Chapter 201 Magical Metal
Not to mention Udo, even Ryan, a country bumpkin, had never slept on such a comfortable bed before.
Only then did he understand why in the fairy tale, "The Princess and the Pea" could clearly feel the pain of the little pea under the twenty mattresses and twenty duck down quilts.
Before Ryan went to bed, he thought it was just an ordinary goose down bed.
But when he lay down on the bed, he found that the luxury of the nobles had reached the extreme.
His "five senses" were now so sensitive that he could clearly feel a mosquito landing on his skin, and therefore he could feel that there was not even a single knot on the sheets or quilts. The ultimate touch, smooth and soft like a girl's skin... This level of fine spinning was definitely not a product of mass production on a textile machine, but was picked out bit by bit with a lot of manpower.
Sleeping on the bed gives one a feeling of being trapped in the clouds.
It was a rare night that Ryan did not set any training programs for the "intelligent brain" and had a good, relaxed sleep.
Only then did he realize that this was the first time he had slept so soundly in the past two years.
In the first year, he worked as an apprentice thief in the "Weasel Phantom Thieves". He lived in fear every day, and his sleep was always left to the "intelligent brain" to learn survival skills. Later, even after escaping from the Phantom Thieves, he traveled west to the Glory City, participated in the national hunting, and then went to the Coleman tribe... He was always on the go, and never stopped to enjoy a day of life.
It was finally because of Black Dragon City that he felt that he had a safe place where he could completely let down his guard and sleep.
This sleep was very comfortable.
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In the early morning, Ryan's biological clock woke him up on time.
When I went downstairs, Ymir was already waiting at the dining table.
The breakfast was very rich with beautifully made desserts and cheese breads.
Ymir saw Ryan and greeted him with a smile: "Ryan, come and have breakfast with us."
Before he finished speaking, the maids at the dining table had already pulled out the stools, and Ryan sat down next to Ymir without hesitation.
As the host, Ymir naturally cared about her guests. She smiled and asked, "Did you have a good rest last night?"
Ryan said truthfully: "Thank you for your hospitality, Your Highness. This is the most peaceful sleep I have had in recent years ."
Ymir blinked and asked again, "Where is Elder Udo?"
Ryan said, "She heard the pterosaur calling in the middle of the night last night. She said that newly tamed monsters should be kept together to cultivate feelings, otherwise the monsters will feel lonely and all previous efforts will be wasted... Then she quietly went to the beast shed in order to avoid disturbing your rest."
He knew that Ymir probably knew about Udo being in his room last night, so he didn't explain much.
Ymir didn't seem to care at all and nodded: "Oh."
After a pause, she continued, "After breakfast, let's go inspect the city construction together. Although I know you don't want to be too troublesome, you still have to go there occasionally in the early stages of construction."
Ryan nodded: "Okay."
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After a night of partying, everyone started a new day of work.
The Oma craftsmen brought tools and materials early in the morning to build solid houses for the Kerman warriors.
This was not only a task assigned to them by the Urban Construction Department, but also a sincere desire for them to do something for these lifesavers. Once the two sides started to get in touch, they found that the other party was not as difficult to get along with as they had imagined.
The Coleman literati were simple and kind, and the craftsmen were mostly civilians from the lower class. They had no class concepts and easily became friends with each other.
Although the Coleman people were accustomed to straw huts, they also knew that they would eventually have to get used to life in the mechanical city.
Now there are zombies everywhere, and only in the mechanical city is there hope for the continuation of tribal civilization.
Seeing the craftsmen busy, the Coleman warriors also joined in. They didn't know the technology, but they were strong enough to help carry materials, lift heavy objects, and dismantle old houses... With unity, in just half a day, a row of tribal-style totem steel huts had taken shape...
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It was already noon when Ryan and Ymir finished inspecting the Mechanical Department, City Defense Department, Medical Department, Black Dragon Academy... and other departments.
They arrived at the Coleman shantytown and were surprised to see the houses that had taken shape. The two groups worked together and showed amazing efficiency.
"Lord City Lord, Her Royal Highness the Princess..."
As Ryan and Ymir walked along, the craftsmen and Kalman warriors at work greeted them warmly. A bonfire dinner last night allowed the people in the territory to truly begin to integrate.
