Chapter 256: Forging a Blade! Divine Weapons Emerge!
Previously, the Beast-eared Girls only used large bone knives and wooden spears as their weapons.
Therefore, Lin Ye chose to forge two one-meter-long straight-bladed greatswords for the two of them.
This way, they wouldn’t need to learn a new weapon.
They would only need a slight adjustment to get used to them.
Lin Ye could also make iron spears, and they were even simpler and required less than making greatswords.
However, Lin Ye felt that Xing and Yun’s primary attack method in the future would still be ranged combat.
If they were equipped with spears, moving around would be very troublesome.
Furthermore, on Earth, ancient archers were typically equipped with a saber.
In case of danger, they could draw it out immediately to face the enemy.
Accompanied by the sound of Lin Ye chiseling stone.
A mold for a greatsword was chiseled out by Lin Ye.
The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls were all watching with anticipation, wondering what weapon Lin Ye would forge for Xing and Yun.
He started the fire again to smelt the iron ore.
Xing and Yun knew that this time the iron smelting was to forge weapons for them.
So, the two of them worked very energetically to pull the bellows.
The iron ore melted, and Lin Ye poured the orange-red molten iron into the mold.
Then, he began to smelt iron ore for the next blade.
The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls were all squatting by the cooling molds.
The greatswords Lin Ye was forging had the simplest blade and hilt.
They were cast as a single piece, and if they became dull in the future, they could be sharpened. These were cast iron swords.
After a while, the molten iron in the mold had cooled down.
Lin Ye took a large hammer and began to pound the blade.
This was to make the cast iron sword blade straight and free of major protrusions.
Then, he began to pound the edge of the blade.
If it cooled down in the middle, it had to be heated again before it could be forged again.
As this sword was being forged halfway, the iron ore on the other side had already been smelted.
It was poured into the mold again and left to cool.
Lin Ye returned to forge that greatsword. “Ding! Ding! Ding!…” With the continuous clanging sound.
The edge of the greatsword finally appeared, and only the final step remained.
Lin Ye coated the entire blade with a specially formulated mud.
Then, he used two flattened branches to meticulously scrape off the mud from the blade, ensuring none was left.
Next, Lin Ye carefully placed the mud-coated greatsword onto the furnace to be heated again.
Watching the greatsword being heated by the fire in the furnace.
Lin Ye turned his head to the side.
Holding his breath, he reached out and brought a wooden bucket to the side of the workbench.
Then, he quickly moved away.
This bucket contained the liquid that would be used for quenching.
According to the Dwarf Blacksmithing technique he had exchanged from the system shop, horse urine was the most suitable liquid for quenching.
Lin Ye not only had wild horses but also a spiritual beast, a unicorn.
So, this bucket of liquid was unicorn urine.
At first, Lin Ye wondered if he should use the urine from the Pony-tailed Girls.
Then he thought, with the few Pony-tailed Girls in the tribe, he didn’t know how long it would take to collect such a bucket.
He placed the wooden bucket properly.
Lin Ye turned back to check the condition of the sword on the furnace.
However, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls saw Lin Ye bring over a wooden bucket.
They all curiously gathered around to inspect it. “Yue!!!”
A sound of gagging was heard.
The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls immediately scattered like birds and beasts, covering their noses and running to the side.
Their sense of smell was naturally more sensitive than Lin Ye’s. As soon as that smell entered their nostrils,
they felt completely overwhelmed.
Lin Ye looked at the appearance of the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls and couldn’t help but laugh.
By this time, the greatsword was almost done being fired.
So, Lin Ye used two wooden tongs to clamp the red-hot greatsword and plunged it into the wooden bucket.
“Cii~~~ ~~!”
A piercing sound echoed, accompanied by a large amount of white smoke and a foul odor.
Lin Ye, enduring the nausea, watched the blade in the wooden bucket change.
The method Lin Ye used for quenching the greatsword was the famous “Mud-covered Blade Tempering.”
Mud-covered Blade Tempering involved covering the parts of the blade that did not require high hardness with a specially formulated mud, leaving the blade’s edge exposed.
