Forging of True Ice

So, what should we build?

Herren quickly packed his bags, greeted the old blacksmith Ian, and then took out his usual tools and laid them out one by one as he was used to, pondering a crafting plan.

If the safest approach is to rebuild a Bloodthirsty Flail, Heron thinks it would be a very good plan, which was also his intention on the way here.

After all, he was experienced, skilled, and had plenty of materials, so there was plenty of room for error. Recreating a Bloodthirsty Flail would be a piece of cake for him.

If you don't recognize what's on the table and think it's a family heirloom, then I'll just make a fresh, new one for you, and you won't have anything to say about that, right?

But once he was in position, the Helenforge people's old habits resurfaced... He didn't want to forge something already made just for a test; he wanted a new breakthrough, to forge a newer, better weapon.

So... what should we build?

Herren thought for a moment, then took out the flail and tossed it in his hand.

He had no formal training in combat, and although the flail looked rough, it was actually quite difficult to wield.

So, he actually lacks a suitable weapon... He can't just pull out a hammer and hit someone on the head whenever something happens, can he?

Huh? A hammer?

Herren slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing what was going on.

That's right! What weapon is most handy? For a man from the hearth, what could be more convenient than a hammer? All he had to do was treat the enemy's head like a blank iron and smash it down...

Of course, a hand hammer won't do; it has to be at least a big sledgehammer that you can swing around...

With that in mind, Herren made up his mind to first take stock of the existing materials.

"Hello, your name is Old Ian? Kojiya said I can freely use the tribe's forging materials, so where are they stored?"

"You mean the War Mother? I advise you not to call her by her name, young man."

Old Ian, who was warming himself by the fire, looked up. He didn't really like the young fireman who was being treated differently, but because of Sejuani's attitude, he didn't dare to be too unfriendly.

After casually offering a suggestion, he pointed to a tattered tent.

"They're all in there, take whatever you want. We usually use them freely anyway."

"You guys just use it casually all the time?!"

Herren was taken aback. It turned out that not only was the forging space limited, but the promise of freely available materials was also just empty talk.

"Otherwise, the tribe has no shortage of materials, nothing at all, except for food... If we eat a few more bites of rice, we'll definitely have to eat some 'guar' (a type of mineral), but it's just a few pieces of ore, no one will care."

"Oh……"

Herren's lips twitched, and he had no choice but to walk into the tent and begin to examine what was inside.

Old Ian wasn't lying; the various ores and materials piled up here were indeed dazzling. But to be honest, compared to a large tribe like the Winter's Claw, Harren still felt it was a bit shabby.

However, upon further reflection, it makes sense. In Freljord, food is the most important thing. It's not like the Hearthgren tribe, so the Winter's Claws have no reason to hoard too many ores and materials.

Herren could only carefully examine the existing materials, and one panel after another popped up.

Cold Iron: High-quality iron ore, resistant to low temperatures, hard but relatively heavy.

High-quality mammoth ivory: suitable as a raw material for decoration and handicrafts, and can also be used to forge armor, though primarily for decorative purposes.

Frostwolf bone: Can be used as raw material for bone weapons, but has a certain magical carrying capacity.

……

With so many materials, it was indeed dazzling, but after searching for a long time, Herren finally chose only Cold Iron.

Cold Iron, also known as Cretaceous Iron, is the most common high-quality ore in Freljord, besides ordinary iron ore.

Of course, common does not mean it is not good. On the contrary, its performance is even better than many rare ores. Even Herren's Bloodthirsty Flail is made entirely of cold iron.

However, the materials for Thirst Blood were collected by Heron over half a year. With so much cold iron, Heron could make as much as he wanted. Heron had never fought a battle with such abundant resources.

After picking out a few larger pieces of cold iron, Herren noticed a wooden box in the corner of the tent, which seemed to be emitting a faint chill.

This phenomenon is strange, because the weather in Freljord is also very cold now, but the items in this box still emit a visible chill.

Herren put down the cold iron in his hand, walked to the box, and reached out to touch it, but felt a chill as if he were being pricked by needles.

"Whoa..."

Upon opening the box, there were no rare minerals inside, only a large, irregularly shaped "ice block" that exuded a frost-like aura.

【True Ice: A magical crystal created by Anivia, indestructible and never melting. Only those with exceptionally strong constitutions and Iceborn can touch it; mortals will be frozen instantly upon contact. It is a top-grade forging material, which can be polished and shaped into simple weapons… Only the First Flame of Orn can melt and forge it into a perfect weapon.】

"Zhenbing?!"

Harren's eyes lit up immediately. This is really a good thing... Putting everything else aside, Ashe's bow and arrow, isn't that the True Ice Bow?

And Ornn's First Flame... isn't that a coincidence?

Herren reached out and touched the Zhenbing directly, which seemed a bit rash, but it was his instinctive reaction as a native of the Furnace Village when he encountered a top-quality material.

Fortunately, although the biting cold felt like thousands of needles piercing his flesh, Herren was able to endure it and was not injured, only feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

At this moment, old Ian also noticed Herren's actions and was immediately shocked.

"Don't touch that! You'll..."

However, the next second, Herren not only touched it, but also reached out with both hands and picked up the huge block of ice.

"???"

Old Ian stared in disbelief, his fingers frozen in mid-air.

"What? This thing doesn't work?"

"...It's nothing."

Theoretically speaking, Zhenbing is very precious and should not be used lightly...

However, Old Ian felt that if someone could lift Zhenbing up with their bare hands without getting hurt, it would be best not to stop them...

With some difficulty, Herren placed the Zhenbing ice along with several pieces of cold iron on the table, put the cold iron into the furnace to heat and purify it, and then focused his attention on the Zhenbing ice.

Old Ian felt he had to give this arrogant young man a little warning.

Although True Ice can be used to craft True Ice weapons, in most cases, Shattered Ice is used instead.

For example, a small piece of ice can be sharpened and placed on a wooden handle to serve as a spear, or connected to a rope to serve as a flail, or even used as a stick.

But this piece of pure ice was too big, and it was not round enough to be used as a weapon, so it had been sitting at the bottom of the box for a long time.

"This piece of pure ice is too big; no one has ever been able to..."

call!

Before old Ian could finish speaking, a burst of fire appeared before his eyes. It was Heron, whose eyes were like fire and whose bare chest glowed red. Then he opened his mouth and spat out a ball of flame, which was wrapped in black smoke and was almost solidified like magma, which poured onto the large block of pure ice.

The supposedly unmelting True Ice melted its sharp edges in an instant, turning into a smooth circle. While breathing fire, Heron took out his hand hammer and smashed it against the True Ice again and again.

Before long, a large chunk of True Ice was knocked off. Heron was satisfied and extinguished the flames, putting the remaining True Ice back into the box.

"..."

Old Ian stared blankly for a long time before suddenly reaching out and pinching his arm.

It hurts a lot, it's not a dream...

"God...am I seeing a ghost?"