Chapter 93 - 93. Back To Forging Those Pieces Again. (2/2)
*Ding* Creation Failed. Why don't you just give up?
”Damn... It was easier back in the 7th series for me to create weapons out from this database and right now it's almost impossible. Aarrgghh... I'm frustrated. Don't tell me I need to spend time at forging before I could surpass a certain level of competency?”
The weapon that I tried to create in the Fusion Chamber was a set of flintlock with an 8-inch barrel. It would be self reloading with unlimited bullets and right now I had used 4 pieces of Level 4 iron ingots and got no results from it.
”Well, Bruce... I'm sorry but I can't help to forge some more weapons from you unless I have a sample. Guess I'm off to the Blacksmithing Zone once more.” I said in a resigned note as I swiped the scene before me and went to the said zone and prepares to make some Level 8 or higher Iron Ingots.
Currently, I am at an Advanced Blacksmith 258/1000 and there's a long way to go and there's no jack around it. ”Sigh... I guess I'd be forging three pieces of iron ores at one time and I'm going to hammer these for at least 450 times to get to Level 8 and 900 times to get to Level 16? I think that's what Blake had mentioned to me before. Well... Here goes, little Blacksmith... Do your stuff...!!! ”
Soon, after the bellows were pumped and the three iron ores were red hot, I picked it up with my bare hands and place it on the anvil and an offscreen crew began his count using a manual counter. Sparks flew when my 60 pounder hammer hits the three pieces of red hot iron ores.
*Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink! *
50 strikes...
100 strikes...
200 strikes......
400 strikes......
800 strikes.........
900 strikes............
After I hammered for 900 times, I picked up the iron ingot and threw it into the bucket of water and I picked another 3 pieces of iron ore and started to pump the bellows once more. When I touched the red hot iron ingot, I received an announcement.
*Ding* Congratulations. Level 15 Refined Iron attained. +900% Progress. Advanced Blacksmith 267/1000. Allocation points +90.
”Eh... How come at level 15? Did I reach a bottleneck or something? Haiyaa... What shall I do now?” I said aloud then I received another announcement.
*Ding* Level of Refined Iron will be increased in the first 1000 level as a Professional Blacksmith. Maximum capped at Level 25 for Professional Blacksmith. Once you reach Master Blacksmith, it would be the next 10k level before it would be upgraded to Level 1 Purified Iron.
”DAFUQ... not only did my system talked back to me but it also prompted me the levelling up process. Even if I hammered the piece at 2000 times it would still be Level 15 Refined Iron. HAIYAAAA.... In that case, I better hammer these iron ingot until it becomes a flat piece of metal disc.
I picked another 3 pieces of iron ores and threw them into the furnace and pumped the bellows. After it got red hot, I placed it on the anvil and started to hammer 900 times. The offscreen crew told me it would take me 15 minutes flat to make one piece of Level 15 Refined Iron and I need to make at least 80+ pieces to Level up.
”Haiya... In 3 hours here in the Realm of Mind I could only produce a dozen pieces. I think I need to spend at least 12 hours of constant hammering to produce 48 pieces. 12 hours here is 4 hours in the real world.”
”Once I hit the 12-hour mark, it's time for me to rest and continue back later... Haiyaa... ” I complained to the system as I picked my hammer and the offscreen crew helped me to time the number of hammering.
Since I was going to stay for 12 hours in the Realm of Mind, 6 offscreen crew took turns to manually use the handheld counter to make sure I made the exact hammering and not overdo per piece.
I had a camelback strapped behind me as I sipped the isotonic energy drink that they had mixed for me to go on hammering for 12 straight hours. I changed hands handling the hammer if not people would think I'm doing something with only my right arm over something that only a wife would do for me. Hah hah hah...