Chapter 20 (2/2)

“You want to create another military saber, right?”

Ou Yangming nodded, but he thought, ‘Why are you asking the obvious?’

“The military saber is a violent weapon on the battlefield and is mainly used to kill. Such a weapon can’t be matched with an Agility Ore,” Old Craftsman explained patiently. “If you match them together forcefully, there’s a high chance that it’ll fail.”

Ou Yangming widened his mouth. He realized that there was still much to learn about Smithing Art.

Although he had worked under Old Craftsman for two years, he just obtained the Military Fire, and there had been no point for the old man to teach him a lot. Therefore, he had only grasped some basic theories and knowledge and knew nothing about anything beyond that.

Ou Yangming nodded slightly. “Old Man, are you saying that a military saber can’t have the agility attribute?”

Old Craftsman shook his head. “Nonsense. Smithing technique is as vast as the ocean, so anything is possible. It doesn’t matter if a military saber has the agility attribute, but…” He paused for a while, then continued, “The success rate for it isn’t high as they don’t match. I don’t want you to waste it.”

Ou Yangming nodded, but he said to himself, ‘It’s unlikely that I’ll waste it.’

Of course, he was not going to mention it because Old Craftsman would lecture him and hit him with Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms.

Afterward, he asked, “Old Man, how should the Agility Ore be used then?”

Old Craftsman rolled his eyes. “Don’t ask, think.”

Ou Yangming mumbled, “Armor, knee pads, greaves, boots… No, not boots.”

Armors, knee pads, and greaves could be made with steel, but not boots.

However, Old Craftsman stared at him. “Although normal boots can’t withstand the process, beast-skinned boots with strong Qi and blood, as well as rare boots made from magical beast skin and spirit beast skin can have the attribute attached. Moreover, equipment like boots is favored more than armaments.”

Ou Yangming was shocked. “Why?”

Old Craftsman snapped. “Didn’t you get a taste of power earlier? What did it feel when you let go of the saber?”

Ou Yangming hit his head. “I understand.”

Boots and military sabers were different. As long as one was not lying in bed, one would be wearing boots, and only by wearing a piece of equipment then activating it with essential Qi could one enjoy an attribute’s benefit.

One would not attract any attention if one continuously wore boots, but if one never let go of a military saber…

If someone were to hold a military saber while looking for a general in the military camp, one would probably be chopped into pieces before one could meet the general, but if one were to wear a pair of boots with attributes… n.o.body would pay any attention.

Thus, even if a military saber and a pair of boots had the same attribute, the boots would be more favored than the saber.

Nonetheless, this only applied to normal people. For those in the military, who licked the blood off a saber, their first choice would always be a killing weapon.

Old Craftsman smiled. “It’s good that you understand. Don’t make a military saber this time, try a knee pad.”

Ou Yangming nodded, then turned his wrist to produce the Military Fire.

A whole iron ingot was required to smith a military saber, but if one wanted to forge a knee pad, less than a quarter of the same iron ingot was needed.

Ou Yangming mostly created military sabers as he had a special liking for them, but he never went overboard because of Old Craftsman’s guidance. It was not his first time smithing a knee pad, hence he finished it successfully using the Military Fire.

By applying the same method on the Agility Ore, and through the prompts of his fire’s drawing and upgrading abilities, a knee pad was produced.

[Item: Outstanding knee pad (Red)]

[Equivalent Rank: Ordinary Tool, Good Grade, Rank Five]

[Attributes: Toughness +10, Agility +1, Durability 8]

Ou Yangming smiled happily. Though its durability was less than perfect, its toughness was 10, and it had the attribute of agility +1. The knee pad was definitely presentable.

Old Craftsman was delighted when he took the knee pad. His eyes sparkled, and he appeared to be happier than Ou Yangming.

He strapped the knee pad on his knees, then connected with his Dantian Light, and felt lighter instantly.

Afterward, he laughed and tapped Ou Yangming’s shoulder a few times. “Nice, this is great! You’re really capable. You’re very amazing to have succeeded twice, you’re almost better than me!”

All of a sudden, Ou Yangming’s smile froze because he had a very important question to ask.

Even Old Craftsman could only guarantee a thirty-percent success rate when he smithed Attribute Armaments. If he maintained a hundred-percent success rate, what would happen?

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