The Age of the 21st Century Magazine

As competitors threatening Navis reveal one by one, hope rests with weapons production.

Changsoo, Hope and Traditional Blade Master, O Man and Kim Artisan,

So four people gathered in the Suwon conference room.

“So are we going to be the first team members to get on the horseback? ”

Hope answered Kim's question.

“Yes, because you two are the youngest.

I've considered that part.

However, it is difficult to board a large aircraft right now.

Once you get to know your sense of control, you're going to start with a little gas. ”

“So what about the stables we ride?

Can I see it now? ”

“It's hard right now.

HGD1 custom gas for artisans at the cod factory is currently under construction.

You'll see them in about two weeks. ”

“I see. In fact, I'm a little nervous about getting on the stables.

But you want to learn colonoscopy from us? ”

“Yes, I think I need to learn to make weapons myself. ”

Hope thought of ether tartan artisans and Hornberg and said:

Machete, Tartan Archer's Melee Weapon.

In Korean, the jungle is stronger than any spear that exists on the planet.

An enormous destructive force that cuts the throat of a monster that stings with iron armor.

Can we build such weapons with modern, high-tech science?

Absolutely impossible.

After all, in order to build a Machete-like weapon, this side has to use the same method.

Ultimately, the Earth is the only one who can use the ether of monsters.

However, Kim's father-in-law, who did not know the circumstances, was just mistaken and made a slight impression.

“Oh, you're 25 years old, and I'm nine years old.

It's so hard for us to quit, too.

Technology itself is never that easy to learn. ”

He openly expressed his disdain for teaching with his craftsmen's distinctive pride.

I realized that hope had touched his pride.

In fact, traditional blacksmithing is never as easy as he says.

Even when I saw the process of making a knife in Hansung Forge for a while, I thought my face would ripen because of the hot heat.

However, there is no other option to prepare for the imminent threat.

“Yes, each one is ready.

I know my level is terrible, so I'm going to start with the basics. ”

Seeing the unexpected seriousness that came to the face of hope, Kim's father-in-law unravelled the impression.

“Hmm... I see.

Let's start with the basics.

Instead, you need to keep your heart steady so that you don't give up in the middle. ”

“Yes."

“Very well. Let's start with the Catalan iron work. ”

“Katana is not Japan, is it? ”

“Yes, I was hired by Matsui, one of Japan's top experts.

But now you're small..... ”

Kim's father-in-law gave a bitter look to the little Matsui elder.

Matsui, although of different nationalities, was the best teacher for Kim's craftsman.

Matsui's family and Kim's family have been in regular contact for more than 30 years.

The main purpose of exchanges is to learn Japan's leading technology.

The mac of Japanese craftsmen has been around for at least 500 years.

The family of artisans who crossed from Baek Jae to Japan has been history for up to a thousand years.

In comparison, South Korea was completely cut off by its cultural annihilation policy during the first strong period.

Kim's family began restoring traditional swords in the late 1960s with the intention of restoring traditional culture.

So let's say history is only 50 years away.

Hope is a sad thought.

In the past, there must have been strong weaponry in Korea until the middle of the Korean period, considering Koguryo or Unified Shinra.

That's what destroyed all of Japan's strength in just 36 years.

During the Strong Age, technology was plundered and craftsmen were dragged to Japan so that they could not know their lives.

You can only find a faint trace of ancient Korean weapon-making technology in the National Supply Codex that Changsoo has now.

Changsoo got caught up in the story.

“Are you still interacting with the Japanese Katana people? ”

“Yes, I sometimes send gifts and invite them to Korea.

They're all great people.

Sometimes I visit Japan if I have something to visit.

In fact, all the techniques that underlie my manufacturing skills have been taught to the smallest people. ”

Changsoo, who has a considerable interest in ancient weapons, wanted to meet them.

“Yes, you do. I'm also interested in Japanese Traditional Blade.

I'd like you to invite your family.

I'll cover all the expenses.

If you come to Korea, you will be able to serve as the best guinea pig. ”

Kim shook his head horizontally.

“They are so rude.

In fact, they are more proud to defend their craftsmanship and traditions than they are monetary. ”

“But let's invite you. ”

“Yes, I'll consider it. ”

“By the way, I want to learn technology right away from today.

Changsoo said he's with us. ”

“Yeah, I should try, too.

I wanted to make a Blade in a traditional way. ”

Five people who were standing by me laughed.

When I saw the actions of two people, I remembered the first time I entered.

At that time, I wanted to make the best blade in Korea according to the traditions of my ancestors...

“Hahaha. Everyone's in a hurry. It's 2: 00 p.m.

Well, good. Let's start with the basic work in the forge. ”

The four entered the new traditional forge at the R&D centre.

