Weapon Refinement Class

"It seems we have a new student here today."

After everyone was seated, the instructor of the Weapon Refinement Class glanced at Bell, who was sitting at the front, and began to speak.

"Let me briefly introduce myself. My name is Tie Zhesheng, and I am the instructor of the third-year Elective Course weapon crafting in the Upper Academy."

I usually stay in the Weapon Refinement Hall at the back. If you have any questions after class, you can find me there. I'll answer them if I have time.

The new guy, his name is Menethil, right? How much do you know about Weapon Refinement Technique?

Tie Zhesheng suddenly asked Bell.

Normally, he wouldn't care about the learning progress of individual students.

Since you've chosen to take his class, you should prepare in advance.

There was a whole summer vacation to make up for the shortcomings. If I slacked off, I can't expect someone else to take the blame, can I?

But this year, the situation for players like Bell is indeed somewhat special.

These Little Wizard from Hogwarts traveled all the way across the sea to the Yandu Academy for an exchange program. The Academy, while not exactly making them feel at home, still took extra care of them.

Otherwise, when these Little Wizard return to Europe and talk about the cold treatment they received at the Yandu Academy, the wizards will think that they Cultivator don't know etiquette.

Therefore, long before, the instructors of each subject had been instructed by the Academy's higher-ups to take care of these Little Wizard from Britain when they were teaching.

Incidentally, we can also gather more information about wizards and the Magical World from these naive children.

Well, this was really just a side effect.

"I had previously taught myself some Weapon Refinement Technique, and I have a certain understanding of the three levels of weapon crafting."

Currently, I should be considered to have basically mastered the Hammering Technique.

Standing up, Bell replied respectfully.

According to the China alchemy classics he read, unlike the linear progression of Alchemy for wizards, the Weapon Refinement Technique of China Cultivator are divided into three levels.

Moreover, these three levels are not simply progressive. While they are interconnected, they are also like three branches, each independent of the other.

The first level is the Hammering Technique that Bell has already mastered.

As the name suggests, the so-called Hammering Technique involves using a hammer to strike metal and forge it into the desired shape.

This method seems simple, but it is not.

The basic Hammering Technique involves forging metal into shape and then inscribing magic arrays on it.

This kind of thing is indeed not difficult to master.

However, advanced Hammering Technique involve inscribing magic arrays onto the metal while hammering it, utilizing varying striking forces.

In this way, the final product has a completely natural array on it, as if it existed within the object itself.

Moreover, since the weapon refiner's spiritual power does not participate in the forging process when using the Hammering Technique to forge magical artifacts, the weapon refiner's spiritual power will not seep into the finished magical artifact.

In this way, when others use this magical artifact, they will not be disturbed by the foreign spiritual power inside the artifact, and can control it more freely.

The various magical artifacts sold in the shop are all made using Hammering Technique.

The second level is the Spirit Refinement Technique.

The so-called Spirit Refinement Technique is the use of spiritual power to forge magical artifacts.

Using spiritual power instead of an iron hammer, the materials for refining weapons are forged, impurities are removed, and magic arrays are inscribed.

The advantage of Spirit Refinement Technique is that its forging speed far exceeds that of Hammering Technique.

The downside is that it requires a very strict control over spiritual power.

In addition, during the process of using spiritual energy to forge materials, the spiritual energy of the weapon refiner will inevitably seep into the magical artifact, which makes it difficult for others to exert its power when operating the artifact.

Therefore, Spirit Refinement Technique are mostly used to create personal magical artifacts and one-time-use magical artifacts.

The third realm Creation of All Things.

In Bell's view, this final level has transcended the scope of Weapon Refinement Technique and is more like the ultimate creation technique, which is a combination of wizards' Transfiguration and Weapon Refinement Technique.

It is said that once a weapon refiner reaches the realm of Creation of All Things, even a small blade of grass by the roadside can be forged into a powerful longsword in an instant.

As for why it's said to be "it's rumored"?

That's because this third level only exists in imagination; no one has ever actually reached it.

Although historical records indicate that Ouyezi, a master swordsmith during the Spring and Autumn/Warring States period, reached the realm of Creation of All Things.

But as for historical records, everyone knows what that means; as for the facts, only God knows.

However, inspired by the Creation of All Things, many weapon crafting masters have indeed successfully integrated the art of creation into their Weapon Refinement Technique.

Unlike Transfiguration, which is widely used in Alchemy, the structure of a magic array is more rigorous and three-dimensional. Therefore, if the Creation Magic is used rashly during the crafting process, the array itself may develop flaws due to differences in material density or degree of fusion, resulting in reduced power or even complete inability to activate.

"Oh!? You've actually mastered the basics of Hammering Technique? Do you have any works? Show them to me."

Hearing Bell's unexpected answer, Tie Zhesheng was quite surprised.

It's important to understand that even though Hammering Technique is only the first level of Weapon Refinement Technique, it doesn't mean it's easy to master.

In fact, most weapon refiners remain at this level throughout their entire lives.

Although the Hammering Technique does not require a high level of spiritual power control, or even any at all, it does require a high level of control over physical strength.

Without reaching the level of effortless mastery, one cannot expect to make further progress in the Hammering Technique.

Bell drew a longsword from his pocket, controlled it with Levitation Charm, and delivered it to the man.

Tie Zhesheng gripped the longsword, first carefully examining it from beginning to end, then tapping it with his fingers and waving it around a couple of times.

"The center of gravity is too far back, and the internal structure of the sword isn't evenly distributed. But for a beginner, reaching this level is not bad. In this class, it's barely average. Not bad."

After tossing the longsword back to Bell, Tie Zhesheng nodded and said with satisfaction.

Although he could understand the Academy's approach, Tie Zhesheng was actually very unwilling to let one person delay the entire class's teaching progress.

He was very satisfied to find that Bell's Weapon Refinement Technique skills were unexpectedly high, and that he didn't need to waste precious class time introducing him to some basic knowledge.

"Alright, let's begin today's lesson."

Today, we will explain how to incorporate plant-based materials with low ignition points into molten metal at high temperatures...

With a wave of his hand, Tie Zhesheng took out the materials he had prepared in advance and accurately distributed them to each student, thus beginning today's lesson.