Chapter 46: Special Ore
Chapter 46: Special Ore
Hundreds of times?
That's way too exaggerated!
"Star Iron has incredible toughness and hardness, making it an excellent material for sharp weapons like short swords, knight swords, bastard swords, or two-handed greatswords."
"Of course, pure star iron weapons are incredibly expensive, even nobles would hesitate to waste resources like that."
"A more common approach is to mix it with other materials, which can enhance weapon performance while reducing costs."
"Star Iron can be identified by its weight—it's about twice as heavy as other iron ores of the same size—and by the tiny metallic grains at the fracture surface that sparkle in the light, like stars in the sky."
"This is also the origin of its name, Star Iron."
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Surprisingly, even though Boris was just a small-town blacksmith, he seemed quite knowledgeable about blacksmithing, especially in the identification and forging of Star Iron, which Rayn found thoroughly researched.
Suddenly, Rayn's keen senses noticed a few unusual system prompts:
[You have studied ore identification, and your related understanding has improved!]
[Your skill in ore identification has improved. Experience gained: +17]
[You have learned to identify the special ore Meteorite Ore, and your blacksmithing experience has increased by 5.]
Huh! There's even a benefit like this?
This delighted Rayn.
Rayn realized that once he mastered the identification of special ores, he could quickly boost his blacksmithing experience.
"It seems I've found another shortcut to rapid improvement!"
Rayn eagerly anticipated Boris explaining the next special ore.
However, just as Rayn was intently staring at Boris, he heard Boris say, "Let's go and take a look at the cast metal ingots."
This prompted Rayn to ask immediately, "Uncle Boris, you only explained one special ore. What about the others?"
Blacksmith Boris' face turned slightly pale. "If you want to learn the identification of other special ores, you'll have to go to the large blacksmith shops in the County Capital. Of course, the blacksmith shop within the manor castle will also have a good stock of special ores."
"Uncle Boris, I know there's a blacksmith shop in the manor, but why do they have a good stock of special ores?" Rayn asked curiously.
Boris laughed. "Haha! The equipment of the castle guards and the noble lords is often crafted in the manor's blacksmith shop. Do you think they wouldn't have special ores?"
So that was it!
Rayn suddenly understood. Nobles, as the ruling class of this world, naturally collected all the good things for themselves.
Especially these special ores that could effectively enhance the equipment of their knights, the more, the better, and no one would complain about having too many.
With this in mind, the blacksmith shop in the manor seemed like the best place to start. Traveling to and from the County Capital would take a whole day, as Rayn didn't have a horse for transportation.
Perhaps after the apprentice training begins, Rayn could ask Master Bal for guidance on special ore identification.
Even if Rayn had to offer some compensation, it would be worth it compared to the potential increase in blacksmithing experience.
In the evening, as Leon left the blacksmith shop, his blacksmith profession level had reached Blacksmith lv1 (23/100). His experience gain in mineral identification was slightly higher than that of forging horse shoes, but still very limited.
This was all thanks to that special mineral. Otherwise, the experience gain from mineral identification would be less effective than forging horse shoes.
On his way home, Leon stopped by the pie shop and bought a large meat pie for lunch.
As expected, at the dinner table, Leon couldn't escape his mother's nagging, who was always frugal and kept the household in order, "Leon, if you want to eat pie next time, just bring your own meat and dough to bake it. That way, you can save at least 3 pennies!"
Leon secretly winked at Mint, who was happily enjoying her pie, causing her to giggle uncontrollably.
Anna also kept her head down, eating a small piece of pie with a faint smile, remaining silent.
Seeing this, Emma, their mother, looked at her son and couldn't help but shake her head helplessly.
Recently, her son had been becoming more and more independent!
That evening, as Leon's muscle soreness had significantly reduced, he returned to his room and began to practice the Mammoth Breath Technique for a while.
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[You have practiced the Mammoth Breath Technique and gained related enlightenment!]
[Your skill, Mammoth Breath Technique, has improved. Experience +1]
[Mammoth Breath Technique lv2 (37/300)]
As his body had not fully recovered, Leon couldn't overdo the training and stopped after a while.
"Tomorrow is Saturday. By my estimate, I'll have to wait until Monday to fully recover for the Servant Training," Leon thought to himself.
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The next morning.
Leon headed to the Habsburg Manor to find Lady Sadia, the Head Maid. He noticed that the manor's defense had noticeably increased.
Soon, Leon found Lady Sadia, who maintained her usual solemn expression, wearing a black maid dress that represented a high-ranking servant.
Her expression seemed a bit fatigued.
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"Yes, Lady Sadia," Leon replied with a smile.
Lady Sadia nodded, "I figured you'd come for it. The Servant Training's resumption is still undecided, and Sir Lloyd is concerned that the werewolf from before might have a pack nearby."
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"Okay!"
Leon followed Lady Sadia into the castle, turning left and right along the long stone corridor. Soon, they arrived at a room on the first floor.
As Lady Sadia opened the door, Leon vaguely heard the sound of "ding-ding-dang-dang" from the other end of the corridor.
This sound was all too familiar to him—the sound of a hammer striking the forge!
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(End of Chapter)
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