From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 249: The Past of Quenching Fort, S-Class Magical Weapon

Quenching Fort, forging room.

Gollum finished his forging work for the day and sat down on the big anvil in the forge to rest.

He likes this spot and has sat here since he was very young.

At that time, there was a Dark Iron Dwarf with strong arms forging weapons in front of him, and the thumping sound became the safest sound in his memory.

He is an orphan, and there are many orphans like him during the Dark Iron Dwarves' migrations.

Generally, orphans like him who have lost their parents and relatives are destined to die during migration. They may be killed by demons or eaten by lava monitors.

He was lucky because he met a Dark Iron Dwarf uncle with strong arms and was taken back to Quenching Castle.

From then on, he sat on the big anvil every day and watched the dwarf uncle forging iron.

From the time when he had no memories until he started learning forging, it was the Dark Iron Dwarf uncle who sat on the anvil and watched him forging iron.

He could no longer remember the memory of being displaced as a child. His memory began from the big anvil, and everything before that was told to him by the strong-armed Dark Iron Dwarf uncle.

That was his master and the previous owner of Quenching Castle.

Because when he was picked up, he could only purr, so he was called Guru until now.

When he grew up, he didn't want to have a formal name of a Dark Iron Dwarf anymore.

Because he felt that the name "Gulu" was him, who had started on the anvil and was still sitting on the anvil.

However, the strong dwarf uncle is no longer there.

In fact, Gollum does not have much sense of belonging to the Dark Iron Dwarves.

Because he had not seen many Dark Iron dwarves, most of his memories were on this big anvil.

He knew a lot about the Dark Iron Dwarves, because his master would tell him a lot about the Dark Iron Dwarves' past when forging their weapons, including their glorious past, sad past, and an unknown future.

He wanted to find the Dark Iron Tribe because that was his master's wish.

He wants the Dark Iron dwarves to be revived because that is also his master's wish.

All his identification and ties to the Dark Iron Tribe came from his master, the Dark Iron dwarf who picked him up during the migration.

He watched him grow old from a giant like an iron tower, slowly become hunched over, and finally sit on a big anvil to teach him how to forge.

He liked the big anvil, the forge, and the Quenching Fort.

He even felt that he could stay in his life forever, as long as his master could sit on the anvil with him, look at the red fire in front of him, and tell him about the past of the Dark Iron Dwarves.

After his master left, he wandered aimlessly in the abyss with Quenching Castle.

Until one person awakened his desire for his tribe.

He found that he had less and less connection with the old man and his memory was becoming more and more vague.

He was afraid that one day he would really be forgotten, so he wanted to fulfill his last wish, find the Dark Iron Tribe, and look for hope of revival.

This was not his wish, but it was his master's wish, so he wanted to fulfill it.

"Meow……"

A flame-tailed civet cat jumped into the forge and begged for food from its owner.

Gollum picked it up, held it in his big palm, and continued to sit there in a daze.

His master also raised a flame-tailed civet cat, and this is just the first one.

He felt that the Flame-Tailed Civet Cat was probably like him, and was almost forgetting the back of the Dark Iron Dwarf uncle.

……

When Lu Heng walked into the forge, he saw Master Guru sitting on the anvil in a daze, holding the Flame-Tailed Civet Cat in his hand.

Lu Heng rarely sees Guru in this state.

If Lu Heng knew his past, perhaps he would understand why he liked to stay in the Quenching Castle and why he always behaved strangely when interacting with outsiders.

Lu Heng took out the horn of the Purgatory Asian Dragon and other forging materials, placed them on the workbench, and said:
"Master, I brought back the horn of the Infernal Dragon, as well as some other forging materials. Do you think they are enough to forge the Aurora Blade for the third time?"

no response.

"Master?" Lu Heng turned around and raised his voice again.

"Hmm? Oh..." Gulu then stood up, walked to the workbench and checked the materials.

As he looked at it, he exclaimed: "You really found a dragon horn, which is a rare divine material. There are so many forging materials, it's amazing. Where did you get it from?"