Then, the sword was heated to a specific temperature, and when the red-hot blade entered the water, the blade’s edge cooled rapidly.
The temperature of the parts covered by mud did not change significantly.
This resulted in different hardness levels between the blade and the edge, achieving a balance of strength and toughness.
While the blade’s edge had high hardness, the sword’s body maintained good toughness.
Seeing that the white mist was no longer rising from the wooden bucket.
Lin Ye pulled the greatsword out of the wooden bucket.
After rinsing it with clean water.
Lin Ye picked up the greatsword.
The mud that had been covering it was still firmly attached.
After gently tapping it a few times with a hammer to remove the mud.
Lin Ye stood the sword upright.
In the sunlight, various colored cloud patterns appeared on the blade of the sword.
The blade was smooth and straight, balancing hardness and toughness.
He swung it a couple of times.
Listening to the sound of the blade cutting through the air.
It was sharp and fast.
Unlike a mace, which made a dull “whoosh” sound.
Lin Ye nodded in satisfaction and then set the sword aside.
He began to forge the second one.
Meanwhile, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls, seeing Lin Ye forging the weapon,
all gathered around the sword.
Looking at the cold glint that occasionally flashed on the blade.
Xing and Yun’s eyes were already sparkling.
The other Beast-eared Girls were also curiously examining the newly forged greatsword.
On Lin Ye’s side, he had already started making the second one.
For this one, Lin Ye had some new ideas.
Then, continuous crisp striking sounds were heard.
He kept heating and pounding again.
Lin Ye spent twice as much time on this sword as the previous one.
Moreover, the appearance of this sword was very different from the first one.
Lin Ye specifically forged it according to Xing’s Talent Ability.
By pounding, he elongated the blade, and the edge was no longer straight but curved backward.
The hilt was also lengthened considerably to allow for a two-handed grip.
This sword was forged by Lin Ye in the style of a Song Dynasty Dao.
The entire Dao was about 1.5 meters long.
The blade alone was about 70 centimeters.
The blade was slender and slightly curved backward.
When swung with great force, it possessed immense power, capable of cutting a person in two.
After the blade was forged, Lin Ye began to sharpen the Dao.
Then came the quenching process again.
Looking at the two completed swords, Lin Ye felt that something was missing.
Frowning, he stroked his chin and began to think.
At this time, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls, seeing Lin Ye like this,
became nervous again.
They didn’t know what had happened.
But seeing Lin Ye’s furrowed brow,
they didn’t dare to approach and ask, so they could only stand by nervously watching Lin Ye.
Among the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls, Xing and Yun were the most nervous.
These two swords were made for them, and now seeing Lin Ye like this,
the hearts of the two Horned Girls sank.
Their breathing became somewhat labored.
Just then, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls saw Lin Ye finally make another move,
and they all watched him, wanting to know what was going on.
Because Lin Ye couldn’t figure out what he had forgotten,
he decided to simulate encountering an enemy.
Lin Ye picked up the Dao and imagined a hypothetical enemy, demonstrating its use.
He raised the Dao and swung it, hitting the target, then drew the blade.
Thinking of this, Lin Ye’s eyes suddenly flashed with a sharp light. He knew what he had forgotten.
He looked down at the body of the Dao again.
The current blade was completely smooth.
This way, if it really cut into an enemy’s body,
the knife would immediately be clamped by blood pressure and muscle contraction, making it difficult to pull out.
Then Lin Ye took out his chisel.
On both swords, he carved two blood grooves, one on each side.
Then, holding one sword in each hand, Lin Ye examined them carefully.
A satisfied smile then appeared on his face.
Lin Ye had used the forging techniques from the Dwarf Blacksmithing when sharpening these two swords.
There were no errors in the force, timing, and placement of the hammer blows.
Therefore, these two swords could be considered divine weapons in this world.
Lin Ye’s mace, apart from being heavy, had no other precise features.
If Lin Ye’s mace did not have the sharp spikes on it,
then it would just be a blunt club.
