The son of the dragon who walks

Chapter 148 Immortal Essence and Works

Since Hephaestus said that he would teach Ciel forging personally, he wouldn't just give him a few books for him to learn by himself.

In addition to reading books, Hephaestus also taught Charles how to use forging tools in the next few days.

In fact, learning forging in this world does not require a long process.As long as you master the development ability of [forging] when you level up, you will naturally learn whether it is identifying the nature of materials or mastering forging skills.

However, Hephaestus obviously had higher expectations for Charles, as can be seen from the book she gave to Charles.

Those books recorded most of the material information that can be used for forging in this world, many of which can be used for first-level equipment,
It seems that Hephaestus believes that Shire will become a blacksmith capable of creating first-level equipment.

As Ciel's constitution grew stronger, so did his powers of understanding and memory.The "homework" assigned by Hephaestus was quickly completed.

With the permission of Hephaestus, Shire can finally light the forging furnace and begin to forge his first work.

Although dungeons brought heavy suffering to people in ancient times, they also brought many extraordinary resources.

In addition to magic stones, there are various drop materials.For example, the kindling that Shire used to ignite the forging furnace was an incendiary agent made from the materials produced by the monster called Flame Demon Rock.

Burning this material can generate surprisingly high temperatures, allowing for better handling of the material.

And Shire borrowed the forging room of Hephaestus, so he can naturally enjoy this convenience.

Hephaestus told Ciel that the family will provide the blacksmith with an independent forging room, but Ciel is still an apprentice and can only borrow Hephaestus' workshop.

The ore is quickly melted in the furnace, and the molten iron flows into the mold.

According to Hephaestus' teaching, forging ordinary equipment can be roughly divided into a series of procedures such as processing materials, forming shapes, and finally assembling and cutting blades.

The first step is very important, and the final quality of the equipment is often determined at this step.

Naturally, Shire would not create high-level equipment directly, nor would it use any rare materials.It's just ordinary iron ore.

There are actually refined steel ingots in the forging room, but Charles followed Hephaestus's suggestion to start with refining the ore and was familiar with the entire forging process.

I heard that senior blacksmiths can judge the quality of steel just by looking at the state of molten iron with their eyes. Of course, Shire can't do this now, but he also knows that there will be a lot of impurities that cannot be removed in this refining.

That's why it takes continuous forging, and finally you can get the ones that are suitable for making equipment...

Looking at the semi-solidified iron block, Charles was stunned for a moment.Why should I be bound by the common sense of forging when I have magic.

"Fall!"

Hearing Charles' call, Farr jumped out of the magic book and landed on Charles' shoulder.

"That is……?"

Hephaestus stood up directly, looking intently at Farr on Charles' shoulder.

Charles looked at Hephaestus suspiciously, not understanding why she had such a big reaction.

Hephaestus calmed down for a moment, and said, "I already thought that you, Charles, are special enough, but I didn't expect you to have such an amazing secret.

Do you know what's on your shoulder? "

Charles touched Farr and said, "This is the elemental elf who signed a contract with me, and he is my important partner."

Hephaestus looked at Charles with a wry smile and said, "I don't know what the elemental spirit you are talking about is, but the life essence of this little guy is clearly the same as that of a fairy.

Although it does not have the form of a fairy spirit, it is definitely a fairy spirit of fire, and it is at the level of a great fairy spirit. "

Charles also remembered that there is no race of elemental elves in this world, and it is the fairy spirits who are the avatars of gods who hold the power of elements.

Looking at it this way, Faer is indeed very similar to a fairy.

Hephaestus looked at Shire with emotion and said, "I didn't expect you to be the contractor of the fairy spirit, so it seems that you will be able to forge the magic sword soon."

Charles looked at Farr, he really didn't expect Farr to be the equivalent of a fairy.

With its assistance, not to mention making high-level equipment, even making a magic sword is not a problem.

The magic sword is a special equipment in this world. Even adventurers without magic aptitude can cast powerful magic with the magic sword.

In the beginning, the magic sword existed as a low-level substitute for magic. Although using the magic sword does not consume its own magic power and does not require chanting incantations, the power of ordinary magic swords is actually not as powerful as the magic launched by adventurers.

But all this changed because of a family whose magic sword was said to have the power to evaporate the sea.

That's the Crozo family, and that's why Hephaestus said that Shire will soon be able to make the magic sword.

The ancestors of the Crozo family were once fed blood by fairy spirits, so they have the blood of fairy spirits.The reason why Crozo's magic sword is so powerful is because it was made with the blood of fairy spirits.

