Qin Tiexin's hand holding the short knife tightened, and the texture of the handle touched the palm of his hand, and it felt clear to the touch.
Luo Ling looked at the shocked look on his face and softened her tone. "Don't worry yet. If you want to completely abandon tools like me, you have to at least reach Foundation Establishment Late Stage and master the subtle control of spiritual power. Even Yao'er can only handle part of the process with bare hands."
She paused. "You have to do it step by step. Start with giving up the hammer."
Qin Tiexin nodded, his eyes falling on the short knife in his hand.
Luo Ling then asked, "Tell me, how is this knife?"
Qin Tiexin was silent for a moment, organizing his words. He rarely spoke so many words, but he did have something to say at this moment.
"It's very suitable." He spoke, his voice still low, but his words were clear, "The center of gravity is in the front third of the blade, which is suitable for chopping. The thickness of the handle is just right for my hand, and it is not slippery when I hold it. It is two feet five inches long, neither long nor short, and there is no sluggish feeling when I swing it. Even the anti-slip pattern on the handle..."
He raised his hand and looked at his palm. "... it's all stuck on the point where I hold the knife."
After saying that, he looked at Luo Ling: "It's like... it was specially made for me."
"It is specially made for you." Luo Ling's mouth curved, "The second requirement for the integration of man and machine is this - the machine is made according to the man. To put it simply, it is 'customized'."
She took two steps forward and stood by the underground fire well, the firelight reflecting her side face.
"Everyone has different power-generating habits, different operating Cultivation Method, and even fighting styles, commonly used moves, and spiritual power attributes are all different. For cultivators, a good Law Artifact is the second life. This is true. Therefore, the production of Law Artifact cannot be limited to templates and rules, but must be based on different users and make different designs."
Luo Ling turned around and looked at Qin Tiexin: "I've seen your Dabi battle. When you draw a sword, you are used to pressing your center of gravity forward and using your body weight to exert force; when changing moves, your wrist will subconsciously buckle half an inch inward; when you retract the sword, your forearm muscles will tighten, in order to offset the shock."
Every time she said something, Qin Tiexin's eyes were shocked.
He may not even know these details himself.
"When you forged Edgeless, you also consciously added customization - the blade is thick and thick, suitable for your strength; the handle is thick and fits the shape of your hand. But it is not enough." Luo Ling shook his head, "You are just making adjustments based on feeling, lacking systematic vision."
"Eye-sight?" Qin Tiexin asked.
"Yes, eyesight." Luo Ling said, "After I watch you fight, I can create the most suitable weapon for you. Why? Because in those moves and movements, I can see your body's instinctive reaction, your spiritual energy operation habits, and your way of thinking when fighting."
"This is the skill of a weapon refiner - looking at people, looking at tools, and seeing how the two fit together."
She pointed to the short knife in Qin Tiexin's hand. "This knife, if it is the standard Law Artifact, the material processing fee is worth at most one hundred and fifty Spirit Stone. But because it is customized and fits all your habits, it is worth at least three hundred Spirit Stone. This is the difference."
Qin Tiexin looked down at the knife.
The dark green-gold blade glowed with a warm luster in the morning light. He tried to make a chopping start, his arm stretched naturally, and the blade moved with the situation without any awkwardness.
It's really different.
"This is also where Elder Zhao and I have different ideas." Luo Ling spoke calmly, but there was a clear tendency in his words, "His lineage emphasizes winning by quantity, pursuing standardization and rapid mass production. The disciples learned a fixed template and made the standard Law Artifact. In his opinion, as long as there are enough Law Artifact and the grade is high enough, they can win."
"In my lineage, what matters most is quality. A suitable middle-grade Law Artifact, in the hands of a suitable owner, can even perform better than an ordinary high-grade Law Artifact. This is not an exaggeration, it is a fact."
Qin Tiexin thinks so.
He thought of Zhao Yan's mid-grade Law Artifact red flame sword during the competition. It was indeed very powerful, but Zhao Yan was obviously a bit reluctant to use it, and could not perform many changes. If the sword was completely customized according to Zhao Yan's habits, I am afraid that he would not win so easily.
Luo Ling looked at his thoughtful look and said nothing.
