"Master Abel, have you thought about what you want to demonstrate today?" Master Mori asked Abel after all the Master Blacksmiths had finished their demonstrations.
Abel was also thinking about the techniques he could show off when the Master Blacksmiths were demonstrating, but most of them were more or less unspeakable. When he heard Master Mori's question, he thought of a technique that he had just mastered recently.
"Master Mori, I've already thought about it. You are all my seniors, and my experience is much worse than yours. I can only show you some techniques that rely on my own characteristics!" Abel said to Master Mori with a smile.
"Master Abel, please!" Master Mori's voice was filled with excitement. The other Master Blacksmiths also gathered around the blacksmith table, which was rare for them.
When the Master Blacksmiths were demonstrating, the Master Blacksmiths present consciously moved away from them so that their followers could see clearly. However, this time, none of the Master Blacksmiths gave way to them. The entire blacksmith table was completely blocked, and the followers behind it were anxious and helpless.
Although these followers were called followers, other than Abel, they had all brought their own disciples to the gathering. How could they give up such a rare opportunity to improve their skills to others?
However, the Master Blacksmiths could no longer care about their disciples. Master Abel's rise was like a legend. He was known as the Master Blacksmith closest to becoming a Grandmaster a long time ago. Not many people had actually seen Abel in action. This might be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Abel stood in front of the table and looked at the tools on the shelf. He turned to Master Mori and asked, "Do you have a heavier hammer?"
"The heaviest hammer on this shelf is already 200 pounds. Do you still think it's light?" Master Mori asked in surprise.
"Yes, the technique I'm going to demonstrate requires a hammer that is at least 500 pounds. Don't you have a heavier hammer here?" There was nothing Abel could do about it. Hradik Malus' Dark Gold-quality hammer was just too eye-catching. He didn't know what would happen if he used it. He didn't believe that there wouldn't be a hammer over 500 pounds in the Blacksmith's Guild headquarters.
Master Mori's expression changed. He had only placed a 200-pound hammer because he felt it was unnecessary. He did not think any blacksmith would be able to use such a heavy hammer. After all, using a hammer to forge was completely different from lifting a 200-pound object.
If one wanted to use a normal forging technique, a 200-pound hammer would require at least ten times the strength to be proficient in using it. As for a 500-pound hammer, even Master Hoover couldn't use it for a long time.
Master Hoover was a Knight captain. After using combat qi, his strength could reach an unimaginable level. However, there was a limit to the amount of combat qi he could use. Even a Knight captain couldn't use combat qi to complete a forging. In addition, Master Hoover couldn't guarantee that a 500-pound hammer could be perfectly forged with combat qi.
"Master Abel, please wait!" Master Mori didn't know if Abel could use a 500-pound hammer, but since he had asked, the Blacksmith's Guild headquarters would become a laughing stock if they couldn't produce one.
Actually, Master Mori had a feeling that Abel didn't want to demonstrate. That was why he had to take out a hammer that weighed more than 500 pounds.
Master Mori said a few words to one of his followers. The follower immediately ran out. After a while, the follower came back with an extremely muscular Dwarven Knight. The Dwarven Knight was holding a huge hammer.
"Master Abel, this is a strange stone I found when I was traveling in my early years. It's so heavy that even the underground fire couldn't melt it. Due to its natural shape, I had to forge it for many years to make it into a hammer!" Master Mori said as he took the huge hammer from the Dwarven Knight.
"This hammer weighs 700 pounds. After I made it, no one could use it. I've always kept it in my forging room as a decoration. If Master Abel can use it, I can give it to you as a gift. You can consider it as having found a new owner!" There were two reasons why Master Mori said this. First, if Abel could really use it, then he would give it to him. After all, this thing could only be made into a hammer, and a hammer that couldn't be used.
Second, if Abel couldn't use it, it would be a good way to return his request for a 500-pound hammer. It would also save some face for the Blacksmith's Guild.
Abel looked at the huge hammer. He couldn't help but have an idea. Hradik Malus couldn't be used in front of outsiders. It would be nice to have a replacement. Ever since his Strength had reached 50 points, he could no longer tell how heavy an object he could lift. However, he was very sure that a 700-pound hammer was extremely light.
"Master Mori, let me try!" Abel took the hammer from Master Mori's hand. He held it with his right hand and gently twisted it to his wrist, creating a shadow in the air.
"Master Abel is so strong!" The masters couldn't help but cheer. Blacksmiths had undergone strength training since they were young. They knew better than ordinary people how difficult it was to make a 700-pound hammer so nimble with just the wrist.
"Masters, I'm going to show you how to forge a blank!" Abel said casually as the hammer in his right hand hung in the air as if it was weightless.
The masters all knew how to forge a blank, especially Master Abel's famous 130-pound blank. Now that they could finally see a live demonstration of this technique, everyone was a little surprised. The previous Blacksmith Masters had only demonstrated the small details of forging. They didn't have any real decisive skills. However, Abel was going to demonstrate an important technique that he was famous for.
Both Master Robbin and Master Thorin began to panic. Abel was their blacksmith. If he showed such an important technique to other blacksmiths, there was a high chance that this technique would be leaked to other blacksmiths.
However, they couldn't change Abel's decision. Abel was a Blacksmith Master himself. Since he had already said these words, of course, he couldn't go back on his words. Especially now that there were so many Blacksmith Masters present, if they tried to persuade him, it would inevitably arouse the disgust of the other masters.
Abel picked up a high-quality iron ore with his left hand and put it into the earth fire with a pair of tongs. Soon, he removed the iron ore from the earth fire and placed it on the anvil.
This action caused the masters present to gasp in surprise. Only the dwarven masters had the opportunity to use earth fire. The other human and elf masters had all made mistakes when using earth fire for the first time. The temperature of earth fire was not so easy to grasp. Without many practice, it would be impossible to use it skillfully.
Every dwarf master knew that this was Abel's first time using earth fire. Earth fire was only available in a small number of dwarven forging places, and none of them had heard of Abel.
Abel slammed the 700-pound hammer in his right hand down. The sound was so loud that it felt like the forging table was going to collapse. However, the forging tables used by Blacksmiths were specially reinforced. Although the table trembled, it wasn't affected at all.
"First forge!" A Blacksmith Master exclaimed softly.
The blacksmith masters, who were distracted by the loud noise, also realized that the rough blank in Abel's left hand had completed its first rough forging under the first heavy strike.
"How is this possible!" Another Blacksmith Master exclaimed in disbelief. What he saw in front of him had shattered his belief. The first strike had made the blank complete its first rough forge. This was completely different from what they had imagined.
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