Chapter 942 942 Thorin's Forge

Chapter 942 942 Thorin's Forge

The hammer slammed down with incredible force, and then returned, hammering down twice a second.

"Oh, now this is good. I like this. How hard does it hit? I'm guessing about a hundred tonnes." Thorin replied.

"Yeah, roughly that. It should be enough to shape most materials. Now give me a moment and I will make a circular gravity forge to increase density. It should replace the process of folding, at least in the initial stages, where you're just forcing out weaknesses and not tempering."

Once it was made, built on top of a new stone section of the forge that Wolfe added for it, Thorin grabbed his tongs and stuck a lumpy crude rod of raw iron ore into the gravity forge. After a few seconds of mana injection, it was a smooth rod, and a number of inclusions had been forced out to the surface, unable to be merged with the metal.

Thorin looked at it, then went and grabbed a crucible of liquid metal from one of the other forges. He came back and placed it inside, then poured more and more mana in until the liquid began to glow. Then he released the effect and took it out.Fịndd new updates at novelhall.com

"It's perfect. It merges materials to create Quicksteel. It's a magical alloy my grandfather used for high-end weapons. It glows faintly blue thanks to the magic trapped in it, so it's quite distinctive in combat. It has a resonant effect on other magic, and can cleanse minor magical attacks." He explained.

Wolfe examined it more closely and saw that it was a Fae alloy, something that he hadn't expected to see anywhere else. It really could cleanse attack magic, but only at the Rank One level. Anything more would be too much for the magical alloy, but it held enchantments very well, so it was often used for Fae weapons, as it contained no actual steel, which many species were allergic to.

If his grandfather was a Dark Dwarf, he could have made it with Earth Magic, though Wolfe could not, as it needed Fae magic. But with the ingredient list on the wall and gravity magic, he could. Now that he had learned the trick, anyhow.

Wolfe looked at the actual forges. These were the lacking component that was creating the problem with Thorin's advancement.

"What happened to your Grandfather's forges?" He asked.

"They were destroyed by a rival smith after his death. My father rebuilt these, but he was never powerful, as he was crippled in the attack." Thorin explained.

The whole head resonated with energy, while Thorin dug out a premade handle and began to inscribe runes and took out gems to finish the design.

Wolfe placed a handful of identically shaped Rubies on the table, much larger and higher quality than the ones Thorin had planned to use.

"Try those. They'll be better than the ones you have." He explained.

The Dwarf nodded in agreement, not losing focus on his work as he finished the formation and linked it with the handle. Then he put the whole thing back in the forge before taking it out and dipping it in tempering oil.

When it came out, it wasn't black as expected, but shining silver with a black handle.

Thorin's body began to suck in power as he advanced from the peak of Rank Two to Rank Three, with happy tears rolling down his face.

"A true masterpiece." Wolfe congratulated him.

"What could I possibly repay you with for all this? I can't even put a value on all that Dragon Stone. It could buy an entire Manor with its own forge." He asked.

"Actually, I have a simple request. My world uses different magic than this one. We have Fae Saints, so we're not short on Fae or Magi magic, but the Artificing and all the knowledge that comes with it is lost to us.

What I would ask you to do is to find me a willing Journeyman Artificer who would leave to my world with us, never to return." Wolfe requested.

That wasn't an easy request, harder than just coming up with money or some esoteric item, of which he had a number stored away.

"I will find a way. Now, I hear the ale at the hotel is superb, and I have a battleaxe to show off. No more will they doubt my ability to make more than armour."