"Roar~!"
Night Fury leaped onto a nearby pile of rubble, instantly kicking up dust and sand. Thankfully, Hiccup was prepared, or he would have ended up with a mouthful of sand again.
He dismounted from Night Fury's back, giving him a look of slight disdain. Night Fury, seeing that look, became incredibly smug, as if saying, "Next time, I'll give you something even more exciting!"
Before he even entered the Blacksmith Shop, he could already hear the clanging of hammers from inside.
Gobber was tirelessly hammering iron. After all, for a Dragon Slayer, crafting weapons was his greatest hobby, especially crafting such deadly implements!
Hiccup looked at the Bows and crossbows cooling nearby, counting them carefully. There were over a hundred, but this pace was simply too slow.
Although these were enough for now, there was no telling what problems might arise once the war began, so it was better to prepare more contingencies.
Seeing Hiccup, Gobber wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "Hey! Don't think I'm tired now! I'm full of strength! It feels like it'll never run out!"
"You don't need to try and persuade me. I can definitely make more Bows and crossbows!"
Gobber deliberately pretended to have made many Bows and crossbows without tiring, hoping to receive praise from Hiccup.
Hiccup had no intention of persuading him; instead, he wanted him to speed up. Pure exploitation.
So, Hiccup directly said, "Your speed is too slow! Once the warships are built, these Bows and crossbows will be put to use!"
"This little bit! How is it enough!?"
Upon hearing this, Gobber's eyes widened, and he even felt like giving up. His hard-earned efforts were not only unrecognized but he was also lectured!
"Oh no~! These are things I made day and night! I made so many by myself! Shouldn't I…?"
Before Gobber could finish, Hiccup interrupted him, saying, "Your idea is wrong! You shouldn't do it alone! You should bring the Dragon Knight along!"
"This way, it's not only faster, but with the help of the Dragon, it's also less strenuous, and you can get more rest!"
Realizing Hiccup was concerned for him, Gobber's anger dissipated by more than half. Then he waved his hand and said, "The great Gobber the Warrior would never rest due to laziness!"
Hiccup smiled and said, "Really!? Don't say I didn't warn you, when we attack the Dragon Nest, we won't bring a weary warrior!"
At this, Gobber panicked slightly, then looked at Hiccup and said, "I made so many Bows and crossbows precisely so I could use them myself! If you don't let me participate in this fight, then you might as well kill me!"
Hiccup looked around the Blacksmith Shop, then began to create new molds, leaving two new flame inlets to speed up the melting of iron ore.
Then, Hiccup said to Night Fury, "Gather Dragon Knight Third Squad!"
"Roar~~!"
Night Fury let out a roar following a specific pattern, and the Dragon Knight Third Squad appeared before Hiccup with a group of young Dragons.
Upon landing, both the Dragon Knight and the Dragon companions lined up neatly.
However, these young Dragons couldn't possibly obey commands. They bounced around the Dragon Knight, some even biting the Dragon Knight's clothes and swinging like on a swing.
When Gobber saw this scene, he felt his heart melt.
He then walked towards the young Dragons, picked up two casually, and carefully examined these adorable little creatures.
"Hiccup, can you give me a young Dragon too? These little guys are too cute! Oh, my goodness, I must be sick. I'm actually starting to like Dragons!" Gobber muttered to himself.
Hiccup smiled faintly and said, "There are many young Dragons! If you want to adopt one, when we gather at dusk, you can pick any one you like!"
He would certainly not be stingy with this blacksmith master who wholeheartedly crafted weapons for him. Moreover, he only wanted one young Dragon.
Gobber immediately said excitedly, "I want these two in my hands! They are really too cute!"
The two young Dragons seemed to understand that Gobber was praising them, so they both extended their long tongues and licked Gobber's face, which made his big beard stick together.
Hiccup looked at the Dragon Knight members in front of him and said, "Now divide into two halves! One group will stay here with their Dragons, and the other will go back to guard the Dragon Jail!"
"Yes!"
The members of the Third Squad didn't say much; they dispersed immediately after receiving their orders.
Due to the Deadly Nadder's flame temperature being the same as coal, it can melt these iron ores faster.
He led these Dragons to the new molds, then instructed them to breathe fire to melt the iron ore inside the molds. The molten iron flowed along the mold into another mold.
Each Dragon Knight held a hammer, striking out impurities—a common practice in blacksmithing! With the addition of these people, efficiency immediately increased several times, and the speed became faster and faster.
However, Hiccup still found this speed too slow, so he had these Dragon Knight members continue hammering iron, while he, using the principle of leverage, created a water-circulating hammering machine!
Water was used as the force to leverage the hammer, causing it to lift high, then fall heavily along the rope's trajectory onto the iron block mixed with impurities!
This not only made it more efficient but also the hammer used by the machine was heavier than the hammers in the Dragon Knight's hands, making the impurity removal more effective!
Of course, due to time constraints, they could only modify existing materials. If there were time to refine this machine, its efficiency would surely be even faster than now.
Under the astonished gaze of all the Dragon Knight and Gobber, Hiccup taught everyone how to control the machine, then said, "The rest is up to you! You must hurry!"
"Yes!" The Dragon Knight bowed respectfully and accepted the order!
After Hiccup left, he immediately rode Night Fury to the watchtower, gazing at the distant sea.
At the same time, he couldn't help but think, "Currently, there are only forty-seven adult battle-ready Dragons on Berk Island! It's still a bit short of the goal of one hundred Dragon companions!"
"Now that I've stolen those Dragon's eggs, they will definitely come for revenge! Berk Island is not far from those Dragon's nests!"
"Those Dragons will definitely track us by scent! And this time, more and stronger Dragons will come!"
"It's a pity that the twenty-three newly tamed Dragons haven't been assigned riders yet, otherwise, we could take the initiative and defeat those Dragons one by one before they gather!"
"It seems I can only outwit them!"
Immediately, Hiccup rode Night Fury towards Crow Ridge, searching for a suitable location to set up a trap!