I reached the top of Pirates

Chapter 26 026. The first time of forging!
"Ugh~"

After an unknown amount of time, Xiong Bao was lying on the ground in the mine tunnel with his arms and legs spread out.

The belly is round.

"Hey!"

The little boy looked at Messiah with pitiful eyes, as if he was so full that he couldn't eat any more.

Moses was surprised.

"You really can't eat anymore?"

He nodded his head, and Xiong Bao put his right paw into his mouth and began to dig out pieces of black, irregular iron castings.

"Identification"

[F-grade alloy (low purity)]: A mixed iron ingot that is compressed and purified within the body of a certain creature through special abilities.

"How did you do it?"

Messier looked surprised. He didn't expect that Xiong Bao could actually make this kind of alloy iron block right now.

With his tongue sticking out and a tired look on his face, Xiong Bao started to cry out and dance with his hands.

Mercer stroked his chin, nodding occasionally. "So, after you ate them, you ground up all the ores, then mixed them together, compressed them, and refined them based on your own ideas?"

Xiong Bao nodded vigorously and blinked at Messer, "Hmm?"

"That's right, that's fine. I'll do it this way from now on. But will you be able to fuse this type of alloy again in the future?"

Xiong Bao tilted his head, then thought about it, and within two seconds, he made a "嘤" sound with a look of certainty.

Seeing this, Moses breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this was a renewable resource, not a one-time deal.

Messer pointed at the alloy block and asked, "Can we eat this alloy and purify it a second time?"

Xiong Bao made a puzzled "嘤" sound, as if he was puzzled and didn't understand what it meant.

Messer explained, "The quality of this alloy is not good enough. Can we improve the quality?"

Xiong Bao understood this time.

He took a few deep breaths, swallowed the pile of alloy he had taken out again in one gulp, and began to chew it.

Through the gaps between his teeth, one could see that the alloys had been chewed into extremely fine pieces, and then Xiong Bao swallowed them again.

After a while, Xiong Bao seemed to feel that the time was right and took out pieces of black alloy from his stomach again.

But this time the amount was significantly less.

"Identification"

[E-grade Alloy (High Purity)]: A mixed iron ingot that is compressed and refined within the body of a certain creature through special abilities.

Messer's eyes lit up.

But he asked again with some greed.

"Can the quality be improved further?"

This time, Xiong Bao understood immediately.

He shook his head quickly, howled, and explained with his hands and feet gesticulating.

After watching for a while, Messier understood that the iron ore here was of low quality and was just ordinary iron ore.

Therefore, it is impossible to refine alloys of better quality.

Reaching out and rubbing Xiong Bao's head, Messer thought to himself.

"Perhaps it also has something to do with Kumabo's strength and the degree of development of his fruit ability. After all, Kumabo's strength level and devil fruit level are not very high."

"Identification"

Overall Rating: E- (A magical panda, his appearance is better than his fighting ability!)

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Although Xiong Bao, who was almost three years old, was nearly 1.6 meters long and the whole bear was round, he was still a child.

And because of the Swallow Swallow Fruit, the species types have also changed to some extent.

In this world, the lifespan of creatures is often linked to their body size.

Mercer fully believed that with Xiong Bao's ability to swallow fruits, if he kept eating, he might live for a long time.

In addition, after learning the "free breathing method", the gastrointestinal function has also been developed.

Moses had no idea what the future would be like.

After taking a break, Xiong Bao felt that he was ready and started to argue with the iron ore again.

After three more times of almost vomiting, Xiong Bao finally extracted at least three cubic meters of E-grade alloy.

Patting Xiong Bao's head, Mercer said, "Okay, that's all for today. Let's go back."

"Put these alloy iron pieces in your stomach first, and we'll take them out when we get home."

The bear's eyes widened slightly.

I don’t know how many times today I’ve eaten and then taken it out again?

Drooping ears.

Xiong Bao obediently stretched out his arms and held the alloy block in his arms, his mouth opened unusually wide.

Swallow in one big gulp.

If you can’t swallow it in one gulp, swallow it all in three gulps.

"Oh~" Messer said excitedly, "Looks like Xiong Bao, you can be a storage warehouse for me in the future?"

The bear's body shook.

Xiong Bao looked at Messier in horror, "Boo-boo-boo?"

With a dry laugh, Messier felt that his idea might be too devilish.

"Just kidding."

Xiong Bao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But when it comes to storage warehouses, Messer also thought of those devil fruits.