"Black Rock City on the lava plain." Lu Heng answered his question and wanted to see his reaction.

But there was no change in Gollum's expression, because he had never heard of Black Rock City.

Lu Heng then added: "That is the main city of the Darkville Black Iron Tribe."

When Guru heard the words "Black Iron Tribe", he paused for a while before continuing to check the materials:

"Have you really found the Dark Iron Tribe?"

"Found it. In the lava plains, the leader is Darkvir III."

"That's good." Guru acted calmly and was not particularly excited.

"Chief Darkville asked me to bring you a message. He said he is looking forward to meeting you and that the Black Iron Tribe will definitely be revived." Lu Heng briefly conveyed the conversation he had with Darkville before his return.

"very good."

Guru nodded, focusing on the dragon horn in his hand, and said, "This material is critical. The forging material is sufficient, but I am not absolutely sure that I can forge it successfully."

He has been borrowing business orders and training his forging skills during this period, but after all, he has to forge an S-level magic weapon, which is very difficult.

He thought for a moment and asked, "If you want to have a higher chance of success, wait a year until my skills are perfect, then forge it, the success rate will be higher."

In this era, Gollum is basically the only remaining forging master.

There is no point in asking anyone else to forge it except him.

Waiting for a year is not practical.

By that time, it would have been two years since the advent of the abyss. Even if an S-class weapon was forged at that time, it would not have the effect of shocking the world.

Lu Heng thought for a while and made a decision: "I believe in the master's forging skills, so let's prepare to forge it now. The master doesn't need to feel burdened, because forging has the possibility of failure. I can accept any result. Let's try our best and see if we can forge a magic weapon."

Forging high-level magic weapons was once the old man’s dream.

However, the Black Iron Tribe has declined, and who has enough time and resources to allow him to fulfill his dream?

When Guru thought of this, he felt an obsession in his heart, hoping to fulfill the old man's dream.

He clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and encouraged himself: "Okay, let's start now."

He lay on the workbench and began to process the forging materials, trying to do his best in every step.

He was not confident enough, because forging an S-class divine weapon was a dream that even the old man had not been able to achieve, and he didn't know if he could do it.

The dragon horns and dragon bones of the Infernal Dragon, as well as the previously obtained A-level star shield and A-level thunder hammer.

After these are processed, they will be melted into materials and used to forge the Aurora Blade.

Forging S-level weapons is a relatively time-consuming process. Lu Heng helped in the forging room for most of the day. Feeling a little tired, he took the initiative to go back and rest, and then continue after he had rested well.

Guru waved his hand to drive Lu Heng away and continued working.

The next afternoon.

When Lu Heng came back from a nap, he found that Guru had fallen asleep on the workbench.

There are various materials and tools on the workbench, as well as forging drawings.

Lu Heng walked over and took the forging drawing to look at it.

The forging drawings have not been completed yet, only half of them have been completed. It will probably take another day or two.

Lu Heng did not wake him up and let him continue sleeping. Then he notified the people from the Fire Emblem Club to send over a serving of mushroom soup and toast, which were the Dark Iron Dwarves' favorite.

Three busy days followed.

Guru finally completed the preparations and drew up the forging drawings. He officially notified Lu Heng to come over and start forging.

The forging process is very complicated and lasts from morning to night. Finally, it is put into the furnace for calcination into shape.

This process also takes some time.

Guru rubbed his hands and waited anxiously in front of the forge. This was his first attempt according to his memory and the records in the forging book.

He was unsure because the old man had tried it once before but failed due to lack of supplies.

At that time, Guru was still the child sitting on the big anvil, watching his master forging iron.

He still clearly remembered the dejected expression on his master's face when he failed in forging.

He would remember that expression for the rest of his life.

This is also the reason why he was a little timid when facing this forging.

He was worried about encountering the same situation as his master.

He still clearly remembered what his master said after the forging failed: "If only there were a little more material..."

