Steam Island, North Port.
A terrifying commotion came from the Nightmare Star's deck, shaking the harbor waters and sending ships lurching from side to side.
It was some kind of impact, delivered with tremendous force. Even the Painful Wailing Cabin could not muffle it.
Quite a few players rushed over after hearing the news, then hurriedly moved their ships farther away to avoid getting caught up in some unforeseen incident.
There was precedent for this.
The One-Eye Greatsword that One-Eye had once made had punched a hole in Steam Island. The incident was still posted on the forum, complete with photographic evidence, so the nearby players were all on their guard.
Before long, the area for several hundred meters around the Nightmare Star had become deserted.
Only Yang Yi could get away with this, since the whole island belonged to him. Had it been anyone else, it would surely have been reported as an anomalous incident and dealt with.
Inside the Painful Wailing Cabin.
More than a dozen warped smithing hammers lay discarded on the floor, all taken from Banks's stock. Some had even lost their heads.
"Why make it this tough? Was that really necessary?"
Yang Yi wondered aloud, holding the cocooned Abyssal One Armor in one hand and a hammer in the other.
He had spent nearly three hours on it, yet still had not managed to smash it open. Fire could not burn through it either; the furnace was not up to the task.
It truly lived up to its reputation as the Kambal Duchy's greatest creation. It certainly had something going for it.
Yang Yi recalled the high-temperature warning the Abyssal One Armor had issued when he wore it before. An ordinary furnace probably would not be enough to forge this thing.
As for a