Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 31 Blacksmith Shop

Li Wei also felt that this matter was a bit strange and unnecessary. If there wasn't enough iron ore, they could just go find more. Why did they have to smelt the tools at home?
The only thing in the house that can be smelted right now is the broken shovel. Apart from that, all the other tools have important uses: the hoe can be used to weed, and the sickle can be used to harvest.

In fact, the weeds in the wheat field had been quite rampant in the past few days, and Li Wei would take time every day to weed them.

Is that bitch Penny planning something again?

"Can't we go look for some more iron ore?"

Li Wei then asked, but Penny shook her head and smiled bitterly.

“George, I didn’t want this either. I know your concerns, but there’s really nothing I can do.”

“There is no more iron ore. I have searched all over the surrounding area for the past few days and this is all the iron ore I can find. It may have been washed down from upstream by floods. When smelting iron, it is best to make sure that the whole furnace can be used. If it is only half-full, it is difficult to succeed and the furnace temperature is difficult to guarantee. I have calculated that, with all the iron ore and our iron products, it is just enough for one furnace.”

“I can guarantee that as long as the molten iron is smelted, I will make these commonly used tools with the fastest speed and the best quality. Mom, George, please believe me.”

Penny spoke sincerely, but anyone who believed that sincerity, whether it was Li Wei or Fila, would be a fool.

Yes, Penny is still playing tricks; it's safe to say she wants to postpone the blacksmith shop's completion until next month.

But then it was Li Wei's turn to be unlucky.

Time is running out; the month is almost over. Li Wei doesn't have much time to go to more distant places to search for iron ore. He is the head of the family, and he can't afford any major changes.

Get the blacksmith shop sorted out as soon as possible; completing this month's main quest is the top priority.

Even though he knew Penny was up to something, he had to swallow his pride and accept it.

Moreover, if the blacksmith shop isn't settled this month, next month, once Penny sorts it out herself, the ownership of the blacksmith shop won't belong entirely to the family.

This is very important.

Penny was willing to take the risk, but Li Wei dared not increase the bet.

And what if Penny is telling the truth?

After all, he had spent a day searching for iron ore, walking more than 20 miles upstream along the stream, but to no avail.

From this perspective, Penny's request to replace some of the iron ore with iron products becomes understandable.

"Okay, I believe you."

After some thought, Li Wei finally agreed; whatever the truth, he had to agree.

“Great, George, but I need all the ironware in the house. Also, you need to help me break all the ore tomorrow; it’s very important!”

Penny cheered happily.

"Oh, my George, are you crazy?"

Fila cried out in disbelief, her eyes filled with disappointment.

"It's up to you. You're all grown up now and can make your own decisions, but you need to understand that you are solely responsible for the consequences of your actions."

Fila gave up, because the score was two to one, and her objections were futile.

“Mom, I promise you, this won’t be a risk!” Penny said hurriedly, afraid that Li Wei would change his mind. She took a few steps forward and took away all the iron tools in the house, which meant that most of their family’s work would be put on hold tomorrow.

They really went all out, selling everything they owned.

At that moment, a line of information appeared.

As the head of the household, you have made a significant decision that could put your family at great risk; you will bear all the consequences.

Huh?
This information made Li Wei feel a little scared, and he even tensed up suddenly. The pressure increased abruptly, and he was filled with anxiety and uncertainty, to the point that he even wanted to back out. But he finally calmed down. Being the head of a family was indeed not easy; it required a lot of courage. This was like a high-stakes gamble.

If Penny can't smelt iron, then everything is over. The family, which was just getting on the right track, will face a devastating setback and will have to go back to the Stone Age.

Fira's experience serves as a stark warning.

"Let's not wait until tomorrow, let's do it tonight!"

Li Wei was feeling incredibly pressured, while Penny looked relaxed and confident. Occasionally, she would glance over with a hint of appreciation and regret. After all, setting aside the competition, Li Wei's courage was commendable; otherwise, her scheme would have succeeded.

As a result, she can no longer do anything fancy in the process of quenching molten iron.

Next, Li Wei and Penny really got to work in a flurry of activity, working through the night.

The former was responsible for the heavy physical work of breaking up the iron ore, while the latter was responsible for breaking up the charcoal, spreading it in the already built furnace, and preparing the previously made clay molds. These were all technical jobs that Li Wei did not understand, but he was still greatly impressed.

He figured Penny must have been a science whiz before, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to do all this with just a professional craftsman card.

All I can say is that even if you travel through time and find yourself in another world, knowledge is still the most important power.

Working until dawn, crushing all the iron ore, Li Wei was exhausted, hungry, and sleepy. She couldn't hold on any longer and went back to sleep, no longer caring about anything else.

Only Penny persisted; she had already lit the torch, and whether it would succeed depended on this one move.

Li Wei slept soundly until the end of time, and hunger couldn't wake him. It wasn't until a few lines of information appeared that he was jolted awake from his sleep.

With your full support, the professional craftsman *** successfully smelted the first batch of molten iron.

A skilled craftsman created a simple anvil and a hammer.

A professional craftsman created a rough prototype of an iron pot.

[A professional craftsman produced three rough drafts of short knives.]

A professional craftsman crafted a rough axe.

The family received five units of pig iron ingots.

[Your family main quest - Blacksmith Shop Completed]

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Wow! That's awesome!
Li Weiyi scrambled to his feet and rushed out of the room, where he saw Penny and Fila working together to pour molten iron into a clay mold. The two were sweating profusely, but their excitement was undeniable.

If the blacksmith shop really succeeds, even Fila, who was strongly opposed to it before, will benefit from it.

This is definitely a milestone in the family's development.

However, this also means that Penny's blacksmith shop main quest is now complete, and she will have at least six or seven days of free time to explore.

Only Li Wei still has two units of prey left to complete.

Fortunately, this wasn't a big problem. In any case, during his time as the head of the family, all the main quests were successfully completed, which was enough to earn him a lot of bonus points in the completion evaluation.

For the next two whole days
Instead of hunting, Li Wei worked with Penny to heat the rough tools made of molten iron until they were red-hot, and then hammered them hard on the anvil with a sledgehammer.

This is also an important task in the blacksmith's shop, commonly known as quenching.

Anyway, the process is equally complicated, but Li Wei doesn't understand it; he only knows how to swing a hammer.

(End of this chapter)