Wizard: Grinding experience starting with Knight's Breathing Technique

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"Terra, the Golden Warhammer?"

The appraisers and blacksmiths looked at each other, clearly having never heard of such a person before.

As a craftsman, to have grown to this level, this Lord Golden Warhammer must not be so unknown.

But they exchanged glances and realized that this was indeed someone they had never heard of before.

"Lord Terra, are you going to auction off this master-grade knight's longsword, which you forged with countless hours of effort?"

The president of the Shining Auction House asked respectfully.

The man before me, Lord Terra, not only possesses unparalleled forging skills, but his own strength is also not to be underestimated. He is very likely from a powerful force.

The guild leader was extremely cautious. After all, how could a craftsman be trained without the support of a powerful force? It required a large amount of iron and money, as well as rare forging talent.

Since the death of the Flame Hammer, no master craftsman has appeared for a long time, which is why the suddenly emerging golden warhammer Terra is so highly regarded.

"That's right, I want to hold an auction. In addition, I would like to cooperate with your auction house. In the future, I will auction a batch of master-level weapons and equipment that I have personally crafted here every month."

Li Wei said that he plans to release them in batches, with no large quantities at a time.

After all, even master craftsmen don't produce too much, and if they release too much, they're likely to arouse suspicion.

Moreover, scarcity increases value. Releasing too much at once can easily devalue one's craftsmen. It's better to take it slow and gradually build one's reputation.

"Good, good, good! Lady Terra, it is an honor to cooperate with you. To show our sincerity at the auction, I will apply to our superiors that in the future, whenever Lady Terra comes to the Shining Tavern, we will give her free admission tickets, and we will also give you a corresponding discount on the auction commission."

"However, before signing the contract, we need to conduct a necessary assessment of Lord Terra. This assessment is merely to confirm that the knight's longsword was forged by Lord Terra, and is not intended to be malicious or disrespectful to Lord Terra. We hope that Lord Terra will not mind."

Li Wei naturally agreed. He had painstakingly crafted his own forging techniques bit by bit and wasn't afraid of scrutiny.

He was taken by the auctioneers to a blacksmith shop privately owned by a glittering tavern.

He then deliberately slowed down his forging pace and efficiency, imitating a normal craftsman to create a knight's longsword exactly the same as before. Li Wei named this sword: Autumn Colors.

Along with the lake scenery, it was handed over to the auction house for disposal.

Finally, Li Wei's forging skills deeply impressed the skeptical staff, who applauded and signed a contract with him on the spot.

In this way, Li Wei has found a stable sales channel for his future forgings. If he can make a name for himself and has the stable channel of Shining Tavern that is spread all over the continent, then the Wild Boar Rider will be dispensable. Li Wei can then consider settling scores with the Wild Boar Rider. Old Toby must have gained some experience with the Wild Boar Rider. It's time to send him home.

That evening, the Shining Auction was held as scheduled.

The items auctioned this time did not include the breathing technique or rare materials that Li Wei wanted.

His purpose in staying here was to see for himself whether the longsword he forged would sell well.

After a brief warm-up, the auctioneer brought Li Wei's knight's longsword onto the stage. The beautiful auctioneer, with her graceful figure and rising tone, announced, "Now, I would like to formally introduce to you the knight's longsword forged by the auction's exclusive craftsman, the Golden Warhammer Terra: Lake Light and Autumn Colors!"

"These two knightly longswords are forged from fine iron, the result of Lord Terra's painstaking efforts, requiring twenty-one days of meticulous hammering and forging. In terms of quality, they are comparable to the legendary craftsman Flame Hammer!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd below erupted in uproar.

"What? Craftsmen? Are there still craftsmen in this era?"

"Who is this Golden Warhammer? As a certified blacksmith, I have never heard of such a person in the industry! He must be a fraud!" a bearded blacksmith hummed.

Many people don't believe it at all.

The beautiful auctioneer took out a longsword forged from a flaming hammer, and randomly selected many knight-level experts or formal blacksmiths from the audience. They had a more accurate grasp of the quality of knight's longswords. The bearded blacksmith was also invited to the stage.

After comparing them, these people found that, in terms of external quality, these two swords seemed to be not much different from the sword of the Flame Hammer.

