Finally, Hua Tianxiong took an ordinary military saber from his personal guard with his left hand, mustered a force of 150 N, and brought his right-hand saber down upon the left-hand one. With a snap, the ordinary military saber broke cleanly in two. He then mustered 50 N of force and struck the broken blade in his hand. With a crisp click, a 3-centimeter nick appeared on the blade. Hua Tianxiong mustered 70 N of force once more, and the ordinary military saber snapped in two. Meanwhile, the blade forged from refined iron stone remained completely unchanged. It was abundantly clear that the saber forged from refined iron stone was vastly superior to the ordinary military saber. If they encountered such weapons on the battlefield, the outcome would be entirely predictable.
Seeing this, Hua Tianxiong nodded in satisfaction. Most ordinary soldiers were Seventh-Rank Martial Disciples. A force of 70 N using a blade forged from refined iron stone could easily snap an ordinary military saber, provided that the ordinary soldiers could comfortably wield a weapon twice as heavy as a standard military saber. This fit Hua Tianxiong's requirements precisely, so he looked at Mo Di and asked,
"Minister Mo, what is the refined iron content of this saber?" Hua Tianxiong asked eagerly.
Chapter 23