Chapter 558 (2/2)

Forging, chiselling, annealing, grinding...

Although everyone was very nervous, all the work was carried out in an orderly fashion.

Except for explaining the task and giving instructions, no one asked more and no one said more. The two leaders faded into the background and stared nervously with all their attention at the broad bronze knife that was almost complete.

Now, although the knife looked slightly rough and wasn’t appealing, in the eyes of the people who were in the house, it was a peerless beauty.

It was different from all the weapons made before. Even though it had not been completed, it felt like a whole new state, a different level of existence!

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In the sky outside the house, the setting sun moved from the top to the bottom.

At dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun scattered everywhere, stretching the shadows of those who were waiting outside.

Inside the house, Shao Xuan took the newly cast bronze sword and wiped it with animal skin.

The biggest and most obvious difference that distinguished this sword from the rest was its colour.

It was not golden yellow, nor was it silver-white, silver-grey or even a reddish colour of other different-coloured bronzes, but green!

The domineering wide fuller of the sword shined with a dark green tint. It was restrained, yet fierce.

Shao Xuan stared at the length of the blade as the winter light reflected from its surface. Tossing the animal skin to the side, his fingers traced along the edge of the blade. He then flicked it lightly.

With the sound of a wind’s whistle, the sharp blade trembled as if the blade was being charged by the energy of the blood within it.

Green bronze!

Most of the bronzes turn green after they oxidised, but now, this newly cast copper knife was already showing a dark green colour. A muted and intimidating green.

Did they succeed?

This was what everyone wanted to know.

The leaders and bosses knew nothing. Only Shao Xuan and the craftsmen who were responsible for hammering and chiselling just now knew that this blade was far stronger than the other bronzes!

Shao Xuan's eyes moved away from the knife and he looked toward Ao and Zheng Luo who had been standing silently beside him.

It wasn’t because the two leaders were not in a hurry but rather because they were too nervous and expectant they forgot to react. Now, seeing Shao Xuan looking over, Ao quickly took out a fist-sized stone and threw it. This was one of the stones used for testing blades in the forge. This was a medium grade stone. To test ordinary bronze, they only had to use medium to low-grade stones. After all, ordinary bronze was not as sharp and as hard as this one.

Because he was too nervous, Ao's stone-throwing movement seemed very stiff. But no one cared about Ao's stone-throwing movement now. He stared at the thrown stone and looked at the sword in Shao Xuan's hand. His eyes swept quickly, afraid of missing the slightest detail. At that moment, they all forgot to breathe.

Shao Xuan held the big bronze sword with both hands, took a step forward, lifted it, then brought it towards the stone thrown into the air!

Clang!

The blade cut harshly on the stone and the fist-sized stone broke in half. It was simple, neat, and smooth!

On the blade, there was not even a scratch.