Holding the saber in his hand, its forging process and performance were far inferior to the two previous ones. However, as a weapon intended for soldiers and requiring mass production, it was a suitable choice.
Seeing this, Li Gan timely added another sentence.
" Its toughness has indeed decreased somewhat. However, as long as it's enchanted, it won't be much worse in toughness than the original crystal-iron saber. Moreover, it's harder and sharper."
As the head of the Military Equipment Forging Department in Xianyang City, Li Gan had undoubtedly studied enchantment, a method closely related to the strength of military equipment, long ago.
Basic Weapon Buff could increase a weapon's toughness and sharpness.
At the same time, he had also studied the difference between a crystal-iron saber with and without enchantment.
Thus, he had a basic grasp of how much improvement it provided.
At present, upgrading all existing crystal-iron weapons to this version containing diamond could be considered more beneficial than harmful.
As for higher-grade weapons, they could continue to be forged from Pattern Steel refined from crystal iron.
"Can the ordinary craftsmen in the Forging Department forge this version containing diamond?"
Li Gan had undoubtedly confirmed this question long ago as well.
"After diamond is added, the metal's properties change, increasing the probability of breakage. So the forging difficulty is slightly higher than that of the previous crystal-iron weapons. However, with enough practice, they can basically forge it. At present, one team of craftsmen in the department can complete the forging relatively steadily, and the efficiency won't be much lower than before."
Upon hearing this answer, Zhou Xu nodded in satisfaction.
"Then use this to replace the existing crystal-iron weapons and equip the elite troops with them. Aside from that, how is the forging of the steel weapons meant