About ten people had gathered in the courtyard outside the forging room.
Gongjia Ren walked out of the forging room with a gleaming knife in his hand.
The gleam was not the reflection of metal on other weapons, but a chilling, dangerous feeling that struck fear into the depths of one's heart.
The blade had yet to be seen but it felt like a snowy peak.
Gongjia Ren was half-naked, his body drenched in sweat. Due to the high temperature in the workshop, it was normal for people to be drenched in sweat. However, Gongjia Ren and the other Gongjia family members who walked out of the workshop felt a burning sensation in their hearts. It was as if they were experiencing a combination of fire and ice. Their faces were flushed from the excitement of this newly forged knife, yet they were drenched in cold sweat. It was a contradictory feeling.
They could still remember the chilliness of forging in the forging room. Every time they breathed, the hot air that entered their lungs would suddenly cool down in the next moment. After leaving the forging room, every muscle on their bodies was still trembling. They were exhausted and trembling.
Recalling the changes in the knife after each strike, and the way it was now, the Gongjia family members were filled with endless emotions. They ignored the exhaustion in their bodies.
This was the best metal weapon they had ever forged! Before the knife was completed, they had already judged it based on their professional intuition.
It was different from the rest.
The new bronze weapon was made from refined copper ore and green-faced fanged beast blood. This knife was made from crystal core and the blood of the star butterfly larvae during their metamorphosis.
Before this, the Gongjia family members had made many attempts. In the beginning, they followed the new bronze method to forge the knife. Due to the limited amount of insect blood, they had to conserve as much as possible during each experiment and adjustment of the ratio. Now, they had finally found the most suitable combination and ratio.
The knife made from the star butterfly larvae's blood and the gold ore in the crystal core was much better than the one made from copper ore!
Why were the Gongjia family members so excited?
Because even the Gongjia family ancestor who discovered the star butterfly larvae's blood only used copper ore and insect blood to forge a weapon. However, the knife in their hands was made from insect blood and crystal core!
A gust of wind blew past, and the blade seemed to emit a murderous hum, causing goosebumps to appear on the necks of the people in the courtyard. It was as if a cold wind with snowflakes had brushed past them, and they could not help but shrink their necks.
Gongjia Ren took a deep breath and walked towards the Yanjiao family members in the courtyard, holding the knife with both hands. He handed the knife to Shao Xuan.
"Let's test it." Gongjia Ren's eyes shone with anticipation.
Shao Xuan looked at the knife in his hand. The Gongjia family members had made this knife based on his previous one. However, it was wider by a finger, almost the width of an adult warrior's palm.
The blade was silvery-white with no other patterns. It was very heavy, much heavier than Shao Xuan's previous one made from crystal core. It was not suitable for other tribes but for the Yanjiao people, it was a good weight and suitable for hunting.
When he turned the blade, the sunlight reflected off the blade, causing the people who gathered around to squint their eyes.
Usually, they would start with an intermediate stone but this time, Gongjia Ren tossed out a superior stone.
A blinding flash of light followed by a crisp sound. Gongjia Ren's rock was split into two. The cut was smooth and there was no delay in the breaking of the rock. The blade did not bend at all.
Everyone who saw this scene couldn't help but hold their breaths. Then, they were filled with intense joy.
"Nice!!"
"Nice knife!"
"Shao Xuan, can we use the same method you used in the desert?" asked Guigou.
Shao Xuan had used his blood to ignite the knife in the desert. It was very effective against the puppets.
However, Shao Xuan shook his head at Guigou's anticipation. "No."
The new bronze gave off a violent vibe, while the new metal weapons made from crystal cores were all sharp. This saber, on the other hand, was similar to the new bronze in some ways, but it was on the other end of the spectrum, like a collision between a glacier and a blizzard.
The knife was made from the blood of a star butterfly larva. That was why human blood could not exert its full power.
Shao Xuan slid a finger across the blade. The coldness of the knife did not come from the blade itself. The temperature of the blade was only slightly lower than other metal weapons in the same environment, but there wasn't a huge difference in temperature. What truly made people feel cold was the coldness in their hearts and minds.
"I heard you named the knife?" asked Shao Xuan.
Gongjia Ren's excitement grew at Shao Xuan's question.
"The knife's name is … Frost Star!"
When the Gongjia family made a knife they were particularly satisfied with, they would name it. It was a way to express their feelings towards the weapon and to show off their work.