It was quiet inside the Zhuxin Hall, with only the crackling sound of the fire burning.
After a while, Qin Tiexin raised his head. "Disciple... I understand."
"As long as you understand." Luo Ling waved her hand, "I will teach you so much today. If you bite off more than you can chew, you should first thoroughly read these two books, "The Preliminary Interpretation of Organ Nature" and "Theory of Resonance of Spiritual Materials", and clarify the material part."
She pointed to the short knife in Qin Tiexin's hand. "This knife is for you. I think you still need a short-hand weapon, so use it first."
"Thank you, Master." Qin Tiexin bowed.
"There's one more thing." Luo Ling said again, "Your current "Basic Body Tempering Method Formula", stop practicing it when you reach the ninth level of Body Tempering. Change to a better Body Refining Cultivation Method as soon as possible. My Cultivation Method prefers fire attributes and is not suitable for you. You can use the token of Cultivation Method Pavilion to go to the high-end area to choose, or use your good deeds to go to Zongmenfang Market and maybe you can find something good."
Qin Tiexin wrote down, "Yes."
"In a few days, when the injury is completely healed, come to my place to repair Edgeless." Luo Ling finally said, "I'll give you a look."
"Disciple, obey."
"Go ahead."
Qin Tiexin saluted again, turned around and exited Zhuxintang.
The door slowly closed behind you.
On the way down the mountain, Qin Tiexin walked slower than when we came up.
He held the short sword in his left hand and stroked the blade with his right hand. The coolness of the metal came through his fingertips, and the spiritual patterns on the blade were faintly visible in the sunlight.
Human and machine become one.
The tools are made according to the people.
These two words echoed repeatedly in my mind.
He remembered when he forged Edgeless. At that time, he just thought that the knife should be heavier and the handle should be thicker to make it easier to use. Thinking about it now, that was the simplest sense of "customization".
It just lacks the vision of the system and the ability to see through the essence of the user.
When we walked to the door of cave abode, the morning fog had cleared. The disciples on Luoling Peak began to move, and there were faint sounds of conversation and practice in the distance.
Qin Tiexin Push the door and enter the house.
It was very quiet in cave abode. He walked to the quiet room, sat down on the futon, and placed the short knife across his knees.
The blade of the sword reflected the light coming from the window, making it particularly eye-catching in the dim interior.
He stretched out his hand and lightly traced the spine of the knife with his fingertips. From the edge of the knife to the tip, it was done in one go without any hesitation. This was the result of forging in one go, without splicing or welding.
Then he held the handle of the knife again.
With his five fingers together, the tiger's mouth is stuck on the guard of the knife. That is the position he is most accustomed to when holding the knife, no more, no less.
Qin Tiexin Close your eyes.
The image of Luo Ling's bare-handed weapon refining came to mind: the metal deformed, blended, and formed in the palm of his hand; the spiritual patterns condensed, fused, and embedded out of thin air; and finally, it was quenched and the knife was formed.
Every detail is eerily clear.
That's not a show off, it's a demonstration - a demonstration of what "feeling forging with the body" is and what "making tools according to people" is.
He opened his eyes and looked at his hands.
The palms are thick with blood and the knuckles are thick. These hands can hold a knife to cut people, swing a hammer to forge iron, and carve spiritual patterns. But now, it has new possibilities.
Ditch the hammer.
Forge with your fist.
"Diamond Hammer Fist".
Qin Tiexin took out the pale golden Jade Slip from his arms. The jade was warm and warm in the tentacles. He did not check the content immediately, but just held it in his hand and felt the faint Spiritual Qi coming from Jade Slip.
Then, he put Jade Slip and the short knife into Storage Bag.
No rush.
Master is right, you can bite off more than you can chew. Recuperate first, read the book first, and fully understand the material first.
He sat cross-legged, took out "The Primary Interpretation of Instrument Nature" and opened it.
The pages of the book are yellowed and the ink is neat. But when I read it again this time, the feeling is completely different.
What I looked at before was knowledge and principles. Now look at it. Behind every line of words, you can vaguely see the figure of the woman in red holding a pen and annotating. You can see her making weapons with her bare hands, and you can hear her voice saying "the tools are made according to the needs of others".
Qin Tiexin Calm down, read word for word, and understand bit by bit.