Elven cultivators

The year was 9290 in the Dawn Calendar.

The frosty winds grew stronger, and the leaden clouds hung low like a leaden curtain, pressing heavily over the Eldron Plains, brewing the first snow of the winter.

Just before the heavy snow fell, the invasion of the Molten Thorn tribe arrived as scheduled.

Unsurprisingly, this year's offensive has been extremely fierce.

In fact, since the Silvermoon Clan began hunting lizardmen, the scale of the Molten Thorn Tribe's invasions has increased year by year.

On the one hand, the attack by the Silvermoon Clan greatly affected the hunting activities of the Molten Thorn Tribe, and their winter food reserves were far from sufficient. They had to increase their invading forces in order to obtain more food before winter.

On the other hand, it was also a vicious retaliation against the Silvermoon Clan.

Those cold-blooded reptiles seemed to unleash all the resentment they had accumulated over the year, charging into the forest with murderous intent, and at one point almost breaking through the warning net.

However, on the Silvermoon Clan's territory, the Molten Thorn Tribe still failed to gain the upper hand against the elves, whose overall strength had clearly improved.

Relying on layers of living thorns and sentinel trees to intercept them, the forest guards waited patiently, divided and surrounded the invaders, and strangled them one by one.

The battle lasted all day and ended in a disastrous defeat for the Molten Thorn tribe, who left behind more than three hundred corpses.

This was the first time the Silvermoon Clan had achieved such a resounding victory since the two major clans began their war.

When the news spread, the entire clan rejoiced.

Amid the celebration, many elves were also well aware of who the chief contributor to this victory was.

Although that person did not participate in the battle, he was the key figure who single-handedly forged this victory.

His Dragon Essence Potion greatly increased the speed at which warriors accumulated magic power. In just five years, the clan gained nearly twenty new Iron-rank warriors and three more Silver-rank warriors.

His muscle-regenerating medicine reduced combat casualties to an unprecedented low, and the soldiers were no longer afraid of being wounded and dared to fight with all their might.

His mana potion greatly enhances the spellcaster's combat endurance, allowing for a spell coverage density far exceeding previous levels.

Furthermore, the special magical combat techniques he created, which could be used by ordinary warriors, also shone brightly on the battlefield, elevating the combat power of many elven warriors to a new level.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Silvermoon Clan is now at least 30-40% stronger than it was five years ago.

All of this is inseparable from Anton's contributions.

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Treehouse, weapon-making room.

Unlike the jubilant atmosphere outside, this room, specially set aside for weapon crafting, remained as tranquil as ever.

The interior is spacious and bright, with polished light stones embedded in the walls, emitting a soft yet bright light that illuminates every corner in detail.

In the very center stood a refining furnace about a meter tall, with two handles and three legs. The furnace body was as black as ink, engraved with dark red array patterns. The patterns meandered like snakes, intertwined with each other, and faintly formed some kind of mysterious pattern.

Anton sat cross-legged in front of the furnace, one hand on the furnace body, continuously pouring in spiritual energy to keep the Five Elements True Fire burning inside.

The lid of the furnace is openwork, and five-colored flames shine through the patterns, flowing and dancing endlessly.

Anton took a fist-sized piece of silvery-white metal from the wicker basket beside him and threw it into the furnace.

That is Frost Steel, which is made primarily of Frost Silver and smelted with refined steel.

The moment the metal fell into the furnace, the Five Elements True Fire clung to it like a living thing, engulfing it.

Under the licking flames, the surface of the frost steel quickly turned dark red, then bright orange, and finally transformed into a pool of silvery liquid metal, suspended in the core of the flames, like a miniature star, slowly rotating in the five-colored flames.

Anton remained expressionless as he picked up the auxiliary materials from the rattan table beside him and put them into the stove one by one.

The timing, quantity, and order of adding each material are subject to strict requirements.

One wrong step and all previous efforts will be in vain.

Under the forging of the Five Elements True Fire, impurities in the auxiliary materials are quietly peeled off, turning into fine smoke that rises from the perforations of the furnace lid, emitting a faint burnt and bitter smell.

Before long, only a ball of silver liquid the size of an egg remained above the flame.

Anton gestured with his left hand, and the silver liquid slowly drifted toward the battle axe beside him.

He flicked his fingers in rapid succession, using fire as a brush and liquid as ink, guiding the silvery liquid lines to trace and outline the axe.

Wherever the liquid flowed, the axe surface emitted a cold, blue-white light, as if it had been branded with invisible veins.

The Five Elements True Fire flickered in his hands, precisely maintaining the temperature and shape of the liquid lines. The patterns spread out layer by layer, from shallow to deep and from sparse to dense.

As the final stroke was made, the liquid line solidified and embedded itself into the axe body, becoming completely integrated with the metal.

The battle axe suddenly shone brightly.

A clear, melodious sound emanated from the axe, like ice shattering or a distant wind blowing through a canyon.

A moment later, the light faded, and a layer of deep, precious light appeared on the axe surface, with runes hidden among the patterns, flickering slightly with each breath.

Anton extinguished the fire, picked up his axe, stood up, and swung it lightly.

The moment the wind whistled through the air, the surrounding temperature plummeted.

With a soft crackling sound, countless fine ice particles appeared out of thin air, drifting away like white mist.

"good."

Anton smiled with satisfaction.

After more than a year, I finally succeeded in forging a satisfactory weapon.

In fact, if it were just a talisman, it wouldn't take this long at all.

More than half a year ago, Anton had already mastered the skills of crafting talismans, and had successively crafted both the alchemy cauldron and the weapon-refining furnace into talismans, greatly improving the efficiency of alchemy and weapon-refining.

The real challenge lies in localization, transforming the talisman into a 'magical item' that can be driven by magic.

After nearly a year of dedicated research, Anton has finally produced his first finished product today.

"Since it's made primarily of frost-patterned silver, let's call it the Frost-Patterned Axe."

Anton casually put the battle axe aside, intending to give it to Roman later.

Roman has now joined the hunting party and has gone out hunting for lizardmen with the forest guard many times. He has been very active on the battlefield and has already made a name for himself.

It was most fitting for her to fight with this frost-patterned axe, making it the first appearance of a talismanic weapon.

This will not only test the practical effectiveness of the talisman, but also allow the elders to witness the value of this new type of magical item, paving the way for the subsequent development of the Frostpatter Silver Mine.

Composing himself, Anton picked up the black longsword that was placed aside, intending to forge his own weapon.

Talismanic weapons are essentially weapons incorporating talismans.

Like the Frost-Patterned Axe, the engraved runes originate from the Cold Weapon Rune, a rune that can give weapons ice-attribute damage.

However, Anton did not intend to use frost steel to forge the talisman. Instead, he planned to use a fire-attribute material to forge a fire-attribute talisman.

The inscribed runes are based on the fire rune, which corresponds to the cold rune.

After all, the weapon-type martial art he uses most often now is the Divine Sun Sword Technique, and a fire-attribute talisman is more suitable for this extremely powerful and yang technique.

Of course, considering the need for flexibility in actual combat, Anton thought it would be good to refine several different types of talismans and carry them with him, just in case.