Red Dragon has magic

Chapter 102 Sword Forging
Cato kept his promise, especially after seeing the red dragon kill three Flames of Death with ease.

It is true that the giants and dragons have hatred, but that is in the past and we should look forward. Moreover, he believed in the fire elemental prince Imish and once killed his compatriots, so he had already abandoned his identity as a giant.

"This is my forging workshop."

Cato took Lyon and the efreet back to the empty fortress.

Until now, Lyon finally had the leisure to observe the fortress.

This is a large fortress. Normally, there should be many fire giants living there. Even if Cato succumbed to the fire elemental prince Imish and betrayed his people, one person would not be able to kill so many fire giants. If he could kill so many fire giants, he would not have to be afraid of the fire of death...

There must be something behind this. Leon was curious, but not gossipy enough, so he just let it go after a few random thoughts without any results.

Lyon now looked around, concerned about the iron felts, bellows, and quenching tanks, thinking that his original sword was forged by the hobgoblins, and later he wanted the fire lizards to forge another one, but he had been troubled by the lack of good materials until today.

"You want me to help you forge the sword. Do you have any materials prepared?" Cato walked to the huge iron felt, put down his sword, and took off his heavy armor.

He originally thought that he would take action, and with the help of the fire giant and a red dragon, he would be able to kill the three troublesome deathfires, but he didn't expect the red dragon and a young dragon to kill them alone. It seems that the gap between people is even greater than that between people and dogs, and the gap between dragons is similar.

Leon took out the materials he had prepared long ago and said, “Is this enough?”

"Melite ore?" Cato's eyes lit up immediately when he saw the materials Leon took out. For fire giants, pure gold is also a rare material. Fire giants like pure gold and mithril, which are better than all the flashy gold and gems.

"I recognize the others..." Cato picked up a piece of Whispering Bark, "What is this?"

“You don’t even know Whispering Bark?” Leon asked in surprise.

"Why should I know that?" Cato asked. "Is it for burning?"

"Of course it's not a fuel for burning." Leon didn't know how to explain. He only knew that the bark of the Whispering Tree could be used, but he didn't know how to use it specifically. "If you really don't know how to use it, just burn it and use it as ordinary carbon powder... Don't you need to add carbon powder when smelting metal?"

Anyway, he already knew where the Whispering Tree was, so he could just go and dig it up when he had the chance, without worrying about wasting it.

Cato looked at Leon strangely and said, "You actually know something about smelting metal?"

“Of course.” Leon bared his teeth and threatened, “So don’t think about dealing with me casually. I can see everything if you cut corners… Don’t blame me for speaking harshly. I’m being mean first and being a gentleman later.”

"I never mess around with forging, I give it my all no matter what it is," Cato said.

"That's great." Lyon said, "I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."

Cato hummed noncommittally and asked, "What kind of craft do you like?"

"Damascus, I want a big sword forged with Damascus steel." Leon really knows a lot about sword forging. You know, he used to watch sword forging competitions online a lot. Not only did he never miss a session, but he often watched it for a whole night. "You know Damascus steel, right?"

Cato scratched his fiery red hair for once in a while: "Be more specific."

Leon told everything he had learned from watching the sword-forging competition.

"So many names," Cato complained.

"Can you do this?" Leon asked.

"The Fire Giant is the greatest craftsman, of course he can do it. It's just the folding forging method." Cato pounded his chest.

"In that case, I'll leave it to you," Leon said. "How long will it take?"

“If you ask other people to forge it, they may not be able to do it in a month. But if you ask me, it only takes me ten days... no, twenty days.” Cato felt that he should not be too sure and should leave some room.

"Then I'll give you twenty days, or even a month." Leon stared at the Evil Flame Giant, his pupils shrinking slightly. "My only request is that you don't try to fool me. I've given you so many materials, you need at least one extremely rare magic weapon... You can do it, right?"

Cato avoided Leon's gaze and said, "You can do it if you stay and help me."

"I need Selim to help me control the flames. He is a fire giant, the lord of flames. He is not affected by flames and can create flames at will." Cato took a deep breath and tried to look at Leon. "I also need your flame. I need your flame to help me forge the sword."

"My flame?" Leon said, "My flame is no good. My flame will only destroy."

"I don't know where your flame comes from, but I believe in my vision, the vision of the greatest craftsman of the fire giants." Cato said affirmatively. He believed in his vision of flames. If he hadn't been so focused on flames, how could he have seen the Fire Elemental Prince Immish? "I don't understand other things, but you definitely don't understand flames as well as I do."

