"Five hours?"
Shifeng's expression darkened when he saw the system notification.
Five hours wasn't a lot of time, but it wasn't a short time, either. It wouldn't be a big deal if he only needed to recast an ordinary weapon. However, if he didn't have a high Completion Rate when recasting such a weapon, it would significantly affect the weapon's Attributes. It was very possible that a peerless weapon would become an ordinary top-tier weapon.
Meanwhile, the number of times he could recast a weapon in five hours was pitifully low. In other words, he could only modify a weapon a small number of times.
Although recasting in God's Domain wasn't as complicated as manufacturing, as players only needed to reshape the weapon's appearance and polish it. However, as players didn't have any blueprints, they had to design the weapon themselves. Moreover, as the materials used were unknown, recasting the weapon to its fullest potential was extraordinarily difficult. Players would need to try multiple times to achieve the desired results.
It seems I'll have to start recasting the Abyssal Blade based on its appearance. Shifeng took a deep breath as he looked at the system timer. He then activated the Philosopher's Hand and attempted to reshape the Abyssal Blade's appearance.
If this matter were any other player, it would most likely be a nightmare and disaster.
However, Shifeng had been in God's Domain for over a decade. Although he had never recast a weapon before, Shifeng knew a lot about recasting. Many Master Forgers had even discussed the best way to recast a weapon.
After God's Domain's mainstream players reached Level 120, recasting their weapons would become a relatively common task for the various major powers. Many Epic ranked weapons would become Dark-Gold Weapons, and after collecting all of them, they could recast them into an Epic Weapon.
This was also one of the reasons many independent players obtained Epic Weapons.
According to God's Domain's recasting experience, the best way to recast a weapon was to replicate the weapon's appearance.
This was because the materials used were the most suitable for the weapon's initial appearance. This way, even if two weapon materials were merged, there would still be a portion of the materials that would fit the weapon's initial appearance.
Shifeng wasn't familiar with Cruel Darkness, but the Abyssal Blade was a different story. He had been using the Abyssal Blade since shortly after joining God's Domain. He was the weapon he was most familiar with.
Shifeng spent a little over 30 minutes to refine a blade similar to the Abyssal Blade's original appearance. Only, the blade was much larger than before. It no longer looked like a one-handed sword. Instead, it looked more like a two-handed sword.
"Check!"
When Shifeng saw that the Abyssal Blade had finished remodeling, he could not help but tap on the Abyssal Blade's interface to inspect its quality.
After Shi Feng clicked Shifeng, the magic array engraved on his sword began to spin. The surrounding Mana began to gather around the sword, causing the pressure the sword exuded to grow stronger.
Shifeng could not help but feel happy when he saw this. He did not expect the first remodeling to be so successful. The following adjustments would be much easier.
Not long after the Shifeng came up with this idea, the system's results made the Shifeng not know whether to laugh or cry.
System: Weapon Completion Rate 40%. Do you wish to choose the weapon's appearance?
Just a 40% Completion Rate was already enough to allow the sword to gather such dense Mana. Even the sword's aura was astonishingly powerful. If the Completion Rate reached 70% or above, the sword's power would be unimaginable.
Meanwhile, the external appearance of the Abyssal Blade could be said to be the most effective external appearance of the Abyssal Blade. If one were to use it as a foundation to modify the Abyssal Blade, the improvements one could make would be extremely limited.
Could it be a two-handed weapon with Cruel Darkness as its main weapon? Shifeng could not help his headache when he thought up to this point.
Although there were no restrictions on whether a weapon could be reforged into a one-handed or two-handed weapon, there was a difference between a reforged weapon and a two-handed weapon. If the weapon was originally a two-handed weapon, it would be much more difficult to modify it into a one-handed weapon.
Although Swordsman classes could also use two-handed swords, Shi Feng, who was familiar with two-handed swords, would lose a lot of his combat power if he tried to switch to a two-handed greatsword. It would be a waste of time.
Meanwhile, if he tried to reforge a two-handed weapon into a one-handed weapon, he would have to give up a significant portion of the original materials. This was an extremely difficult task. Moreover, it would greatly affect the weapon's Completion Rate.