Narrowing his eyes, Mercer thought to himself, "Why not try my luck when the time comes?"

"If I can get it, that would be great. If I can't, I can kill the person with the ability and wait for the fruit to be reborn."

"Forget it, let's see when the time comes. After all, there is no grudge between us now."

Moses considered his moral standards to be acceptable.

When we walked out of the mine with Xiong Bao, it was already getting dark outside.

Moses thought to himself that this was bad.

"I haven't been telling you how long today. Doctor Doriel might be worried."

Turn over and ride on Xiongbao.

Moses said, "Go home quickly."

Xiong Bao let out a low growl.

He walked with his feet turned inward and his butt shaking as he ran quickly along the road towards home.

It was a blast all the way.

Xiong Bao didn't run slowly, he just bumped into trees a few times.

Fortunately, Messi was agile and was able to predict and dodge the attack.

Before it was completely dark, Moses also returned home.

As soon as I entered the room, I heard Kuleha's voice.

"Where have you been today?"

“I don’t see anyone all day long.”

"Do you feel like your wings have grown stronger as you get older?"

kitchen.

Kuleha walked out and looked at Messi and Xiong Bao, who were dressed in black, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

"Did you two go to the coal mine to dig coal? Or were you blown up by black powder?"

Kuleha held her forehead with her hand and said tiredly, "Go take a shower, and explain everything to me later."

"okay."

Moses responded quietly.

It is worth mentioning that the family uses a fireplace for daily heating.

So taking a bath is also very convenient.

Xiong Bao first went to the corner and took out the alloy blocks from his stomach and put them away.

Mercer took Xiong Bao into the bathroom and they washed and rubbed each other's backs. It didn't take long.

Messi used a towel to wipe the moisture off his body, while Xiong Bao was very simple and easily solved the problem of wet hair through autophagy.

The dinner table.

Kuleha glanced at the shiny black alloy iron block in the corner.

"So you two worked all day today and just made this much alloy?"

"Yes."

"What are you going to do with all that alloy?"

"Are you planning to open a blacksmith shop?"

"Woo, give it to Xiong Bao?" Mercer thought about it and decided to forget it, so as not to scare Xiong Bao: "I've learned a new skill recently." "It's forging."

“I plan to forge our own weapons in the future, and Xiong Bao is naturally gifted at refining ore.

I now feel that if our future experimental equipment is not good enough, I can make it for you by hand."

Kuleha said, "Then work hard. I'm waiting for that day."

Messer nodded with a smile and ate the food made by Kuleha with big mouthfuls. Xiong Bao also ate with big mouthfuls.

There was no feeling of not being able to eat at all.

I don’t know if it’s because of the change in taste or because my stomach is empty again.

After a tiring day today, Messier and Xiong Bao went to bed early after dinner and washing the dishes.

……

The next day.

Had breakfast.

Messiah took Xiong Bao out early again.

Mercer and Xiong Bao arrived at the foot of the nearest magnetic drum mountain in the east.

Five hundred meters in the air.

A cave in the rock wall.

Here, Messer and Xiong Bao appear.

At this moment, Moses and Xiong Bao were in a cave that was ten meters long, wide and high.

The total area is 100 square meters.

It was also something that Xiong Bao worked hard to develop over the past few months.

Standing outside the cave, at a cave entrance with a diameter of two meters.

You can see most of Drum Island.

This is a location facing away from people, so it is very private and safe.

Xiong Bao took out the alloy blocks stored in his stomach and placed them in the corner.

According to the principle of ventilation, a long ventilation duct with a diameter of half a meter was also gnawed out near the inner side of the cave ceiling, extending upwards for a hundred meters until it was opened up at a position ten meters to the right of the cave entrance.

In this way, air convection occurs throughout the cave.

Near the ventilation vent, a simple stove was gnawed out.

It was made according to the standards of an outside blacksmith shop.

At this moment, high-temperature coal is burning in the furnace.

There were several pieces of red-hot alloy iron inside.

On the forging table next to the furnace there is an anvil that is 1 meter long, 0.5 meters wide and 0.3 meters high.

There is also a large vat on the side, which contains the clear cold spring water that Xiong Bao got.

The place of origin is Zizhulin, Xiong Bao’s hometown, and it is obtained from a spring there.

A forging hammer, a pair of pliers, and all the tools needed for forging are ready.

Xiong Bao lay quietly beside him, sleeping with his eyes closed.

Messer, wearing professional blacksmith clothes, used tongs to pick up a fist-sized piece of alloy from the furnace and placed it on the anvil.

