Chapter 592 (2/2)

This time, part of the anvil chipped off, and the hammer itself shattered into pieces. Randidly grimaced. Well, there were costs to this method of practice, but hammers weren’t that hard to purchase.

Honestly, he should probably make his own so they would be better equipped to withstand the force of his usage…

Note to self: sell hammers. In fact, there was probably a lot of industrial equipment that Randidly could begin to sell that operated at specifications higher than the current stuff on the market. Incendiary Eruption was good practice, but his workers needed high-quality furnaces in order to operate. It was worth looking into.

Randidly selected another hammer and began to shape the rest of the metal. His two powerful blows had flattened what would be the blade, and all that remained was to shape the rest. It took almost two hours of pounding, but Randidly managed it. He was just grateful no one else offered to take over for him; it would have been difficult for that person to even make an impression.

Perhaps it shoulder be surprising to him, but as Randidly looked at the dagger he had made, without even a true hilt and an overly long blade, it possessed stats.

Nameless Dagger ® Lvl 49: A dagger produce by a savant who loves metal. It is rough, but the shape of the process gives the dagger great strength. But due to the strength, the weight is beyond that of a normal weapon of its size. Agility +4, Strength +30, Stamina +100. Bone Totem II. Heat of the Earth I.

Bone Totem II: Made with the bones and blood of living things. Grants a small amount of power to the dagger. As this dagger absorbs blood, there is a small chance this effect may grow. Warning, there may be dangerous side effects if the absorbed blood is from a creature much stronger than what was used in the dagger’s making. All Stats +2.

Heat of the Earth I: The dagger remains warm in hand. +5 Agility, +5 Reaction. Fire Skills will be more effective if used in conjunction with the dagger.

Randidly smiled lightly and showed them the dagger. People looked at it, almost uncomprehendingly, but studied it closely as they passed it amongst themselves.

Randidly shrugged, almost embarrassed. “Obviously, we aren’t becoming blacksmiths… but sometimes it’s nice to know what your metal can become. What we are chasing is to make a perfect metal. But what is the point of having that if we can’t work it at all? That dagger is the goal. Someday, I want all of the metal we make to be of that level.”

When he said it, Randidly didn’t truly mean it. After all, the metal included his own blood. That wouldn’t be a commercial product. But the people didn’t understand that and nodded seriously. Some of them produced bits of metal they had collected from their work and tested Randidly’s dagger against it. Except for a few bits of high-quality metal that the group had collected, it passed through the other metals without resistance.

Then Randidly remembered that Tatiana was working to become more acclimated with her new Class and could use a weapon like that and retrieved the dagger. He dismissed the workers and regarded it critically.

It really seemed like raising the heat during the mixture process had done wonders for the evenness of the bone dispersion in the metal. However, he had cooled it too rapidly afterward. Or rather, too much oxygen was let into the edges of the metal as it cooled. Grimacing, Randidly looked around at what they were working with. Keeping oxygen out of the forge couldn’t truly be done with heat-

Then Randidly paused. Perhaps… could he use Breath of the Spear Phantom to keep air out around the metal? He had always targeted people, but…

It was something worth pursuing, but he had an agreement to meet with Tatiana for some sparring. She wanted to Level up as fast as possible, and Randidly agreed it was important. Basically, all the fighters he had was Tykes and Dinesh right now. Neveah too, but she was largely busy with goings on in the Orchard. Karlito could hold his own in a fight and Bruya’s illusions were impossibly real, but Randidly intended to attempt to clear the Ogre Danger Zone before he left for Shal’s world in two month’s time.

Therefore, a bit more was needed.