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The dazzling array of weapons in the box looks very good, but unfortunately the value of these weapons of different styles is very average. This is mainly because the output of those items is too large.

Fortunately, these harvests were not the final gains. When they opened the last box, they found that this exploration work was definitely a very successful one.

It can even be said that everything found before has no comparable value at all, because the last weapon box contains the famous Malay Keris sword.

Thanks to a shooting game that was once popular all over the country, the strange-looking Malay Keris sword was once listed as one of the "three famous swords in the world" online along with Damascus swords and Japanese swords.

Of course, the steel pipes of muskets similar to those used by Dutch colonists were often broken by keris. The blade was very sharp and could be penetrated into the body with a gentle push. Some blades are even poisonous and are said to be life-threatening if they scratch the skin.

But in fact, if you follow these rumors carefully, you will find that these rumors have actually appeared since the Dutch invaded the Indonesian Islands hundreds of years ago, and are mixed with various European assumptions about the wilderness.

Therefore, the Europeans at that time had an extremely one-sided understanding of the Nanyang Islands, and this one-sided understanding naturally included a distortion of the situation of the Krystal Sword.

Historically, the Malay sword refers to a kind of sword produced in ancient times from the Philippines to India. Although it contains the word Malay, it actually does not only refer to the Malay Archipelago, nor does it only refer to Malaysia as a country, but includes to Java, Sumatra, Bali and other islands.

In the early days, people did not pay much attention to the Malay Kris. It was not until Westerners had many wars with the Malays that the Malay Kris was discovered, and the Malay Kris became famous.

For example, in the oil painting "Samson Blinded" created by the famous Dutch painting master Rembrandt in 1636, the sword inserted into Samson's eye by the Philistines looks like a Cleese dagger.

At the same time, among the Malay weapons, the best and most distinctive one is the Keris sword. Its appearance is very unique. The most prominent features are two points. One is the sudden widening of the bottom of the sword body; the other is the hilt and body of the sword. The connection is very thin and the connection is not very strong.

This is mainly because the Kris sword has three uses: first, it is a weapon, second, it is a personal accessory, and third, it is also used as a ceremonial staff to ward off evil spirits during sacrifices.

For the people in this land, Kris is not just a sword. They believe that every Kris is "spiritual" and has magic power. This magic is created by the "bontai", which is injected by experts during forging.

But only the sword's owner can make this magic work. Legend has it that you can kill someone with just one finger of the Klis sword, and some people believe that you can kill someone by piercing a person's shadow or footprints with the Klis sword.

Even when the owner is in danger, this kind of Krystal sword will make a "rattling" sound in the sheath as a warning, and fly out of the sheath to fight for the owner.

Of course, these statements have no scientific basis at all, but the repeated legends for hundreds of years have added a lot of mystery to the Kris sword.

However, this does not mean that the Kris Sword is a weapon that deserves its reputation, but looking at the actual production technology alone, the Kris Sword is indeed a real weapon.

Early Krys swords were all made of meteorite iron that fell from the sky. The reason why meteoric iron was used was, on the one hand, that the iron ore that could be mined easily was scarce in the Malay Archipelago, and the Malay iron smelting technology level was not high at that time.

On the other hand, because meteorite iron contains nickel, it can enhance the toughness of the sword body and prevent it from breaking easily. It can make excellent sword blades with a lower technical level.

Later, with the import of steel from China, Persia and other places, and the advancement of technology, the iron mines in the area were discovered, so swordsmiths began to use local steel to forge sword blades, but some meteorite iron was still added to ensure the durability of the Krystal sword. Tough quality.

In addition, the blade forging process of the Keris sword adopts the "piece-making method", that is, three pieces of steel sandwich two pieces of meteorite. By combining iron alloys with different carbon contents, the forged blade body is made of martensite and pearlite. The evenly distributed structure ensures that the sword body has excellent toughness and hardness.

After the sword body has been repeatedly folded and forged, there are as many as 600 layers of sandwich steel, and it requires a total of more than 500 times of hammering and forging before it is completed. After completing the above process, pickling is carried out to make the pattern on the surface of the sword body clearer and more obvious.

Various craftsmen who made Klis swords in ancient times gathered in the market and waited for customers. The manufacturing process of the sword hilt, scabbard and decorations was publicly displayed, but the manufacturing technology of the sword body and blade was strictly confidential.

A Krystal sword is made by many craftsmen, the highest ranking of which is the blacksmith. In addition, there are goldsmiths, silversmiths, coppersmiths, handle makers, sheath makers, painters, painters, material makers and sharpeners. wait.

After all, this kind of weapon is not just a weapon, but also has other contents related to religion and rituals, so the decoration is as important to this sword as the strength of the blade itself.

Especially the Kris swords that Liang En and the others obtained in this box were all put into the museum back then, so they were all high-quality products from that year, so every sword looked very gorgeous.

For example, in addition to the most common mahogany with gold inlay or gold-plated patterns, the hilts of those swords also have top-grade products made of ivory or rhino horn as raw materials.

"These things are not just weapons, but some works of art." Joan of Arc carefully pulled out a dagger and waved it twice, then put the dagger in front of her. "But this sword feels a little awkward to use."

"It's normal to feel awkward, because for us, the most important use of a dagger is to stab, and the curved blade and corresponding center of gravity are obviously not conducive to this kind of action." Liang En pulled out another sword and started gesturing.

"The design of this short sword, called the Krystal sword, is a standard Southeast Asian specialized weapon and is inseparable from the local specific environment."

"The tropical environment makes armor less popular. More people who wear armor are likely to die from heatstroke than from fighting. Therefore, sword fighting relies more on shields rather than armor for defense. This makes the two-handed long sword lack an effective development environment."

"Similarly due to the lack of very effective body protection, the Krystal sword is more designed for chopping and cutting rather than the more common design that is both slashing and stabbing, or even mainly stabbing.

In fact, this kind of short sword is specially prepared for soldiers with no armor or light armor. It can even be said that almost all weapons in the region follow this style.

This is why at that time, after some Japanese ronin who believed in Christianity arrived here, only one or two hundred people were able to become the personal guards of a certain noble or even the king, and played a decisive role in some wars.

After all, although this group of Japanese are not as good as Europeans in armor, they are still much stronger than these Southeast Asians who are shirtless or only have one piece of clothing. At the same time, the katana can also cause a lot of damage to enemies with light armor or even no armor. .