Martial Arts Longevity Begins with the Equipment Slot

Chapter 43 Weapon Refinement and Comprehensive Enhancement

August 16th, Jingduanfang No. 11.

Today is a day off, and no one else is here.

Only Chen Yu, who had things to do, still came to the workshop.

Chen Yu felt that he had completely mastered the Nine-Step Refined Forging Method.

Sword Casting Manor is over a hundred miles away from Wangjiang City, and there are rumors of bandits and horsemen roaming along the way.

Before going to the black market on the 23rd, it would be best to have the Houde Blade finely forged first.

In case of any real situation, it will be easier to chop someone up.

Chen Yu chose Xishan rough iron, refined from deep mines, as the material for precision forging.

The rough iron is bluish-black with silver flecks, and weighs a total of five jin.

The first step is to perform erosion cleaning.

The old knife first needs to have its oxide scale, oil stains, and fatigue layer removed.

Chen Yu immersed the Houde Blade in acid.

Half a day later, clean it with a steel brush to reveal the silvery-white metallic color.

Then the "biting flower" technique begins.

Use a chisel to chisel out a fine grid pattern on the surface of the blade, about half an inch deep.

This is to increase the surface area, allowing the new rough iron to mesh firmly with the old knife, like tree roots sinking into the soil.

After that, we begin the second step: cutting and preparing the iron.

"Knock knock knock!"

Chen Yu swung his hammer, forging all five jin of rough iron into thin sheets, about two fen thick.

After finishing, cut it into three pieces.

One piece wraps the blade, one piece covers the back of the blade, and one piece cushions the base of the blade.

The size should be one size larger than the blank, leaving room for forging.

"Click, snap."

Chen Yu carefully cut the edges of the iron sheet into a serrated shape.

This is so that the edges can interlock during bonding, preventing warping or cracking.

The third step is to overlap and fix the parts together.

Wrap the old knife with three pieces of rough iron.

Bind it loosely with thin iron wire, leaving room for deformation.

Place it in the oven and bake until it turns cherry red, then remove it from the oven.

"Bang Bang Bang."

Chen Yu tapped the rough iron lightly with a wooden mallet to make it conform to the shape of the knife.

At first, we didn't pursue perfect integration, but only material adhesion, squeezing out the air and aligning the shape accurately.

The fourth step is reforging and compounding.

Chen Yu used the Yin-Yang Hammer technique to forge the blade section by section from the base to the tip.

"Thump!"

The heavy blows of the hammer force the rough iron to bond with the old knife.

"Ding!"

Gently tap with a hammer to adjust the stress and prevent cracking.

Each section has seven hammer blows, with overlapping hammer marks resembling fish scales.

During forging, the rough iron gradually becomes thinner, shrinking from two parts to one part, and then to half a part.

The grains break and recrystallize under hammering, interpenetrating with the grain boundaries of the old knife to form a transition layer.

This process involves repeated heating and forging three times, and is known as "three heating and three forging".

The rough iron and the old knife went from simply fitting together to becoming completely fused together, indistinguishable from each other.

The final step is cosmetic enhancement and conditioning.

The composite blade is thicker, but its shape will be distorted.

Therefore, Chen Yu needed to use fire tongs to correct the curvature.

Then, use a wooden mallet to adjust the center of gravity, making the back of the knife thicker to one finger's width while keeping the blade thin, increasing the overall weight to three pounds and eight ounces.

Half an hour passed.

A precision forging process has been completed perfectly.

The new knife is finished, and its appearance has been greatly changed.

The originally silvery-white blade is now covered with a layer of dark bluish-black rough iron, as if the blade is wearing an iron coat.

The thicker back of the blade makes the lines more robust.

The blade is still the same blade, but the inside is different.

Chen Yu began testing his knife.

He took out the iron nails he had prepared beforehand and placed them on the ground.

"Ding!"

Sparks flew everywhere.

When cutting old iron nails, the blade does not curl at all.

Chen Yu then pulled out a sledgehammer and smashed it against the back of the knife.

"Bang!"

The blade did not chip or crack, only leaving shallow marks.

The rough iron cladding absorbed the impact and protected the inner core.

The blade strength and sharpness have been confirmed to be adequate.

Chen Yu then tried bending the knife at a 90-degree angle.

