Yang Yong casually channeled a wisp of Supernatural Power into the spear's shaft.
The short spear's attributes immediately appeared in midair as lines of glowing text.
[Mysterious-Pattern Armor-Piercing Short Spear] [Dusky purple patterns flow across the shaft. Its blade can tear through all kinds of supernatural armor. Channeling power into it releases a penetrating blast.] ... [Cost: When its ability is activated, bone-piercing cold invades the bloodstream, and the dark patterns drain the user's vitality. Prolonged use will cause eerie gray patches to slowly develop on the body.]
The livestream fell silent for three whole seconds.
Then...
The chat erupted like a volcano.
"Holy shit! He really forged it!"
"A Curio in less than five minutes? Is he even human?"
"So this is the deputy city lord's strength! Is this what it looks like?!"
"I'm taking all the refined iron I've been hoarding for three fucking years! Nobody stop me!"
But...
Some sharp-eyed viewers poured cold water on the excitement in the chat.
"Look closely. That's Blood Moon Energy pouring into the top of the furnace, and the bottom is connected to Mechanical City's Supernatural Power conduit."
"The deputy city lord's fancy footwork didn't use even a trace of Supernatural Power..."
"The furnace is doing the forging, not him."
Others argued back.
"So what?"
"The furnace belongs to the deputy city lord too!"
"Go ask him to lend you his furnace and see if he will!"
The chat descended into a shouting match.
Finally...
Someone typed a line that silenced everyone.
"What are you arguing about? Take your own materials up and try it. Won't that tell you whether it's real?"
Those words were like a blow to the head.
But who would try first?
Everyone looked at one another, unwilling to be the first to take the