.

Even if honor is not mentioned, the salary of soldiers is the second highest in the Porcupine collar, second only to skilled craftsmen.

The money they earned could also be used to buy off their parents' family members as slaves.

This is what Li Qi wants. He doesn't care about the so-called slavery at all. Who doesn't know that slavery is an old feudal system? It's just that he can't stem the tide of this era, and he doesn't want to challenge the aristocratic rights of this era.

If a noble frees slaves, he will not be grateful from the slaves first, but will be hostile to other nobles.

Li Qi asked himself that his ability to withstand stress was average.

Of course you can pay to buy yourself out of slavery. Even buying the entire Porcupine Ridge without slaves would be no problem. What Li Qi wanted was human resources, not slaves, so the little money deducted from the slaves was not as good as the benefits that production brought to Li Qi.

Even if these serfs and slaves did not buy out their slave status, as Porcupine Ridge grew stronger, Li Qi would eventually let these people escape from their slave status, of course, not all of them, but bit by bit. , giving people a goal to strive for will make people full of motivation.

"grown ups!"

Seeing Li Qi's arrival, Kuai Ren immediately stopped what he was doing and turned to look at him.

The slave boys stood upright, with their buttocks stuck out, their chins still working hard, and the expressions on their entire faces were working hard.

They have not learned how to stand, but they just think that this way of exerting force will make them look more serious.

Everyone looked at him, and Li Qi had no choice but to go over and say a few words, even though he was just passing by.

"You are all the future of Lord Hao. Whether you want a better life, want to protect your current life, or want to gain glory, you all have to rely on your own slaves. You should know Luo Bao, he is my knight squire. , and he was once a slave just like you."

Li Qi's words are enough.

The young men looked at him with bright eyes, full of longing and admiration.

It is this lord who allows slaves to survive and earn well, and also gives everyone a chance to surrender their status as slaves.

As long as you work hard, your life will get better and better.

This is something no other territory has.

In other places, identity is imprinted on the body and blood. You are a slave, and your children and grandchildren can only be slaves.

No matter how many inspiring words you say, it is far inferior to making facts. Li Qi has told them with actions that slaves will be rewarded.

He said to Kuai Jian: "If there are excellent ones, you can choose some more, but if they are all really bad, you would rather not have enough of them than make up for it."

"Yes!" Kuai Ren's voice was very loud.

If your body is not strong enough, you can make up for it with training, but if your will is not strong enough, it will definitely not work. Pig teammates are more terrifying than wolf enemies.

Li Qi brought the bones of the flying dragon to the blacksmith factory.

Work in the blacksmith's shop was still in full swing.

Fortunately, it has already entered autumn, and the weather is not as harsh as summer, but it still feels like walking into a furnace when you enter, and your whole body feels like it is melting.

Seeing Li Qi, the blacksmiths gathered around him.

Although the factory has been assigned new jobs recently, after all, it no longer needs to buy so many armors and weapons, and the income will inevitably decrease.

Of course they were very excited when they saw the lord coming this time, hoping for some big business.

Li Qi took out the bones of the flying dragon. It should be a rib, but it looked like a huge curved bone spear.

"What kind of bone is this?"

"It looks like a large beast. Is it the big lizard from last time?"

"may be"

None of these people could figure out what Li Qi was thinking.

Li Qi said: "Has anyone made a sword? Please bring one over."

Immediately someone brought a sword.

Li Qi ordered: "Who can come over and give it a try?"

Although I couldn't figure out what the lord meant, a blacksmith stood up. He slapped his upper body and was covered in sinews. He was considered the strongest among the blacksmiths.

"I come!"

The blacksmith's sword struck the bone with all his strength.

"when"

There was a clear sound of impact, and then a strong blacksmith with muscles said "Ouch".

The two hands he was holding on to the sword were trembling, and when he looked at the sword again, it was also trembling. He had used too much force just now, and the force of the rebound was too much for him to bear.

The bones only left a white mark.

"Such a strong bone." The other blacksmiths exclaimed as they looked at the bones of the wyvern that only left a white mark.

"It's really hard, and it's also very light." Another blacksmith picked up the bone and shook it.

They all understood what Li Qi meant by coming here. If this kind of bone is used to make armor, which is both light and strong, wouldn't it be invincible on the battlefield?

"Can it be made into armor?" Li Qi asked.

"Sir," a blacksmith said: "There is no way to calcine bones into shape. If you want to use bones to directly hit a set of plate armor, it may not be practical."

"If it can be broken into pieces, it should be no problem to make it into scale armor," another blacksmith thought.

Scale armor, also known as zhajia, is assembled from metal sheets, just like fish scales.

The soldiers of the Porcupine Leader are all covered in armor, which is Zha Armor.

Iron sheets are the best to process and are highly compatible with hydraulic forging hammers.

In terms of defense, the armor is weaker than the knight's plate armor. If it is replaced with this lightweight keel, it will not only be more flexible and lighter than the plate armor, but also the defense will be higher.

"Then try to break it," Li Qi said. "Don't you have a forging hammer? Use a chisel to break it."

"Yes!"

Of course, you can't charge money for helping the lord buy armor. After all, the entire experience factory belongs to the lord.

Moreover, everyone has to rush to do this job. Whoever does it well will get a good impression from the lord, get promotion and salary increase, and get rewards at their fingertips.

The bones of Shuangdu Feilong exerted their final value.

If the processing technology matures, maybe we can continue to use the bones of the wyvern to make soldiers' armor.

At the coastal headland, Betty was taken out by Li Qi. Not seeing sunlight for a long time made him feel a little dazed.

She was taken to the castle.

The first thing was that Li Qi asked the maids to take a bath and change clothes for Betty.

He didn't have any clothes for female aristocrats here, so he had to ask Betty to change into a maid outfit first.

After changing clothes, Betty came to Richie's side. "When are we going to see the factory you mentioned and then study muskets?"

"Don't worry," Li Qi said, "I'll wait for you to get used to it outside first, and I've already ordered the carpenters to make the first batch of gun butts."

It was very necessary for Betty to come to the ground. He planned to find some blacksmiths and carpenters to secretly conduct research on firearms. However, the safety of firing was difficult to guarantee. The usage and dosage of gunpowder required Betty's assistance.

In the final analysis, it was because Li Qi was an ordinary person on Earth in his previous life. He knew the general principles of firearms, but he had never seen or touched them.

That's the advantage of talking on paper. He can come up with concepts, but he can't come up with specific production drawings.

Fortunately, I have many capable people under my command, and if it really doesn't work, I still have magic to assist me.

Alchemy bombs have already been produced, and the advent of muskets that can be controlled into war will not be too far away.