C28 black iron vein

Zhao Fengnian's arrival broke the tranquility of the small village.

An old man named Li Tiezhu, who was close to sixty years old, with a stooped figure and unusually thick hands, was the village elder, who was also the person in charge of the artifact forging workshop.

When they found out that Zhao Fengnian had arrived, they immediately called for the villagers to respectfully welcome him.

During this period of time, he introduced the other few workers who were also in the refinery and their families.

Zhao Fengnian looked at these workers who looked no different from ordinary farmers, and passionately asked about their lives, whether they had any needs, etc.

A few older workers were moved to tears and immediately knelt down, saying that their territory was a great debt to them!

To set up such a workshop for these old craftsmen, not only did they eat their fill, but they also earned more than others. However, they did not bring any profit to the territory, and they felt ashamed of themselves.

Zhao Fengnian was startled when he heard it, it seemed like they misunderstood the use of this Artifact Forging Workshop, but he did not explain, and immediately helped the older artisans up.

After that, Li Tiezhu brought the few of them to look at the workshop's iron furnace, workbench, and some ceramic mold. Finally, he showed them the finished products of the black iron s.

Zhao Fengnian looked over the entire way, but did not express any objections. All he did was nod his head continuously, until he arrived at the back of the workshop, a high slope.

Aunt Lan, Wang Meng and Tao An waited quietly behind, not daring to disturb Zhao Fengnian's thoughts.

After understanding the two properties, Zhao Fengnian fell into deep thought. The territory had two empty shops, he needed to go back and think about what exactly to do to attract the adventurers.

Because most adventurers were warriors of the Spiritual Qi realm, their harvests after entering the mountains were also very big, so their consumption ability was very strong.

And in front of him, this huge open air black iron mine was also an immeasurable fortune!

If this was placed on Earth, with such a vein, one could become a billionaire with just a few minutes!

But it was no longer feasible here. One of the wonders of this world was that there was a Refined Iron mine that could be directly mined.

This ore was similar to the steel of Earth. It was a very good material for making armor and weapons, and was one of the main materials for making weapons on the mainland.

The Refined Iron s' reserves weren't as much as the black iron's veins, and their demand was also as high, so the price reached one gold coin per kilogram.

There were even better meteoric iron lode and profound iron lode that contained spirit energy above the Refined Iron lode. These could all be directly mined and used to create stronger equipment and weapons through different methods.

As for the black iron mine, after it was smelted, it would be Earth's pig iron. Although the pig iron and charcoal were hard, they were brittle and easy to break. It was not easy to refine into thin equipment and could easily be broken.

With the strength of the warriors in this world, the weapons made by this kind of black iron were as weak as paper. It was impossible for them to withstand the attacks from the side of the Spiritual Energy Level warriors, let alone fight against the weapons made by the Refined Iron ?

Therefore, this kind of black iron mine could only be used by low level people on the continent. There were a few agricultural tools or simple tools that were of low intensity, and also weapons and materials used by normal warriors.

Because of the large production and low demand, black iron mines could only be sold for 1 silver coin per kilogram. This also included the charcoal required for refining and the human cost of 50 copper coins.

As a result, black iron mines were usually not mined in large quantities, and the person who harvested the ore would then take it to a smithy or workshop to process it for them.

In his previous life, Zhao Fengnian had learned this when he was still in school. He had used some methods to decarbonize the pig iron and made it into steel that contained a lower amount of carbon.

Because the level of development of scientific practice was not high, and because there were better materials to choose from directly, no one paid attention to how to improve the properties of pig iron.

This made Zhao Fengnian extremely excited. If he used his own methods to turn pig iron into steel, then wouldn't that mean that there was an endless amount of wealth waving at him?

However, he still had to think over this matter over and over again. The method he remembered was to continuously hammer, fold and hammer the black iron s that he had refined after heating them up. It was repeated over and over again, and it required too much manpower.

What he wanted to use was an ancient method of cooking iron into steel. Although this method wasn't as advanced as the modern method, with his knowledge, he really didn't know how to do it.

He only knew the theory behind this method, but he still needed to practice it step by step. It seemed like he wouldn't be able to make money in a short period of time by using this method.

Thinking to this point, Zhao Fengnian breathed out a breath of white air, and looked at the sun which was about to set.

He did not expect to be stunned for an entire afternoon, he looked at the three people behind him. Wang Meng and Tao An were still alright, those who practice martial arts have a strong physique.

However, the Aunt Lan was not as resistant to the cold as before. Her entire body was trembling and even her lips were a little green from the cold.

Inwardly, he thought that he was being careless, and said, "Actually, none of you need to stay here with me. Next time, remember this. "Alright, let's hurry back. It's almost dark."

The three of them felt warm in their hearts upon hearing Zhao Fengnian's words, but they didn't say anything else. They only replied in agreement, then pushed Zhao Fengnian back to the carriage, and followed the route back to their territory's castle.