If mithril could be incorporated into the Mountain Burner Spear during reforging, it would not only repair the weapon but might also raise it to a higher grade. That meant he needed a smith he could trust.
The Hundred Refinements Gate, Jinyang Prefecture.
"You want me to make you a custom heavy bow?" Meng Youwei's eyes lit up at Zhao Feng's request. He had broken through to Embracing Elixir Force over the past year or so, but had yet to get an opportunity to forge a treasure weapon independently. Now Zhao Feng had come to him.
Before reforging the precious spear, Zhao Feng would have Meng Youwei forge a heavy bow to test his skills. Though he thought highly of Meng Youwei's talent and ability, this was not something he dared treat carelessly.
"Yes. A treasure bow with a draw weight of at least ten shi."
"A treasure bow above ten shi will require the bones of a high-tier exotic beast for its body and the tendons of a high-tier exotic beast for its string." The moment forging came up, Meng Youwei seemed to become another person, his expression calm as he concentrated on the problem.
"We can use an Ironback Tiger's spine as the core, reinforced with century-old ironwood, tempered and forged with earthfire to form the body. For the string, we'll use a Golden Savage Bull's main tendon, seal the joints with spiritual rhino glue, then bind it with cold iron wire. That should produce an upper-grade treasure weapon. I can guarantee a draw weight above fifteen shi." Meng Youwei quickly worked out a plan.
"Good. Leave gathering the materials to me," Zhao Feng said.
As he recalled, these materials were not cheap. Even buying through the Four Seas Trading House would cost sixty or seventy thousand taels