Secret Research Institute.
Huo Wu looked at the unfamiliar surroundings, curiously gazing around.
"Where is this?" Huo Wu asked curiously.
Quan Yi replied, "This is a research institute for ironware."
"Ironware?"
Huo Wu hadn't expected Quan Yi to bring her to a blacksmith shop.
Blacksmiths were a low-level profession in this world.
Therefore, although people didn't necessarily despise them, there was inevitably a phenomenon of looking down on them.
However, everything here opened her eyes.
Several huge wooden display cabinets were divided into countless neat small compartments.
Each small compartment was covered by a small glass door.
Through the small glass, you could see all kinds of peculiar minerals stored inside.
In total, there were nearly hundreds of compartments.
This was their mineral display cabinet, which they had spent years continuously expanding and collecting.
From the original one display cabinet, it had rapidly expanded to the current four.
Huo Wu had never imagined that there would be so many kinds of minerals in this world.
"Young Master, do you need me to do anything at this time?"
Blacksmith Yuan was confused by Quan Yi's arrival.
"I'm here to reforge my weight-bearing equipment," Quan Yi stated his purpose.
"No problem, we still have some iron essence left. How much weight do you want to add?"
"Ten thousand kilograms."
"Ten thousand kilograms!" Huo Wu was also shocked by this number.
She herself was learning from Quan Yi, using a 300-kilogram weight, but 10,000 kilograms was more than 300 times her weight.
This weight, added to her body, could easily crush her bones and flesh.
Even if someone could bear it, the ground could not bear its weight.
Just standing would crack the hard stone brick ground.
"We don't have that much iron essence in reserve for 10,000 kilograms."
Blacksmith Yuan wasn't too surprised.
"It doesn't matter, I have 6,000 kilograms in reserve here."
Quan Yi took out the weight-bearing equipment he was wearing from the Heart of Raging Sun.
Quan Yi, who had broken through to the Soul King realm, although there was a significant decrease in the speed of Soul Power improvement, the improvement in strength had not diminished at all.
On the contrary, the purity of Soul Power was of greater help to the improvement of strength.
This was also the reason why Quan Yi wasn't too worried.
Condensed Soul Power could bring Quan Yi greater amplification.
Therefore, when fighting against Soul Masters of the same level, Quan Yi would occupy an absolute advantage in all aspects.
"Okay, I will contact other blacksmith shops to refine the remaining weight together."
"Well, by the way, I have something else to discuss with you here."
"Please instruct," Blacksmith Yuan had been mentally prepared for this.
"I want to know, how far has the research progress on alloys developed?" Quan Yi asked.
Blacksmith Yuan didn't answer immediately, but glanced at Huo Wu cryptically before answering.
Quan Yi keenly noticed Blacksmith Yuan's gaze, and this action made Quan Yi even more relieved about Blacksmith Yuan.
Blacksmith Yuan's carefulness wasn't just reflected in his appearance, but he could notice all kinds of details in various complex tasks.
This was also the reason why he entrusted him with important tasks.
"It's okay, Xiaowu is my person," Quan Yi said affirmatively.
But, now that she had Quan Yi's support, she also became tougher.
After receiving a definite reply, Blacksmith Yuan was relieved and began to report to Quan Yi.
"We have tested and fused various materials one by one according to the prescribed steps and order, and created various alloy products by adjusting the content.
Among them, through testing, we have discovered many interesting alloys."
The research on alloys was more accurately a research on metallurgy.
Metallurgy is the extraction of metals and metal compounds from ores, and then the use of various methods to make metal materials with certain properties.
When Quan Yi instructed Blacksmith Yuan to collect minerals, he also instructed Blacksmith Yuan to start researching alloys.
Now, the display cabinets placed around them store the most basic minerals.
However, through their years of research, they have created countless alloys through tens of thousands of tests.
In this process, they have discovered many alloy products with special properties.
"What I want to know is a material that has hardness and also has strong corrosion resistance."
In fact, this was the most important reason for Quan Yi's arrival at the blacksmith shop.
Blacksmith Yuan pondered for a moment, "Corrosion resistance? May I ask, Young Master, what do you want to use this metal for?"
There are many substances that can corrode metals, acids, salts, water, etc., all of which can corrode metals.
And, the factors that affect each metal will also vary greatly.
Blacksmith Yuan must understand the specific use of the metal in order to choose a suitable alloy.
Quan Yi's eyes became deep, as if looking at the distant horizon.
"Seawater, I want a metal that can resist seawater corrosion."
"Seawater?"
Huo Wu and Blacksmith Yuan both had some questions at the same time.
As two people who had lived in the center of the continent for a long time, the sea was a distant fantasy.
They could only obtain some information from books and word of mouth, and outline the picture in their minds.
Moreover, the sea contains countless ferocious sea Soul Beasts, so people on the continent have a subconscious fear of the sea.
Therefore, people living in the center of the land may never think of going to see the sea in their lives.
"Seawater corrosion? Young Master, are you going to make iron armor wrapped around the outside of the hull?
If so, there are indeed alloys that meet the conditions. Moreover, there is more than one."
Speaking of seawater corrosion, the first thing Blacksmith Yuan thought of was this.
Quan Yi was immediately delighted when he heard Blacksmith Yuan's reply.
"Well, that's the case at this stage. Before long, we will need a lot of corrosion-resistant alloys to equip the ships that will sail the sea.
So, from today onwards, I want to entrust you to focus on the research and experimentation of anti-corrosion metals."
"Ship? Is Young Master preparing to go to the seaside?"
"It's not just me, our entire Quan family will gradually move to the seaside. For this reason, we must have enough ships, and these metals are for that time."
Few people within the family knew about the relocation of the territory, and Blacksmith Yuan, who was far away in the south, was naturally not very clear about these things.
Now, hearing Quan Yi's words, he understood Quan Yi's thoughts.
"So that's how it is, I understand."
"Our future demand for this metal will only increase, so I want you to pay attention to its cost-effectiveness and the universality of the materials when researching."
Quan Yi's eyes were very serious, and the thoughts in his mind could not be completely revealed yet.
But, now he could start working on it.
Wrapping wooden ships with iron armor was no longer a rare technology in the Douluo Continent.
However, they stopped there and didn't go any further.
Now Quan Yi planned to start with the most basic things and gradually advance the plan in his mind.
