Cornflower Witch

Chapter 184 Forging Weapons

"Uncle Ouken, is the longsword I ordered ready?" The girl arrived at the blacksmith street in the city and found the familiar shop.

She should have picked it up a month ago, but Siltia had been so engrossed in her studies that she had completely forgotten about it.

"It's you. I've already forged that knife, but you haven't come to pick it up. I thought something had happened to you." After hearing this, the blacksmith uncle took out a long knife with a black scabbard from the back room.

"Take a look, how's the color and quality? If it's not to your liking, I can make some minor alterations for you."

Taking the knife, Hilti examined it closely. Its shape and appearance were similar to the 'wild goose feather knife' in her memory. She drew the blade, which was dark gold in color. It looked black from a distance, but when she turned it slightly, it faintly reflected gold light. The blade had smooth lines and could easily cut through leather.

[Radiant Gold Longsword] (Tier 2, Rare): A longsword crafted from radiant gold, exceptionally sharp, comfortable to hold, and possesses anti-magic properties. (Sharpness +3, Anti-magic +2)

"Try waving it around; there are some unused, discarded grey cowhides over here." The blacksmith uncle hung up a tattered cowhide with a 'Tier 1 - Excellent' rating.

“Okay.” Hiltiya gripped the knife and swung it in the air. It felt half the weight of the black steel knife. With a slight acceleration, she could feel a chilling glint in its blade.

She picked up the knife and, without applying any extra force, simply dragged it across the leather, slicing a smooth gash in the tough cowhide.

The smooth feel of the blade as it cut through was mesmerizing. If she had been wielding this knife that day, she probably could have killed that petrified lizard forty times, directly exhausting its regenerative abilities and preventing it from using its mist form, thus causing it to die.

After trying it several times, Hilti put away the knife and thanked the blacksmith for his meticulous craftsmanship.

"Here are the remaining 50 gold coins from the order." She took out the gold coins she was carrying.

"No need for so much. Didn't we agree on a total of 90 gold coins? You already prepaid 50 gold coins as a deposit."

"I know. Consider the extra 10 gold coins a gift from me as a token of my gratitude." She wasn't short of money now.

"Alright, I'll accept it." The other party didn't stand on ceremony and happily accepted the bag of gold coins.

After browsing around the shop for a while and looking at the various weapons, Hilti remembered the [Black Goat Horn] that Agron had given her when he asked her for help, so she asked the blacksmith how to use it.

“If you’re referring to the black goat horn with the ‘nightmare’ attribute, I suggest crafting a dagger for it,” the blacksmith thought for a moment.

"I previously learned how to forge a special weapon called the 'Black Dream Dagger,' which has a strong anti-magic effect and, after piercing the enemy's body, will cause mental damage to the opponent, making it quite unique."

"Some large monsters, although their physical bodies are very strong, their mental consciousness is not so strong. If we attack from this aspect, the effect will be better."

"The reason it's a dagger and not a sword or gun is because if the blade is too far from the 'black goat horn' at the hilt, its effectiveness will decrease, so a dagger is the most suitable."

"Oh, right, daggers can also be used as ritual implements in many ceremonies. This is rather profound. You'll probably understand it once you reach the third rank and learn about 'rituals' and 'sacrifice'."

"So that's how it's used." Hiltiya was slightly intrigued. After thinking for a moment, she realized that the black goat horn wasn't very useful, so she might as well give it to the other party to make.

"I will bring the black goat horn over later, and I would appreciate it if you could help me forge a dagger."

"No problem." The other person patted his muscular chest.

"In addition, I would like to ask you to help me forge a long sword, but this time, it needs to be narrower." Her body shape and feel are different from Agren's, so some adjustments need to be made compared to the sword she has now.

The following day, Hilti brought over the black goat horns and then discussed the crafting details of the two new weapons with the blacksmith.

"This is a deposit of 100 gold coins. Thank you for your help." After paying the deposit for the two weapons, Hilti took her leave.

Holding a long sword, Hilti arrived at the association's mailing address.

"Who would you like to mail this to?" the staff member asked.

“He was a trainee from the ‘Wolf Wilderness’ base, and his name was ‘Agren’,” Hiltiya recalled.

"Okay." After noting it down, the other party calculated the postage and told the girl.

"The total postage fee is 2 gold coins, which includes the transfer fee and the errand fee for contacting the student."

