"Hello, my name is Tsubaki Collbrande, the Leader of the Hephaestus Familia!" Tsubaki extended her hand to Lin Che.
Lin Che also reached out and shook her hand: "Hello, my name is Lin Che, the Leader of the Hestia Familia!"
Tsubaki felt the strength from his hand and was even more satisfied with Lin Che.
You know, she is a Level 5 adventurer, and her abilities are focused on strength and durability.
But Lin Che's strength seemed to be even greater than hers, which surprised her a little.
But this is also good, how can you swing a hammer without enough strength!
After they got to know each other, Tsubaki took Lin Che to her workplace and began to teach him Forging.
In fact, there is not much technique in mortal Forging. As long as the materials are good, any blacksmith can forge good weapons.
Of course, some blacksmiths with the development ability "Forging" can forge better weapons with the same materials.
Not only that, but the success rate of Forging will also increase.
This is the magic brought by development abilities.
What Lin Che wants to learn is the God's Forging technique, but he must also start from the very basics.
It's impossible to learn how to run before learning how to walk; that's unrealistic!
Unless you cheat!
Tsubaki explained the basic process of Forging weapons to Lin Che, and then she let Lin Che watch her forge a weapon herself.
She wasn't very good at teaching, so this was the only way she could do it.
Lin Che didn't mind and watched carefully how she forged.
Tsubaki took out a piece of dragon scale and put it into the furnace to burn.
Soon, the dragon scale was burned red hot.
She took out the dragon scale, placed it on the anvil, picked up a large hammer, and began to pound it.
During the pounding process, she would sprinkle some special metal powder on it.
After adding these powders, the dragon scale seemed to undergo some chemical reaction, actually becoming soft.
Of course, the hardness of the dragon scale did not change; it just gained a kind of toughness!
Repeatedly burning and pounding, adding various metals, finally, the entire piece of dragon scale was forged into a sword blank.
This is a two-handed greatsword, and it looks pretty good.
Next is the finishing work, grinding and sharpening the sword blank, and carving runes on the sword body.
Finally, it's about making the hilt and scabbard and assembling them piece by piece.
In just one morning, a top-tier weapon was forged.
The price of the dragon scale, plus the price of various rare metal powders, should be around 1500 valis.
But this weapon can be sold for 3000 valis!
Tsk tsk, is this why the Hephaestus Familia is so wealthy?
Tsubaki swung the greatsword a few times and asked Lin Che, "Did you see clearly?"
Lin Che nodded, then shook his head.
Tsubaki asked somewhat confused, "What do you mean by nodding and shaking your head?"
Lin Che replied, "I saw the Forging process clearly, it's very simple, but I don't understand the runes carved on the sword body at the end."
Tsubaki laughed and said, "You don't need to rush to learn that. Just learn the basic Forging for now, and I'll teach you slowly later."
Lin Che nodded after hearing this. Anyway, he had time now and wasn't in a hurry.
He used to dislike studying, but ever since being cleansed by the Holy Fire and his talent improved, he fell in love with studying.
That feeling of constantly enriching himself and becoming stronger was truly exhilarating!
"Since that's the case, let's go to the Underground City and test the power of this sword." Without waiting for Lin Che's reply, she went to pack up and then pulled Lin Che along to the Underground City.
This was Tsubaki's usual practice. Every time she forged a weapon, she would go to the Underground City to test it.
Over time, she, a blacksmith, had already reached Level 5, surpassing ninety-nine percent of the adventurers in Orario.
The two went down to the seventeenth floor, which is the floor where the Floor Boss Goliath is located.
Goliath's refresh time is one week. It had been more than half a month since Lin Che killed it last time, so it had already refreshed.
In fact, even if Lin Che didn't kill it, Goliath would be regularly cleared by the large Familias.
This is also to ensure that adventurers can safely enter the eighteenth floor. So, after Goliath refreshes, if no Familia comes to subjugate it, the Guild will issue a quest for the large Familias to kill it.
Wall of Sighs, accompanied by a roar, Goliath emerged from the rock wall.
Tsubaki excitedly threw the greatsword to Lin Che and said, "You try this sword!"
Lin Che took the sword, and his gaze became sharp.
He recalled the scene in the Type-Moon World where Luo Hao instantly killed Kenneth with a single sword strike.
At that time, he couldn't even imitate that sword strike, but now, he felt he could.
Fighting Spirit wrapped around him!
A transparent aura erupted from him, and the corners of his mouth slightly opened, exhaling a puff of hot air tinged with Demon Power.
At this moment, all of his Demon Power was surging towards the greatsword.
The greatsword also erupted with light!
