Chapter 241: Chapter 239 Land Mine
Moreover, just as Lin Yi was observing, with his movements, there was a rustling sound coming from inside.
This made Lin Yi instantly direct his gaze towards the opening of the iron sphere.
He saw that on this iron sphere, there was indeed a tiny circular hole, which was not particularly large, about the size of a modern beer bottle cap.
And as he brought his eyes closer, he immediately saw that it was filled with half-spheres of iron nails, Iron Nails, and the like.
Seeing this, Lin Yi couldn’t help but nod in satisfaction, as this was exactly what he had instructed Tie Niu to do.
“Not bad, not bad. How deep is this groove on top? And how thick is it from the inner wall?”
After nodding in satisfaction, Lin Yi turned his attention to the crisscrossed grooves on the outer surface of the iron sphere.
Upon hearing this, Tie Niu didn’t even think before responding:
“It’s only as thick as a large coin on the inside.”
Hearing this, Lin Yi couldn’t help but feel astonished.
It was hard to believe that with the current level of craftsmanship, it was possible to forge such precision ironware, which truly was a remarkable feat.
This was enough to reflect the excellent skills of these craftsmen.
Keep in mind, there were no various modern machine tools available now, so forging a hollow iron sphere was not something that could be easily done.
Of course, although Lin Yi didn’t have the modern tools of later generations, he did have the knowledge of the future.
Forging such an object was almost extremely difficult; it could be said that it might take days or even more than ten days to forge a finished product, but he knew that this could be completely substituted by cast iron.
However, casting iron was not possible with the current facilities, yet the newly built workshop had the capability to do so.
As for what exactly the iron clumps were used for, one might have already guessed.
“Good, you’ve got some true skill, lad. Let’s go and test it together, see what the actual effect is.”
As he spoke, Lin Yi directly tossed the iron sphere back to Tie Niu.
And this giant of a man truly had some tricks up his sleeve, catching the iron sphere thrown by Lin Yi with one hand.
Watching him, the two iron spheres seemed like toys in his grasp, giving no sense of weight at all.
Lin Yi was quite satisfied with this; not only did the man have a strong physique, but he also possessed great strength.
Such a man, even if placed on a battlefield, would definitely be a fierce warrior.
So Lin Yi walked in front, with Tie Niu carrying two iron spheres following behind him, like a large chimpanzee, step by step, all the way to another workshop nearby.
And this workshop was managed entirely by military protocol.
Its strictness was truly not just one or two notches above the neighboring Royal Glaze workshop.
At the very least, along this path, there were at least five teams of sentries patrolling.
Had it not been for Lin Yi’s arrival, anyone else would have had to undergo numerous checks.
As for why such stringent security, it was a necessity because the things being studied inside were far too dangerous.
A single mishap, and if anything from inside were to be leaked outside, the consequences would be dire.
As the substantial doors were pushed open, immediately visible were several big red characters on the wall.
Right, this was nowhere else but the Gunpowder Workshop.
The firecrackers that were used during the opening of the Imperial Family’s Royal Glaze shop, which Lin Yi’s family ran, were researched and developed right here.
And now, my brothers, you must have guessed it—yes, the object cradled in the arms of the Iron Bull behind Lin Yi is indeed meant to be used with gunpowder. As for what it is, it’s certainly self-explanatory.
Thus, Lin Yi, accompanied by Tie Niu, went directly to the person in charge here.
After getting some of the most evenly roasted gunpowder, he carefully poured it into the two large iron balls.
With just a slight shake, he mixed it with the bits of iron slag and iron nails inside.
After all this, Lin Yi had someone bring over two specially made fuses and insert them.
Of course, at this point, it must be mentioned—
The length of the fuses Lin Yi used this time was truly long.
At the very least, they were ten meters in length.
There was no helping it; the incident with the firecrackers last time taught Lin Yi a lesson.
Though they seemed long, they flared up and reached the end in an instant.
This was unavoidable; the technology of the day could only go so far.
Moreover, this invention is an entirely different concept from the previous firecrackers.
This time, it is the landmine that Lin Yi has developed.
Its power is not something firecrackers can compare to.
When firecrackers explode, the flying bamboo fragments may at most scratch the skin.
But if this landmine explodes and one cannot run away in time, the outcome would be extremely painful.
This thing can be lethal.
Let’s not forget, the outer surface of the iron balls is not only engraved with crisscrossing explosive fragments, but the insides are also filled with all sorts of iron nails and Iron Nails.
The power of these penetrating the body is much faster than a bullet.
After completion, Lin Yi looked at the small opening and began to worry.
If he used yellow mud to seal it, the effect would naturally not be achieved.
It’s very possible that all the gunpowder would just spew out of the yellow mud opening, greatly diminishing the power.
However, just as Lin Yi was at a loss, wondering exactly how to seal this opening—
He saw Tie Niu directly start to dig around the edge of the hole.
This made him quite curious.
The next moment, when Lin Yi clearly saw what Tie Niu was doing, his eyes lit up.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Tie Niu had pulled out a small iron wire from the edge of the hole.
And with his actions, as he pulled it out and shook it, quite quickly, a small iron plate appeared over the opening, completely sealing it off while leaving only a gap for the fuse to protrude.
This was beyond Lin Yi’s expectations; he didn’t think that the Iron Bull had set up such a small mechanism there.
Lin Yi gave a thumbs-up to the wisdom of today’s craftsmen.
In the end, aside from the spot for the fuse, the entire iron ball was perfectly sealed off.