Zuo Xiaoduo coughed. "The hammer handle will be hollow in the middle, with a chain hidden inside, grooves on both sides, and concealed swords... that shouldn't be difficult either, right?"
"...Not particularly difficult either."
Zuo Xiaoduo's face lit up. "That way, when someone thinks this is a heavy weapon that can only be used at close quarters, and smugly keeps their distance to wear me down, I'll send it flying with a snap. Their expression should be quite a sight."
"Quite a sight... that's for certain."
The muscles in Wu Tiejiang's face twitched. He glanced at Zuo Changlu again and muttered, "How devious."
After thinking for a moment, he said, "If that's the design you want, we'll need to consider the materials for the handle and chain carefully. Ordinary metals definitely won't meet your requirements for strength... I'll have to give it some serious thought, but it can still be done. It's not too difficult!"
"As long as it's not too difficult."
Zuo Xiaoduo beamed. "Now let's talk about the design of the hammer itself..."
Wu Tiejiang's eyes bulged. You've been talking all this time, and that wasn't even the design of the hammer itself?
This... I've got a bad feeling about this...
Zuo Xiaoduo continued enthusiastically, "I'm planning on a hollow hammer. Well, the middle of the hammerhead will be solid, one big chunk, and there needs to be a gap between that big chunk in the middle and the striking faces..."
"A gap?" Wu Tiejiang's eyes widened.
A hollow hammer was ridiculous enough, and now he wanted gaps in it too. Would that even still be a hammer?!
"That's right, we need to leave a little space. Isn't this a hundred-faced hammer? There should be about seventy faces across the front and sides, right? Leave two firing holes