Guru paced back and forth in front of the forge, rubbing his hands constantly, looking much more nervous than Lu Heng.

In fact, Lu Heng was not very nervous. Although he hoped that the Aurora Blade could be forged successfully, if it really failed, he would find a way to remedy it. It was not to the point where he could not bear it. Moreover, in Lu Heng's memory, Guru was indeed a forging master, a famous forging master in the future.

According to Lu Heng's memory, Guru has the ability to complete the forging of an S-level magic weapon, but he is not sure whether he can succeed this time.

Time passed by minute by minute.

Finally it was time to open the furnace.

Gollum's hands were shaking with nervousness, because in his heart, he thought that even his master, the Dark Iron Dwarf with strong arms, would fail, so this should be an impossible task.

On the one hand, he hoped to succeed and fulfill his master's dream, but on the other hand, he felt that there was no one in the world who was better than his master, and naturally no one could accomplish such forging.

In this contradictory psychological state, he opened the forge, picked up the tongs, and took out the Aurora Blade that was forming in the furnace.

When he was halfway through taking it out, his movements suddenly froze.

"What's wrong?" Lu Heng saw that his movements were frozen and asked the reason.

"Ah... As expected..."

At this moment, Gollum suddenly felt relieved.

Because the forging failed this time, he encountered the same situation as his master. The forged weapon did not meet the standards of the forging drawings in weight and thickness due to insufficient materials when it was finally formed.

The design of the forging drawings is based on the final molding effect, and it is necessary to meet the drawing standards exactly in order to truly forge an S-level magic weapon.

One point more or one point less can lead to huge deviations.

He failed and felt sad, but relieved at the same time.

Because if his master couldn't accomplish it, he couldn't accomplish it either.

On the other hand, he had no hope of completing this forging.

His master's words seemed to still echo in his mind: "If only there were a little more material..."

He finally repeated his master's words, as if they had become him.

At this moment, he truly realized how regrettable his master's words were.

This is a regret that even makes one want to sacrifice one's life for the sword.

Lu Heng leaned forward and put his ear to his mouth to listen to what he was mumbling.

I vaguely heard that there was not enough material.

When forging S-level divine weapons, the most important material is divine material.

The reason why S-class weapons are called divine weapons is because they are forged with divine materials, which has a chance of giving the weapons divinity.

The most crucial material is the dragon horn of the Infernal Dragon.

Lu Heng directly took out the second dragon horn of the Purgatory Dragon and handed it over: "There is one more, is it enough?"

Guru was awakened by these words, and his thoughts were pulled back from his memories. He stared at the second dragon horn for three full seconds, and then said with tears in his eyes: "If only there was a second one back then..."

He took a deep breath, put the Aurora Blade back into the forge and continued to forge it.

Then he took the dragon horn, ran to the workbench and started processing.

After processing, it is mixed with smelting materials and put into the forging furnace to start calcining.

After completing this process, forging and forming are carried out again.

This time the forging lasted until the early morning of the next day.

Lu Heng was very sleepy, but thinking that the furnace would be turned on for the second time soon, he stared and waited.

After the second calcination was completed, Gollum opened the furnace again, took out the Aurora Blade with tongs, and then the action solidified again.

Lu Heng frowned and asked, "Still not working?"

After a long while, Guru finally held the forged Aurora Blade in his hands, and said with tears in his eyes and a choked voice: "Finally succeeded."

After he said this, he rushed out of the forge with the Aurora Blade in his hand and ran towards the second floor of the Quenching Castle.

Lu Heng didn't know what he was going to do, so he followed him with a puzzled look on his face and entered the inheritance room on the second floor.

In the inheritance room, portraits of successive owners of Quenching Castle were hung on three walls.

Holding the Aurora Blade, Gollum walked to the last portrait and stood there quietly.

Lu Heng looked at the portrait and found that it was rather ordinary, even a little bad.

One look at the messy brushstrokes shows that the person who drew this picture obviously had no experience in painting.

