[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor":3,"chapter-farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-230":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},561233,812,"Chapter 230 - 167: You Are Souls","farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-230",230,"\u003Cp>\"Then, what about my servant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can whip him a few times to vent your anger. I can make that decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang Le said, \"As for his life, it belongs to our Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, what I mean is, don’t trouble him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frank sighed slightly, \"Actually, he had no choice, often he could only follow orders. The one who really harmed me was Baron Zane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Lord said that the behavior of being a saint is unacceptable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang Le looked at Frank sternly, \"Wrong is wrong, there are no excuses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Being a saint means, even when someone stabs you, you still say stupid things for them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang Le proactively explained,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Lord said it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frank smiled and nodded,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Baron Rod is young, but didn’t expect he taught you quite a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our Lord understands far more than you imagine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang Le leaned closer to Frank,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re curious, join Black Pine Ridge; it’s not too late.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frank didn’t respond, just quietly looked at Gang Le.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really old-fashioned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang Le waved his hand, ignoring Frank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructing the surrounding guards to extinguish the fire, Gang Le took Frank back to the village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, Gang Le personally led the team, escorting everyone back to White Rock Canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, these soldiers were not like the soft commoners before, nor as knightly as Frank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you’re not careful, those soldiers might try to escape, and a small squad couldn’t transport them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More importantly, the nearby villages had been raided almost completely, and Zane sent more people to deal with Gang Le.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gang Le naturally couldn’t confront them head-on, and being driven out from a warm village to spend the night in the wild in this deep winter was uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to withdraw early, go back to White Rock Canyon to rest, and wait for orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost Leaf Town, on a high slope not far from the manor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp cold winds blew tiny snow grains onto faces, but no one paid the slightest attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of blacksmiths and apprentices from Frost Leaf Town gathered together, staring intently at the giant in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Windmills, everyone was familiar with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they’ve never seen the machine with thick rollers in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord, is this the windmill roller you said can improve the efficiency of armor production?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammer rubbed his hands in anticipation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, the Lord’s items have been very useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammer was very curious about how this would help them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other blacksmiths were equally curious, staring at Rod and the machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rod responded softly, also scrutinizing the machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body of the windmill roller was a sturdy platform built with stone and wooden frames, with two thick iron-clad axles embedded in the center, standing parallel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roller surface was polished smooth, edges reinforced with rivets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between the two rollers was adjustable, specifically for pressing iron materials of different thicknesses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rollers were connected to a drivetrain made of wooden gears and iron bearings, powered by the windmill at the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The windmill blades rotated, converting torque through gears to drive the rollers continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But whether it can be used, we still need to try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rod waved his hand, and the old carpenter Waller unlocked the windmill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a crisp click, the windmill slowly rotated under the north wind’s push, gradually accelerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rod manually picked up a prepared iron ingot, heated it in the furnace until red-white, then carefully placed it at the roller’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blacksmiths’ eyes fixed intently on the roller machine, even their breathing was a bit lighter in that instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under everyone’s gaze, the two huge rollers slowly swallowed the ingot like an open giant mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cluck clack–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A piercing grinding sound echoed, resembling a giant beast chewing steel, causing the ground inside the room to tremble slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rod held his breath, feeling the force in his hand, slowly feeding the ingot in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, on the other side, the iron piece was slowly being spit out, with Hammer assisting in catching it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The effect is somewhat less compared to my imagination.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rod couldn’t help but exclaim, \"It seems multiple pressings are needed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Rod could accept it; this primitive roller couldn’t directly flatten ingots into sheets like modern machines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The iron piece before them could at most be called an iron cake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even so, Hammer stood frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This, this...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammer subconsciously clenched his fist, his knuckles turning white due to exertion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the effect he’d achieve after hammering all day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn’t sustain his physical strength for a whole day!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now this roller got it done in an instant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other blacksmiths were even more dumbfounded, speechless for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young blacksmiths were okay, some couldn’t even forge armor, not feeling the machine’s power, just thinking it’s impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those most impacted were the old blacksmiths, like Bard who came with Katie back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d worked as a blacksmith all his life, hammered countless times, ignited countless fires, but had never seen a scene like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bard carefully examined the iron cake pressed by the roller, though having some fine patterns, it was much smoother than his hammering!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could say, it had already surpassed his skill!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s over!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Does the Lord still need him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bard retreated in a daze, accidentally sitting down on the ground!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, everyone’s eyes fell on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rod also looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And seeing Bard’s expression, Rod immediately understood his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, Bard was frightened by the forge hammer back then too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, don’t overthink it, the roller is just a tool to help you improve efficiency, but the shaping all needs to be done by you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are the soul of the roller.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Without you, this pile of iron is waste. You need to learn to harness it and you’ll create stronger equipment than ever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rod smiled at Bard,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially experienced blacksmiths like you. Not only should you shape, but you need to teach more blacksmiths like you.\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, alright, Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bard quickly got up, his face flushed, responding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rod picked up the iron cake pressed once, heated it in the furnace again,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first press might only achieve sixty percent, and remember to heat it again after pressing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rod said as he put the iron cake back in, whereas Hammer, without needing to be told, received it on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the iron cake had a shape resembling an iron sheet, but it was still inadequate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like it needs another pressing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rod repeated the pressing process again, and a completed iron sheet finally appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rod nodded in satisfaction,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems at least three pressings are needed for an iron sheet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one responded in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared wide-eyed, mouths agape, unable to speak at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing tightly at the iron sheet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This actually got done?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole process took less time than a meal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s terrifying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blacksmith shop fell into dead silence, only the roller creaked and groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammer held the iron sheet, his arms trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he remembered Rod’s words about teaching him forging skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammer had thought it was some unknown blacksmith legacy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never expected it to be such a machine, going beyond blacksmithing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, stop staring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rod called everyone’s attention back, wiping his hands while instructing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bard, you continue to the next step, forge this sheet into armor and let me see the result.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hammer, take these apprentices and learn the roller today, including adjusting armor thickness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, okay!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hammer responded repeatedly, while Bard hurriedly took the iron sheet and got busy.\u003C\u002Fp>",1262,"2026-05-30T15:19:45.195Z","2026-06-01T04:31:34.172Z",1,"novelbin.me","3ad5557816777739ddc150a70f0754f15507f760d51108ebf155a30d1118dabd","farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-231","farming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-chapter-229",776,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffarming-with-entries-from-lord-to-emperor-cover.jpg"]