Almost every craftsman hoped that their metal wares would become famous. Humans had a limited lifespan, but metal wares such as sabers and swords had a much longer lifespan than humans. In the future, when the person who made the metal wares passed away, the metal wares with a name would still be known and remembered by more people. At the same time, everyone would also remember the person who made the famous metal wares. This was also a continuation of the glory.
Ever since Gongjia Ren and the rest arrived at the Yanjiao tribe, they had made many high-quality weapons. They had been here for a long time and had forged more crystal cores. They had come across more types of metal weapons and gained more experience. Their skills had improved tremendously and they had even found many ways to improve their skills. It was undeniable that the Gongjia family had talent in this area. They could always find suitable techniques and improve them faster than others.
The 'Cold Star' in Shao Xuan's hand could be considered the pinnacle of Gongjia Ren and the others' skills. Whether their skills would improve in the future or whether they would be able to create better metal weapons was still unknown. However, the Cold Star was the metal weapon they were most satisfied with and the one they wanted to make famous the most. There was no doubt about that.
Ever since Gongjia Ren and the rest arrived at Yanjiao, Guigou, Ao and the other leaders had changed their weapons. Now, they were using new weapons made from crystal cores, a grade higher than new bronze. Now, what the warriors in the tribe were after was no longer a new bronze weapon, but a new metal weapon made of crystal core.
However, after making so many weapons, Gongjia Ren and the rest did not have the desire to name any of them. Until this knife appeared.
From stone tools, horns and bones, to gold, to new bronze, to new weapons made from crystal cores, and now Shao Xuan's' Frost Star '.
This generation of Yanjiao people had experienced five qualitative evolutions in their hunting tools.
"Frost Star?"
"That's right!"
Gongjia Ren still remembered the white sparks that flew when they were forging. It was as if they were standing in the cold night sky and watching the stars fly by.
Because time was limited, they had only successfully created one saber so far. In fact, they had also made a few knives in their experiments. Compared to normal weapons, these knives were naturally much better. However, to the Gongjia family's perfectionist OCD technicians, these were undoubtedly failures. They had to be melted down and not used in public. According to them, "It's embarrassing and damaging to our reputation."
Now that they had made 'Frost Star', Gongjia Ren and the rest had their own plans. They knew Shao Xuan was going to the Royal City and there were many Gongjia craftsmen in the Royal City. What would happen if their 'Frost Star' met the craftsmen's famous weapons?
They had been forced to leave the Gongjia family. Perhaps in the Gongjia family's eyes, they were no longer important people worth mentioning. They were people who had been abandoned. They wondered how the Gongjia family members would react when they saw 'Frost Star'.
Gongjia Ren was filled with anticipation. If possible, they wanted to follow them to the Royal City to witness it with their own eyes. Unfortunately, they could not go. They could not go to the Royal City. If they went, they might never return. They were very satisfied with their lives in Yanjiao and were prepared to spend the rest of their lives here.
Gongjia Ren sighed as he looked at the cloud patterns on the handle of 'Frost Star' in Shao Xuan's hand. It was good that they did not go. When the Yanjiao people returned from the Royal City, they would naturally tell them. They were confident in 'Frost Star' but they were not the best craftsmen in the Gongjia family. When they thought of the Gongjia family full of talents, they were still a little nervous.
At this moment, a sharp bird call came from the sky.
It was Guigou's snow falcon.
"They're here!"
After Guigou's announcement, the tribes that had lost people in the past began to move. The snow falcon's call was to tell them that the tribes had arrived.
Because the Royal City was far away and it was inconvenient to travel by sea, there would be a limit to the number of people they could bring. It was impossible to bring all the tribesmen.
In Gui He's notice, he said that the tribes would select their people to follow the Flaming Horn tribe when the time came. Tribes that worshipped martial arts and were physically stronger and more adaptable to new environments would have more people following them. As for tribes that were not physically fit for long journeys, although they would not send many people, they would provide some supplies for those who were about to travel. Everyone would help each other out.
"How are things on the Long boat?" asked Shao Xuan.
Because they had decided to cross the sea, Shao Xuan had contacted the Longboat tribe. Now that the Longboat tribe's path to sea domination was getting better and better, the sea route had been established. If Yanjiao wanted to cross the sea, it would be most convenient for them to find the Long boat tribe.
After learning that Yanjiao was heading to the Royal City, the Longboat tribe also decided to go with them. They would be sailing with three new ships this time.
"The letter just arrived this morning. The Long boat people want us to wait at the usual place," said Guigou.
This was not the first time they had worked together so one sentence was enough to know what they were planning.
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