Although the forging skills of the Japanese pirates were generally inferior to those of the Huaxia, they were not without master craftsmen. They forged many divine weapons, and the one used by the pirate leader was a rare divine sword.
This divine blade is of a higher quality than the Mysterious Water Sword, especially in terms of the sharpness of its blade, which is comparable to the Revolving Wheel Sword and is extremely close to being Ten-Thousand-Refined True Steel.
However, this was achieved by sacrificing the blade's toughness and focusing on increasing its hardness.
While the increased hardness greatly enhanced the blade's sharpness, it also increased its brittleness. As a result, the blade of this Japanese sword now had several chips, with the largest chip in the middle that almost broke the entire blade.
This was the result of the Japanese pirate leader's fierce battle with Wang Hao, and the biggest collapse was caused by Wang Hao's Explosive Force at the end.
This is one of the advantages of Japanese swords, but also their biggest disadvantage: it makes them suitable for cutting, but not for head-on collisions or armor penetration.
This forging technique can be described as an extreme, unorthodox approach, sacrificing other aspects to enhance sharpness. This has resulted in the prevalence of unorthodox and dangerous martial arts in Japanese Islands.
However, this forging technique is not without its merits; for example, it is very valuable for forging spearheads.
There are many types of spears, but they can be divided into two main categories: hard spears and soft spears.
A hard spear is a long spear with a rigid shaft and little elasticity. The most famous example is the Overlord Spear, which is made entirely of high-quality steel. The steel spear that Zhou Xueyi was holding earlier was also a hard spear.
It is suitable for people who are tall and strong, and the moves are wide and powerful, with a head-on collision style.
The soft spear has a certain degree of elasticity in its shaft. The strongest soft spears can even bend the shaft into a closed circle, just like the shape of the Ziwei Soft Sword. The moves are mainly agile and varied, and this type of soft spear is more suitable for women to use.
However, regardless of whether it's a hard or soft spear, the only difference is the shaft; the blade is always rigid and lacks any flexibility. Adding some of the essence of Japanese swords would indeed increase its power.
After examining the Japanese sword in his hand for a while, Wang Hao then picked up a hammer and smashed it into several pieces, carefully inspecting the broken edges.
Wang Hao not only inherited the basic forging techniques of the Nine Li Tribe from his previous life in the Primordial World world, but also obtained the Secret Forging Scroll from Wu Tai. He also sorted out this aspect while comprehending the legacy of the Eastern Heretic.
Therefore, in terms of forging skills alone, he can be considered a Grandmaster.
Of course, this only refers to the Human Realm; in actual practice, there is still a considerable gap.
However, with this foundation, examining the Japanese sword, he quickly grasped most of the forging techniques by looking at the blade.
That's enough!
Wang Hao tossed the fragments of the Japanese swords into the nearby scrap metal pile as if they were trash. He then casually took out twenty iron ingots and heated them in the charcoal fire. After they were red-hot, he took out one and quickly hammered it. After the first hammering, he put it back into the furnace to heat it up again, and then took the next one to continue hammering.
The chubby Zhu Yuanwai, was working hard to pump the bellows while staring intently at Wang Hao's every move as he forged the iron ingot with his round little eyes, as if trying to imprint it into his mind.
Noticing the chubby boy's focus, Wang Hao nodded to himself. Then, while hammering the iron ingot, he began to explain the secrets of forging, even revealing the cultivation method for Explosive Force.
After all, the advantage of Explosive Force in forging is too great. As long as you master Explosive Force, you can easily forge Thousand-Forged Refined Steel.
Of course, the Explosive Force cultivation method he mentioned was only the most basic part. It wasn't that he was hiding something; it was just that he had inherited so much from his previous life in the Primordial World world.
The complete Nine-Character True Art is a technique that can be cultivated to the Earth Realm. It is profound and extensive. Although the Nine-Character True Art is not a secret among the Nine Li Tribe, it is not something that just anyone can access.
In his previous life in the Primordial World era, Wang Hao was just a low-level blacksmith apprentice, only able to access the most basic and widely circulated knowledge, but that was enough.
Although the chubby Zhu Yuanwai did not understand the value of the Explosive Force cultivation method, it did not stop him from listening attentively and memorizing it.
He had loved weapons since childhood, and naturally became interested in forging them. He even studied at several blacksmith shops in Fuzhou City for several years and was able to forge Hundred-Forged Refined Iron independently.
But this was his limit. Although he longed for the legendary Thousand-Forged Refined Steel Thousand-Forged Refined Steel, he was also aware that he would never be able to forge it in his lifetime.
First, his own talent for cultivation was poor, and he would never reach the standard of forging Thousand-Forged Refined Steel in his lifetime. Second, and most importantly, he could not obtain the inheritance in this area.
The secret method for forging Thousand-Forged Refined Steel is no less valuable than First-Rate martial arts, and may even be more precious. No one would be willing to pass on such a secret method.
So he had long given up on this idea, but who would have thought that this time when he went to sea with his father, he would meet Wang Hao, a master forging Grandmaster, who could forge Thousand-Forged Refined Steel as if it were child's play.
That day, he spent only an Tokiomi forging a piece of Thousand-Forged Refined Steel and turning it into a large Guan Dao. He was then completely won over and shamelessly knelt down to become his disciple.
I didn't have high hopes to begin with, but to my surprise, this big shot actually agreed!
Faced with such a great opportunity, how could he not cherish it?
Back in Chaoyang City, forging Thousand-Forged Refined Steel was very difficult for Wang Hao, but now it's nothing to him, and he's starting to strive for Thousand-Forged Refined Steel- Ten-Thousand-Refined True Steel.
