Infrastructure Craze (BL) (Full English Translation)

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Chapter 120: Eighteen Weapons Manifest

When Zhuang Yu received the news about the iron ore being sent back, he immediately went to check it out.

The iron ore was transported beneath the meat, and on the surface, it appeared as if Crimson City had brought back prey hunted from a new hunting ground.

The news of Crimson City utilizing iron ore for smelting was significant, and for now, it couldn't be made known to other forces, especially those from Red City.

Now that Crimson City had the method to produce iron weapons and the incubation chamber for giant creature eggs, with enough time given to Crimson City, it wouldn't be impossible for them to grow into a force as powerful as Red City.

However, Red City wouldn't just stand idly by and watch Crimson City's smooth development. Not to mention Red City, even other forces might not remain indifferent to Crimson City's growth.

Therefore, the iron smelting and the incubation chamber still had to remain confidential for now. Otherwise, the kind of sensation it would cause could be imagined. Just like salt and porcelain, which were everyday items, had already caused a great commotion in the world.

Zhuang Yu secretly had the iron ore sent to the place where ceramics, glass, and bricks were made, where security was always tight.

Zhuang Yu inspected the iron ore and found that they were of very good quality.

Others were a bit puzzled. Why did Prince Yu bring back a pile of stones so cautiously? And why the strict instructions not to let others find out?

Although they didn't know the reason, they guessed that there might be some deeper meaning, considering their ceramics and glass were made from clay and sand. They were still astonished by how many resources their ceramics and glass had exchanged for. Fundamentally, they were made from clay and sand, with minimal costs. And their salt was made from evaporated water...

What people from Crimson City feared most now was others learning their methods because the benefits were enormous.

In fact, seemingly simple crafts weren't that easy to learn. There were some worrywarts, but having such awareness of the danger was good. Currently, the places where they practiced these crafting techniques were heavily guarded. It was difficult even for a fly to fly in.

A group of people had already gathered around Zhuang Yu.

Zhuang Yu said, "Burn, burn these stones at high temperature."

Their kiln could produce ceramics and glass, and the temperature was sufficient.

Burn the stones? The group of people was momentarily stunned, but if Prince Yu said to burn them, they would.

The flames rose in the kiln, with the stones placed on top.

Everyone stared at the kiln without blinking.

As the temperature rose, the stones gradually began to turn red, then melted into red liquid flowing outward...

The group of people was stunned. This red liquid... seemed somewhat familiar.

They had melted ironware from Red City in the kiln before, and it seemed... it was also this kind of red liquid.

Could this red liquid be molten iron? How could that be? Clearly, they were burning stones.

Their eyes all turned to Zhuang Yu in unison, filled with fiery anticipation. If it really was molten iron, wouldn't that mean... they could produce iron weapons like those of Red City? Red City's strength lay in their advanced weapons, which allowed them to gradually develop into what they were now.