What the swordsmiths had not expected was that the Dawn Hashira seemed to know a little about forging, too.
The system's LV.2 Forging...
No, this time, it was Xia Xi's own ability.
Bombarded by all kinds of information in the modern world, even if he had never eaten pork, he had at least seen pigs run.
Whether Xia Xi really understood it did not matter.
He just had to sound convincing enough.
"I see... controlling the carbon content is the key..."
"Build a blast furnace? That can raise the furnace temperature?"
"Have us practice Breathing Styles, too...? That really would make us much stronger."
How did one forge a good blade?
Besides skill, it came down to materials, equipment, and the work itself.
Xia Xi could do nothing about the materials, so he could only parrot the armchair experts online.
As for equipment technology, Xia Xi did not understand that, either.
But he did vaguely remember that the taller the furnace, the higher the temperature.
As for the swordsmiths doing the work...
Looking around, almost every one of them had an Energy Level higher than an ordinary person's.
Not practicing a Breathing Style to raise their attributes further...
That really was a waste.
Some principles Xia Xi casually mentioned sent the surrounding swordsmiths deep into thought.
"Lord Dawn Hashira, who taught you these theories?"
Xia Xi answered without batting an eye, "I figured them out myself."
There was no copyright on them anyway. If he said he had come up with them, then he had come up with them.
But unlike the swordsmiths around Xia Xi, who grew more animated as they talked...
A young swordsmith wearing a headscarf stood at the edge of the crowd, arms folded, watching the scene coldly.
Naturally, Xia Xi noticed this unsociable swordsmith, too.