Devouring Stars: Master of Evolution

Chapter 487 The Path of Weapon Forging: Making Up for the Weaknesses of the Insect Swarm.

While working with the Zerg Queen on the study of rune patterns and various gene multiplications, Qin Mu also began researching the crafting of supreme treasures.

The higher the level of life, the more difficult it becomes to study.

Even with the assistance of the Zerg swarm and the Zerg Queen researching together, Qin Mu was still able to succeed.

However, to make further improvements at the 10081 level would take at least tens of thousands of years.

It will be very difficult to improve the overall combat power of the Zerg swarm by raising its life level.

In contrast, researching the crafting of supreme treasures to compensate for the weaknesses of the swarm could potentially significantly enhance the swarm's strength in a short period of time.

In terms of divine body and arcane arts, the Hive Tyrant is no less powerful than many third- or even fourth-tier universe lords, and may even be stronger.

However, the overall strength is only at the second tier, and the reason lies in the treasure!

No other ethnic group could provide such a large number of people with weapons and equipment.

Although the war with the Anti-Human Alliance did not last long, more than two hundred Hive Tyrants either self-destructed or died in battle.

In addition, during the battle, many Hive Tyrants were severely injured or had their divine bodies burned wildly through their Soul Burning Talent, resulting in great damage to their divine bodies. The treasures of the Hive Tyrants were also returned to their clan.

Their strength has arguably plummeted to rock bottom.

Not to mention, most of these remaining Zerg hive tyrants still have to follow the human race, or the Hongmeng and the Zerg Queen into the cosmic sea to pay off their debts.

The power of the swarm must be dispersed.

As for the resources obtained from the Starry Sky Beast Alliance and the Northern Frontier Alliance, Qin Mu does not intend to use them.

It is unlikely that the other four major races will take action against humans again in the short term.

In this situation, there is no point in consuming treasures to hatch the Insect Nest Tyrant.

It would be better to let the swarm devour cosmic energy and slowly convert it.

He currently has no plans to venture into the cosmic sea for adventure; instead, he focuses on cultivating within the primordial universe to enhance his strength and compensate for the swarm's deficiencies.

For a long time to come, this will be the main theme of his cultivation.

As for learning weapon crafting, given Qin Mu's status among human races, all weapon crafting secrets are publicly available.

You can learn whatever you want by simply using it.

In fact, when Qin Mu created the colony a long time ago, he had dabbled in related secret techniques, but his research was not in-depth. He only borrowed from them and made more use of the talents of special life forms.

When Qin Mu actually began his research, he discovered that the art of weapon crafting was indeed all-encompassing.

Based on function, they are divided into melee, ranged attack, mental power, armor, sealing, palace, soul, domain, and special (escape, binding, origin, concealment, etc.).

And extremely special primordial treasures.

The Primal Treasure is not for defense or attack, but to allow the powerful to draw upon the Sea of ​​Laws at the origin of the universe.

Once you possess a primordial treasure, you can activate the energy of the sea of ​​laws at the origin of the universe a thousand times, ten thousand times, a million times faster... As for how much the efficiency is improved, it depends entirely on the level of the primordial treasure.

However, the main materials used to create the "Original Treasures" are extremely rare. Each one is born in a unique cosmic environment and takes a long time to take shape.

This kind of treasure has little to do with the crafting techniques; it mainly depends on the materials themselves.

Therefore, we don't need to consider it for now.

The essential Arcana items for the Hive Tyrant are, of course, armor-type items, as well as melee and ranged attack items.

These are the skills that Qin Mu needs to learn first.

Even the most common armor-type, offensive treasures have many different classifications.

Virtual Universe Company Headquarters.

This place is a gathering place for many human races to refine artifacts, including many master craftsmen capable of creating great treasures.

As for those capable of refining supreme treasures, they are few and far between.

Dozens of insect hive tyrants appeared in a sprawling, gigantic palace, where a special furnace built by human weapon refiners for weapon forging was located.

This is actually a special treasure, capable of spewing out endless flames.

The flames erupting from this furnace traveled nearly a million kilometers, filling this colossal palace.

The immortal and cosmic lord level weapon refiners among the human race all forge weapons in this endless flame.

Approaching the core flames erupting from the furnace requires the strength of a cosmic overlord to resist; ordinary treasures would likely be instantly reduced to ashes.

This endless flame stretching for nearly a million kilometers, each wisp of which could annihilate a star.

For Qin Mu, a few flames could certainly not stop him.

However, these dozens of figures did not enter the deepest palace where supreme treasures could be forged, but instead went into the outermost weapon-forging hall, which was only frequented by immortals and cosmic venerables.

"Although with my strength I could easily start from the level of treasures, the art of weapon crafting is not simple, so I'll start from the basics."

With the computing power of the swarm, the improvement will be rapid.

One of Qin Mu entered the weapon-refining hall and looked around. The center of the hall was quite empty, where a flame of extremely high temperature was continuously erupting.

Around them were many tools needed by weapon refiners.

To create equipment suitable for the insect swarm through crafting and combining it with bio-armor, one must first have a deep understanding of crafting.

