Next up was another major project, which was to forge a brand new sword. Originally, Du Feng was not interested in demon weapons. As a human martial artist, he still needed to convert elemental energy before he could use demon weapons. But after experiencing the effects of the Red Ghoul Armor, he completely changed his mind.
The ghost talisman that Du Feng learned from the ghost servant Silver Armor was mainly used for defensive equipment. It had the most obvious effect in terms of toughness, followed by damage reflection. It didn't have much effect on increasing attack power, at most making the weapon sturdier. Thus, he did not inscribe the ghost talisman on the ghost servant's new saber at the beginning.
After experiencing the effects of the Red Ghoul Armor, Du Feng changed his mind and started forging a new sword. This sword was wider and longer than the Silver Dragon Sword, and it was also much heavier. He had used up the materials from hundreds of Magic Weapon Blades to forge such a huge sword.
"Ding ding dang dang …"
Du Feng busied himself again. The sound of his hammering was very rhythmic, as if he was performing music. After finishing the two sets of armors and forging the new sword, it was already midnight before he knew it.
"Looks like Brother Du has no time today, I'll come back tomorrow."
Seeing that Du Feng was indeed not coming out from the backyard, Xie Haikun could only leave after informing Liu Yang. If it wasn't for him waiting here, the High Grade Residence would have already closed its doors and rested.
"Brother Du is really working too hard."
Liu Yang opened the backyard door and saw the flickering flames in the alchemy room. He knew that Du Feng was definitely still busy. No wonder his Cultivation had improved so quickly, and his wealth was also increasing rapidly. Just this kind of willpower alone was difficult for a normal person to achieve.
"Sizzle …"
Forging a sword was different from forging armor. The long blade had to be on a flat surface without any deviation. If there was a slight deviation, it would easily break during an attack. A good sword needed to be folded and forged over ten thousand times, removing impurities during the folding and forging process to increase the sword's strength and toughness. During this forging process, Du Feng also evenly channeled Yin-type elemental energy into the sword.
Infusing elemental energy into a weapon during the forging process was akin to opening up its meridians. A good weapon, like a person, also had its own network. Through these meridians, not only could he increase the toughness of the weapon, he could also increase the attack power. When he brandished his sword to stab his opponent, it was accompanied by a large amount of elemental energy. The more unobstructed the meridians were, the faster the elemental energy would flow, and the stronger the attack power would be.
Quenching was the most crucial step in the process of forging a sword. It was the moment when a sword was given a soul. This was a step that determined success or failure, and there was only one chance. In an instant, everything could be decided. One careless move and all his previous efforts would go to waste.
The key to quenching was the type of water used to cool down the scorching sword. The best water that Du Feng had was obviously the First Essence Heavy Water. He only had a small bottle of it, and it was impossible to use it all for quenching. This time, it could be said that he had put in a lot of effort. Du Feng first poured half a bottle of First Essence Heavy Water into the lake in the pocket dimension in his necklace. The lake water became sweet and clear, and the cold air was oppressive. There was even white smoke rising from the surface of the lake. This was not hot air, but the extremely cold lake water that did not freeze, forming a condensing effect in the air.
"Sizzle …"
With a flick of his hand, Du Feng threw the scorching sword into the lake. One could imagine the effect of using an entire lake of water to cool down a sword, and adding half a bottle of First Essence Heavy Water into it. The sword had been tempered thousands of times, and then went through this sudden change in temperature. The First Essence Heavy Water reacted with the body of the sword, greatly increasing the density of the sword. At the same time, its weight also increased by several times, and its sturdiness reached a new height.
"Hiss!"
After the quenching was completed, the sword actually leaped out of the lake water by itself, letting out a dragon's roar.
Good sword. Du Feng took the sword in his hand and examined it closely. This sword had already reached the standard of a mid-grade king-level weapon. His forging skills were not so heaven-defying, mainly because the materials used were too high-grade, and there was also the effect of half a bottle of First Essence Heavy Water. He had forcefully upgraded a sword that was originally a low-grade heaven-level sword to a mid-grade king-level sword.
Next was the most important thing, and that was to inscribe a new inscription on this new sword. Thinking of this, Du Feng could not help but feel a headache coming on. Because the grade of this sword was too high, it would be very difficult to inscribe a spirit on it. The Geng Silver Needle was indeed very powerful, but a mid-grade king-level sword was not to be trifled with. Every inscription required one to go all out. He was afraid that after inscribing the first ghost talisman, he would not have the strength to make a second one.
With such a good foundation, it would be too much of a pity if he only inscribed a ghost talisman. What could he do? He could only thicken his skin and borrow the Geng Gold Needle from Situ Weiwei. If he wanted that woman to take out the Geng Gold Needle, he would have to resort to some tricks. Du Feng rolled his eyes and came up with a plan.
Wow, when he left the pill room, he realized that it was already the afternoon of the next day. He had spent too much time hammering the body of the sword. He had been busy all night and all morning, but he had not even realized it.
"Brother Du, you finally came out."
Xie Haikun had waited in the Superior Grade House for a long time, thinking that he had waited in vain. When he saw Du Feng come out, he hurriedly explained the situation and gave him something like an waist tag. This thing was not simple, and it represented Du Feng's status in Stony Plain City.
"Brother Xiao, how many days until the next shift?"
Originally, Xie Haikun wanted to explain that Xiao Chengjiang was sent to the border defense, but Du Feng interrupted him in time. In fact, Xiao Chengjiang and Xie Haikun had known each other for a long time, so this kind of thing did not need to be explained at all. He directly asked for the specific time of the next shift, so that he could calculate how long the other side would last.
"He can change shifts in five days, but I …"
Xie Haikun was also very embarrassed. The city defense team had rules, and he could not change shifts at will. Moreover, as the deputy chief captain, he could not go to the border defense to help. All the main combat forces were left in the city. Once the beast tide attacked, this place was the main defense force, and the border defense could only last one day, and they could only play a role as a buffer.
Five days. Du Feng estimated that the vanguard of the beast tide would probably arrive at the border defense line tomorrow night or the morning of the day after tomorrow. Xiao Chengjiang and the other city defense guards, no matter what, could not last for five days. He was afraid that they would all be sacrificed in just one day.
"I will go there tomorrow, and it should not be a problem to last for five days."
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