55: Product of failure

The sun and moon passed like a shuttle, three days flew by in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Han Yi woke up very early. Regarding the new weapon forged by the Hundred Treasures Pavilion, he was already impatient, so much so that he hadn't been in the mood to Cultivate properly these past few days.

Heyue Ward, Hundred Treasures Pavilion.

"Strange..."

Han Yi arrived at the backyard of the Hundred Treasures Pavilion. After the agreed time, he didn't see Master Lu's figure, only a few forging apprentices hammering ordinary household ironware like hoes, iron rods, and kitchen knives.

Han Yi stopped a waiter and asked him to inform Master Lu.

After about half a cup of tea's time, hurried footsteps sounded behind Han Yi.

Someone was coming!

Master Lu's eyes were bloodshot, with dark circles under them, showing he hadn't rested well for several days.

"Master Lu, I wonder how my weapon is..." Han Yi stood up and said politely.

"Alas..."

Seeing Master Lu sigh, a sudden ominous feeling rose in Han Yi's heart.

After a long sigh, Master Lu said with a look of shame, "Young Master Han, I have failed your trust in me..."

"Forging failed, and the weapon shattered?" A strange look appeared on Han Yi's face. His luck couldn't be that bad, could it? This wasn't some six-letter game starting with 'Dungeon' from his previous life, enhancing to +11!

"It's not that bad..." Master Lu sighed again. Seeing that Han Yi still wanted to ask, he said helplessly, "Young Master Han, come with me and take a look..."

Han Yi followed Master Lu to the backyard, into the largest forging room in the center. Although no one was forging weapons inside, the moment he pushed the door open, Han Yi still felt a wave of heat rush towards him.

On the forging platform, a pair of Black Gold Gauntlets were placed on the table. The gauntlets were shiny black, but under the sunlight, tiny golden specks shimmered on their surface.

Master Lu picked up the gauntlets and handed them to Han Yi, saying, "For this pair of gauntlets, I used extremely hard black iron Ore and added an ounce of black gold to increase its toughness. This pair of gauntlets can easily withstand ordinary swords and blades."

Black gold, Han Yi had also heard of this material. It was considered a relatively precious Ore. It was said that an ounce of black gold was worth three ounces of gold of the same value. When forging, adding some black gold could significantly increase the strength and toughness of a weapon.

It was even rumored that some disciples from martial families who practiced fist and palm techniques would lavishly use gauntlets forged from pure black gold.

Han Yi put on the Black Gold Gauntlets and glanced at his stats, which changed from '45~67' to '50~75'.

"Not bad, not bad!"

These Black Gold Gauntlets provided much higher enhancement than the previous iron gauntlets!

Wasn't the weapon Master Lu forged quite successful? Why was he sighing earlier?

Han Yi was in a great mood. He asked doubtfully, "Master Lu, I'm very satisfied with this pair of gauntlets. I wonder how my lanyu sword is doing?"

Compared to the gauntlets, the reforging of the lanyu sword was the main event.

Upon hearing this, a wry smile appeared on Master Lu's face. He pointed at a pitch-black object on the forging platform and said, "Young Master Han, this is the reforged lanyu sword..."

"Huh?"

When Han Yi came in just now, he saw the gauntlets on the forging platform, and next to the gauntlets was a black object. He thought it was some kind of Ore material and didn't pay it any mind.

"Originally, I thought the material of the lanyu sword was made from iodized silver Ore. Although weapons forged from this Ore are sharp, they lack rigidity. Based on my years of experience, adding a piece of profound iron Ore would allow these two Materials to perfectly fuse, making the weapon both sharp and sturdy..."

Master Lu pulled up a chair for Han Yi, and the two sat down to talk in detail.

"Who knew that after melting the lanyu sword into molten iron and adding profound iron, I discovered that the material used to forge the lanyu sword didn't seem to be iodized silver Ore.........."

It took Han Yi a while to understand. Master Lu had misjudged the material of the lanyu sword. After adding profound iron, he found the molten iron reacted violently. He then added 'dissociation liquid' with the intention of separating the lanyu sword material and profound iron to re-evaluate the material and change the formula.

But unexpectedly, after adding the dissociation liquid, the reaction of the mixed molten iron became even more violent, even posing a risk of the furnace exploding. Master Lu immediately added several cooling agents, but they had no effect!

Finally, Master Lu tried adding a small piece of meteorite iron and was surprised to find that the reaction of the molten iron decreased. Having no other options, he added an entire piece of meteorite iron, which finally quelled the danger of the furnace exploding.

Meteorite iron, fallen from outside the heavens, had strange properties, was extremely stable, and incredibly dense. A piece of meteorite iron the size of a palm could weigh over ten pounds.

"This piece of meteorite iron, I had to spend a fortune to buy it from the headquarters..." Master Lu showed a pained expression, as if it hurt more than cutting off a piece of his own flesh.

Han Yi walked to the forging platform and examined the long black object.

He saw that this long black object was in the shape of a greatsword, double-edged, with a blade over a meter long and a blade face as wide as an adult's palm, looking like a narrower door panel!

In appearance, it was entirely ink-black. The sword body seemed to have a black hole that absorbed all light, showing not a single reflection even under illumination.

But on the blade, perhaps due to polishing, even though it was completely black, one could feel a sharp, cold gleam!

*Whoosh.*

"So heavy!"

Han Yi gripped the hilt and slightly lifted the Meteorite Iron Sword, but found it a bit strenuous.

What astonishing enhancement! After holding the Meteorite Iron Sword, Han Yi's strength instantly became '45~87'!

It was the first time he had seen a weapon with such great power. Moreover, he had a faint feeling that if his cultivation broke through and he could easily wield this Meteorite Iron Sword, his strength would increase further.

Since Han Yi became a quasi-Martial Master in the Lianxue Stage, his arm strength was at least a thousand pounds. The previous lanyu sword only weighed over ten pounds, which felt a bit too light for him.

But this Meteorite Iron Sword, Han Yi estimated it weighed at least seventy to eighty pounds. While he could certainly lift it, lifting it and wielding it easily in combat were two different things.

With a thousand pounds of strength in his arms, being able to smoothly execute techniques with a weapon weighing around fifty pounds was already good.

"Although this Meteorite Iron Sword is good," Han Yi paused and said to Master Lu, "but is this the design from my sketch?"

My Tang Dao, my graceful and noble Tang Dao, turned into this thing!

This was even harder to stomach than pulling the weakest character among the SSRs!

A few sparks of anger ignited in Han Yi's heart. He stared intently at Master Lu with an unfriendly gaze.

"Young Master Han, calm down, please calm down," Master Lu quickly stood up and explained, "Don't look down on this heavy sword; it's incredibly sharp, and the blade is extremely sturdy. I've tested it, and this greatsword is even harder than some Yellow Rank Treasure Items........."