With Crozo's magic sword, that family became the nobles of the kingdom of Lakia led by the God of War, and Crozo's magic sword became a weapon to destroy everything on the battlefield.Even the homes of the elves were burned down.

The Crozo family was cursed by the fairy spirit for the sins they committed with the magic sword they made, and since then they have lost the ability to make magic swords.Up to now, only one person has the skill of [Magic Sword Bloodline] capable of making Crozo's Demonic Sword.

The Crozo family only has the blood of the fairy spirit, and Farr is equivalent to the existence of the great fairy spirit of fire.

Ciel's confidence is more sufficient, Farr and Ciel are connected, and fully understand Ciel's intentions.

So Farr let out a cry, became a little bigger and flew to the side of the anvil, and spit out a ball of flames from his mouth and sprayed it on the solidified iron block.

Charles fixed the iron block with tongs, picked up a foundry hammer and knocked it down.

The crisp sound continued to resound, and the iron block was also continuously deformed during the percussion.

Farr on one side also continuously sprayed out flames in accordance with Charr's rhythm, keeping the iron block in a state suitable for processing.

With Shire's martial arts, controlling his own power is not a problem at all.Therefore, each hammer is extremely precise and the force is just right.

The iron block continued to deform after the hammer fell, elongating into the shape of a dagger.

After all, it was the first forging, and Shire's movements became much more refined.The lines of the dagger blade became more and more smooth, and soon completely formed the appearance of a standard dagger.

According to Hephaestus' teaching, Charles methodically carried out various heat treatments on the finished sword blank to make the blade more flexible and the blade sharper and harder.

After a series of procedures, the most important part of a short sword is completed.Next, as long as the hilt and gauntlet are assembled, a short sword suitable for low-level adventurers is completed.

Holding the finished sword in his hand, Charles kept looking at the lines of the sword from all directions.

I don't know if it's because of the good rhythm of Charr's forging, or because of the flame provided by Farr, when the blade changes angles, there will be a special pattern like a dragon scale.

Charles nodded in satisfaction, then put the dagger in front of Hephaestus with both hands and said, "My lord, this is my first work. Please take a look at what level it is."

Hephaestus took the dagger and observed it as Charles did just now.

Even Hephaestus, the god of forging, couldn't help but admire the shape of the sword of Charr's sword is quite perfect, whether it is the processing of materials or the later forging, there is nothing to criticize.

She especially appreciates the special pattern on the short sword, which is not only beautiful but also seems to have some special purpose.

After thinking for a while, Hephaestos walked to the forging furnace with the short sword without armor, and stabbed the sword on the flames in the furnace.

The flame collapsed in an instant, but the lines on the sword lit up as if it had been fully charged.

Hephaestus took out the dagger, waved it casually, and a flame was wrapped around the blade.

This is an ability that is not necessarily available in equipment made from monster drop materials or rare materials.

Shire instantly thought of the fairy cloth. The reason why the fairy cloth has special abilities is because it is woven by the fairy with its own magic power.

When making the dagger, Farr used his own flame to smelt the metal, and its magic power must have been incorporated into the steel, which gave it its special ability.

"Is it equipment that can absorb flames and release them? It's unimaginable. This can already be called a second-level equipment. Your talent in forging is really amazing."

Hephaestus' evaluation is definitely the most authoritative. This dagger, which is only made of ordinary steel, can already be called advanced equipment.

In Orario, the weapons used by adventurers of different levels are naturally different.

LV1 novice adventurers generally use weapons made of common materials.On the one hand, these weapons are cheaper, and on the other hand, you don't need such excellent weapons to deal with the upper-level monsters.

The high-level adventurers use excellent equipment made of precious materials.

And only a good enough blacksmith can forge the third-level equipment suitable for LV2 adventurers, and there are very few such blacksmiths.

As for the second-level equipment suitable for LV3LV4 adventurers, it is quite rare in the market, and basically needs to be customized.

Blacksmiths who can make first-level equipment are also rare in Olali. After careful calculation, there are only three or two of the Gubernian family and the Hephaestus family.

In other words, the dagger made by Shire is already considered rare equipment, at least it is considered a golden legend.

The most important thing is that this dagger can be used even by low-level adventurers.

The weight of high-end equipment is not low, not to mention the "big double-edged Urga" of Loki Familia Diona, even Ais's sword of despair is not something low-level adventurers can use at will.
After all, the power of high-level adventurers and low-level adventurers are two dimensions.

But Shire's short sword is different. Although it has special abilities, it is only made of ordinary materials.

The most important thing is that the cost is not high, and Charles feels as if he is about to get rich.Then, the decoration plan of his own forging workshop can be started.

(End of this chapter)