Archaeology Crash Course

Inside the private chamber, Locke ignited the semi-automatic small furnace on the workbench, heating the Cold-Pattern Meteoric Iron until it was half-molten before pouring it over the Clivia.

This was a crucial step.

If he mishandled it, the Clivia would be ignited by the intense heat in an instant and turn into scrap along with the Cold-Pattern Meteoric Iron. All his earlier investment in the [Plants as Soldiers] Cantrip Model would go up in smoke.

The instant the molten Cold-Pattern Meteoric Iron touched the Clivia, an Ogham Tree Pattern flashed across its surface. Locke continuously poured Mana into it as vast amounts of Life Energy gathered together, causing the Clivia and the molten Cold-Pattern Meteoric Iron to begin fusing instead.

Half an hour later, Locke wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. The Cold-Pattern Meteoric Iron had completely adhered to the Clivia, shaping it into a curved leaf saber. Lines of cold-colored stripes formed across its surface—the patterns created by the Cold-Pattern Meteoric Iron.

Locke flicked the Leaf Blade with a finger. It actually produced a metallic ring, yet it still retained the soft texture of a leaf when touched directly.

This was a special effect that could only be created through Plant Magic. It combined the feel of metal with that of a plant leaf and possessed the properties of both.

With a thought from Locke, the Leaf Blade folded in half like paper and curled inward, becoming extremely flexible. Then, at his second command, the Leaf Blade began dancing through the air inside the chamber, cold light flashing through the air.

Enhanced by the Cold-Pattern Meteoric Iron, the Leaf Blade possessed the traits of both plant leaves and Cold-Pattern Meteoric Iron, making it even more powerful.

It could produce an effect where one plus one was greater than