Chapter 16: Works of Industry

Looking at the extremely excited Oak Solin in front of her, Lily didn't know what to say for a moment. Although she was very grateful to the other party for trusting her, a very practical question was placed in front of Lily. From the photo, this knife looked better than Oak. Thorin is taller, but he is already five meters tall. Thorin is only about one meter tall. To Thorin, it is a long weapon, but to him, it may barely be considered a short sword.

"Ah cough cough."

Perhaps sensing Lily's thoughts, Wanshou coughed hard, thereby awakening Thorin's reason.

"Old Oak, Lily is still relatively young. That knife of yours can be ranked among the twelve great treasures. She still has little knowledge. Please tell me."

Old men and horses are old and slippery. After Wanshou's little nudge, Thorin, who came back to his senses, could naturally see what Lily was thinking. He turned around and shouted into the blacksmith shop:

"You brats? Stop lying at the door. If you want to listen, come out and listen. Take some stools out by the way."

After hearing Thorin's words, several apprentices immediately ran out with chairs. However, they were startled again when they saw Lily and Wanshou after running two steps. They looked at the stools in their hands and the figures of the two of them, and felt a little confused for a moment. At a loss.

"It's okay, it's okay, we can just sit on the ground." Wanshou noticed the embarrassment of the apprentices, waved his hands and sat cross-legged. Lily followed suit and sat on the ground.

"Ahem" Thorin sat on his specially raised stool and looked at Lily.

"No one knows how many weapons there are in the world. Even a bread stick you hold that has been stored for a long time can be said to be a weapon. However, everything in the world has its pros and cons. The better the weapon, the more sought after it is, while some people A ranking was written for these weapons, which are twelve for the supreme deeds, twenty-one for the great deeds, and fifty for the good deeds." The apprentices brought a blackboard, and Thorin wrote on the blackboard with his characteristic long chalk. Three names were written down.

"Of course, the rankings of these three weapons are not permanent. Some weapons are always damaged or better weapons appear to replace the previous weapons."

"What will the replaced weapon be called?" Lily asked, raising her hand like a schoolboy.

"Good question, none of my stupid students asked this," Thorin gave Lily a thumbs up approvingly, and at the same time looked at his unsatisfied students and continued, "The replaced weapon will not Abandoned, once it becomes a certain level, it will always be a weapon of that level. However, the damaged weapons have a new name, unemployed odd jobs (private equipment), and the ranking list of weapons is selected every ten years. These weapons They are all recognized as powerful by everyone, usually swords, and firearms are not included in the selection. I remember that a long gun was once rated as a great asset. Unfortunately, it was later damaged for unknown reasons, but don’t listen to me. To put it so easily, even the lowest level of good karma is a rare treasure. The most important thing to create a weapon called a karma is the soul. "

"soul?"

"Yes, in the eyes of us swordsmiths, blacksmiths, and blacksmiths, all weapons are not cold killing machines. They can also have souls. That's why we are so dismissive of those simply polished swords. Weapons that have not been repeatedly forged, bent, removed from impurities, plasticized, and finally quenched and polished are not worthy of being called weapons. Only weapons that belong to the soul and are born from the forger's hard work are worthy of being called weapons. Select property.”

"The soul of the weapon?" Lily touched the sharp corner on her head and began to think about the meaning of the weapon, and looked at the broadsword she had just obtained, "Does he have no soul?"

"Unfortunately, no." Thorin knew what Lily was talking about. "He was forged by the things I collected from those ships. Although I tried my best, the soul of the weapon was not born so easily. They had been born before. After being plasticized, they can't get rid of their initial attributes even after changing their form. This knife can only be said to be a good weapon, but not an excellent companion. "

"If you go out and take a look, you will find that those excellent weapons are almost all produced on islands rich in minerals, because the metal that has just been smelted is the easiest to be given a soul. They are like a piece of white paper, forged Readers can draw freely on this white paper, and even some blacksmiths like our dwarves will mine and smelt it themselves, participating from beginning to end to create real treasures."

Thorin looked up at the sky. He was once one of the strongest forgers in the world, but his hometown was destroyed because of the descendants of those sinners. They were the best forgers, but not excellent warriors. , in various uninterrupted attacks, his country was completely destroyed, most of his clansmen were killed, and the rest fled to the sea. If he hadn't been lucky enough to meet Wanshou and be saved by him, he would be the last forging master of the dwarf clan. They would also die at sea. Although the two later sailed for a while and came to live in seclusion in Angsa, they were still alive and could teach their craftsmanship to others so that there would be no successors.

"So, the red shadow that Mr. Oak just mentioned is the Twelve Works of the Supreme Industry?" Lily continued to ask.

"That's right, because I have completed the most important aspect of the Supreme Deed, the complete soul of the weapon. It has its own character, its own temper, and its own thoughts. Of course, this also means that this weapon is extremely difficult to tame. , it must be used by a kind-tempered master. If it does not meet his requirements, it will be hurt by him, which is why it is called the Demon Sword."

"Well, this is indeed rare, but the size of this knife doesn't seem to suit me." Lily scratched her head and smiled awkwardly. She was a little tempted after listening for a long time, but she was not good at using a knife. Her moves were all big and open. The broadsword she just got was the type she liked.

"Hahaha, blame me, blame me, I forgot the most important point. The reason why the red shadow you saw was so small was because he was in my hand, so it was so small." Thorin patted his head and laughed.

"In your hand? Could this knife be a devil fruit ability user?" Although it was ridiculous for a weapon to eat devil fruit, Lily could only guess so.

"Devil fruit? No, no, no, we will not use this kind of thing for the weapons we forge. All supreme great works, even some great works and good works can do one thing, they will follow their users to change their own size and become the most suitable size for the user." Thorin stood on the chair and waved his arms excitedly, looking down at Lily reluctantly.

"Change size?" Lily exclaimed. This was something she had not expected. It was really magical.

"Yes, this is the most direct manifestation of the weapon soul. Of course, there is another point. You must get the weapon's recognition to make the weapon what you want. I took a shortcut. After all, I am his forger, equivalent to his father. Although he does not recognize me as his master, he can still make a fuss for me."

"But, you just said that only the weapon's recognition can work. Are you so confident that I can get Chiying's recognition?" Lily asked with a smile.

"Of course, believe in the vision of a 140-year-old forger. The first time I saw you, I was sure that you would be recognized by Chiying and you would definitely be able to find Chiying. Weapons and masters will attract each other. I have always believed so. Our clan believes so, and the world believes so too!"

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