My Liver Experience in the World of Cthulhu

Chapter 118 Forging

After Del left, Nick took out a gray leather bag and poured the contents onto the table.

A pile of gray spiritual essences, with very few white ones; a few ellipsoid-shaped dark red jade stones, which, if you look closely, are clearly eyeballs; a few pieces of brown animal skin covered with red writing, and a few fists as big and as white as Jade's skull and the eye sockets of the bones don't seem to be hollow, there are black vortexes rotating slowly inside.

"The spiritual essence we got this time is more than twice that of last time." The priest gathered the spiritual essence together with his hands and put it back into the bag. He picked up a stone and continued:
"These are crystallized evil pupils. After the death of the evil creature, its bones and flesh quickly decayed. Only these three usable evil pupils are left, which can be sold to the warlocks. They should be worth three or four spiritual coins. After making the spirit coins, give Geralt one more spirit coin."

"This kind of skull is made by using evil necromancy to imprison the soul. It can be handed over to the church in exchange for some bounty."

"As for these animal skins, they record how animal trainers trained pets. The methods of these pagans are different from what I have seen before."

"Have you translated it?" Crown picked up the animal skin and carefully read the writing on it: "This seems to be Hermetic writing. Can cultists also know this?"

"It is indeed the Hermetic language. This language is the lingua franca of the occult world. The occult documents collected in organizations with a long history are all recorded in this language. The history of these cultists is also very long, and the spells of the warlocks are also Hermes. Mish language.

I will make two copies of the translation, one for you and one for Geralt. "

"Did you learn Hermetic in church?"

"Of course, there is a lot of secret knowledge in the church's library. As long as you have enough authority and sufficient contribution," Nick took back the hide, "I can't teach you these. I can only wait until we return to the Holy Fire Cathedral to report on our work and you can go to the library in person." Borrow from the library.”

"I don't know what it will be like to return to the Holy Fire Cathedral. I haven't been to a big city yet."

"You will be shocked. Compared with this town, it is a completely different world." Nick's eyes shone, and he paused and continued:
"I don't think I will be very comfortable when I return to the Holy Fire Cathedral. The Rhineland Diocese is very large. With so many people concentrated there and so many clergy, there will definitely not be enough church arrangements.

I guess they will arrange for us to work in the referee's office. The church only provides basic benefits, and we can get more salary by completing tasks. "

Do you want to go to a big city to become a social beast? Croun was speechless for a moment. He had already been involved in enough in his previous life, so he still had to embark on the road of involution when he came here? !
"Don't worry, we will have many more channels to obtain resources when we return to Rhine City. You can also refine potions, and your life will be very nourishing. Unlike me, I only master combat skills. Although I can enchant high-level items, there are no high-level cooperative ones. Blacksmiths and rare item makers can only find a way within the church."

"Hopefully," Crown understands. There will indeed be more opportunities in big cities, but competition will also be greater.There are so many people and so much competition, it’s hard not to get involved.

He still needs to think about how to find a way to earn income after sleeping.

Life is not easy, and he has to face the evil god approaching. He wants to live as comfortably as possible. He cannot worry about various resources and can only work hard to gain experience.

Crown took out his weapon and put it on the table, and said: "I discovered at noon that this star-patterned steel sword could no longer be used. I had clearly taken care of it after the battle."

The weapon that was originally shining brightly now looked dull, as if it had been buried in the soil for many years before it was seen again. There were small gaps on the blade, and the body of the sword was also pitted.

Nick picked up the weapon and gently touched it with his fingers:

"This should have been corroded during the battle with that evil thing. There are many unexplainable toxins in the body of the living flesh-and-blood alchemy monster, which can quickly cause the object to decay. If you hadn't injected the source of life into this sword Inside, it will decay faster."

"I asked Geralt, and he said there was no problem with his weapon. The witcher's sword oil can effectively block this corrosion. I was going to buy some sword oil from him for backup. I originally wanted to buy the sword oil formula, but he Refused."

The priest laughed "haha", "There is nothing wrong with buying other people's eggs. If you want to buy other people's old hens, normal people will not sell them."

"Maybe it's just that the chips I opened are too low. I will talk to him again in the future. Killing monsters and getting bounties is making money, and selling sword oil is also making money. The Demon Hunter organization does not seem to have a code to keep sword oil secret."

"Hope you succeed."

"If there is a market prospect, I will offer him a bargaining chip that he can't refuse." Crown scratched his head, "What should I do now? Do you have any spare weapons?"

"I only have one one-handed hammer left here as a spare. Do you want to practice using it first? In the church's combat system, priests mainly use flails and sledgehammers, while warriors use long swords, and one uses a blunt instrument. Use sharp tools to complement each other. In this way, you can handle any type of monster you encounter."

Kroun nodded in agreement upon hearing this. He knew very well how powerful the basic swordsmanship would be after reaching the extreme level, and he also had the idea of ​​learning another heavy weapon.

If you learn to hammer well, you can still use it in blacksmithing and forging.

"Hey, let me give it to you. I still don't believe that you are very talented at hammer training!"