The Forge is a three-story building with equipment on the ground floor to allow for traditional smelting.

“Director Changsoo, it feels a little strange to see this kind of traditional equipment in the Suwon R&D center. ”

“I feel like I've been doing time warp since the Middle Ages, just looking at high-tech equipment. ”

According to the two, on one side of the forge is a traditional drawer for hanging iron.

Next to the furnace is a pile of charcoal.

It's a real tradition, not an electric line.

Oh, someone pointed at a pile of charcoal and said,

“The oak charcoal here is a traditional charcoal made from oak that has been logged in the mountains of Gangwon and Gyeongsangbuk-do.

If you're in a furnace that smelts iron, you need to put up some charcoal to increase the power of the furnace properly. ”

“Can I put this in the furnace? ”

“Yes, there's a shovel, isn't there? You can put it in that shovel. ”

“Oh, yes. ”

Hope spread the charcoal alternately with Changsu.

The furnace contains more charcoal than I thought.

Almost four sacks of charcoal go in and Kim sends a sign to stop craftsmen.

“Now pick the charcoal in the furnace by hand. Good ride evenly.

It's hard to get a hole in your breath. ”

“Yes."

“Here's how to light a fire and increase the heat of the furnace.

We're not smelting enough water to melt it.

Basically, we're only going to do monotony, so we just have to stay this way. ”

“Let's see if we can melt the water separately. ”

“When it melts, it receives the crucible, it leaves a little hole in the furnace that's bursting, and it blocks everything with bricks.

And when you pulverize it, it raises the temperature of the charcoal to 1,500 degrees, which is the point where the iron melts. ”

“Oh yes.. but why not use an electric furnace and harden it with charcoal? ”

“Charcoal diffuses heat slowly, but it also transfers heat deeply to the inside of the iron.

It makes it easier to control the temperature of the beehive hammer. ”

“It might be easier with electricity or gas, but that's not the case anymore. ”

“Yes, there is a reason for insisting on a traditional approach.

If you bake squid with charcoal rather than electric grill, it will slowly cook and taste better. ”

It turns out that the chicken is a little spicy, but it also tastes like charcoal seasoning chicken.

Brazier work is traditional, but still not entirely traditional.

Instead of the traditional bellows of Nogada Castle, Dr. Nam and the elder of Hansung Forge started burning charcoal using an automatic bellows.

The lever of the automatic bellows is manipulated and thus the heat of the charcoal fire is automatically regulated.

When the whole charcoal is completely on fire, the heat from the furnace gushes out strongly.

Hope and Changsoo's face start to burst into flames and sweat in an instant.

I feel like my hair will become a natural perm because it's too hot.

“You're hot. That's why you need to wrap a towel in your head. ”

“Oh! I see. I'll burn all my hair. ”

The hope of sweating away from a lumpy face rushes to his head.

I didn't know why the traditional craftsmen wrapped their heads in a retrofit suitcase until a little while ago, but I could see why I got hit by my body right away.

There seems to be a reason why tradition is so trivial.

“Now that the furnace is sweetened, bring me an iron bar that fell in the middle. ”

“This? Mid off? ”

“Yes, in the middle. I'm going to hang this and hammer it. ”

Hope picks up the iron bar.

On the iron side, the Maid China sign is ringed.

Kim said, accepting the iron bar.

“This iron bar is made of North Korean iron. ”

“... it says Maid in China. ”

“Exactly, the iron from the Hamgyeongbuk-do mines was refined from Chinese East Coast steel into iron bars. ”

“Oh, an iron bar would be good for Korea...”

“It's not an alloy bar, it's not as good as the iron it's made in Korea.

Well, the iron mine in Korea is closed, so I use North Korea. ”

“Oh, yes.”

Hope heard the story of the iron bar and came up with a strange idea.

If a monster wave erupts in North Korea, what will the monster hunter do?

It's still North Korea's main business.

Will North Korea wait for the wave to collapse and then go up?

Or is it going to go up in the name of private enterprise?

Dr. Nam is not a man to care about the government anyway.

However, North Korea will not collapse as long as China, which is developing a strong North Korean business and providing military aid, persists.

Even if North Korea collapses, the Hamhungshi Line, which has a concentration of mineral resources of tens of billions of won, will try to eat even with its total military strength in the Northeast.

That would be the worst consequence imaginable.

The 20-million North Korean refugees who enter the country think about all the mines that make money are all taken by China.

At that time, the government might consider North Korean refugees to be Chinese and close the ceasefire.

Monster Wave in North Korea.

It seems to be a problem that must be addressed at the time.

Artisan Kim picks up an iron bar with a tong and puts it in the furnace.

Iron bars run increasingly red.

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