Chapter 409: Third Rank Blacksmith Lan Xuanyu
TL : GoldenLung
The rumbling sounds beca extrely intense. Initially, the forging counter only shook, but very soon, the huge sound wave caused the entire forging room to tremble.
Dang! The twelfth hamr fell. The chunk of tal had shrunk by a third and a layer of bright silver suddenly blossod from it, causing the entire forging room to beco brighter.
Hundred Refinent ! Yang Yingming clenched his fists subconsciously.
Twelve strikes, just twelve strikes and he actually succeeded in Hundred Refinent ?
The Hundred Refinent did not really require striking over a hundred tis, but held the aning of a Thousand Tempering Hundred Refinent. When the rare tal was purified to a certain extent, there would be a qualitative change. This was the so-called Hundred Refinent purification.
Yang Yingming knew that he would never be able to complete the Hundred Refinent with just 12 strikes. He had long heard that the Disorder Splitting Wind Hamr technique was especially suited for forging, but it was not an easy task to obtain the Disorder Splitting Wind Hamr technique. Furthermore, it was said that this technique was extrely difficult to control. He did not expect that he would actually see it perford by Lan Xuanyu, and that its effect was actually so good.
Twelve hamr strikes for achieving Hundred Refinent, what sort of level was this? This was at least the standard of a second rank blacksmith, right? He clearly rembered what Lan Xuanyu was like when he first ca here. At that ti, he was definitely a novice who had never co into contact with forging before! In just five months, he actually improved so much?
Lan Xuanyus forging was not over yet. His body was still spinning and he was still forging. The heavy hamrs continued to fall and every ti they landed, there would be an even louder rumble.
At this mont, Yang Yingming, who was watching from the back, felt ashad. He said that he wanted to teach him, but looking at his level, he was clearly already not inferior to him! That hamr move was so pure and powerful. Just with this display of strength, he was already far superior to his peers.
How did he train?
Lan Xuanyu didnt know what Yang Yingming was thinking. He was completely imrsed in his forging and with every strike, he could clearly feel the changes in the Heavy Silver. These changes were like a guide for him, for the location of his next strike.
Lan Xuanyu watched as the Heavy Silver beca smaller and smaller. The power of his bloodline surged and poured into his limbs and bones. The recoil from the forging hamr was naturally used by him, and it would never affect his stability.
His soul and bloodline powers were injected into the forging hamr as well as the Heavy Silver.
The hamr in his hand was just an ordinary forging hamr. It was fine at the beginning, but as the forging ti lengthened, the forging hamr began to be overwheld and needed his soul and bloodline powers to protect it.
At the sa ti, Mr. Le had told him in the past why forging had beco one of the auxiliary professions in the manufacturing of Battle Armors. It was because during the forging process, the soul and bloodline powers of the blacksmith would fuse with the tal, thus subtly influencing the changes happening to the tal during the forging process. This was so as to prepare for a higher level of forging, allowing the tal to grow as if it was a living being.
Mr. Les description of forging was very simple and could be summarized in one sentence. It was a process of creating life.
A Hundred Refinent Purification was for condensing life energy, while a Thousand Refinent Soul Forging was for awakening its soul. The higher the level of forging, the more one would be able to bestow a soul or increase its intelligence. This was the essence of forging.
Hence, when Lan Xuanyu was forging, he held the sa ntality and viewed forging as a process of creating life. He was young, but his ability to accept things was extrely strong.
Only after forging for such a long ti, did he co into contact with rare tals and heh especially treasured this tis forging as he opened up his senses. Compared to a few months ago, his spiritual power had improved greatly and his comprehension was naturally much deeper.
Dang, dang, dang, dang, dang As the heavy hamr fell, the color of the Heavy Silver beca brighter. With every strike, the entire forging table would tremble.
Yang Yingming stared at Lan Xuanyus hamr and felt the changes in that piece of Heavy Silver. He was gradually gaining so insights.
Although Lan Xuanyus hamr was heavy, it always landed at the right spot. His strength was completely transmitted to the tal, and when his soul power was being injected into the Heavy Silver, there were even so adjustnts. Those were all instantaneous. If not for Yang Yingming being extrely familiar with forging, he might not have felt it.
Furthermore, each ti Lan Xuanyu injected his soul sower into the Heavy Silver, the adjustnt would be different. This ant that Lan Xuanyu was constantly adjusting according to the changes happening to the Heavy Silver as he forged. Yang Yingming knew that he could only do this much and might not be able to do it better than him.
A few months! In just a few months without using any rare tals, how did he do it?
Little did he know that when Lan Xuanyu was forging iron ingots, he needed to make even more adjustnts. It was more taxing than forging rare tals. There were many impurities in an iron ingot, and only 1% of the 10 kilograms of tal could be purified into tal essence. There were so many adjustnts. There werent as many adjustnts to do for the Heavy Silver compared to an iron ingot, but Lan Xuanyu felt that its changes were even greater and it had a stronger activity. He had to fully concentrate and feel it continuously.
This was also a process of getting familiar with the tal.
Boom! The last hamr landed and Lan Xuanyu spun for three rounds before he could stabilize himself because of the recoil.
The Heavy Silver in front of him imdiately let out a weng sound. A layer of silver halo appeared and rose. It rose about a foot and lingered for a long ti before gradually descending.
The Heavy Silver was less than half its original size and its entire body was much brighter, as though it had been cleansed from any dust. Under the reflection of the light, the specks of silver were as beautiful as the cosmos.
Lan Xuanyu furrowed his brows. Its only one foot. Im still too unfamiliar with its characteristics. I wasted it. Sigh
Yang Yingming, who was standing behind him, was dumbstruck. Wasted? How is it wasted? Didnt you succeed in the Thousand Refinent ? The Thousand Refinents Soul Forging will make light surge up from the tal.
Lan Xuanyu subconsciously replied, But Uncle Le said that a Thousand Refinent can only be considered a success if the light raises over 10 feet! Its only a foot.
Ten feet? Ten feet is a First-Grade Thousand Refinent, the highest grade. Only fourth-rank blacksmiths can do that. Its also the requirent to beco a fourth-rank blacksmith, alright? Youve only been learning for a few months and youre already thinking of First-Grade Thousand Refinent. Yang Yingming looked at Lan Xuanyu speechlessly.
Lan Xuanyu turned to look at him and said in embarrassnt, Is that so? Senior, what is my current level ?
Yang Yingmings breathing was a little uneven. You were talking about Uncle Le just now? Your teacher?
Lan Xuanyu nodded. I guess so, he taught
how to forge before.
Yang Yingming was enlightened. I was wondering how you could reach this level in just a few months. Thousand Refinent, even ordinary Thousand Refinent, are at the level of a third rank blacksmith. As long as you can display a Thousand Refinent during the test, it will be fine. Our association can evaluate blacksmiths below the fourth rank. Those above the fourth rank will have to invite the Federations Blacksmith Association to co over. But the people from our Shrek Citys branch are filled by our academys seniors and teachers. Third rank! Did you really only learn for a few months?
Third rank blacksmith? Lan Xuanyu nodded his head, he wasnt too bothered by this because Mr. Le had told him before that if he wanted to make a One-Word Battle Armor, the Thousand Refined tal had to be ten feet tall. If possible, it would be best if two types of tals were fused. The alloy would then be more suited for a One-Word Battle Armor, as it would be more beneficial for evolution in the future. Also, there was no need to add a new tal when it would be upgraded into a Two-Word Battle Armor. Only tals from First-Grade Thousand Refinent could fuse with the user because their soul would be already completely awakened and thus fuse with the users bloodline.
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