Nick rummaged through and found a square sledgehammer the size of a human head. The surface of the hammer was dark and simple without any pattern decoration, and one side was engraved with the Holy Emblem of Flame.

"Despite its humble appearance, this hammer is made of tungsten iron, the same material as the flail."

The priest raised the hammer and said with a smile: "The hammering moves are much simpler. You have to take a look. They are divided into smashing, beating, punching, hanging and sweeping."

Because it was indoors, Nick's drill only had its form. After he did it twice, he asked, "How is it? Do you remember it?"

"Remember." Crown reached out to take the sledgehammer and swung it twice. It was harder than he expected, and he couldn't help but frown.

If you fight with this kind of weapon, if the enemy is not defeated after a long time, you may get tired first.

Nick smiled secretly in his heart. This was the sledgehammer he used to practice strength. It was indeed a bit heavy, making it difficult to fight for a long time.

He wants the other party to give up before the difficulties, and understands that people's energy is limited, and taking too many cares will only consume their own talents.

He once learned many tricks. His teacher told him that practicing a weapon to the extreme will lead to special insights. The same weapon with the same power will cause obvious differences in damage.Later, the teacher gave him a tough lesson with a sword, and finally only let him choose to specialize in one weapon.

"Yeah," he coughed twice and said seriously:

"You go back and practice with it. This kind of weapon will cause more damage because of its weight. The premise is that you have to hit the target. Because the swing speed is much slower than light weapons like swords, you pay special attention to the timing. There are many of these things Practice and slowly understand it yourself.”

"It is still recommended that you ask Del to help you forge a two-handed sword of sufficient weight. Don't waste your talent in swordsmanship."

"I'll practice for a few days to see the effect." Crown said goodbye to the priest and left with the sledgehammer.

"Take this sword and let Del see if he can melt it and forge a sword."

. . . .

Three days later, the blacksmith shop.

In the corner of the room, the bound iron-eating beast stared at the two humans in front of him, showing hatred.

It stood up and ate the iron ore near its mouth, the fierce light in its eyes becoming more and more obvious.

Crown was shirtless, holding a forging hammer and striking an iron billet, which was used to make arrowheads.

In the past few days, he has learned the entire process of forging, from mineral processing to forging, and all the processes are clear.

He himself wanted to use the priest's hammer to learn forging and hammering skills at the same time, but found that it didn't work at all.With his strength and the weight of the hammer, he could break the large stone used as a backing board in a few strokes.

It's not bad now. With a slightly lighter forging hammer, it's not very tiring to hammer iron for a long time. He's also getting better and better at hammering.

He has now found the skill of forging. He uses his two calves to exert force, and the force is transmitted to his thighs, through his waist, back, and arms. Finally, he releases it and swings the hammer with all his strength to hit the iron billet.

Use your arm to swing the hammer up according to the force of the shock. After you reach the most comfortable swing angle, repeat the previous action.

"Tap, step, step", the sound of blacksmithing is monotonous but has a special rhythm. Croun's strength is very strong, and the impurities in the iron billet are quickly eliminated with forging and quenching.

Del was working hard to pull the bellows, and the sweat on his face was dripping down like it was free.

The opponent's forging speed was so fast that he could finish three or four days' worth of work in one day, and he was not lazy.

Fortunately, he has been promoted to extraordinary level, otherwise the work of pulling bellows would have exhausted him to death.

Del wiped the sweat on his face with a towel, said with a sorry smile: "Sir, this furnace of molten iron has been used up. Are you tired? Let's take a rest."

"I'm not tired," Croun, who was immersed in his blacksmithing career, replied without thinking. He glanced at the dripping towel in the other person's hand and said with a smile, "Hehe, but you can take a break."

"The water is all gone. I'll get some more water," Del trotted out.

Crown put down the forging hammer, moved his arms, and sat down to rest.

Pale gold came into view, and he glanced at the left and right sides of the golden wall.

[Basic Hammer Technique: 1737/2000; Level [-]]

[Forging: 789/1000; Level [-]]

Because the breathing method lacks the next stage of training, he spent the rest of the time in the blacksmith shop after meditating on the golden light mantra in the chapel.

Learn some forging, practice hammering, and live a very fulfilling life.

Many things in the world have something in common, and his swordsmanship experience also has a lot of reference significance for practicing hammering techniques.

Crown originally just wanted to get started with blacksmithing, as long as he could wield a hammer and make arrowheads.

However, the weapons and armor of the warriors will be damaged during the battle, and it is too troublesome to find a blacksmith to repair them. The priest said that they need to ask the church's senior blacksmith for help, and they need to make an appointment. If there is a fierce battle, there will be no time to wait.

Since I have the talent, I can simply improve my proficiency in forging.In this way, when he becomes a senior blacksmith, he can build his own armor without having to ask his grandfather or grandma for help.

He was checking the harvest of the past few days when Nick walked in.

The priest pointed at the cute iron-eating beast in the corner: "I find that this beast is becoming more and more docile now."

Crown's eyes returned to normal and he sneered: "It wasn't this face before you came."

(End of this chapter)