The Lapis Lazuli remained completely intact, but both pieces had sunk deeply into the tabletop, while neither warhammer bore any visible mark.
The dwarf twin brothers immediately raised their warhammers so that all the watching dwarves could see them clearly.
"No marks at all?" one dwarf asked doubtfully, stepping forward first to touch the warhammers.
Seeing this, more dwarves came forward to inspect them. The surfaces of both warhammers were still smooth and unmarked.
"Outsider, didn't you say Iron Ink could absorb impact? Then why haven't these two warhammers been marked?" a dwarf could not help asking, his tone full of anger and suspicion.
The other dwarves began accusing Ang as well, their voices growing louder, as though Ang's words had been false or he had deliberately deceived them.
For a moment, the atmosphere became tense. The dwarves' eyes were full of suspicion, and some could barely restrain themselves from confronting Ang.
"The lack of marks now only proves that your forging skills are incredibly refined," Ang suddenly said loudly, breaking the hostile atmosphere.
The dwarves froze, falling silent as they listened carefully to Ang's explanation.
"Your craftsmanship is unparalleled, but the previous test was not intense enough," Ang continued, his confidence seeming to remind them that the problem lay not with the Iron Ink, but with their testing conditions.
"Not intense enough?" one dwarf asked doubtfully. "What do you mean?" another immediately asked.
Ang looked at the twin brothers and asked sharply, "How much strength did you use just now?" The brothers exchanged a glance, and the elder brother answered, "Less than half."
"You heard that, right? They used less than half their strength." Ang's voice rang out again, calm and certain, and the surrounding dwarves began whispering among themselves.
Then Ang carefully dug the two pieces of Lapis