#107 - Weight bearing equipment
In this way, Quan Yi quickly attached the base to the tabletop.
The whole process was very fast, taking no more than five minutes.
Quan Yi withdrew the flame ray and then pried it with his hand, finding it very tight.
"Well, looks like it works well."
Quan Yi nodded with satisfaction.
"Young Master, what kind of method is this? Is it the effect of a Soul Skill?"
Blacksmith Yuan stepped forward, touched the fused part of the metal, his face full of shock.
"Not bad, by compressing and focusing the flame, a high-temperature ray is formed. Then, the ray is used for fine welding. I call this technology welding."
Quan Yi used his Third Soul Skill, Scorching Ray, here.
Through control, he could control the distance of the ray within a very short range.
Just right for making such complex large metal objects, his Third Soul Skill happened to come in handy.
"Focusing the flame into a line, is this the ability of a Soul Master?"
So easily combining two metals together, Blacksmith Yuan marveled.
"No, very few Soul Masters can do this."
This was not Quan Yi's conceit; such a powerful and rare Soul Skill like Scorching Ray was inherently uncommon.
"With this skill, how much easier would it be for our artisans."
Blacksmith Yuan was filled with envy for Quan Yi's skill.
Fire and steel have always gone hand in hand.
Controlling the flame meant controlling the steel.
"Although only I can use this technology now, the future may not be certain."
Quan Yi said something meaningful.
His current methods were just an imitation, not his original creation.
In another world, humans could master welding technology without relying on Martial Souls or Soul Rings.
Perhaps, in the future, humans on the Douluo Continent could do the same, who knows.
Having made the main frame, Quan Yi and Blacksmith Yuan began to install the remaining parts, such as the boring tool, onto the machine tool one by one.
Before long, the first gun barrel boring machine was born.
"Try it."
Quan Yi took out a brand new musket from the side.
This was a barrel made by other artisans; from the appearance, it was round and straight, a qualified product that met the assembly line standards.
Blacksmith Yuan took the barrel and secured it to the gun barrel boring machine.
Then, he walked to the other end and manually rotated the iron rod connected to the boring tool. As it rotated, the long boring tool would penetrate the inside of the barrel and rub against the inner wall of the barrel.
The hard blade would shave the uneven inner wall smooth.
As Blacksmith Yuan operated it, the boring tool returned the same way, scraping out the iron filings inside.
"It's a success!" Blacksmith Yuan exclaimed.
"It's too early to say, we still need to test the specific effect. Let's go, let's try it out."
The two walked to the shooting range, and Blacksmith Yuan skillfully loaded the ammunition and gunpowder, shooting at the fifty-meter target in the distance.
"Bang!"
The bullet, under the impact of the gunpowder, instantly pierced the target in the distance.
"Eh!"
Having tested guns many times, Blacksmith Yuan keenly felt a subtle difference in the feel.
Blacksmith Yuan moved to the hundred-meter target to the side.
He reloaded and test-fired.
"Bang!"
The bullet accurately hit the target.
Blacksmith Yuan didn't stop and fired several times in succession.
"Young Master, the success rate at a hundred meters has greatly increased. Before, out of ten test shots, the hit rate was four to five, but this time the hit rate reached seven."
Blacksmith Yuan's expression was excited; for muskets, distance and hit rate were the most important indicators.
Using the boring machine to drill the barrel once could improve the performance of the musket.
"Such a simple step can bring such a huge improvement in accuracy. This, this is really unbelievable."
"Blacksmith Yuan, this is just the beginning; we still need to develop more powerful machine tools on this basis."
Quan Yi had more designs in his mind; the gun barrel boring machine in front of him was just the simplest one.
This was just a process of accumulating experience; more powerful machine tools were still waiting in the back.
"Afterward, I'll continue to trouble you with the data testing."
This success was not the real end; they still needed to continue collecting follow-up data, including the service life of the boring tool, the effective shooting distance of the musket, the hit rate at various distances, and so on.
Only by accurately collecting data could they discover shortcomings and then make improvements.
"Please rest assured, Young Master."
"Then I'll be troubling Blacksmith Yuan."
Quan Yi looked out the window and found that it was already noon.
"By the way, the equipment I commissioned before should be ready, right?" A look of anticipation flashed in Quan Yi's eyes.
"Young Master is referring to the weighted equipment?"
"That's right."
"Please follow me."
Blacksmith Yuan walked into a storage room.
Opening the door, several items were neatly placed on the center table.
They were a vest, two bracers, and two anklets.
However, what was peculiar was that they were all forged from refined iron.
"Young Master, in order to forge these few items, we used almost all of the refined iron that the research institute had accumulated for more than two months.
Their total weight adds up to more than five hundred kilograms.
According to your requirements, a single arm bracer reached fifty kilograms, and the anklets were seventy-five kilograms."
Blacksmith Yuan introduced the equipment's information to Quan Yi.
These pieces of equipment were all custom-made by Blacksmith Yuan specifically for Quan Yi.
Quan Yi stepped forward and put on the equipment on the table one by one.
"As expected of Blacksmith Yuan, it fits perfectly," Quan Yi exclaimed.
The heavy and hard vest felt comfortable on the body, its curves perfectly matching his body.
Quan Yi bounced lightly; the weight of five hundred kilograms was just right for Quan Yi.
The solid weight made him feel like his body had returned to the Great Soul Master realm, and his body was no longer light when moving.
It was as if he had returned from high-definition picture quality to smooth picture quality.
"Young Master, is it too heavy?" Blacksmith Yuan asked worriedly.
"No, this weight is just right; it's enough for me to adapt for a long time."
Quan Yi immediately did ten burpees in front of Blacksmith Yuan.
Was this the Soul Master?
The huge difference in power made Blacksmith Yuan's awe of Soul Masters even stronger.
That vest, weighing more than two hundred kilograms, required two or three strong men to help carry it together.
However, Quan Yi not only wore it himself but could also move flexibly while wearing it.
After ten burpees, Quan Yi had already confirmed the effect of the weighted equipment. Wearing the equipment did not affect him from doing strenuous exercise.
"The effect is very good," Quan Yi nodded contentedly.
"Blacksmith Yuan, then I'll go back first. I'll leave the rest to you."
"Wait, Young Master, these glasses..." Blacksmith Yuan raised the goggles hanging around his neck towards Quan Yi.
"Oh, that was specially prepared for you; accept it."
After speaking, Quan Yi did not take off the equipment and walked directly out of the research institute.
