Chapter 49 Uses of Black Ironwood
Ronin brought a few pieces of black ironwood back to the castle.
He asked McKen to cut off a small piece and let the guards stab and chop it with their swords. He found that after stabbing several times, they could pierce through the wood that was less than five millimetres thick. As for chopping, it only left marks on it and could not be cut open in just a few strokes.
The hardness of black ironwood really brought Ronin an unexpected surprise.
It was difficult for the guards to penetrate the black ironwood that was less than five millimetres thick, which meant that Ronin could make it into a simple chest guard, thus replacing the iron armour to a certain extent.
Of course, this does not mean that black ironwood is really equivalent to iron, and the protective gear made of it is definitely not as defensive and durable as iron protective gear.
There is no iron mine in Shanlin Town. If Roning wants to arm his guards, he can only buy the corresponding equipment outside.
On the market, an ordinary chain mail, helmet, leggings, shield, etc., will cost at least 20 gold coins in total.
With Ronin's current financial resources, it is impossible to arm all the guards.
Moreover, the lords and nobles had little interest in arming ordinary people. It would be better to use that money to strengthen the defence of professional knights.
Only extraordinary people can bring out the greatest value of good equipment.
Take Wushan Fort, for example. The guards of the seventh squad wore linen armour at most, and the better ones had leather armour.
For Ronin, in the absence of iron protective gear and when there was not enough money to purchase iron equipment for ordinary guards, using black ironwood to make armour and weapons was a good choice.
And he was sure that such things could be sold.
"This is very interesting!"
In the study, Luo Ning felt more and more that this idea was very reliable.
The only problem is that black ironwood is not so easy to cut down.
It is impossible for ordinary people to cut down trees successfully with a stone axe. Only when they are equipped with an iron axe can they cut down trees successfully after exerting a lot of effort?
Moreover, processing black ironwood requires a lot of physical strength from the carpenter.
"gallon!"
Luo Ning called out, and the personal servant standing outside the door came in immediately.
"Master, please give me your orders!"
"Do you know if there is a carpenter in town?" Roning asked.
"Yes, sir."
Like Tom, Gallen was born and raised in Hillwood.
Having lived here for more than ten years, I have some understanding of some of the craftsmen in the town.
"Master, the best carpenter in town is Uncle William. When Princet built this building, it was Uncle William who led his men to complete it."
Uncle William Roning kept this name in mind.
Luo Ning nodded, "Very good, now take two guards to invite him over."
Jia Lun was stunned for a moment, then he bowed and responded, "Master, I will bring someone to catch him for you right away."
Catch?
Roning frowned, "I said 'please'!"
He emphasized it especially.
"Watch your attitude, don't offend the carpenter."
Although carpenter William had worked under Princet, Roning was not petty enough to hold him responsible for this matter.
What's more, craftsmen are a relatively scarce resource in any era, let alone in a remote and impoverished mountain town.
Luo Ning still hopes to make money for himself with the help of these craftsmen.
Galen suddenly broke out in a sweat.
He had only heard the first half of the sentence. When Roning asks him to bring the guards over, he subconsciously thinks that William is going to be captured, so he doesn't hear the word "please" at the end.
Knowing that he almost made a mistake, Galen immediately knelt on one knee and said, "Sorry, sir, it's my fault. I didn't hear you clearly!"
Luo Ning did not expect the other party to react so strongly, so he waved his hand and said, "Remember to listen to my words in the future and think carefully before executing them. Don't be so impatient. Go now."
"Thank you for your tolerance, sir!"
Galen saluted quickly, then left the study and rushed to the carpenter's house with his guards.
On the stairs, he happened to meet Bella, who was going upstairs. "Why are you so flustered?"
Galen sighed and said in great distress: "I just said the wrong thing."
Bella also became nervous. She was about to go find the Baron, and if the master was in a bad mood at the moment, she had to be careful.
"Did the master criticize you?" she asked nervously.
Galen shook his head. "Not really. The master is very tolerant. But I am afraid that I will leave an impression of impatience in his mind."
He shook his head with some worry, "No more talking; I'm going to get busy."
Looking at the servant's leaving back, Bella still felt a little uneasy.
As the new servants in the castle, they were very careful in their interactions with the Baron, fearing that they might do something wrong.
The reason why she was so trembling was that she didn't want to lose this wonderful job. At least in the castle, they had new clothes to wear and could eat their fill. Sometimes, she could even have a bite of the white bread left over by the Baron.
Secondly, they were still very afraid of Roning. After all, the scene when the Baron led his team into the town that day was too horrible. There were more than twenty corpses stacked on the car!
Bella walked carefully to the door and knocked gently. "Master, the kitchen will be preparing dinner soon. Mrs. Bandler asked me to ask if you have any special instructions."
Roning took his eyes off the book and looked at Bella.
Today, the maid has put on the women's clothes left in the castle, which fit her well. Bella's overall rating has also improved a lot after she put on this outfit, and she looks more youthful.
He had always thought that if Bella dressed a little better, she would look better than Princet's two lovers, and today it was confirmed.
In this remote mountain town, with such a good-looking maid by my side, if my former self were here, I would probably have pulled her over for some in-depth communication tonight, and something wonderful would have happened.
But Roning had no such plans.
It's true that he likes to look at beautiful women, but when it comes to asking him to take action, that's a little bit lacking.
Marriage in this era still had a strong class nature. Generally speaking, nobles could only choose their other half from among the nobles.
Nobles and commoners rarely get together, and even if they do, it's mostly just as lovers.
Plots like the legendary maid falling in love with a knight or the noble abandoning his status and running away with his servants for true love are more likely to appear in knight novels.
For example, the knight novel that Roning is reading now tells the story of a princess who falls in love with a high-ranking knight and then gives up her noble status to wander around the world with the knight and make it her home.
This is somewhat nonsense.
"I will be having dinner with Elrond, McKen and several other extraordinary people tonight. Remember to ask Mrs. Bandler to prepare adequately." Roning ordered.
Normally, Luo Ning eats dinner alone, mainly for some quiet time.
I called them all together for a meal today, mainly for future arrangements.
Now, the servants of the castle and the political officials of the territory have been arranged, and Roning has also conducted a preliminary inspection of the territory. He needs to prepare to go to the Horse Herding City.
During dinner in the evening, he asked McKen and others to make defensive arrangements for the territory.
"Yes, sir. I will go and tell Mrs. Bandler that I have done it."
Bella breathed a sigh of relief. The master hadn't spoken for a long time, and she thought she had said something wrong.
After the maid left, Luo Ning continued reading the novel about another world.
The plot of this novel, of more than 30 pages wrapped in parchment, is very simple. It is nothing more than killing monsters, rescuing people, and focusing on describing love affairs. It is very watery.
However, it is still okay to take a quick look at it during break time. It is worth it as it can kill boring time.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
There was a knock on the door again, and it was Chahar standing outside.
"Master, the squat toilet you ordered this morning has been arranged. Would you like to take a look?"
Luo Ning immediately closed the book and stood up. "Come on, take me to see it."