Forging Weapons

After packing up their last belongings, Gu Xi led Du Wushuang away from the tavern before the Death Avatar dissipated.

Du Wushuang chattered on and on the way. She had no objection to Gu Xi's choice. She was just a little surprised that there would be such a troublesome thing in the guild.

She could also see that without Gu Xi, Liu Kai would definitely be Death-Death to level 4 by his brother. No matter how much potential he had, it would be useless. Blocking one point was equivalent to blocking Liu Kai's future.

No wonder Liu Kai saw an opportunity and was willing to risk everything to swallow all the potions on the spot.

He understood that if he didn't take those potions on the spot, these unidentified potions would definitely cause all sorts of problems on the way back.

"This kind of thing happens all the time. I've seen it before in the academy, which is why I like the undead. At least the undead won't betray you."

Gu Xi simply shrugged at Du Wushuang's words; he had seen this kind of thing many times before.

Gu Xi quickly forgot about the matter, and even the map for finding the Wisdom Tree was almost forgotten.

They soon arrived near the Blacksmith Shop.

Just as Du Wushuang said, after the great battle, most players chose to go to the Blacksmith Shop to repair the equipment damaged in the battle.

Then we'll deal with the other things.

By now, the crowd that had been crammed into the Blacksmith Shop has dispersed considerably.

In the Blacksmith Shop, there were always rows of furnaces and felts, but not many people were processing equipment there.

A burly Strong Man was sitting in front of the furnace drinking some greenish liquid. When Gu Xi and his Gu Xi entered, he didn't even raise his head.

This is the master blacksmith in the Loose Immortal Garden. He is level 5 and has put all his experience into blacksmithing. We don't know how strong he is in combat, but his blacksmithing skills are definitely not weak.

"Master, I'm free now, and I'd like to forge a weapon."

When they arrived in front of the blacksmith, they immediately became polite.

Upon hearing Gu Xi address Xi as "Xi," the blacksmith's face broke into a happy smile.

"Don't call me a master. I'm only level 5. I don't deserve it."

But the way he looked clearly meant, "If you can talk, then say more."

"What do you mean by 'master'? I brought a lot of materials from other worlds with me this time, just to find a master to forge a weapon that is unique to me. What does this mean? It means that the master's reputation has spread to other worlds."

Gu Xi's voice was completely off.

He couldn't bring himself to admit that he hadn't even heard of the Loose Immortal Garden before entering this world, let alone the blacksmith there.

But the blacksmith was quite pleased to hear this. "Am I that famous? Not bad, young man. You're a necromancer, right? What kind of weapon do you want? A dagger? A staff? A scythe? Or perhaps Eastern Realm- style Mourning Staff?"

"I want a long staff, but I don't know what materials I need?"

"For a long staff, you need a good staff shaft first, and then a staff head. Okay, take out all the materials you have and let me see what kind of design we can make."

Because the flattery was so effective, the blacksmith was quite agreeable and willing to examine the materials Gu Xi had before deciding what kind of staff to make.

However, the blacksmith also said, "You should be careful. Among weapons, I am most skilled at making Long Spear and broadswords, and I am also very good at making scythes. As for staffs, I can only say that I can make them. You should think it over carefully."

Gu Xi understood what the blacksmith meant. It seemed that the people who used to come here to forge weapons were the Death Knight, while the necromancers didn't actually consume that much weapon power.

Gu Xi nodded as he began taking out the materials.

The first thing he took out was the "Sky-Piercing Bean".

The blacksmith was somewhat surprised to see Gu Xi take out a tiny seed.

"You have these seeds? They're excellent material for making polearms, and they can also be used to make staves. No wonder. But you can't plant them here; it would be a waste. What kind of necromancer are you? Undead Scourge? Plague? Curse?"

"The Undead Scourge, plus the Corpse Explosion."

"Oh, I know about the Master of Shadows. Then I know how to strengthen it. Hey you, Lao Liu Brother, go to the back warehouse and bring out the Flesh Grinder."

The blacksmith pointed an apprentice down to work, and then started playing with the Sky-Piercing Bean.

"This is a good thing. I'll give you the whole trunk to make a staff later, but could you leave me the extra branches and leaves?"

"Sure."

Gu Xi didn't know what the pea leaves were for, but if the blacksmith wanted them, he'd just give them to him to raise his favorability.

"That's great. By the way, your staff is just a stick right now. Next, you'll need a gem or a source of magic, and preferably a piece of metal, as well as some decorative materials."

More materials aren't necessarily better; the key is matching. See if you have any suitable materials on hand.

If not, we have some good materials in our warehouse, but they're more expensive.

As they were talking, the apprentice, Lao Liu, pushed out a rusty press machine.

Beneath this press, there is some dried flesh and blood.

"Put the seeds in."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xi immediately placed the [Sky-Piercing Bean] into the flesh and blood.

The moment the seed was buried, a green light shone, and then the seed began to take root, sprout, and climb upwards rapidly.

Neither Gu Xi nor the blacksmith paid attention to the growth of the vines; they simply watched from the sidelines.

However, Gu Xi was paying attention to the changes in the growth of the Sky-Piercing Bean, while the blacksmith was paying attention to the length and hardness of the vine.

"This is a very good material. Your Pea Vine is actually more suitable for making a staff. It would be a bit bent if you made a polearm, and it would be difficult to wield without sufficient strength."

As they spoke, the vines had already grown to about three meters long. At this moment, the blacksmith asked again, "How long do you plan to make your staff?"

"A little over Mido will suffice."

"That's now."

The blacksmith stepped forward and snapped the three-meter-long Pea Vine in two.

Then the blacksmith explained to Gu Xi, "There are three stages in the growth of your peas. The first is when they grow to three meters long, all the essence is concentrated in the Pea Vine, and the material is at its best at this time."

If you miss this opportunity, you can't cut the Pea Vine anymore once they grow to over three meters. You have to wait until the vines are as thick as an arm before cutting them, and then remove the outer skin, leaving only the inner core.

This is the toughest part, suitable for making polearms.

Finally, when the vines reach their end, the rest of the vines are unusable; only the tender shoots hanging down are usable. These are the best materials for making weapons like whips.