Zhou Xu had casually demanded a ton. Although it was blatantly an outrageous opening bid, Holy Roland I's counteroffer of ten kilograms still left him utterly dumbfounded.
His first reaction was that it was far too little.
He had no idea whether the output of the mithril mine was truly that low, or whether Holy Roland I was simply too stingy.
But after thinking it over, Zhou Xu quickly realized that ten kilograms of mithril might not actually be as little as he had imagined.
Ten kilograms was twenty jin, and the Mage Slayer in his possession was made of Pure Mithril and weighed only about half a kilogram.
In other words, those twenty jin of mithril were enough for him to make twenty Mage Slayers.
Of course, given his current abilities, it was hardly realistic to expect him to fully decipher the Enchantment True Word.
As for making weapons, a standard battle saber weighed roughly two or three jin.
Some unconventional weapons, such as the Elf Knights' Silver Steel Swords, were even heavier. As knight longswords, they were longer than ordinary longswords and could basically serve as half a lance when used from horseback, so naturally they weighed more.
However, unlike the Mage Slayer, which came with auxiliary equipment, it was basically impossible to forge weapons from Pure Mithril.
While studying the Mage Slayer, Zhou Xu had already sensed that mithril itself was not particularly strong.
If a weapon were forged from Pure Mithril, it would not withstand many direct clashes before breaking. Other metals would definitely have to be incorporated.
Just like Mithril Steel, it would need to be smelted into an alloy to increase the metal's strength and give it properties suitable for use as a weapon.
Under those conditions, twenty jin of mithril should barely be