If he used too few materials, the weapon's strength would not meet the required standards. If he used too many materials, the weapon's composition would deviate significantly, resulting in an imbalance between the materials. The difficulty of reforging a weapon was on a whole different level.
Normally, only experienced Grandmaster Blacksmiths could do such a thing.
Not only did Grandmaster Forgers possess rich forging experience, but more importantly, they possessed Advanced Skills that allowed them to combine materials into a gold-quality composition. This was also why Grandmaster Forgers were capable of forging Legendary items. Although the chances of success were extremely low, at the very least, they were capable of doing so. Unlike Master Forgers, who had no chance of success at all.
After giving the matter some thought, Shifeng began to give up a portion of the original materials to reforge the weapon's appearance. He also tried to reforge the weapon's appearance with his own heavy and powerful style.
In the beginning, he gave up 10% of the original materials. However, as there were still too many materials and the composition of the weapon's composition was unbalanced, the weapon's Completion Rate was only 23%.
Afterward, he gave up 20% of the original materials. As there were too few materials, the weapon's strength was insufficient. As a result, the weapon's Completion Rate was only 16% …
Following which, Shi Feng made eight consecutive attempts. Although his improvement speed was faster and smoother each time, his Completion Rate never exceeded 60%. His best attempt was only at 58%. He was still far from the 70% Completion Rate he had set for the Basic Completion Rate.
Meanwhile, as Shifeng continued to improve the weapon's appearance, time flew by.
Very quickly, only a little over an hour remained of the original five-hour time limit. The number of times he could improve the weapon's appearance decreased. In addition, he still had to polish the weapon's appearance.
Do I really have to give up on using a one-handed sword? Shifeng's mind was filled with thoughts as he looked at the limited time he had left.
If he switched to using a one-handed sword, he wouldn't have enough time. In other words, he wouldn't be able to reach a 70% Completion Rate. If that happened, all of his materials would be rendered useless. At that time, he would have no choice but to collect the necessary materials to forge a Legendary item.
With Ling Yi's current strength, collecting enough materials to forge a Legendary item was a fool's dream. Even if he managed to collect enough materials, he would've most likely found a weapon suitable for himself by then. Moreover, the Magic Weapon's Backlash would be even more intense.
However, if he switched to using a two-handed sword, he would be crippled. After all, it would be practically impossible for him to switch to a one-handed sword. After all, he had only stumbled upon the Abyssal Blade Fragment due to luck. If he wanted to come across another one in the future, he had no idea how long it would take.
Damn it! The 17% Completion Rate is too low, but the 18% Completion Rate is too high. With the number of tests I have, I won't have enough time to conduct a more accurate test. Shifeng hesitated as he looked at the clock ticking.
After conducting so many tests, he was certain that the Completion Rate was between 17% and 18%. He wouldn't be able to determine the Completion Rate without at least five or six more tests. However, he only had one hour left. At most, he could conduct two more tests before polishing the weapon. Otherwise, even if he reached a sufficient Completion Rate, the weapon would still be a problem.
It seems I have no choice but to gamble.
Shifeng gritted his teeth. He then took out the Ice Dragon's Claw he had obtained from Heathwaite and began to refine it.
The Ice Dragon's Claw was one of only two Legendary materials Heathwaite had dropped. Previously, he had used one to summon a Divine Dragon. Now, he only had one left. Originally, he had planned to craft a suitable Epic Weapon for his Guild members. Even without the Epic Weapon Design, the Ice Dragon's Claw could be easily refined into a powerful Epic Weapon. If he had the Epic Weapon Design, he could even attempt to upgrade it to Fragmented Legendary rank.
Now that he couldn't determine the Completion Rate, he had no choice but to use the Ice Dragon's Claw to make up for the missing parts.
After a dozen or so minutes of refinement, the Ice Dragon's Claw transformed into a dark-blue crystal and merged with the new Abyssal Blade. As a result, the new Abyssal Blade glowed with a faint, white glow that radiated a bone-chilling aura. Following which, Shifeng clicked "Inspect".
"You must succeed!"
Shifeng silently prayed as he watched the system begin to inspect the new Abyssal Blade.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