This roused the bearded blacksmith's fighting spirit. "The quality of a knight's sword cannot be judged by its appearance alone. I believe that since it is a longsword, it should be tested in actual combat."

Seeing the bearded man's dissatisfaction, the beautiful auctioneer remained unperturbed, instead smiling and saying, "Since this gentleman is also a blacksmith, how about we present the two knights for a practical demonstration, one with the longsword you forged and the other with the Lake Light Sword forged by our Lord Golden Warhammer?"

Brush brush.

Instantly, countless eyes focused on the bearded man.

He coughed, caught in a bind, and could only grit his teeth and grumble, "Let's try it then, who's afraid of who?"

Then, the swords forged by Lake Light and Big Beard were handed to two equally matched knights, and a sword duel began on the stage.

Ping pong, clatter, clatter!

For a time, everyone enjoyed a wonderful swordsmanship competition for free at the auction.

Finally, a cracking sound was heard, as if a crack had been made.

Everyone looked over and saw that the sword forged by the bearded man had become slightly chipped and even had some barely noticeable cracks.

"This...how is this possible?" The bearded man looked utterly incredulous.

"Your lake-shaped mirror is definitely not made of ordinary refined iron. I think it has mithril added! That's cheating!" he continued to argue.

As he wished, the auction proceeded with the testing, and the final result showed that it was 100% refined iron, with not a trace of mithril.

Li Wei sneered inwardly backstage: "If I had mithril, would I be selling it? Wouldn't it be better to keep it for myself?"

In the end, everyone had to admit that this knight's longsword was indeed extraordinary.

The bearded man slunk away with his sword amidst the auctioneer's smile.

Despite using the same materials as other blacksmiths, this longsword has reached the pinnacle of craftsmanship. The claim of cutting through iron like mud is an exaggeration, but if it were a knight's longsword of average quality, it would soon suffer minor damage such as chipping and nicks in a clash with this knight's longsword forged from a golden warhammer. This is due to the difference in the degree to which a master blacksmith and an ordinary blacksmith utilize and develop the same materials.

In the end, amidst immense enthusiasm, the two brand-new knight's longswords were auctioned off for a total of fifty gold coins, with Lake Light costing thirty and Autumn Colors costing twenty.

It's important to know that a normal knight's longsword costs only about one gold coin, so the price difference is enormous.

Frankly speaking, even if this longsword is of much higher quality than ordinary longswords, it is definitely not worth thirty gold. The main premium comes from the value added by the craftsman.

Owning a knight's longsword forged by a master craftsman is something many nobles and knights talk about with pride, as evidenced by their enthusiasm for the Flame Hammer.

However, Flamehammer was a figure from a very long time ago, and his masterpieces were scattered throughout the kingdom, far from enough to go around, so prices kept rising. Moreover, iron products oxidize and rust, so the newer the sword, the higher its value.

Li Wei looked at all this with satisfaction and received his share of the gold coins.

"Master Terra, many nobles and knights are now trying to contact you through us to commission custom items," said a staff member from the Shining Auction House.

"I don't have time, and I don't do custom orders," Li Wei said.

"What if he pays more?" the staff member asked.

"Well... that's fine, but the number of people shouldn't be too large. You can decide the specifics. Anyway, I'll leave all my forgings to you to handle. Whether they're auctioned or custom-made, it doesn't matter to me," Li Wei said.

After saying that, Li Wei left the Shining Tavern in a hurry.

The news of the birth of a new craftsman quickly spread throughout Icewind City.

It is believed that as time goes by, the name of Terra the Golden Warhammer will spread throughout the Emerald Kingdom through word of mouth among bards and knights.

Li Wei, on the other hand, found a small inn in Icewind City and stayed there temporarily.

He took out the books on linguistics and customs of the Tuvan Empire that he had bought and began to read them.

After reviewing everything once, Li Wei opened the proficiency panel.

His face darkened: "There isn't any?"

Ultimately, Li Wei tried many books repeatedly.

It is now basically confirmed that the dream of quickly mastering the Tuvan language through sheer experience has been shattered.

However, he still decided to personally travel to the Tuva Empire, hoping to obtain enough ambergris in one go to help him break through to the level of a Grand Knight.

However, that would require a mentor.

(End of this chapter)