244: Stellar Forge

The banquet lasted for three days.

After the banquet, Lin Ye began preparing for the test.

A Galaxy Lord is not appointed and then immediately takes office; he must first pass the test of the local constellation.

Generally, constellations on the outer rim are eager for you to come and help them deal with issues within their territory. They are relatively weak and naturally desire the protection of a strong individual, so their tests are essentially nonexistent.

Most individuals who have just been promoted choose constellations on the outer rim of the Galaxy.

Once their strength increases, they then use the once-every-hundred-thousand-year opportunity to transfer positions.

However, the inner constellations, especially Sagittarius, Scorpio, and Ophiuchus, are incredibly powerful. A Galaxy Lord is dispensable to them; they are already powerful beyond compare.

Therefore, meeting their requirements is not easy.

For Lin Ye, this test was also not simple.

"First, let's maximize my combat power."

Equipment can be used in the test, which is an advantage for Lin Ye.

Ordinary people do not have the financial means to possess top-tier Stellar River Level equipment as soon as they are promoted to Stellar River Level.

After communicating with his Senior Brother, his Senior Brother took him to the equipment forging facility of the Galaxy, Fornax.

The 88 constellations of the Galaxy are divided into the Northern Sky, Southern Sky, and Zodiac.

Fornax is in the Northern Sky.

Fornax excels at forging, standing out in the generally brute-force-oriented Galaxy, and is heavily protected by the Galaxy Lord.

They use stars as their furnaces, learn from hundreds of runes, and refine them into one to create the forging method most suitable for themselves.

"We can leave after the master measures the data; the forging time is not short," his Senior Brother said.

"Alright," Lin Ye understood.

Even with a star as a furnace, such top-tier equipment is not easy to forge.

Lin Ye witnessed the value of a stellar furnace for the first time.

A massive red giant star was surrounded by modules of various sizes, emitting not a single bit of heat. The absorbed heat was concentrated within a huge instrument over five thousand meters tall, forging metals that were almost impossible to destroy in the outside world.

"Shocking, isn't it? This is the value of Rune technology," Feng teased.

Lin Ye nodded; he was genuinely shocked.

"Our universe's forging capabilities are a bit higher than the Star Realm's. Relying on top-tier energy utilization and an industrialized model, our overall production level far surpasses theirs. Unfortunately, there are too many powerful individuals in the universe, so we can't equip everyone. Moreover, due to the lack of the Star Realm's unique forging methods, our total output is even lower than the Star Realm's," Feng lamented.

Lin Ye was puzzled, "Why is our technology stronger and our output higher, but our total quantity is less?"

"Some of the Star Realm's forging has already transcended forging itself, such as the condensation of artifacts after ascending to godhood through faith, where artifacts are condensed using the power of faith. Or like the bloodline path of warlocks, where bloodline magic tools are nurtured with blood. Or racial artifacts, where the remains of powerful racial experts are used to forge artifacts that others cannot possess. There are too many," Feng said.

This was the first time Lin Ye had learned about this.

"The main reason is that their resources are too abundant. The Star Realm is a treasure trove, while our universe is like it's been abandoned, with scarce cultivation resources. Some places can even naturally give birth to divine artifacts, which is truly enviable," Feng sighed.

"However, we also have an advantage. Their divine artifacts and such are not renewable, but our stuff, as long as there are enough resources, can be forged for you. And while Rune Armor technology cannot compare to divine artifacts, it can serve as a high-end combat force," Feng said.

Lin Ye knew that Rune Armor technology was more than a cut above the Star Realm's forging technology, but unfortunately, the pinnacle of Rune Armor technology was Stellar River Level peak, with a thousand-fold increase being its limit.

At the divine artifact level, they can only be naturally born, which is rare and hard to come by.

The Star Realm's armor technology also maxes out at Stellar River Level.

Their increases are two or three times lower than Rune Armor technology.

However, it's not all bad. Their equipment might give birth to tool spirits, becoming divine-grade in one go, while Rune Armor cannot give birth to tool spirits.

The overly precise mechanical structure causes it to lose its integrity, leading to the inability to give birth to tool spirits.

"Do you choose pure forging technology or Rune technology?" Feng asked.

"Rune technology."

Lin Ye didn't hesitate. He advanced very quickly and didn't have time to wait for equipment to give birth to tool spirits; that would take too long.

"Hmm," Feng agreed. Some tool spirits require millions of years of sacrifice to be born; it's not that simple.

The Fornax people were broad-shouldered and thick-waisted, but they had a huge, disproportionately large brain; their powerful brains were the source of their creations.

Lin Ye stated his requirements.

"What? Five law Fusion? You're making it difficult for me, Fat Tiger!" The master felt like someone was looking for trouble today.

Lin Ye, helpless, used his three-law Fusion, and between the three laws, a fourth law was vaguely forming.

The master's eyes widened.

"No way, does such a genius really exist?"

Feng was a little amused. Not to mention the master, even he was incredibly shocked when he first found out.

But his Junior Brother actually wanted to fuse five laws?

Feng looked at Lin Ye a few more times. Good kid, he's really ambitious.

"Master, can you do it?" Lin Ye's tone was very respectful, but his words were not.

The master's face flushed red, "Why not? It'll cost more."

Feng said no problem.

The price of equipment with five-law Fusion exceeded Lin Ye's imagination; it was actually three times the original price.

Feng coughed, "Junior Brother, should we add this or not?"

Lin Ye was helpless; he didn't have enough money.

He only had 200,000 resource points left with Feng.

"Armor isn't necessary, but offensive weapons must use Fusion laws, otherwise, they might not be able to unleash the full power of your skills," the master said.

"Then just add it to the gauntlets," Lin Ye said.

After adding it, Lin Ye also ran out of resource points with his Senior Brother.

Cultivation is truly expensive. With so much at stake, it was only enough for a complete set of equipment and a Starlight Avenue.

If others knew Lin Ye thought this way, they would definitely curse him out in anger. It's good enough to have it; are you being picky now? Most people would go bankrupt for even a basic star core-level equipment.

"Come back in ten years; I guarantee I'll make it beautiful for you," the master said.

With a stellar furnace, it would normally be very fast, but Lin Ye's five-law Fusion gauntlets made the master feel the difficulty, so he decided to extend the time to avoid losing face.

Lin Ye didn't know the intricacies involved, calculated the time, felt it matched up, and nodded in agreement.

There was still some time until the Ophiuchus test. For a Galaxy, ten or eight years is not too short, alright?

"Junior Brother, are you planning to fuse five laws?" After they left, Feng asked, his eyes filled with a strange glint.

"That's right," Lin Ye scratched his head.

"That won't be simple. The difficulty of igniting the flame of laws might exceed your imagination," Feng said.

"I'm mentally prepared," Lin Ye said.

Regarding this, Feng no longer tried to persuade him. His master must know, and since his elder had agreed, he would say no more.