"Okay." After paying, Hiltiya received a confirmation slip.

After thinking about it, she wrote another letter and gave it to the staff.

"This letter was mailed to the 'Linquan Orchard' headquarters and given to 'Florrella,' a student who came to the woodland in the same year as me."

"No problem." After doing all that, Siltiya left satisfied.

Back at her lodgings, it was still early, so Hiltiya read for a while before Sophitina returned, bringing the girl a prepared dinner.

"This is what I bought on my way back: a roast goose, two loaves of bread, and two bottles of chilled juice," Sophitina said, placing the packed food on the table.

"Thank you~"

In the evening, the two sat down at the dining table for a meal, and Sophitina recounted the events of the day.

“I’ve been studying spell models with Professor Dix recently, and I heard people talking about you.” Sophitina sipped her juice, her slender fingers gently pinching her bread.

"Oh, what are people saying about me?" Hilti recalled that she seemed to have had very little contact with her classmates.

"People say you are very mysterious and rarely seen. You were discussed by some teachers because you cultivated a large number of crops with rare qualities, and that's how they found out about you."

“Some of the students who came to Huijin Plain with you said that you were very aloof at the time and did not talk to them on the way, probably because you felt that their strength was not worthy of talking to you.”

"Oh, is that so?" Hilti tilted her head, her snow-white silver hair curving over her shoulders before slipping down a few strands.

"At the time, my attention was actually on the surrounding environment because it was my first time in the woodland, and I was curious about everything."

Upon hearing Hilti's explanation, the black-haired girl opposite her couldn't help but raise her hand and chuckle.

"But that's not how everyone sees it. However, many people admire you, after all, advancing to Sequence Two within a year has truly amazed many people."

“Some people found out that you lived in that valley and wanted to sneak over to see how you did it, but the teacher warned them that they would be punished if they disturbed you, which scared away the interested students.”

Sophitina and Tia chatted about interesting things in their studies and life, which also gave her some insight into the lives of other students in the city.

Finally, Sophitina asked curiously, "Don't you usually go out to parties or anything like that?"

"Is there a party? Nobody told me," Hilti retorted softly, indicating that she wasn't the kind of person who was cold-hearted.

“Your situation is quite rare.” Sophitina shook her head slightly, then told Siltia about the typical life experiences of students.

"When freshmen first enter the forest, they tend to stick together and exchange ideas frequently, since they have all chosen the same base and their learning paths are mostly the same."

"Secondly, everyone is also afraid that they will be out of touch with the times, miss some opportunities, fall behind, or not know the situation. So they will take the initiative to participate in some gatherings. Anyway, such activities only happen once a month, so they don't waste time. They can also play with their peers and relax their overly tense and depressed mood."

"Didn't you ever worry about these things?"

"At the time, I was focused on getting the crops in the valley right and completing the task evaluation. I was busy getting to know and improving the crop cultivation. Then I also had to spend time cleaning up the debris in the valley, teaching the toads some basic procedures, and helping them share the burden..." Hiltiya counted the work she had done at the time, indicating that she hadn't thought about anything else.

“I think I understand.” Sophitina interrupted Silutia’s explanation and handed her the sliced ​​roasted goose leg.

"Tiya is the kind of person who gets completely absorbed in something once she focuses on it. No wonder she's progressed so quickly," she remarked with a touch of admiration.

"How about this, I'm hosting a gathering the day after tomorrow, and you can come and join us to meet other students of the same age in the city."

"Ok."

"Yes, I'm done eating." Sophitina put down her knife and fork and stood up.

"Does Tiya want to take a hot bath tonight? I don't mind if we take one together." Usually, the two of them take baths separately because the number of baths is limited, so each person takes one day.

“This…” Tia looked at the black-haired girl in front of her who was about the same height as her, thought for a moment and then shook her head.

"Let's talk about it next time."

She still prefers to take baths alone. In her memories of this life, she seems to have only bathed with Ilya when she was a child, and Ilya liked to fight with her in the water, so it left a deep impression on her.

"Tia is shy, hehe." Sophitina winked at the girl, then took the change of pajamas and headed towards the bathroom in the back room.

Living under the same roof for two months, the two went from being polite and unfamiliar at the beginning to gradually becoming familiar with each other, and occasionally they would make some trivial jokes to tease each other.

(End of this chapter)