When Shao Xuan slept last night, he dreamed of many people. He couldn't see their faces clearly, but Shao Xuan knew that he didn't know any of them.
He saw someone carving words on the mountain wall. At the mountain wall that he had seen before, a few people went there one after another. First, there was a person who looked extremely disheveled as he carved the first line of words on the mountain wall. After that, people appeared one after another. Some stopped to look and then left, while others picked up a knife to carve the words. Some looked steady, while others looked bold.
Other than that, there were other places on the mountain wall where people were carving words.
Of all the places where words were carved, there were two that had the most people going there. One of them was the place where he had seen a discussion about whether to add beast blood to the forging process. The other place was …
Shao Xuan came to another mountain wall according to the dream he had last night. There were many plants around here, and the vines were densely packed. They covered almost the entire mountain wall close to the ground, and the mountain wall was tightly covered.
Shao Xuan carefully peeled off the vines that clung to the mountain wall and saw the words on the mountain wall.
However, what was different from the carvings on the mountain wall was that the first words here were written with paint. It was unknown what kind of paint the writer used, but the paint actually seeped into the stone wall, allowing the words to be clearly preserved for a long time.
The words on the wall were sharp. From the words, one could see how arrogant the writer was at the time.
He looked at the words again: "I have been observing the life and death of plants, trees, water, and stones. I have observed the emptiness of heaven and earth. Today, I have learned about the changes of the core seed metal and stone. I have come to ask for advice!"
Translated into one sentence: I'm here to make a mess of this place!
On the left side of the sentence, there were a few concentric rings. The distance between each ring and the center was different. Some were close, some were far, and the distance between the rings was different. On each of the concentric rings, there were lines and all kinds of markings. It looked very complicated, but the markings on the rings made Shao Xuan very happy.
Shao Xuan didn't understand the symbols on it, but he could guess from the text that one of them was copper, the other was tin, and the others were definitely other metals.
Seeing this, Shao Xuan's heartbeat quickened. This was the first time he was so close to the core secret of the core seed. What Gongjia Heng was talking about was historical. This was the dissected truth.
It turned out that the core seed could make the stone change like this. It turned out that the people who worked around the core seed used this rule to harvest ores.
According to this Yi tribesman, if you gave him a piece of ore, he would know which part of the core seed circle it came from. He could even tell which type of metal was most suitable for making.
It was also signed "Yi Qu".
Needless to say, this Yi tribesman had given Shao Xuan a deep understanding of the changes the core seed could bring to the stone, and what it would become in the end. Which type of metal was distributed in which circle, which proportion of metal was most suitable for making metal, and so on were all listed. There was even a 'formula'. However, the formula was derived from the ring diagram so Shao Xuan couldn't understand it yet.
He had to admit that the Yi tribesmen were too talented!
At first, Shao Xuan thought the Yi tribesmen were only famous for their divination skills. He didn't expect their brains to be so advanced!
After Yi Qu, a Xia person replied. Compared to the former's complicated words and pictures, this Xia person only replied with two simple words, "Bullshit!"
The words were directly engraved. They were large and each word was engraved with great force. It was obvious that the person who engraved the words was in a rather bad mood. No one would be in a good mood if someone came knocking on their door. Plus, they couldn't understand these things at all!
After that, another Yi tribesman came and used similar paint. He wrote after the Xia person's reply, "I am deeply moved by the senior's words."
The 'senior' this Yi tribesman referred to was naturally Yi Qu. He even wrote down his own 'thoughts'. It was an upgraded version of the ring diagram. The concentric rings were denser and each ring had a different thickness. There were also more lines on the diagram, allowing for more precise calculations.
After the diagram, there were words, clearly directed at Yi Qu, "This is my conclusion. As for the Xia tribesmen, I am ashamed to speak with you because you are ignorant!"
His handwriting wasn't as flamboyant, it was reserved. The way he used the brush was gentle but the things he wrote did not lose to his senior Yi Qu's.
As for this Yi tribesman's upgraded 'formula' diagram, the Xia tribesman's reply was as simple as his senior's, "It's all bullshit!"
They couldn't understand Yi Qu's diagram, let alone this upgraded one. However, this didn't stop them from mocking the Yi tribesmen.
