"But, why?" Sui Xiong pondered for a while, but still did not understand why the new mass-produced breastplate, which looked very ordinary, could resist Mage's Cracking (Mage). In the end, he could not figure it out, so he temporarily became a primary school student and asked curiously.
The God of Runes smiled, stroking his long white beard like an old teacher in a school, and said, "The key to the problem is' uniformity. ' The essence of Mage's Cracking (Mage) is to find the flaws in the target's structure and then destroy them. But in the face of something of uniform texture, it can't exert its power. This has been known for a long time — for example, it can be blocked by grinding a whole piece of uniform crystal into a shield. "
Sui Xiong blinked. He really did not know this.
Not only did he not know, but most other gods also did not know. Perhaps it was the result of the dwarf gods' own research?
"What about this armor? Its biggest feature is uniformity, "said the God of Runes." It's amazing! Its uniformity is like that of a crystal … I never thought that metals could be so uniform! "
Sui Xiong guessed the reason — the steel ingot used to make this armor came from the molten iron flowing out of the blast furnace. And the molten iron needed to be repeatedly stirred during the production process, so the texture would be more uniform. Compared to steel produced by other methods, its texture was naturally much more uniform.
"Unfortunately, the uniformity of this thing is still a little bit insufficient," the God of Runes said with some regret. The God of Runes said with some regret. "If its texture could be more uniform, the power of Mage's Disjunction would not be able to occupy it and destroy the parts that connect the pieces of armor together. Instead, the moment it hits it, it will directly dissipate because there is no 'uneven place' to accommodate it. "
Sui Xiong nodded slightly, but his eyes lit up.
To make it more uniform? It was not that there was no way. If the iron ingot produced from the blast furnace for the first time was melted a second time, through the second blast furnace to strengthen the stirring, and then try to remove as many impurities as possible, it would definitely make the material more uniform.
As for the second blast furnace, he could use the power of magic to heat it, or use electric heating … Anyway, the steel had been smelted, and there were many ways to use it.
"It seems that you already have a way." The God of Runes was old and shrewd, and immediately saw Sui Xiong's expression. He smiled and said, "After you make a new armor, you must let me see it!"
"You don't have to wait too long. I can do it now." Sui Xiong smiled. He used his tentacles to pick up the pieces of armor that had fallen to the ground because of the damage to the connected parts. He threw them into the air and levitated them with his divine power. Then, he spat out flames to heat them up.
With his vast magical powers, it was not difficult for him to melt steel into molten iron. In the blink of an eye, there were no more pieces of armor in the air, only a ball of molten iron that had been heated red.
Sui Xiong used his divine power to control this mass of molten iron and removed the unnecessary impurities in it. Finally, he got a mass of molten iron that didn't seem to have much difference.
He condensed the molten iron and turned it into a new piece of armor. Because it was just an experiment, he was too lazy to make it into armor, so he simply made it into the shape of a shield.
When this thing cooled down, Sui Xiong cast Mage's Disjunction on it without the Rune God's help.
Mage's Disjunction, which wasn't enhanced by divine power, fell on the "shield" and instantly dispersed, leaving not a single trace on it.
It was exactly as the Rune God had predicted!
"How amazing! I never thought that there would be such a thing in the world! " The Rune God exclaimed. "It's just steel, but it's so uniform that it can dissipate Mage's Disjunction. It's incredible!"
Sui Xiong nodded and used his tentacles to roll up the "shield". Then, he frowned and blurted out, "It's softened?"
"What?" The Rune God was stunned. He took the "shield" from Sui Xiong, squeezed it, and knocked on it. His snow-white eyebrows furrowed. "Strange, why did it become soft?"
To be honest, the degree of softening was not particularly obvious. And even if it had become soft, it was at least much stronger than wood. But the two gods' senses were so sharp that even the slightest difference could not escape their notice. Not to mention that the degree of softening was quite obvious. Generally speaking, it was like a relatively hard stone had become a slightly softer stone. Even without the gods doing anything, any experienced craftsman would be able to feel the difference.
But why would the steel become softer after further removing impurities and becoming purer?
Sui Xiong and the Rune God looked at each other, not understanding the reason.
Sui Xiong was only an art student, not an engineering student. The hardness of pure iron was originally lower than that of steel. The former was most commonly seen in life as magnets, and anyone who had played with magnets would know that compared to steel knives, they were indeed a little softer.
As for why this change occurred, it would require a special paper on metallurgy. Not to mention that no one in this world could write such a paper, even if such a paper was placed in front of Sui Xiong, faced with various symbols representing hardness, strength, temperature, and other data, Sui Xiong would only be dumbfounded and say, "I know every word, but I can't understand it when it's put together."
This little episode did not affect the nature of Sui Xiong and the Rune God. They only thought for a while and came up with a solution to the problem — make this especially uniform steel into a thin piece and embed it on the outside of the armor, just like wrapping an iron sheet on a wooden shield. Wouldn't that solve the problem!
The strength would be provided by the inner layer of steel armor, and when resisting Mage's Disjunction, the outer layer of iron would be responsible. It was the best of both worlds.
The only drawback was that this armor might be … a little heavy.
"I'm afraid that only Hercules can wear such an armor to fight," Sui Xiong estimated and said with a wry smile. Sui Xiong estimated and said with a wry smile, "Most people who wear it probably can't even walk fast."
"It doesn't matter, Hercules are not difficult to find," the Rune God said with a smile. The God of Runes chuckled. "Compared to this kind of armor, it's much easier to find a group of strong men. If you can't find enough on your side, I'll go and gather a group. We dwarves have a lot of Hercules! "
Speaking of this, the two gods' eyes lit up at the same time.
Dwarves were relatively short, which meant that their armor was made of less material and relatively light.
Dwarves were rich in Hercules, which meant that even if the armor was a little heavier, it would not be a problem for them at all.
Didn't this mean that … this wonderful armor was practically tailor-made for the dwarves!
Once they put on this armor and added some other protective measures, the dwarves' heavy-armored warriors would become real moving fortresses. The problem of "resisting magic" that had troubled them the most in the past would no longer exist!
The Rune God was the first to react. He looked around, lowered his voice, and whispered like a thief, "Your Majesty Oscar, we've had a good time working together, right?"
Sui Xiong nodded.
"For a long time, we dwarves have never had any disputes with the Church of the Void Mask or the Republic of Northwest, right?"
Sui Xiong nodded.
"If that's the case, are you interested in strengthening our relationship?" The Rune God said tentatively. "I think there's still a lot of room for us to work together …"
Sui Xiong smiled and gestured with his tentacles.
"No problem!"
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