The two of them responded one by one and walked over.
Finally, they came to the animal shed where the pterosaurs were kept.
Udo was feeding the pterosaur and treating its wounds with several Coleman warriors.
When they saw Ryan and the other man coming, the four pterosaurs let out low, alert roars.
Wu Duo turned around and saw the two of them, smiled brightly, and shouted, "Dr. Ryan, Your Highness Ymir, you are here!"
She put down the herbs she was using to wipe the pterosaur's wounds and walked out of the animal shed.
Seeing the smiling face in front of him, Ryan was reminded of the barbarian girl who cried loudly last night, as if she was not the same person.
Ymir looked at the pterosaurs that had refused to surrender yesterday and asked in amazement, "Elder Wuduo, have you tamed them?"
Wu Duo nodded and said, "Yes. I asked the warriors of the tribe to try to get in touch with them. After getting familiar with them for a while, they should be able to try to ride them..."
Ryan also found it incredible when he saw the pterosaurs that were willing to let Coleman's warriors touch them.
After a beating, they behaved well now? Yesterday, they were like hedgehogs, stabbing everyone they saw...
But suddenly, he thought of something and asked, "Hey... weren't there five yesterday? Why are there only four?"
Wu Duo blinked and said as if it was a matter of course: "There is still one left to kill and eat!"
"ah?"
Ymir, standing by, didn't understand Coleman's way of taming animals and was stunned.
But Ryan thought of something and asked, "Is this also a way to tame animals?"
"yes."
Wu Duo nodded and said, "I told them that if they agreed to stop making trouble, they would have meat to eat... If they didn't agree, they would be eaten as meat. Then there was still one disobedient one that made the most trouble, so I killed it and shared the meat with everyone. The others also became obedient..."
After a pause, she continued playfully, "Sometimes scaring them will make them behave better."
Intimidation is also a method of taming animals. If you want these monsters with low IQs to surrender, sometimes you have to be simple and rough.
If you are obedient, you will eat meat; if you are disobedient, you will be eaten as meat.
When Ryan heard this, he also smiled.
Sure enough, professionals do professional things.
When it comes to animal training, Coleman is a true professional.
Because of Wu Duo, Black Dragon City also gained a crucial link, that is - air supremacy!
Whether it is combat, transportation, or intelligence reconnaissance, Pterosaur is the best choice.
Moreover, now that they have obtained the treasure map of the Black Emperor's Tomb, the task of finding the tomb has been put on the agenda.
Previously, because there were various pterosaurs in the sky, the blue-tailed eagles domesticated by the Coleman tribe could not go deep into the basin to explore intelligence. Now with domesticated pterosaurs, it is easier to patrol from the air and find places where human "zombies" are densely distributed.
And it's safer too.
Pterosaurs are the overlords of the sky in the "Kalatwa Basin" and are almost immune to attacks from any monsters or zombies in the sky.
The only threat comes from higher-level wild pterosaurs.
Of course, the pterosaur gathering nest on the snow line on the mountainside has been targeted.
Coleman's warriors set out early in the morning to accurately locate and collect information about the pterosaur's nest.
Once the time is right, a large-scale dragon hunting operation will be organized.
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Just when Ryan and Ymir were patrolling the tribe, someone suddenly came with an urgent message, saying that there was a major discovery in Tust and they had to go there immediately.
They thought something had gone wrong in the mechanical city, so they rushed over, only to find that old man Tuster was in the trophy warehouse, holding two black shields with a serious expression. There was also a group of people rummaging through the trophies that had been stripped from the zombies.
Ryan asked, "What's wrong, Grandpa Tust?"
"Look at this shield..."
Tust handed over the two small round shields that were nearly one meter in diameter.
Ryan also vaguely guessed that this thing must be extraordinary, as it could make Tust ignore the mechanical design in his hand to study it.
He picked it up, clicked it, and suddenly frowned: "Huh..."
It was unexpectedly light, as if it was only half the weight of a steel shield.
Tust's eyes flashed, and he smiled and said, "Is it very light?"