"So strong!" Tsubaki said with some surprise.
She originally thought that the Leader of the Hestia Familia was just a Level 1 or Level 2 adventurer, but she never expected him to be a high-level adventurer.
Meanwhile, Goliath had already rushed in front of Lin Che and punched down at him.
"Flame Split... Wave Devouring Ruler!"
With a single sword strike, a crescent-shaped sword energy over a hundred meters wide burst forth, directly tearing Goliath in half.
Even the magic stone within its body was cut in half.
"Holy crap, what kind of skill is that? Flame Split Wave Devouring Ruler? You're clearly using a sword!" Tsubaki exclaimed, also startled by that sword strike.
That sword strike just now, even she, a Level 5, couldn't have blocked it!
"Uh... I was just shouting randomly for fun, that's not a skill." Lin Che scratched his head, a little embarrassed.
He didn't know why, but he suddenly thought of the 'Lucky Guy' just now, and his chunibyo acted up, so he couldn't help but shout a phrase.
"You're really young at heart." Tsubaki smiled and shook her head, then took the sword from Lin Che's hand and began to inspect it.
That sword strike just now was very powerful, but the sword body did not show any damage due to the powerful energy output.
This is like the principle of resistance. When current passes through a conductor, the greater the resistance, the higher the temperature of the conductor.
In this case, if the current continues to flow, the conductor will melt.
Inputting Demon Power into a weapon will also generate magic resistance, causing damage to the weapon.
The higher the level of the weapon, the lower the magic resistance.
There is a material with zero magic resistance, called Mithril.
This Mithril, in terms of science, is equivalent to a superconductor!
After inspecting the weapon, Tsubaki asked Lin Che, "How do you feel about this sword? Is it easy to use? Do you have any suggestions for improvement?"
Lin Che pondered for a moment and said, "It's very easy to use, but when enchanting the weapon, the sword body gets too hot, causing my hands to sweat, and there's a slippery feeling when holding the sword."
Tsubaki understood after hearing this. She explained, "This sword is forged from dragon scales, so it's very suitable for enchanted combat. Its magic conductivity is second only to Mithril, but that dragon was fire attribute, so its scales will heat up and become hot when stimulated by Demon Power."
Lin Che suggested, "Can the hilt be replaced with heat-insulating material?"
Tsubaki shook her head and said, "You're thinking too simply. When you enchant a weapon, the Demon Power is definitely transmitted from your hand to the hilt, and then to the sword body. If the hilt is replaced with heat-insulating material, the magic resistance will also increase."
Lin Che nodded in understanding. Indeed, no industry is simple.
However, he quickly thought of another method and said, "Then how about changing the hilt material to water-attribute dragon scales?"
Tsubaki glanced at him and nodded, "It's possible, but water-attribute dragon scales are hard to find, and water and fire are incompatible, so it's not that easy to combine them."
The two walked and discussed as they went, and soon left the Underground City.
After returning to the Hephaestus Familia, Tsubaki began various improvements.
Lin Che, on the other hand, read some Forging-related books.
The day passed quickly like this.
Tsubaki invited Lin Che to have dinner together at the Hephaestus Familia, and Lin Che accepted.
After dinner, he went to the Guild's exchange office and sold Goliath's magic stone.
Because it was split in half, it only sold for 3 million this time, a decrease of 2 million!
Upon returning to the church, Lin Che found that they had guests.
It was Rivilia and Lefiya from the Loki Familia.
They were here to find Merlin to learn 'High-Speed Chanting'.
In exchange, Rivilia also taught Merlin, Morgan, and Roxy 'Parallel Chanting'.
The so-called 'Parallel Chanting' is multitasking, being able to simultaneously perform four actions: attack, move, evade, and chant!
In the entire Orario, Ryu Lion's 'Parallel Chanting' is the strongest, followed by Rivilia, the Vice Leader of the Loki Familia.
Lin Che was very supportive of this kind of exchange learning. Anyway, it wasn't some secret technique that couldn't be passed down. Learning from each other could make them stronger, and it could also help build good relations and friendship with the Loki Familia.
However, the [Magic Codex] and [Martial God Chapters] compiled by Hestia definitely cannot be passed on. Even within the Familia, only core members can view them.
Lin Che nodded to the two girls as a greeting and then went to the basement.
At this time, only Sakura and Illya were playing in the basement.
Seeing Lin Che arrive, both little girls happily ran over.
Lin Che picked them up, one in each arm, making them giggle with laughter.
Rivilia and Lefiya studied until very late before leaving. After they left, Lin Che also left.
He returned to the inn and rested for the night.