After that, there were arguments between the Yi tribesmen and the Xia tribesmen. From the ratio of metal to the composition of ores and the best mining time, there were arguments. However, one leaned towards theory while the other leaned towards practical experience.
What the Xia people believed in was to practice more and practice more. The Xia tribesmen were naturally talented in the art of forging. This was something other tribesmen could not compare to. Talent and hard work combined to create amazing products.
The Yi tribesmen, on the other hand, were intelligent and proficient in mathematics. They could calculate the ratio of copper to tin to ten decimal places for a single piece of bronze.
One focused on practical experience while the other leaned towards mathematical theory. One encouraged hard work while the other encouraged hard work.
The Xia people said, "The Yi tribesmen love to think they can change the world."
The Yi tribesmen retorted, "This is called discipline, this is strength."
The Xia people said, "Everyone, don't think too much. You'll go crazy if you think too much. Use your hands more, you're all as weak as chickens. Can you even lift a hammer?"
The Yi tribesmen sneered, "We're so smart, so much better than you idiots who only use your hammers. We only need to use our brains and we can crush you a thousand times over!" No matter what, we're one of the six great tribes. We're much better than the Xia tribesmen who are in a state of disunity.
The Xia people said, "We're willing to devote our lives to the art of metal. We can excavate the core seed's greatest value and change the world. What can you do?" You took the core seed just for a few words? What a waste! Wastrels! No wonder the Ji tribe took you in! Go and observe the life and death of your plants!
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Shao Xuan watched their argument and laughed so hard his mouth almost split. He took out his animal skin scroll and copied it down. There was a lot of useful information inside. Not only were there complicated diagrams drawn by the Yi tribesmen, there were also things they revealed during their argument. For example, many of the Yi tribesmen were physically weak. They had the core seed but they did not use it for casting. They mainly used it for calculations. There was also some history about the Xia people that Gongjia Heng did not mention.
Of course, techniques were developed during the argument. Both sides also mentioned a lot of casting and forging. They were all very useful techniques. Shao Xuan copied everything down without missing a word.
Here, Shao Xuan witnessed a debate that spanned a thousand years on a mountain wall.
What he saw on the other mountain wall could be considered a discussion. Although the people who carved the words were emotional, they were mostly Xia people. The words they carved were relatively mild. On this side, if there was a real person here, it would definitely be an intense war of words.
Shao Xuan already knew about the core seed's origins. Shao Xuan also knew about its uses. He even knew about the distribution of metals and some casting techniques. All of this was recorded on the animal skin scroll. He just remembered what he saw in the desert years ago. Those people chose stones and placed them around the core seed. Different stones had different effects on the core seed. Shao Xuan would have to find the answer himself.
Shao Xuan found a few other mountain walls. However, the carvings here were much more casual. Most of them were not Xia people so they were not very useful. Most of them were written to express their depression. After all, it was not easy for them to come here but they could not enter Gongjia Mountain. They wanted to destroy this place but could not break through the restrictions.
All in all, Shao Xuan was satisfied with his harvest.
In the following days, while Shao Xuan recovered his power of inheritance in the valley, he also dug up anything useful and studied the complicated diagrams left behind by the Yi people. Whether it was the Yi people or the Xia people's techniques, they were all very useful. Shao Xuan could combine them and combine theory with practice. It would be much easier for him to make metal weapons in the future.
Gongjia Heng came out a few times but each time he came out in a hurry. He picked some food and went back in. He looked like he was in a trance and did not care about the outside world. Shao Xuan even noticed that when he was picking fruit, he suddenly swung his arm and smashed the fruit into paste.
He was so focused that he ignored everything around him.
After another ten days, Shao Xuan felt that his power of inheritance had mostly recovered. He planned to try activating the bone ornaments' power again.
In order not to create more pits, Shao Xuan planned to try again at the original pit.
This time, with his previous experience, Shao Xuan was much more familiar with it. Using the pressure of the Xia shaman's restrictions, he activated his power of inheritance and the flame man finally appeared again. Shao Xuan tried walking but still could not walk far. He only took a small step.
Then, the pit that was originally ten metres wide and as deep as a palm became twenty metres wide and half a metre deep.
Before he left, Shao Xuan carved a circle of words along the wall of the pit. He thanked the seniors who came to Gongjia Valley for benefiting him so much. At the end, he signed it – Yanjiao Shao Xuan.
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