Ymir, who was standing by, saw the two people's expressions and picked it up to take a look. After sensing it for a while, she said, "What kind of metal is this? Why do I feel like it has a very strong magical property like Mithril?"
Tust: “There are more than these two points.”
As he spoke, he took out a short-barreled musket and fired a shot at the shield.
“Bang!”
After the thick white smoke of gunpowder, what surprised Ryan and the others was that the bullet was actually embedded in the shield!
Just as they were showing puzzled looks, the bullet was slowly squeezed out and fell to the ground.
The most amazing scene appeared. The crater on the shield slowly flattened out!
"this……"
When Ryan saw this magical scene, he exclaimed in his heart: Memory metal?
But this was different from the memory metal of his previous life. The memory metal of his previous life was like a fluid like mercury. But this black shield was solid like plasticine.
"The City Defense Department said they found two well-preserved shields when they were cleaning up the spoils of the zombie tide. They didn't know what they were made of, so they wanted to give them to our Mechanical Department for identification... Then, since no one knew what they were, they brought them to me."
When Tuster said this, he showed an extremely excited look in his eyes, "I only realized it was a treasure when I saw it!"
Ryan quickly searched his mind, and even the "intelligent brain" did not have any record of this metal. It was obviously some kind of rare metal.
He asked directly: "Grandpa Tuster, what kind of metal is this?"
Tust was so excited that he didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "This metal is called [Angela Black Iron]. It is a rare metal extracted from a special ore called the 'God's Blood Mine'. It has the same high magical conductivity as 'Mithril' and the magical recovery ability you just saw. Because it looks like a lump of mud, it is also called 'Iron Mud'. Usually, this metal is only a high-end material used in ancient alchemy..."
Although Ryan didn't understand what he said, he seemed really powerful.
Ymir was thoughtful and murmured, "I have seen this metal in the royal treasury before. It seems to be a very precious and rare metal..."
“It’s really expensive.”
Tuster nodded, pointed at the shield, and said, "A fist-sized piece of [Angela Black Iron] is worth about 100 million gold coins on the alchemist's black market."
"Ah? One hundred million gold coins?"
Ryan was stunned when he heard this. This piece was the size of a fist, so this shield was so big, it must be worth tens of billions, right?
It’s so expensive, who the hell is so extravagant to use it to make a shield?
However, he understood something in an instant.
This is something that the ancient corpse brought out from the mud!
Minerals are regional in nature. Minerals that exist in certain places are worthless; while minerals that are not produced in certain places can be sold at sky-high prices.
Ryan's eyes turned, and he thought: "Could it be... there is a 'Divine Blood Ore Layer' near this basin?!"
The fact that it can be used lavishly to forge shields means that the quantity of this metal is not small.
Is this the rhythm of getting rich?
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Obviously, the metal that caught Tust's eye is definitely not as simple as making a fortune.
The old man continued, "The most important material of the 'Arc Shock Alloy' of the four black swords on my mecha is this [Angela Black Iron]!"
When Ryan heard this, his face immediately became excited. It turned out to be the main material of the black knife?! By then, every mechanic in the territory would have one in their hands. Wouldn't they be able to kill any god or Buddha they met?
"These two shields are enough for me to make more than a hundred 'Arc Shock Black Blades'. Originally, there might not be so much black iron in the entire Glory City..."
Tust smiled mysteriously, "But this is not the reason why I came to you..."
When Ryan and Ymir heard this, their eyes became more expectant.
The old man continued, "I have studied this amazing material before. From a mechanical point of view, this metal has another very powerful property, which is 'vibration reduction'!"
After a pause, he pointed at the crater on the shield that had completely recovered and said, "The specific performance is just like the effect of the musket hitting the shield just now. This metal will not bounce the bullet away, but will offset the impact force layer by layer with high-frequency oscillation. This metal is only half the weight of steel, but it can withstand more than ten times the impact force, and it also has super strong magical conductivity. This means that whether it is physical attack or magic element attack, this is the best armor material!"
"Armor?"
After this scientific knowledge, Ryan and Ymir finally understood why the old man called them here.
As expected, Tust said, "I suspect there is a large 'Divine Blood Mine' deposit nearby... If there is enough of this metal, I plan to use it to build the main armor of the mechanical city!"