The sound of his mouth rose and fell with his breathing, and his whole body became calm.

Holding the forging hammer in his right hand, he raised and lowered it.

clang--!
Dazzling sparks flew everywhere, and the alloy was dented by the hammer.

As soon as he started, Messier felt a strange sense of familiarity in his heart, and he swung the hammer vigorously.

Ding ding ding ding ding. Ding.
Using special techniques and rhythm, in a state of unity between man and nature, and coordinated with the Haki of Observation, Messer sensed the aura emitted by the alloy and the veins and textures inside it.

Hammer after hammer hits along the veins.

Make its structure more compact.

The alloy is beaten into long strips, folded and forged again, and the hammer is swung back and forth continuously. The interaction of forces keeps the alloy at a suitable temperature at all times.

Because it is a mixed alloy, no other materials are needed.

Through continuous hammering, Messer also analyzed the properties of this alloy.

It has good hardness and toughness and can be used to make weapons.

The forging technique used by Messer this time is folding forging. Because there is only one material, there will be no saw blade texture, only delicate lines like annual rings.

Continuously folding and forging to sort out the internal structure, as he forged, Messier could clearly feel the breath of the metal changing.

The internal veins are reconstructed and connected, and a faint spirituality quietly gathers.

As time passed, a short sword-like dagger appeared, and Messer made the curvature of the blade.

After completing all these processes, pick it up with tongs and place it in a water tank.

Quenching

laugh! ! ! !

A violent white mist rose up.

The temperature of the dagger cooled down rapidly, and Mercer sensed that at this moment the dagger's spirituality suddenly became complete.

A unique atmosphere appeared at this moment.

Meser picked up the dagger and looked at it in front of his eyes. The overall lines were smooth, and the silver-white dagger had delicate annual ring-like textures.

"There are still a few steps left, let's finish them together."

Tempering

After quenching, the dagger is returned to the furnace for moderate calcination.

This process is completed.

Polishing

Meser took out the whetstone and began to grind the blade. With the sound of "rubbing", the blade gradually became smooth and sharp, with a deep and cold glow that was captivating.

The last step is to add the handle of the dagger. Mercer uses a wooden handle made of bamboo that has been refined from bear treasure.

There is also a scabbard made of the same bamboo material.

After everything is done.

An exquisite short sword style dagger appeared.

The total length is 33 cm, the width is 0.3 cm, and the thickness is cm.

Everything happened smoothly as if it were a natural progression.

"Identification"

[D-level dagger (sharp knife): A freshly made sharp knife dagger with amazing hardness.]

Moses sheathed the dagger.

"Sure enough, the quality of the sharp sword is D-grade."

[An item with legendary properties has been detected.]

"I was right. Famous swords can be used to refine merit points."

Mercer raised the corner of his mouth and played with the dagger in his hand. The dagger with the sheath looked like a grass-green wooden stick.

It seems very ordinary.

"Let's call it 'Bamboo Tube'. A dagger hidden in bamboo. Hmm, forget about the first one. I won't be collecting any merit points for it."

Putting the dagger "bamboo tube" on his waist, Messer stood up and stretched slowly, looking at the sky outside.

"Well, when you're too focused, you tend to lose track of time. It's already afternoon in the blink of an eye. Let's go home."

"Xiong Bao, let's go home."

Xiong Bao on the side opened his mouth, his eyes full of joy.

Moses added more coals and sealed the fire, leaving only a small gap to ensure that it would not go out easily.

Take off your work clothes and change into the clothes you wore when you came.

We walked down the mountain together along a narrow path.

Breathing the outside air, the two strolled in the snowy forest.

Messer was in a very good mood.

He glanced at Xiong Bao beside him and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Mercer released his Observation Haki, sensing the surrounding environment, and at a certain moment, something moved in his heart.

"Let's go catch some delicious prey."

"Hmm?" Xiong Bao's eyes lit up, and he immediately let out a happy "Hmm~" sound.

Not long after, Messier discovered a snow-white yak, a local specialty, the snow yak. He immediately rushed over, and Xiong Bao also followed closely with excitement.

After approaching, Messer held a scalpel in each hand and cut off the snow yak's carotid artery in a few seconds despite the snow yak's fierce resistance.

Then he retreated away to avoid the yak's dying struggle. A moment later, the big yak, which was nearly three meters long, was hunted down.

[Obtain F+ level soul crystals*1]

A soul crystal the size of a grain of rice appeared and was taken away by Messer.

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