Terra took a step inside, her presence seeing to light up the room in a different way. Her blue eyes scanned the space before they landed on the hammock.
"It's been a long ti since I visited your ho. Do you still use this thing?" she asked, a playful tone in her voice. "How do you even fit in that?"
Rufus chuckled, a low rumbling sound coming from his stomach. "It's stronger than it looks," he said. "And it's surprisingly comfortable. You'd be amazed what one can grow used to when they live in the wild."
After that short exchange, Rufus didn't stay there for long and led Terra and Nox into another room.
The walls in this room were made of blackened tal, giving off a faint tallic sll. Nox's gaze scanned around, and he saw countless crude irons hung all around. There were hamrs, tongs, and other forging instrunts. There were also several tables with beast cores, tal plates, and sturdy durable bones that once belonged to powerful beasts.
The only source of light ca from the corner of the room where the forging furnace was set. Within the furnace, a crackling inferno of red and blue flas danced wildly, casting beautiful lights in the room. Nox found the way the flas burned strange but didn't think much of it.
"Alright." Rufus exclaid and took a deep sniff of the room as if getting himself familiar with the scent. He then went on to pick up a heavily built hamr, swinging it onto his shoulder easily. "It has been decades since I forged a weapon last. I hope I haven't gotten rusty."
Nox's gaze lingered on the hamr, imagining how many tons that thing weighed.
"This will take so ti. You can explore the city and co back later... By the ti you return, I'll probably be done," Rufus advised.
Nox shook his head. "I want to watch. I have never seen a blacksmith craft items before."
"I'll stay for so ti. I still have so things to attend to," Terra stated.
"Then have a seat." Rufus wasn't shy about showing off his craft and gestured for the two to sit down and watch. He then said in a confident tone: "Your ti will be worth it, I promise."
The muscular panda then moved to his forging table, brought out ink, and drew the size and appearance of the dagger, showing it to Nox, who nodded in satisfaction.
A few minutes later... .
Clang! Clang!
Sparks of blue and red flas flew about in the air as Rufus's right arm moved up and down as the heavy hamr slamd into the tal pieces. Nox's eyes flashed; the sight was breathtaking, and he felt that he could continue to watch Rufus for hours without getting bored.
Several more hours passed, and Rufus was still busy hamring away. Nox hadn't noticed the passage of ti. Because Terra had gone to attend to sothing important, they were the only ones in the workshop.
Soon, Rufus stopped hamring and moved to a different table where the monster cores were placed on a flat tal plate. Unhurriedly, he put on special gloves that resisted fire and any heat-related energy. His big black eyes were slightly narrowed as he brought the tal plate to the forge funnel, where blazing blue and red flas were burning intensely, ready to devour anything in its path.
As he brought the crystals closer to the funnel,
The flas surged up, seed to stretch out, and licked the shiny blue core.
'What the heck, does that fla have a life of its own?' Nox was stunned, speechless at this sight.
The figure of Rufus pushing the tal plate into the blazing fire reflected in his black eyes. Beast cores were very sturdy; however, as soon as they were placed into the fire, the flas beca several tis brighter and, with a roar, devoured the blue cores hungrily.
That roar confird Nox's suspicions... the fla seed to possess a life of its own. It was very difficult to believe but seed to be the only logical explanation.
Just a few seconds later, the shiny crystal that wouldn't break even if one used a hamr on it completely turned into liquid, and Rufus brought out the liquefied beast core, pouring it into a container.
Nox's gaze continued to linger on the fla, which gradually dimd down considerably after the crystal was taken out. It was like a baby going to sleep after a al.
Nox's gaze drifted back to Rufus, who was now making a series of engravings on the hilt of the dagger. His white furry face was extrely serious. Nox noticed that the panda seed to be engraving so sort of runes on the blade and hilt. A few minutes later, he placed the dagger, which was over 30-35 cm, back into the forge tunnel and brought it back.
Carefully, Rufus then applied the liquefied beast cores to the engravings on the blade and hilt. The unfinished dagger shone with a beautiful blue light as the core energy was channeled into the tal.
"Here. This is an appreciation for preserving my legacy... It isn't much, but it should give you an edge over most humans."
So ti later, Rufus was done forging the dagger. He brought the dagger, which was wrapped in a piece of cloth, to the young boy who couldn't take his eyes off it.
"Thank you." Nox nodded his head, his heart beating wildly with excitent as he received the dagger. Like a kid eager to open their Christmas present, Nox quickly unwrapped the dagger and observed the blade that Rufus had worked on for so many hours without even taking a rest.
The blade of the dagger was dark and had a smooth, polished surface with faint runes etched along its spine, glowing with a subtle blue light. The hilt was ergonomically crafted with a crossguard that curves slightly, providing enhanced control and protection for the user's hand. It was wrapped in black leather that offered both comfort and a secure grip.
After admiring the appearance, Nox proceeded to check the effects of the dagger. The first string of texts that appeared in his retina made his heart skip a beat.
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