56: Meteorite sword

Han Yi remained silent, not saying a word, just staring at Master Lu.

Master Lu's voice grew weaker and weaker. If Han Yi hadn't had good hearing, he might not have heard the last few words clearly.

"Oh, Master Lu, are you saying that this Meteorite Iron Sword is actually stronger than a Yellow Rank weapon?"

Han Yi spoke indifferently, but the sarcasm in his tone was clear for anyone to hear.

"This..." Master Lu's face flushed red. Fortunately, his skin was dark from years of working with fire, so others couldn't tell.

"It's strange to say, but logically, the Materials I added, especially that piece of meteorite iron, would be more than enough to forge a Yellow Rank weapon."

"After the quenching was finished, I initially thought I could forge a Yellow Rank Treasure Item. Who knew that no matter how I tested it, I couldn't find any Treasure Light."

"But I tested it with a Yellow Rank sword testing stone, and the sharpness and sturdiness of this Meteorite Iron Sword indeed reached the Treasure Item level."

Master Lu rubbed his hands, his tone full of confusion.

Thinking back, this incident could be considered an anomaly in his many years of forging career.

Treasure Light: After a Yellow Rank weapon is successfully forged, it will emit a faint yellow Treasure Light. This is considered a unique mark of Yellow Rank weapons.

Not only that, but Han Yi had also heard people say that the biggest difference between Yellow Rank weapons and mortal-grade weapons was that Yellow Rank weapons had various strange functions.

Either it has an armor-piercing effect, or it can increase the speed of attacks. However, these effects are said to only be activated by the Strength of a Tongmai Stage Martial Master. With Han Yi's current Lianxue Stage cultivation, even if he were given a Treasure Item, he could only use it as an ordinary weapon.

However, Yellow Rank weapons are not numerous and are not commonly seen on Tongmai Stage Martial Masters. In fact, a Yellow Rank Treasure Item is often passed down as a clan's treasure by a power and is not easily shown to others.

However, no matter how much Master Lu talked, Han Yi remained unmoved.

"Master Lu, even if you say that, what I wanted reforged was a knife, but what you forged for me is a Meteorite Iron Sword!" He sneered twice. "We signed a contract..."

The contract stipulated that if the forging failed, Master Lu must reforge a lanyu sword for Han Yi, or compensate him three times the price.

Normally at times like this, perhaps Master Lu could argue a bit, scare them off, and pay some money to smooth things over. But Han Yi had come with Pan Sheng, both of whom were Inner Sect Disciples of the Crimson Flame Sect. On the Crimson Flame Sect's territory, Master Lu still had some reservations.

"May I ask, Young Master Han, what are your intentions? This humble one will certainly follow your instructions!" Master Lu gave an awkward smile and said fawningly.

"Then shall we proceed according to the contract?" Han Yi said calmly and composedly.

Hearing this, Master Lu immediately stood up and paced back and forth, circling the small forging room several times.

This Master Lu isn't thinking of secretly killing me to silence me, is he?! Han Yi muttered inwardly.

He looked at the '45~60' value floating beside Master Lu and then looked at his own '45~67' comprehensive Strength.

It's fine, I'm not afraid, I can counter-kill!

After about the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, Master Lu stopped and said with a face full of apologetic smiles, "To be honest, Young Master Han, this forging failure was indeed my mistake. How about this, the Black Gold Gauntlets will be discounted by one hundred taels of silver, and this Meteorite Iron Sword will be given to you as a gift, just between friends."

Han Yi slightly furrowed his brow in thought. It wasn't that he wanted to deliberately lower the price by relying on the prestige of the Crimson Flame Sect, but rather that he was genuinely dissatisfied with this sword. Of course, not in terms of power, but in terms of appearance.

Just imagine, if Han Yi carried this Meteorite Iron Sword on his back when going out, let's not even mention the inconvenience of carrying it.

Just think about it.

On one side, there's a swordsman in flowing white robes, wielding a silver-white longsword. On the other side, there's Han Yi, dressed in black martial attire, holding a giant sword the size of a door plank...

This scene, anyone who saw it would probably think Han Yi didn't look like a good person!

Wouldn't this affect my positive image!

Thinking of this, Han Yi's face darkened further. Like this, how could he properly chat with the young ladies?

But on the other hand, he was indeed tempted by the power of this Meteorite Iron Sword.

That was a full 20 point stat bonus!

Although this Meteorite Iron Sword was also double-edged, it was significantly different from ordinary longswords.

According to common sense, long blades with short handles focus on stabbing, thrusting, pointing, and slicing as primary attack methods, emphasizing 'sword like a swimming dragon, light and agile.'

Because longswords are fragile, they cannot withstand the 'chop whenever there's chaos' fighting style like greatswords and can only take the agile route.

Greatswords, on the other hand, require wrapping around the head and body when wielded, creating a fierce wind, full of dominance, and primarily involve chopping, cutting, and sweeping.

But the sword forged by Master Lu, although shaped like a sword, primarily uses chopping and cutting as its attack methods.

After all, you can't expect to swing a seventy or eighty jin heavy, person-tall door plank and pursue the so-called speed and agility for stabbing attacks!

Therefore, Han Yi felt that the 'Sword Dance' characteristic of the Basic Knife Technique seemed to also apply to this Meteorite Iron Sword, so he had no obstacles in using it and didn't need to familiarize himself with sword fighting attack methods.

"Since ancient times, knives and swords have not been separate. A knife is a sword, and a sword is also a knife. Therefore, a Tang knife is also a Meteorite Iron Sword! Moreover, this Meteorite Iron Sword is so powerful that when I go out in the future, even if I carry it on my back without drawing it, it can still intimidate others!"

Han Yi kept using mental self-consolation methods on himself.

"Young Master Han, what have you decided?"

Master Lu looked at Han Yi expectantly.

Although Han Yi had already decided to take this Meteorite Iron Sword, he didn't want this favor from Master Lu.

Favors are the hardest debts to repay.

Since Master Lu made a mistake in reforging, the previous agreement to use blue jade as part of the price naturally became void.

But Han Yi still took out that piece of blue jade. Since he couldn't use this blue jade anyway, it was basically a freebie, and he wouldn't lose anything.

"This, you mustn't..." Unexpectedly, as soon as he took out that piece of blue jade, Master Lu quickly refused.

"Young Master Han, you mustn't. This piece of blue jade is fine and lustrous, with a delicate and hard texture. If it were taken to Fu City for auction, its value would probably be no less than five hundred taels of silver..."

Master Lu said guiltily, with a hint of shame on his face, and spoke again, "Originally, the failure to reforge was my fault. Now, Young Master Han is so benevolent and unwilling to hold it against me. I truly feel bad. How could I possibly accept this valuable blue jade against my conscience..."

The two of them went back and forth for a long time. Master Lu refused to accept the blue jade no matter what he said and finally only agreed to accept two hundred taels of silver as material costs.

Hundred Treasures Pavilion backyard

Han Yi walked out of the forging room, carrying the Meteorite Iron Sword on his back and wearing the Black Gold Gauntlets.

He glanced at his own stats.