PNB Chapter 367 Forging
Chapter 367 Forging
"Forging is the most important step in refining equipment." Tao Qihui said as he extracted the liquid from the furnace. Under his powerful mental control, the liquid gradually condensed into the shape of a sword.
"Forging is not just a simple shaping, it is also a process of fully stimulating the properties and energy of the material." He continued, the hammer in his hand drew a graceful arc in the air and hit the tip of the sword accurately.
Bai Sinan and Yeris watched intently, secretly admiring in their hearts. Every movement of Tao Qihui seemed so skillful and natural, as if he was integrated with the fire and the materials.
"Of course, the control of the temperature during smelting is also crucial." Tao Qihui explained: "If the temperature is too high, the materials will be burned at best, and the furnace will explode at worst; if the temperature is insufficient, the materials will not be completely melted, and thus cannot be perfectly fused. Therefore, the weapon refiner, like the alchemist, needs extremely high mental strength to control the flame."
"The second thing is the hammering skill." Tao Qihui kept hitting the sword with the hammer in his hand. Every strike was just right, and impurities floated to the surface visibly.
"When hammering, the force, the use of spiritual power and the frequency must be just right. Using too much force and spiritual power will cause the material to break, and vice versa, the impurities in the material cannot be hammered out. If the frequency is too fast, the material cannot be evenly stressed; if the frequency is too slow, the energy of the material will be lost."
Although they were all very common basic knowledge, coupled with Tao Qihui's smooth movements, Yeris was unconsciously fascinated. Bai Sinan carefully observed Tao Qihui's movements, not missing any details.
"Finally, it's carving and quenching." Tao Qihui put the forged sword on the flame and burned it. The impurities on the surface were peeled off inch by inch under the burning of the flame.
"Carving is easy to understand. It is to give the magic weapon other special abilities through runes or formations. The purpose of quenching is not only to burn off the impurities floating on the surface, but also to enhance its hardness and toughness."
As the last bit of impurities on the surface were burned away, a dazzling golden light shot up into the sky, revealing to be a top-grade long sword.
Tao Qihui took it out, examined it carefully, and then handed the sword to Yeris. He shook his head with regret: "Alas, I am old now. I can only refine a top-grade spiritual weapon."
Yeris carefully examined the sword in his hand and commented: "A top-grade spiritual weapon is already very powerful. After all, you have only used it for less than five days."
Bai Sinan looked at the long sword and touched his chin: "The quality of this sword itself has reached the top, but if a formation is engraved on it, the quality should be able to be further improved."
Tao Qihui shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's easy for you to say that, girl. It's not easy for a general weapon refiner to refine a weapon to the extreme, so how can he have the time to learn the formation? The runes or formations we usually carve are provided ready-made."
At this time, Jiang Huaian suddenly appeared from behind Bai Sinan and said, "Old man, you didn't forget, did you? My boss is a super powerful formation master. It's a simple matter to carve formations on weapons."
Tao Qihui was stunned when he heard this, and then he remembered that Bai Si Nan had used the formation several times in the previous college championship competition. His eyes lit up and said to Bai Si Nan: "Girl, take a look at it, what kind of formation would be more suitable to be engraved on it?"