If you don't even understand the basics of weapon crafting, how can you expect to master it?

Qin Mu didn't delay. A large amount of materials flew out of the world ring and into the furnace fire, where they were melted by the flames.

As Qin Mu continued to manipulate the flames, the molten metal deformed and transformed into the shape of a long spear.

One after another, secret runes were engraved on it, and in just a moment, a divine weapon appeared.

"Refining ordinary divine weapons is not difficult for me; this level of secret runes is too easy."

As long as the materials themselves can withstand it, it can be forged instantly.

A thick book of weapon-refining secrets, "Heavenly Craftsmanship," flew out in front of Qin Mu. This weapon-refining secrets were created by Master Peng Gong and are considered the most advanced among human races.

This is a complete set of weapon-refining methods, encompassing everything from the lowest-tier divine weapons to heavy treasures, ordinary supreme treasures, and high-level supreme treasures.

With a thought in mind, Qin Mu began to forge some conventional armor, telekinetic weapons, and so on.

Three months later, dozens of figures stepped into the palace where heavy treasures were crafted.

Although it was only three months, with Qin Mu's strength, dozens of insect hive tyrants were mobilized at the same time, and with the support of the insect swarm's computing power, he was able to forge hundreds of thousands of weapons, armors and other items!

At first, Qin Mu followed the normal refining process, but after he became completely familiar with it, he simply started refining ten or even a hundred pieces at the same time.

With the Hive Tyrant's immense divine power and profound understanding of runes, it is entirely possible to achieve this.

Furthermore, every treasure crafted is of the highest quality, maximizing the inherent properties of the materials.

There was no other way. With his strength and the computing power provided by the swarm of insects, he could thoroughly analyze every material with a mere thought and instantly calculate the best refining plan.

This process also allowed Qin Mu to truly become familiar with the crafting of various treasures.

The treasures he crafted later became the target of a fierce competition among many immortal gods, but that's another story.

However, when Qin Mu began to attempt to refine powerful artifacts, the speed was not as fast.

Although Qin Mu's understanding of the secret patterns of precious treasures was still quick, the process of refining precious treasures was extremely complicated.

"A treasure is already quite valuable, so it's normal for it to be a bit complicated."

The key issue is that there are too many materials required, especially for treasures.

Each treasure requires a massive amount of resources to craft, but fortunately, some treasures require materials such as scales and bones of living creatures, which these insect swarms can generate themselves.

I can focus my research on the crafting of these precious and rare treasures.

Qin Mu pondered as he attempted to refine the product.

Although crafting a powerful treasure is difficult, for Qin Mu it is merely a matter of some complexity; successful crafting is only a matter of time.

After all, the armor in the swarm is a top-tier treasure.

As Qin Mu gradually became familiar with the refining process, his speed also increased.

After refining dozens of powerful treasures, Qin Mu began to try refining more unique combination-type powerful treasures.

He chose a combination of armor pieces, which resembled a giant brown bear about 100 meters long, with powerful hooves and sharp fangs pointing skyward.

It consists of 328 treasures in total, divided into 327 ordinary treasures and 1 top-tier treasure.

"Combination-type treasures are extremely powerful, whether they are considered major treasures or supreme treasures."

This precious artifact, known as the Crimson Scale Bear Armor, is primarily made from the Crimson Scale Bear, a powerful and ferocious beast from the universe.

It was made by Peng Gong's master from its scales and bones.

Looking at the completed treasure before him, Qin Mu had a series of thoughts running through his mind.

"Although some precious metals and special materials were added during the forging of this treasure, the main body is the body of this Crimson Scale Bear."

This treasure is best suited for insect swarms and for colonies.

If corpse remains can be refined into treasures, why can't living ones?

The metals and special materials added during the refining process are merely to increase the strength of the materials or to allow the runes to run more smoothly.

"And my swarm of insects could simply devour metal and special materials, and then grow into this shape!"

Qin Mu was able to integrate metal into the Zerg's body back on Earth.

Not to mention now.

Qin Mu crafted the treasures simply to enhance the insect swarm's combat power; he didn't necessarily intend to copy them verbatim.

"Combination Arcana items are also quite helpful for researching Legion Expansion Armor."

The current Legionary biome is completely insufficient and cannot meet the Zerg Swarm's war needs.

In the recently concluded war, although the Legion's bio-armor could barely contain the power of hundreds of ordinary cosmic overlords.

However, in actual combat, there have been more than a few instances where the Legion Flow Armor itself has malfunctioned due to the excessive instantaneous energy output.

This is extremely dangerous.

Although he had many ideas in his mind, Qin Mu was not in a hurry to realize them. Instead, he studied the method of refining precious treasures even more seriously.

He would even occasionally consult with Master Peng, the most outstanding weapon-refining master among the human race.

After the battle, Qin Mu handed over the Calamity Armor and the Flame God Halberd to Peng Gong's master for joint research.

He has an avatar that is currently with Master Peng.

With the guidance of Master Peng and the full analysis and operation of the insect swarm, Qin Mu laid a very solid foundation in weapon crafting, and his overall level improved at an extremely rapid pace.

(End of this chapter)