"Buzz~"

After releasing the grip, the blade quickly springs back and returns to its original shape.

This is due to the rough iron, which improves the knife's toughness.

There are no issues with its strength, toughness, or sharpness.

This indicates that the precision forging was very successful.

Chen Yu then opened the weapon inventory and began to check the changes in the equipment effects.

[Weapon Slot (Tier 1 9%)]

[Weapon]: Thick Virtue

[Quality]: Mid-grade, Tier 6

[Enhancement]: Fine Forging (1/1)

[Description]: The knife is shaped like a fish head, with a back thickness of one and a half inches, a blade width of five inches, and a total length of two and a half feet. The blade is sharp and can be used for both chopping and thrusting.

[Evaluation]: Extremely soft yet thick, with a sharp blade, and capable of defeating enemies with its weight.

[Equipment Requirements]: Strength no less than 80 jin (40 kg), and proficient in using heavy weapons.

【Equipment Effect】: 1. After charging for 8 seconds, release "Mountain Crash Slash", which will increase the damage of this attack by 240%, forcefully knock back the target by 3 feet, and add the "Shock" effect, which will reduce the target's attack speed by 50% for 3 seconds; 2. When "Mountain Crash Slash" is used continuously, the "Chain Crash" effect will be triggered, which will increase the damage of this attack by 15%, and can be stacked up to 2 times.

[Tip]: It can be upgraded (requires materials: Thunder Valley Meteorite Fragment) to improve the quality to the middle grade 7, so that "Mountain Crash Slash" can be evolved into "Thunder Mountain Crash Slash". Charge for 6 seconds (you can move during this time but your speed will be reduced by 30%), and after release, it will launch a downward slash in a fan-shaped area in front of you, which will increase the damage dealt by 280% and convert it into lightning attribute damage.

After carefully reading through all the contents, Chen Yu felt somewhat pleasantly surprised.

The enhancement of the Houde Blade far exceeded his expectations.

After this refinement, the weapon slot's level experience has also increased by 9%.

I didn't know how to increase the level and experience of the weapon slots before.

It turns out that the purpose was to refine the already equipped weapons.

After a successful forging, the experience points will increase.

It must be said that the effect of fine forging is indeed powerful.

The Houde Blade's equipment effects can be described as an all-round improvement.

The charging time for "Mountain Crash Slash" has been reduced from 10 seconds to 8 seconds, and the damage value has been increased from 220% to 240%.

These are just numerical changes; a new mechanism has been added later.

The new "Chain Collapse" effect grants additional damage boosts when "Mountain Collapse Strike" is used consecutively.

Overall, the actual strength of the Houde knife is greatly enhanced after precision forging.

"Although the refining has reached its limit, it doesn't mean there are no further upgrades."

"The Houde Blade has not yet reached its limit in terms of rank."

Chen Yu held up the knife and examined it, silently reciting something in his mind.

The final hint is very clear: the Houde Blade can be upgraded and modified, but it requires some special materials.

"Thunder Valley Meteor Iron Yao..."

Chen Yu thought for a long time, but he had never heard of the Intermediate Court having such materials.

But it's not a big problem.

Even if you can't advance to the next level for now, at least you have a clear path to improvement; all you need to do is search for materials.

Just because it's not at Sword Forging Manor doesn't mean it can't be found.

After putting away the Houde Blade, Chen Yu turned and left the Fine Forging Workshop.

……

In the afternoon, after finishing his meal, Chen Yu went to the outer courtyard to keep watch.

When he had nothing to do, he would always go to the outer courtyard to see what Han Feilong was doing.

This guy has been making threats for so long, but hasn't done anything yet.

But Chen Yu wouldn't let him off the hook just because he'd been behaving more obediently lately.

After all, he had threatened to destroy me.

What if he really kills me?

Chen Yu kept reassuring himself.

"I didn't want to kill Han Feilong."

"I just want to protect myself."

"I just don't want to get hurt."

After muttering a few words to himself, Han Feilong finally made a move.

Chen Yu's keen hearing and sharp eyesight allowed him to see clearly.

Han Feilong and Hou San carried three large wooden boxes and loaded them onto a horse-drawn carriage.

Then the two drove the carriage out of the outer courtyard gate.

"Looks like something's about to happen!"

Chen Yu stopped thinking about it and immediately followed.