Five gems, try!
Not long after, Tang Huan found five low-grade gems from the old blacksmith's room.
Among them, there were Ink Spirit Stones that were as black as ink, Flamecloud Stones that were as red as fire, Golden Red Stones that were colorful, Shadow Moon Stones that were shaped like crescent moons, and Thunder Light Stones that were purple and shaped like lightning.
Every type of stone contained different powers. After fusing with a weapon, the effects it could display were also different.
Tang Huan only pondered for a moment before choosing the Flamecloud Stone.
When the Flamecloud Stone fused with the weapon, the weapon would emit a scorching heat.
If it was activated by the Genuine Qi that contained the power of the True Fire, the heat of the weapon would be greatly increased. Unfortunately, other than the "Nine Techniques of the Wandering Dragon", Tang Huan did not have any battle skills that matched with this type of weapon. Otherwise, he would definitely be able to unleash the power of the weapon to the extreme.
Amongst the five low-grade gems, the one with the strongest effect was the Thunder Light Stone, followed by the Golden Red Stone, and then the Shadow Moon Stone. The Flamecloud Stone could only be ranked fourth, and was only slightly stronger than the Ink Spirit Stone.
But even so, the Flamecloud Stone was the most suitable choice for Tang Huan right now.
A weapon that had fused with a Fire Cloud Stone could still be amplified by the True Fire, but a weapon that had fused with other gems would have to cultivate a corresponding battle skill. Otherwise, a low-grade weapon would at most be stronger than a normal weapon in terms of material, and the power it could display would not be much better than a normal weapon.
A good weapon required a matching battle skill in order to unleash its greatest power.
While thinking, Tang Huan had already brought the gem to the shop in front of him.
Since the "Nine Techniques of the Wandering Dragon" was a sword technique, he naturally had to forge a sword. Before using the Flamecloud Stone, Tang Huan decided to use a gem to practice properly.
Fusing with the True Fire depended on one's tenacious willpower and the endurance of one's body. If one failed, one's Spiritual Meridian would be damaged, and one's soul would be destroyed.
There was also a possibility of failure in forging this kind of weapon, and the possibility was not small.
The higher the grade of the weapon, the more precious the materials used. Once it failed, the losses would be even more severe.
Some rare and exotic gems and iron ores could easily cost millions, tens of millions, or even tens of millions of gold coins. In total, the materials needed to forge a weapon would cost hundreds of millions. If he failed, it was very likely that he would forge a low-grade weapon that was only worth a few hundred gold coins. That would truly be a complete loss.
If an ordinary weapon was not forged well, it could be sent back to the furnace to be reforged. However, if a high-grade weapon failed, then it would truly be a failure.
According to the saying in his previous life, in the process of fusing the gems, the molecular structure of the weapon would undergo a miraculous change. Once the gems were successfully fused, the weapon would be completely finalized. If it was reforged, no matter how high the grade of the weapon was, it would be no different from scrap metal.
Tang Huan had a deep understanding of this point.
When he was in the "Divine Weapon Pavilion" Wonder Artifact Hall, he had used his True Fire to burn the sword billets to a certain extent. He discovered that countless tiny holes had appeared on the sword billets, just like the pores on the surface of a human's body.
If it burned excessively, it would damage the material of the weapon.
When those holes expanded to their limits, he had to smear the gem juice on them at lightning speed, allowing the juice to seep into those holes. Just seeping in wasn't enough, he had to make them completely fuse with the material of the weapon. This process required the coordination between the Genuine Qi and the True Fire.
During the second round of examination that day, Tang Huan's performance was very good. The most important thing was that the timing of applying the gem juice was just right.
However, if Tang Huan were to do it again, he was not confident that he could do it to the same extent as that day.
The key to forging a high-grade weapon was to first forge the weapon to the point where it did not contain the slightest bit of impurities. Secondly, one had to fuse the gem home. Thirdly, one had to see the timing of the gem being smeared on the weapon.
Fourth, during the process of fusing with the gem juice, one had to make the Genuine Qi and the True Fire cooperate well.
Moreover, there was no fixed method or technique for this kind of coordination. Different weapons, different gems, and different methods of coordination were also different. Even if it was the same type of weapon that had fused with the same type of gem, it was still the same. This could not be taught by anyone, it required the experience and comprehension of the Weapon Refiner.
Finally, the quenching liquid had to be suitable, and the timing of the quenching had to be grasped accurately.
As long as one of these key points was not done well, the quality of the weapon would be lowered, and it might even cause the forging of the weapon to fail.
Moreover, this was only the simplest forging method.
It was said that some of the more powerful Weapon Refiner s did not smear the gem juice on the weapon, but directly left a groove on the weapon. After refining it, they would condense it again and finally embed it onto the artifact. This kind of weapon was said to be able to continuously improve its quality.
Tang Huan had only heard the old blacksmith mention this method before. He had never seen it before, nor had he ever seen such a weapon.
"Let's try forging a long rod with the Ink Spirit Stone first."
Tang Huan quickly calculated in his heart. Some gems were suitable for all types of weapons, but some gems were suitable for forging spears, some gems were suitable for forging swords, and the "Thunder Light Stone" was suitable for most weapons. However, relatively speaking, it was still better to forge a rod.
Since he had made his decision, Tang Huan immediately took action.
Within the blacksmith's shop, a clanging sound quickly rang out. The tools that the youth had made in the past could be used to forge ordinary weapons, but to forge low level weapons, it was clearly insufficient. Tang Huan had to reforge them, and when he was forging, he had to use the power of the True Fire to completely remove the impurities from the tools.
"Bam!"
At noon, the blacksmith shop, which had been quiet for a while, suddenly let out a loud sound.
Tang Huan's face was pitch black, and the black rod in front of him was continuously emitting black smoke. Countless cracks could be seen on the rod's body, densely packed like a spider web.
"I failed."
After a long while, Tang Huan gloomily picked up the long rod. With a light shake, the long rod that was covered in cracks turned into countless pieces of various sizes and fell to the ground.
He had originally thought that the value of the "Ink Spirit Stone" was the lowest, so even if he failed, his losses wouldn't be too great.
However, he didn't expect that he would actually fail in the end. Moreover, the reason for his failure was somewhat laughable. It was because he had smeared the Ink Spirit Stone juice for too long. Before he could even finish smearing it, the dense and fine holes on the body of the rod had already exceeded its limit under the burning of the True Fire.
It was only after his failure that Tang Huan suddenly realized that he was forging a rod, not a sword.
The length of the rod was several times that of the sword, and the time it took to smear the gem juice was also longer. The timing of smearing was naturally different from when forging a longsword.
"Fifty gold coins are gone!"
Tang Huan muttered resentfully. His losses were not big, but relatively speaking, even this "Ink Spirit Stone" with the lowest value would require fifty gold coins to buy.
"Damn it, let's start over. This time, I'll use the 'Shadow Moon Stone' to forge the sword!"
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