Leon stopped talking. He remembered a scene in Journey to the West, where the Jade Emperor claimed that Sun Wukong ate peaches, imperial wine, and elixir, and used the Samadhi fire to forge them into a piece, and from then on he became a body of steel that could not be hurt. "Okay, I can cooperate with you." Leon looked at the Fire Giant, his servant, "He can also cooperate with you."

For the sake of the sword, Leon chose to stay for the time being, since there was nothing else to do anyway.

While Cato and the fire giant were busy smelting the adamantium ore, Leon was thinking about what kind of sword he wanted, the Sword of Victory, the Holy Sword of Narsil, or the Frostmourne...

In order to help the Kashayan Fire Giant forge swords, Leon once wanted to go back to the lava lake and bring fire lizards with him. Fire lizards are living forges that can generate high heat, soften and shape steel, and can even be restrained in forges and ovens to be used as heat sources... Currently, this job is done by the fire giant.

After asking Cato, he said he didn't need it, so Lyon didn't care.

Because of the golden finger, Leon can skillfully use the Samadhi True Fire, but he doesn't know how to use it for forging. That is obviously within the scope of weapon refining skills that he may learn in the future.

Leon did whatever Cato said, which reminded him of a red dragon blacksmith named Xibochad, who was responsible for the daily duties of lighting the furnaces throughout the city.

At the same time, Leon also realized for the first time that forging is not easy...

Smelting metal ore is not easy. It has very high requirements for flames, and there are many things to consider when mixing various metals. Especially for a Damascus sword with complex patterns, there are quite a lot of steps. Even if refined gold is added, repeated folding and forging are necessary...

Ten days was not enough, twenty days was barely enough, and after almost twenty-five days, Lyon finally got his new sword. The Damascus blade was very beautiful, but the hilt was a bit of a drag. However, it did not have a big impact because the blade and the hilt were not formed in one piece, and the hilt could be replaced later.

After using the sword-controlling technique to bind the sword, Leon could not only wield the sword with ease, but also fully understand the sword's hidden properties.

If it were put in the game, it would definitely be an extremely rare magic weapon, and attack checks and damage rolls launched with the weapon would receive a +2 bonus.

At the same time, as a fine gold weapon, it has the ability to cut through iron and gold, so it will always cause a heavy blow when hitting an object. It also has the indestructible property, and ignores resistance to slashing when attacking.

And because of the addition of Whispering Bark, there is a chance to affect the enemy's spellcasting and silence the enemy.

Leon wielded the new sword for a few minutes, hacking at the swords, sabers, hammers and axes that were everywhere in the fortress, easily chopping those common weapons in two or in pieces, and then looking at the blade, there was no chip at all.

"How is it?" Cato asked for credit. "This is the best weapon I have forged in the past hundred years... Unfortunately, I am not a forge maker and do not know rune magic."

"Not bad." Leon gently stroked the sword. He was actually a little greedy. For example, this sword was not an intelligent weapon and it lacked a sword spirit.

"It took a lot of effort to forge your sword. It's not enough to just help me kill a few Dead Flames." Cato said seriously, "You still owe me a favor."

“No problem.” Leon was in a good mood. Besides, he might be able to use the other party in the future, so he couldn’t just abandon him. “If your compatriots come looking for you and you are no match for them, you can come to me for shelter. I will guarantee your safety.”

This red dragon is so easy to talk to. Cato nodded with satisfaction.

Leon held the sword and looked at it over and over again, he could not get tired of it. Suddenly he thought that the sword he had spent so much energy to obtain with great difficulty could not remain unknown. It must be given a good name and could not be compared with those ordinary swords.

So what kind of name should we choose?

Lyon does have some naming difficulties, and he has no talent at all when it comes to naming.

Frostmourne, Fire's Joy, Judgment, Ashbringer, Armageddon... Lyon thought for a long time and decided to call it Cataclysm Blade.

Leon took the Cataclysm Blade and cut off two more chains, but he still felt a little uncomfortable. He looked at the Fire Giant and said, "Let's fight."

The corner of the fire giant's mouth twitched, and he said, "We signed a contract, and I have always abided by it. You cannot violate the contract and hurt me in any direct or indirect way."

“I won’t hurt you…” Leon said, “Let’s spar.”

The fire giant just sneered while holding the huge scimitar.

Leon looked at the Evil Flame Fire Giant, wondering how strong he was and whether he had the strength to fight.

"I'm a craftsman, not a warrior." Cato quickly shook his head. He had reason to believe that even the Fire Giant Fearless would not be able to get away with it in front of this red dragon.

Leon held up the Blade of Cataclysm, feeling somewhat concerned. He had just obtained a divine weapon, but—

I have the skills to slay dragons, but no dragons to slay.

(End of this chapter)