Considering that Gollum is the only one left in Quenching Fort now, this portrait is obviously that of the previous generation's Lord of Quenching Fort.

In other words, this portrait was most likely painted by Gollum himself.

Although the painting is not very good, some parts are very vivid.

It is a feeling that is hard to describe, as if it is a portrait reflected from a person's inner heart.

Lu Heng did not disturb him, but stood at the door and looked at him quietly.

Gollum looked at the portrait quietly, holding the Aurora Blade in both hands, raising it above his head, and even standing on tiptoe, as if he was showing it to a tall person.

However, it is impossible for a Dark Iron Dwarf to grow that tall.

And the person in the portrait is clearly a Dark Iron Dwarf.

"I have found enough materials." After Gollum said this, the regret deep in his heart was finally released.

Although Lu Heng had never asked about his past, he could feel his pure emotions.

To Gollum, perhaps the Lord of Quenching Castle is his only relative.

After a long time.

Guru finally came out of his memories, turned around with an excited smile, and shouted, "Lu Heng, we succeeded, S-level magic weapon, take it!"

Only then was Lu Heng able to take over the weapon and couldn't wait to check it out and familiarize himself with it.

[Dragon Breath Aurora Blade +9 (Abyss Assimilation)]

[Item Level: S-level]

[Specifications: Length 132 cm, blade width 3.6 cm, weight 2.5 kg]

[Attributes: Attack Power 550 (Special Effect Bonus)]

[Special effects: Soul Slash LV3, Sharp Blade LV3]

[Divine Skill: Dragon Breath Slash]

[Soul Slashing LV3: The attack will inflict 16 points of mental damage, and will have an additional Soul Slashing effect, weakening the target's mental attributes by 16 points.]

[Sharp Blade LV3: Exclusive special effects for bladed weapons such as swords, which increases the sharpness of the weapon, increases the weapon's attack power by 100 points, and increases the destructive power against hard materials by 50%. ]

[Dragon Breath Slash: Swing the sword to slash out a purgatory breath sword light, covering a 20-meter range, igniting all combustibles, making it difficult to extinguish, and causing 10× source energy level dragon flame damage. ]

After reading the attribute data, Lu Heng's eyes lit up.

After adding the special effects, the attack power increases from 345 points to 550 points.

Moreover, he obtained divine stunts.

This is a divine skill that only S-level weapons can possess.

The dragon horn of the Purgatory Dragon is a divine material, and it really helped to forge the Aurora Blade into divine special effects.

In fact.

Not all S-level weapons have divine special effects. It depends on the quality of the divine materials, the skill level of the forger, and a little bit of luck.

Among the group of people with special abilities, S-class weapons without divine special effects are usually called pseudo-divine weapons.

The pseudo-divine weapon is also an S-level weapon. Its other attributes are similar, except that it lacks divine special skills.

Aurora Blade now has the divine skill [Dragon Breath Slash].

This divine skill was obviously obtained from the Infernal Dragon, and this ability was directly forged into the Aurora Blade.

Lu Heng really wanted to try out the effect, but this was the inheritance room of Quenching Castle. When he swung the sword, all the portraits in the room were burned to ashes.

So I had to suppress my curiosity and test it after I got out.

……

After coming out of the inheritance room, Lu Heng went to the gem workshop in Quenching Castle.

Su Muyu was practicing inscriptions there. During this period of time, except for eating and sleeping, she stayed in the gem workshop.

In fact, you can practice inscription anywhere, because the tools needed for inscription are not large and can be put into a backpack.

However, Lu Heng still suggested that she practice inscriptions in the Quenching Castle.

Because the Quenching Fort has special effects, it has bonuses for sub-professional skills such as forging, quenching, and inscription.

Su Muyu also felt the difference. When she was practicing inscriptions at home, her proficiency did not increase as fast as when she was in the Quenching Castle.

So now she comes from home early every morning, dives into the gem workshop, and starts practicing inscriptions with concentration, working for the whole day.

(End of this chapter)