New Weapon Cold Light Ghost Shadow

Upon arriving at the entrance of the master blacksmith's workshop, Lodi stepped forward and said to the guard, "We are here on behalf of the Utteridge family."

The master blacksmith was somewhat accommodating, allowing someone to lead Matthews and the others to his forging area.

Without even looking up, he asked, "What kind of weapon do you want to forge?"

Matthews held up the magnet he had obtained at the auction, placed it on the ground, and said, "It's me. I want to forge two blades."

Drexler, the master blacksmith, heard the sound of the stone hitting the ground. He walked over, examined the stone Matthews had brought, and said, "You can't forge anything with this junk. I don't have time to play games with you."

"You misunderstand, Master. I am well aware that this thing cannot be used for forging."

"Oh? So you recognize this ore, then?"

Seeing the master blacksmith looking at him with a hint of interest, Matthews calmly replied, "Yes, it is a magnet. It can attract iron objects; it's quite a useful thing."

Drexler's apprentice, seeing this, said with a disdainful tone, as if Matthews were ignorant of the world, "Tch, isn't this just a useless trinket? And here you are treating it like a treasure."

"That young man's words are misguided!"

"In the hands of an ordinary person, rotten wood is destined to become firewood for cooking. But in the hands of an artist, it might become a fine piece of art."

He had certainly read his fair share of inspirational literature.

Matthews continued, "In the eyes of a true master, everything in the world has its own marvelous use. One should not despise something just because it is rotten wood, nor praise it simply because it is fine jade."

At this moment, seeing his apprentice about to say something more, Master Drexler interrupted him.

"Young man, I like what you have to say. Did you bring the materials for forging?"

Matthews took the unidentified ore he had obtained at the auction out from his robes. Master Drexler took it, examined it, and said, "Not bad. We will take this job."

After studying it for a moment, he asked, "Do you have any requirements for the weapons?"

Matthews struck a pose and said, "My two blades: the left-hand blade is for defense, and the right-hand blade is for offense. Master, please forge them based on my physique!"

"Fine. Prepare one hundred thousand gold coins and come back to collect the weapons in half a month."

He hadn't expected that the three hundred thousand gold coins he had just acquired would vanish by one hundred thousand in the blink of an eye. After giving Winter his half of the share, he estimated he would only have eighty thousand gold coins left.

After leaving the forge, Winter and his servant departed. Matthews took a detour to the bank to deposit the previously agreed-upon two hundred thousand gold coins into a gold card. The next afternoon, when Mia returned to school, Matthews walked her to the school gate and had her give the card to Winter.

Back home, Matthews began crafting copper wire. Now that he had the magnet, he wanted to see if the principles of electromagnetism worked in this world.

Electromagnetic theory was basic knowledge that was frequently tested back in high school, so Matthews quickly constructed a simple hand-cranked generator.

Matthews cranked the generator he had built and saw clear electric sparks jumping across the extended iron wire.

It seemed that basic theories were useful in any world. In the Coiling Dragon world, the Laws and Mysteries related to the lightning element included: Lightning Element, Speed of Lightning, Mysteries of Thunder, Lightning Body Technique, and Mysteries of Judgment.

It appeared that the final one was the high-level electromagnetic mystery of the lightning laws. He, Matthews, could use knowledge from his past life to begin attempting to comprehend these laws.

Perhaps he could try to create an otherworldly version of a railgun. Now that he had verified that electromagnetic conversion worked here, he could use lightning battle-qi combined with magnets to create an accelerator, propelling iron objects to achieve the effect of an electromagnetic gun or cannon.

Or, he could use the principle of electromagnetism to create a flying device, installing a magnetic device on his feet to generate lift. Then, he could rely on magnetic force to levitate!

Once Matthews thought of this, he began to act. He was determined to become the Magneto of the Coiling Dragon world.

A month passed quickly, and Matthews' devices were nearly finished. The electromagnetic gun had been successfully built, and its performance was quite good.

Now, he could also use electromagnetic principles to make iron shards fly around his arms, and he could even control the Tang sword he had forged earlier to fly.

Half a month passed in a flash, and on this day, Matthews arrived at Master Drexler's forge.

"Please report that Matthews is here for a visit."

The one receiving Matthews was the apprentice who had mocked him last time. Seeing that the apprentice did not look down on him as he had before, Matthews greeted him, "Greetings, brother. I wonder what the master is busy with?"

He replied in a lukewarm tone, "Follow me."

After saying this, he led the way without another word, ignoring Matthews entirely.

"Greetings, Teacher. Matthews is here to collect the blades."

Master Drexler was not busy today, and Matthews stepped forward, saying, "Greetings, Master."

"Mm."

After Matthews finished his salutations, he handed the gold card he had brought to the apprentice who had led him in. He told the apprentice, "The payment is here."

The apprentice took it and left. A short while later, he returned from the back room carrying a box.

After handing it to Matthews, Master Drexler said, "I forged these two weapons myself. Try them out and see if they suit you."

Seeing that the master had spoken, Matthews took the weapons from the box. The left-hand blade was slightly thicker than the right; after gripping it, the blade length was just a bit longer than his forearm. The right-hand blade was slender and curved, suitable for slashing and stabbing. Both blades were a deep, ghostly blue, shimmering with a faint purple light.

"Thank you, Master. I am very satisfied with the weapons."

Seeing that Matthews was pleased, Drexler stroked his beard and said, "As long as you are satisfied. Give the blades a name."

Matthews thought for a moment and said, "Let's call them Cold Light Ghost Shadow."

"The short blade is like a ghost shadow, following along to guard in silence. The long blade is like cold light, slashing through the air with abandon."

"Mm, the name is very fitting."

Master Drexler affirmed Matthews' choice of name, then said to him, "I hope these two weapons can realize their true value in your hands."

Matthews put away the weapons and said to Master Drexler, "Hahaha, rest assured, Master."

"Although I wouldn't call myself a blacksmith, I actually know a thing or two about forging."

Drexler smiled and said, "Oh, I really couldn't tell."

"Hahaha, that's not important."

Matthews did not offer any further explanation regarding his smithing skills; there was no need to embarrass himself by showing off his amateurish techniques in front of a true master.

Instead, he said, "A weapon is an extension of the human body, and I will certainly not tarnish the reputation of the weapons you have forged, Master."