The Bronze Fuze of the Qingzhou Prefecture Zihe River boat reeked of copper. Xiao Heng’s saber tip pried open the ceramic mold compartment of a smelting boat. As a set of chime bells was dampened by the sudden downpour, the inscription "Seventh Year of Tianqi" stood beside a secret Russian inscription: "Tula Arsenal Flintlock Escapement Technique." Nine of the bell’s stalactites were actually wrapped in explosive codes from the White Sea ice shelf!
"Look at the cold-forged dragon pattern on this mold!" Her armor-plated glove scraped across the spiral runner of the bronze mold. "This lost-wax method for the 'Seven-Star Tripod' was specially created by Lü Zhen when he oversaw the construction of ritual vessels for the Suburban Altar during the Xuande period. How could it be engraved with the Romanov double-headed eagle quenching mark?"
A bell suddenly tolled on the riverbank. Five official vessels flying the "Cui" banner emerged from the mist; the figureheads of Guan Zhong, doused in molten copper, revealed the keel riveting patterns of the Arkhangelsk Shipyard. Shen Xitang’s crossbow bolt shattered a set of chime bells, exposing a fallen scrap from the "Volga River Secret Pact." Beside an official document reading "Annual lease of one hundred copper boats," a Tatar notation read: "Resold to the Kazan Cannon Casting Bureau as locking molds!"
Chapter 209