Of course, Ten-Thousand-Refined True Steel is not easy; it represents a qualitative leap and places high demands on the forger. Wang Hao's current strength is still far from sufficient.
He can barely complete the twelfth folding and forging now, which is two levels below the fourteenth folding and forging of the Ten-Thousand-Refined True Steel" stage. The gap is considerable.
However, he didn't expect to forge the Ten-Thousand-Refined True Steel immediately; he would improve it slowly and wasn't in a hurry.
With each strike of the heavy iron hammer, weighing over a hundred pounds, the first ten-pound iron ingot was folded and forged for the twelfth time, becoming refined steel that had been refined four thousand times, far stronger than the original Thousand-Forged Refined Steel.
However, the iron ingot has shrunk from ten pounds to nine pounds, and many impurities have been removed during the quenching process.
Without stopping, the Dachui swung up and split the forged iron in two, creating two longswords.
The two longswords are the same length, with blades reaching three feet in length, making them the most standard three-foot-long swords.
The ancient saying "three-foot-long sword" does not mean that the entire sword is three feet long, but refers only to the blade, not including the hilt.
These two longswords are made from a single piece, with the blade being three feet long and the hilt six inches long, for a total length of three feet and six inches. According to the calculation that one foot in the Smiling Proud Wanderer World equals twenty-five centimeters, this is exactly ninety centimeters.
The two longswords are not the same. One weighs six jin (3 catties) and has a thick blade. It is a standard eight-sided Han sword. The other weighs three jin (1.5 kg) and has a blade as thin as a cicada's wing. Even the thickest part of the blade is no more than three millimeters thick.
That's right, this is a standard soft sword.
Foundation Establishment Sword Art is a swordsmanship that wields two swords, one a hard sword and the other a flexible sword. The two complement each other, one hard and one flexible.
If you are male, you can use a hard sword as the main weapon and a soft sword as a supplement for training or fighting. If you are female, you can use a soft sword as the main weapon and a hard sword as a supplement for training or fighting.
This is mainly due to the physical differences between men and women. Men are generally stronger and more powerful, so it is more advantageous for them to use a hard, straight sword to fight head-on with their opponents.
Women, however, are not as adept at this. But compared to men, women are more dexterous, so they have an advantage when wielding versatile soft swords.
He crafted these sets of longswords, one soft and one hard, for the girls like Yushu.
Fortunately, the Falling Blossom Divine Sword in the Eastern Heretic's inheritance is a soft sword technique, and the Blood Wind Fast Sword can also be used with a soft sword. He integrated the essence of these two sword techniques into his Foundation Establishment Sword Art, thus gaining the ability to wield a soft sword.
"Master's craftsmanship is amazing. The blade and hilt were formed in one piece, and the blade didn't even need to be polished."
During a brief rest, the chubby Zhu Yuanwai, ignoring the sweat on his brow, stared at the two precious swords with fascination, marveling at Wang Hao's skill.
"Do you think your master is one of those mediocre blacksmiths?!"
Rolling his eyes in annoyance, Wang Hao earnestly instructed, "True craftsmen forge the sharpness of weapons directly with a hammer, and never use a whetstone to polish them. Although polishing may make them look better, it will ruin the perfect surface, which is not worth it."
Before his transmigration, Wang Hao also thought that weapons needed to be polished after they were made, not only to make the surface of the blade smooth, but also to sharpen its edge.
However, after inheriting the memories of his previous life in the Primordial World era, he realized that those were only the most basic methods. True forging masters would directly use an iron hammer to forge the sharpness during the forging process.
Furthermore, the surface of the weapon will be as smooth as a mirror, even smoother and more exquisite than polished surfaces, and various patterns can even be directly crafted on the weapon with a hammer.
Of course, that requires a very high level of forging skill. Wang Hao could only barely make the surface of the weapon smooth and sharpen it directly.
As for patterns and such, forget it; he doesn't have the ability or the inclination.
Therefore, the two longswords forged were simple and unadorned, without any embellishments, but they were by no means inferior in terms of practicality.
After a short rest, Wang Hao began forging the second set of longswords. As his technique became more and more proficient, his forging speed also increased rapidly. In one night, he forged a total of twenty sets of longswords.
That's all for today, see you later tonight!
After forging the last iron ingot into a longsword, Wang Hao finally put down the hundred-pound iron hammer that had been fused with Profound Iron, since he still needed to guide the girls in cultivating the Foundation Establishment Sword Art!
After this period of arduous training, Yushu and the other women had only learned the Foundation Establishment Sword Art. They were completely unaware of the internal energy cultivation methods, let alone the accompanying footwork, body movements, or even the coordination of attack formations.
This all requires gradual instruction, leaving no room for error, and cannot be rushed.
"Master, I'll take my leave now!"
"Thump!"
Exhausted, the chubby Zhu Yuanwai respectfully greeted Wang Hao before rushing out and jumping into a nearby pond. He was truly terribly hot and exhausted.
Although the forging room was well-ventilated, it was still very hot being so close to the furnace. If he hadn't possessed a certain level of internal energy cultivation and hadn't developed good heat resistance while learning at the blacksmith shop, he would have collapsed long ago.
"That kid!"
Wang Hao shook his head with amusement, but he was still quite pleased with Zhu Yuanwai's performance.
Although the kid was only responsible for operating the bellows, it was still very tiring to operate the bellows for six Tokiomi straight. Both of his arms were red and swollen, but the kid still gritted his teeth and persevered.
This kid is worth teaching!
"Did you forge all these longswords last night?"
At this moment, a beautiful figure standing in the forging room suddenly spoke, looking at the twenty sets of longswords placed in the corner with disbelief.
Who else could it be but Zhou Xueyi?